Attempting to build and maintain your audience as a digital publisher is like trying to walk on unstable ground. You rely on social media and search to drive users to your website, but the status of these platforms is constantly evolving. From ownership changes to black-box algorithms and the changing tastes of users, every platform…
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The challenges faced by news outlets and their teams are well documented: vanishing print subscriptions, limited ad revenue, the domineering whims of search and social media, and doing more reporting with fewer resources. Maybe these are all too real for you and your organization. But one topic rarely explored is the connection between these challenges…
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In any organization, and in the publishing industry in particular, staff changes are not a matter of if but when. Team transitions, whether due to top down restructuring or voluntary attrition, can easily disrupt your digital platform. Our newest eBook offers strategies to ensure smooth operations and continued growth during leadership shifts. In it, we…
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One of WordPress’s greatest strengths is its massive plugin ecosystem. As a team that builds bespoke solutions for clients, we often find ourselves working with plugins that either get us 90% of the way toward a feature request, or end up providing more features than we need, leaving us wanting to disable some. Or, perhaps,…
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Websites need ongoing maintenance to perform optimally. But there comes a point when the constant stream of patches becomes more costly than investing in a complete overhaul. Building a brand new enterprise-level website is a significant investment of both staff time and financial resources. How can you be confident that replatforming is the right move?…
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An underperforming website is a cost no publishing organization can afford. But it can be a challenge to diagnose your website’s problems — and decide what to do about it. By thoroughly understanding your publishing platform’s challenges, you’ll be better equipped to make informed decisions about maintenance, upgrades, or potential redesigns. This guide delves into…
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Many business leaders in the publishing industry find themselves caught in a paradox. They recognize that their technology needs to meet their business goals, yet the lack of digital performance is the very reason they hesitate to invest in a redesign. It feels imprudent to invest when you’re not generating revenue. This hesitation comes at…
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There are many signs that your website has reached its breaking point — some more obvious than others. While integrating new tech like a paywall can lay bare obvious weaknesses in your technology, it’s often a pileup of smaller issues that leads to a website breakdown. In addition to causing technology problems that can directly…
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Once just a tool for bloggers and sole traders, WordPress has rapidly evolved into a leading CMS for enterprise brands, with big names such as The New York Post, Vogue, and the White House now counted among its regular users. To explore why and how large-scale organizations are making use of the publishing platform, we…
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We’re excited to share some significant news about our leadership team that ensures we have the best people in the right roles for the long term success of Alley and its clients. As of October 1st, Bradford Campeau-Laurion, our CEO, will be leaving his role and taking a well-deserved month-long sabbatical. Matthew Boynes, our CTO,…
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Alley recently contributed, along with several other enterprise agencies, to a guide for prospective buyers looking at WordPress as the CMS for their enterprise publishing technology stack. We were happy to join this conversation and help people understand how WordPress has helped some of the biggest brands on the planet simplify their publishing workflow and…
