By The Admin Bar
Join Kyle Van Deusen and Josh Hall as they discuss why client selection is one of the most important aspects of running an agency (and their top tips for making the right decisions!) Source
Discussing topics from this week’s issue of The Friday Chaser with special guest Jonathan Jernigan!
How do you grow without unreliable freelancers or the burden of in-house employees? Source
We’ve all been there… We knew this prospect wasn’t a good fit — but for whatever reason, we took the money and went forth anyway. Pre qualifying prospects is both an art ... Read more Source
In this week’s show we discuss our inaugural WordPress Agency Survey results! It’s an interesting look into the inner workings of agencies in our space, and what’s helping them succeed. Mentioned in ... Read more Source
If you think accessibility overlays are the silver bullet to accessibility — think again. Colleen Gratzer explains why you should avoid them at all costs. Source
Each challenge seems harder than the last and as you grow, the symbiosis between the different areas of the business seem to become more delicate Source
Get $10 off your first month with Fathom by using our referral link: https://theadminbar.com/fathom/ Google Analytics is complex, comprehensive, extremely powerful — and 100% free of charge. But have you ever thought ... Read more Source
About This Episode For some, the thought of being responsible for hosting a client’s site sounds like a 24-hour nightmare. But for others (spoiler alert, both Matt and I) caring for someone’s ... Read more Source
About This Episode We’ve been trained to believe that a college degree is necessary to succeed in today’s world — but the world is changing, and if you’re going to run your ... Read more Source
Get Dave's WordPress to Webflow course: https://theadminbar.com/wp2wf It wasn’t that long ago when I would have considered Dave Foy one of Elementor’s biggest advocates… But all the headaches that come along with their bugginess ... Read more Source
As if writing content wasn’t hard enough on it’s own — you have to walk a fine line between making content that appeals to your human visitors… but if you ever want ... Read more Source
For local businesses, Google My Business can be a powerful tool that helps them attract attention and leapfrog to the top of the search results. Still, too many businesses aren’t taking advantage ... Read more Source
In this live event I interview Link Moser who has been buying web agencies since 2013 to learn more about what makes an agency sellable (and what to avoid!). Many of us ... Read more Source
How long does your average website build take? 3 weeks? 3 months? 3 years? (Yeah, I just finished a 1,000+ day project)...
It's been a little while since Kyle and I sat down to record a video, but we're going to try...
If you've heard the term Custom Post Types (or CPT's) being used, but never fully understood them— then this is...
In today's episode of The Admin Bar Matt asks a question that he's seen pop up more than a couple...
On today's show Kyle shares a valuable lesson he's learned that he wishes he could go back and tell his...
On today's show Matt talks about how live video training with his clients helps build relationships and Kyle talks about the incredible importance of keeping good backups.
The Admin Bar is back to live recording our show! It's been a while but I've got to say, I do like recording live!
Kyle and Matt are back after a brief hiatus to chat about the importance of being creative outside of work.
Matt and Kyle chat about what's been happening in their respective businesses - this time around we'll be talking about managing client expectations.
Kyle and Matt chat about the two topics we both bring to the table this week along with a post from inside The Admin Bar group.
Today we're trying out a slightly different format! In this show Kyle and I discuss one thing what's been happening in each of our businesses.
All three of us began our design careers focusing primarily on some form of flat graphic design, be it branding, t-shirt design, or print design, but found ourselves for one reason or another leaning further into web based design as...
In this episode of The Admin Bar we're talking about organization and quality of life improvements and what with having a bit more down time than usual, now might be a good time to start building better habits.
Today we're joined by Pete Everitt and Jeffery Patch to chat about how they've teamed up to bring you their take on how outsourced search engine optimization services should be done. Their proactive approach to building your clients SEO is...
Hannah Smith joins us to discuss easy ways we can operate our agencies to reduce our carbon footprint. While the environmental impact of running a digital agency might have never crossed your mind, the amount of data you are responsible...
Learn more about converting your WordPress website into a faster, more secure static HTML site, what types of website are best suited, and how it all works in this week’s episode!
Nathan Ingram (coach, speaker, trainer, author, and agency owner) joins us to talk about the ‘Friday Email Strategy’ and how this simple, weekly email and drastically improve client communications and help give you your weekends back!
In this episode we cover why care plans are more about relationship building than anything else, whether or not you should require care plans, if you should charge monthly or annually, and how you can implement some easy client touch...
In this episode, titled 'WordPress in the Flesh', we take a deep-dive into these events and talk about the benefits of attending events like this in person, what to expect, what you can gain, tips for speaking, and a whole...
Nathan Allotey shares his personal story and revelation of how calling himself a “freelancer” was giving people the wrong impression and how shedding the label immediately allowed him to stop competing with the Fiverr’s of the world.
Back in October Dave started a thread in the group that said: "If you do not have a WordPress Meetup in your town, START ONE!" and the thread ended up being pure gold— with a ton of interest. Running his...
Clifford Almeida join us to introduce a new way to look at website audits: as a powerful sales and communication tool that can help your prospects understand the value your services have.
Adam Hempenstall from Better Proposals stops by The Admin Bar to discuss the role proposals play in our business, plus about a million tips on ways to improve your proposals (and what you might be doing that's killing them!).
Andre Gagnon, creator of Project Huddle, stops by The Admin Bar to discuss how we can make soliciting feedback (and ultimately client communications) a breeze through his amazingly simple (yet powerful!) communication tool.
Kyle and Matt chat about a recent request from one of Kyle's clients. They requested to be sent maintenance reports on a regular schedule. Is it worth spending the time setting them up and sending them out or is it...
In this episode of The Admin Bar, one of our favorites, Jim Galiano, is coming by to tell us all about something new he’s built….
Piccia Neri stops by The Admin Bar to discuss with us THE most important part of good user experience: designing with empathy. Every once in a while it feels good to flex our design or development skills— but if it...
We’ve already determined the importance of recurring revenue (in the form of a maintenance plan) in your agency. But one consideration you need to have with any service you offer is how does it scale?
Today’s guest, Jason Resnick, shares with us how we can adjust our processes to create moments in time that encourage more referrals from our customers in what we’re calling “Proactive Worth of Mouth Marketing”.
Jennifer Moss runs a small-town agency, and for years has dove into the challenges living and working in a small community can bring. How do you grow an agency with a limited pool of local clients? How important is your...
Christopher and Jenny Schell have created a truly unique brand in the often carbon copy web agency space. Their company, Design Rangers, has a instantly identifiable identity that helps differentiate them from other agencies, and attracts their ideal client.
Adam Lacey, founder of Split Hero the most easy-to-use split testing tool for WordPress join us t0 discuss this amazing lifetime deal on some very powerful software!
What is the end game for your agency? Do you plan on your last days spend behind the keyboard? Moving on to something else "one day"? Or can you build the kind of agency people pay good money for?
If you're like me, the last thing you want to do is stop down your day to deal with website security—but at the same time you realize this is an aspect of your web agency that is vital you get...
Focused on the 5 pillars of agency transformation, Lee and his amazing panel of speakers helped agencies at all stages recognize where their business stands, dream of where they want it to go, and gave them the tools to make...
