Streamlined Solopreneur: Easy Productivity & Tech Systems for Solopreneurs

By Joe Casabona, Productivity & Tech Coach for SolopreneursBusiness Entrepreneurship Technology

Streamlined Solopreneur: Easy Productivity & Tech Systems for Solopreneurs episodes

February 05, 2019How Knowing Your Customers Lets You Charge More with Nathalie Lussier
Nathalie Lussier is has created a unique, powerful LMS plugin for WordPress that people seem to love. That's because Nathalie, on top of using the product herself, listens to her customers. In this episode, she'll give us lots of great advice for how to grow our business and improve customer relationships.
Show Notes
AccessAlly
30 Day List Building Challenge
Autologin Links
Sponsored by: Plesk | Pantheon
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Streamlined Solopreneur helps solopreneurs stop doing it all themselves, with simple systems that give them their time back.
Each week, Joe Casabona shares one practical idea — a system, tool, or strategy to help you get your time back without having to make another decision, hire employees, or sell your soul to AI.

Looking for a place to start? Take the Solo Systems Starter Quiz. 60 seconds, 8 questions, and I will tell you what system you should build first, and exactly how to build it (so YOU don't need to make another decision). https://streamlined.fm/quiz

Connect with Joe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcasabona/
41 min
January 29, 2019Using Automation to Run Your Consulting Business with Chris Bintliff
I focused a lot on automation in 2018, so I was really excited to talk to today's guest, Chris Bintliff, on how he used automation for his client-onboarding process. Chis is a fantastic, energetic guy and offers a lot of great advice here. If you're looking to save time through automation, this is for you.
Show Notes
Chris on Twitter
The Automated Consultant
Not Really Rocket Science
Zapier
Typeform
Pipedrive
Chris Lema and Managed WooCommerce Hosting
RightMessage
Podia
Sponsored by: Castos | Plesk | Pantheon
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Streamlined Solopreneur helps solopreneurs stop doing it all themselves, with simple systems that give them their time back.
Each week, Joe Casabona shares one practical idea — a system, tool, or strategy to help you get your time back without having to make another decision, hire employees, or sell your soul to AI.

Looking for a place to start? Take the Solo Systems Starter Quiz. 60 seconds, 8 questions, and I will tell you what system you should build first, and exactly how to build it (so YOU don't need to make another decision). https://streamlined.fm/quiz

Connect with Joe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcasabona/
48 min
January 22, 2019Is Drop Shipping Right for You? with Anton Kraly
Anton Kraly is the founder of Drop Ship Lifestyle and has an incredibly story of how he got to where he is today. I'm grateful for Anton's time and for sharing both his story, and his tips on how we can get into drop shipping.
Show Notes
Anton on Twitter
Drop Ship Lifestyle
The 4 Hour Work Week
Alibaba
Alexa
Architect Theme
Membirium
Infusionsoft
Sensei LMS
Vimeo Pro
Invision Power Boards
Sponsored by: Plesk | MailPoet | Pantheon
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Streamlined Solopreneur helps solopreneurs stop doing it all themselves, with simple systems that give them their time back.
Each week, Joe Casabona shares one practical idea — a system, tool, or strategy to help you get your time back without having to make another decision, hire employees, or sell your soul to AI.

Looking for a place to start? Take the Solo Systems Starter Quiz. 60 seconds, 8 questions, and I will tell you what system you should build first, and exactly how to build it (so YOU don't need to make another decision). https://streamlined.fm/quiz

Connect with Joe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcasabona/
37 min
January 15, 2019Building an Indie Podcast Network with Myke Hurley
Myke Hurley is a well-known podcaster and founder of Relay FM. To kick off Season 6, he gives us some fantastic advice on starting shows, sponsors, and lots more. His story is incredibly interesting and I think it's a great way to start this season and the new year.
Myke on Instagram | Twitter
Relay FM
Brad Dowdy and Nock Co.
5by5
Stephen Hackett / 512 Pixels
The Best Advice I Never Took
Libsyn
Megaphone
Sponsored by: Castos | Plesk | Pantheon
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Streamlined Solopreneur helps solopreneurs stop doing it all themselves, with simple systems that give them their time back.
Each week, Joe Casabona shares one practical idea — a system, tool, or strategy to help you get your time back without having to make another decision, hire employees, or sell your soul to AI.

