Jonathan Denwood & Kurt von Ahnen

WP-Tonic | WordPress | SaaS | Bootstrap SaaS | Startups

WP-Tonic is a podcast for WordPress professionals, Bootstrap SaaS startup entrepreneurs, and anyone looking to build a business online. We cover a large number of areas with our main show. We interview creative WordPress and startup entrepreneurs, plus online experts who share insights to help you build your online business. Jonathan Denwood and Kurt von Ahnen host and produce the WP-Tonic podcast, which is one of the longest-running WordPress podcasts. Each episode brings you valuable insights with one goal: to help you generate more income and impact through online businesses.

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Jonathan Denwood & Kurt von Ahnen

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Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

#465 WP-Tonic Round-Table Show on Friday 31st of January, 2020 at 8:30am PST 01.02.2020

ThIs Week's Show Main Sponsor is WPfeedback.co If you use this special coupon code WPTonicROCKS you will get 25% all plans available https://wpfeedback.co/ Our secondary sponsor of the show is LaunchFlows At https://launchflows.com/ https://www.facebook.com/wptonic/ Our secondary sponsor of the show is LaunchFlows At https://launchflows.com/ #1 - Disrupting WordPress https://markuraine.com/disrupt...

#464 WP-Tonic Show With Special Guest Brian Gardner 27.01.2020

About Brian Gardner Brian journey as a creative entrepreneur started in 2006 when he was working for an architectural firm as a project manager. He had a good job, but it wasn’t a great job. There was no path within that company which would have made him happy, so he took matters into his own hands and quit. He taught himself how to use WordPress and was the first person who started selling premiu...

#463 WP-Tonic Round-Table Show on Friday 24th of January, 2020 at 8:30am PST 25.01.2020

ThIs Week's Show Main Sponsor is WPfeedback.co If you use this special coupon code WPTonicROCKS you will get 25% all plans available https://wpfeedback.co/ Our secondary sponsor of the show is LaunchFlows At https://launchflows.com/ #1 - Gutenberg Can Tackle the Problems the Fields API Tried to Solve https://wptavern.com/gutenberg-can-tackle-the-problems-the-fields-api-tried-to-solve #2 - The brow...

#462 WP-Tonic Show We Discuss How to Identify Your Idea Client/Clients For 2020! 22.01.2020

Main Sponsor is Kinsta Hosting: https://kinsta.com/ Our secondary sponsor of the show is LaunchFlows: https://launchflows.com/

#461 WP-Tonic Round-Table Show on Friday 17th of January, 2020 at 8:30am PST 19.01.2020

ThIs Week's Show Main Sponsor is WPfeedback.co If you use this special coupon code WPTonicROCKS you will get 25% all plans available https://wpfeedback.co/ Our secondary sponsor of the show is LaunchFlows At https://launchflows.com/ #1 - Can the Block Directory and Business Interests Coexist? https://wptavern.com/can-the-block-directory-and-business-interests-coexist #2 - ‘Techlash’ Hits College C...

#460 WP-Tonic Show With Special Guest Brad Williams 15.01.2020

Brad Williams is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of WebDevStudios (WDS). Brad is responsible for defining the vision and direction of the overall company. He works closely with Marketing and Sales with a strong focus on Business Development. Brad has helped grow WDS from a coffee table startup to one of the oldest and most respected WordPress Agencies working with clients like Microsoft...

#459 WP-Tonic Round-Table Show on Friday 10th of January, 2020 at 8:30am PST 11.01.2020

ThIs Week's Show Main Sponsor is WPfeedback.co If you use this special coupon code WPTonicROCKS you will get 25% all plans available https://wpfeedback.co/ Our secondary sponsor of the show is LaunchFlows At https://launchflows.com/   #1 - Pods Framework Loses Primary Sponsorship, Seeks Donors To Fund Project https://wptavern.com/pods-framework-loses-primary-sponsorship-seeks-donors-to-fund-projec...

#458 WP-Tonic Show The End Of Year Show! 31.12.2019

We look back over 2019 what have we learned over the year. Adrian has joined me as the show's co-host during 2019 and we also talk about his own experiences trying to build a WordPress plugin business connected to GroundHogg.

