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Jeff and I talk about one of my favorite topics: podcasting. Jeff is a professional podcaster; he does it for other brands, so he doesn’t just have his own. He is hired to help people set up their own podcasts. Whether it be to promote their brand or other things that you could do with your podcast that don’t necessarily make direct sponsor money. We also geek out about hardware and stuff like that too, so it’s a really really fun episode.
Jack McConnell of Made with Fuel talks about his plugin, Better Notifications for WordPress. We talked about scratching your own itch, getting in there, and coding. We also talked about the long game a little bit, so he talked about how he front-loaded a lot of research to make sure that the plugin was worth pursuing. He also talks about hiring out. It’s a nice take that developers are sometimes resistant to, but he wanted to make sure he didn’t waste as much time spinning his wheels.
Amir Salihefendic is the founder and CEO of Doist, maker of the popular Task Management app, Todoist. Today we are talking about their new chat app Twist, which was created as a way to combine email and Slack-like functionality. We talk about all sorts of great topics, but most notably, Work/Life Balance and how always being connected with apps like Slack is unhealthy. Thus, the idea for Twist came to be.
It’s a great episode, and if you like it, you can catch Part 2 over on Patreon, where we talk more about the making of Todoist and adapting to an ever-changing technological landscape.
Show Notes
Amir Salihefendic
Doist
Twist
Part 2 on Patreon
Gravity Forms is one of, if not the, oldest premium form builders for WordPress. Alex Cancado, one of the founders, and I talk about the research that went into creating such an integral part of any website. We also talk about refactoring, automated testing, what it was like creating add-ons for Gravity forms, and a whole lot more.
If you like this episode, you can catch a bonus episode with Alex where we talk about business, copyrights, and more over on Patreon.
Show Notes
Gravity Forms
Gravity Form Add-ons
Jeff Matson’s How I Built It Episode
Bonus Interview on Patreon: Alex and I go deeper about pricing model, the price of support, copyrights, the importance of Paypal, and more.
GiveWP is a plugin that helps you accept donations on your WordPress site. I got to talk to Matt and Devin about all sorts of other stuff though, like collaboration on a large team and the importance of great support.
Ben Meredith is a WordPress man about town, working with lots of great folks in the community like GiveWP, and putting out his own plugins. In this episode, Ben and I talk about Better Click to Tweet, a fantastic and free WordPress plugin he created. Show Notes Ben Meredith Ben on Twitter Better Click to…
Brian Hogg is a Canadian, WordPress Plugin Developer, Educator, and more. He has a few great courses on how to create WordPress plugins and a very informative newsletter to go with them. In part 2, we talk all about what to put in free vs. paid, build tools, and more.
Brian Hogg is a Canadian, WordPress Plugin Developer, Educator, and more. He has a few great courses on how to create WordPress plugins and a very informative newsletter to go with them. In this 2 part episode, we discuss his plugins as well as general plugin development; this includes building tools, SVN, submitting to the WordPress repository, and more.
Mike Rohde is a designer and founder of the Sketchnotes Army! He’s also a twice-published author and Green Bay Packers fan. In this episode, we talk about how he came up with sketchnotes, why it helps with retention, getting published, and tons more!