Pricing WordPress projects
The art of pricing your WordPress freelance projects is forever in motion. I guess that’s why it’s an art, you spend months crafting a new pitch or approach, and when seasons change, you start from a...
View ArticlePricing WordPress products with James Laws
In our last episode, Keith guided us through the twisty caverns of WordPress project pricing only to find our way to the next challenge — product pricing.
View ArticleWhen to take funding w/ Rob Walling from TinySeed
In today’s episode, I welcome back repeat guest Rob Walling, who’s new endeavor as co-founder of TinySeed, has elevated his expertise in “indie funding” startups. SaaS companies that don’t fall into...
View ArticleState of the Word 2019 Transcript
For those of you traveling back from WordCamp US or missed the live stream, here Matt Mullenweg’s State of the Word 2019 talk in audio format + transcript. For cost and time, I did it through Temi,...
View ArticleCreating Niche Products You Enjoy w/ Jason Schuller
I have to be honest, I get a tad jealous when people say they aren’t coders, then go out to build a SaaS company as if they have been coding all their lives. My Twitter feed reminds me weekly that...
View ArticleKnowing when to pivot your company w/ Jordan Gal
Jordan Gal joins the podcast today to review the 5-year journey he’s been on with CartHook. I know many of you might know him from co-hosting the Bootstrapped Web podcast with friend-of-the-show,...
View ArticleTwenty Twenty WordPress theme video guide
I’ve been a huge fan of Anders Norén‘s work for quite some time. Ever since the release of his Chaplin theme, I’ve been using it on sites like SouthCoast.fm and the future website for my plugin, Easy...
View ArticleMissing WPWeekly podcast, YoastGate, and 2020 plans!
We’re back with a news update! As I cleared my queue of routine podcast listening, it occurred to me that I really miss Jeff Chandler’s WPWeekly podcast. A show dedicated to WordPress the software and...
View ArticleFinding product-market fit w/ Vova Feldman
It only took half a decade to get my good friend Vova Feldman on to the show, and like most things in life, it was worth the wait. As the founder of Freemius, a platform that helps WordPress software...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Business 5000
If you follow on me on Twitter you may have come across my announcement of the Business 5000 idea accelerator program. In today’s episode, I’ll dive a bit deeper into my thought process around the new...
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The WordPress journalism comeback and when will Awesome Motive acquire...
We’re back! Stoked that WordPress journalism is making a comeback in 2020. Here I was feeling all down and out over covering WordPress and a few friends of mine are re-investing in the space. Happy to...
View ArticleMaking WordPress news w/ Post Status
WordPress journalism and news coverage is making a comeback. I’m delighted to sit down and have a chat with my two friends in the WordPress space, Brian Krogsgard and Cory Miller, now partners at Post...
View ArticleOpinions & podcasts in a WordPress business
I’m delighted to interview longtime WordPress podcaster and friend of the show, Jonathan Denwood of WP-Tonic fame. I admire Jonathan’s approach to doing business, that of becoming a story teller (or...
View ArticleSales Automation and Startups w/ Sean Tierney
Working and learning from Sean during his time at Pagely was a real blessing for me. It’s hard to teach an old dog new tricks, but Sean has a way of solving challenges through methods that would never...
View ArticleSell your WordPress plugin business
The last time Dan was on the show, we talked about staying small, operating without that burning desire to scale to unruly levels. I think now, more than ever, we’re all starting to realize that...
View ArticleTransition from client services to selling digital product
I don’t know about you, but I love a good “started from the back of a van and built an empire” story. That’s how Vito Peleg started his agency business many years ago while touring with his band....
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Where do WordPress implementers fit in?
WordPress implementers, the webmasters or site builders in our community, were placed back into the spotlight as I read through Mark Uraines post, Care and Influence: A theory about the WordPress...
View ArticleBig Orange Heart, re-branding wellbeing & mental health
I can’t believe it was nearly a year and a half ago when Dany Maby appeared on the podcast to talk about his charitable cause for supporting wellbeing and mental health in the WordPress space. Today...
View ArticleRachel Di Martino on streamlining agency services w/ WordPress
I came across a tweet by the team over at GiveWP sharing Rachel’s message about spinning up a WordPress site in a weekend, which enabled her client to raise $12k in donations. That was enough for me...
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Marketing your WordPress business
I recently shared a talk about marketing your WordPress service or business at the London WordPress meetup. Dan Maby, former guest of the show, invited me on share my idea around marketing for today’s...
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