April 3rd, 2025 Issue
Time moves fast, and the difference between success and stagnation is how you use it. With Q2 kicking off, now is the perfect moment to sharpen your marketing strategy and get your product in front of the right audience. Don’t get lost in the noise—focus on the marketing channels where you can make the biggest impact. Consistency beats complexity.
~ Team WPfounders
Latest Stories
"Be patient.
I know it’s hard to stick with a product when seeing little to no traction in the early days, but one thing I learned about building successful WordPress products for over a decade now is that it takes time."
~ Patrick Posner of Simply Static
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“Don’t build something without validating your idea. And don’t rely on friends and family who love you to give you unbiased advice that will help you grow! It’s better to work with third-parties who won’t be afraid, to be honest.”
~ Maddy Osman of The-Blogsmith
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"Just make the first step - it doesn’t matter how small or big it is, it will get you to places you can’t imagine. Right now online conferences, remote working and also mental health tools are becoming increasingly popular."
~ Oliver Sild of WebArx
Read StoryInspirational Quote of the Month
"If you’re starting out, pick a niche. Don’t try to compete with giants like Yoast or RankMath. Instead, focus on solving a problem for a specific audience and then expand as you grow."
~ Omar Dabbas of WPFactory
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Read The Latest Updates!
- Elegant Themes: 2024 year in review published with discounts on all products.
- Beaver Builder 2.9: Mulit-Layer Backgrounds, Color Picker, and Beaver Themer 1.5 Loop Module check out the updates on their Youtube channel.
- WP Rocket: Backlash as new license changes and price increases go into effect.
- Automattic: 16% work force laid off, and the company is also undergoing restructuring.
- Etch: Kevin Geary demos components in Etch.
- Barn2: Barn2 joins forces with Setary to transform bulk editing in e-commerce.
- Web Agency Summit: Presented by Omnisend and Atarim, happening on April 7-11.
- Kinsta: New feature launched to automated WordPress updates, and it comes with visual regression testing.
- WPEngine: DE{CODE} 2025, is set for April 15 this year.
- Elementor: Aviv Umflat shares insights into the upcoming rework of the Editor.
- Page Builder Summit: The virtual event makes it returns on 12- 16th of May.
- WP Umbrella: Major updates released for reports in WP Umbrella.
- WPCodeBox: Partnership with Soflyy is now official.
- WPFactory: Extend-WP is now part of WPFactory.
Podcasts:
- The WP Minute: Matt Medeiros talks with Mario Peshev about “how marketing agencies must adapt to industry shifts in 2025”.
- Do the Woo: BobWP talks with Andrew Palmer about “this year’s Web Agency Summit”.
- WP Builds: Nathan Wrigley talks with Tim Nash about “The state of WordPress security and the transition to bcrypt”.
- SDM Show: Rob Cairns talks with Bridget Willard about “leveraging customer support interactions for marketing purposes”.
- Seriously Bud: Bud Kraus talks to Mervin Hernandez, a happy nerd who is is a standsout in a crowd and loves that.
- WP Tavern: Nathan Wrigley talks with Birgit Pauli-Haack on the Magic of the WordPress Playground.
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Q2 is here. Let’s make it count!
