What Lands in Your Inbox
Three kinds of issues. Each one goes out when it’s ready, not when a calendar says so.
- Releases. What I shipped, what changed, and whether it matters for your site. For example: The Best Free Performance Plugin for WordPress Is Here.
- Field notes. What moved in WordPress and search, and what I’d do about it. For example: WordPress 7.1 Roadmap Meets Supply-Chain Chaos.
- Essays. Longer pieces on building, pricing, and writing, worked out the slow way. For example: I Was Proud of the Wrong Things.
What Makes the Cut
The subject changes with the work. These are the threads I return to because they affect what you can build, publish, and sustain.
- Build. WordPress, performance, plugins, automation, and the systems that keep a small site fast and maintainable.
- Publish. Writing, search, content design, and how to build an archive that keeps earning attention after publication day.
- Sell. Independent products, pricing, distribution, and the decisions that keep a simple business from becoming a complicated one.
Useful Beats Frequent
I’d rather send nothing than manufacture urgency. Every issue should help you make a better decision or do the next piece of work with more clarity.
You should join if
- You run a website or a small product business
- You publish work you want to keep earning attention
- You make technical decisions without a large team to absorb the mistakes
- You want the reasoning, not just the verdict
You should skip it if
- You want a daily news digest
- You’re after growth-hack headlines
- You need an email on a fixed schedule
- You prefer quick recaps over subjects that need more room
Before You Join
What will I receive?
Practical notes on WordPress, publishing, search, and independent products. Some issues focus on one problem. Others connect several changes that matter together.
How often will you email me?
Only when there’s something worth sending: a release, a fix, or a lesson from the work. There’s no fixed schedule, and I won’t pad an issue to keep one.
Is it free?
Yes. From the Workbench is free.
Is this the same as the blog?
Not quite. An issue may point to a published guide, but it also carries shipping notes, decisions, and context that are more useful in an email than in a separate article.
Can I read an older issue first?
Yes. The most recent issues are listed above, and every one of them is in the archive.
Can I leave later?
Yes. Every issue includes an unsubscribe link, and one click takes you off the list.
Something else on your mind? Ask me in the community and I’ll answer there.