This Week in WordPress #236
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 2nd January 2023.
309 – Traditional v Agile
Welcome to the penultimate episode in our Business Bootcamp series. Usually, this is where I write… “where we relearn everything we know about building WordPress sites and running a web design business from start to finish”. But if you are joining us now, you probably need to go back a year to season one! We…
This Week in WordPress #235
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 12th December 2022.
308 – Up your WooCommerce game with Barn2 plugins
So we have Katie Keith on the podcast today to talk about what they’re doing over at Barn2 plugins. First off, we tackle the history of the company, and importantly, why they have such a peculiar name! We then get into their journey into the WooCommerce space and how that’s enabled them to grow into…
307 – Upselling services
So you’re in the business of selling WordPress websites? If you are in that business, then I can guarantee you that there’s more money to be made than just getting the site done and then moving on. Today it’s all about the upsells that we might offer. We go through a list of things that…
306 – Application & database hosting at Kinsta
So in the last episode of the WP Builds podcast we were talking about how WordPress hosting has changed. Today it feels like more of the same. Kinsta has been offering managed WordPress hosting for years, and has built up a good business on top of the world’s most popular CMS. Well, time and tide…
This Week in WordPress #232
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 21st November 2022.
305 – How hosting has changed
Welcome to another in the Business Bootcamp series where we relearn everything we know about building WP sites and running a web design business from start to finish. Today we’re talking about the way that hosting has changed over the years. In much the same way that you look at a website from 1999 and…
This Week in WordPress #231
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 14th November 2022.
304 – Steve Burge on running PublishPress and buying other plugins
I love a good story, and that’s what we’ve got for you today. It’s Steve Burge from PublishPress. Steve’s had a long history working with open source software, and, as you’ll hear, he’s not going anywhere. The conversation kicks off with a bit of background about Steve. We talk about his journey with a whole…
This Week in WordPress #230
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 7th November 2022.
303 – Monitoring websites for clients
Welcome to another in the Business Bootcamp series where we relearn everything we know about building WP sites and running a web design business from start to finish. Today we are talking about ‘Monitoring websites for clients’. Relationships with clients after a traditional project rarely end with the site going live. Those who take an…
This Week in WordPress #229
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 31st October 2022.
302 – Eric Karkovack on the merits of canonical plugins in WordPress
On the podcast today we have Eric Karkovack. He’s been in the WordPress space for ages and contributes in a whole variety of ways. I’ve been wanting to get him on the show for ages, but our calendars kept colliding, until today! We talk about two, not related, subjects. The first is WebP images, and…
This Week in WordPress #228
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 24th October 2022.