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Open Channels FM: Why “It’s Dead” Says More About You Than the Tool

Email isn’t dead. Sure, email marketing might not work for everyone, but it’s still crucial for many businesses and personal communication.

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Matt: All Roads Lead to Om

Yesterday, my best friend and brother from another mother, Om Malik, passed away. They say that blood is thicker than water, and what we had was way thicker than blood. — Bob Weir Om’s request was for a small family prayer ceremony. In mourning, that will be all there is. In celebration and tribute, I

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Open Channels FM: The Rise of Messaging as the Universal Tech Interface

Messaging is emerging as the universal interface for interacting with technology, simplifying complex tasks into straightforward communications akin to texting, thereby enhancing productivity and reducing technical barriers in digital engagement.

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Open Channels FM: Aligning WooCommerce Marketing Strategies for Community Success

In this episode we’re chatting about a topic that matters to everyone in the WooCommerce world and beyond: how OSS communities can come together to market themselves more effectively.

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How to See WPBeginner Articles First in Google (In 2 Clicks)

If you love WordPress and rely on WPBeginner for tutorials, tips, and guides, then we want to show you an easy way to make sure you can easily find WPBeginner tutorials when you search on Google. Google search offers a feature called ‘Preferred Sources.’ This lets you choose websites with the content you want to

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#222 – Destiny Kanno, Anand Upadhyay, Maciej Pilarski on How WordPress Education Programs Are Growing

Transcript [00:00:19] Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox Podcast from WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley. Jukebox is a podcast which is dedicated to all things WordPress. The people, the events, the plugins, the blocks, the themes, and in this case, how WordPress education programs are growing. If you’d like to subscribe to the

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Open Channels FM: Revisiting What Matters Most

In this episode, Bob Dunn recaps six months of key themes, highlighting the surge in AI discussions, ongoing debates about the open web, and WordPress’s enduring relevance, while embracing honest dialogue.

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Open Channels FM: BackTalk on Interoperability, Infrastructure and Pragmatism

Ongoing challenges in decentralized social networks, emphasizing the need for practical solutions and immediate usability for developers and users.

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9 Link Building Methods That Actually Work for WordPress Sites 

If you’ve been publishing content on your WordPress site but your traffic still isn’t growing, then the missing piece often isn’t more content. It’s backlinks. Link building is the process of getting other websites to link to your content. These links help search engines see your site as trustworthy and valuable, which can improve your

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Matt: No Bubble

A throwback from 2007: a local Bay Area a cappella group called The Richter Scales made a Webby Award-winning viral video about how that bubble felt. Hat tip: Toni.

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