Diane Kinney

This is the way, people!

@FredWanders Is it live? If not how do you know it converts?

Footer we just shipped. Not an exit. An invitation. Most people will miss why that converts.

@Notwokenow How do you come to perfectly record such a tantrum?

His game was taken away so he smashed the tv, and his Mom’s phone. This kid needs some Gen X parenting, IMO. What do you think?

@CeliaBedelia It's a process, but boiling water in the kettle and pouring it on the ice is very effective.

Since moving to Germany, I’ve learned that salt is a big no when it comes to treating sidewalks and stairs. Our neighbors told us we could be fined up to €10,000 for using it. 🫠 In New York, my sister fell down our steps after slipping on ice and broke her arm and ribs. After that, I diligently salted those steps! Despite snow removal, our steps here in Berlin are COVERED in thick ice. The little rocks we’ve used don’t help much. What do others use that actually works because my stairs feel like an accident waiting to happen. I’ve seen some reports that say I can use salt on personal property like steps, but I’m nervous after my neighbor’s warning.

@fidexcode Cobol or Pascal

In what language did you write your first "Hello world"?

@markjszymanski Yes it's one of those phrases people say super casually until you experience it.

@dkinney I understand you feel strongly about the phrasing. I never aim to offend. My stance comes from how strongly I value autonomy. It's as intense for me as your reaction is for you.

I would rather unalive myself than be employed by a large corporation.

@markjszymanski I understand the sentiment but the phrasing is kind of offensive in a world full of real problems

@dkinney Well, that's how I feel Diane. I'd rather not sacrifice my autonomy. That said, to each their own 👍

@benUNC It is truly shocking how some of these are set up, far removed from what we are used to. I have worked with many clients who do an import from multiple sources for each send and essentially generate a new list each time.

I still don't understand, in 2025, why I can't unsubscribe from a newsletter without it taking 10 days. Don't newsletter platforms ALL let scheduled messages be sent sent only to the currently-subscribed list? What am I missing?

@richtabor Gamechanger!

Does WordPress need an application menu?

@KatieKeithBarn2 I own your all-access and have zero knowledge of LOTR except that Tolkien wrote it.

My new Marketing Specialist is adding some fun to our Black Friday emails with a Lord of the Rings theme 🧙‍♂️ If you received an email with the subject "One license to rule them all…", would the rest of the email make sense to you or feel confusing?

@aarondfrancis Also women

Men only want one thing and that thing is an old industrial building to turn into a studio

The funny part...a successful person is telling you what to do, and the whole thread is "but what if" "but what if"

@RafalTomal Client work is the most diverse and challenging design work.

I hear some designers ashamed to admit they do client work. Why though? Be proud of it. Client work can be extremely rewarding and a solid way to build a thriving business.

@richtabor In day-to-day application, WP is a powerful toolkit that highly benefits from professional guidance to build successful sites. The core vision seems wildly out of touch with agency life, which is where the real work happens.

@richtabor "empowering strong product leadership" - the project does not have this "to create a clear vision and experience that the community can naturally amplify" - this does not exist, and would be very difficult to create.

WordPress doesn’t need a traditional marketing team. Historically, the project’s marketing efforts have been low quality and could be seen as often doing more harm than good. The best “marketing” for WordPress has always been the product itself: when it’s great, people talk about it, build with it, and share it. À la open source. Our focus should be on empowering strong product leadership to create a clear vision and experience that the community can naturally amplify far more authentically than any top-down campaign.

@danmall PROJECTS

Over 10 years, my teams at my agency SuperFriendly delivered 125 projects. Projects ranged from free to $960k ($89K on average). We tracked, documented, and organized every single one in a giant spreadsheet. Now, I’ve turned it into something you can use. Inside the spreadsheet, you’ll find: ✅ Work spanning branding, UX, campaigns, and strategy ✅ Projects across tech, retail, media, and nonprofits ✅ A decade of lessons on what clients actually buy ✅ Patterns you can use to position your own offers ✅ A shortcut for benchmarking your own projects This isn’t theory. It’s a real-world record of agency work across 10 years. We went from $0 to $3M. In this document, you can see how we did it, project by project. I’m sharing this for a few reasons: 1️⃣ What gets measured gets managed. We can’t make more money if we can’t even talk about it on the same page. 2️⃣ To show what’s possible. I didn’t know it was possible to sell a website for $10k—or $100k—until I did. What if I had known sooner? I can’t change that for me, but I might be able to for you. 3️⃣ It makes me a better teacher. I can’t teach “real-world” lessons if I’m hiding the real numbers. Students deserve context, not just theory. I could sell this. But I’m giving it away for free instead. Want the spreadsheet? → Like this post + comment “PROJECTS” And I’ll send it your way.

@danmall As a mom, please do it. Is that three classes? Reaching this goal drove me as a parent.

I dropped out of college in 2006. I had 9 credits left to graduate. I was so close that I actually walked in the graduation ceremony. But I already had a part-time job as a web designer with an offer to go full-time once I was ready. I figured I was in school to get a job, and I had a job, so mission accomplished? So I stopped going to class. Since then, I’ve started 6 businesses and made tens of millions of dollars. I’ve written 3 books. I’ve taught thousands of people around the world. Some of my techniques and approaches are even officially integrated into university design programs. Last week, my mom asked me to finish school and get my degree. As the only one of her siblings with a degree—and as someone who got through 4 years of school on full academic scholarship, otherwise she couldn’t afford to go—higher education is very important to her. She offered to pay for me to finish. I think it’s pointless. Adds no benefit to my life that I can see. And I have other things I’d rather spend my time, attention, and energy on. (I offered to design a beautiful diploma that she could hang on her wall, but she refused.) What would you do?

@adampreiser @freemius We use Woo subscriptions with Stripe and do NOT pay for Stripe Billing

@jamesckemp @WooCommerce Editing variations is torturous

If you could change one thing in @WooCommerce (add, remove, or improve), what would it be?