Tidbits from Brian - Issue #7

Ahmed Kaludi from Magazine3 just kicked off a brand new WordPress Talks Series. I had the pleasure of being the first guest. We talked for over an hour about many different topics, including building a business, content marketing, SEO, WordPress, and most importantly, burnout.

Both mental and physical burnout is a topic not many like to discuss or admit to having. But it’s a huge problem, especially in the startup and WordPress communities. I’ve been there, and I can’t stress enough that it’s OK to step down and focus on yourself. Sometimes it’s needed.

I work with clients to optimize their WordPress sites regularly. I’m still surprised by how many people have still never heard of a system font stack. Web fonts, including Google Fonts, are heavy in comparison to other resources. You can ditch them altogether and solve a lot of problems.

Since getting Covid last year, I’ve been dealing with some health issues. Let’s say, it knocked me out of my long-time remission (autoimmune disease) really fast, and my body spiraled into some other health problems. Check out some things I’ve been personally changing.

We recently revamped our plugin UI in Perfmatters and are happy with the changes. It’s still using native styles, of course (for speed), but it’s cleaner, and the most used features require fewer clicks to get to them. We’ve also carried over the changes to our Novashare plugin.

Crypto (not financial advice)