Freelancers, Interview, Marketing, Work/Life

Dare to run a WordPress support business like WP Buffs?

Authenticity and that digital handshake is such a hard formula for companies to get right these days. All too often I see content or marketing campaigns treated as, well, campaigns. When a business loses their original story in their messaging or the values they once held close with customers, the decline of authenticity begins. I…

June 13, 2019 Matt 0

Business, Interview, Startups

Automattic’s Happy Tools w/ Matt Wondra

If you haven’t heard, Automattic is embarking on a new challenge to make remote work easier for small teams and organizations. They’re starting with a tool called Happy Schedule, part of a larger suite aptly named, Happy Tools. I invited lead product developer, Matt Wondra, on to the show to discuss how this product came…

May 30, 2019 Matt 0

Business, Interview, Startups, Work/Life

Marieke van de Rakt CEO of Yoast

The Yoast plugin is arguably one of the first plugins most WordPress site owners install once they get up and running. I know it’s been a staple for the small business websites I’ve consulted on over the course of many years. I was honored to sit down with Marieke van de Rakt to learn more…

May 22, 2019 Matt 0

Business, Interview, Work/Life

What’s next for the largest page builder on the planet

Can you imagine a world where you set out to create a product that becomes so popular, that — according to today’s guest — it powers 4% of the internet? Me either. You might have come across a plugin formerly known as Visual Composer now known as WPBakery Page Builder, but has a new (old?)…

May 9, 2019 Matt 1

Blog, Business, Freelancers, Startups

Paul Jarvis Company of One

We’re back with another amazing episode of The Matt Report! Paul Jarvis, the author of Company of One and creator of Fathom Analytics & WPComplete, joins me to talk about his new journey of publishing a “real” book. I mean, he’s published e-books before but surely this is *more* real because it’s printed on trees…

February 19, 2019 Matt 0

Blog, Business, Interview

What does it feel like to sell your decade-old business? Cory Miller explains.

In this episode, Matt Medeiros interviews Cory Miller from iThemes and jokes with him as being his most interviewed guest on the Matt Report. The big news for 2018 is that Cory’s business (IThemes) was recently purchased by Liquidweb. Matt and Cory talk about the climate around WordPress, how they are working for different hosting companies,…

February 14, 2018 Matt 0

Blog, WordPress

The blue-collar WordPress worker and the 2,500+ websites built to grow the CMS

I’m not foolish enough to think that the entirety of WordPress’ growth is driven by our love for the software, but that we consultants are responsible for a sizeable portion of it. A portion that shouldn’t be ignored and one that should be welcome to the discussion more often. Under-represented. Perhaps. You can listen to…

November 14, 2017 Matt 21