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#1 - Awesome Motive Acquires the All in One SEO Pack Plugin

https://wptavern.com/awesome-motive-acquires-the-all-in-one-seo-pack-plugin

#2 - Wix reveals Editor X platform to answer “complex design needs”

https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/3-9-february-2020/wix-reveals-editor-x-platform-to-answer-complex-design-needs/

#3 - The important lessons every designer should learn from the Iowa Caucuses

https://www.invisionapp.com/inside-design/iowa-caucus-design-dana-chisnell/

#4 - Musings about building websites out of (WordPress) blocks

https://thinkwritecode.com/musings-about-building-websites-out-of-wordpress-blocks/

#5 - Wacom drawing tablets track the name of every application that you open

https://robertheaton.com/2020/02/05/wacom-drawing-tablets-track-name-of-every-application-you-open/

#6 - WordCamp Asia Cancelled Due to COVID-19

https://wordpress.org/news/2020/02/wordcamp-asia-cancelled-due-to-covid-19/

ThIs Week's Show Main Sponsor is WPfeedback.co If you use this special coupon code WPTonicROCKS you will get 25% all plans available https://wpfeedback.co/

Our secondary sponsor of the show is LaunchFlows At https://launchflows.com/

The Main Topic of The Show is: "How To Move From Freelancer Agency Owner Successfully!"

More About Vito

We Discuss How To Move From Freelancer To Agency Owner Successfully!

Today is a very special day, well for me at least – on one hand it’s exciting to celebrate the launch of a new company, on the other hand, it feels like a summary of everything I’ve done for the past 19 years.

We created a full announcement for WP Feedback and how it can help you save time while serving your clients in a new, visual and exciting way, but here, I’d like to take a few minutes to tell you my story.

About a kid from a small town, in a tiny country, that wanted to be a rockstar and discovered a passion for design, business and WordPress.
Music, business and websites

I built my first website 19 years ago on GeoCities when I was 14 years old, it was scrappy and extremely bright coloured. I made it for my skateboarding crew with my friends from school.

I remember how exciting it was to simply go online.

Back then, when ever we connected to the internet it would take over the land line for the entire family, so I was only allowed to connect for just 1 hour per day.

So I spent the days fiddling with Front Page, just waiting for my 1 hour to upload the code and share the updates with my MIRC friends (kinda like a Stone Age version of Facebook).

That’s about the time I also picked up a guitar for the first time.

I borrowed a cheap electric guitar from a friend to learn on my own and impress a girl I liked.
But that first day was so inspiring I ended up sleeping with the guitar next to me in bed. It was love at first chord.

https://wpfeedback.co/business-wordpress-rocknroll-the-story-of-vito-peleg/

This week's show secondary sponsor is WPfeedback.co If you use this special coupon code WPTonicROCKS you will get 25% all plans available https://wpfeedback.co/

#1 - Join the Future of WordPress Themes Conversation: Theme Review Team to Hold Biweekly Discussions

https://wptavern.com/join-the-future-of-wordpress-themes-conversation-theme-review-team-to-hold-biweekly-discussions

#2 - Ultimate Email Marketing Benchmarks for 2020: By Industry and Day

https://www.campaignmonitor.com/resources/guides/email-marketing-benchmarks/

#3 - Latest Digital Commerce Trends & Statistics

https://www.solwininfotech.com/blog/ecommerce/latest-digital-commerce-trends/

#4 - The Iowa Democratic Party Did the Opposite of What It Should Have Done to Secure Its Disastrous App

https://theintercept.com/2020/02/05/iowa-caucus-app-election-system-security-design/

#5 - Ahmad Awais Launches Script to Automatically Deploy WordPress Plugin Updates

https://wptavern.com/ahmad-awais-launches-script-to-automatically-deploy-wordpress-plugin-updates

#6 - Google Chrome will crack down on crappy video ads this August, which isn’t as altruistic as it sounds

About Liz Melville, running an online business in a lot less timeI love what I do! First and foremost, I’m a mum. I’m passionate about giving warm hugs, paddling barefoot in the sea, building Lego castles and eating Nutella off a spoon.

But I’m also a Facebook ad funnel strategist. Teaching and managing Facebook ad campaigns for other online coaches, course creators, and experts. And aspiring to never be on my laptop, or browsing Facebook, when my son wants to paint my face or read a book with me

https://lizmelville.com/

ThIs Week's Show Main Sponsor is WPfeedback.co If you use this special coupon code WPTonicROCKS you will get 25% all plans available https://wpfeedback.co/

Our secondary sponsor of the show is LaunchFlows At https://launchflows.com/

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Our secondary sponsor of the show is LaunchFlows At https://launchflows.com/

#1 - Disrupting WordPress

https://markuraine.com/disrupting-wordpress/

#2 - Website Builders vs. Website Consultants

https://www.wpelevation.com/2020/01/website-builders-vs-website-consultants/

#3 - Leaked Documents Expose the Secretive Market for Your Web Browsing Data

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qjdkq7/avast-antivirus-sells-user-browsing-data-investigation

#4 - What’s Holding Augmented Reality Back?

https://modus.medium.com/whats-holding-augmented-reality-back-fb80b21b2f40

#5 - 12 (WordPress) Web Design Trends 2020 You Should Not Miss Out On

https://torquemag.io/2020/01/wordpress-web-design-trends-2020/

#6 - Ring Doorbell App Packed with Third-Party Trackers

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/01/ring-doorbell-app-packed-third-party-trackers

About Brian Gardner

Brian journey as a creative entrepreneur started in 2006 when he was working for an architectural firm as a project manager. He had a good job, but it wasn’t a great job. There was no path within that company which would have made him happy, so he took matters into his own hands and quit.

