Plugged Into Programming - From WordPress Plugins To Micro SaaS

We talk about eink and enote technology, which allow you to write on a paper-like screen. But those can cost $600. I free scan app and some ingenuity can create a cool way to hack your old paper and pencil into a cloud based organized tool.

We talk about three strategies that can be used by a solo founder to get people to come to your website landing page. Many people think of paid advertising when it comes to marketing, but a bootstrapper can leverage time instead of money. Time means time spent developing good content and time waiting for the organic process of SEO. Other entrepreneurs find that building an audience on a podcast or...

In todays episode we look at one method of analyzing value. Value is used by customers as they make a judgement on purchasing a product, be it a pack of gum or a monthly subscription to a micro SaaS.

You might get to a point in your project where you ask yourself this: How and when should I change course on my micro SaaS project?  Are you pivoting like a ballerina or a bull in a china factory? Yes,change to a complex online business or software product can be scary. But you can make a rational decision and execute a pivot. And it just might save your project. Concepts - pivoting, why I di...

There are many factors to consider when choosing the framework or platform you are going to use to build your microSaaS product.  Solo-founders-programmers who are considering to use WordPress often ask the question: What is the biggest advantage of building a microSaaS using WP?  Answer:  You will 100% own and control your platform. In this episode I look at some objective factors...

In this episode, Professor Jamie talks about the project that he has been developing for the past several years, and has evolved into the wpPluginCollege.com.  This is a learning platform/community for solo-founder-programmers who want to make new streams of income from plugin products or SaaS applications. The project is getting closer to launch, and Jamie shows off the structure for the cur...

As part of our series from https://wpPluginCollege.com on 7 different products that can be created using the WordPress plugin programming framework, we are looking at a type of web app.  Data-driven, web applications are software that helps businesses, corporations, non-profits, and government organizations collect, store, and analyze data. These are usually complex in terms of data storage a...

MicroSaaS is a type of Software-as-a-Service product, and today's show looks at the pros and cons of creating one as your business model.  This is part of a series looking at 7 different types of products that can be built using the WordPress Plugin Programming Framework.  This is what we focus on at wpPluginCollege.com with our shows and courses. MicroSaaS are specifically engineered to...

At wpPluginCollege.com we are exploring 7 different ways for solo-programmers to develop income producing products and businesses using WordPress as the development framework. This is the first in a series covering a detailed SWOT analysis of each idea.   Selling or licensing plugins is what I call the "traditional" business model in the world of WordPress programming.  There are over 50...

In this episode we are exploring an important part of web programming that is hidden in plain sight to most of us - it is called the DOM. This stands for the Document Object Model, and it is created to represent the html document in the web browser every time code is sent from a web server. The DOM also has a programming interface called an API, which can be manipulated with languages such as Java...

It is very easy for a solo-programmer and solo-founder to get overwhelmed or side-tracked when developing a software product/business, such as a WordPress plugin or a micro-Saas (Software as a Service). In this episode we will looking at a planning technique called backward planning or reverse planning. I originally learned it from a professional business coach many years ago, and it really gave m...

I have seen a lot of changes in technology and computer languages. I found 4 elements that have helped me in my journey and evolution as a solo-programmer and solo-founder, now concentrating on micro-SaaS and other products using the WordPress framework. In this episode, I want to lay the groundwork for all my future shows and online courses.  I will always incorporate as many of these 4 elem...