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Browse the New Mercantile Swag Store

Mercantile, the official swag store of the WordPress project, has a newly redesigned storefront with a catalog that now sits front and center, and a…

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Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship Opens for WordCamp US 2026

Applications are now open for the 2026 Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship, which supports one active WordPress contributor who identifies as a woman and has not…

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Your Marketing Doesn’t End When Someone Buys | 7 Steps to Small Business Marketing Success – Episode 6

Your Marketing Doesn’t End When Someone Buys | 7 Steps to Small Business Marketing Success – Episode 6 written by John Jantsch read more at…

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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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New: Yoast releases performance optimizations for larger websites

With our latest 27.8 release, we introduced performance optimizations that should reduce loading times throughout the plugin’s functionalities, especially noticeable in large sites with lots…

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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 is agentic commerce? A peek into the future of buying (with caveats)

Table of contents What is agentic commerce? Agentic commerce is the next big thing in ecommerce How does agentic commerce work? Technological developments FAQs: What is agentic commerce? Agentic commerce still…

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