Post Status Podcasts
339 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 34 ratingsPost Status Draft, Excerpt, Comments, and Live provide the interviews, news digests, community discussions, and live shows that matter — for WordPress professionals.
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Post Status Excerpt (No. 16) — Syed Balkhi on Acquiring SearchWP
July 09, 2021 18:37 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MB"Understanding who you are and who you are not goes a long way." In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, David Bisset talks with Syed Balkhi about the acquisition of SearchWP by Awesome Motive. We get a little behind-the-scenes information about how this deal came to be. Syed shares his thoughts on how SearchWP fits in with Awesome Motive's brand and vision of providing support to small businesses. Also covered in this episode: Syed talks about "plugin developers and entrepreneurs being tr...
Post Status Excerpt (No. 15) — Jon Christopher on Finding A New Home For SearchWP
July 09, 2021 18:27 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MB"I realized that I wanted [SearchWP] to be long term and stable...it deserved a team behind it." In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, David Bisset talks with Jon Christopher about his sale of SearchWP to Awesome Motive. The two talk about what motivated Jon — the sole developer (and marketer) of SearchWP — to part with his plugin. David also asks Jon about his view of search as it exists today in WordPress Core, what he might like to see in search going forward, and what his future plans...
Craig Hewitt on Castos' Latest Fundraising and Expansion of Private Podcasting
July 07, 2021 21:53 - 42 minutes - 36.4 MBCastos is a WordPress-powered podcast hosting provider with roots in the open-source community through their Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin for WordPress. They recently announced a $756K pre-seed funding round from a number of companies, including Automattic and Yoast SEO. Cory Miller sat down with Castos CEO Craig Hewitt to talk about this move and how Castos is eager to expand its services in the private podcasting market. ⚠️ CORRECTION: In the audio recording, a $756 Million figur...
Craig Hewitt on Castos Latest Funding And Expansion Of Private Podcasting
July 07, 2021 21:53 - 42 minutes - 36.4 MBCastos is a WordPress-powered podcast hosting provider with roots in the open-source community through their Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin for WordPress. They recently announced a $756K pre-seed funding round from a number of companies, including Automattic and Yoast SEO. Cory Miller sat down with Castos CEO Craig Hewitt to talk about this move and how Castos is eager to expand its services in the private podcasting market. ⚠️ CORRECTION: In the audio recording, a $756 Million figur...
Post Status Excerpt (No. 14) — Starting Your "Next Chapter" Project
July 01, 2021 22:25 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBTake 10% of your time, energy, and even money and start investing it systematically in a “Next Chapter” project. In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, David Bisset and Cory Miller talk about how to build a "career raft" for yourself — something Cory wishes he did when he sold iThemes and went looking for new ventures. Cory explains how to identify what might be a good fit for your "next chapter" project and how to maintain your motivation, whether you are a developer, marketer, or entrepr...
Post Status Excerpt (No. 13) — WordPress Economy Study, Trying Gutenberg Again
June 17, 2021 23:39 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MB$635.5 billion by the end of 2021? In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, Cory Miller and David Bisset briefly touch on two more acquisitions this week — one involving Extendify and another by Automattic. Cory and David review some highlights from WP Engine's recent report on the WordPress economy. WP Engine estimates the WordPress market generated more than half a trillion dollars (USD) in 2020. They expect the market to grow to $635.5 billion by the end of 2021. Also covered in this epi...
Brad Touesnard on the Acquisition of Advanced Custom Fields
June 09, 2021 05:07 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBRaising eyebrows in the WordPress community — especially among developers — Delicious Brains announced they have acquired Advanced Custom Fields (ACF). Elliot Condon is the creator and has been the sole developer for ACF for about a decade. While Elliot will be involved in the transition, he will not stay with the Delicious Brains team in the long term, according to his blog post. In this episode of Post Status Draft, Cory Miller talks with Brad Touesnard of Delicious Brains following the a...
Post Status Excerpt (No. 12) — Takeaways From The ACF Acquisition
June 02, 2021 21:57 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBA Focus On Mental Health And Long-Term Stability In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, Cory Miller and David Bisset discuss the recently announced acquisition of Advanced Custom Fields plugin by Delicious Brains Inc. After having time to absorb community feedback and listen to a pre-recorded interview with those involved, David and Cory share why this move is a win for the WordPress community in the long run. Also covered in this episode: For freelancers and solopreneurs with projects an...
