Amir Salihefendic is the founder and CEO of Doist, maker of the popular Task Management app, Todoist. Today we are talking about their new chat app Twist, which was create as a way to combine email and Slack-like functionality. We talk about all sorts of great topics, but most notably, Work/Life Balance and how always being connected with apps like Slack are unhealthy. Thus, the idea for Twist came to be. It's a great episode, and if you like it, you can catch Part 2 over on Patreon, where we ta...
Oct 24, 2017•34 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Gravity Forms is one of, if not the, oldest premium form builders for WordPress. Alex Cancado, one of the founders, and I talk about the research that went into creating such an integral part of any website. We also talk about refactoring, automated testing, what it was like creating add-ons for Gravity forms and a whole lot more. If you like this episode, you can catch a bonus episode with Alex where we talk about business, copyrights, and more over on Patreon . Show Notes Gravity Forms Gravity...
Oct 17, 2017•34 min•Season 1Ep. 55
GiveWP is a plugin that helps you accept donations on your WordPress site. I got to talk to Matt and Devin about all sorts of other stuff though, like collaboration on a large team and the importance of great support. Show Notes GiveWP GiveWP on Twitter Scaling your WordPress Support for Growth Sponsored by: SIteLock | Liquid Web ———— Streamlined Solopreneur is the podcast for solopreneurs who want to automate their business and take time off worry-free. Each week, Joe Casabona shares practical ...
Oct 10, 2017•36 min•Season 1Ep. 54
Ben Meredith is a WordPress man about town, working with lots of great folks in the community like GiveWP, and putting out his own plugins. In this episode, Ben and I talk about Better Click to Tweet, a fantastic and free WordPress plugin he created. Show Notes Ben Meredith Ben on Twitter Better Click to Tweet GiveWP In Memory of Jesse Petersen Episode 34: Shawn Hesketh and WP101 Sponsored by: Access Aerial | Liquid Web ———— Streamlined Solopreneur is the podcast for solopreneurs who want to aut...
Oct 03, 2017•34 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Brian Hogg is a Canadian, WordPress Plugin Developer, Educator, and more. He has a few great courses on how to create WordPress plugins and a very informative newsletter to go with them. In part 2, we talk all about what to put in free vs. paid, build tools, and more. Show Notes Brian Hogg Event Calendar Newsletter Brian's Courses Using Git with the WordPress Plugin Repository Ways to Handle Pro and Free Versions of Your WordPress Plugin Episode 43 - Justin Ferriman & LearnDash Sponsored by:...
Sep 26, 2017•40 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Brian Hogg is a Canadian, WordPress Plugin Developer, Educator, and more. He has a few great courses on how to create WordPress plugins and a very informative newsletter to go with them. In this 2 part episode, we discuss his plugins as well as general plugin development; this includes build tools, SVN, submitting to the WordPress repository, and more. Show Notes Brian Hogg Event Calendar Newsletter Brian's Courses Using Git with the WordPress Plugin Repository Ways to Handle Pro and Free Versio...
Sep 19, 2017•28 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Mike Rohde is a designer and founder of the Sketchnotes Army! He's also a twice-published author and Green Bay Packers fan. In this episode, we talk about how he came up with sketchnotes, why it helps with retention, getting published, and tons more! Show Notes Mike Rohde Mike on Twitter Sketchnotes The Pen is Mightier than the Keyboard Sponsored by: Seriously Simple Podcasting | Liquid Web ———— Streamlined Solopreneur is the podcast for solopreneurs who want to automate their business and take ...
Sep 12, 2017•42 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Andy and I continue our conversation from last week, about general theme development. We discuss our favorite tools and learning resources, plus much more! If you're interested in making WordPress themes, these episodes are must-listens! Show Notes Part 1 Andy Wilkerson Parallelus UpThemes Theme Forest Google Trends WordPress.org Jade Grunt Episode 10: Beaver Builder Runway Underscores Creating a WordPress Theme Joe's WordPress Theming Course Some Nutsi Fan Theories - Stuff You Should Know Spons...
Sep 05, 2017•28 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Andy Wilkerson is a theme developer and theme shop owner that made a name for himself on Theme Forest. Now he's working on all sorts of projects, not just for themes, but for podcasts and more! In this 2-parter, he and I talk about his story and general theme development. This episode, Part 1, focuses primarily on how he built his business. Show Notes Andy Wilkerson Parallelus UpThemes Theme Forest Google Trends WordPress.org Jade Grunt Episode 10: Beaver Builder Runway Underscores Creating a Wo...
Aug 29, 2017•33 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Sean Blanda is a long time friend, journalist, and Editor-in-Chief of GrowthLab and I Will Teach You To Be Rich . He has an excellent newsletter that focuses in on specific topics and takes an objective approach to writing. In this episode, we discuss what an full stack Indy publishing platform would look like, and why it's important. Show Notes Sean Blanda Sean on Twitter GrowthLab I Will Teach You To Be Rich 99U Technically Shop Talk Show: News Publishing with Rebekah Monson Medium and the Rea...
