Category: WordPress for Business

  • The Art of the WordPress Startup

    So you’ve got a great business idea and you want to create a WordPress startup. Maybe you’re developing a web app, a developer shop, design agency, or a pageview monster that generates AdSense revenue. Regardless, if you’re a first-timer, you’re bound to have lots of questions bouncing around in your head. The title of this…

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  • Custom service man, customer service.

    A recent tweet caused me to think about why people love Pagely. (Yes, I did use the “L” word.) Fastest customer service ever? @pagely and @strebel. Thank you and sorry for being an idiot! — Jess Tyson (she/her) (@jessostroff) August 15, 2012 Sure, Pagely’s WordPress Hosting makes it dead simple for customers to get started…

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  • At scale, everything breaks.

    I don’t fancy myself a developer or a sysadmin. I pay people far more talented than me to wear those titles. However I do consider myself a steadfast hacker, CEO, customer support agent, biz dev, janitor, bookeeper….etc… Entrepreneur. Our managed WordPress hosting service Pagely, will be 2 years old in September. We have bootstrapped this…

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  • A birthday of sorts…

    Editor’s Note: This post is from our archives, and not all content is still relevant. For a fresh look at our company & tech, we recommend these sections: Our Managed WordPress Hosting Service Articles on WordPress for Business Industry-specific Hosting Solutions Around this time in 2009 Sally and I made the decision to wipe the…

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  • Staying married after customers say “I do”

    You combed your hair and shined your shoes, you took them to the big dance and gave them a ring. They said yes and the wedding was amazing. They loved those thoughtful things you did for them and told all their friends about how well you treated them. Then the honeymoon ended and the little…

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  • Why Overselling Is Great For Their Business and Bad For You

    Editor’s Note: This post is from our archives, and not all content is still relevant. For a fresh look at our company & tech, we recommend these sections: Our Managed WordPress Hosting Service Articles on WordPress for Business Industry-specific Hosting Solutions Seen this ad before? Sure you have, you may even host at an outfit…

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  • The Cost of Support

    This is in no way a rant. I/We love our customers to death and pride ourselves in taking great care of them. ++extra mile With any SaaS type of business, your users will need support. They’ll have questions about your service, or issues that come up when something breaks or does not function as expected.…

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