Blog Posts
🔥 The 10 Most Hated Rebrands of All Time (20k Survey Responses)
They say hindsight is 20/20, and in branding this is painfully true. Especially when you try to rebrand. The last eye-opening study on this came to me from AtomRadar, which revealed that even multi-billion dollars companies fail at rebranding. After reading their surprising findings (more on that later), I decided to ask 20,000 readers at Website Planet what are the...
Quality vs. Cost Tradeoff In Tech Education Is a Lie. SIIT Is The Proof.
When education is affordable, people assume it can’t be effective. Leke Oyetoke, founder of Scholars International Institute of Technology (SIIT), is proving them wrong. In this deep dive by Website Planet, we look at how SIIT delivers flexible, self-paced, accredited tech education to over 90,000 learners (many of them career switchers or remote workers), and how this...
Zero-Click Searches Are Killing Affiliate Marketing (Unless You Do This)
For years affiliate marketing has been the promised land of passive income: a simple exchange of clicks and commissions. So why is it not working that way for affiliates? Is affiliate marketing just a buzzword? According to Jamie I.F., the founder of Endorsely, the problem is that the industry is still stuck in 2015 while influencer culture, creator economies, and...
Web Design Trends Are Killing Your ROI – 5 Quick Fixes by Plugmatter Co-Founder Akram Quraishi
Many founders assume a slick design or AI sitebuilder will do the job, only to end up with bloated templates, poor performance, and low ROI. In this exclusive interview with Website Planet, Akram Quraishi, co-founder of Plugmatter, shares the most overlooked but most profitable elements of modern web design from his experience building hundreds of sites for solopreneurs,...
SEO May Be Dead, But It Pays More Than Ever in 2025
A recurring narrative in marketing circles has warned that SEO is being replaced by AI tools and shifting search behaviors, but a new U.S. salary analysis reveals the exact opposite: SEO roles are not only in demand, they’re more lucrative than ever. Average salaries have jumped to $74,795 in 2025, with top earners making over $230,000, according to Nikola Baldikov, SEO...
The Big Lie in Website Remediation: An insider look at the shady industry of post-breach services
Most hosting providers promise security… Until something actually goes wrong. When a website gets hacked, clients are often left with no answers, no help, and no idea how it happened. According to one study, 81% of ransomware victims who paid the ransom experienced a second attack, often because the root cause was never addressed. In this exclusive interview by...
eCommerce Migrations Made Easy with Next-Cart
William Dinh, co-founder and CTO of Next-Cart, spoke with Roberto Popolizio this week. He shared some insights on how the company evolved, how it drives success for eCommerce stores, and what technologies and trends he finds interesting. Please Present Next-Cart To Our Audience. What Services And Products Do You Offer? Next-Cart offers an optimized migration service that...
11 Digital Marketing Trends To Watch in 2023 According to Experts
The marketing world moves at the speed of light, and industry leaders need to embrace change if they want to stay relevant. But keeping up to date with the latest online marketing trends isn’t easy, with new technologies popping up like mushrooms and consumers changing their demands faster than a chameleon changes its colors. While no one has a crystal ball, marketers do...
Best Countries to Hire Remote Employees in 2025: A Global Data Study by INS Global
Remote work is going to be the new normal. According to a 2025 Pew Research Center study, 75% of employed adults already are expected to work from home at least some of the time. But global hiring is still stuck in the past. Most companies still chase only cheap labor, and end up running into compliance issues, weak infrastructure, or culture mismatches that kill team...
Most Brand Tracking Data Is Useless. Latana Measures What Matters
Most brands spend up to 50% of their marketing budgets on brand marketing. But they still have no reliable way to tell if it's actually working. In this exclusive interview with Website Planet, Stephanie Clapham, Director of Research at Latana, breaks down the flaws in current brand measurement systems, and how Latana’s approach offers a smarter, more scalable...
Global Tech Programs Are Failing Africa. This Grassroots Model is The Solution
In 1991, a young Nigerian student called Gbenga Sesan was denied access to his school’s only computer because the teacher didn’t trust newcomers not to break it. He walked away in tears, but also with a vow: to master computers, build a career in tech, and one day ensure that no young person would face the kind of digital exclusion he did. He kept that promise and founded...
This AI One-click Logo Maker Is Breaking the Logo Template Trap
Over half consumers are more likely to shop with a brand that has a recognizable logo, according to recent studies. Yet, most logo generators rely on tired templates, and leave millions of global entrepreneurs stuck with generic, English-only branding. In this interview with Website Planet, Muhammad Anzal, Marketing Manager at Zoviz, breaks down why the “template trap”...
Pentesting Is Stuck in 2010. Here’s How Red Sentry Rebuilds It for 2025
Companies are still paying six figures for pentests that take weeks to run and deliver static PDF reports, even though 5,000 new vulnerabilities are discovered every month. This is not just outdated. It’s dangerous. In this interview with Website Planet, the team behind Red Sentry explains why they rebuilt pentesting from the ground up, and why waiting a year for your...
Hire The Right Talents Quicker with CodeDrills
Codedrills, headed by CEO Deepa Panwar, was available for an interview with Website Planet. CodeDrills is a technology hiring platform that helps companies improve their hiring efficiency. Their latest feature can create skill-based assessments in less than 2 minutes and let you start screening candidates right away. We talked about the company’s beginnings, what...
Website Security Should Be a Growth Lever, Not a Cost. Cystack Turns It Into ROI
The cybersecurity industry doesn’t suffer from a shortage of tools. It suffers from a shortage of tools that actually work. While most vendors push shiny dashboards, acronyms, and buzzwords, CyStack is quietly building something different: a full-stack, battle-tested security platform built around real-world workflows. And it’s catching on fast. Founded in Vietnam and...