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You could have a remote job next month! Use this guide to figure out all the skills you need, where to find the best remote jobs, how to pitch yourself, and whether remote work is right for you. Are you a busy stay-at-home mom who wants to re-enter the workforce but you need flexibility to…
Carving out your very own corner on the web is important to you. You may be a brand-new user on WordPress.com — if so, welcome! — or a veteran blogger returning to an old habit. Recently on the Verge, Lockhart Steele, the editorial director of Vox Media, talked about getting back to blogging. On a noisy…
Today, we have a brand new free theme for you to enjoy! Harmonic is a unique theme that really lets your content sing. Maybe you’re a band looking to make your home on WordPress.com. Perhaps you’re a photographer looking to showcase your work. You may be a blogger who just wants a theme that looks…
Christine Hyung-Oak Lee suffered a stroke when she was 33, and she has written about her experience in an inspiring personal essay for BuzzFeed. Before that, she was using a pseudonym on WordPress.com to blog about her experiences, share details about her life, and practice her writing. In 2007, shortly after New Year’s Day, Lee wrote…
You’ve probably wondered what it would take to create killer video content for your business. Maybe you’ve priced it out with an area professional but balked when it was time to pull the trigger. Or perhaps you’ve spent a few hours scanning CNET for the best handheld camcorder, convinced that with your laptop and a long…
We have a brand new free theme for your blogging pleasure today! Intergalactic Designed by Automattic’s very own Mel Choyce, Intergalactic is a stunning specimen for your personal blog. Bold featured images act as the backdrop to your text, giving you a high-contrast, readable theme that’s perfect for making your content pop. The one-column layout…
The good folks over at MemberPress (an awesome and powerful membership plugin) were kind enough to allow me to write a post for their blog recently. “3 Actionable Ways To Use Google Analytics” takes a deeper look at what can be…
What is it about garages? They’re supposed to be reserved for cars and junk that you don’t know what to do with. And yet, so many famous brands were born in them. From Amazon to Apple to Lamborghini, garages were incubators for brilliant, dedicated dreamers – and they’re the basis for why people love those…
It’s hard out there for modern day Mad Men. With the invention of the DVR, no one watches T.V. commercials any more. Meanwhile, the internet is ripe for advertising, but it’s controlled by the user. If you don’t want to see an ad, you can ignore it or even go to another site. While no…
Yep, you can find work using HTML and CSS, even when you’re new to tech.
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Websites are made to be scanned. The rate at which we digest information has become so fast that users glaze over if you introduce them to your product or service with more than a quick pitch. Obviously, great copy will motivate them through the sales funnel. But do you know the secret to getting them…
I gave a small talk on plugins at WordCamp LA recently and was inspired to start compiling a list of my most commonly recommended ones. I’ve also started collecting them as Favorites at my WordPress.org profile but there’s no way…
By Mark Gavalda • Updated on January 19, 2018 The world of WordPress as we call it is constantly changing and growing. More and more businesses, enterprises, and bloggers are using WordPress to power their websites every day. Check out some of the stats below. Embed this infographic on your site: <a href=https://wiredgorilla.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/wordpress-infographic-the-world-of-wordpress-2018.png /></a> The…
Andrew Youderian • September 5, 2014 Our eCommerce veterans and podcast hosts Andrew Youderian and Drew Sanocki are back for a look at the biggest news in the world of eCommerce. We’ve got some not surprising news about mobile (depending on who you ask) and lots of updates from the Google ecosystem. Here’s a look…
Andrew Youderian • August 15, 2014 Finding great outsourcers is hard. How can you hire great remote workers among the sea of amateurs who will waste your time or, worse, hurt your business? We spoke to one of the first adopters of outsourcing, Katrina McKinnon, who has been outsourcing work since the 90s, before it…
If you want to get a list of the directories and their sizes in a list format then siply use the below: du -h Provides this but it displays all of the sub-folders. du -h –max-depth=1 Alternative If –max-depth=1 is a bit too long for your taste, you can also try using: du -h -s…
Andrew Youderian • August 8, 2014 (Looking for a remote job? Or hiring for a remote role? Check out the remote jobs section of our eCommerce-specific job board.) It’s 7 a.m. in Montana and I’ve just rolled out of bed. After pouring some coffee, I check-in on my team in Asana. Read moreDan Zarrella Talks About…
Courtesy Michael Pittman Flickr Shipping and transportation are indispensable to making the modern world function normally. At any given moment, there are 20 million shipping containers on ships criss-crossing the world’s oceans, and tens of millions more on freeways. The modern economy has developed in such a way that most goods travel thousands of miles…
Andrew Youderian • August 1, 2014 Welcome to our first ever monthly eCommerce news roundup! We’re looking back at the hot button issues from July with veteran eCommerce experts, podcast hosts and funny guys Andrew Youderian and Drew Sanocki. Here’s a look at the biggest news in the world of eCommerce. Authorship Pictures and Thumbnails are…
A beauty industry success story. Cosmetics is a $100 billion industry that’s crowded with household names that are synonymous with glamour. Rather than let themselves be scared off by the prospect of going up against L’Oreal or Estée Lauder, new cosmetics success stories shine each year. In 2014, cosmetics startup Julep showed how a savvy…