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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Jul 6, 2026

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114 What Are Your Best Value WordPress Hosting Options? 06.08.2016

If there's one area where most site owners could improve their WordPress websites, it is with their hosting. For membership sites or eCommerce, shared hosting is not going to work for you. The next logical step is to go to a WordPress managed hosting solutions. We will look at those, plus a new breed of VPS hosting as we talk with Constantinos Coudounaris of WPHosting Spot in episode 114 of WP-Ton...

113 How do You Write Winning WordPress Project Proposals? 03.08.2016

WP-Tonic #113: How do You Write Winning WordPress Project Proposals? Our panel: Morten Rand-Hendriksen: from Lynda.com Sallie Goetsch: from Wpfangirl.com Jackie D’Elia: from Jackie D’Elia Design John Locke: from Lockedown SEO Today the WP-Tonic panel discusses how to write a winning WordPress proposal. What things go into a great proposal? How do you handle the payment schedule? Who is responsible...

112 Christopher Hawkins: How To Deal With Difficult Client Situations 30.07.2016

We Have a great discussion here with Christopher Hawkins about an interesting subject how to deal with those difficult clients? Chris has been building web applications for over 16 years, successfully completing projects for business of every size, from Fortune 500s on down. Day-to-day, he manages a custom web development consulting firm. He also authors a software industry blog and has been publi...

111 What Makes a Wordpress Woocommerce Project Successful? 24.07.2016

This week, we look at What Makes a WooCommerce Website Successful? The lessons we learned are not what you might expect them to be. Our panel this week: Sallie Goetsch: https://wpfangirl.com Morten Rand-Hendriksen: http://pinkandyellow.com/ Scott Buscemi: https://luminary.ws/ John Locke: Lockedown SEO Show Table of Contents: 0:00 We introduce the episode and our panel. 3:34 WordPress News Story: J...

110 Bob Dunn of Do The Woo and the BobWP podcast 23.07.2016

Bob Dunn, known as BobWP across the web, started his business in 1992 and spent over 25 years partnered with his wife providing marketing and design for large and small businesses. He discovered WordPress in 2007 and started designing WordPress sites.   Visit the WP-Tonic site for additional content: https://www.wp-tonic.com/podcast/110-bob-dunn-bobwp-podcast/   ==================   WP-Tonic is no...

109 What's The Difference Between Effective Web Copy and Print Copy? 20.07.2016

An insightful WordPress roundtable discussion on what are the thing you need to understand connected to the clear difference between what works connected to web-copy and how in someways it clearly very different to print world.   Read the full article and get bonus content on the WP-Tonic website: https://www.wp-tonic.com/podcast/109-wordpress-difference-effective-web-copy-print-copy/   ==========...

108 Matt Miller: Air-Pilot To All American Entrepreneur 14.07.2016

We talk to Matt Miller the Founder of "School Spirt Vending." Matt has an amazing story connected how he got the idea for his business and how he managed to drive forward and build a real business. He also talks on why his online presence is powered by WordPress. http://schoolspiritvending.com   Get additional content for this episode at the WP-Tonic website: https://www.wp-tonic.com/podcast/108-m...

107 How to Evaluate a WordPress Designer, Dev, Agency, or Maintenance Service? 11.07.2016

In this episode we look at how you should judge what WordPress design/development company you should hire to help you build you next great WordPress powered website. We have a great panel here with lot of industry experience.   Get bonus content from this episode on the WP-Tonic website: https://www.wp-tonic.com/podcast/107-how-to-evaluate-a-wordpress-freelance-web-designer-developer/     ========...

106 WP-Tonic: Speeding Up WordPress, From Sloth To Speed Machine Part 2 10.07.2016

Jonathan & John give more tips and advice connected to how to make your old slow sloth of a WordPress website into a speed machine. We look at CDN, caching and how to really optimize your images plus we discuss a number of other things to help you make your website in to a speed machine.   Get additional content for this episode on the WP-Tonic website: https://www.wp-tonic.com/podcast/106-spe...

105 WP-Tonic: Speeding Up WordPress From Slow Dog To Speed Machine! 06.07.2016

We look at a number of services and WordPress plugins that can help make your WordPress website faster to load and become the speed machine of your dreams. It really easy to end up with a really slow loading WordPress website. We give some clear and actionable advice that really works. What should you look for connected to hosting to themes? Then we move on to services like CDNs and also caching p...

104 WP-Tonic: Zac Gordon on JavaScript for WP 02.07.2016

Zac Gordon talks about how much work it been to develop his top rated Javascript online course JavascriptForWP . Zac is a WordPress educator and teacher. In this interview, he talks about starting as a web development teacher at local schools, and eventually working at Treehouse as their lead WordPress development teacher. After Treehouse cancelled any new WordPress courses, Zac decided that he wa...

103 WP-Tonic: WordPress & Online Marketing: What Works in 2016! 28.06.2016

WordPress & Online Marketing What Works in 2016 From Snapchat to Email Marketing. The WP-Tonic panel discusses what marketing efforts are working for them and their clients in 2016. How are email lists? What about social media? Should you pay attention to Snapchat? What about offline marketing? Does SEO still work? We discuss all these topics and more on this episode of WP-Tonic. Appearing in...

