Web accessibility was something I was afraid to discuss with clients, when I ran my agency.

I didn't know much about it, where to begin, or how much time it would it take to implement the various practices. That fear steered me away from presenting it as part of a web design project.

I'm not in the agency space anymore, but I know there's some of you out there faced with the same dilemma. Lucky for us, folks like Anne Bovelett advocate for both sides of the cause.

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I forget that some WordPress users, even freelancers, don't realize the sheer size of WordPress.

From billion dollar hosting companies, to boutique agencies, WordPress is quite vast. It took Yaw a few years to even realize that Automattic, the commercial entity behind WordPress, even existed!

We'll explore his story today, starting out as a freelancer and now working for VIP at Automattic.

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Marc Benzakein shares a retrospective on running ServerPress for a decade in the WordPress space.

We unpack the history on discovering the beloved software development tool and partnering with Steve Carnam, alongside Gregg Franklin.

What makes this WordPress business so challenging from others? What held back some of the development and getting ahead of the market? The answer might surprise you!

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• ServerPress
• Marc's coaching website
• When it's time...it's time
• ServerPress is shutting down
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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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bkreative.net

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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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Jason Coleman on Matt Report

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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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• Corey on Twitter
• Kanban for WordPress
• Social Link Pages
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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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Links mentioned

https://thewpminute.com/

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https://masterwp.com/

https://poststatus.com/

WP Tavern: Nathan Wrigley & Matt Mullenweg

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!

Find Rachel on Twitter https://twitter.com/VisualWebmaster

Rachel's Website https://www.visualwebmaster.com/

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