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WordPress

Hyperfocusing on Procrastination

In about two weeks, I'll be speaking at WordCamp Europe about procrastination. My talk is focused on how to overcome procrastination in website maintenance tasks. Because let's face it: website maintenance is…

Personal

Beginning a new chapter at Yoast

Last week, I decided to step down as CEO of Yoast. I am not leaving Yoast (and I am not leaving Joost either), I just don't want to be the captain of…

WordPress

Yoast joins Newfold Digital!

Today, we announced the news that Yoast is joining Newfold Digital. Wow! The news is finally out! I am so very excited for this next step in the Yoast rollercoaster. In this…

Personal

16 reasons why I love Joost de Valk

I wrote this post during my time at Yoast when we were working on the release of Yoast SEO 16.0. The 16 reasons mentioned in this post are all still valid! This…

WordPress

A new era of Yoast: a new board

Our company celebrated its tenth anniversary in this crazy Covid year. It has been a wonderful experience: growing a company, employing 120+ people, making a product that 12 million people use. However,…

Company Culture

Yoast’s daily ‘working from home’ vlogs

I wrote this post while being the CEO of Yoast during the Covid-19 pandemic. Ever since we started working from home, I produce a daily vlog for all of our Yoast employees.…