Launching a SaaS product using WordPress with Brian Casel
Making money while you sleep is awesome. Making money while you sleep using WordPress is even better. Meet Brian Casel of CasJam Media. In episode #3 of The Matt Report, Brian and I discuss the life of...
View ArticleHow to grow your web design practice
How do you land the $100k project? Watch this interview with Jose Caballer. If you’re a freelancer, startup, or growing agency one thing you will always face is how to charge more for your work. In...
View ArticleHow to start your own WordPress marketplace
The Matt Report is all about learning from other WordPress entrepreneurs and their respective business. We’re not just listening to the journey of designers and developers — but also marketers,...
View ArticleHow to build a million dollar WordPress business
I don’t like to play favorites, but this has been one of the best interviews so far. Cory Miller has built a massively successful WordPress business over at ithemes. In my eyes, he is the...
View ArticleBuilding a WordPress business? Think twice about your next WordCamp.
Let’s cut to the chase. WordCamp’s are great, but it’s a breeding ground for our competition. I know, I know — we’re all friends here. Just hear out my next guest. John is a master marketer and...
View ArticleDon’t get screwed when landing the big client
Want to land the big client? What happens when they ask for a $1 million insurance policy? Welcome to the big league. My next guest is C.C. Chapman author of Content Rules and Amazing Things Will...
View ArticleWhy a SaaS model might be better than selling a plugin
What happens when your plugin business outgrows itself? What about if the WordPress plugin model turns your business into a commodity? Learn how Travis Ketchum the founder of Contest Domination built...
View ArticleEpisode 22: Improving your WordPress craft
We hear it in blogging all the time. Find a niche and you will find your market. Meet Thomas Griffin author of Soliloquy a powerful responsive WordPress slider. In this interview we discuss what it’s...
View ArticleEpisode 23: The rise of WordPress media
Have you noticed an increase in WordPress media lately? Podcasts, YouTube channels, weekly newsletters, and recently a 24 hour live marathon are all on the rise. It’s why I produce this podcast and why...
View ArticleEpisode 24: A WordPress business built on selling buttons
Keep it simple stupid. Take your idea and cut it and half and then cut it in half again. Then pick the top 3 features of you product and cross off 2 of them. What do you have left? Buttons. I love the...
View ArticleEpisode 27: How to dominate in a niche WordPress business
These are the stories I love. Folks who are honing in on one vertical industry and putting out a great product or service. Angie Meeker of Angie Meeker Designs walks us through her journey of starting...
View ArticleEpisode 30: The Genesis of Copyblogger
Do you know how hard it is to craft a headline about a guy who spends his time writing headlines? Introducing Brian Clark, founder of Copyblogger Media, is down right nerve wracking. I don’t even want...
View ArticleEpisode 31: Growing your WordPress theme shop w/ Adam Pickering
Learn what Adam Pickering did to grow his WordPress theme shop and build his brand. Adam is co-founder of Mint Themes and designer of the Astoundify crowd funding theme. We have a great discussion...
View ArticleEpisode 32: Why the world needs another WordPress management tool
I found Paul Goodchild when someone tweeted: “Do we really need another WordPress management tool?” Well, if you listen to Paul’s interview, you’re going to find out why we do. When we recorded this,...
View ArticleEpisode 33: Blair Williams founder of Memberpress
Every now again you come across an entrepreneur who’s doing things a bit differently. Meet Blair Williams founder of the WordPress membership plugin Memberpress. Blair joins the program to talk about...
View ArticleEpisode 34: Why you’re afraid to copy John Lee Dumas
I’m always trying to find new blood for our little community here. Today I bring you John Lee Dumas of Entrepreneur on Fire fame. Here’s a local New Englander that started almost a year ago with 0...
View ArticleEpisode 37: How FooPlugins co-founder lost $30k in revenue; Now earns double.
I invited Adam Warner on to the show to talk about his revenue at FooPlugins. For this episode, I was looking for someone who has grown their WordPress business to $60k in annual revenue. What I...
View ArticleEpisode 42: How BraveNewCode built a million dollar business from WPtouch
If you’re a premium WordPress shop or just running your own business, where do you set the bar? My next guest has a relentless pursuit to create something awesome that his users will love. But hey,...
View ArticleEpisode 43: How CobaltApps found a way to $20k in monthly revenue
At the MattReport, we’re always looking for new and interesting ways folks have launched their WordPress business. Some people believe that there’s no difference in a WordPress business, than say, a...
View ArticleEpisode 45: Who’s behind TorqueMag.io
Oh the WordPress media industry — how we love thee. When the news of WPDaily.co shutting down landed on us so abruptly, it left a few of us scratching our heads to say the least. What would happen to...
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