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WP-Tonic | WordPress | SaaS | Bootstrap SaaS | Startups

Jonathan Denwood & Kurt von Ahnen

WP-Tonic is a podcast for WordPress professionals, Bootstrap SaaS startup entrepreneurs, and anyone looking to build a business online. We cover a large number of areas with our main show. We interview creative WordPress and startup entrepreneurs, plus online experts who share insights to help you build your online business. Jonathan Denwood and Kurt von Ahnen host and produce the WP-Tonic podcast, which is one of the longest-running WordPress podcasts. Each episode brings you valuable insights

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190 Learning Management Systems in WordPress

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2017/05/10

This week, we look at learning management systems and building an online course in WordPress. Our WordPress panel this week: Chris Badgett: https://lifterlms.com Kim Shivler: https://howtobuildanonlinecourse.com Sallie Goetsch: https://wpfangirl.com Jonathan Denwood: https://www.wp-tonic.com/ John Locke: https://www.lockedowndesign.com/ ================== Table of Contents for Episode 190 0:00 Podcast intros. 2:21 WordPress News Story #1: 10up Releases WP Docker, an

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00:50:31

189 Zack Rosen, CEO of Pantheon

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2017/05/05

This week, our guest is Zack Rosen, CEO of Pantheon. As CEO & Co-Founder, Zack leads the charge to define what developers need now, & what they and their clients will need 5 years from now—and beyond. Zack pioneered the first large-scale Drupal website for the Howard Dean campaign in 2003, co-founded the world’s first Drupal development shop, CivicSpace, co-founded a successful Drupal development shop, Chapter Three, and also co-founded Mission Bicycle. What started as a

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00:58:50

188 Local Development Environments in WordPress

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2017/05/03

In this episode, we look at local development, and how that can help your workflow. What options are there for local development, and what do you do with a local site when it's time to deploy. We examine why you need a local environment in your workflow, and some choices for getting started. Our WordPress panel this week: Jackie D'Elia: https://jackiedelia.com / Morten Rand-Hendriksen: https://www.lynda.com/ Sallie Goetsch: https://wpfangirl.com Jonathan Denwood:

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00:52:10

187 Dusty Davidson, CEO of Flywheel

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2017/05/01

We sit down to talk with Dusty Davidson, the CEO and co-founder of Flywheel. He tells us how the hosting company got started, early years and growing, what they look for in hiring, their acquisition of Local, and much more. We also ask Dusty about early years and growing, what they look for in hiring, their acquisition of Local, and much more. ================== Our episode this week is sponsored by LiquidWeb. Liquid Web is offering a 33% discount for your first 6 months

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00:48:07

185 Lee Jackson on Event Website Design

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2017/04/22

Lee Jackson returns to talk his other company, Event Engine. This is a web agency devoted entirely to website design for conferences, events, and expos. We look the unique challenges faced by conference website managers, and some great tips for digital marketing for events, expos, and conferences. Links Event Engine The Event & Expo Podcast Angled Crown ================== Our episode this week is sponsored by LiquidWeb. Liquid Web is offering a 33% discount for your

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01:14:17

184 Event Management Plugins For WordPress

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2017/04/19

We look at event management plugins, what they do, and when you will need specific ones. What if you run recurring events? Say you run a once a year event, and need to sell tickets? What if you're a musician or band posting gigs? We give our recommendations for these scenarios and more. Our WordPress panel this week: Sallie Goetsch: https://wpfangirl.com Kim Shivler: https://howtobuildanonlinecourse.com/ Lee Jackson: https://angledcrown.com/ Jonathan Denwood:

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00:57:37

186 Building Marketing Funnels in WordPress

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2017/04/19

We look at what a marketing funnel is, and how they can help grow your business. Then we analyze how to build funnels in WordPress, methodologies for building funnels, and moving people down the funnel to close a sale. At the top of the funnel is awareness, further down the funnel is interest, evaluation, and finally commitment, and closing the sale. Our WordPress panel this week: Adam Fout of Blue Steele Solutions Sallie Goetsch of WP Fangirl Jonathan Denwood of

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00:51:25

183 Tom McFarlin on Quality Code and Marketing your...

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2017/04/15

Tom is a self-employed WordPress developer and a top contributor to the WordPress development community. Tom also runs a small business called Pressware, that builds web applications, sites, themes, plugins, and more – using WordPress. He also works as the Tuts+ Code editor where he is responsible for overseeing all of the Web Development and CMS content that’s published via Envato. You can find a lot of Tom’s open source work both in the WordPress Plugin Repository as well as

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01:03:26

182 Collaborating with a Designer or a Developer

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2017/04/12

In the world of web design and development, there is a divide between designers and developers. Many agencies have figured out how to bridge this communication gap, but many people out there don't know how to speak the language of the other side. In this episode, we look at some of the communication issues that come up regularly, and how to solve them. We examine how our own processes for working with others has evolved over time. Lastly, we attempt to answer the question,

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00:53:45

181 Jonathan Courtney: UX Design for Large Brands

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2017/04/07

Jonathan Courtney is a UX designer and Product Strategist. He runs the cheeky design blog, UX Messiah. Originally from Ireland, Jonathan moved to Berlin and co-founded the UX Design agency AJ&Smart in 2011. AJ&Smart has worked with some of the largest brands on the planet, including the UN, eBay, Lufthansa, and Zalando. In this insightful interview, Jonathan talks about how he got into UX, what is broken in most agencies design process, and how AJ&Smart uses design

