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Just because you're an introvert doesn't mean you can't build a business. It doesn't mean you're afraid to get on stage and talk about your success -- or failures.

Ken Elliott knows this role all too well. He's a self-described "networking introvert" that built a WordPress agency with his co-founder, will be emceeing WordCamp US next month, and appeared on this podcast!

We dove deep into how he built his agency, lessons learned from servicing clients, and what steps he's taking to grow the business through 2022.

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What if you locked yourself in a room and threw away the key to work on your business?

Stop the Slacking, the doom scrolling, but forced to focus on the agenda of improving...everything.

That's exactly what Kim Coleman, co-founder Paid Memberships Pro & Sitewide Sales, did to re-focus the Sitewide Sales business. Running a business of 2 core products, 14+ employees, and with her husband...it was time to "get away."

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Corey is no stranger to building product. In part one, we chatted about his legacy of products, and selling his WordPress plugin. Today, we'll be back chatting about what goes into making great products.

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I'm chatting with Corey Maas, former owner of the Kanban for WordPress plugin.

After a few years back in the saddle of day jobbing, he's now running Social Link Pages plugin for WordPress. He also spent some time during the pandemic launching a new online game -- built on WordPress.

Come learn what it's like to sell your plugin business and venture back into a day job...and then back again.

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In today's episode, I want to chat about the current vibe in WordPress.

Compare and contrast the community vibe, to the business vibe. Porto looked like a ton of fun, sad I missed it! The WP Minute showed up in a big way, so I'm really thankful for that.

Plus! I couldn't hold off from ranting about the WordPress content space...again.

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Rachel Winchester is challenging us to think about WordPress as a canvas for art.

WordPress as a paint brush, not an NFT.

In this episode we uncover how she found WordPress and bringing those skills to her day job at DigitalCube. As a loyal Elementor builder, what does Rachel think about Gutenberg and FSE? Tune in to find out!

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The most common piece of advice I think WordPress freelancers receive first is to "find your niche."

Easier said than done. Niches are still hard to find. Crowded markets together with figuring out what you're best at providing to customers can be a challenge.

What if that niche involves web sustainability? That's not a crowded space -- right now.

You, a developer, literally saving the planet by coding efficient web applications and optimizing WordPress?! Sounds like a great opportunity to me!

That is just a slice of what Hannah Smith does for her clients at https://opcan.co.uk/. Learn about that and more in today's episode with Hanna Smith!

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Today's guest, Ines van Dijk, is helping WordPress product owners get better at customer support.

With over a decade of experience in the WordPress customer support space with WooCommerce and Automattic, Ines knows what it takes to run a successful support team.

You can hire her team to help build you a complete plan for supporting users or download some ready-made templates for responding to customers.

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There's an entire industry built on selling you the Holy Grail of raising your rates.

Courses, memberships, ebooks, videos all assuring you that $10,000 projects are just a click away. Why wouldn't you believe them? They're on the gram throwing hundred dollar bills off a boat or speeding away in a Lambo.

To be fair, I haven't seen a Lambo video in some time, but the one that gets me the most now is holding up an iPhone in selfie mode with AirPods and a cleverly placed whiteboard in the background.

How about grit and persistence? Patience and confidence? How about going through the paces enough to uncover your self-worth and simply raising your rates.

That's exactly what Chima Mmeje of Zenithcopy did…plus a whole lot more.

I read her blog post, The Year I Learned Audacity and instantly DM'd her to ask if she'd be willing to share her story here.

Luckily for you and I -- she said yes.

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