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Episode 54: Brian Gardner of Copyblogger founder of StudioPress
Well, it’s finally happened. I interviewed Brian Gardner. If you don’t know who Brian is, where the heck have you been? He’s the first WordPress entrepreneur to pioneer the premium theme business as we know it today. He started StudioPress over six years ago as a passion project and soon became the de facto site to…
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Episode 53: Josh Strebel of Page.ly, PressNomics and Matt Report Pro
Just getting back from PressNomics and flipping through my Rolodex of awesome new connections. Oh and catching up from jet lag — sorry Rebecca. 🙂 If you’re interested in attending PressNomics or learning what it’s all about, check out my review here. Loads of good comments there too. So what’s up in episode 53? I…
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PressNomics: Not all rainbow hopping unicorns and why that’s a good thing
There’s a certain energy in the air when you first walk into the room at PressNomics. In my perspective, WordCamp’s are light and airy, like a high school reunion. This time, we were amongst other entrepreneurs, marketers and founders of the most respected WordPress businesses. There were no hugs and rainbows, but an immediate feeling…
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“Challenge” Pilot Episode: A Big Thanks
Whew….I just finished recording the pilot episode of the Matt Report WordPress startup challenge. It. Was. Epic! First, I want to say it was a humbling experience getting some of the best folks in the WordPress community to join me and devote over an hour of their time. Seriously, you guys rock. Second, the freshman…
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Stop caring what other people think
Two of my favorite entrepreneurs to follow tweeted out some awesome content this week. Gary Vaynerchuck is one of the hardest working dude’s getting shit done in the web tech space. I feel like I have to swear just because he does. In a world of A/B testing, analytics and social graphs he boils it down…
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Cash 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 money? Why not, right? Money pays off the mortgage, which in turn allows us to spend more money…
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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 and if you were one of the lucky applicants, you will be hearing from me in phase 3 🙂…
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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 squash the the unknown fear for my client.” The longer answer is, I pitch support, incorporate technology, I base projects on…