Looking for a place to start? Take the Solo Systems Starter Quiz. 60 seconds, 8 questions, and I will tell you what system you should build first, and exactly how to build it (so YOU don't need to make another decision). https://streamlined.fm/quiz

Connect with Joe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcasabona/
45 min
December 24, 2018 Turning the Tables: Joe Casabona & How I Built It
In the last episode of the year (and a bonus one, to boot), my friend Jeff Large interviews me as a follow up to the 100th episode. Jeff is a great interviewer and I really enjoyed the conversation we had – he even gets me to say, “trade secret…” I think you’ll like it too!

Show Notes

* Joe Casabona
* Creator Courses
* How I Built It
* Jeff Large
* Come Alive Creative
* Podcast Byte
* Episode 58: Jeff Large & Podcasting for Your Brand

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Transcript
Intro: Hey, everybody. Welcome to a special episode of How I Built It. My 100th episode came out earlier this year, and my original plan for it was to have somebody interview me, turning the tables where they are the host and I’m the guest. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get something like that done in time, due to schedules and a bunch of things. But my friend Jeff Large recently reached out to me and asked if it was something I’d be interested in doing. Naturally, I said yes. He listened to the 100th episode and then asked me a bunch of follow up questions, digging into my history as a web worker, a podcaster and an educator. And of course, he asked me if I have any trade secrets, and it’s a good one that I haven’t shared on this show before. If nothing else, be sure to listen to at least the trade secret part. That’s it. There’s no sponsors or anything like that in this episode. This is a bonus episode. And with that, I will turn it over to Jeff.
Jeff Large: Hello, Welcome to How I Built It. The show where we interview product owners and developers about how they built specific products from idea to execution. I am your honorary guest host and podcaster, Jeff Large. My guest today is someone you know and love if you’ve been listening to this show for any amount of time. He is a college professor, online course teacher, web developer of over 17 years, and the otherwise normal host of How I Built It, Joe Casabona. Joe, welcome to your show.
Joe Casabona: Thanks, Jeff. I’m happy to be here.
Jeff: This is funny. We jumped on– Just for context for the audience, we’re friends in real life, and we were talking on slack. I pitched the idea to him that to end the year we did an interview, and then you were just telling me that you wish you would have done this. Or, you wish you had reached out to me already for episode 100.
Joe: I had this grand vision of somebody interviewing me for episode 100, but then a lot of things happened and I was delayed, and I was like, “I don’t want to have to try to schedule somebody, and rush,” and stuff. So I did a scripted version of that. But I’m happy that we get to do this, because I would love to answer questions that people have about the show.
Jeff: 100%. Especially if you have listened to episode 100 already, I just listened to it and used it a little bit as a launching point. But we’re definitely going to get into, you and I were talking beforehand. I want to get into more of your actual business. The podcast is one side of it, and I have a feeling that it’s a little more of the marketing piece as opposed to the actual moneymaking business parts of it itself. For you to be running this show for so long and to be interviewing so many amazing people, I assume that your listener base would like to know a little more detail than y...
57 min
December 18, 2018Bonus: 4 Interviews on Implementing Gutenberg
In the run up to the release of WordPress 5.0, I created a mini-series on Implementing Guteneberg on my YouTube channel. This episode combines the 4 interviews for your listening enjoyment!
Justin Sainton In Episode 1, I talk to Justin Sainton about how his agency, Zao, used Gutenberg to create a custom light fixture builder. You can find Justin:
On Twitter
At His agency, Zao
Rene Morozowich In Episode 2, I talk to Rene Morozowich, a self-employed WordPress Developer, about how she dipped her toe in the waters of Gutenberg by doing a low-risk, brand new site for a client new to WordPress.
Rene on Twitter
Rene's Website
Bill Erickson With Episode 3, I talk to Bill Erickson, a WordPress Developer who's implemented Gutenberg on several projects. We wax poetic about what Gutenberg is really great at, and some things to look out for - Bill's an excellent developer and I really appreciate him taking some time to share his experience over the last several months. Links
Bill Erickson
Bill's blog post on building a Gutenberg site
Alonso Indacochea Finally, with Episode 4, we hear from Alonso Indacochea. He is the founder of the agency behind Block Party, a set of data visualization blocks for Gutenberg. We talk pretty high level about getting into the Gutenberg product space, and what that could mean for the WordPress ecosystem.
Alonso on Twitter
Block Party

Check out my courses on Gutenberg here.
Watch the interviews on YouTube.
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Streamlined Solopreneur helps solopreneurs stop doing it all themselves, with simple systems that give them their time back.
Each week, Joe Casabona shares one practical idea — a system, tool, or strategy to help you get your time back without having to make another decision, hire employees, or sell your soul to AI.

