WordPress News & Media
Here’s the deal, WPEngine is funding an independent voice for WordPress news with the acquisition of the WPDaily archives. Dubbed a publication, no WordPressy title in the name and almost magazine-like...
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A WordPress business resource bomb by @justlikeair
Shane is the man. I tried to get him on the show a while back but our schedule’s didn’t line up. This past weekend, he ran on the business track at WordCamp San Francisco 2013. Moderated by Matt...
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Episode 44: Avoid getting burned by other agencies
What do you do when your agency is burned by bad service and unlucky outsourcing? Roll your own offering. Our latest guest Robert Neu of YouNeedFat.com takes us down the journey of starting his...
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Giving birth as a WordPress developer
I’m about to get a little weird on you. First, I’m not a developer so I’m telling this story like a man (which I am) describing birth (which I’ve never experienced) in some kind of crazy way to relate...
View ArticleEpisode 45: Who’s behind TorqueMag.io
Oh the WordPress media industry — how we love thee. When the news of WPDaily.co shutting down landed on us so abruptly, it left a few of us scratching our heads to say the least. What would happen to...
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How to find more clients
“How do I find more clients for my WordPress business?”, he asked. The folks sitting in the room shifted in their seats as if it were some choreographed routine. “Hustle!”, someone blurted out. There...
View ArticleEpisode 46: The benefits of failure
What goes up must come down or in our case, what went down came back up?! You be the judge in my latest interview with Brad Touesnard of Delicious Brains and WP Migrate Pro plugin. Before Brad was...
View ArticleEpisode 47: What every freelancer needs to know
How long have you been freelancing? Long enough to think you’re the man? Brian Richards is one of the keenest entreprenerus that I’ve interviewed. The funny thing is, he never set out *expecting* to be...
View ArticleEpisode 48: The Godfather of Freelancing
If there were ever a mob or “Family” of WordPress freelancers, it’s a safe bet that Shane Pearlman would be head of the family. I had always known about Modern Tribe and their successful plugins, but I...
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Episode 49: 2.2 million downloads w/ $35k monthly theme sales
Roughly 2.2 million total free downloads across 9 themes and monthly revenue upwards of $35k a month. Meet Trent Lapinski, CEO of CyberChimps themes. I invited Trent on to the show to tell us all about...
View ArticleEpisode 50: Systemizing your way to more revenue
A while back I said Shane Pearlman is the Godfather of Freelancing. If that’s true, than Bill Erickson is a made man. I’ve been a fan of Bill since I stepped on to the scene of WordPress some time...
View ArticleEarly stage WordPress startups apply here
There’s some changes in the works for The Matt Report podcast. I’ll have more announcements coming soon, but in the meantime I’d like to find a few good candidates. If you’re an early stage WordPress...
View ArticleEpisode 51: A true WordPress entrepreneur
I can’t believe it took 51 episodes to get the guy who puts the hustle in being a WordPress entrepreneur. Meet Syed Balkhi the man behind WPBeginner.com, one of the world’s largest free WordPress...
View ArticleDon’t just stand there with your hands out
The greatest reward from starting the Matt Report podcast are the new relationships I’ve made. I get e-mail’s like this all the time: “Are you getting qualified leads from the podcast?” “How is the...
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Episode 52: A startup, some themes, a bit of freelancing and a full-time job
You’re an entrepreneur still trading time for dollars — how do you get out of that? You launch a new WordPress website for a client and everyone is excited to go live — but wait, they wanted you to...
View ArticleMatt Report 1 year later & the state of podcasting
Yesterday I published episode 52 of the Matt Report exactly 1 year to the date of the first episode. Honestly, I didn’t even realize it until recording another show I host, Week in WordPress. How time...
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You’re selling it wrong – Part 1
The #1 question I get when consulting other WordPress entrepreneurs is, “How do you sell WordPress websites and not label yourself a developer or designer?” The quick answer is, “because my role is to...
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What’s next?
So it’s been one amazing year already and you’re asking, what’s next? You might remember a while back I asked for early stage WordPress startups to apply for my next project. Well phase 2 is underway...
View ArticleCash Rules Everything Around Me
Are you running your business strictly for the money? Let me put it this way: If we’re building a business for financial freedom that affords us the opportunity to enjoy life — should we focus on the...
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