Thoughts

  • It’s Always A Good Time To Fork

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    With the recent WordPress conflict between Automattic and WP Engine, there’s an increased talk about forking WordPress. To that I say, it’s always a good time to fork. Whenever you…

  • To Offer Web Hosting or Not, That Is The Question

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    It’s no secret that here at Anchor Hosting we resell web hosting services. We use other managed WordPress providers like Kinsta and Rocket.net and focus our efforts on making the…

  • WordPress Maintenance Should Be FREE

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    Unpopular opinion: routine WordPress maintenance should be free for everyone. Before I talk about WordPress let’s talk about alternative website solutions, which are not open source. Products like Squarespace, Shopify,…

  • Radically Open

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    WordPress is a prime example of how an open-source software project can create a massive ecosystem of thriving businesses that are both large and small. Being open, combined with an…

  • No Discounts, No Affiliates and No Black Friday Deals

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    Tis the season for holiday sales 🎄. Here at Anchor Hosting, you may have noticed the complete lack of discount sales or affiliate programs. Not even a black Friday announcement…

  • Leaning Into The Direction That You Want To Go

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    This post marks 5 years of my weekly blog postings documenting my journey with WordPress and business. Everything I’ve done has been 100% bootstrapped. I’ve never taken any investment money…