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Jonathan on 2016 We look back through 2016 at what were the most interesting WordPress stories. Also, what guest interviews we found personally the most insightful or surprising. For me personally, the best part of 2016 connected to the show is having John Locke join the team and agreeing to be my full-time co-host. I’ve known John for slightly over two years and I got to say he one of the most ha...

We look at a number of tools and services that we use on a daily basis. These are services that make a big difference in how we run our businesses. We move at speed and cover a lot of ground in this pre-Christmas show! Summary: We talk about our favorite web tools of 2016. Covered: tools for productivity, project management, accounting, invoicing, social media, content management, and content crea...

We have an insightful and enjoyable interview with Josh Pollock, the co-founder of Caldera Forms . We cover a lot of stuff in this conversation. Josh tells us how he got started in WordPress development, and his philosophy for running a commercial plugin shop in the WordPress ecosystem. Josh also talks with us about Caldera Forms, product stories, and the future of WordPress. Caldera Forms: https:...

For our 150th episode, we discuss a busy week in WordPress news and our main topic, the best starter themes and theme frameworks for WordPress development. Our panel this week: Carrie Forde https://carrieforde.com/ Kim Shivler https://whiteglovewebtraining.com/ Sallie Goetsch https://www.wpfangirl.com/ Jonathan Denwood https://www.wp-tonic.com/ John Locke Lockedown SEO ============   Episode 150 T...

We talk with front end architect/designer Carrie Forde about atomic design and front-end development for WordPress. Carrie's Forde day job is as a front-end developer at the highly-respected WebDevStudios. Carrie Forde on Twitter: https://twitter.com/carrieforde Carrie's site: https://carrieforde.com/   Table of Contents for Episode 149 0:00 Podcast intros. 1:22 Carrie's origin story. 3:44 What Ca...

Our weekly Saturday round-table focuses on the processes we use to intake clients, design and develop websites, test and launch, and have ongoing relationships. What are the tools they use? And what are the internal processes that the panel have developed to help them manage projects? The panel this week: Lee Jackson https://trailblazer.fm Sallie Goetsch https://www.wpfangirl.com/ John Locke Locke...

Two of the founders of Beaver Builder: Justin Busa and Robby McCullough, share the history of the company and their future plans. There is a lot to learn about launching product in this great conversation. Beaver Builder: https://www.wpbeaverbuilder.com/   Episode 147 Table of Contents 0:00 Podcast Intros 1:43 The origin story of Beaver Builder and how the founders met. 3:32 What were the challeng...

We have a great round table show with special guest Lee Jackson of the WP Innovator podcast. We talk all about the tools that we use daily to help us run our businesses. We look at a number of different categories from invoicing to project management tools.   The panel this week: Lee Jackson https://trailblazer.fm Jackie D'Elia https://jackiedelia.com/ Jonathan Denwood https://www.wp-tonic.com/ Sa...

This Week We fun and insightful Interview with Lee Jackson host of the WP Innovator podcast & the owner of a highly successful WordPress development agency that exclusively only works with other digital agencies.   You can find Lee at his website: http://leejacksondev.com/ . Be sure to check out his podcast at: http://leejacksondev.com/podcast/ .   Table of Contents for Episode 145 0:00 Podcas...

AJ Morris of Liquid Web joins our Saturday panel as we discuss the qualities of high-end WordPress hosting. We find out what differentiates a high end managed WordPress host from the average hosting companies that cost a few bucks a month. Why is it important to have a quality web host? What are you looking for in web hosting for your WordPress website? We'll answer these questions and many more....

In this powerful interview, Gordan Orlic of Web Factory Ltd discusses becoming an elite plugin author on CodeCanyon and why he's leaving the platform, and moving everything to his own website. Gordan pulls no punches as he talks about making the transition from getting traffic on a marketplace like CodeCanyon to setting up shop on your own. Find Gordan at http://www.webfactoryltd.com/   Follow Gor...

On this week's WP-Tonic round table, we give some insight on how to work with non-profit organizations. How is working with non-profits different than working with clients in the private sector? Our round table of WordPress experts also discusses the best marketing practices for non-profits. Our panel this week: Morten Rand-Hendriksen of Lynda.com Sallie Goetsch of WP Fangirl Jonathan Denwood of W...

We talk with Heather about the life-cycle of web agencies, marketing, social media, and client relationships. How do Heather and her team find the right type of clients to work with?  Why is it important to develop strong ongoing relationships in your local business community? I really enjoyed our chat with Heather. I could see why she has been so successful in driving her agency forward. The Word...

