S2 E7: Are WordPress themes a viable business?
Can authors still make money selling WordPress themes? In today’s episode, Jonathan Atkinson an Envato Exclusive Author, joins Devin and I to discuss the current state of affairs in the WordPress theme...
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We live in an age of information and “how-to do anything” tutorials lay at our fingertips. If you’re looking to start a business online, there’s a massive amount of self-teaching content for you to...
View Article11 Ways to support your WordPress theme or plugin
With so many tools and communication channels available to us, choosing how you support your WordPress product can be a real head-scratcher. Luckily, in today’s episode, Devin and I are here to explain...
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WordPress business website teardowns
What is a website teardown? A common practice in which someone evaluates a website “line-by-line” and provides feedback to the website owner within a given context. For instance, in today’s episode,...
View ArticleA Timeline of Influencers
Running a digital company isn’t easy. Those that think new age entrepreneurs are just Starbucks sipping hipsters pushing pixels on a laptop screen need to walk a mile in our shoes. There’s a certain...
View ArticleHow to start a WordCamp
Are you part of a local WordPress meetup and you’re interested in growing that into an annual WordCamp? Or maybe you’re generally interested in what goes on behind the scenes for our heroic organizers?...
View ArticleI lost my edge and so did you
Have you lost your sizzle? Maybe your pop, panache or mojo? I’ll do you one better and ask, has anyone ever told you you’ve lost it? That happened to me recently and sadly I knew it was coming. I met...
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Captain Form Plugin Review
Do we need another WordPress contact form plugin? The team behind Captain Form thinks so and they’re throwing their hat into the ring of contenders. There are plenty of form plugins in the WordPress...
View ArticleRunning a WordPress training or blogging business
WordPress has allowed me to kickstart and foster my own career in the digital age and I’m betting it has for you too. That’s the beauty of such a highly-adopted open source web publishing platform,...
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WordPress is not easy
WordPress isn’t easy. There, I said it. I’m willing to bet if you’ve spent any time using the software, you probably feel the same way. Even if you’re a WordPress expert, using the software is not...
View ArticleWhite Knuckle Owner
Here are slides and monologue for my PressNomics 4 presentation. Slides White Knuckle Owner from Matt Report Monologue Hello everyone, thanks for coming out to the second to last session of this...
View ArticlePioneer of creative accounting, Jason Blumer
Creative accounting. Have you heard that phrase used before? I certainly didn’t until I met today’s guest, Jason Blumer. Jason runs a virtual accounting practice specifically designed for creative...
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Fuck platforms; give me WordPress
It seems like everyone is out to make publishing sexy and engaging for content creators. Medium has a silky-smooth editor experience, while Facebook entices us to upload more video. Snapchat gives us...
View ArticleKronda Adair on the business of websites
I’ve been in the business of serving web clients for well over a decade, and I can say with resounding confidence: it’s not getting any easier. Digital service businesses are not exempt from the same...
View ArticleOn running a WordPress product & service business
I received a batch of great listener questions while co-hosting OfficeHours.fm episode #100 (congrats Carrie!), so I thought it best to expand upon them in a blog post. A bit of background on where I’m...
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How to start a WordPress theme business w/ Mike McAlister
With so many WordPress themes available on the market, it might sound crazy to even try and start a business selling your own. There are super-huge, multi-purpose themes selling $100k worth a week with...
View ArticleBrad Williams on running WebDevStudios and Pluginize products
Nearly three years ago, I sat down with Brad Williams, CEO of WebDevStudios, to talk about his journey in the WordPress business world. A lot has changed since our last discussion, and today he’s here...
View ArticleChris Lema on pricing, product, and perserverance
Can you believe it’s been nearly three years since I last talked to Chris Lema? Just like last week’s guest, Brad Williams, many years have gone by since we last checked-in and there’s a lot to talk...
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Why Daan Tol, new owner of WPLift, invested in a WordPress blog
WPLift, a popular WordPress blog/review site, was recently acquired for $205k USD through a sale on Flippa. It’s one of the few WordPress blog sites that was able to “stick around” and survive the...
View ArticleBrian Krogsgard on running a membership website
Today I’m joined by my enemy, I mean friend — frenemy? — Brian Krogsgard. All joking aside, I have an enormous amount of respect for what Brian has created over at Poststatus and for his outlook on the...
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