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WordPress Developers: How to Nurture Winning Client Relationships (www.elegantthemes.com) Understanding what makes our clients tick and learning how we can keep them happy in the long term is the key to developing strong relationships. And strong relationships are what help drive repeat business, referrals and a large percentage of revenue – especially after a few years in business.
How WordPress Business Owners are Benefiting from Publicly Sharing Revenue Stats (wptavern.com) Transparency reports from WordPress businesses, ranging from small to large, have been popping up frequently over the past year, as owners are surprisingly eager to share their progress and receive feedback from the community. These kinds of reports are not unique to the WordPress ecosystem, but they do seem to complement the spirit of adventure that is common among open source product developers.
The Best WordPress Pop-Up Plugins to Help Get More Subscribers (premium.wpmudev.org) Not many aspects of web design and online marketing have the ability to divide opinion like pop-ups. However, while there isn’t much to love for them, the fact is everyone is using them and pop-ups can produce impressive results when used correctly. Check out a great list of them in this article!
Deal of the month: 100+ Premium WordPress themes for just $29 (greedeals.com) Since WordPress is used by more than 20% of all websites, for the deal of the month the guys at Greedeals have prepared an unbeatable bundle for all these users. 100+ Premium WordPress themes from Dessign.net at a price of just $29.
The Complete Guide to Mastering Image Optimization for WordPress (premium.wpmudev.org) Image optimization is one of the simplest and most effective steps you can take to transform your site from good to great. In this article we’ll go deep on the subject, covering every aspect of what you need to know to ensure your site is punching above its weight when it comes to serving up graphic content.
Free Lynda.com WordPress Essential Training Course (torquemag.io) To celebrate the 100k milestone, Lynda is making the course completely free for a whole month, until June 18th. Be sure to check it out if you want six hours’ worth of WordPress video tutorials without spending a dime!