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Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Want to know how to make $5,000 dollars in a weekend via a $10 Facebook ad? Too bad. You can’t. If you’re like me, you are probably so numb to these type of flash in the pan marketing schemes. Even more so, sick of seeing ads from “web marketers” that are renting 7 series BMW’s to shoot infomercials with. 1-click WordPress install, s...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Curtis McHale is a returning guest on the Matt Report. In this return appearance on the Matt Report, Curtis shares how and why his rule of no weeknight TV watching, reading business books, finding clients that view hiring a WordPress developer as an investment, and being candid with clients about understanding software bugs has helpe...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Here’s a special episode today hosted by my good friend Troy Dean . We chatted a while back about putting on a”host swap” of sorts. I interview a guest for his show, he interviews a guest for mine. I had a great time and he really knocked it out of the park on this episode. You can also head over to watch my interview with Jason Cohe...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I sat down with the founder of Flywheel. I did my usual routine of background checks, blog post readings, and Twitter stream scanning. I knew going into the interview that he did A LOT. I was most interested in how he launched all of these “valley-like” startups from the midwest. But...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Looking to work up a sweat optimizing your next WordPress website launch this summer? Of course you are! In this premier of The Startup Platform, we cover the major building blocks of launching a successful web project from bottom to top. Kristin and I take you through this fast paced  boot camp  of goal setting, content planning, an...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Back at WordCamp Miami, I had dinner with my new friend Topher , where we shared some great food and conversation. In typical podcaster fashion I asked, “Who should I interview next?” Topher said that I HAVE to talk to Frankie , lead on the WP-Stream plugin.  Having just found out about the plugin and really loving the power and simp...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Today I sit down with Cody Landefeld of CodyL.com fame. You may be familiar with the User Experience of a website or app, but what about your business? That’s what we’re focusing on today. How do clients interact with us from the pre-sale, to the mid-project, all the way down to support phase? It might mean WordPress  isn’t the answe...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Daniel Faggella is the founder CLVboost of a boutique marketing automation and strategic email market consultancy based in Cambridge, Massachusetts Daniel originally started learning and using WP when he was running a martial arts academy. As his professional focus evolved he started offering internet marketing consulting services. W...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Adam Clark’s journey to becoming the WordPress-loving freelance developer he is today took a detour. Adam started out in the field of journalism and moved into using and modifying WordPress code. Adam took a detour down the path of using Expression Engine to customize client projects. It wasn’t until after WordPress 3.0 came on the s...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Do you have to train your clients on using WordPress after a site launch? In today’s episode I get to sit down with someone I have a ton of respect for, Bob Dunn . Bob runs a site called BobWP.com where he educates newbie WordPress users on using themes, plugins, and general blogging practices. As advanced users, sometimes training c...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe You might refer to it as  crushing it or  pushing through  or even the grind .   Determination is often overlooked in the entrepreneur’s journey. Some will fold when faced with the slightest friction of startup life. Others will give up when they can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. Dre Armeda , co-founder of Sucuri , joins...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Fan favorite Carrie Dils joins the show today to talk about GiggleSnort — I mean WordPress freelancing. Carrie brings us through some amazing stories, from bootstrapping a greeting card service to working at StarBucks and how both experiences impacted her career.  If you’re just starting out or working a day to day that you’re trying...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe I’ve had the chance to talk to some really smart and down to earth people lately. Today’s guest, Marcus Couch of WordPress podcasting fame (though don’t say that around him), joins us to chat about the ups and downs of running your own business. From landing large national client’s with hundreds of websites, to losing ten’s of thousa...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe There’s a great resource that so many of us overlook. It starts with the time you spend invoicing, speaking on the phone and training clients. It’s the time it takes to update a plugin starting from the first click to login. There’s top pages, posts and podcasts that your audience consumes on a monthly basis. There’s the monthly recu...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe One day I’ll write a book about how the experience of selling cars should be a precursor to becoming an entrepreneur. In fact, I’ve put some thoughts together on that topic before . There’s no better training than working with cold calls, negotiations and rejection that the car lot affords you. After a few years, you just “get it.” O...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe I have the honor of sitting down with legacy WordPress entrepreneur Alex King of Crowd Favorite in today’s episode. Rounding off my release of big name WordPress agency founders, Alex paints the portrait of his 10+ year WordPress career. We cover the recent acquisition from VeloMedia to learning the hard lessons of building a team. M...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe In today’s episode I finally make it around to inviting my good friend Jake Goldman on to the show. If you don’t know Jake, he’s running one of the largest WordPress agencies on the planet. If you’re looking to scale your own shop, we talk about some very important steps starting with recruiting the right people to offering more than...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe There is managed WordPress hosting and then there is the VIP platform. Ok, so maybe you don’t make the leap THAT fast, but if you’re a Fortune 50 looking for a strong SLA tied closely to Automattic, you might choose VIP . Paul Maiorana , VP of Platform Services, joins us to talk about what it’s like to work at Automattic and wrangle...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe It’s not often one has the chance to share a stage with guru of responsive design Ethan Marcotte , as I did during WordCamp Boston 2013. Ok, so it wasn’t a stage, it was a podium. And we didn’t share it, I just came on after him — but I digress. In this episode of Matt Report, our animated GIF hero and I chat about the fundamentals o...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Are you afraid to start because you’re not in San Francisco, New York, or Austin? What if I told you that today’s guest is doing just fine out in North Dakota? Garrett Moon is co-foudner of Todaymade a software company that launched CoSchedule a few months back. And by a few months I mean October/November of last year — yes this inte...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Some of the best conversations I’ve had with WordPress entrepreneurs are those coming from a military background. Embrace the suck  is a phrase that today’s guest Nathan Hangen introduced me to as we talked about his time serving and his journey of building Ignition Deck . There’s a lot to learn in this episode so I want you to dive...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe What do you get when you combine 3 awesome WordPress startups with 3 awesome WordPress proven entrepreneurs? The Matt Report WordPress Startup Challenge of course! This is one of my favorite events that I do and I hope you enjoy it just the same. This episode is FULL of awesome WordPress goodness. Tune in to see 3 great startups tryi...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Who wants to be in the client services field when you can be in product? After all, the road to the Golden Chalice is lined with riches and bountiful treasures. Create an MVP, launch it, and splash into your pool of coins like Uncle Scrooge. No one ever warns you about the long weekends, iterations, support and the hurtle of marketin...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Dare I say it’s  easy to launch a product when there’s a competitor in the wild? How about  easier? It’s one challenge to build a competing product and grow a business, it’s a whole other challenge to create something new with no competitors. Today I sit down with Scott Bolinger and Lisa Sabin-Wilson to discuss the launch and future...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Running a WordPress business? Of course you are! If you’re not, you can use these services for any form of online business. In part 1, we’ll briefly cover WordPress hosting, a few plugins, and a couple or my choice productivity tools. There’s some cross compatibility from the  blogging tips post, but I’ve wrapped some new context aro...