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Performance Project Progess

Building a Personal Athlete Dashboard — Where Things Stand I've been quietly building something I'm quite proud of, and it's reached a point where it's…

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What’s AI Useful For?

Not as Google substitute. Not for slide decks. Not for summaries. For tools that work. The Projects page has three live examples — a crypto portfolio…

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Global Partners Across the First Half of the 2026 WordPress Event Season

This post recaps how the WordPress project’s five Global Partners — Jetpack, WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Bluehost, and Hostinger — supported community events during the first half…

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The 4 Marketing Channels You Actually Control | 7 Steps to Small Business Marketing Success – Episode 5

The 4 Marketing Channels You Actually Control | 7 Steps to Small Business Marketing Success – Episode 5 written by John Jantsch read more at…

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Your Marketing Probably Has All the Pieces. Here’s Why That’s Not Enough

Your Marketing Probably Has All the Pieces. Here’s Why That’s Not Enough written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Most founders who’ve been…

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7 Steps to Small Business Marketing Success – Episode 4

7 Steps to Small Business Marketing Success – Episode 4 written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Catch the Full Episode Overview Every founder I…

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7 Steps to Small Business Marketing Success – Episode 3

7 Steps to Small Business Marketing Success – Episode 3 written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Catch the Full Episode Overview For 20 years,…

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The Back Half of the Hourglass Is Where Your Best Growth Lives

The Back Half of the Hourglass Is Where Your Best Growth Lives written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Marketing Hourglass has…

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You’re Renting Your Lead Flow. Here’s What That’s Actually Costing You.

You’re Renting Your Lead Flow. Here’s What That’s Actually Costing You. written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing If your largest paid channel…

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What Happened at WordCamp Europe 2026

WordCamp Europe, the biggest WordPress conference in Europe, spent the first week of June in Kraków. The 2026 edition of this event filled the ICE…

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Protect The Shire

tl;dr: Temporary 24-hour cooldown period for plugin/theme releases before auto-updates. AI can give defenders an edge. We want to secure all 78K plugins and themes…

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Why Producing More Content Is Making Some Businesses Invisible

Why Producing More Content Is Making Some Businesses Invisible written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing An accounting firm at about $2.5 million…

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7 Steps to Small Business Marketing Success – Episode 2

7 Steps to Small Business Marketing Success – Episode 2 written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Catch the Full Episode Overview Most small business…

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Why Clarity Comes Before Strategy

Why Clarity Comes Before Strategy written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Catch the Full Episode   Overview Most small business owners blame their marketing when…

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