He taught himself how to use WordPress and was the first person who started selling premium themes. He guess you can say that he helped revolutionize the market. In his first month, he made $10,000, which grew to $20,000, $40,000, and $80,000 the following months. The rest, as they say, is history.

The Show Main Discussion Topics

#1 - Any Insights/advice that Brain would like to share with the audience who are looking to develop a business in the WordPress ego-system 2020?

#2 - Does the classic WordPress themes have a future?

#3 - Does Brain have any personal insights connected to successfully selling a WordPress business?

ThIs Week's Show Main Sponsor is WPfeedback.co If you use this special coupon code WPTonicROCKS you will get 25% all plans available https://wpfeedback.co/

Our secondary sponsor of the show is LaunchFlows At https://launchflows.com/

#1 - Gutenberg Can Tackle the Problems the Fields API Tried to Solve

https://wptavern.com/gutenberg-can-tackle-the-problems-the-fields-api-tried-to-solve

#2 - The browser wars are back, but it’s different this time

https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/16/21068387/browser-wars-microsoft-edge-google-chrome-apple-safari-chromium-webkit-goat-rodeo

#3 - GoDaddy’s ‘Go’ WordPress Theme Offers a Page-Building Experience via the Block Editor

https://wptavern.com/godaddys-go-wordpress-theme-offers-a-page-building-experience-via-the-block-editor

#4 - Farewell to Kinsta

https://brianleejackson.com/farewell-kinsta/

#5 - Teeth aligning company SmileDirectClub is using NDAs to stifle bad reviews online

https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/22/21077146/smile-direct-club-nda-bad-reviews-online-teeth-aligner-customer-refunds

#6 - Open Source Is Growing, But Not How It Should

https://sourceforge.net/blog/open-source-growing-not/

Main Sponsor is Kinsta Hosting: https://kinsta.com/

Our secondary sponsor of the show is LaunchFlows: https://launchflows.com/

ThIs Week's Show Main Sponsor is WPfeedback.co If you use this special coupon code WPTonicROCKS you will get 25% all plans available https://wpfeedback.co/

Our secondary sponsor of the show is LaunchFlows At https://launchflows.com/

#1 - Can the Block Directory and Business Interests Coexist?

https://wptavern.com/can-the-block-directory-and-business-interests-coexist

#2 - ‘Techlash’ Hits College Campuses

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/11/style/college-tech-recruiting.html

#3 - Introducing a new chapter, with Cory Miller as Post Status partner

https://poststatus.com/cory/

#4 - New $237K CMS website scrapped after parents complained it wasn’t user-friendly

https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/new-237k-cms-website-scrapped-after-parents-complained-it-wasnt-user-friendly/LDXTZUJLZBFBXB56WJQ5SVLBHI/

#5 - Get Involved With Block-Based WordPress Theme Experiments

https://wptavern.com/get-involved-with-block-based-wordpress-theme-experiments

#6 - 23andMe has sold the rights to develop a drug based on its users’ DNA

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2229828-23andme-has-sold-the-rights-to-develop-a-drug-based-on-its-users-dna/

Brad Williams is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of WebDevStudios (WDS). Brad is responsible for defining the vision and direction of the overall company. He works closely with Marketing and Sales with a strong focus on Business Development. Brad has helped grow WDS from a coffee table startup to one of the oldest and most respected WordPress Agencies working with clients like Microsoft, Viacom, Campbell Soup Company, Starbucks, and the NBA. Since 2017, Brad has been a member of the Forbes Agency Council.

Prior to WebDevStudios, Brad was the IT Director at a major eCommerce company based in Indiana, where he managed all online web properties, warehousing systems, and internal servers and networks. Brad is also a US Marine Corps veteran and graduated from Military Occupational Specialty School as a 4067 Computer Programmer. Brad served one tour in Kuwait/Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom where he learned to program with a gas mask on!

Brad is a co-author of the Professional WordPress Book Series, which are some of the highest rated advanced WordPress Development books on the market. He is the co-organizer of WordCamp Philly 2010 – 2015 and the Philadelphia WordPress Meetup. Brad was also a co-organizer for the Inaugural WordCamp US in 2015 and again in 2016. He has been developing websites for over 20 years. In the last 10, Brad has specifically focused on open-source technologies like WordPress.

Brad lives in Philadelphia with his wife and son. He’s obsessed with cheesesteaks, Raider’s football (it’s complicated), podcasting, Halloween, LED lights, and all things technology.

https://webdevstudios.com/team/brad-williams/