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210 Tim Smith on Being a Digital Creator and Working on the Web
15 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Smith is a designer and front-end developer from Saint Paul, MN. He’s worked on the web for a decade, working with different companies and clien...
209 Resources For Learning Ecommerce
12 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss all things Ecommerce connected to what a consultant or developer taking on their first Ecommerce project should know to an ...
211Choosing The Right Plugin For The Job
12 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We have a great discussion here on how to choose the right plugin connected to a WordPress project. When you been working with WordPress for a period,...
208 Gutenberg, And How It Will Fundamentally Change WordPress
08 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Gutenberg is going to directly change one of leading factors at the core of WordPress backward comparability connected to that all core upgrades shoul...
207 How You Can Contribute To WordPress!
05 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
People generally feel you got to be a great developer type to really contribute to the WordPress community. However, nothing could be more wrong there...
206 Jack Slingerland Founder of Kernl.us
01 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kernl is a services that provides private plugin and theme updates for WordPress. This is best illustrated with an example. Lets say that you have a ...
205 The WordPress Template Hierarchy & the Future of WordPress
28 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We really have a great show this week folks, our panel discusses some of the latest news including the Gutenberg project which will really change the ...
204 Miriam Schwab of illuminea
23 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Founder and CEO of illuminea, a full-service WordPress development and online marketing agency. Also Founder & CEO of Strattic, a serverless publi...
203 Our Web Design Influences
17 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
in this weeks round-table show we have a great discussion on what were the blogs, books, videos and communities that have influenced us the most on ou...
202 Blair Enns of Win Without Pitching
16 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Win Without Pitching is a worldwide sales training company for creative entrepreneurs. Founder Blair Enns is a 25-year veteran of the business side of...
201 Best Image Handling & Optimization Plugins for WordPress
14 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this show we have a great discussion in this episode of our Friday round-table show connected to images and how to prepare them not on only connect...
200 Tonya Mork of Know The Code on Becoming a Better WordPress Developer
09 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In This episode with great guest Tonya Mork founder Knowthecode which is one of the best online recourse for people who want to improve their WordPres...
199 What Are The Best Membership Plugins In 2017?
07 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We had a great round-table discussion on what are the best choices connected WordPress membership plugins and services in 2017? The great news is you ...
198 Mike Morrison of the Membership Guys on Building Membership Websites
02 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about WordPress Membership Websites With Special Guest Mike Morrison Joint Founder of Themembershipguys.com. Mike Morrison is one half of The ...
197 Amy Porterfield on Building Your Email List
30 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We had a detailed conversation with Amy Porterfield about effective online marketing trends in 2017. Amy the real business and with her team has reall...
196 Best Landing Page Tools and Services in 2017
28 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
196 WP-Tonic: The Best Landing Page Tools and Services in 2017 Main Topic “What are the best WordPress plugins and online services for building la...
195 Bill Gadless of emagine: Level up Your Web Agency
26 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We interview Bill Gadless joint co-founder of emagine, one of the leading digital agencies on the East Coast. Bill co-founded emagine with Brett Cohen...
194 Useful WordPress Plugins
24 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We look at useful and interesting WordPress plugins that you might not know about. Our WordPress panel looks at some lesser-known plugins that we find...
193 Oli Gardner of Unbounce on Landing Pages and Conversion Optimization
19 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week is Unbounce co-founder, Oli Gardner. He’s obsessed with identifying and reversing bad marketing practices, and his disdain for m...
192 The Beaver Builder Ecosystem
17 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
An in-depth look at the Beaver Builder ecosystem, and the new Beaver Themer. After almost one year of development, Beaver Builder's announce its fi...
191 Tenko Nikolov, CEO of SiteGround
12 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We Interview Tenko Nikolov, CEO and Managing Partner at SiteGround. SiteGround is a successful hosting company with hundreds of employees. Located in ...
190 Learning Management Systems in WordPress
10 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we look at learning management systems and building an online course in WordPress. Our WordPress panel this week: Chris Badgett: http...
189 Zack Rosen, CEO of Pantheon
05 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 the...
188 Local Development Environments in WordPress
03 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 w...
187 Dusty Davidson, CEO of Flywheel
01 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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,...
