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Rob Howard
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- About Rob Howard
- Rob is the CEO of HDC and the Publisher of MasterWP. Based in Denver, he brings 20+ years of full-stack development experience and an eye for design, publishing and communication to the MasterWP Workshops team. Rob is a graduate of Syracuse University. He's been featured in Wired, Entrepreneur, Entertainment Weekly, Newsweek and TechCrunch, among many other major publications. His clients have included MIT, The World Bank, Marriott and The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Posts by Rob Howard
Will Big Tech layoffs hit WordPress companies?
Reliance on venture capital is a big risk factor as we enter a high-interest-rate economy.
Can Mastodon avoid becoming another Hellsite?
And will catchy headlines still matter after the collapse of social media?
WordCamp Asia launches a diversity scholarship
An exciting proof-of-concept that I hope catches on for all events.
WordPress succeeds by embracing the superfans, not dismissing them
How smart organizations nurture fans and sustain valuable brands for generations.
Our WordCamp Travel Program – Stats, Recap, and the Future!
The details on our 2022 program – and signups for next year are open!
This article expires in 3 hours, 47 minutes, 22 seconds
A look at the code behind countdown timers that don’t count down to anything.
The ‘self-employment penalty’ emerging in WordPress
Community participation is a benefit for employees – and a huge cost for freelancers.
When is a discount not really a discount?
An investigation of pricing behavior in the WordPress industry.
The bizarre discourse around Black Hat Core Web Vitals
A plugin debate accidentally reveals some awkward truths about PageSpeed.
My WooCommerce vs. Shopify Speedrun
I built a sweet merch site, but Woo still has some catching up to do.
No, Matt Mullenweg didn’t say that Wix is faster than WordPress
The backstory of Wix vs. WordPress.
Recent Appearances
Torque’s Social Hour: Rob Howard from MasterWP
In this episode we talk about a Russian plugin that was recently removed from the WordPress repository plus other stories of OpenSource repositories that have had some conflict due to global politics.
WordPress Plugin License Renewals and the Challenge of Churn
When you buy a WordPress plugin, what are you actually buying? Is it software? Access to support and updates? Something in between?
Buying a WordPress media property; Plugin business ecosystem
We’ll explore building an agency, hiring, and we’ll throw in purchasing MasterWP for good measure.