In this WP-Tonic round-table we look at WordPress and security with an excellent panel of WordPress community experts. Our panel this week: Brian Jackson from https://woorkup.com/ and https://kinsta.com/ Sallie Goetsch from https://wpfangirl.com/ Jackie D'Elia from https://jackiedelia.com/ Jonathan Denwood from https://www.wp-tonic.com/ John Locke from Lockedown SEO Episode 140 Table of Contents 0...

In episode 139, we interview Robert Abela, founder of WP Security Audit Log , a leading WordPress auditing plugin. Robert's blog at WP White Security is a great resource for learning more about WordPress security best practices. Robert focuses on explaining website security in a way that non-technical people can understand. Resources: WP White Security https://www.wpwhitesecurity.com/ WP Security...

We talk about CSS, Flexbox, CS Grids, CSS frameworks like Bootstrap and Foundation, Sass and other CSS pre-processors. Our panel this week: Alex Denning from https://alexdenning.com/ and https://masterwp.co/ Jackie D'Elia from https://jackiedelia.com/ Sallie Goetsch from https://wpfangirl.com/ Jonathan Denwood from https://www.wp-tonic.com/ John Locke from Lockedown SEO   Episode 138 Table of Cont...

We put the spotlight on our panelist Sallie Goetsch. Sallie has been involved with the web since it's beginnings in the early 1990s, as well as a career in academia. She talks about these subjects, the WordPress community, living in the UK, and Greek philosophy in this very special episode of WP-Tonic.   Sallie is also the organizer of the East Bay WordPress Meetup and a valued member of the WordP...

In this episode we discuss WordCamp Sacramento 2016, about half of the normal WP-Tonic round-table panel were presenting at this year’s Sacramento WordCamp event and we all had a great-time. We would like to say that Jennifer Bourn, the organizing team and the weekend’s volunteers did an amazing job!   Everyone on our panel this week was in attendance at WordCamp Sacramento 2016. Sallie, Kim, and...

What can I say about Beka apart from "cool". She is the lead WooCommerce developer at SkyVerge, who have built a great reputation not only for their work with WooCommerce, but the way they do business. In this interview we cover quite a large landscape of topics however we mostly talk about eCommerce and what Beka has learned about this subject over the past 5 years! SkyVerge https://www.skyverge....

This week, our panel examines tools and tips for podcasting With WordPress. We look at why you might consider starting a podcast and the tools and services that you should consider using.   In EP134, we discussed podcasting with WordPress: what you need to know, tools to help you, and tips from our panel members on how to launch a new podcast. We went over what podcasting equipment you'll need, th...

133 WP Tonic Interview with Kai Davis Outreach Consultant & Author We talk with consultant Kai Davis about podcast outreach and other forms of marketing. http://kaidavis.com/ Episode 133 Table of Contents 0:00 Intros 2:20 How does choosing a niche help you as consultant? How do you choose that niche? 3:56 Kai recommends The Positioning Manual by Phillip Morgan https://philipmorganconsulting.co...

We have a great panel of WordPress educational experts and developers this Saturday, Morten Rand-Hendriksen from Lynda.com, Kim Shivler, from Whiteglovewebtraining, Jackie D’Elia from  Jackie D’Elia Design and our co-host John Locke from Lockedown Design. What are the various resources that we have used before? What are the websites, books, seminars, conferences, and courses that we recommend? Sho...

We have a great interview with WordPress developer, business coach, and podcaster Curtis McHale from Vancouver, BC, CA. Curtis has been involved in the WordPress community for a number of years and has contributed a lot to helping WordPress freelance developer get more quality clients. You can find Curtis at http://curtismchale.ca/ and at https://twitter.com/curtismchale . Show Table of Contents 0...

We'll look at what inbound marketing and content marketing are, and some examples of businesses using inbound and content marketing. We'll examine our own track records with content marketing, and look at if it has worked for our own clients or not. If you do any form of online marketing or lead generation, this will be a discussion you don't want to miss. Our panel for this show: Adam Fout of Blu...

We sit down with Chris Handy, CEO and Founder of Thinkhandy to discuss sales funnels, inbound marketing, email marketing, and nurturing leads. http://www.thinkhandy.com/ Show Table of Contents 0:00 Intros 0:37 What is inbound marketing? How does inbound marketing relate to the sales cycle? 1:40 Inbound marketing has expanded it's meaning to the point of dilution 2:09 People buy differently than th...