Greg Falken @webdancers.com · 20/08/2026Next on my schedule for today: going for a walk. #FreelanceFriends 130
Greg Falken @webdancers.com · 20/08/2026A2: When there's work to do, I try to be in front of my computer from about 8:30a-4:00p. More than that and I start to get diminishing returns. #FreelanceFriends 060
Greg Falken @webdancers.com · 20/08/2026A1: I've never found a pattern to seasonal work. It just comes in fits and starts. #FreelanceFriends 040
Greg Falken @webdancers.com · 20/08/2026Greg Falken, builder of websites in Sonora, CA. I just published this blog post for Gmail users with their own domain emails. www.webdancers.com/gmail-is-end... #FreelanceFriendswebdancers.comGmail Is Ending “Send As” for Custom DomainsStarting in January 2027, Gmail will discontinue two features that affect you if you manage a domain email address through a personal Gmail account. 370
Greg Falken @webdancers.com · 13/08/2026A2: I don't do this as much as I should either but I try to turn the things that I'm good at into things that other people (potential clients) would find useful, then write a blog post about it. The post I shared earlier is a good example. #FreelanceFriends 051
Greg Falken @webdancers.com · 13/08/2026My birthday gift to myself was a trip up to Lake Tahoe to see the Tedeschi Trucks Band, the best touring band on the planet! #FreelanceFriends 250
Greg Falken @webdancers.com · 13/08/2026A variation on Sandy's theme, that I wrote in April: www.webdancers.com/websites-sti... #FreelanceFriendswebdancers.comWebsites Still Matter, Now More Than EverThere are now two audiences reading your website: human visitors who read your pages, and AI systems that crawl your content and decide whether to cite you. 231
Greg Falken @webdancers.com · 13/08/2026I'm Greg, from Sonora CA. I build and manage WordPress websites for small and medium size businesses. It is also my birthday week (8/8). Happy birthday Angela! #FreelanceFriends 350
Greg Falken @webdancers.com · 06/08/2026Off to that most freelance of activities: taking a walk (before it gets too hot). Nice chatting with you all. #FreelanceFriends 160
Greg Falken @webdancers.com · 06/08/2026I think "content" is somewhat negative these days, especially with the rise of AI slop. #FreelanceFriends 150
Greg Falken @webdancers.com · 06/08/2026A1: What I just used here: "I build and manage websites." People understand this and I don't have to call myself a designer or developer. #FreelanceFriends 170
Greg Falken @webdancers.com · 06/08/2026I'm Greg, from Sonora CA. I build and manage WordPress websites for small and medium size businesses. Lately, I've been working on AI readiness for websites. @sandyhubbard.bsky.social brought me in. www.webdancers.com #FreelanceFriends 3101
Greg Falken @webdancers.com · 17/06/2026After 20 years, I'm no longer checking Gmail. www.webdancers.com/leaving-gmail/webdancers.comLeaving Gmail (Sort Of)I recently completed a project I had been putting off for years: moving my business email off Google. Not because of a single dramatic issue, but because enough small reasons had accumulated that I… 010
Greg Falken @webdancers.com · 16/06/2026Me: Hey Claude, here's the backup of a database from a #WordPress site. I need to know the values stored for a plugin that I can't remember the name of, that used the shortcode [qafp]. Claude: (After about 7 minutes of cogitating) Sure thing, here you go. We live in amazing times. 000
Greg Falken @webdancers.com · 28/05/2026My favorite notebook. Lined pages and small enough to fit in my laptop bag. www.amazon.com/dp/B002TDK56... #FreelanceFriends 040
Greg Falken @webdancers.com · 28/05/2026Uh oh Sandy, don't get me started on pens. My current daily driver is a Parker Jotter XL with a roller ball cartridge. Very smooth and looks nice in a shirt pocket. #FreelanceFriends 020
Greg Falken @webdancers.com · 18/05/2026Thoughts on building a client-facing #WordPress plugin with AI. www.webdancers.com/building-the...webdancers.comBuilding the AI Readiness Audit ToolIt started small, as most projects do. I wanted to know if my website would get mentioned in AI chatbots as an authoritative source for the services I offer. I tried a few online “score my site” tools... 011
