On WPShout, a WordPress blog we run, I recently wrote about how long it takes a developer to do a number of discrete jobs in WordPress. The post was motivated by a great article at another site about how much … Read More
We absolutely love WordPress, and we’ve pressed tens of thousands of words about why. But this article is here to help you understand what WordPress—or any content management system (CMS)—simply can’t do for you. WordPress Can’t Build Your Site for … Read More
All site owners want to get their websites built cheaply, as well they should. There’s no reason to pay more than you have to—including paying anything at all if your needs are best serviced by a Facebook page, a Tumblr account, … Read More
We recently wrote that a website, web app, or any other kind of software is best thought of as an investment in your business. Because it’s an investment, it’s best not to think in terms of simply driving the cost … Read More
One of the most important skills online is knowing how to learn. No matter who you are, when you work online there’s always way too much you don’t know. This problem never goes away, even for web professionals: you know more … Read More
Anyone who works with websites should have a general understanding of the virtues of doing it right in web development. This requires two things: Knowing what “doing it right” means. Knowing why “doing it right” matters. Here, we’ll try to … Read More
Now that you’ve settled on a Minimum Viable Product, and understand what kinds of measurements will validate your idea, it’s almost time to start collecting data. Before you do, however, you’ll need to make sure that you’re ready to communicate your … Read More
