Category: Business
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How to build a million dollar WordPress business
I don’t like to play favorites, but this has been one of the best interviews so far. Cory Miller has built a massively successful WordPress business over at ithemes. In my eyes, he is the quintessential entrepreneur. He embodies talent, drive, and the desire to succeed. If you want to learn how to get your business…
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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…
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How to start your own WordPress marketplace
The Matt Report is all about learning from other WordPress entrepreneurs and their respective business. We’re not just listening to the journey of designers and developers — but also marketers, author’s, and today’s guest a marketplace founder. If you’re thinking of starting your own marketplace or just about to start selling your first plugin, you want to tune…
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How to monetize a freemium product with Jason Coleman
Every business is faced with the question, “how are we going to make money?” The web app world is no stranger to this question. A majority of startups go the freemium route. The model that offers a free or limited access level to a product, with an up sell to the paid premium accounts. If you’re new…
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How to grow your web design practice
How do you land the $100k project? Watch this interview with Jose Caballer. If you’re a freelancer, startup, or growing agency one thing you will always face is how to charge more for your work. In today’s startup scene and rapidly growing WordPress ecosystem we hear how many of us are turning to a product…
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Start a niche business using WordPress
Are you ready to learn how to find a niche business? One of the things I really want to do for MattReport.com is to seek out folks who use WordPress in their business that aren’t designers or developers. The average folks who actually use the software and not just live under the hood. I want…
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How to productize your WordPress service business
Last week I released the awesome 2 part interview with Andy Stratton. Andy is a kick ass freelance WordPress entrepreneur who is setting out to revolutionize his business. He’s taking our boring service industry and flipping it upside down with a product called WPMaintainer.com . In this BONUS episode, he’s taking us down the path of…
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Launching a SaaS product using WordPress with Brian Casel
Making money while you sleep is awesome. Making money while you sleep using WordPress is even better. Meet Brian Casel of CasJam Media. In episode #3 of The Matt Report, Brian and I discuss the life of a freelancer transitioning into a solo entrepreneur with a software as a service product. Brian built his product…