Greg Falken @webdancers.com · 30/10/2025I keep seeing my friend @sandyhubbard.bsky.social here, so I thought I'd check it out. I build and manage WordPress websites from Sonora, CA. Currently exploring ways of using AI to improve my workflow (that do NOT involve making content). Lots going on in that space right now. #FreelanceFriends 451
Greg Falken @webdancers.com · 15/06/2025No Kings in Sonora, CA. By far, the largest demonstration ever held in Courthouse Square (est. 1200-1500). #nokings 130
Greg Falken @webdancers.com · 12/05/2025Metaphor fail. Other than maybe the bakery and deli, grocery stores don't actually make, you know, anything. 020
Greg Falken @webdancers.com · 11/04/2025Shorter NWS: Hope you all have other ways of getting your weather info, cause you're not getting it from us. #weather 020
Greg Falken @webdancers.com · 05/04/2025Courthouse Park, Sonora CA. 800-1000 people turned out in a very red county with a population of 50,000. 020
Greg Falken @webdancers.com · 10/03/2025Very sad. I've been following him for years and appreciated his data-based and balanced approach. 010
Greg Falken @webdancers.com · 25/01/2025This spoke to me as the right way to think about our current condition. I will be sharing it where I can. 000
Greg Falken @webdancers.com · 11/01/2025This has got to be one of the most passive agressive posts ever. Matt and #WordPress are going in the wrong direction. wordpress.org/news/2025/01...wordpress.orgJoost/Karim Fork – WordPress NewsWordPress.orgWordPress.orgWordPress.orgWordPress.org 010
Greg Falken @webdancers.com · 11/12/2024In which I detail my move from #Chromebook to #Linux (yes, I know Chromebooks use Linux - I mean a full Linux OS) after using the browser-based OS since 2015. www.webdancers.com/from-chromeb...webdancers.comFrom Chromebook to LinuxI’ve been using ChromeOS to run my business since 2015. By moving to Linux, I’m divesting myself of one small piece of my reliance on Google 000
Greg Falken @webdancers.com · 08/12/2024After using a #Chromebook as my daily driver for many years, I wanted to start weaning myself off of #Google. My new desktop is powered by #Linux Mint, running on a teeny-tiny mini PC. Still using files on Google Drive for backwards compatibility. Works quite well! 130
Greg Falken @webdancers.com · 04/12/2024I'm putting together a Linux system using the GMKtec G5 (N97/12GB/256GB) for developing #WordPress sites. Cute, isn't it? 000
Greg Falken @webdancers.com · 27/11/2024I have a client who wants to put his age in years on his About page. Rather than having to change it every year, I came up with a #WordPress #shortcode to do the calculation from a given date. The code can be added to functions.php or a code snippet plugin. www.webdancers.com/wp-content/u... 000
Greg Falken @webdancers.com · 27/11/2024This is Fall in my town of Sonora, CA. Chinese Pistache trees at the "Red Church". 020
Greg Falken @webdancers.com · 22/11/2024It's nice to get some good news from a hosting company. KnownHost has bumped up my CPU, memory, disk space and bandwidth resources, at no charge. I made a good choice by switching to them earlier this year. Currently on their Semi-Dedicated #hosting plan for my #WordPress clients.knownhost.comSanta returns for more gift giving at KnownHost! - KnownHostKnownHost experiences the holidays early with Santa visiting. Gifts for Resellers and Semi-Dedicated services, find out more! 000
Greg Falken @webdancers.com · 22/11/2024Spent the last couple of hours updating 60+ #WordPress sites to v6.7.1. I could have done them all with a couple of clicks in InfiniteWP but for a major upgrade, I like to watch each one finish and then check the front end. All done now until v6.8 in a few months. 120
Greg Falken @webdancers.com · 17/11/2024Hello, Bluesky! By way of introduction, I am a child of the 60s, living and working in the beautiful Sierra foothills of CA. I build and manage #WordPress websites for all types of businesses and am not quite ready to quit yet. Other interests include cooking, music and tech. Glad to be here! 020
