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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…

Kurt von Ahnen was a precocious young man raised in a Philadelphia suburb. A non-conformist of sorts, he announced in third grade that he wanted to author a book. He was told that since he didn’t even do his language arts work, it would never happen. In 7th grade, Kurt had a paper route. When…

#! – Ninja Forms Parent Company Saturday Drive Acquires CalderaWP Ninja Forms Parent Company Saturday Drive Acquires CalderaWP #2 – Update: Sanctions and Open Source Update: Sanctions and Open Source   #3 – WP Engine Acquires StudioPress: A Year Later https://studiopress.blog/one-year-later/ #4 – There’s An Underground Economy Selling Links From The New York Times, BBC,…

Micah Mitchell is the founder of Memberium which allows anyone to build powerful, automated membership sites with WordPress and Infusionsoft. https://memberium.com/ Infusionsoft Training & Membership Software for Infusionsoft Users

#1 – WPCampus 2019 to Livestream Sessions Thursday, July 25 – Saturday, July 27 WPCampus 2019 to Livestream Sessions Thursday, July 25 – Saturday, July 27 #2 – Should Tech Companies Be Worried About DOJ’s Antitrust Review? https://medium.com/the-guardian/should-tech-companies-be-worried-about-dojs-antitrust-review-8bd0e29ec097 #3 – WPGraphQL for Advanced Custom Fields Now Available for Free WPGraphQL for Advanced Custom Fields Now…

This Show’s Main Discussion Topics #1 – The biggest thing a newbie to Google Ads has to know? #2 – Can Google AdWords be used as an effective tool to promote a new course in 2019? #3 – Your thought on Udemy and how it helps a course builder to build a personal brand #4…

We discuss the latest WordPress news stories of the week and also anything else that we feel our audience would find interesting which has been published online during the week. Also this week we also have a special guest panelist Jason Resnick. #1 – Newspack Opens Up Application Process for Phase Two Newspack Opens Up…

About Billy To the outside world, it didn’t make any sense why I was leaving my career. I had an MBA and a thriving career as a consultant in the energy industry. I was working with important clients like the Department of Energy, Native American tribes, and Fortune 500 companies. I led the financial modeling…

This week starting story is about how WordPress stopping obtrusive admin notices #1 – WordPress Theme Review Team Initiates New Long Term Plan to Make All WordPress.org Themes Accessible WordPress Theme Review Team Initiates New Long Term Plan to Make All WordPress.org Themes Accessible #2 – Road-tripping with the Amazon nomads https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/10/20687434/amazon-sellers-nomad-merchants-products-malls-walmart #3 – The…

Why people leave: ● See no value within first billing period ● Do not see equivalent value within first billing period ● Overwhelmed by the product, so much to do, so little time ● Run out of money For example… Membership Site, buys access, logs in, 100 things to do, can’t figure out where to…

We going to be discussing in this episode how WordPress can be a direct competitor to SaaS platforms like Clickfunnels, with the right combination of free tools. We also are going to discuss funnels generally (including how the tech is only one part of the equation when it comes to successful funnels), and how I’ve…