Wp Elevation Wordpress Business Podcast

Once you’re inside the WordPress community, people welcome you with open arms and provide guidance and insights you wouldn’t otherwise be able to glean on your own (at least, not easily). And that’s exactly why Ivica Delic decided to leave his 20-year banking career to become a WordPress freelancer and to spend more time with his 20+ Facebook groups. To read the full show notes for this episode, visit https://www.wpelevation.com/222

The first half of this episode of the WP Elevation podcast is chock-full of wisdom about resilience and resourcefulness. So, even if you’re not interested in getting in on the influencer marketing game, tune into the episode to learn how these two characteristics and mindsets have helped both Shane and Troy get to where they are today. To read the full show notes for this episode, visit https://www.wpelevation.com/221

This episode of the WP Elevation podcast is not like the typical episode you’ll find here. That’s because I'm joined by Paul Sokol, a former Infusionsoft campaign builder and current thought leader and marketing automation nerd. Rather than cover the usual “where have you been?” and “what do you do now?”, Paul walks us through a number of marketing automation and campaign planning scenarios. To read the full show notes for this episode, visit https://www.wpelevation.com/220

How much thought do you give to online privacy when building websites for clients? According to the team behind Termageddon, an auto-updating privacy policy generator, this needs to be something that agency owners take very seriously… and spend less time managing. Hear what they have to say about the matter on this episode of the WP Elevation podcast. To read the full show notes for this episode, visit https://www.wpelevation.com/219

When it comes to selling WordPress plugins and themes, are you making as much money as you possibly can? Vova Feldman talks about how Freemius helps developers maximise this opportunity on this episode of the WP Elevation podcast. To read the full show notes for this episode, visit https://www.wpelevation.com/218

Consider this episode of the WP Elevation podcast part “Meet an Elevator” and part “Ooh, look! A shiny new tool!”. You’re going to get an introduction to Vito Peleg, hear a bit about his journey from rocker to Elevator and learn all about his new WordPress plugin that’s set to revolutionise the way you collect client feedback. To read the full show notes for this episode, visit https://www.wpelevation.com/217

Finding the right tools to manage your business, hiring the right team members to support it, and having enough hours in the day to get everything done — sounds familiar, doesn’t it? Pete Everitt of SO... Digital Communications sheds light on how to manage a successful agency, its team, and the growing Marketing Development Ecosystem. To read the full show notes for this episode, visit https://www.wpelevation.com/216

I know, I know… “Sales funnel” is a bit of a buzzword at the moment. But this episode of the WP Elevation podcast — featuring brilliant teacher Dave Foy — is going to change how you view sales funnels and how you use them in your business. More specifically, you’re going to learn how to use sales funnels to sell high-ticket products and level up your business. To read the full show notes for this episode, visit https://www.wpelevation.com/215

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In this episode of the WP Elevation podcast, Matt Diggity tells Troy about his journey from electrical engineer to SEO. He also reveals a number of SEO tips he uses to get websites to the #1 position in Google SERPs (and hold them there). To read the full show notes for this episode, visit https://www.wpelevation.com/212

Have you ever wondered how much a new lead is actually worth to your business? And, more specifically, whether you have a particular funnel or channel that brings in more valuable leads over others? It can be frustrating trying to glean these kinds of insights from a tool like Google Analytics (because you can’t), which is why Troy’s discussion with Keith Perhac is a must-listen. To read the full show notes for this episode, visit https://www.wpelevation.com/211

In this episode of the WP Elevation podcast, Troy talks with Brian Jackson, the Chief Marketing Officer of Kinsta. Don’t expect this to be a typical chat about WordPress hosting though. This is an in-depth examination of how Kinsta has leveraged great support and content from Day 1 to grow its business and establish authority in a crowded space. To read the full show notes for this episode, visit https://www.wpelevation.com/210

If you missed the opportunity to see Chris in Santa Monica or you simply want more juicy tips on how to use storytelling to get the right clients, give this episode a listen. To read the full show notes for this episode, visit https://www.wpelevation.com/209

This episode of the WP Elevation podcast features Larry Kim, who recently sold his first company for a not-so-small sum of $150 million. As he’s now in the early stages of building a new company called MobileMonkey, there’s no better time to pick his brain about business growth. To read the full show notes for this episode, visit https://www.wpelevation.com/208

In this interview, Daniel talks about how he got into the marketing space and what tips he has for content marketers and others trying to make a meaningful impact with their content. To read the full show notes for this episode, visit https://www.wpelevation.com/207

In this episode, we talk about Kim’s migration away from her old identity as The WordPress Chick and her foray into content marketing product development. To read the full show notes for this episode, visit https://www.wpelevation.com/206

Kate Toon is an award-winning SEO copywriter and SEO consultant with almost two decades of experience in all things advertising, digital and writing. Originally from the UK but now based just outside Sydney. She has worked with big brands such as eHarmony, Curash and Kmart. And she’s helped countless small businesses produce great content and improve their copywriting and SEO. To read the full show notes for this episode, visit https://www.wpelevation.com/205

Kim Barrett, the founder and CEO of Your Social Voice sheds some light on what the impetus was to hastily start his own business, some missteps he made along the way, as well as how he productised his service as a result. To read the full show notes for this episode, visit https://www.wpelevation.com/204 

Do you find it hard to admit to those around you that you're not doing ok? Perhaps even admitting it to yourself if difficult. Today's guest has been there and come through the other side to tell you his story. Paul Lacey is the co-founder of The Dickiebirds Studio, which is an award-winning WordPress and UX/UI design and development agency in the UK. In this episode, Paul talks about his path to finding success and how getting involved with the WordPress community helped him get there. We hear about his latest project - building the Beaver Builder version of Katka by Elementor. And we also discuss the importance of taking care of your mental health whilst running your own business. Leveraging the WordPress Community Paul’s first experience with WordPress was way back in 2005. He recalls that he tried a few different programs before he landed on WordPress because of its usability and potential. However, he didn't properly utilise the community until around 2010. In the last two years, Paul has become ev

What does it take to build a successful digital marketing agency from the ground up? On this week’s episode we are joined by Mickey Mellen, who is a veteran WP developer and co-founder of GreenMellen Media. We talk about choosing your niche, hiring, vetting clients, making sales easy, and much more. This episode is a must-listen for anyone who dreams of going from freelancing to running a successful digital agency. Tune in to this week’s episode of the WP Elevation Podcast to learn how Mickey made it happen! Introducing Mickey Mellen Mickey Mellen is the co-founder and technical director of GreenMellen Media, an Atlanta-based WordPress and digital marketing agency that has 6 employees and over 150 clients. GreenMellen began by offering web design services and has since grown into a one-stop-shop for all things digital marketing. In addition to website development with WordPress, Mickey’s company handles other strategy components for clients like branding, email marketing and SEM. M