Marketing yourself as a WordPress developer with Tonya Mork
Marketing sucks for (most) WordPress developers. Two major issues being there’s not enough time to do it, and there’s a certain stigma that it becomes to sales-y. Throughout my travels, I’ve noticed a...
View ArticleSelling digital products ain’t what it used to be w/ Paul Jarvis
What does being a freelancer mean to you? In today’s episode, I’m joined by Paul Jarvis, or as I like to call him — the epitome of a freelancer. That is, if you define a freelancer to be one not only...
View ArticleThe secret to freelancing success with Megan Gray
What’s the secret to freelancing success? Deliver. Good. Shit. Let’s be honest, Megan Gray’s work deserves more than that paltry summary, but there many freelancers who forget the foundation of a...
View ArticleWordPress for Publishers and the REST API with Rachel Baker
For me, and hopefully for you, this episode opens you up to two areas of WordPress interest: Learn what it’s like to be the Lead Engineer at The Wirecutter. Hear all the fancy things they do with...
View ArticleRob Walling on building and selling a SaaS business
Rob Walling has been building online businesses for years. His latest venture, Drip, an e-mail marketing automation SaaS, has been the standout win within his portfolio of seemingly smaller projects....
View Article7 Apps for the mobile blogger
There was a time when you set off to the cabin, typewriter in tow, nothing but conquering writer’s block on your mind. Or at least, that’s how I envisioned the “good ‘ol days” of writing. Today there...
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6 Actionable steps to launching a product w/ Nathan Barry of ConvertKit
I love a good actionable story about how to grow your business, especially in the competitive SaaS space. If you’ve been into digital products over the last few years, you may have heard of Nathan...
View ArticleCreating an online course
Have you been planning to launch that brandy new online course of yours? Who better than Carrie Dils, WordPress podcaster and Lynda trainer, to teach us the ins and outs of setting up your first...
View ArticleThe impact of diversity, challenge, and success with HeroPress
I met Topher a few years back when we were plopped down near one another at a WordCamp after party. We never met, or crossed paths before. In fact, I think our beards dueled for a bit before we started...
View ArticleThe secret to understanding your client and fellow human
The main goal of my gap season is to introduce new ideas, conversations, and concepts from around the WordPress community. Today, I’m proud to have had the opportunity to share this episode with Morten...
View ArticleWordPress business Q&A with Diane Kinney
Wrapping up the gap season, I’ve invited Diane Kinney to host her very own Q&A on the show. I met Diane a few years ago, after launching my now failed Matt Report Pro membership. We chatted at...
View ArticleS4 E1: Logan Nickelson of MusicForMakers.com
Hooray! Season 4 is here! First and foremost, thanks for always tuning into the Matt Report, and craving great stories and how-to from our guests. Second, thanks to my two content sponsors for this...
View ArticleS4 E2: Robby McCullough of Beaver Builder
Debating WordPress Page Builders is like your crazy uncle talking politics at the holiday dinner with the family. But let’s do it anyway? Full disclosure, I sell a plugin called Conductor, that often...
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Does Jetpack slow down a WordPress website?
Update: I added more tests below, based on the comments received. This time based on shared hosting by Siteground. Can we scare off the eight-hundred pound gorilla in the room already? Are we still...
View ArticleS4 E3: Helen Hou-Sandi on Contributing to WordPress
Have you ever wondered how WordPress is made? Today’s guest, Helen Hou-Sandi of 10up, is leading the WordPress 4.7 release and joins us to discuss how the pieces of the puzzle come together. If you’re...
View ArticleS4 E4: Solopreneur Dan Cameron of Sprout Apps
Remember that line in the Social Network, “A million dollars isn’t cool, you know what’s cool? A billion dollars.” Well…maybe not for all of us. Dan Cameron of Sprout Apps, is a great example of an...
View ArticleS4 E5: Beka Rice from SkyVerge
The word of the day is: Evolve. Beka Rice, WooCommerce Team Lead at SkyVerge, joins the Matt Report to discuss the makings of a modern day WordPress agency. SkyVerge is a WooCommerce service agency,...
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Tug of war; Future WordPress experience, web hosts, and us
The biggest sticking point for a new user of WordPress is it’s very own personal brand. What is it? Who does it serve? What’s the deal with WordPress.com vs WordPress.org? In my interview with Matt...
View ArticleS4 E6: AJ Morris on small agency ownership
AJ Morris, Product Manager at Liquid Web, shares the lessons he learned from running his own boutique agency before joining the web hosting company. There’s a lot of little lessons threaded throughout...
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S4 E7: Shawn Hesketh of WP101
Shawn Hesketh is the creator of WP101, an online library and learning resource, for WordPress. When you don’t want to spend the time training your clients, or answering the pesky support e-mails, you...
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