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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 panel for this special episode.   Cast for Episode 169:   AJ Morris: https://ajmorris.me/ Chris Lema: http://chrislema.com/ Sallie Goetsch https://www.wpfangirl.com/ Lee Jackson https://trailblazer.fm Jonathan Denwood https://www.wp-tonic.com/ John Locke Lockedown […]

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 this week:   Krissie VandeNoord: http://krissievandenoord.com/ Sallie Goetsch: https://www.wpfangirl.com/ Jackie D’Elia: https://jackiedelia.com/ Kim Shivler: https://whiteglovewebtraining.com/ John Locke: https://www.lockedownseo.com/ Jonathan Denwood: https://www.wp-tonic.com/   ==================   Our episode this week

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 has been building his personal brand while working full time at a local agency. Seriously, Tim publishes quality content like a beast, and has earned every bit of his

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 engagement? We also talk social media strategies, and what platforms are giving us the best returns. We do a live show every Saturday at 9am PST. You can find details

Social media consultant Mojca Marš returns to tell us all about Facebook ads and why they are so effective. http://superspicymedia.com/ =============   Table of Contents for Episode 165   0:00 Podcast Intros 2:53 What things is Mojca applying in her business that’s allowing her to double her income from last year? 4:34 Why Mojca recommends

We have a great discussion here with Cody Landefeld, co-founder of Mode Effect, a WordPress ecommerce agency that has worked with Fortune 500 companies. We talk with Cody about some of the difference between a regular web project and an eCommerce web project. What should you be preparing for with eCommerce that is different from

Consultant Philip Morgan discusses positioning in a crowded market. He literally wrote the book on positioning for technical firms. Philip helps technical consultants, like web development shops, find a specialized position in a generalized world. This specialization, in turn, helps those firms strengthen their expertise in a specific niche and command higher rates. We really

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 excited about in web development. You can follow him on his site at https://adactio.com/.   ==================   Our episode this week is sponsored by LiquidWeb. Liquid Web is offering

Following up our previous episode with a discussion on different types of pricing for web design and development services. How do we price our projects? Hourly? Fixed fee? Project rate? Blended rate? Value based? We also talk about some of the mistakes we’ve made in pricing projects, and the #1 step we recommend to estimating

In episode 160, consultant Jonathan Stark tells us why hourly billing is nuts. Jonathan Stark built a six figure solo consultancy by ditching hourly billing for value-based fees. He has a decade of real-world experience successfully applying value-based theories to software development projects. With his coaching program, he teaches freelancers, solo consultants, and boutique firm