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This Weeks Articles

1 - Square to buy Weebly for $365 million

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/26/square-to-buy-weebly-for-365-million.html

1- WordPress Accessibility Team Is Seeking Contributors for Its Handbook Project

https://wptavern.com/wordpress-accessibility-team-is-seeking-contributors-for-its-handbook-project

2- From Seattle to Luxembourg: how tax schemes shaped Amazon

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/25/from-seattle-to-luxembourg-how-tax-schemes-shaped-amazon

3 - WordPress Page Builders, Reviewed: Beaver Builder, Divi Builder, WPBakery Page Builder

https://wpshout.com/wordpress-page-builder-review/

4 - I Wrote a Weird Kind of Business Book

https://sparktoro.com/blog/i-wrote-a-weird-kind-of-business-book/

5 - Running a successful web design business

https://www.godaddy.com/garage/running-a-successful-web-design-business/

This Weeks Articles

1 - Square to buy Weebly for $365 million

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/26/square-to-buy-weebly-for-365-million.html

1- WordPress Accessibility Team Is Seeking Contributors for Its Handbook Project

https://wptavern.com/wordpress-accessibility-team-is-seeking-contributors-for-its-handbook-project

2- From Seattle to Luxembourg: how tax schemes shaped Amazon

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/25/from-seattle-to-luxembourg-how-tax-schemes-shaped-amazon

3 - WordPress Page Builders, Reviewed: Beaver Builder, Divi Builder, WPBakery Page Builder

https://wpshout.com/wordpress-page-builder-review/

4 - I Wrote a Weird Kind of Business Book

https://sparktoro.com/blog/i-wrote-a-weird-kind-of-business-book/

5 - Running a successful web design business

https://www.godaddy.com/garage/running-a-successful-web-design-business/

Rand has a book coming out April 24 called "Lost and Founder" about the biased thinking of Silicon Valley startup world and how founders/entrepreneurs/early stage teams can avoid those pitfalls. We also discuss SEO in 2018 and Rand give some insights connected to his many years helping individuals and companies work:

This weeks stories that we discuss during the show

1A- Facebook's Not Listening Through Your Phone. It Doesn't Have To

https://www.wired.com/story/facebooks-listening-smartphone-microphone/?mbid=BottomRelatedStories

1B - The Ethos of Big Tech On L2inc YouTube Channel Discussion With John Battelle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvtOCKJnZBY

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2A - Plugins Hosted on WordPress.org Can No Longer Guarantee Legal Compliance

https://wptavern.com/plugins-hosted-on-wordpress-org-can-no-longer-guarantee-legal-compliance

2B - Pulling the plug on legal compliance plugins

http://webdevlaw.uk/2018/04/17/pulling-the-plug-on-legal-compliance-plugins/

2C - Everything You Wanted to Ask a GDPR Expert but Were Afraid to Ask

https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/everything-you-wanted-to-ask-a-gdpr-expert-but-were-afraid-to-ask/

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3 -Design Thinking Is B.S.

https://www.fastcodesign.com/90166804/design-thinking-is-b-s

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4 - BuddyPress 3.0 Beta 2 Released

https://wptavern.com/buddypress-3-0-beta-2-released

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5 - Divi 3.1 Has Arrived! Introducing The New Divi Developer AP

https://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/theme-releases/divi-3-1-has-arrived-introducing-the-new-divi-developer-api

This weeks stories that we discuss during the show

1A- Facebook's Not Listening Through Your Phone. It Doesn't Have To

https://www.wired.com/story/facebooks-listening-smartphone-microphone/?mbid=BottomRelatedStories

1B - The Ethos of Big Tech On L2inc YouTube Channel Discussion With John Battelle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvtOCKJnZBY

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2A - Plugins Hosted on WordPress.org Can No Longer Guarantee Legal Compliance

https://wptavern.com/plugins-hosted-on-wordpress-org-can-no-longer-guarantee-legal-compliance

2B - Pulling the plug on legal compliance plugins

http://webdevlaw.uk/2018/04/17/pulling-the-plug-on-legal-compliance-plugins/

2C - Everything You Wanted to Ask a GDPR Expert but Were Afraid to Ask

https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/everything-you-wanted-to-ask-a-gdpr-expert-but-were-afraid-to-ask/

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3 -Design Thinking Is B.S.

https://www.fastcodesign.com/90166804/design-thinking-is-b-s

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4 - BuddyPress 3.0 Beta 2 Released

https://wptavern.com/buddypress-3-0-beta-2-released

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5 - Divi 3.1 Has Arrived! Introducing The New Divi Developer AP

https://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/theme-releases/divi-3-1-has-arrived-introducing-the-new-divi-developer-api

We Discuss Why Its so Important To Find Your Niche!

We have an old friend of the show and former co-host John Locke back on the show to talk about why its so important as an freelancer or business owner in the WordPress or technology sector to find your individual niche. Here are the main topic we discuss during the show.

1 - Why its so important to find your niche.

2 - SEO (search engine optimization) for membership/LMS websites.

3 - We discuss why just publishing great content won’t get you the results that you are really looking for.

We Discuss Why Its so Important To Find Your Niche!

We have an old friend of the show and former co-host John Locke back on the show to talk about why its so important as an freelancer or business owner in the WordPress or technology sector to find your individual niche. Here are the main topic we discuss during the show.

1 - Why its so important to find your niche.

2 - SEO (search engine optimization) for membership/LMS websites.

3 - We discuss why just publishing great content won’t get you the results that you are really looking for.

In this weeks WP-Tonic round-table show we have a great panel of WordPress experts where we discuss this weeks must interesting article we have found connected to WordPress, development, online marketing or the web in general.

Here a list of the stories we discuss this week

1 - Theme Review Changes Place More Onus Onto Theme Authors

https://wptavern.com/theme-review-changes-place-more-onus-onto-theme-authors

2 - Google Fights Businessman's Attempt to Erase Conviction Links

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-27/google-fights-businessman-s-attempt-to-erase-conviction-links

3 - The Blogger’s Guide To Choosing The Perfect Niche

https://www.wpsuperstars.net/choose-a-niche-for-your-blog/

4 - WordPress plugin looking for a new owner: from Rachel Cherry

https://bamadesigner.com/2018/04/wordpress-plugin-looking-for-a-new-owner/

5 - How to Optimize Google My Business and Leverage It For More Sales

https://neilpatel.com/blog/optimize-google-my-business/

6 - 5 Reasons Developers Are Switching To Vue.js

https://www.heartinternet.uk/blog/5-reasons-developers-are-switching-to-vue-js-from-other-frameworks/

7 - The 8 WordPress Plugins That Will Change the Way Your WordPress Site Looks and Performs

https://torquemag.io/2018/04/the-8-wordpress-plugins-that-will-change-the-way-your-wordpress-site-looks-and-performs/