Businessy Topics
More Business Tools I Cannot Live Without
(Please note that this article contains affiliate links. I have indicated in writing where affiliate links are being used. If there is not a mention of the affiliate relationship in the anchor text, that link is not an affiliate link.) Back in 2019, I wrote a blog...
How to Create a Winning Freelance Project Proposal
One of the things I struggled with the most when I first started freelancing was how to win clients. Maybe you find someone who is interested in you, or you get an inquiry. That's great! But how do you seal the deal? So much of that comes in at the proposal. As a...
Why Every Freelancer Needs Admin Day on their Schedule
Now that I've been pivoting back into freelancing full time, I am dusting off a lot of my old systems. One of my favorites - Admin Day! What is admin day? Admin Day is a full day where you don’t do anything else but take care of your freelance business. You prioritize...
Resources and Listicles
More Business Tools I Cannot Live Without
(Please note that this article contains affiliate links. I have indicated in writing where affiliate links are being used. If there is not a mention of the affiliate relationship in the anchor text, that link is not an affiliate link.) Back in 2019, I wrote a blog...
Diverse Stock Photography Masterlist
If you use photos of human beings for any use - especially marketing - your photos need to be diverse. You need to have women, black people, overweight people, and queer people in your photos. You might be thinking, "Well, duh, I know that. But the stock photo sites...
How to Be A WordPress Ally
This post was updated on September 26, 2022. Before being a WordPress ally, you need to become an ally. Recently, I found myself explaining over and over again what my experience is as a black, queerTo me, queer represents...
Event Stuff
How to Apply to Speak at an Event
It can be hard to know quite how to apply to speak at an event; filling out a call for speakers or speaker application can be so daunting. So I'm going to walk you through how to go through each part of the process and set yourself up for success! (Note that your...
State of the Word 2021: Allie Edition
So, State of the Word happened last week. Just in case you don't know, State of the Word is the annual address given by WordPress Co-Founder Matt Mullenweg. It's where he prepares a bunch of statistics and demos that provide a high-level review of the past year for...
WordCamp 2019 DEI Workshop
“Creating a Welcoming and Diverse Space Workshop” View the Talk Slides Download the Workbook Watch Part 1 on WordPress.tv Watch Part 2 on WordPress.tv Read my recap of the entire conference I was incredibly honored to have been invited to co-organize this workshop. I...
Personal Musings
The Great WordPress Breakup of 2023
It's taken me a while to sit down and write this. Mostly because I don't really believe anyone truly cares. But I am writing it to be open about what I'm feeling and where I'm going. To offer an ability to remain connected with some of you. And on the off-chance that...
Outward, Not Upward
It's been difficult to make sense of the fact that 2020 was one of the best years of my life. While the world fell apart and there was plenty to hate about those 12 months, I personally experienced a record of personal and professional highs. From getting married to...
My Experience on the WordPress 5.6 Release Team
I strongly wanted, to contribute to WordPress since attending WordCamp US in 2019. That was the first contributor day I'd ever attended; I was usually to exhausted and burned out at the end of the weekend to attend others. Unfortunately and fortunately, I ended up...