142 – The Business Side of WordPress

Announcements

• WordPress Webinar – Using Child Themes
  • Sept 6th, 10am EST
  • Register
  • Learn the importance of child themes
  • The proper way to make theme modifications
  • Create a child theme from scratch

Main Topic (mattreport.com)

It was my pleasure to talk with Matt Mederios of Slocum Design Studio. Here are a few of the things we talked about in the interview:

• Who looks at the journey of success and failure of a WordPress entrepreneur
• Who are You and What do you do?
• How did you get your start in WordPress?
• What’s your role at Slocum Design Studio?
• Do you consider yourself an entreprenuer?
• How do you get away from the $500 client?
• Tell me about your podcast(s)
• Why do you think there’s a rise in WordPress podcasts?
• Who has been the most successful WP entrepreneur you’ve interviewed?
• Okay that ends the formal interview
  • What’s in your toolbox? What piece of software or hardware do you use on a daily basis to run your business? ScreenFlow, Sublime, Vagrant, Wunderlist
  • What’s the one plugin that you can’t live without? Gravity Forms
  • A favorite WordPress or business book? e-Myth
  • A quote that you live and run your business by? Pilgram tending to sheep
  • The best business or career advice you’ve ever received? Get out there and do it
  • What’s the longest a client project has ever taken? 2.5 years
  • If you had to switch to another CMS what would it be? Drupal
  • Who should I interview next? Brad Williams, Robert New (WP Bacon) John Saddingtion, Tom McFarlin

You can find out more at MattReport.com or on twitter @mattreport.

Call To Action

• Sign up for next webinar / online classroom where you can learn how to create a child theme and how to properly make modifications to your theme.