Category: Freelancers
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Products & services for accessibility in WordPress
Courage might be the most valuable trait running through an entrepreneur’s veins. The stories shared on this podcast are born from some of the most difficult times for the individuals starting a business. In terms of the economy, there’s an entire cohort of successful agencies and WordPress software products that started during the financial crisis…
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Choosing the best WordPress themes
What a difference 3-plus-something years makes. Remember the Page Builder race? Then remember when Gutenberg came on the scene smashing the ground, cracking the earth beneath her like Wonder Woman in Zack Snyder’s cut of the Justice League? Okay, well, maybe not that glorious of an entry but mirroring the audiences continued mixed reviews… It…
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WPGraphQL: Playing a role in the web’s operating system
“Operating system for the web” has lingered around the ol’ noodle since I heard Matt Mullenweg mutter those words some 6 or 8 years ago. The headline made news again on Techcrunch back in 2019, along side the news of Automattic raising $300m from Salesforce Ventures. I don’t feel the need to get caught up…
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In defense of Elementor vs. Webflow
WordPress product pricing is too cheap. Elementor, the most popular page builder for WordPress these days, has announced a price hike which will come into effect on March 9, 2021. Comments are as you expected: Are you freaking kidding me? You guys are hugely successful which means you already make a pleasant amount of cash…
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The WordPress community w/ Matt Mullenweg
After Automattic released their experiment with selling $5,000 websites, I published a video, I spell it wordpress now. A video which has been viewed over 1,400 times and caught the attention of today’s guest, Matt Mullenweg co-creator of WordPress & Founder of Automattic. I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing Mullenweg back in 2015, and have…
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I spell it wordpress now. Automattic selling $4,900 websites.
Just a quick note about today’s episode: While my son’s really enjoyed hearing themselves with the echo effect on when I let them play with my podcasting set up the other day, I did forget to shut it off. Today’s episode is audio extracted from a recent YouTube video. It’s a response and a feeling…
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Building a business through content & education
While the life of a content creator might look glamorous on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok — it might be one of the most challenging businesses you can start. See, unlike a services business or a development shop, content takes time and an energy that you must dig deep to find. A practice that can exhaust…
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Building a business on Intercom
I love finding entrepreneurs at the intersections of starting something new, discovering their customers, and earning those first few dollars in revenue. Noah Bragg joins us today to tell us the story of how he recently grew his business, supportman.io to the first few hundred dollars a month in recurring income. What I didn’t know…
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Funding a WordPress podcast
Monetizing “WordPress content” like a blog, a podcast, or a YouTube channel is tricky business. Results are rarely immediate for most creators, with the Google SERP odds being stacked against you. If you want to fast track it: You will find more opportunity producing largely searched for content like how-to tutorials or topics on design…