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Growing the WordPress Economy: What Does Post Status Look Like?

Post Status: Looking Forward to 2022!

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“A day in which I don't write leaves a taste of ashes.”
— Simone de Beauvoir

Give, Grow, Together.

 

What Post Status has is store for you in 2022.

This is a long email from me. But there’s a lot in it, and I promise there’s something BIG for you in it...

I hope you’re winding down your work and getting some much-deserved time off before the end of 2021. 

I am trying to do that this week and next — and struggling to do so, honestly. But my battery was in the red last week. Now it’s getting to yellow, and I’m hoping to go into Airplane Mode FAST.  

But first, I want to share what we have in store for you in 2022 at Post Status

I just finished sharing all of this in our Year-End Member Huddle yesterday with a great group of members. (It was so good to see you all and hear your wins and challenges and lessons!)

Here are the highlights —

POST STATUS IS COMMUNITY.

When I became a partner here in 2020 and then took over in May 2021 from our founder Brian Krogsgard, I’ve been continuing to lean into the power of Post Status as a community more and more. 

And I want to set something straight...

We’re not a news organization. We are a Community. 

I’ve been trying to share/correct this in every conversation or message I have. 

TBH, I didn’t sign up for this to run a news organization... I did it to lead and grow a community of like-minded people, doing life and working together. Particularly my amazing friends and the people of WordPress. 

Sure, sometimes we might break news, like the Pagely acquisition. But mostly we collect and curate the news and offer our opinions, analysis and commentary for you — we are the TL;DR of WordPress happenings if anything.

What brings us together is we make our living with WordPress, leading and building the Open Web.  

But specifically, we are the Professional Community of WordPress and the Open Web.

It’s all about people. And specifically, YOU

You are my people and this is my professional home. 

And anything we do here is to serve and support WordPress professionals and entrepreneurs, from Slack, events, to the content we publish.
 
If you haven’t joined Post Status yet, you may join as a Business or an Individual.
 
If you need help with the cost of an individual membership, don’t let this be a barrier — please get in touch and tell us about your needs. If you are a member of Underrepresented in Tech, we will give you a free annual individual membership.  
 
You belong here.
 
Our job is to Guide, Connect, and Elevate our members. 

But if there were ONE WORD I want used prolifically to describe this community called Post Status it would be:

GROW.

We want to …
 
Grow the Open Web
Grow the WordPress Economy
Grow ‘Do Good Do Well’ Businesses
Grow GREAT People

And our ongoing theme and request of you is to #GiveGrowTogether.

  • I am here to GIVE generously in the spirit of Open Source.  
  • I am here to GROW myself first and support others to do the same. 
  • We are here to do it TOGETHER

This is our member pledge or mantra, and it is also our standing invitation to you.

— Cory


Look Backward / Look Forward

Some Post Status members did this exercise in our Holiday Member Huddle, and we encourage everyone to take some time and space to do it before the year ends.

To begin, think about all the areas of life that matter to you. I’ll suggest three simple ones: Personal, Professional and Relationships.

Start your reflection here »

📝 If you decide to click publish on a year-end blog post … please share in #club — we’ll be doing a reflection roundup in next week’s email. 

Growing the WordPress Economy: What Does Post Status Look Like? 🔘 Please help us serve you better by taking this survey. There will be more to come as we invite Post Status members and the WordPress community to share their experiences and insights into the industry we share.


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Post Status Excerpt (No. 38) — In Person For State of the Word

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“I believe our community can make significant contributions to Gutenberg and the Block Editor.” —Cory Miller

In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, Cory shares his experience among the 30+ individuals who attended the State of the Word in New York in person. David and Cory talk about how Matt presented himself, his views on the necessary ratio of community contributions to open source projects, Five for the Future, the next generation of leaders, and what it means to give back to the community and WordPress core.

Also: Cory hints at what Post Status will be doing in 2022 when it comes to giving back — along with how Post Status will encourage and assist people in contributing to the WordPress community.

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Share your news with us! And please, tell us how we’re doing, anytime. We appreciate your feedback; we read and discuss all of it. 🙏

The World Wide Web has changed us. Nearly two-thirds of the world is now “online” and we have more opportunities than ever to access, create, and connect. The Web didn’t happen by accident, though, and its future isn’t to be taken for granted.

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