Post Status Comments (No. 1) — Monetization of WordPress Plugins
May 28, 2021 20:46 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBMonetization of WordPress Plugins This episode features a conversation in Twitter Spaces that took place on May 28, 2021. Our topic is monetization of WordPress plugins. Speakers: Cory Miller, Joe Casabona, Joost de Valk, David Bisset (host) along with many others commenting live in Post Status Slack. Post Status Comments provides a stage for WordPress professionals to exchange ideas and talk about recent topics and trends. Browse our archives, and don’t forget to subscribe via iTunes, ...
Post Status Excerpt (No. 11) — A New Era For Post Status
May 21, 2021 14:46 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBChange and a vision for the future at Post Status In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, Cory Miller and David Bisset discuss the future of Post Status and Cory's full acquisition of it from its founder, Brian Krogsgard. Brian launched Post Status eight years ago. Today, Brian shared his announcement publicly, and Cory also outlined his plans for the future of Post Status. Every week Post Status Excerpt will brief you on important WordPress news — in about 15 minutes or less! Learn what's...
Devin Walker and Matt Cromwell on GiveWP's Acquisition by Liquid Web
May 14, 2021 21:52 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBIn a move many people have admitted they didn't see coming, Liquid Web announced this week their acquisition of GiveWP. WP Business Reviews is also part of the deal. (Both belong to the Impress.org brand.) GiveWP and WP Business Reviews will join under a new brand, StellarWP. Stellar will house all of Liquid Web’s software assets. 🤝 This acquisition follows Liquid Web acquiring iThemes in 2018 and The Events Calendar in December 2020. In this episode of Post Status Draft, Brian Krogsgard t...
Post Status Excerpt (No. 10) — GiveWP + LiquidWeb, Acquisitions Good For WordPress?
May 14, 2021 04:38 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBAnnouncement of LiquidWeb acquiring GiveWP sparks discussion: are all acquisitions good for WordPress? In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, Cory Miller and David Bisset discuss the recent announcement of GiveWP and WP Business Reviews joining the Liquid Web Family of Brands. StellarWP will house all of Liquid Web’s software assets, including iThemes, The Events Calendar, Restrict Content Pro, and Kadence WP. Also covered in this episode: David gets Cory's take on acquisitions in general...
Post Status Excerpt (No. 9) — Recommended Reads, How We Update
May 06, 2021 21:50 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBIn this episode of Post Status Excerpt, Cory Miller recommends three books with great value to the WordPress community and people who make their living as professionals in it. From the business value of community itself to marketing fundamentals and how to avoid being a perfectionist, Cory explains why he thinks these books stand out. Cory also tells us how he reads "like a vampire." 🧛♂️ (No he does not sleep in a coffin.) Also covered in this episode: David talks about a recent post on th...
Post Status Excerpt (No. 8) — Gravity Forms 2.5, CC Coming to WP
April 29, 2021 23:31 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBOne of the oldest commercial WordPress Plugins gets a facelift. In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, David Bisset and Cory Miller talk about the most recent update to Gravity Forms (version 2.5). Cory reflects on the early days of the WordPress ecosystem. David recounts how Gravity Forms was his first major plugin purchase as a freelancer. Find out what's in the new Gravity Forms and why it matters for WordPress professionals. Also covered: David brings up this week's announcement from ...
Danielle Joseph on Client Relations
April 26, 2021 13:00 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBDanielle Joseph is the founder of Function Creative, a full-service brand and web design studio, and the author of The Brand Planner: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Brand Clarity & Business Direction. Her most recent project is Willowspace, a client management portal for freelancers and agencies that will be launching in the next few weeks. In this episode of Post Status Draft, Danielle talks with Brian about her work with clients as a designer and how that has shaped the direction of her agenc...
Post Status Excerpt (No. 7) - Frustrations With Admin Notices
April 23, 2021 16:08 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBAre you fed up with out of control Admin Notices in the WordPress dashboard? Us too. In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, David Bisset and Cory Miller talk about Cory's recent negative experiences with admin notices in the WordPress dashboard. If the WordPress community cannot control and improve upon the location, frequency, language, and other aspects of notifications and notices inside the WordPress admin interface, the experience will continue to degrade for users, and Cory thinks Wo...