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01:11:08

180 Learning WordPress as a Beginner

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2017/04/05

WordPress development involves PHP, HTML, CSS, JS, MySQL – but what if you don’t know what any of this even means yet? Where do you go to learn WordPress if you’re still a beginner? This week, we look at WordPress for beginners. We have covered tons of resources for learning WordPress as a complete beginner. Our WordPress panel this week: Bridget Willard: https://bridgetwillard.com/ Kim Shivler: https://whiteglovewebtraining.com/ Jonathan Denwood:

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00:53:46

179 WPShout on the Business of WordPress Tutorials

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2017/04/01

In this episode, we talk about the history of WPShout, and we also get deep in connected to WordPress development and discuss the best ways a newbie WordPress developer can increase their skill level. The crew from WPShout (Fred Meyer, David Hayes, Alex Denning) joins us to talk running a WordPress tutorial site, the state of WordPress education, how WPShout supports their agency Press Up. We also discuss the re-launch of their course, Up and Running: A Practical Guide to

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01:06:07

178 Best WooCommerce Plugins and Extensions

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2017/03/29

I'll be honest, we intended to talk the most useful e-commerce plugins for WordPress, but ended up talking mostly about WooCommerce. That said, there's a ton of information in here about WooCommerce plugins and extensions, including what plugins you'll need for specific functionality in WooCommerce. Our WordPress panel this week: Sallie Goetsch: from WP Fangirl Jackie D’Elia: from Jackie D’Elia Design John Locke: from Lockedown SEO Jonathan Denwood: from

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00:52:14

177 Jackie D’Elia: Evolution of a Professional Web...

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2017/03/25

Jackie D'Elia has had a long career in web development and programming. For the past several years she has been an independent WordPress developer, primarily on the Genesis platform. During the last year, Jackie has been a regular member of our Saturday podcast panel. We talk to Jackie about her experiences in web development, and what it takes to become a top-quality front-end / WordPress developer. Jackie D'Elia Design https://jackiedelia.com/ Rethink.FM: The forward

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01:29:20

176 Our Biggest Website Mistakes

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2017/03/22

Our WordPress panel shares the biggest mistakes they have made on website projects. If you've done one website or a thousand, chances are you will identify with at least one thing on this list. We talk not only about our botch-ups, but how our processes changed afterwards as a result. There's something for everyone in this episode. Our WordPress panel this week: David Hayes: from WPShout Sallie Goetsch: from WP Fangirl Jackie D'Elia: from Jackie D'Elia Design Lee Jackson:

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01:06:48

175 James Laws of Ninja Forms on Growing a WP Product...

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2017/03/18

We talk with James Laws, founder of WP Ninjas, and co-creator of Ninja Forms. In this episode James share his insights on building a WordPress product company, managing internal growth, and advice for podcasters in the WordPress space. WP Ninjas https://wpninjas.com/ Mastermind.FM http://mastermind.fm/ Adventures in Businessing http://aib.fm ================== Our episode this week is sponsored by LiquidWeb. Liquid Web is offering a 33% discount for your first 6 months

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01:15:38

174 Planning Large-Scale Web Projects

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2017/03/15

The WP-Tonic panel looks at how to tackle large scale web projects. What sort of preparation and research goes into more complex projects? We analyze project management, organization, communication, and delegation in this can't miss episode. ================== This Weeks WordPress Panel Sallie Goetsch: from WP Fangirl Christopher Hawkins: from Cogeian Systems Kim Shivler: from White Glove Web Training John Locke: from Lockedown SEO Jonathan Denwood: from

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00:48:11

173 Emily White on Partnerships in WordPress and...

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2017/03/11

Our guest this week is Emily White, of Emily White Designs. Emily has a successful business developing custom Genesis WordPress themes with her development partner, Greg Young. Emily clearly knows her customer base and is focused on giving her clients a fantastic customer experience. This interview shows you can still be successful running a small agency. Emily White Designs https://www.emilywhitedesigns.com/ ================== Our episode this week is sponsored by

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01:24:24

172 Site Architecture And SEO

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2017/03/08

This week, we look at site structure and SEO. How does site architecture affect your search rank? We look at keyword research, internal linking, URL structure, permalinks, categories and tags, 301 redirects, setting up call-to-actions throughout the site, user experience, and more. One of the more valuable episodes we've done this year, especially if you're trying to get your site to rank higher. ================== This Week's WordPress Panel Jackie D'Elia: from Jackie

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00:51:37

171 Mario Peshev: WordPress in the Enterprise

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2017/03/04

WordPress architect Mario Peshev joins us to talk WordPress in the enterprise. Mario is the founder and CEO of DevriX, a 25 person WordPress agency. He also is a core contributor to WordPress and a frequent speaker on web development. Mario Peshev at DevWP.eu http://devwp.eu/ DevriX: http://devrix.com/ Mario Peshev on Twitter https://twitter.com/no_fear_inc Digital Growth with Mario Peshev http://www.digitalgrowth.co/ ================== Our episode this week is

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