Follow our SXSW Adventures
Some from our iThemes team is at SXSW.com this week. We started a travel blog where you can follow ou fun adventures at our SXSW iThemes Blog
On Being Human … Again
Several decades, maybe even centuries ago, people had personal connections with the proprietors of the businesses they frequently. They were loyal to those businesses because they knew those people and their stories personally. They would not get a haircut, or buy groceries, from anywhere or anyone else, no matter how cheap the alternative was. Then
On Flow and Optimal Experiences
I’ve been reading Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. I highly recommend it for most people, but in particular managers, leaders, marketers, programmers, designers … anyone wanting to create or foster the “in the zone” experiences that are commonly associated with sports for their business, products, and overall work (and even leisure
Backup WordPress Sites Easily
Although we’ve offered our Billboard plugin for the last year, our first official plugin is called BackupBuddy. We think this is a MUCH needed plugin solution for EVERY WordPress user …. BackupBuddy is an easy, all-in-one solution for backups, restoration and migration. Here’s what that means …. Backup your entire WordPress install Restore your WordPress
WordPress Plugin Store Launches Tomorrow
We’ll be launching our latest venture – PluginBuddy – Thursday, March 4 (yes, that’s tomorrow!). I did this quick video overview to talk about the launch in preparation …. Many people have asked about our business and what our three core brands do …. At iThemes, our main business, we produce WordPress themes (this was
Businesses: Be Content Producers
This post has been brewing for a while, I’ve been trying to let it crystalize some more, and even now I’m not sure it’s polished, but after reading so many good books and posts recently (I’ll list as many as I can remember at the end of this post) on the subject of “content marketing,”
On Using The Right Tools for the Right Job: Video
Here’s Part 2 of Matt Danner and I’s conversations from our recent Nashville trip that spilled over into a video post … in Part 1 we talk about the difference between free and premium products. This one talks about using the right tool for the right job.
What’s the Difference Between Free and Premium Products
Matt Danner and I sat down to record a conversation we had over a recent business trip when I saw he was using a free and cool iPhone app that I saw being sold as a premium app a while back. It struck a cord with me and Matt had some great insight to share.
Don’t Prorate Your Employer
Just thinking about some experiences and attitudes I’ve witnessed in the past (not necessarily just as a boss), I starting thinking about what my dad taught me about work ethic. He said, “If you agree to a job, give your best. Don’t shortchange your employer.” What that means is … if you agree to a
5 Lessons from the Roller Coaster Ride of Entrepreneurship
Our local Refresh group in Oklahoma City asked me to speak last night and I choose to share 5 lessons I’ve learned on the roller coaster ride of entrepreneurship the last 2 years after starting iThemes. Dave Miller from Back40Design is a master cartoonist and was in attendance and drew this awesome cartoon summary that