Category: Work/Life
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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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Andy Stratton: The ferocious journey of a WordPress entrepreneur
What do you get when you combine a WordPress web show thirsty for entrepreneur knowledge and a guy who did a talk dressed in a crushed velvet robe topped with a captain’s hat? Near 2 hours of awesome talk about running a WordPress business. Don’t worry, I’m not giving it to you all in one…
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Amber Weinberg: Conquer your freelance career; become a professional WordPress developer
Think freelancing is a tough gig? Try moving half way around the world and rebuilding your business from the ground up. In this amazing interview with Amber Weinberg, she’s going to share that story with us. We’re going to discuss the journey of selling WordPress sites to anyone that wanted one, to now working strictly…
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Andrea Rennick customer advocate at Copyblogger on building a community in WordPress
What makes a support team, business, or community successful? Someone with awesome drive, who communicates well, and genuinely cares about the customer. That’s just a small part of what makes Andrea Rennick rock at her job at Copyblogger Media. I want you to watch or listen to this interview (because we had some technical difficulties half way…
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Tom McFarlin: How to make a living and find success using WordPress
Some of us love what we do and some of us do not. Tom McFarlin joined me to talk about building his WordPress freelance career. He’s a partner at 8bit and co-creator of The Standard Theme. He works with a wide range of clients and considers himself successful in doing so. It’s not because 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…
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How to become a better freelancer and find the right clients with WordPress developer Curtis McHale.
I had the chance to interview one of my favorite WordPress personas on Twitter Curtis McHale. I’ve been following Curtis for a while and just love the type of content he puts out. If you make a career out of using WordPress or a Freelancer in general you should read his blog and follow him…