Looking for a place to start? Take the Solo Systems Starter Quiz. 60 seconds, 8 questions, and I will tell you what system you should build first, and exactly how to build it (so YOU don't need to make another decision). https://streamlined.fm/quiz

Connect with Joe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcasabona/
1 hr 9 min
December 04, 2018Empowering Developers to Sell with Vova Feldman and Freemius
Vova Feldman started one of the most popular plugin marketplaces in the WordPress space. His story is one that came out of filling a need, but also a realization: while there are a lot of people selling plugins in the WordPress space, we can be doing better. He offers advice on building your business, and a community around it, and much more.
Show Notes
@VovaFeldman | Email: [email protected]
Freemius
We Used to Hate WordPress Page Builders – Now We Decided to Use One
Join the Facebook Community
Sponsored by: Creator Courses | Pantheon
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Streamlined Solopreneur helps solopreneurs stop doing it all themselves, with simple systems that give them their time back.
Each week, Joe Casabona shares one practical idea — a system, tool, or strategy to help you get your time back without having to make another decision, hire employees, or sell your soul to AI.

Looking for a place to start? Take the Solo Systems Starter Quiz. 60 seconds, 8 questions, and I will tell you what system you should build first, and exactly how to build it (so YOU don't need to make another decision). https://streamlined.fm/quiz

Connect with Joe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcasabona/
39 min
November 27, 2018Using WordPress to Send Newsletters with Kim Gjerstad and MailPoet
Kim Gjerstad is one of the founders of the popular newsletter plugin, MailPoet. In this episode we talk about how he’s been able to build a successful product and company with a fully remote team. Kim gives great advice about on boarding, tools, and building a company culture.
Show Notes
Kim Gjerstad - [email protected]
MailPoet
Buffer’s Open Blog
Matt Mullenweg on Remote Environments
We Work Remotely
Angel.co
StackOverflow
Sponsored by: Creator Courses | Pantheon
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Streamlined Solopreneur helps solopreneurs stop doing it all themselves, with simple systems that give them their time back.
Each week, Joe Casabona shares one practical idea — a system, tool, or strategy to help you get your time back without having to make another decision, hire employees, or sell your soul to AI.

Looking for a place to start? Take the Solo Systems Starter Quiz. 60 seconds, 8 questions, and I will tell you what system you should build first, and exactly how to build it (so YOU don't need to make another decision). https://streamlined.fm/quiz

Connect with Joe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcasabona/
39 min
November 20, 2018The Many Hats of a Small Business Owner with Daniel Espinoza
Daniel Espinoza is a man who wears many hats: agency owner, product seller, family man, and more. In the episode we get into how he manages keeping everything running smoothly. This is a fantastic conversation for anyone who wants to diversify what they do, without getting too overwhelmed.
Show Notes
Daniel Espinoza
Grow Development
Shop Plugins
Beka Rice and Jilt
Start with Why
Easy Digital Downloads
Freemius
ProsPress
StudioPress
Total Money Makeover
Question of the week: Why haven't you launched your plugin? Let me know on Twitter @jcasabona or [email protected] Discuss with others over on the Facebook Group!
Sponsored by: Creator Courses | Pantheon
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Streamlined Solopreneur helps solopreneurs stop doing it all themselves, with simple systems that give them their time back.
Each week, Joe Casabona shares one practical idea — a system, tool, or strategy to help you get your time back without having to make another decision, hire employees, or sell your soul to AI.

Looking for a place to start? Take the Solo Systems Starter Quiz. 60 seconds, 8 questions, and I will tell you what system you should build first, and exactly how to build it (so YOU don't need to make another decision). https://streamlined.fm/quiz

Connect with Joe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcasabona/
38 min
November 13, 2018Setting Yourself Apart (and Time Tracking!) with Liam Martin
Liam Martin is the founder of Time Doctor. In this episode, we talk all about how he founded the company, from idea to how it's grown to the massive user base it boasts. We also talk about how long it takes for companies to become overnight successes, and how to set yourself apart from other services.
Show Notes
Liam Martin
Time Doctor
Running Remote
SXSW
Sponsored by: Creator Courses | Pantheon
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Streamlined Solopreneur helps solopreneurs stop doing it all themselves, with simple systems that give them their time back.
Each week, Joe Casabona shares one practical idea — a system, tool, or strategy to help you get your time back without having to make another decision, hire employees, or sell your soul to AI.

Looking for a place to start? Take the Solo Systems Starter Quiz. 60 seconds, 8 questions, and I will tell you what system you should build first, and exactly how to build it (so YOU don't need to make another decision). https://streamlined.fm/quiz

Connect with Joe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcasabona/
37 min