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Web Agency series – Matt Medeiros from Slocum Studio

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Matt Medeiros is the first guest of our series of interviews with web agencies around the world. 

This American guy with Portuguese ancestry has a strong presence in the global WordPress community, and we meet him through its podcast Matt Report, a well-known WordPress podcast for digital business owners.

Besides his podcast, we talked about the business he co-founded with his father Mark Medeiros, in 2008, called Slocum Studio, a WordPress digital agency. At Slocum Studio, Matt is a business developer and manages a team of developers and designers.

This episode was recorded in English.

Main topics:
  • Welcome & intro [00:00:13]
  • How did 10web start [00:00:30]
  • Why did Matt start his podcast, and the importance of it in his life (Matt Report) [00:02:05]
  • What is Matt job [00:05:07]
  • Impact of Matt Report for his we agency (Slocum Studio) [00:06:15]
  • Types of clients Slocum Studio has [00:08:00]
  • Slocum Studio as B2B or B2C [00:09:30]
  • People at Slocum Studio [00:10:13]
  • The most challenging projects [00:15:18]
  • Strategy to get WordPress themes noticed [00:18:00]
  • Advices for WordPress developers that are starting their career [00:21:45]
  • Is there US companies that still does not understand Internet [00:24:40]
  • Handling content for websites [00:29:35]
  • The potential of WordPress REST API [00:38:32]
  • The next big thing happing WordPress related [00:42:10]
  • Quick questions [00:47:00]
    • Quick questions:
    • What do you see coming in the next 12 months that is going to create a big impact on the web?
      • The “open Internet” and Internet privacy issues
    • Which is the mobile app you couldn’t live without?
      • Wunderlist – a todo app
    •  Which is the productivity tool indispensable for your day to day?
      • Tweetbot – a bot for twitter app
    • A fundamental podcast or book?
      • Podcast: Six Pixels of Separation, by Mitch Joel, about Digital Marketing
    • A conference you wouldn’t miss?
      • PressNomics, about WordPress economy
    • Any suggestions for our next guest?
      • Ionut, co-founder of themeIsle

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