Aug 22, 2017•34 min•Season 1Ep. 47
James Rose is an Australian agency owner who creates websites for a living. In this episode, we talk about his brand new product, Content Snare. Content Snare is a software product built to drastically cut down the time and headache wasted on chasing up clients for website content. I think anyone who's made websites can get behind this. We also talk about being a good developer, and how to create a product people will actually use. Show Notes James on Twitter Content Snare Aktura Glip Jira Rewor...
Aug 15, 2017•35 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Ryan Sullivan is the founder of WP Site Care, a business that helps service and maintain WordPress sites. In this episode, we talk about building a business that meets a need and defines expectations, some great tools for running a support business, and what customer care really means. Show Notes Ryan on Twitter WP Site Care Help Scout Basecamp Sponsored by: SIteLock | Liquid Web ———— Streamlined Solopreneur is the podcast for solopreneurs who want to automate their business and take time off wo...
Aug 08, 2017•34 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Russell Aaron is a backend developer working for WebDevStudios and working out of Reno, NV. He's done lots of work within the WordPress community, including work on the plugin Maintainn Tools, which he uses to help troubleshoot websites. Show Notes Russell Aaron WebDevStudios Maintainn Maintainn Tools Pluginize Query Monitor Sponsored by: WP Site Care | Liquid Web ———— Streamlined Solopreneur is the podcast for solopreneurs who want to automate their business and take time off worry-free. Each w...
Aug 01, 2017•40 min•Season 1Ep. 44
This is the second of a 2-part series called Educational WordPress! In the last episode, I spoke to Chris Badgett . Today, it's Justin Ferriman Justin Ferriman is the owner of the LearnDash LMS for WordPress. In this episode we talk about building an audience first, scratching your own itch, and listening to your customers. He provides some great advice on making sure you have people to sell to before selling, and lots more! Show Notes Justin Ferriman LearnDash Moodle Video Course Progression Sp...
Jul 25, 2017•35 min•Season 1Ep. 43
This is the first of a 2-part series called Educational WordPress! Over the next 2 episodes, I talk to two of of the biggest names in a WordPress LMSs and WordPress in the educational space. Today, it's Chris Badgett. Chris Badgett is a software company owner, a world traveller, and first and foremost, an educator. In this episode, we get to talk all about empathy, teaching, and scratching your own itch. He offers some great insight on running a company, connecting with customers, and how there ...
Jul 18, 2017•31 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Kiko Doran is a veteran, developer, musician, teacher, and so much more! In this incredibly interesting interview, Kiko and I talk about how he created the iBook, Learn Pharrell Williams' Happy for Apple's new Tuniversity project . We talk about how the innovative new idea evolved, what it was like working on this high profile project, breaking the music down, learning iBooks Author, and so much more in these 24 minutes. Make sure to check out the extended, 17 minute interview that's for Patreon...
Jul 11, 2017•28 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Jeff Matson is a WordPress man about town, making contributions to several big plugins and projects, and even WordPress itself. In this episode, we talk all about development, knowing when to cut your losses, developer tools, and much more. It was great having Jeff on the show! Main Project: Heartbeat Control Heartbeat Control is a free WordPress plugin that allows you to easily manage the frequency of the WordPress heartbeat API with just a few dropdowns. Show Notes Jeff Matson Heartbeat Contro...
Jun 27, 2017•36 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Stephanie Wells is a nurse turned coder who launched her own WordPress-based online business. Starting off in client work, she quickly moved into the product space, where she makes Formidable Forms. I was stoked to have Stephanie on the show and we talk about all sorts of great topics from scratching your own itch to family and more. Show Notes Formidable Forms Blair Williams PressNomics CaboPress Girl Develop It Operation Smile Spoiler Alert! I reference a show that hasn't been released yet :-)...
Jun 20, 2017•32 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Or: "How I Met Your Mummers" In this first episode of Season 3, Tracy and I talk about doing client work vs. product work, owning an agency in Philly, and moving from the free to freemium pricing model. We also talk all sorts of non-computer stuff like raising children (being parents and business owners), Philly lingo, and How I Met Your Mother. Show Notes Tracy Levesque Tracy on Twitter YIKES, Inc Easy Forms for MailChimp Jason Coleman Chris Lema CaboPress (yay I'm also going!) Github Grunt Wor...
Jun 13, 2017•34 min•Season 1Ep. 38
We close out Season 2 talking to Michael Sacca of Crew and Unsplash. Crew has since been acquired by Dribbble , but the story of how they got to where they are is great! We discuss startups, finding the right balance, and how a simple side project can be the thing that changes your main business. It's a great way to end Season 2, so have a listen! Show Notes Crew Unsplash Michael Sacca Rocketship.fm Sponsored by: Level Eleven Art Department | BoldGrid ———— Streamlined Solopreneur is the podcast ...
