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Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe 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 des...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Chris Badgett is a life-long teacher of — things . He’s taught people how to make the perfect omelet , how to win a dog race in Alaska, all the way to today where he teaches Educational Entrepreneurs thrive in business. He’s the CEO of famed WordPress LMS company, LifterLMS. We packed a lot into this episode, from how he navigates th...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe If you thought running a membership website was easy, try throwing a global pandemic into the mix. Jason Resnick joins us today to talk about the upcoming re-launch of his membership as so many of his customers were impacted by the shift in their own clients. There’s a particular grit that comes with doing business in the North East,...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Hold on to your hats as our fearless leader finds himself defending our beloved monolithic application against new kid(s) on the block, The JAMstack. For the last two years I’ve been listening in from the backseat as so many of you in my Twitter stream talk about the hype of technologies like Gatsby and CMS’s like Statatmic . I felt...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe When it comes to being profitable, nothing beats a fine-tuned process. As I grew my agency, some 15 years ago, the first thing I looked into was a process kit by friend of the show, Jose Caballer . David Darke joins the airwaves today to tell us about his unique process to connecting with clients over at Atomic Smash . I can’t emphas...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Are you gripping to the handlebars of your product launch rollercoaster ride? Buckle up, as you’ll appreciate Lesley’s story in today’s episode. She’s the co-founder of Newsletter Glue which spawned as a small feature inside another product that was nearly extinct. We’ll learn why they spun this feature out, how they are doing market...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe I’ll give you a second to read today’s show title… That’s how I felt talking to Iain Poulson . Like, this dude is Neo, from the Matrix . How does one person launch and maintain so many products and still have time for everything else? We’ll dive into that in today’s episode and much more! Here are just a few of the products we chatte...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Today’s guest is Sebastiaan van der Lans, the Founder & CEO of WordProof.io , a new business working to build trust over the internet through blockchain and WordPress. This was a fantastic conversation that spanned the topics of validating news content, all the way to pitching an innovative product for the chance to win 1 million...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Not to be outdone by their recent 1 million active install celebration, Astra finds itself in some hot murky water. The theme was recently suspended when the theme review team found affiliate links “cloaked” in buttons recommending other plugins. Friend of the show Ron Huereca shows us a code snippet of how they achieved this, and La...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe I recently shared a talk about marketing your WordPress service or business at the London WordPress meetup. Dan Maby , former guest of the show, invited me on share my idea around marketing for today’s WordPress business builders. Of course this is a topic near and dear to my heart, with a spin you might not get from every other mark...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe I came across a tweet by the team over at GiveWP sharing Rachel’s message about spinning up a WordPress site in a weekend, which enabled her client to raise $12k in donations. That was enough for me to reach out and invite her on the show to talk about how all of that came together. We discuss how WordPress can be a great platform fo...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe I can’t believe it was nearly a year and a half ago when Dany Maby appeared on the podcast to talk about his charitable cause for supporting wellbeing and mental health in the WordPress space. Today he’s back to discuss how the organization has re-branded itself to Big Organge Heart , as a way to reach beyond the just the WordPress c...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe WordPress implementers, the webmasters or site builders in our community, were placed back into the spotlight as I read through Mark Uraines post, Care and Influence: A theory about the WordPress community . I’m convinced Tom McFarlins post, WordPress Developers: Clarifying the title , remains the best definition for these two compet...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe I don’t know about you, but I love a good “started from the back of a van and built an empire” story. That’s how Vito Peleg started his agency business many years ago while touring with his band. Today, he’s the founder of WP Feedback , a great tool for supporting WordPress users. Here’s just a few things you’ll learn in today’s epis...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe The last time Dan was on the show, we talked about staying small, operating without that burning desire to scale to unruly levels. I think now, more than ever, we’re all starting to realize that growth at any cost isn’t for everyone. Small products can become big products, or small products can become many products under one portfoli...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Working and learning from Sean during his time at Pagely was a real blessing for me. It’s hard to teach an old dog new tricks, but Sean has a way of solving challenges through methods that would never occur to me. His approach to automating and systemizing the pre-sales process was an experience that transcends the phrase, “work smar...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe I’m delighted to interview longtime WordPress podcaster and friend of the show, Jonathan Denwood of WP-Tonic fame. I admire Jonathan’s approach to doing business, that of becoming a story teller (or broadcaster) to hold an engaged audience. There’s no other sorcery or growth hacks involved, just good old fashioned digital boots on th...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe WordPress journalism and news coverage is making a comeback . I’m delighted to sit down and have a chat with my two friends in the WordPress space, Brian Krogsgard and Cory Miller , now partners at Post Status. I often joke that Post Status is a competitor to the Matt Report, truth be told, Brian and Cory are valued voices among the...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe We're back! Stoked that WordPress journalism is making a comeback in 2020. Here I was feeling all down and out over covering WordPress and a few friends of mine are re-investing in the space. Happy to see Cory Miller become a partner at Poststatus and finally get Brian working on the company again. ;) Well-known WP Tavern founder Jef...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe If you follow on me on Twitter you may have come across my announcement of the Business 5000 idea accelerator program. In today's episode, I'll dive a bit deeper into my thought process around the new venture. I recently uploaded this video to YouTube as well, covering some of these points. Here's the article I mention in the podcast...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe It only took half a decade to get my good friend Vova Feldman on to the show, and like most things in life, it was worth the wait. As the founder of Freemius , a platform that helps WordPress software developers monetize their product, Vova has a bird’s-eye view of the changing economy in our space. We’ll talk about how .org and busi...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe We're back with a news update! As I cleared my queue of routine podcast listening, it occurred to me that I really miss Jeff Chandler's WPWeekly podcast. A show dedicated to WordPress the software and community, now buried in the annals of history. So, as an ode to that slot in my podcast app, I'm covering some of the more relevant n...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Jordan Gal joins the podcast today to review the 5-year journey he's been on with CartHook . I know many of you might know him from co-hosting the Bootstrapped Web podcast with friend-of-the-show, Brian Casel. But if you're like me, the half-decade old story of CartHook starting out as cart abandonment tool, to now a full-on checkout...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Jordan Gal joins the podcast today to review the 5-year journey he’s been on with CartHook . I know many of you might know him from co-hosting the Bootstrapped Web podcast with friend-of-the-show, Brian Casel. But if you’re like me, the half-decade old story of CartHook starting out as cart abandonment tool, to now a full-on checkout...

Follow my WordPress newsletter https://thewpminute.com/subscribe I have to be honest, I get a tad jealous when people say they aren't coders, then go out to build a SaaS company as if they have been coding all their lives. My Twitter feed reminds me weekly that someone else is launching a new micro-niche product or app and -- dang it -- I want in on the fun! Take Jason Schuller , for example. Thou...