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S5 E5: Brent Jett

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On today’s episode, we’re talking with Brent Jett.  Brent is a lead designer and WordPress developer at Nehmedia. He is an accomplished photographer who loves taking photos. He also loves his beagles and drinking coffee. Brent spends a lot of his time bridging the gap between good design and development at Beaver Builder during his evening hours and weekends.

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Guests :

Brent Jett works for a digital agency called Nehmedia. He is also a major contributor and developer for Beaver Builder working on the 2.0 release along with the Themer development.

What you will learn from this episode:

  • A day working with clients at Nehmedia goes from project discovery all the way to development and launch. (6:35)
  • Working with a team at an agency provides all the expertise needed to build a successful business website for a client. (ex: SEO, design, and development). (9:13)
  • The balance of tasks and persistent knowledge in a project needs to be balanced with the team and the right tools. (11:11)
  • YouTube videos were originally created to share how content creation and curation is done. (13:54)
  • Resist the impulse to be perfect. The web is informal so just be OK with your videos. (17:16)

    • Lessons from Building a Software Interface:

    • Beaver Builder is a complex application to build where the User Interface (UI) mapping needs to be constantly addressed. (28:09)
    • When developing an application you need to have logical systems in your interface.
    • The math should not drive the design of the product. (29:05)
    • Pagebuilder features should provide power and flexibility. (30:48)
    • You want to do your best to get inside a person’s head the first time they use your product. (37:11)
    • The onboarding experience for the end user is a huge consideration when delivering your software. (39:10)
    • There is nothing better than demonstrating your product. It is better to have a screencast than animation. (40:56)
    • The length of your videos should be measured on where you are going to post your video. T...
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