185 Lee Jackson on Event Website Design
22 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Lee Jackson returns to talk his other company, Event Engine. This is a web agency devoted entirely to website design for conferences, events, and expo...
184 Event Management Plugins For WordPress
19 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 e...
186 Building Marketing Funnels in WordPress
19 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
183 Tom McFarlin on Quality Code and Marketing your Business
15 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Tom is a self-employed WordPress developer and a top contributor to the WordPress development community. Tom also runs a small business called Presswa...
182 Collaborating with a Designer or a Developer
12 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 comm...
181 Jonathan Courtney: UX Design for Large Brands
07 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Courtney is a UX designer and Product Strategist. He runs the cheeky design blog, UX Messiah. Originally from Ireland, Jonathan moved to Berl...
180 Learning WordPress as a Beginner
05 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 Wo...
179 WPShout on the Business of WordPress Tutorials
01 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 W...
178 Best WooCommerce Plugins and Extensions
29 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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'...
177 Jackie D’Elia: Evolution of a Professional Web Developer
25 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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, pr...
176 Our Biggest Website Mistakes
22 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 ide...
175 James Laws of Ninja Forms on Growing a WP Product Company
18 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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...
174 Planning Large-Scale Web Projects
15 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
173 Emily White on Partnerships in WordPress and Building a LIfestyle Agency
11 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week is Emily White, of Emily White Designs. Emily has a successful business developing custom Genesis WordPress themes with her develo...
172 Site Architecture And SEO
08 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 s...
171 Mario Peshev: WordPress in the Enterprise
04 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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. H...
170 What's The Value of Participating in the WordPress Community?
01 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we look at the value of participating in the WordPress community, both offline and online. Is there anything substantial to be gained...
169 AJ Morris & Chris Lema of LiquidWeb
24 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Lema and AJ Morris of Liquid Web stop by to talk product innovation, hosting, and the WordPress community. We're also joined by our WordPress...
168 What is User Experience Design?
22 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We look at the role of user experience design in web design. How does UX differ from other disciplines in web design and development? Our panel thi...
167 Tim Brown on Freelancing, Web Design, and SEO
18 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Brown is someone that if you haven't heard of him yet, you soon will. A web designer, marketer, and WordPress fanatic from Minneapolis, MN, Tim ha...
166 Best Social Media Tools for 2017
15 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's WordPress panel, we looked at social media tools and services. What tools do we use to share, track, and accelerate social media engage...
165 Mojca Marš: All About Facebook Ads
11 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Social media consultant Mojca Marš returns to tell us all about Facebook ads and why they are so effective. http://superspicymedia.com/ =============...
164 Differences Between an eCommerce and Regular Web Project
08 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We have a great discussion here with Cody Landefeld, co-founder of Mode Effect, a WordPress ecommerce agency that has worked with Fortune 500 companie...
163 Philip Morgan on Positioning Your Web Agency
04 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Consultant Philip Morgan discusses positioning in a crowded market. He literally wrote the book on positioning for technical firms. Philip helps techn...
162 Jeremy Keith on the Resiliency of the Web
04 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Web pioneer Jeremy Keith talks with us about the resiliency of the web, upcoming innovations in CSS and browser support, native vs. web, and what he's...
161 Pricing Models For Web Design & Development Client Services
01 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Following up our previous episode with a discussion on different types of pricing for web design and development services. How do we price our project...
160 Value Pricing With Jonathan Stark
28 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 160, consultant Jonathan Stark tells us why hourly billing is nuts. Jonathan Stark built a six figure solo consultancy by ditching hourly b...
159 Round Table: Contact Forms for WordPress
25 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We take a look at the growing ecosystem of contact forms for WordPress. Which ones should you check out? Which are best for your project? What types o...
158 Rachel Andrew Talks CSS Grid and Perch CMS
21 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we are blessed to have Rachel Andrew as our guest. Rachel is an accomplished web developer, co-founder of Perch CMS, a Google Developer Exp...
157 Coordinating Complex Site Migrations
18 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Our WordPress panel discusses the planning, coordination, and execution of a complex site migration from one hosting environment to another. We'll als...
156 Carrie Dils Returns to Talk Teaching, Podcasting, and Genesis
14 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Carrie Dils returns to WP-Tonic for her third appearance. She is the queen of the Genesis Framework and also the host of the popular Office Hours FM p...