102 WP-Tonic: WordPress eCommerce, Shopify Vs WooCommerce 26.06.2016

We look at the major elements connected to running a successful eCommerce website. What does it take to set up a WooCommerce store and make it work? What are the technical challenges you'll face in setting up your online store? What are the best extensions for WooCommerce? What about payment gateways? What are alternatives to WooCommerce? When should you consider Shopify or Magento as e-commerce s...

101 All Things eCommerce & WooCommerce Advice 23.06.2016

We have a great round-table live panel discussion connected eCommerce and WooCommerce. Here the panel this week. https://www.wp-tonic.com Sallie Goetsch David Laietta John Locke Jonathan Denwood   ===================   WP-Tonic is not only a WordPress maintenance and support service, but we publish a twice weekly WordPress podcast where we talk with some of the brightest minds in WordPress develop...

100 Special: Morten Rand-Hendriksen 20.06.2016

In this episode to travel back to episode #1 and for #100 Morton Rand-Hendriksen returns to update us with what he's been up to in the world of WordPress.   Read the article on WP-Tonic.com for additional content: https://www.wp-tonic.com/podcast/2-100-special-guest-morten-rand-hendriksen-lynda-com/   Links: https://mor10.com/ https://wp-tonic.com/   ================   WP-Tonic is not only a WordP...

099 What Plugins Should You Consider For Any WordPress Website? 15.06.2016

What Are The Plugins That You Should Consider For Any WordPress Website?   Read the full article on WP-Tonic.com: https://www.wp-tonic.com/podcast/099-plugins-put-wordpress-websites/ ==================   WP-Tonic is not only a WordPress maintenance and support service, but we publish a twice weekly WordPress podcast where we talk with some of the brightest minds in WordPress development, web desig...

098 WP-Tonic: Devin Walker, Founder of WordImpress 12.06.2016

We interview Devin Walker, Founder of WordImpress , the makers of the GiveWP Plugin, as well as Maps Builder Pro , WooCommerce Quick Checkout , and a variety of review plugins. Devin talks about what's next for the GiveWP plugin, working with a team at WordImpress, why documentation is important, and prioritizing feature requests for a hit plugin. Devin discusses the origins of the GiveWP plugin,...

097½ Tools and Tips Connected to Building Your WordPress Websites 07.06.2016

Tools and Tips Connected to Building Your WordPress Websites.   Our panel: Jackie D'Elia Russell Aaron John Locke Jonathan Denwood   ================   WP-Tonic is not only a WordPress maintenance and support service, but we publish a twice weekly WordPress podcast where we talk with some of the brightest minds in WordPress development, web design, business, and online marketing.

097 WordPress Membership Plugins 05.06.2016

We look at and giving some detailed advice on how you choice the right WordPress membership plugin for your project.   You can read more on the WP-Tonic website: https://www.wp-tonic.com/podcast/097-best-wordpress-membership-plugins-2016/ =======================   WP-Tonic is not only a WordPress maintenance and support service, but we publish a twice weekly WordPress podcast where we talk with so...

096 What Are Your Best WordPress Hosting Options in 2016? 30.05.2016

We go through the four main choices you have when it comes to hosting your WordPress website. We start with shared hosting and then move to managed WordPress hosting and end with dedicated server hosting.   Read more about our the best WordPress hosting on the WP-Tonic website: https://www.wp-tonic.com/podcast/096-best-wordpress-hosting-options-companies-2016/   =====================   WP-Tonic is...

095 How to Pick The Right Premium WordPress Theme 22.05.2016

Read more about how to choose the right WordPRess theme on the WP-Tonic website: https://www.wp-tonic.com/podcast/095-pick-right-premium-wordpress-theme/   ================   WP-Tonic is not only a WordPress support and maintenance service, but we publish a twice weekly WordPress podcast where we talk with some of the brightest minds in WordPress development, web design, business, and online marke...

094 John Locke Joins WP-Tonic 15.05.2016

John Locke is the founder of Lockedown SEO, a SEO and web design agency in Sacramento, CA . This show chronicles how John got into web design and the WordPress community, his career before web development, and what's next. Starting with this episode, John will be the regular co-host of the WP-Tonic podcast .       Read additional content for this episode at the WP-Tonic website: https://www.wp-ton...

093 WordPress Security Measures 10.05.2016

Read more about our choices for best WordPress security measures and plugins at: https://www.wp-tonic.com/podcast/093-wordpress-security/   ====================     WP-Tonic is not only a WordPress support and maintenance service, but we publish a twice weekly WordPress podcast where we talk with some of the brightest minds in WordPress development, web design, business, and online marketing.

092 WordPress Landing Page Plugins & Email Services 30.04.2016

In this round robin special episode of WP-Tonic, we are going to be talking about everything we have discussed during April connected to online marketing from landing page plugin builders to sells funnels including email marketing plus local SEO, which is important to understand if you are a local or regional business. We wanted to the pump-out load of information during April connected to how you...

091 Facebook: A Powerful WordPress Conversion Machine 25.04.2016

Use the Facebook platform and paid advertisement set-up combined with WordPress can make a powerful conversion machine. It can be slightly intimidating when starting out with Facebook however like with WordPress there a lot of great free training resources not only from Facebook themselves but from a number of over excellent third-party websites that will show you how not only set-up your Facebook...

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