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It's time to transfer those domains you have with Google. First million on us. https://bit.ly/3KOdZpZ

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Vox Media Partners with WordPress VIP

Did you see the news? Vox is leaving their own custom-built CMS behind to use WordPress VIP instead!

It's a 10/10 decision, in our opinion.

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Hear from John Levitt and Matt Mullenweg in the two latest episodes of XWP Tonight Show from our Gold Agency Partner, XWP!

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The news is true: We're paying for Google Domains customers to transfer to WordPress.com! Oh, and we've got some added benefits, too:

⭐ free SSL installation & privacy protection ⭐ unlimited transfers ⭐ lightning-fast DNS speeds ⭐ free year of domain registration ⭐ same or lower price on all TLDs

This offer is for the first 1 million domains, so act fast! No hosting plan necessary. bit.ly/wpdomains

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Did you see this?? Incredible. Amazing. Everything you've ever wanted in a domain provider. Better act fast though or you'll miss out! 👀

Hey, Google Domains customers: We’re paying for you to transfer domains to WordPress.com —that includes an extra year of registration. This offer is for the first million domains, so act fast! Start your transfer now: https://bit.ly/3O9JZFS

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Meet Our VIPs!

In this special edition of Meet Our VIPs, our Senior Product Marketing Manager Doyle Irvin got his own VIP treatment in an interview for the latest Life @ Automattic series!

You can read the full interview in the linked article, but just as a little treat...

What advice would you offer to readers who might be interested in doing what you do?

"There’s two things.

First, be a nerd. Be genuinely interested in the technology, understand why people use it, what alternatives they have, and what it produces for them. 

Second, figure out how to communicate things simply, and tell a story that sticks. I use my 'product marketing is an apostle' metaphor because people laugh at me … and then remember it. " What does Doyle mean by that? Check out the full article!

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Visualizing Diversity at Automattic

Diversity is essential to Automattic’s culture. As a company with employees from over 100 countries, we believe that embracing different perspectives and backgrounds is key to being creative and productive. Through our different perspectives, we create a happy and safe environment for employees and users. For this reason (and also because it’s right), we strive to build an inclusive environment…

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We're live from WordCamp Europe 2023! Get ready for the keynote featuring WordPress co-founder, Matt Mullenweg, Gutenberg Architect, Matías Ventura, and Executive Director, Josepha Haden Chomphosy.

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We're live from WordCamp Europe 2023! Get ready for the keynote featuring WordPress co-founder, Matt Mullenweg, Gutenberg Architect, Matías Ventura, and Executive Director, Josepha Haden Chomphosy.

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Meet our VIP: Enfys Book!

It's time for another round of Meet Our VIPs, where we introduce the amazing people who make up WordPress VIP!

Meet Enfys Book (they/them), Onboarding Technical Account Manager from Maryland, USA! They've been with Automattic and WordPress VIP since May 2019 (over 4 years!) Q: What is your role at WPVIP? I help our customers onboard to the platform and ensure their launches go smoothly. Q: What's your favorite thing about working for Automattic? Automattic is an amazing place to work because they truly value their employees. Our benefits are fantastic, and our approach to almost everything seems to be "trust people," "help each other," and "we're all on the same team." The people I work with are all committed to giving our customers a great experience and making our solution the best it can be. (Shameless plug: come work with us!)

Q: What's your favorite non-WPVIP brand at Automattic? I mean...Tumblr, obvs. Is this a trick question? Q: At Automattic, we have a LOT of "fun" Slack channels. What's your favorite? I run the VIP Music League, which is a themed playlist-building club with some light competition involved. Our Slack channel for the league is great for sharing new music and congratulating the winners of each round, and I love sharing music with folks I may not work with every day. It's a great way to get to know your colleagues. (You can start your own music league at musicleague.com) Q: What's your favorite word and why? "Oubliette" has such great mouthfeel, and it gets bonus points because I learned it from the movie "Labyrinth," which is one of my all-time favorite films.

Q: What's your favorite fandom? LoadingReadyRun. They're Canadian comedy streamers with an amazing online community. My favorite LRR things are these super-short sketches called Crapshots (CW for gun sound and imagery as part of the branding at the beginning and end of each sketch.) They've made hundreds of them, and once they had 512 of them a fan created a single-elimination tournament to find the best Crapshot (@thecrapshotbracket) I was extremely devoted to voting in every single round. They've also raised millions of dollars for Child's Play Charity through their annual multi-day streaming telethon called Desert Bus for Hope.

Q: What's your biggest claim to fame? I'm briefly visible in Britney Spears' "Behind the Music" episode, because I was helping with her autograph signing at the Mall of America in 1998.

Q: Who would win in a fight: giant pizza, aliens, or crabs? Why? Crabs, 100%. Carcinization comes for us all. Q: What are your hobbies outside of work? I'm in a weird band called the Misbehavin' Maidens (@misbehavinmaidens) that sings funny, filthy, feminist, fandom folk music. I'm also a published author in the "metaphysical nonfiction" space. I'm currently working on three more books to be published in the next couple of years.

Learn more about Enfys

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Happy 2 year anniversary to Parse.ly + WordPress VIP!

The duo that's better together! Better than what, you ask?

Definitely better than PB & J. Maybe even better than apples & PB. Probably better than PB & chocolate (but that one is pretty close).

We're hungry, ok??

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Are you making enough $$$?

Get our latest research report ALL about content marketing salaries and see how you stack up against your peers!

Read the free report

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Brands are still on the NFT train and honestly? It's working pretty well for them. How do you feel about brands using NFTs to build communities?

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Parse.ly + WordPress VIP = 💞✨a match made in heaven✨💞

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AI for Content Marketers: Friend or Foe?

What does AI mean for content marketers? Should they be scared for their livelihood or excited about the possibilities? We believe content marketers should view AI as an opportunity. 

This doesn’t mean content creators won’t need to continue developing their skills in the future—they will. But AI can augment those skills, perhaps turning them into superpowers in understanding audiences better in the name of delivering content volume, velocity, and variation like never before. 

Read the full blog

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We spy some familiar stickers 👀

What's in my bag? 2023 edition

New blog post: What's in my bag? 2023 edition

Back in 2017, I revealed, after just a few months working and travelling for Automattic, what I carried with me in my backpack. Each year I’ve repeated this. Well, until 2020 when travel became a memory. Now, in 2023, with travel very much back, I’m ready to give an update. (more…) “”

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Our marketing team is adding multiple positions across the department, and we want to hear from you! Benefits include:

Working for Automattic (the parent company of Tumblr!)

Completely remote (work from anywhere in the world!)

Unlimited PTO (no, really)

A paid 3-month sabbatical after 5 years (is this real life??)

Lots more!