October 18, 2018

Ryan Sullivan on joining Southern Web

54 minutes

With the kick-off episode of Season 8, Matt Mederios interviews Ryan Sullivan about entrepreneurial fears and changes that occur in a business. Ryan recently sold WP Site Care, a maintenance business to Southern Web and wrote an article about this change. Matt is now working for Pagely. They each have an honest discussion of what happens to all business owners and what changes they see occurring around WordPress.

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What you will learn from this Episode:

The WordPress market is changing and does not seem to be centered around productized services anymore. (3:03)

The trend has been that the customer wants to go to one vendor that is offering a wide range of services. (3:38)

Many other platforms are pitching simplicity to website customers. (5:11)

It appears to be easy to spin up a WordPress business and people want to start a business to create revenue right away without making a big commitment about what it takes to run the business with great service. (6:40)

To be a solid WordPress consultant today, you should look to specialize for the greatest opportunity. (ex: writing WooCommerce APIs) (25:39)

Marketing is often a missed opportunity for most providers. The most successful marketing for people comes from when you solve a problem that somebody is having. (27:37)

Entrepreneurs need to build a brand that sustains it beyond the operational running of it. You do not have to be good at everything. (30:46)

Common Business Mistakes:

It is hard to identify when a progressive slide is occurring in your business and when you should be asking for help. (13:33)

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October 18, 2018

Ryan Sullivan on joining Southern Web

54 minutes

Listen to this episode:

Matt Report - A WordPress podcast for digital business owners

Ryan Sullivan on joining Southern Web

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What you will learn from this Episode:

The WordPress market is changing and does not seem to be centered around productized services anymore. (3:03)

The trend has been that the customer wants to go to one vendor that is offering a wide range of services. (3:38)

Many other platforms are pitching simplicity to website customers. (5:11)

To be a solid WordPress consultant today, you should look to specialize for the greatest opportunity. (ex: writing WooCommerce APIs) (25:39)

Marketing is often a missed opportunity for most providers. The most successful marketing for people comes from when you solve a problem that somebody is having. (27:37)

Entrepreneurs need to build a brand that sustains it beyond the operational running of it. You do not have to be good at everything. (30:46)

Common Business Mistakes:

It is hard to identify when a progressive slide is occurring in your business and when you should be asking for help. (13:33)

Use Softwa...

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