Category: Blog
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Episode 31: Growing your WordPress theme shop w/ Adam Pickering
Learn what Adam Pickering did to grow his WordPress theme shop and build his brand. Adam is co-founder of Mint Themes and designer of the Astoundify crowd funding theme. We have a great discussion about how he built his companies, leveraged SEO to drive traffic, and how to price products. If you find yourself sitting in a…
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Episode 24: A WordPress business built on selling buttons
Keep it simple stupid. Take your idea and cut it and half and then cut it in half again. Then pick the top 3 features of you product and cross off 2 of them. What do you have left? Buttons. I love the idea of Max Foundry’s button plugin because it solves such a simple…
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Episode 23: The rise of WordPress media
Have you noticed an increase in WordPress media lately? Podcasts, YouTube channels, weekly newsletters, and recently a 24 hour live marathon are all on the rise. It’s why I produce this podcast and why many others are starting to turn the camera and mic to WordPress. My latest guest runs a very popular WordPress podcast called…
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Episode 21: What it’s like to work at Automattic
Ever wonder what it’s like to work at Automattic? Not sure what or who Automattic is? Meet my guest Erick Hitter as he introduces us to the life of an Automattician. Parent commercial company behind WordPress software and one of the largest virtual working companies on the planet.
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14 Great WordPress business tracks you can watch from the couch
Recently, there’s been a lot of buzz about business tracks and their place at WordCamp. Last week while listening to the DradCast, Chris Lema’s opening remark was a “call to arms” for WordPress freelancers. Start taking the business end seriously, so clients and industries take us seriously. While listening to Chris, I thought to myself “Hey, I’ve got a business…
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If the Devil is in the details, then Stephanie’s middle name is evil
WordPress is an amazing platform when it enriches the publishing power of a business or an individual. It’s even better when it empowers an entrepreneur to find a niche market and build a real business. This is exactly what Stephanie Schechter is doing with the popular software. She’s fusing her experience with industrial design and…
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Don’t get screwed when landing the big client
Want to land the big client? What happens when they ask for a $1 million insurance policy? Welcome to the big league. My next guest is C.C. Chapman author of Content Rules and Amazing Things Will Happen. In this interview we talk about what it’s really like dealing with a big client and how you should…
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Building a WordPress business? Think twice about your next WordCamp.
Let’s cut to the chase. WordCamp’s are great, but it’s a breeding ground for our competition. I know, I know — we’re all friends here. Just hear out my next guest. John is a master marketer and business builder. He uses WordPress to write his blog which ultimately lead to publishing his book, Brand Against the Machine.…
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Meet John Saddington serial WordPress entrepreneur
Becoming an entrepreneur takes a special person. Some might say passionate, driven, and even crazy. I only have two words to describe Mr. Saddington: Focus and clarity. If you’re running your first startup or third, you need to watch (or listen) to this interview with creator of the Standard theme, founder of 8bit, and now…