Guest Post: Work Smart, Not Hard: Creating Great Content, Not Noise
Written by Austin Gunter on November 7, 2012
This is a guest post from Janet Aronica, Head of Marketing for Shareaholic, creator of personalized content tools like social sharing, related content and content analytics Most content sucks. And the fact that it sucks, sucks. Because you know what they say – the road[...]
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WP Engine is Proud to Support Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts of Race2RecoverNYC
Written by Austin Gunter on November 6, 2012
Last week, when Hurricane Sandy hit, New England and New York City were devastated. The flooding caused power outages, city-wide damage, and meant that thousands of people were suddenly homeless while the entire country contributes to the rebuilding efforts. Well-known volunteer[...]
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Finely Tuned Consultant – Alex Denning
Written by Austin Gunter on November 2, 2012
One of my favorite things about the WordPress Community is that it’s open to anyone who wants to start contributing and learning. I’ve said that many times before, but at the risk of being redundant, it’s worth repeating. Recently I’ve[...]
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AppSumo Deal Part Deux – Get a Steal on the Personal Plan
Written by Austin Gunter on
Oh man, AppSumo is rolling their final deal through WP Engine. Visit AppSumo.com/wp-engine/ to check out the deal, but I’ll explain it before the jump. This weekend only, pay $99 and get 12 months of the personal plan, which would normally[...]
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Trick or Treat: AppSumo Invades WP Engine for Halloween
Written by Austin Gunter on October 30, 2012
Hey there Sumolings….oh wait… wrong website. I got a bit confused, either because of my halloween costume or because AppSumo is about to launch TWO huge deals for WP Engine on their site. The first deal launches at midnight tonight,[...]
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Finely Tuned Consultant: Alex King
Written by Austin Gunter on October 26, 2012
Alex King has been around WordPress since the earliest days. He’s one of the original contributors to WordPress, beginning his career in Silicon Valley. Now in Denver, he continues to be a leader in the community, developing themes and plugins[...]
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WP Engine deepens bench, brings on San Francisco Bay Area Marketing Executive and Top Austin IT Operations Talent to Support Rapid Growth
Written by Austin Gunter on October 25, 2012
October 25, 2012 — Austin, TX and San Francisco, CA – WP Engine, the premiere managed WordPress hosting platform, announced today the addition of two executives. Chris Errett will lead IT and Developer operations, and LaurieAnne Lassek (LA) will head-up[...]
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WordCamp Denver Wrap Up
Written by Austin Gunter on October 22, 2012
Last weekend, WP Engine flew up to the mile-high city to spend the weekend with the good folks in the Denver WordPress Community. It felt like going home for me, since I grew up in the Rockies and have been[...]
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Finely Tuned Consultant: Ryan Duff
Written by Austin Gunter on October 19, 2012
This is the Duff Edition of the Finely Tuned Consultant series. I’ve spent enough time putting these together that I start to really look forward to the answers folks give to the questions. Ryan Duff and I met at Austin’s[...]
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Ben Metcalfe interviews “The Age of the Platform” author
Written by Austin Gunter on October 17, 2012
WP Engine hosts a the site for Phil Simon, who authored the book, The Age of the Platform, which covers the Big 4 companies who have developed “platforms” upon which developers and entrepreneurs can build products and enrich themselves. These platforms are like[...]
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