Category: Clients
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S4 E8: The small business of WordPress plugin add-ons
Everyone loves a good “how to make seven figures in software sales” story, but not every business owner desires to claim that headline. If there’s one trend throughout season 4, it’s that we don’t need world domination as a driving force to grow our business. Throughout my conversations with guests on the show, and business…
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S4 E6: AJ Morris on small agency ownership
AJ Morris, Product Manager at Liquid Web, shares the lessons he learned from running his own boutique agency before joining the web hosting company. There’s a lot of little lessons threaded throughout our conversation, but there’s one stand out point, every WordPress business owner should be thinking about.
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WordPress business Q&A with Diane Kinney
Wrapping up the gap season, I’ve invited Diane Kinney to host her very own Q&A on the show. I met Diane a few years ago, after launching my now failed Matt Report Pro membership. We chatted at WordCamp Miami, and she shared some of her own opinions on how I could (have) made the membership…
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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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Chris Lema on pricing, product, and perserverance
A top-to-bottom discussion with Chris Lema about pricing products, servicing customers, and persevering through the business world.
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Brad Williams on running WebDevStudios and Pluginize products
Brad Williams joins us to talk about Pluginize a new premium product offering from his company, WebDevStudios. We’ll learn how he grew his company to service brands like Microsoft and Discovery, while uncovering the new challenges ahead for the product space.
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Kronda Adair on the business of websites
When I wrote the blog post about WordPress *not* being easy for small business owners, Kronda reached out and said we should connect. I thought her material would be perfect for the show, and boy was I right. Kronda takes us down the path of servicing small business website needs and what it really takes…
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Pioneer of creative accounting, Jason Blumer
Creative accounting. Have you heard that phrase used before? I certainly didn’t until I met today’s guest, Jason Blumer. Jason runs a virtual accounting practice specifically designed for creative agencies and development firms. I love this business idea because it focuses on a specific vertical, with a specific customer type, translating to a better level…
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Managing the $50k web project
Enter part 4 of our web design series, Managing the Fifty-Thousand Dollar Web Project. The Matt Report Web Design Series Part 1: Discovery Process Part 2: Setting the budget & expectation Part 3: Managing the $5 – $15k web project I’m stoked for this episode, not just because of the size budget we’re discussing, but because…