155 Web Accessibility Is Part of the Job
11 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this WP-Tonic round-table we discuss Web Accessibility. What tools does the panel use to test sites for accessibility? What are the key factors tha...
154 Nate Wright from Theme Of The Crop
07 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Nate Wright provides WordPress themes and plugins to build better restaurant websites. After more than three years delivering products for restaurants...
153 WP-Tonic: End of Year 2016 Review Show
29 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan on 2016 We look back through 2016 at what were the most interesting WordPress stories. Also, what guest interviews we found personally the mo...
152 Our Favorite Web Tools of 2016
24 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We look at a number of tools and services that we use on a daily basis. These are services that make a big difference in how we run our businesses. We...
151 Josh Pollock of Caldera Forms
17 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We have an insightful and enjoyable interview with Josh Pollock, the co-founder of Caldera Forms. We cover a lot of stuff in this conversation. Josh t...
150 Best Theme Frameworks and Starter Themes for WordPress Development
14 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
For our 150th episode, we discuss a busy week in WordPress news and our main topic, the best starter themes and theme frameworks for WordPress develop...
149 Carrie Forde from WebDevStudios
10 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with front end architect/designer Carrie Forde about atomic design and front-end development for WordPress. Carrie's Forde day job is as a fro...
148 Processes for Client Web Projects
07 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Our weekly Saturday round-table focuses on the processes we use to intake clients, design and develop websites, test and launch, and have ongoing rela...
147 Justin Busa and Robby McCullough of Beaver Builder
03 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Two of the founders of Beaver Builder: Justin Busa and Robby McCullough, share the history of the company and their future plans. There is a lot to le...
146 Our Favorite Web Agency Tools
30 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We have a great round table show with special guest Lee Jackson of the WP Innovator podcast. We talk all about the tools that we use daily to help us ...
145 Lee Jackson, The WP Innovator
26 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This Week We fun and insightful Interview with Lee Jackson host of the WP Innovator podcast & the owner of a highly successful WordPress developme...
144 Qualities of High End WordPress Hosting
23 Nov 2016
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AJ Morris of Liquid Web joins our Saturday panel as we discuss the qualities of high-end WordPress hosting. We find out what differentiates a high end...
143 Gordan Orlic on Running a Successful WordPress Plugin Business
19 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this powerful interview, Gordan Orlic of Web Factory Ltd discusses becoming an elite plugin author on CodeCanyon and why he's leaving the platform,...
142 How to Successfully Work With Non-Profits
16 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's WP-Tonic round table, we give some insight on how to work with non-profit organizations. How is working with non-profits different than...
141 Heather Steele of Blue Steele Solutions
12 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with Heather about the life-cycle of web agencies, marketing, social media, and client relationships. How do Heather and her team find the rig...
140 What Are the Best Practices For WordPress Security?
09 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this WP-Tonic round-table we look at WordPress and security with an excellent panel of WordPress community experts. Our panel this week: Brian Jac...
139 Robert Abela from WP White Security
05 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 139, we interview Robert Abela, founder of WP Security Audit Log, a leading WordPress auditing plugin. Robert's blog at WP White Security i...
138 All About CSS with our WordPress Round Table
02 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about CSS, Flexbox, CS Grids, CSS frameworks like Bootstrap and Foundation, Sass and other CSS pre-processors. Our panel this week: Alex Denni...
137 Sallie Goetsch: WP Fangirl
29 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We put the spotlight on our panelist Sallie Goetsch. Sallie has been involved with the web since it's beginnings in the early 1990s, as well as a care...
136 WordCamp Sacramento 2016 Wrap-up
26 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss WordCamp Sacramento 2016, about half of the normal WP-Tonic round-table panel were presenting at this year’s Sacramento W...
135 Beka Rice of SkyVerge talks eCommerce
22 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What can I say about Beka apart from "cool". She is the lead WooCommerce developer at SkyVerge, who have built a great reputation not only for their w...
134 Tools and Tips For Podcasting With WordPress
19 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week, our panel examines tools and tips for podcasting With WordPress. We look at why you might consider starting a podcast and the tools and ser...
133 Kai Davis on Digital Outreach and Consulting
15 Oct 2016
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133 WP Tonic Interview with Kai Davis Outreach Consultant & Author We talk with consultant Kai Davis about podcast outreach and other forms of ma...
