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1w ago
Day 3 of my 10-day sale challenge: what the #discuss tag taught me about distribution
Yesterday I posted two things on dev.to: A story about a WordPress site with debug.log exposed for...
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1w ago
I inherited a WordPress site that had not been updated in 2 years. Here is what I found.
A client referred me a new project last year. Restaurant website, 50-60 pages of content, WooCommerce...
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1w ago
I am trying to make my first online sale in 10 days as a developer. Here is what happened on Day 2.
I set a challenge for myself: generate my first online revenue from developer tools in 10 days. No...
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1w ago
15 AI prompts I actually use as a tech freelancer (with the uncomfortable ones included)
I've been freelancing in tech for years. These are the prompts that actually save me time -- not the...
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1w ago
WordPress site down: the 15-minute emergency response checklist
Your client's site is down. It's 9 PM on a Friday. What you do in the next 15 minutes determines...
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1w ago
WordPress speed optimization: the 6 fixes that actually move the needle on client sites
Before WP-CLI, WordPress maintenance across 8 client sites meant a half-day of clicking through...
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1w ago
How I use WP-CLI to cut WordPress maintenance time from 6 hours to 20 minutes
Before WP-CLI, WordPress maintenance meant: browser open, log in to each site, click Update All,...
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1w ago
How to price WordPress maintenance retainers: the 3-tier model that actually works
Most freelancers underprice WordPress maintenance. Not slightly -- dramatically. I've seen...
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1w ago
WordPress security: the 10-minute monthly checklist that catches real problems
Most WordPress security advice is useless. "Use a strong password." "Keep plugins updated." "Install...
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1w ago
MainWP vs ManageWP vs custom scripts: how I manage 15+ WordPress sites in 2025
Managing multiple WordPress sites for clients is a solved problem -- but the solution depends on how...
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1w ago
WooCommerce maintenance: 8 checks that keep payment processing alive (with SQL queries)
A WooCommerce store going down at 11pm on a Friday is a different emergency than a brochure site...
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1w ago
WordPress site running slow? Here's the exact checklist I use to diagnose any site in 30 minutes
Client calls. Their site is "just slow." No other details. Here's the process I've refined over...
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1w ago
How I land WordPress maintenance clients with cold email (real sequences, real results)
Finding good maintenance clients is harder than doing the actual work. I've been doing WordPress...
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