WordPress News and Updates from iThemes

I recently shared some insights and tips I’ve learned about the craft of writing, something I’ve been doing actively since I was 16 years old, and wanted to formalize and share them with you. I’ve been paid professionally to write and use my writing skills every day in my job now. The dividends of being […]

In 2010, we rolled out a game-changing WordPress backup solution to help you protect your WordPress sites called BackupBuddy. BackupBuddy was built out of our own need and failure to do proper backups after two catastrophic server crashes. (Full disclosure: I completely lost blog posts and photos on my own site as part of one […]

This month, iThemes celebrates 8 years of business and serving you with some of the BIGGEST news I’ve ever shared. In 2010, when we first launched BackupBuddy, it was a game changer for WordPress, for you, and for us, primarily because nothing like it truly existed. BackupBuddy was the first plugin to give you an […]

I woke up at 2:30 this morning, thinking about the next year, next steps. I do this often when I have something on my mind, like a big idea or project or meeting. Or in this case, the year is ending and I’m getting amped up for the coming year. I’m the kind of person who […]

I’ve known Rebecca Gill for a couple of years now and have always been impressed with how she runs her business. A couple months ago, we started working with her to get our SEO efforts underway, at the recommendation of one of my most trusted WP friends Chris Lema. I must confess … what got me […]

Too often we let guilt guide, motivate and consume our lives, ruining our health and happiness and prosperity. Because it’s been a huge theme in my life, I’d like to share some thoughts on how I deal with guilt. What is Guilt? First, let’s talk about what guilt is and two different sides of guilt […]

We attend, speak, sponsor and volunteer at numerous WordCamps throughout the year, but I’m very excited about one coming up — the inaugural WordCamp US in Philly, Dec. 4-6, 2015. If you’re in the US or Canada and active in WordPress, this is a must-attend event and there are still tickets available. In fact, one of […]

My family and I just got back from Europe, where we lived and worked and played in Portugal for a month, living a lifelong dream. And the experience was so amazing that I wanted to share some reflective thoughts about living your dreams. (Full post on some takeaways from that experience — living and working […]

My professional success has increased exponentially in the last four years because of two keys: coaching (Michael Smith) and an entrepreneurial peer group (Entrepreneurs Network – Oklahoma Chapter). At FreelanceLab earlier this year, I encouraged the group to start peer groups after the event to encourage each other and help each other. I’m calling this concept 4x4s Journey Groups. […]