Beth Livingston on WordPress Project Management
April 21, 2021 00:03 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBIn this episode of Post Status Draft, Brian Krogsgard talks with Beth Livingston, M. Ed. Today, Beth is an Online Course Creator and Educator at WP Roadmaps and Coaching. Previously, Beth worked in education and corporate IT management. When she joined the WordPress community, Beth saw a need that combined these two roles: project management education and training. WordPress Designers and Developers from Freelancers to Agencies Face the Same Problems While attending WordCamps, WordPress ...
Post Status Excerpt (No. 6) - Scope Creep and Full Site Editing
April 15, 2021 21:53 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MBIn this episode of Post Status Excerpt, David Bisset and Cory Miller talk about some upcoming Post Status webinars. One will feature Natasha Golinsky from On Purpose Projects. (You can RSVP here.) Natasha has a great take on scope creep and what she has done to obliterate it. WordPress freelancers and agencies live and die by setting their project estimates on target, so this is really valuable information in that line of work. Also covered: David touches on the latest Full Site Editing new...
Anil Gupta on Multicollab — A New Collaboration Plugin for WordPress
April 09, 2021 16:11 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBMultidots recently released Multicollab, a Google Docs-style internal commenting tool to take suggestions from stakeholders and feedback from editors within your content inside a WordPress site. It's for use with the new visual editor (Gutenberg) and works with most blocks by allowing you to attach comments to them. How Multicollab Works: Key features for Multicollab are inline comments inside posts and pages, the ability to mention other admin users, reply to comments, and resolve comment...
Post Status Excerpt (No. 5) - Acquisitions, FSE Live "Review", Underrepresented In Tech, Taylor Arndt
April 09, 2021 04:45 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBIn this episode of Post Status Excerpt, David Bisset and Cory Miller talk about two acquisitions. One involves iThemes, and the other involves GravityView. Cory mentions his recent interview with Michelle Frechette about UnderrepresentedInTech.com, while David notes some news from Post Status Slack that might have missed broader notice. Also covered: Cory wants 🎧. Sigh. Every week Post Status Excerpt will brief you on important WordPress news — in about 15 minutes or less! Learn what's new...
Post Status Excerpt (No. 4) - Our Job Board, Post Status Gigs, and WordPress Settings Screens
April 02, 2021 15:53 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBIn this episode of Post Status Excerpt, David Bisset and Cory Miller talk about some upcoming enhancements to the Post Status job board and Cory's experience with the current #gig channel in Post Status Slack. Also covered: David talks about a Brian Krogsgard tweet rant on WordPress settings screens. David asks Cory if he thinks some old "wrinkles" in WordPress might eventually be harmful. Every week Post Status Excerpt will brief you on important WordPress news relevant to the Post Status...
Excerpt: Episode 3 - The Future of the Solo WordPress Plugin Developer, Jobs, and Post Status Slack
March 26, 2021 05:46 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBIn the third episode of Post Status Excerpt, David Bisset and Cory Miller talk about what they think the future of the "single" or "solo" WordPress plugin developer might be. They also share some good points made by club members in Post Status Slack earlier in the week. Also covered: Cory talks about being approached by a member of the WordPress community about finding employment opportunities to "break into" the WordPress space. Every week Post Status Excerpt will brief you on important W...
Excerpt: Episode 2
March 19, 2021 19:17 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBQuick previews from this week's Post Status newsletter, WPEngine's Atlas, and Learning JavaScript 🆕 In the second episode of Post Status Excerpt, David Bisset and Cory Miller follow up on some positive developments in WordPress 5.7. Then they cover the highlights of this week's Post Status newsletter. David talks about WPEngine's release of "Atlas," which addresses a growing "headless WordPress" interest in the community. Also covered: Cory checks in on "learning JavaScript deeply" with Da...
Excerpt: Episode 2 - WPEngine's Atlas, Headless Wordpress, and Learning JavaScript
March 19, 2021 19:17 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBQuick previews from this week's Post Status newsletter, WPEngine's Atlas, and Learning JavaScript 🆕 In the second episode of Post Status Excerpt, David Bisset and Cory Miller follow up on some positive developments in WordPress 5.7. Then they cover the highlights of this week's Post Status newsletter. David talks about WPEngine's release of "Atlas," which addresses a growing "headless WordPress" interest in the community. Also covered: Cory checks in on "learning JavaScript deeply" with Da...
