A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 20, 2012

They’re growing faster than my hosting company did. To see why, let’s wind the clock back to 2002 when Erica started her hosting company, Simpli. And high-tech-America was in post-bubble recession with barely anyone at all who would actually pay a premium for WordPress-specific hosting. circa 2008.)

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 11, 2014

Jason: For example, like in America, small business is up to 150. My marketing site is hosted at WP Engines so … Jason: No wonder you get so much traffic. Have you done that before where you’ve supported hosted things behind the firewall? Jason: Okay. I’m just clarifying. Edwin: Yes. Edwin: Right.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MAY 22, 2012

There are 220,000 businesses in America having 50-500 employees, and only 18,000 businesses with more than 500. Whatever the reason, it’s a tar-pit. Then there’s the numbers game. That’s often the argument for going after those mid-sized businesses — look how many there are! WP Engine is a perfect example of this.

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