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#1 – Gatsby Raises $15M, Plans to Invest More Heavily in WordPress and CMS Integrations Gatsby Raises $15M, Plans to Invest More Heavily in WordPress and CMS Integrations https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/25/duda-nabs-25m-to-take-on-wordpress-with-a-web-development-platform-aimed-at-agencies/ #2 – WeWork Gave Founder Loans as It Paid Him Rent, IPO Filing Shows https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-14/wework-gave-founder-loans-as-it-paid-him-rent-ipo-filing-shows #3 – The End of Jigoshop? What Happened to The Once-Popular…

AppBind is an app that automatically track and securely expense all future charges to your client from a single pane of glass. About AppBind AppBind lets you as an agency manage the procurement of software subscriptions on behalf of your clients. You’re the expert recommending software. Why awkwardly ask your clients to purchase things they…

#1 – Automattic’s Series D Automattic’s Series D #2 – The Internet Relies on People Working for Free https://onezero.medium.com/the-internet-relies-on-people-working-for-free-a79104a68bcc #3 – Justin Tadlock Joins WP Tavern Justin Tadlock Joins WP Tavern #4 – Marking the end of pixel trackers in Basecamp emails https://m.signalvnoise.com/marking-the-end-of-pixel-trackers-in-basecamp-emails/ #5 – Let’s Make it Official… Introducing WPMU DEV Hosting! https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/introducing-wpmu-dev-hosting/ #6…

Feast is the community and resource hub for developers and designers ready to get off the project searching hamster wheel by helping you position yourself in the market with what you do, who you help and helps you build the processes and systems for client management, sales, marketing, and delivery. Get personalized guidance to meet…

#1 – Kioken Blocks: The New Street Fighter-Inspired Block Collection that Is Taking Aim at Page Builders https://wptavern.com/kioken-blocks-the-new-street-fighter-inspired-block-collection-that-is-taking-aim-at-page-builders #2 – Uber Vows to Fight California Legislation on Gig Economy https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-governor-still-in-talks-with-uber-lyft-over-gig-workers-law-11568212014   #3 – Incident Report: Misappropriation of WordCamp Funds https://make.wordpress.org/community/2019/08/26/incident-report-misappropriation-of-wordcamp-funds/ #4 – WordPress page builders, do you really need them? WordPress page builders, do you…

ommy Griffith has been doing search engine optimization for more than 10 years. He previously managed SEO at PayPal and Airbnb, and now runs ClickMinded, a digital marketing training platform for marketers and entrepreneurs. Tommy started ClickMinded as a side project while working full-time at Airbnb. He grew it until it started generating more revenue…

We Have A Special Guest Panelist Joe Casabone – https://casabona.org/ #1 – WordPress Governance Project Looks for New Leadership https://wptavern.com/wordpress-governance-project-looks-for-new-leadership #2 – CS department hires Ethics TAs http://www.browndailyherald.com/2019/09/05/cs-department-hires-ethics-tas/ #3 – Toolbelt: A New Jetpack-Inspired Plugin with a Focus on Speed and Privacy Toolbelt: A New Jetpack-Inspired Plugin with a Focus on Speed and Privacy #4…

We Discuss The Leading Digital Marketing of 2019 He is widely regarded as one of North America’s top business trainers specializing in digital marketing. With over 120 appearances a year throughout Canada & the USA, he continues to help thousands of entrepreneurs and business leaders learn digital marketing strategies. Paul is the author of Suggestology…

#1 – Top Fifty WP: New Website Ranks Plugins by Downloads per Day. https://wptavern.com/top-fifty-wp-new-website-ranks-plugins-by-downloads-per-day #2 – Even Amazon’s own products are getting hijacked by imposter sellers https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/29/20837359/amazon-basics-fake-sellers-imposters-third-party-marketplace #3 – Chrome 76 Adds Native Lazy-Loading, WordPress Contributors Continue Discussion Regarding Core Support https://wptavern.com/chrome-76-adds-native-lazy-loading-wordpress-contributors-continue-discussion-regarding-core-support #4 – Apple was a little behind on Siri privacy, now it’s way…

How To Get Results With Infusionsoft Not Just Fancy Campaigns Tyler first made his mark in the marketing world as the Director and VP of Marketing at Infusionsoft. He led the marketing efforts that produced massive results between 2007 and 2012 and managed Infusionsoft’s own Infusionsoft account for years. He’s become known as the guy…

We discuss the latest WordPress news stories of the week in fun and hopefully insightful way! #1 – Automattic Acquires Zero BS CRM, Considers Rebranding it as Jetpack CRM https://wptavern.com/automattic-acquires-zero-bs-crm-considers-rebranding-it-as-jetpack-crm #2 – WordPress Poised to Begin Implementing Proposal to Auto-Update Older Sites to 4.7 WordPress Poised to Begin Implementing Proposal to Auto-Update Older Sites to…

Dimi Baitanciuc experienced founder working in the internet industry since early 2000. Skilled in UI/UX Design, Leadership, and Project Management. Strong business development professional with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer and Information Sciences. Co-founded Brizy in 2018, a visual WordPress page builder that lets anyone create websites without skill or effort and ThemeFuse in 2009,…

What an amazing WordPress news story week plus we have a special guest panelist and friend of the show “Heather Wilde” of Roceteer.com – http://roceteer.com/ #1 – Automattic Acquires Tumblr, Plans to Rebuild the Backend Powered by WordPress Automattic Acquires Tumblr, Plans to Rebuild the Backend Powered by WordPress #2 – 8 predictions made by…

Joe Casabona is an accredited college course developer and professor. He also has his Master’s Degree in Software Engineering, is a Front End Developer, and hosts multiple podcasts. Joe started freelancing in 2002, and has been a teacher at the college level for over 10 years. His passion in both areas has driven him to…

1 – Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7 https://make.wordpress.org/core/2019/08/07/proposal-auto-update-old-versions-to-4-7/   #2 – After 5 years and $3M, here’s everything we’ve learned from building Ghost https://ghost.org/blog/5/   #3 – Jetpack 7.6 Improves AMP Compatibility, Adds Preview and Upgrade Nudge for Blocks Only Available on Paid Plans https://wptavern.com/jetpack-7-6-improves-amp-compatibility-adds-preview-and-upgrade-nudge-for-blocks-only-available-on-paid-plans #4 – Adblocking: How About Nah? https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/07/adblocking-how-about-nah #5 – Google…