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From Layoff to Consulting: What the First Year Costs You
The forced transition from employee to consultant is a different problem from the voluntary one. Here is the playbook for the first 90 days when the runway is shorter and the identity work is harder.
File Names and WordPress
How file naming conventions affect WordPress — archived from 2014. Media filenames, SEO, and best practices for uploaded files.
Seven Easy Ways to Make WordPress Far More Secure
Seven ways to harden WordPress security — archived from 2013. Practical steps still applicable, from login hardening to file permissions.
Is WordPress Dead in 2012?
Was WordPress already dying in 2012? An archived short answer to a question that comes up every few years.
White Hat Black Hat SEO Tactics
White-hat vs black-hat SEO — archived from 2011. What techniques last and which get you penalized, written when Panda was new.
WordPress Made Easy
WordPress for non-developers — archived from 2011. A plain-language introduction to WordPress before it was the default web platform.
How Do You Install WordPress Plugins?
How to install a WordPress plugin — archived from 2009. FTP upload and the dashboard installer explained for first-time WordPress users.
How should you hire a web professional?
How to hire a web professional — archived from 2008. Questions to ask, things to test, and telling the real professionals from pretenders.
Using WordPress for Business
Why WordPress works for small business websites — archived from 2008. A practical case for using WordPress before it dominated the web.