Chris Hardie on WP Lookout and how information flows in the WordPress community
March 17, 2021 20:55 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBChris Hardie has been a web developer since the late 1990s. In this episode of the Post Status Draft podcast, Chris talks with Brian Krogsgard about his career as a deep generalist. Chris has worked as a writer, journalist, political candidate, and consultant, as well as a technologist and web developer. This conversation touches on the challenges of winding down an agency and handling clients. Chris also talks about his experiences with the Special Projects team at Automattic, running for ...
Excerpt: Episode 1 - WordPress 5.7, Gutenberg, and PluginRank
March 12, 2021 00:28 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBWith this episode of Post Status Excerpt — the first of many to come — David Bisset and Cory Miller kick off the new show with a quick chat about the latest WordPress release (5.7 “Esperanza”) — what it addresses, and maybe a pet peeve or two about the new editor. Also covered: PluginRank.com and the way it might be useful for WordPress entrepreneurs. 🔌 Every week Post Status Excerpt will brief you on important WordPress news relevant to the Post Status community — in about 15 minutes or l...
Excerpt: Episode 1
March 12, 2021 00:28 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBWith this episode of Post Status Excerpt — the first of many to come — David Bisset and Cory Miller kick off the new show with a quick chat about the latest WordPress release (5.7 “Esperanza”) — what it addresses, and maybe a pet peeve or two about the new editor. Also covered: PluginRank.com and the way it might be useful for WordPress entrepreneurs. 🔌 Every week Post Status Excerpt will brief you on important WordPress news relevant to the Post Status community — in about 15 minutes or l...
Angela Jin on WordCamp US 2020 Cancellation and the Future of WordPress Education
March 05, 2021 23:25 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBIn this episode of Post Status Draft, David Bisset talks with Angela Jin. Angela joined Automattic in 2018 and is one of the community organizers for the WordPress open source project. She has been helping organize, start conversations, and setting policies for WordCamps over the last few years. David recorded this interview around the time that WordCamp US 2020 would have normally taken place in St. Louis, Missouri. WordCamp US organizers decided to cancel the event months before it would ...
Joe Casabona on creating quality content and courses
October 21, 2020 21:16 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBDavid Bisset interviews Joe Casabona, an independent creator and teacher, and discusses what it's like to be a creator as his job, plus some news topics. Links W3C drops WordPress from consideration for its redesign W3c selects Craft and selection report Disabling full screen mode Creator Courses How I Built It recording notes Camo Partner: Sandhills Development Sandhills Development crafts ingenuity, developed with care: Easy Digital Downloads – Sell digital products with WordPres...
Joost de Valk on WordPress marketshare
October 06, 2020 22:19 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBDavid Bisset makes his podcast debut for Post Status, as he interviews Joost de Valk, of Yoast, and discusses all things WordPress marketshare related.
Creating healthy virtual work environments
August 04, 2020 19:28 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBIn this episode of the Draft podcast, Cory and Brian discuss creating and operating in healthy virtual environments: For work, conference, and personal use -- all in a world that prevents the familiar physical experiences.
On static WordPress, with Miriam Schwab of Strattic
May 13, 2020 23:15 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBMiriam Schwab is co-founder and CEO of Strattic, a business making a big bet on the future of WordPress — and in particular for using it to create static websites. They recently raised $6.5 million dollars in an oversubscribed round. Strattic aims to enable the power and flexibility of a dynamic WordPress website like we all know, with the security and speed of a completely static website. In this interview, Cory Miller talks to Miriam about her journey to this moment, the Strattic product...
Professional WordPress Plugin Development: Interview with the authors
April 29, 2020 04:26 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBProfessional WordPress Plugin Development was one of the most helpful books I've ever read. To see a new edition with two returning authors, nine years after the original, is very exciting. This edition of the book will be sure to offer a great resource for developer education for years to come. Brad Williams, Justin Tadlock, and John James Jacoby are each extremely talented developers and communicators. The work they can accomplish together is even greater. Cory talks to them about their ...
