In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Syed Balkhi about his experiences blogging and developing plugins in the WordPress ecosytem.

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• 00:32 Welcome
• 01:52 Guest introduction
• WPBeginner

WP Beginner YouTube

CSS Tricks

Smashing Magazine

04:33 What tips do you have for blogging and audience building?

AnswerthePublic

09:09 How do you manage so many people?

13:07 What was your background before this all got big?

13:43 Sponsor: Hasura

15:01 How do you design your products?

18:40 YouTube, TikTok, and video

25:12 Why the WordPress hate?

29:03 What types of websites are being created in WordPress?

Easy Digital Downloads

WooCommerce

MemberPress

34:13 Sponsor: Lightstep Incident Response

35:26 What schools are you building?

Balkhi Foundation

Pencils of Promise

40:51 Supper Club questions

Copyhackers

Swiped

Uncanny Automator

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××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××

• Streaks App

Ready Player Two

WP Forms

AwesomeMotive

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