S4 E4: Solopreneur Dan Cameron of Sprout Apps
Remember that line in the Social Network, “A million dollars isn’t cool, you know what’s cool? A billion dollars.” Well…maybe not for all of us. Dan Cameron of Sprout Apps, is a great example of an...
View ArticleS4 E5: Beka Rice from SkyVerge
The word of the day is: Evolve. Beka Rice, WooCommerce Team Lead at SkyVerge, joins the Matt Report to discuss the makings of a modern day WordPress agency. SkyVerge is a WooCommerce service agency,...
View ArticleS5B: E7: Brad Touesnard from Delicious Brains
On today’s episode, Corry Maass and Sam Brodie are talking with Brad Touesnard. Brad is an entrepreneur, developer, and designer living in Nova Scotia, Canada. Brad runs a successful business called...
View ArticleYou’re building your WordPress business all wrong. Here’s why.
In this episode, Matt Medeiros interviews Christie Chirinos a partner and business manager at Caldera Forms. Caldera Forms is known for the drag and drop form builder for WordPress. Christie works on...
View ArticleHow to readjust when you’re sick of the same old thing
In this episode, Matt Medeiros is winding down Season 7 by interviewing Kim Doyal, who is “formally” known as the WordPress Chick. Kim has been obsessed with content since closing out all the service...
View ArticleWhy exiting solopreneurship is the right move
Matt Medeiros continues Season 8 with the roundtable format asking the question is there change in the WordPress ecosystem? John Turner and Phil Derksen are the special guests that share what...
View ArticleBecoming a YouTube creator with Justin Reves
I have a love/hate relationship with creating content for YouTube. Creating a video, even a talking head video, can be super time-consuming. As a perfectionist who sucks at creativity, it’s one of...
View ArticleContent & podcast creator Jeff Large
I normally ignore cold outreach requests to be on my show. I’ve written about being a great podcast guest, recorded a video about it, and ranted on the topic before. Coincidently, here was Jeff Large...
View ArticleStatamic a WordPress alternative by Jack McDade
It’s undeniable that agency owners and consultants have started to look at alternative WordPress CMS software solutions over the last two years. From talking to people here on the podcast to seeing...
View ArticleSaaS vs WordPress vs MicroConf vs WordCamp with RogueStartups
I love getting new perspectives on our “little” WordPress business world we live in. Today, I’m happy to bring you Craig Hewitt and Dave Rodenbaugh of RogueStartups fame to help us distill the...
View ArticleDare to run a WordPress support business like WP Buffs?
Authenticity and that digital handshake is such a hard formula for companies to get right these days. All too often I see content or marketing campaigns treated as, well, campaigns. When a business...
View ArticleWatching a $4,000 launch day fade away
In part 3 of my journey into digital product sales, I share the experiences of launching Conductor to $4,000 in sales on day one, only to watch it slowly plateau and fall short to bigger trends in the...
View ArticlePricing WordPress products with James Laws
In our last episode, Keith guided us through the twisty caverns of WordPress project pricing only to find our way to the next challenge — product pricing.
View ArticleFinding product-market fit w/ Vova Feldman
It only took half a decade to get my good friend Vova Feldman on to the show, and like most things in life, it was worth the wait. As the founder of Freemius, a platform that helps WordPress software...
View ArticleOpinions & podcasts in a WordPress business
I’m delighted to interview longtime WordPress podcaster and friend of the show, Jonathan Denwood of WP-Tonic fame. I admire Jonathan’s approach to doing business, that of becoming a story teller (or...
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Where do WordPress implementers fit in?
WordPress implementers, the webmasters or site builders in our community, were placed back into the spotlight as I read through Mark Uraines post, Care and Influence: A theory about the WordPress...
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Marketing your WordPress business
I recently shared a talk about marketing your WordPress service or business at the London WordPress meetup. Dan Maby, former guest of the show, invited me on share my idea around marketing for today’s...
View ArticleLaunching products like he’s in the Matrix w/ Iain Poulson
I’ll give you a second to read today’s show title… That’s how I felt talking to Iain Poulson. Like, this dude is Neo, from the Matrix. How does one person launch and maintain so many products and...
View ArticleBuilding a Substack alternative with WordPress
Are you gripping to the handlebars of your product launch rollercoaster ride? Buckle up, as you’ll appreciate Lesley’s story in today’s episode. She’s the co-founder of Newsletter Glue which spawned...
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Thriving Educational Entrepreneurs w/ Chris Badgett
Chris Badgett is a life-long teacher of — things. He’s taught people how to make the perfect omelet, how to win a dog race in Alaska, all the way to today where he teaches Educational Entrepreneurs...
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Solo Founder Content Marketing
Welcome back Brian Casel, for his 5th time appearing on the show! Maybe we’ll keep him away for at least another year — or until he launches another product. Fun fact: Bootstrapped Web was the first...
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Building a no code business with Corey Haines of Swipe Files.
Corey Haines, former Growth Marketer at Baremetrics, joins us to talk about how he’s building out Swipe Files. If you’ve dipped your toe into the #nocoded movement, undoubtedly you’ve come across the...
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Buying a productized service business for vacation rental properties during a...
Welcome back to another episode of the Matt Report podcast. Thanks for tuning in nearly every week and staying connected at mattreport.com/subscribe Hey, look, if you have a moment — please drop us a...
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Building a business through content & education
While the life of a content creator might look glamorous on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok — it might be one of the most challenging businesses you can start. See, unlike a services business or a...