Taking care of your mental health in uncertain times, with Dr. Sherry Walling
March 19, 2020 01:42 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBDr. Sherry Walling is a psychologist and entrepreneur, adept at, “helping smart people do hard things.” She was gracious to talk in a Post Status Webinar with Cory Miller, about how to navigate life in uncertain times like we have now. Topics discussed Managing fear, worry, and anxiety The Coronavirus, and how to handle it Isolation, social distancing, remote work, and our mental health Q&A on work boundaries, stress, and more Links Zen Founder Dr. Sherry Walling's website @zenfound...
The benefits of Masterminds, with Ken Wallace
March 10, 2020 16:38 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MBKen Wallace runs Mastermind Jam, which according to the website, “gives you everything you need to join, create, and manage your mastermind group, all without having to waste time cobbling together a bunch of different software, forms, and shared documents, even if you don't have a large personal network.” Some of the topics discussed about Masterminds Defining what a mastermind is The difference between a mastermind and other community channels Why masterminds are important to hold with...
Syed Balkhi on the acquisition of All In One SEO
February 06, 2020 18:58 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBSyed Balkhi joins me to discuss the acquisition of AIO SEO. Some of the questions he answers: So who is your target customer with All in One SEO? How is the model structured? You’re directing strategy… is there a Christoff or Atchison in this setup? How does your vision for AIOSEO compare to what you see in Yoast SEO? How do you envision the free/premium divide? What are the first three things you plan to do? How did the conversation w/ Michael start? You approach him? He approach you...
Working on multiple things, and working with Partners
February 04, 2020 01:11 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBA lot of folks in the WordPress economy, whether employed with a side hustle or self-employed, manage multiple things. Also, many of us work with partners, or are interested in partnerships. Cory has long worked with partners, and we're now running Post Status as partners. Also, we are both working on several projects. In this episode of Draft, we talk about how to balance multiple things, how we try and structure our weeks, and some things to consider when working with partners. Show lin...
Introducing a new chapter, with Cory Miller as Post Status partner
January 20, 2020 16:04 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBI created Post Status in January 2013 and started the Club in January 2015. January 2020 marks another huge milestone for this community and business. I’m very excited to share that Cory Miller is now an equal partner of Post Status. Cory purchased half the business and will be working with me in the day-to-day management, writing, community engagement, and everything else we do with Post Status. Many should know Cory from his ten years running iThemes. After they sold the business to Liqu...
Scott Bolinger on WordPress, JAMstack, and the future of the independent developer
November 16, 2019 16:36 - 59 minutes - 47.9 MBIn this episode, Scott and I dig into his world as an indie developer within the WordPress landscape. Scott has long used JavaScript as a core technology with AppPresser. I think he's on the forefront of thinking about various technologies that are newer to WordPress but out in full force in other worlds. Scott is really into JAMstack (JavaScript, APIs, Markup). He's working on Static Fuse now, which helps connect WordPress to Gatsby -- which has a lot of attention in the web space right n...
Fear and uncertainty for WordPress, with Matt Medeiros
September 30, 2019 16:55 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBToday I talk to Matt Medeiros, in a wide-ranging conversation about the WordPress ecosystem. It's informal and we cover a lot of different topics, but they all narrow down to various fears and uncertainties some in the WordPress community are experiencing in recent years. What's the future of WordPress? How about the business community? Can smaller businesses make it? What threats exist: leadership, corporate, other platforms? We cover a great deal here. It's not very structured, but I do ...
Chat with a WordPress skeptic
August 15, 2019 21:29 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBI talked with Kira Leigh, a full-stack creative entrepreneur and consultant. Skeptic may be too strong of a word, but she makes it clear that she thinks WordPress is too often used when it’s not necessary. Kira handles every part of her projects, which typically stem with marketing and copywriting, but she takes on design, development, and whatever is required to get the job done. She is the type of person who WordPress should be able to serve quite ably. But more than not, she would rather...
