Category: Blog
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Just launched
Launching a product isn’t easy. I announced a new plugin called, Julep, which is going to help make your WordPress images more fun and engaging. Unlike my other digital products, Julep was born from a nagging frustration I have with manipulating my own blog post images. No market research, no client pain ponts — just…
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10 Product Launch Lessons
“I created a WordPress plugin and sold $4k of licenses in the 1st hour of launch.” We’ve heard it all before and you probably tuned into this very podcast to learn how someone went from eating ramen noodles, to living on the 4-hour work week island. As entrepreneurs, we’re not just looking for a big…
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Postmatic Plugin Review
Today I’m reviewing the Postmatic plugin, a new way to deliver posts & comments to your inbox. The plugin was created by Jason Lemieux & Dylan Kuhn to beautifully marry WordPress and Email together. I had the chance to talk to Jason about the dedication he and his team have committed to their ambitious product. After…
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Web Design Essentials & Designing For A Platform
I’m a firm believer in fully understanding the essentials (or fundamentals) of any problem you’re trying to solve. For instance, you might not be a designer, but you’re quoting design work for your digital business. It’s imperative you understand the scope of work the design process covers and entails. This will help you formulate better proposals,…
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Managing the $5k to $15k web project
John Hawkins founder of 9Seeds, joins us to breakdown how to sell, support, and manage a 5 – 15k web project budget.
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Setting web design budget and expectation
It’s easy for us to sit back and tell consultants to raise their rates and set better expectations, but it’s another story when we are the customer. Today’s guest is re-launching his company website and he’s here to tell us how he approached the process. Meet, Jason Resnick, expert WordPress developer, consultant, and business owner. He’s in…
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Honoring Clint Warren
Life has a funny way of introducing you to a perfect stranger, forming that into a strong bond, and then ripping it away from you at the blink of an eye. Last night, I learned of the passing of my friend Clint Warren a month ago to this day. Still beside myself of the news, I’m pressing…
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Warming up to ManageWP.org
I’ll admit, I was skeptical when ManageWP.org launched. “Here’s another Digg,” I thought. Do we really need another source of WordPress news? Will this just turn into a link farm? A popularity contest is the last thing WordPress needs. So I would pop in every now and again, dropping in some links and up-voting here…
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Interview with Matt Mullenweg
Today, I’m excited to finally have Matt Mullenweg join us on the Matt Report podcast. We’re going to satisfy our typical entrepreneur appetite by diving into his day-to-day routine and we’ll learn what it’s like being the CEO of Automattic. Want to know where Mullenweg’s vision for WordPress is going to take us? No problem, we’ve…