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The Power of Networking Done Right
The reason I find networking critically important is simple. Referrals make the best business contacts, demonstrating the power of networking. Freelancers get a lot of business through word-of-mouth, while internships are often contingent on a common point of contact. Hiring for a senior management position is almost completely dependent on the power of networking. Moreover:…
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Shortcut to the WordPress Community for Beginners
Last week Siobhan wrote a very thorough and comprehensive article regarding the WordPress Community. People who are just stepping on the WordPress ground have a hard time figuring out where to start, how to get better and furthermore how to give back to a project. Luckily, the continuous work on the community-related groups is leading to…
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WordPress Developers hangout recording with Pippin and Franz
We just ended the first official WordPress Developers community hangout recorded live with Franz Kaiser and Pippin Williamson, available here: https://youtube.com/watch?v=hAWVMk-WCs0Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: WordPress Developers – Interview with Pippin Williamson and Franz Kaiser (https://youtube.com/watch?v=hAWVMk-WCs0) It’s been fun hangin’ out with both Pippin and Franz, it’s always inspiring to have a…
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WordSesh overview
Last week we had the first large WordPress ‘meetup’ online called WordSesh. It was an incredible event that was yet another proof for how awesome the WordPress community is. I had the chance to speak at WordSesh and I presented the WordPress.org Themes Directory and the process of reviewing themes. The video is embedded below…
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WordPress Development Hangouts (hi)story
We had a great discussion with Marko Heijnen yesterday recorded in our WordPress Developers community on Google+. It was the fourth video we record with active WordPress community members so I thought that it’s time to set a playlist with our WordPress videos and also shed some light on the overall idea. History The WordPress…
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WordPress Blogging Challenge – 3 Times a Week
It’s no secret that WordPress started as a blogging platform and there are tens of millions of blogs out there. Even though most of us do WordPress design/development for a living, blogging was what introduced us to the platform in the first place but given the busy daily schedule of work tasks, calls/chats and social…
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Weekly Company Fee for Contributions
I just saw a great initiative that I simply had to share. Full disclosure, never met the guy nor seen the site that launched this one, but here it is the idea. Alex Pott signed up for weekly contributions for Drupal. I found that through a tweet by Robert Douglass, a great team Drupal guy:…
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The Coffice Resort – Book
Most of my friends, colleagues and even clients are aware of the fact that I am a strong supporter of telecommuting and flexible work hours. I formed the local freelance community several years ago and I have given numerous talks on freelancing, remote workers, outsourcing and everything related to that. I live in a building…