• Welcome to the deep end

    Developer. Front End Dev. Designer. User Interface Designer. Javascripterino. We all have a place in the WordPress ecosystem. We contribute to core, the plugin/theme repos, help out on forums and attend WordCamps. There’s a new kid at the pool, and he’s ready to mix it up a bit. The Amalgamator. Making things easy… too easy? WordPress lowers the bar for creating digital work. It began by lowering the bar for content publishing, and has grown … Continue reading

  • Customer Service as Art

    Rob La Gatta has an excellent piece up on Code Poet today that walks through the birth of our support system here at Modern Tribe. It’s a great read. Like Thomas Kinkade and Pablo Picasso before him, success in art is defined by crafting an approach that best connects with your patrons. The most beautiful thing about art, though? When you start with a blank slate, you can take it in any direction you want. … Continue reading

  • The Art & Science of WordPress Premium

    I had the chance to present at WordCamp Seattle 2012 on the art and science of running a premium WordPress business. This was by far the hardest talk to birth I have ever worked on. I was blessed and able to parlay the opportunity into a number of awesome discussions with major players in the industry. The Capitalist in the Co-Op: The Art & Science of the Premium WordPress Business View more presentations from Shane … Continue reading