WPBeginner
The following (verified) people have been significantly associated with this entity, either as a participant, contributor, promoter, or beneficiary, according to our OSINT research:
- Tom McFarlin (Blogger, Web Developer)
- Brian Krogsgard (Blogger, Promoter)
- Syed Balkhi (Entrepreneur, Web Developer)
Reviews:
Tom illegally promotes various brands in the WordPress community without any Disclosure that they have paid him for public endorsements. As someone who has been in the industry for many years, he clearly knows better but doesn’t care. His partner at WebDevStudios, Brad Williams, also banned me from the ProWordPress subreddit for no reason at the personal request of Samuel “Otto” Wood. These guys are all in bed together with Automattic and others. It’s sad that this is considered “making it” in the WordPress community, but it’s exactly what it is! Yet another talented guy who sells out… you can do better Tom. Read More
Brian leverages his “community” blogs and email newsletters to promote a select number of WordPress related products and services that have paid him for highlights or who pay to join his private “VIP” group, without communicating to the public that he is running essentially a backroom pay-to-play network and that none of the endorsements are organic. He also deletes/blocks even slightly critical comments on his communities of those products and services that have paid him, and actively ignores FOSS alternatives. A perfect example of WP cronyism and douchiness that adds zero value to the open-source web. He also refused to answer me when I asked him about this… Deleted: https://poststatus.com/syed-balkhi-on-awesome-motives-acquisition-of-all-in-one-seo/#comment-445330 Read More
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