132 Resources for Continuing Your WordPress Education.
13 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We have a great panel of WordPress educational experts and developers this Saturday, Morten Rand-Hendriksen from Lynda.com, Kim Shivler, from Whiteglo...
131 How To Get More Leads With Guest Curtis McHale
07 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We have a great interview with WordPress developer, business coach, and podcaster Curtis McHale from Vancouver, BC, CA. Curtis has been involved in th...
130 Does Content Marketing Really Work?
05 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We'll look at what inbound marketing and content marketing are, and some examples of businesses using inbound and content marketing. We'll examine our...
129 Chris Handy, CEO & Founder of Thinkhandy
01 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We sit down with Chris Handy, CEO and Founder of Thinkhandy to discuss sales funnels, inbound marketing, email marketing, and nurturing leads. http:/...
128 Black Hat SEO - What SEO Techniques Should You Avoid?
28 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this round-table show, we go deep into SEO and what works in 2016 and what can damage your website's Google ranking. We look at black hat SEO techn...
127 James White, CEO of IntouchCRM
24 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss with James White CEO of IntouchCRM what its really like to run a successful SaaS company in 2016. James and team have spent the last 8 + ye...
126 What's Your Overall Online Strategy?
20 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week, our round table of WordPress experts discussed the topic, "What's Your Overall Online Strategy?" Our panel this week: Sallie Goetch https:/...
125 Eleven Key Steps To Make Your WordPress Site Load Faster
15 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Over a year ago I wrote one our most popular posts on the WP-Tonic’s website about the importance of speed when it comes to your WordPress-powered w...
124 Matt Inglot of Tilted Pixel on Building a Micro-Agency and Podcast
10 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We sat down with Matt Inglot of the web agency Tilted Pixel, the Freelance Transformation podcast to talk about growing an agency, how to get web clie...
123 Social Media: What Role Does it Play in Your WordPress-based Business
07 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Our panel of WordPress experts discusses social media, and what role it plays in our own businesses. We examine some news stories circulating through ...
122 Mojca Marš, Social Media Consultant with Super Spicy Media
03 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We interview social media consultant Mojca Marš, founder of Super Spicy Media. We talk about social media strategies, what works and what doesn't. We...
121 The Relationships Between Agencies & Freelancers.
30 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We really have a great panel this week and discussion, We start the show with a couple WordPress and web focus stories then we go on to our main topic...
120 We ask Matt Medeiros, "Is It Getting Harder to Make Money in WordPress?"
27 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Medeiros from The Matt Report is our guest. Our main discussion point, "Is it getting more difficult to make money in WordPress?" Matt Medeiros k...
119 Website Redesigns: What Should You Consider?
25 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We have a great WordPress round-table discussion with a great WordPress community panel. We begin the show discussing the biggest WordPress news stori...
118 All About eCommerce with Scott Buscemi
20 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week, on WP-Tonic EP118, we're joined by Scott Buscemi, founder of Luminary Web Strategies, a WordPress agency that specializes in WooCommerce an...
117 Email Plugins and Strategies for Email Marketing
18 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Our main WordPress topic is going to be "Email Plugins and Strategies for Email Marketing" We've also got three great stories from the WordPress commu...
116 The Truth About Email Marketing With Angie Meeker
13 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Email marketing is a subject that causes a lot of confusion. How do you produce effective email marketing? Angie Meeker gives us some straightforward ...
115 Visual Builders: The Good The Bad & The Ugly!
10 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We have a great panel discussion connected to the latest WordPress news stories of the week then we go on to the main topic connected to what are the ...
114 What Are Your Best Value WordPress Hosting Options?
06 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
If there's one area where most site owners could improve their WordPress websites, it is with their hosting. For membership sites or eCommerce, share...
113 How do You Write Winning WordPress Project Proposals?
03 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
WP-Tonic #113: How do You Write Winning WordPress Project Proposals? Our panel: Morten Rand-Hendriksen: from Lynda.com Sallie Goetsch: from Wpfangir...
112 Christopher Hawkins: How To Deal With Difficult Client Situations
30 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We Have a great discussion here with Christopher Hawkins about an interesting subject how to deal with those difficult clients? Chris has been buildi...