Meet David, Freelancer, nomad and massive Beaver Builder fan. An ex UK Civil Servant who turned his back on a safe pension to travel the world, frolic on beaches and make use of 10 years of tinkering with WP. Plugin Recommendations Beaver Builder – click here WP Types – click here Plugin organiser – click…
In this episode, James and I talk about breaking into the WordPress forms space, early decisions and pivoting, and building 3.0 from the ground up. Learn about how they built a following, evolved the product, and how they tested and migrated their customers to a brand new, fantastic build of the plugin, and what it…
Learn what we include in our contracts, and how you can quickly create your own contracts for your WordPress website builds. This is our journey, and is not to be considered legal advice, but to help encourage you, and empower you to easily put together your own legal framework that will protect you, your business…
I get to talk to Corey Maass, a WordPress develop who’s delved into several different products. His most popular plugin, Kanban for WordPress, turns WordPress into a project management system based on the popular Japanese method of displaying cards and showcasing progress. We discuss the challenges of pricing, updates, and staying focused. Show Notes Corey…
Learn epic content creation strategy and how you can help your clients get their sites online quicker as a result. Dave Toomey drops amazing advice, tells us his web agency journey, and also introduces his new white-label content service. Get your free white-labelled guide to the importance of content and more here. Connect with Dave:…
Jeff and I talk about picking names, following your passion, and his great attention to detail in this episode of How I Built It. In a usually saturated market, Jeff has build a great business on t-shirts and other clothing. His insight is fantastic! Show Notes Ugmonk Ugmonk Journal Square One Coffee (sold out) Chemex…
Learn how we create WordPress websites from the client’s initial ideas, right through to making the site live. We take you through: The Briefing Process How we take the brief, reverse brief and quote. And also that all important deposit. Wireframing Getting the layout agreed before we get into Photoshop. Check out Google Slides or Moqups…
Chris and I talk about all sorts of stuff in this episode, all surrounding his site Beyond Good. We talk about tools, automation, and being a one-man show doing the work of a small company. Chris also shares some exclusive advice on creating content. Make sure to listen until the end! Show Notes Beyond Good Hosting…
Today’s episode is sponsored by SearchWP, a powerful plugin to enhance your WordPress search experience. One of its main features is its ability to build custom search engines. It also has the ability to search…
Lee grills Brian Jackson from Kinsta all about WordPress hosting from the perspective of a web agency. OH an it is our 50th full episode! Boom 🙂 Recommended themes/plugins My Theme Shop Recommended theme resource. Well coded, lightweight had has used https://mythemeshop.com/ WP Subscribe Pro https://mythemeshop.com/plugins/wp-subscribe-pro/ Beaver Builder (Lee’s recommendation… again) http://leejacksondev.com/beaverbuilder Easy Digital Downloads…
This episode goes a little longer than normal, but it’s chocked with some great information! We discuss hacking systems (but not in the way you’d expect), how he created WPSessions by basically asking, and why he wanted to bring the WordCamp feel to the online community. We also discussed the need to constantly evaluate if…
Meet Richard Bland of https://www.bhambrabland.co.uk/. He is a Wordpress expert, designer & developer and web & email consultant to SMB’s. Listen to how he learnt to go with his gut, and also be able to say the word NO when needed. Action today: Find your passion. Simplify your offering and become the master of it. Resources: Chris Coyier: http://chriscoyier.net/ Plugins:…
It’s the last episode of the Halloween 2016 Season… Here goes: Membership sites are an amazing way generate income based on your or your client’s expertise. With WordPress being such a powerful content machine, it makes sense to let it drive your membership area. We share some great tools to get you started, and stay…
Here is how to collaborate on theme and plugin projects ensuring you have a good change tracked copy. Find out other benefits you might not have thought of, and check out the awesome github updater plugin we share! Lee also has a bit of an argument with himself. Github – https://github.com/ Bit Bucket – https://bitbucket.org…
Learn why you should be updating your site, and how to update it the best way. We also unpack documentation and great tools to help you along the way. Automatic Update Config Use wisely, listen to the podcast first – https://codex.wordpress.org/Configuring_Automatic_Background_Updates Easy Updates Manager – https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/stops-core-theme-and-plugin-updates/ WPBoom – http://www.wpboom.com/ WP Curve – http://leejacksondev.com/wpcurve — OUR…