View ArticleCollaboration in the WP Builds content business
There’s a saying being traded around the online business building world, which goes something like this: “Build in the open.” A sentiment that might lead you to believe that this is a method reserved...
View ArticleFounder marketing
We’re back, with another fine episode of the Matt Report podcast. Don’t forget to subscribe, over at mattreport.com/subscribe because there’s a new podcast coming. I’ll hint at it today and give you...
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Hecto.io: Helping newsletter creators monetize
Curiosity. Curiosity is what the nocode movement has reignited for me. When I think back to my days of using Drupal 5 with the powerful combination of CCK + Views modules, two things come to mind: Why...
View ArticleHow WordPress powers a financial media site w/ Evan Medeiros
It’s easy to overlook WordPress’ capability to expand in parallel with a growing online business. From starting as a simple blog to grow awareness, all the way to fueling a digital e-commerce engine...
View ArticleProducts & services for accessibility in WordPress
Courage might be the most valuable trait running through an entrepreneur’s veins. The stories shared on this podcast are born from some of the most difficult times for the individuals starting a...
View ArticleOpen-source economist podcast by Christie Chirinos
Over the last few years, I think one of the most important lessons we’ve learned is that our community can go beyond WordPress. From the tools and the code, to the neighboring software’s we use to get...
View ArticleLaunching ZipMessage w/ Brian Casel
It took me a while to draw out what I wanted to say in today’s monologue about our guest. This will be his 6th appearance on the show. With this episode, we’ve covered 4 different SaaS based...
View ArticleBrian Jackson: From marketing Kinsta to building a plugin business
Today’s guest used to sit on the opposite sides of the WordPress hosting competition table from me. At one point in his career, he was pumping out content on Kinsta’s blog like an absolute machine...
View ArticleLindsay Halsey on building Pathfinder SEO
There’s a fine balance between optimizing your services for profits and providing satisfactory value for the money you charge your customers. Let me frame that for you: A high-touch, white glove...
View ArticleMindful School Marketing: Finding a great podcast co-host
Forming a successful partnership in business might be the most powerful, yet, most challenging things to do right. This goes beyond simply linking to each others business or handing over the...
View ArticleFounder marketing: Hiring a media creator
The important role of an in-house media creator (or content creator) to a brand, especially in the software space, has been a topic weighing on my mind for a while. In today’s episode, I break down a...
View ArticleEight years and 100,000 active installs later
Probably just like you, the exploration for the secret ingredient to running a successful business is a tricky one. Speaking for myself, I can tell you that I’m constantly trying to learn and dissect...
View ArticleRecapture.io: From part time business to world domination
I appreciate a good side hustle story. Someone slogging away in the cubical but slowly building up an audience on Twitter on the weekends. I’m sure you know all about the “build in open” movement, and...
View ArticleSide hustle to full time business w/ Travis Lopes
Is there ever a right time to start a business? We could subscribe to every podcast, take every online course, thumbs up every video Troy Dean puts out on Facebook and we still wouldn’t be 100% ready....
View ArticleHow to find the perfect customer in a crowded market
Even with all of the WordPress consolidation happening, there’s still plenty of opportunity ahead for the industry. There’s lots of potential users, customers, and room for investment (note: we just...
View ArticleDave Foy’s switch to Webflow
As designers or developers — even product makers — when WordPress is your hammer, everything looks like a nail. WordPress is certainly in an inflection point. Where as the software is evolving, read:...
View ArticleCompeting with content w/ Derek Gleason
I mentor at a local business accelerator for sustainable startups that have community impact. Small — no, tiny — startups that are just getting out of the idea phase. More often than not, this is the...
View ArticleBuilding a theme business using Gatsby w/ Alexandra Spalato
Now that the WordPress acquisition market has cooled a bit, it’s time to stoke the fire on all things Gatsby and JAMStack-y-ness….again. Don’t let Full Site Editing steal all of the thunder, there’s...
View ArticleLemon Squeezy: Taking on ecommerce & WordPress
“Just when I thought I was out…they pull me back in” a famous line from Godfather Part III and a recurring theme I’ve noticed for those of who have used WordPress for a while. No matter how much we...
View ArticleSam Chason is reshaping the college moving experience
I typically open up my monologue with setting some tension or to attempt to provoke how a grand idea might come together in the upcoming audio. I don’t have that today. What I have is a young...
View ArticleBusiness of WordPress news w/ Rae Morey
WordPress news is hard. I mean, it’s hard to turn it into a real business. I get away with covering WordPress here on the Matt Report because our guests share lessons on how they built their business...
View ArticlePaying WordPress contributors
Welcome back to the Matt Report, where we continue our special 2-part series with Josepha Haden Chomposy. If you haven’t listened to the previous episode, I suggest you go back and learn what the...
View ArticleWhat freelancers should know about WordPress
The house that WordPress built…or will build. It can be challenging for new WordPress freelancers to get started in this industry. You have to find the right tools, the right customers, get paid...
View ArticleThe state of email marketing in 2022
If you found your way to this episode from my newsletter, thanks for taking part in one of the areas I lack most in: emailing my list. If you’re like me, stuck in a proverbial hamster wheel of...
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Artificial Intelligence for WordPress
Hey listener, before we get started, if you’d like to support WordPress community member Andrey Savchenko or anyone else currently in the Ukraine, please donate here or here. (read his original tweet...
View ArticleHow to build an amazing product
Corey is no stranger to building product. In part one, we chatted about his legacy of products, and selling his WordPress plugin. Today, we’ll be back chatting about what goes into making great...
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