Syed Balkhi

Co-Founder

Expertise

WordPress
Web development
Web hosting
Ecommerce
Digital marketing
SEO
Blogging
Content marketing
SaaS

Highlights

One of Syed’s most notable achievements is co-founding WPBeginner during his time as a student at the University of Florida. WPBeginner is the biggest online resource for WordPress tutorials, tips, and guidance for beginners and experienced users alike. The site has grown into a trusted platform for millions of WordPress users seeking to enhance their website-building skills.

In addition to WPBeginner and WPForms, Syed’s portfolio includes OptinMoster, MonsterInsights, All In One SEO, SeedProd, and several other plugins and tools in use by over 25 million websites worldwide.

Syed’s dedication to delivering high-quality products and services has earned him recognition in the WordPress industry, and he was named one of the top 100 entrepreneurs under the age of 30 by the United Nations. His work is featured in leading publications, including Entrepreneur, Forbes, Inc., Business Insider, The Guardian, Wired Magazine, and more.

Beyond his professional achievements, Syed is known for his commitment to education and knowledge sharing. He frequently speaks at industry conferences and WordCamps, contributes to open source projects, including WordPress Core, and offers guidance to aspiring entrepreneurs and marketers.

Introducing SendGrid Marketing Integration for WPForms

You already trust SendGrid with one of the most valuable jobs in your marketing.

Turning contacts into customers.

Your lists, your segments, the campaigns you send. They all run on the audience you have built inside SendGrid.

So here is a question worth asking: when someone fills out a form on your site, do they actually make it into that audience?

For most WordPress sites, the answer is no.

The leads land in your form entries, and getting them into your SendGrid lists has meant reaching for a third-party tool, a bridge plugin, or a CSV export you run when you remember.

There had to be a better way. And now there is.

WPForms Now Lets AI Assistants Build and Edit Your Forms

Something big is happening in WordPress right now.

The tools you rely on are starting to work alongside AI, as a real way to get things done.

WordPress 6.9 opened that door with its Abilities API, and the assistants you already use, like Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor can act directly on your site.

WPForms was one of the first to build on it.

Since earlier this year, your AI assistant has been able to connect to WPForms and understand your forms, your fields, and your entries.

Today, we're taking that a step further!

Smart Edit with AI and WPForms Entry Importer

Introducing WPForms v1.10.1: Edit Forms With AI and Import Entries From Anywhere!

When we first built WPForms, the goal was simple.

Give every small business and website owner the easiest way to build powerful forms on WordPress.

Today over 6 million websites trust WPForms to power their forms every single day, and our core value towards laboring for simplicity is still the driving force behind all our decisions.

That’s why I'm thrilled to introduce WPForms v1.10.1, which ships two brand new features that extend what WPForms can already do while making your workflow even easier.

WPForms Now Integrates with Klaviyo Natively!

Did you know that email marketing delivers an average ROI of $42 for every $1 spent?

And, what if I told you that for most WordPress sites running Klaviyo, a meaningful chunk of that return is walking past every form on the site?

Don't believe me? Check how many form submissions you've collected in the last 30 days.

Now ask yourself: how many of those contacts are actually inside Klaviyo, enrolled in your welcome sequences, and receiving your emails?

Every form submission that doesn't reach Klaviyo is a lead that never enters your marketing funnel. And every day that gap stays open, you're losing revenue.

WPForms Surveys & Polls Just Got a Massive Upgrade – Here’s What’s New

Survey data is only as powerful as your ability to understand it.

And here's the hard truth: if you're staring at rows of raw responses trying to make sense of what your audience is actually telling you, you're wasting time you DON’T have.

That's exactly why we built the original Surveys & Polls addon. And today, we're making it dramatically better, so you can get better insights, faster!

15 Form Conversion Best Practices (Backed by Research)

Interested in learning about form conversion best practices? As digital marketers, we spend hours each day working on lead generation form strategies that engage and convert users. A lot of times we forget about the importance of optimizing and tweaking our contact forms for maximum conversions. So in this article, we will look at some […]

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