Being a newcomer to WordPress can be daunting, especially when you’re a writer, not a developer, and have no great knowledge of the space. …

At the end of 2020, then-Yoast CEO Marieke van de Rakt and her husband Joost de Valk (Yoast’s Founder and Chief Product Officer) had reached a crossroads. Though they’d created one of the most successful WordPress plugins ever and operated a flourishing company together, they weren’t happy in their roles…

Taken at face value, the UX and security fundamentals of a high-converting WordPress checkout are straightforward. If you want prospects to stay the course, you strip away friction points and remove components that aren’t critical to building confidence and completing the transaction. …

In November 2021, we launched The Gamechangers: a video series that deep-dives into WordPress mergers and acquisitions with the leading entrepreneurs, founders, investors, and business mavens responsible for the big moves in our ecosystem. Episode One came out swinging with heavy-hitter Syed Balkhi of Awesome Motive, who was recently at…

In the last two years, I’ve gone through a growth journey that has helped me transform my life from constantly feeling anxious and unsatisfied to becoming happy, more positive, and more productive. Sharing my struggles with dozens of fellow entrepreneurs taught me that anxiety is a pretty common problem among…

In the last two years, I’ve gone through a growth journey that has helped me transform my life from constantly feeling anxious and unsatisfied to becoming happy, more positive, and more productive. Sharing my struggles with dozens of fellow entrepreneurs taught me that anxiety is a pretty common problem among…

It’s a WordPress tale as old as time (well, at least since monetization became popular). You’ve hit on a great idea for a plugin that fills an underserved niche. You want to monetize it and potentially build a business around this core offering. …

Running a startup is a rollercoaster. And like any good rollercoaster, there’ll be peaks, troughs, and curves that throw you for a loop along the way. During the last two weeks, we’ve been riding downhill, strategizing and executing the development and distribution of a security patch for our WordPress SDK…

You design incredible products, and it’s driving profitable growth for your WordPress business. With an ‘official’ declaration that WordPress powers 43.1% …