On this episode of the Distributed podcast, we get an insider’s look at the Grand Meetup, Automattic’s annual weeklong all-staff event, where employees have an opportunity to collaborate, learn from one another, and hang out face-to-face. Folks from across the company share what makes this gathering so special, talk about social cohesion in the context…
I was excited to reconnect with my friend Colin Devroe on this episode. We met through the WordPress community in Scranton and I just the co-working space he and his business part Kyle created. In this conversation, we get back to basics, and talk blogging. With the ever changing landscape of the web and social…
The 2019 holiday season is here! Many of you are business owners, remote workers, and freelancers – so I thought I’d put together a bonus episode based on my 2 popular gift guides. Here are some great gifts for podcasters, and people who work from home! … The 2019 Gift Guide!Read More »
Kathy Darling, WooCommerce extension developer talks about building and maintaining extensions for Gutenberg support plus more.
Adrian, having worked with Infusionsoft for several years recognised a gap in the market for small to medium businesses who needed marketing automation but could not access it. Systems were very pricey and complex to integrate into their websites so he launched a brand new WordPress plugin. This became Groundhogg which brought the features of…
This interview is a little different than most. See, Svetlana Kouznetsova is an accessibility consultant who’s also deaf. Our interview was conducted completely using Google Docs. The voice you’ll hear on this episode is Erin, my wife, who graciously agreed to do Svetlana’s side of the conversation. Svetlana’s story is an interesting one. We talk…
Robert Cairns, The CEO/Chief Creator of Amazing Ideas at StunningDIgitalMarketing.com talks about his business journey and his podcast journey. For show notes please see: https://stunningdigitalmarketing.com/episode50/
InVision CEO Clark Valberg needed a tool to help his distributed team collaborate on design projects. So he created it — and it became the company’s flagship product, one that every Fortune 100 company now uses. In this episode, Clark joins our host Matt Mullenweg to discuss how he built his distributed company, and how…
We go a bit deeper with WooCommerce blocks, look at the upcoming All Products Block and blocks for checkout that are in the works.
Many agencies avoid settling on a niche as they feel they will miss out on projects. Meet Brad and Emily from GoWP who share their niching journey from local full service agency to WordPress support company. They have niched, then niched down further, creating a profitable and growing business that promotes a good work life…
Nathan Beckord is the CEO of Founder Suite, a group of tools to help those seeking venture capital, as well as tools for venture capitalists. We talked all about how he built this after spending a decade helping startups raise their own VC. We also cover how to seek VC funding, and if business plans…
Rob Cairns, the CEO/Chief Creator of Amazing Ideas at StunningDigitaMarketing.com talks to Jan Koch about the WP Agency Summit. For show notes please see: https://stunningdigitalmarketing.com/episode51/
Rob Cairns, the CEO and Chief Creator of Amazing Ideas at StunningDigitalMarketing.com talks about messaging. We examine the history of messaging and where things are at today. Rob believes we might be worse off today. For show notes please see: https://stunningdigitalmarketing.com/episode49/
Feast or famine is experienced often by the hard working agency owner. How can we can we change this model and create a business based on recurring income whilst providing the same services? This is not a podcast about selling support packages but instead creating a business based on your expertise, and creating real value…
Rob Cairns, the CEO/Chief Creator of Amazing Ideas at StunningDigitalmarketing.com talks about why brands are moving away from Facebook groups and towards other options including Forums. For show notes please see: https://stunningdigitalmarketing.com/episode48/