WooCommerce vs Shopify: A battle for ecommerce platform dominance
August 02, 2019 16:30 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBBen Thompson recently wrote about Shopify and the Power of Platforms. He highlights the difference between an aggregator (e.g. Amazon’s Merchant Services) and a platform (Shopify) and makes a case for how Shopify can successfully compete against Amazon. If you’re new to Ben’s work, I highly recommend following the links he references in the opening paragraphs. Aggregators vs Platforms As Ben explains, Amazon is an aggregator that owns the users (i.e. customers, Amazon Prime subscribers) an...
Matt Mullenweg on eCommerce, and what's new with Post Status
June 25, 2019 21:48 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBI talked to Matt Mullenweg for over an hour recently, and here I share about 8 minutes of our conversation, a part where we discuss eCommerce, and where WooCommerce currently fits into that world. I also spend several minutes talking about big changes happening with Post Status. I hope you'll check it out, and join us for Post Status Publish, and subscribe to the now free newsletter.
Building Multidots, with Anil Gupta
February 07, 2019 17:00 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBWelcome to the Post Status Draft podcast, which you can find on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and via RSS for your favorite podcatcher. Post Status Draft is hosted by Brian Krogsgard. In this episode of Draft, I talk to Anil Gupta, the founder of Multidots. Multidots is a 100+ person company and Anil has established a very people-first environment. We discuss his journey and philosophies building the company. I met Anil at CaboPress and we had a great chat, which we followed up with in th...
Interview with Matt Mullenweg on Gutenberg, WordPress, and the future
December 12, 2018 05:31 - 1 hour - 83.1 MBWelcome to the Post Status Draft podcast, which you can find on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and via RSS for your favorite podcatcher. Post Status Draft is hosted by Brian Krogsgard. In this episode, I am joined by Matt Mullenweg, the co-founder of WordPress and CEO of Automattic. Just after releasing WordPress 5.0, and on the heels of WordCamp US, Matt and I review the event, the release, and discuss how he thinks things went, what could have gone better, and what he sees ahead. We als...
Considerations for eCommerce merchants, with Andrew Youderian of eCommerce Fuel
August 03, 2018 21:05 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBWelcome to the Post Status Draft podcast, which you can find on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and via RSS for your favorite podcatcher. Post Status Draft is hosted by Brian Krogsgard and co-host Brian Richards. In this episode, I bring on Andrew Youderian. Andrew runs eCommerce Fuel -- a great website geared toward eCommerce store owners, specifically those making high six figures or seven figures in revenue per year. Andrew keeps his ear low to the ground in the eCommerce landscape and c...
Why the makers of Ninja Forms are getting into eCommerce
July 20, 2018 22:16 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBWelcome to the Post Status Draft podcast, which you can find on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and via RSS for your favorite podcatcher. Post Status Draft is hosted by Brian Krogsgard and co-host Brian Richards. In this episode, I bring on James Laws and Kevin Stover -- cofounders of Saturday Drive, the parent company of Ninja Forms -- to discuss why they are entering the world of eCommerce. I found this especially interesting given the market dominance of WooCommerce for general WordPress-...
Working on your own website
July 09, 2018 18:32 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBWelcome to the Post Status Draft podcast, which you can find on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and via RSS for your favorite podcatcher. Post Status Draft is hosted by Brian Krogsgard and co-host Brian Richards. In this episode, the Brians discuss the challenges of working on your own business website, when your company offers services or makes products for websites. Agencies often disregard their own websites, as do product companies. We discuss our own histories of attempting in-house red...
An Abundance of Acquisitions
June 29, 2018 22:05 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBWelcome to the Post Status Draft podcast, which you can find on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and via RSS for your favorite podcatcher. Post Status Draft is hosted by Brian Krogsgard and co-host Brian Richards. In this episode, the Brians have a chat about a number of different acquisitions that have occurred in the WordPress space over these past few weeks. Listen in as they unpack some of the news surrounding StudioPress, WPEngine, Automattic, WPNinjas, Prospress, and AutomateWoo. Check ...
Productizing your service business, with Brian Casel
June 15, 2018 18:07 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBWelcome to the Post Status Draft podcast, which you can find on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and via RSS for your favorite podcatcher. Post Status Draft is hosted by Brian Krogsgard and co-host Brian Richards. In this episode, Brian is joined by guest-host Brian Casel. Brian runs Audience Ops, a productized service that offers all aspects of content creation for companies. Brian has been in the WordPress community for a long time, and for years has worked on creating processes around his ...