Business, Interview

Creating information products w/ David Hayes of WPShout

Matt Medeiros is continuing with Season 6 by interviewing guests as he connects with them in the community. In this episode, Matt interviews David Hayes from WPShout, a premier source for WordPress learning. David along with his partner Fred Meyer also run an agency called PressUp. It is a boutique web consultancy that partners with businesses to…

November 7, 2017 Matt 0

Business, Interview

What consultants need to know before they open for business with Nathan Allotey

In this episode, Matt Medeiros interviews Nathan Allotey, a digital marketing strategist, web designer and freelancer who has the experience building websites for customers that are not necessarily dependent on WordPress. He and Matt discuss how the project drives the framework for website creation. Listen to this episode: What you will learn from this Episode:…

November 3, 2017 shetlerp 0

Business, Interview

Alex Denning & Ben Gillbanks of the MasterWP WordPress newsletter

In this episode, Matt Medeiros interviews Alex Denning and Ben Gillbanks who have started the newsletter MasterWP. MasterWP weekly is the newsletter for WordPress professionals. Each week you can get a collection of apps, tools, and links that will make life better and provoke thought. The newsletter provides a good mix of web standards…

October 23, 2017 Matt 0

Blog, WordPress

The blue-collar WordPress worker and the 2,500+ websites built to grow the CMS

I’m not foolish enough to think that the entirety of WordPress’ growth is driven by our love for the software, but that we consultants are responsible for a sizeable portion of it. A portion that shouldn’t be ignored and one that should be welcome to the discussion more often. Under-represented. Perhaps. You can listen to…

November 14, 2017 Matt 14

Blog

How to disable Jetpack upsell ads

We live in a world of monetized Jetpack. Gone are the days where commercialized plugins were looked at under a watchful microscope, and leadership at Automattic felt that charging for plugins was, well, plain wrong. Today we’re seeing Jetpack as the revenue bridge between .org and .com offerings — and a very big bridge at…

September 13, 2017 Matt 10

Blog, Business, Interview, Startups

How to find an angel investor for small startups w/ Jason Calacanis

I’m excited to release this interview with Jason Calacanis during the launch of his new book, Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups-Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor Who Turned $100,000 into $100,000,000. I’ve been a super fan of Jason since coming across his show This week in Startups when he produced it on set with black curtain…

July 18, 2017 Matt 0