May 23, 2017•33 min•Season 1Ep. 37
David Bisset is a WordPress developer who also happens to plan one of the biggest WordCamps in the United States. Their 9th one happened recently so I sat down and talked to David about what goes into planning a WordCamp, especially one this big! Show Notes David Bisset David on Twitter Make WordPress WordCamp.org BuddyPress Episode 21: Liam Dempsey and WordPress Meetups Caring Enough to Give Back to Your Community Organizer Handbook WPCampus WPTavern WordCamp & BuddyCamp Miami 2017: My Thou...
May 16, 2017•35 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Diane Kinney is a WordPress Developer, Designer, and Marketer. And soon, she'll be adding author to that biographical line. She and Carrie Dils are working on a book called Real World Freelancing that talks all about what it really takes to be a freelancer. In this episode, she and I talk all about the writing process, decisions for self-publishing, and more. Show Notes Diane Kinney Diane on Twitter Real World Freelancing Carrie Dils on How I Built It Sponsored by: BoldGrid | Hover.com ———— Stre...
May 09, 2017•29 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Shawn Hesketh is a good friend of the show and an excellent educator and mentor. His widely popular site, WP101, teached thousands of folks how to use WordPress. In this episode, we get pretty deep into the woods on how he built WP101, and in typical Shawn fashion, he imparts some great advice all along the way. This one is a little longer that usual, but it's packed full of fantastic content, including his recording setup. Show Notes Shawn Hesketh Shawn's Twitter WP101 Bill Erickson Blue Snowba...
May 02, 2017•39 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Erin Flynn is a freelancer and educator based on Colorado. In this episode we talk about how she found her way into the product space, all the twists and turns of freelancing, and how she creates courses and keeps her sales funnel on point. Show Notes Erin Flynn Rethink.fm: Tips for Mastering Client Communications Streak for GMail Teachable Rain Maker Unstoppable Courses ConvertKit Sponsored by: BoldGrid | Formidable Forms ———— Streamlined Solopreneur is the podcast for solopreneurs who want to ...
Apr 25, 2017•27 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Tom is a man of many hats! He's a WordPress user, avid blogger, developer, editor for Envato, and much more. He also takes the approach that he'll scratch his own itch if he needs to. In this episode, we talk about how he tackles problems, why and how he built the plugin Page Template Dashboard, and his development tools. Show Notes Tom McFarlin Tom on Twitter Page Template Dashboard Adopt a Plugin WordPress Coding Standards SVN Visual Studio Code Git GUI: Tower SNV GUI: TortoiseSVN , Versions W...
Apr 18, 2017•31 min•Season 1Ep. 32
In this episode, Ty and I discuss a few great topics! His company, Cantilever, focuses on strong client relationships that elicit enough trust to try cool, experimental projects, like what they did with Rustic Pathways. We talk about integrating the REST API in an interesting way, the importance of communicating with clients, and why trying a project as "just a project" might not be the best way to grow your business. Show Notes Ty Fujimura Cantilever Rustic Pathways WordPress REST API Sponsored...
Apr 11, 2017•32 min•Season 1Ep. 31
In this episode, Andy and I discuss some of the specific challenges and rewards of developing WordPress sites for non-profits, why empathy is so important, and why you should never say never when choosing the right tool for the job. Show Notes Andy Stitt WP for Non-Profits How to Use WordPress to Build Your Non-Profit Site - WordCamp Baltimore The Neuroblastoma Children's Cancer Society Have Empathy While Teaching - Joe Casabona - WordCamp Lancaster Genesis Framework Divi Sponsored by: ProsPress...
Apr 04, 2017•32 min•Season 1Ep. 30
In this episode, we get pretty heavy into servers and server setup! Jonathan talks about how he got the idea for WP Stagecoach. We also discuss some of the difficulties with spinning up and simulating multiple server setups, how good coding can go a long way, and much much more. Show Notes WP Stagecoach What is a Staging Server? What is a Script Kiddie? Apache III Sponsored by: BoldGrid | Pantheon ———— Streamlined Solopreneur is the podcast for solopreneurs who want to automate their business an...
Mar 28, 2017•29 min•Season 1Ep. 29
In this episode, Daniel and I get pretty heavy into development tools and using WP CLI, automated testing, and the future of WP-CLI and Open Source. We go a little long, but it's a great conversation no matter what your background is. Show Notes Daniel Bachhuber WP-CLI Hand Built WP-CLI on make.wordpress Behat Automated Testing Unit Testing Laravel Valet Harvest Sponsored by: BoldGrid | Formidable Forms ———— Streamlined Solopreneur is the podcast for solopreneurs who want to automate their busin...
Mar 21, 2017•39 min•Season 1Ep. 28
In this episode, Troy and I have a great conversation about developing online courses, creating scarcity, and keeping students engaged. If you've been looking to start an online course or develop a great online community, this episode should not be missed! Show Notes Troy Dean WP Elevation RockStar Empires Running Lean Social Learner Learn Dash Episode 9 with Zac Gordon Teachable Headspace App Sponsored by: Formidable Forms | Hover.com ———— Streamlined Solopreneur is the podcast for solopreneurs...
Mar 14, 2017•33 min•Season 1Ep. 27