#457 WP-Tonic Show With Special Guest Rob Walling 26.12.2019

We will be discussing how you can successfully bootstrap a WordPress based business in 2020 and what does Rob see as the major opportunities in the WordPress environment for bootstrappers! Rob Walling The former joint founder of Drip email marketing platform and also the joint presenter of the Startup For The Rest of Us Hi, I’m Rob. I make things. I’ve built and sold several startups, most recentl...

#456 WP-Tonic Round-Table Show on Friday 20th of December, 2019 at 8:30am PST 22.12.2019

ThIs Week's Show Sponsor is WPfeedback.co If you use this special coupon code WPTonicROCKS you will get 25% all plans available https://wpfeedback.co/   #1 - Bluehost Launches Premium WordPress Theme Marketplace to Customers https://wptavern.com/bluehost-launches-premium-wordpress-theme-marketplace-to-customers #2 - Google Fires Another Worker for Exercising her Rights and Protecting Coworkers fro...

#455 WP-Tonic Show With Special Guest Brian Gill Founder & Chairman of Gillware 19.12.2019

Brian holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is a software architect and data recovery expert. He is well-versed in the firmware architectures of all the major storage vendors. He is a co-founder of Phoenix Nuclear Labs and served on PNL’s board from inception to when it decided to spin-off SHINE Medical Technologies. He also previously served on the...

#454 WP-Tonic Round-Table Show on Friday 13th of December, 2019 at 8:30am PST 14.12.2019

ThIs Week's Show Sponsor is WPfeedback.co If you use this special coupon code WPTonicROCKS you will get 25% all plans available https://wpfeedback.co/ #1 - Gutenberg: One Year Later by Chris Hughes https://wptavern.com/gutenberg-one-year-later #2 - A social media influencer will serve 14 years in prison after his plot to take over a website at gunpoint backfired https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/10/us/s...

#453 WP-Tonic Round-Table Show on Friday 6th of December, 2019 at 8:30am PST 11.12.2019

ThIs Week's Show Sponsor is WPfeedback.co If you use this special coupon code WPTonicROCKS you will get 25% all plans available https://wpfeedback.co/ #1 - Black Friday Banner Gone Wrong: Advertising in Free Plugins https://wptavern.com/black-friday-banner-gone-wrong-advertising-in-free-plugins #2 - Era Ends for Google as Founders Step Aside From a Pillar of Tech https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/03...

#452 WP-Tonic Show With Special Guest Jake Goldman President & Founder of 10up 11.12.2019

Here are the key topics that we discussed with Jake during the interview #1 - 10up Releases GitHub Actions for Simplifying WordPress Plugin Deployment #2 - LearnDash 3.0 and how 10up helped in the development of this fantastic upgrade of this leading LMS plugin. #3. Anand Giridharadas Book "Winners Take All." and how some of the key points of the book can be applied to the WordPress community.  

#458 WP-Tonic Show The End Of Year Show! 04.12.2019

We look back over 2019 what have we learned over the year. Adrian has joined me as the show's co-host during 2019 and we also talk about his own experiences trying to build a WordPress plugin business connected to GroundHogg.

#451 WP-Tonic Show: We Discuss How To Target Your Best Customers 04.12.2019

In this week's episode, we discuss how you can target our ideal audience for your project, course, or service business. Adrian, my co-host recently want to conference run by Dan Martell, who has built a reputation as one of the leading experts on identifying the best clients for your online business and also scaling your business effetely. In the second half of the show, we go on to discuss what a...

#450 WP-Tonic Show: With Special Guest Brian Jackson Chief Marketing Officer at Kinsta. 27.11.2019

Brian is the Chief Marketing Officer at Kinsta. He focuses on everything from developing new online growth strategies, content creation, technical SEO, and outreach within the community. He has a huge passion for WordPress, has been using it for over a decade, and even develops a couple of premium plugins. Brian enjoys blogging, movies, and hiking. Also Brian has been an entrepreneur from a young...

