Author: Matt
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The 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 Rand-Hendriksen, Senior Staff Instructor at LinkedIn Learning and Lynda.com.
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The 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 chatting — or maybe it was the ice wine?
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Creating 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 course. She’ll take us through the mindset of planning, all the way through production of our educational material. I’ve invited her…
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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 Barry, and his success in the e-book space. Surely not his only accolade over the years, but one where I…
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7 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 are no typewriters, nor the time to venture off to the writer’s oasis in the mountains, in hopes…
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Rob Walling on building and selling a SaaS business
I interview Rob Walling, the co-founder of Drip, an e-mail marketing automation tool, recently acquired by Leadpages. Rob Walling is also the co-creator of Microconf, a popular conference for self funded startups.
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WordPress for Publishers and the REST API with Rachel Baker
I’m joined by Rachel Baker from The Wirecutter, to talk about how the popular review site uses WordPress for high-traffic publishing, and to uncover why we don’t have the REST API in core yet.
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The secret to freelancing success with Megan Gray
This freelancer has designed a business where customers come to her, and pipeline is never a concern. Megan Gray, founder of House of Grays, teaches us the secret to her freelancing success.
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Selling digital products ain’t what it used to be w/ Paul Jarvis
Paul Jarvis and I sit down to discuss what it’s like to be a freelancer in 2016, sell digital products, and launch a SaaS business. Is this stuff still possible?