Perhaps you’ve just been struck by the inspiration to start your own business. Or you’ve already established yourself and have come upon an opportunity that’s just too terrific to pass up. Many freelancers find themselves in the right place at the right time. But often they don’t have the financial power to seize the moment. …
Howdy! StudioPress recently released two free plugins to the WordPress.org repository: Genesis Blocks and Genesis Custom Blocks. Based on discussions I’ve seen on the Genesis Facebook group and in GenesisWP Slack, there’s some confusion and maybe I can help clear things up as well as share how you can use these two plugins to take …
An Introduction to Genesis Blocks and Genesis Custom Blocks Read More »
I’ve long followed the work of Eric Hamm (creator of CobaltApps) and found his products useful. He recently launched a new plugin, Genesis DevKit, which aims to solve some common pain points for site builders who work with the Genesis Framework. Before we dive into an overview of the plugin, I must tell you that …
I’m SUPER excited to announce the release of my latest course, Beaver Builder 101, a video-based series showing how to get started with the Beaver Builder plugin for WordPress! The course is a collaboration with WP101, the most popular WordPress video tutorial series for beginners. Below I’ll share some info about the course and a …
Beaver Builder 101: Learn how to use my favorite WordPress page builder in 45 minutes Read More »
I have a secret to tell you: When you offer freelance web services you are much, much more than “just” a developer, designer, or whatever “just” you think you are. You’re also the sales team, account manager, project manager, and consultant. There’s a lot of communication involved with a project (or at least there should …
It’s been roughly one year since WP Engine acquired StudioPress, the makers of the Genesis Framework. There’s been a lot of forward progress, but it may have left some people feeling unsure about how to work with Genesis or best take advantage of new features In this post, I’d like to talk about some of …
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