#449 WP-Tonic Round-Table Show on Friday 22 of November, 2019 at 8:30am PST 23.11.2019

Special Guest Panelist: Michele Butcher Jones #1 - WP Agency Summit Kicks Off December 6 https://wptavern.com/wp-agency-summit-kicks-off-december-6 #2 - New Report Looks at the Rise of Virtual Influencers on Instagram https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/new-report-looks-at-the-rise-of-virtual-influencers-on-instagram/567550/ #3- Genesis Shapers: November 2019 Recap https://studiopress.blog/genes...

#448 WP-Tonic Show: With Special Guest Matt Giovanisci of MoneyLab 21.11.2019

How To Create Original and Engaging Landing Pages + Insights into Affiliate Marketing. My name is Matt Giovanisci. I'm self-employed and work from home. But it's nothing special. I wake up whenever I want, put my sweatpants on one leg at a time, and tell my butler to make me an egg soufflé just like everyone else. Ok, I don't have a butler. I started a website in 2006 called Swim University. The s...

#447 WP-Tonic Round-Table Show on Friday 15 of November, 2019 at 8:30am PST 18.11.2019

#1 - WordCamp US 2020 Date and Location Announced, New Weekday Schedule https://wptavern.com/wordcamp-us-2020-date-and-location-announced-new-weekday-schedule #2 - Apple’s ‘sexist’ credit card isn’t just a PR problem – it’s a nightmare for us all https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/13/apple-sexist-credit-card-pr-problem-nightmare #3 - WordPress 5.3 “Kirk” Released, Brings New Defaul...

#446 WP-Tonic Show: With Special Guest Kris Hadlock of Wordherd 14.11.2019

WordHerd is a full-service WordPress website migration company, meaning that we convert any other CMS platform or custom website to WordPress. WordHerd handles migrations of all sizes, from small businesses to large enterprises. When it comes to moving your website away from your current CMS to a new one, WordHerd is there to help by providing a number of services to ensure that your new website m...

#445 WP-Tonic Round-Table Show on Friday 1 of November, 2019 at 8:30am PST 10.11.2019

#1 - Matt Mullenweg’s State of the Word, 2019 https://poststatus.com/matt-mullenweg-state-of-the-word-2019/ #2 - SoftBank’s chairman admits he blew it with WeWork after disastrous earnings https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/6/20951946/softbank-masayoshi-son-admits-wework-was-bad-judgement-q2-2019   #3 - Salesforce announces new content management system https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/07/salesforce-a...

#444 WP-Tonic Show: With Special Guest Michael Short of Blitz Industries 07.11.2019

About Michael Short Waas-pro & Blitz Industries WHAT I DO: Since 1999, I've helped PAINTLESS DENT REPAIR (PDR) PROFESSIONALS, AUTO BODY SHOPS, AUTO DETAILERS / MOBILE DETAILERS and OTHERS leverage online marketing strategies to generate leads, add clients and increase revenue. HOW I DO IT: My team and I developed a "done for you", conversion-focused mobile-ready website system...ProSites by Bl...

#443 WP-Tonic Round-Table Show on Friday 1 of November, 2019 at 8:30am PST 04.11.2019

#1 - WordCamp US 2019 https://2019.us.wordcamp.org/ #2 - Flash Is Responsible for the Internet's Most Creative Era? https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/d3awk7/flash-is-responsible-for-the-internets-most-creative-era #3 - We Analyzed 5.2 Million Desktop and Mobile Pages Here’s What We Learned About Page Speed https://backlinko.com/page-speed-stats #4 - SEMrush vs Ahrefs: Which Is the Best SEO and Ma...

#442 WP-Tonic Show: With Special Guest Vito Peleg of WP Feedback 30.10.2019

We Talk About How To Successfully Lunch A New Digital Product or Course in 2019? More About Vito Peleg & WP Feedback Vito built his first website 19 years ago on GeoCities when he was 14 years old, it was scrappy and extremely bright colored. He made it for his skateboarding crew with his friends from school. He remembers how exciting it was to simply go online. Back then, whenever we connecte...

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