Founder and CEO of WPBeginner and Awesome Motive Inc, one of the most prominent WordPress software companies in the industry.
Over 25 million websites use WordPress plugins and software apps developed by Syed Balkhi and his team.
Started using WordPress in 2006 and has over 16 years of experience building websites with WordPress.
WordPress Core Contributor along with many other Open Source software contributions
Experience
Syed Balkhi is one of the most well-known WordPress experts in the world with over 16 years of experience. He graduated from University of Florida and have been building WordPress websites since 2006.
In 2009, Syed created WPBeginner as a free online resource to help beginners and non-techy small business owners learn WordPress. At the time, no other WordPress training resource existed for beginners, and this led to WPBeginner growing in popularity and becoming the Wikipedia for WordPress.
Syed was recognized as the top 100 entrepreneur under the age of 30 by the United Nations, and his work is featured in top publications like Entrepreneur, Forbes, Inc, Business Insider, The Guardian, Wired Magazine, and more.
Over the years, Syed has been a featured speaker at highly reputed conferences all around the world including Traffic & Conversion Summit, Affiliate Summit, Marketing School Live, Blog World Expo, dozens of WordCamps, and more.
About WPBeginner
WPBeginner is the largest free WordPress resource for beginners to learn WordPress. We are part of the Awesome Motive family and reach over 100 million visitors every year. Our content is fact checked and reviewed by our Editorial team for accuracy and integrity. You can learn more about us and our editorial process.
It’s quite surreal to type that WPBeginner turns 15 years old today! Time flies when you’re having fun especially with such an amazing community of website owners, small businesses, and web professionals. YOU ARE the best part of WPBeginner! Like every year, I will take… Read More »
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Today, I’m extremely excited to announce that WPBeginner Growth Fund has taken an investment stake in GrooveHQ, a top-rated customer support help desk software. Over 2,000+ businesses around the world use Groove’s help desk software to offer best-in-class customer support at scale with streamlined workflows… Read More »
Have you ever wanted to buy a premium WordPress plugin or theme but were unsure if it would live up to the hype and promises? Wouldn’t it be great if you could see real user reviews before buying a WordPress product or service? While the… Read More »
Today, I’m extremely excited to announce that WPBeginner Growth Fund has taken an investment stake in Seahawk Media, a global WordPress services provider, that is a trusted partner of popular web hosts and agencies around the globe. Over 1,000+ brands, like DreamHost, GoDaddy, and others… Read More »
Today, I’m extremely excited to share that Envira Gallery, NextGen Gallery, Photocrati Theme, and Soliloquy Slider are joining Awesome Motive, and they’re now part of the WPBeginner family of products. Envira Gallery and Soliloquy were part of Awesome Motive, and we sold the business at… Read More »
Do you think SEO is hard and tedious? Ever wished there was an easy way to point out nitty-gritty details of your SEO, so you don’t have to worry about it? Every minor detail can fluctuate search rankings, but ensuring they’re in place is not… Read More »
Today is July 4th, which means WPBeginner is officially 14 years old. We’ve come a long way! Like every year, I want to take a few minutes and do a quick recap of all the major things happening in business as well as my personal… Read More »