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Joshua Strebel on Pagely’s Origins and Its Future

As Pagely moves into a new era with serverless application hosting, CEO and co-founder Joshua Strebel takes a trip down memory lane in this episode of the WP Elevation podcast. He and Troy talk about managed hosting, chasing...

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Balance
Nir Eyal Talks About the Psychology of Distractions and How to Overcome Them

Have you ever thought about how much more productive you’d be or how much money you could make if only you kept your hands off of your phone or your mind from wondering what’s happening on Facebook? In this episode of the WP Elevation podcast, Nir Eyal talks about the research he’s done on the psychology of habit-forming products, what he’s learned about overcoming distractions and the books he’s written to capture both of these ideas.

Samantha Hearne on How to Get a Happy Mind & Beat Impostor Syndrome

As you strive to elevate your business, do you ever feel like you’re fighting an uphill battle that you can’t possibly win? Or worry that you’re just not cut out for entrepreneurship? It’s not uncommon to be apprehensive and maybe even a little sceptical of what the future holds. But, as Samantha Hearne explains in this episode of the podcast, you can’t afford to allow fear to keep you from taking action. Listen now to find out what she says about entrepreneurial anxiety and impostor syndrome.

 
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Getting Clients
Dana Malstaff Shares the Secret to Creating the Perfect Content Strategy

If you attended WP Elevation’s live event in Santa Monica earlier this year, you’ll recognise Dana Malstaff as one of the guest speakers. She’s the CEO and founder of Boss Mom and a content strategist extraordinaire. In this episode of the podcast, she and Troy talk about the value of having a kickass content strategy and how to go about formulating one for your business.

An Introduction to Influencer Marketing with Shane Barker

The first-half of this episode of the WP Elevation podcast is chock-full of wisdom about resilience and resourcefulness. So, even if you’re not interested in getting in on the influencer marketing game, tune into the episode to learn how these two characteristics and mindsets have helped both Shane and Troy get to where they are today.

 
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Growth
Joshua Strebel on Pagely’s Origins and Its Future

As Pagely moves into a new era with serverless application hosting, CEO and co-founder Joshua Strebel takes a trip down memory lane in this episode of the WP Elevation podcast. He and Troy talk about managed hosting, chasing the top of the stack, using revenge as fuel as well as Joshua’s predictions for the future of WordPress.

Glen Carlson Wants to Help Business Owners Find Their Superpower

Your business has a superpower, but you probably don’t know what it is. Glen Carlson, the co-founder of Dent Global, is in the business of helping people like yourself find it. In this special live episode of the WP Elevation podcast, Glen talks about what a key person of influence really is, how to identify your real superpower, and how to stop throwing away your valuable time.

 
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Processes
Noah Britton Shares His WP Elevation Success Story

If you’ve been on the fence about WP Elevation, there’s no better way to get off it than by hearing a first-hand account of what it’s like. In this episode of the WP Elevation podcast, Noah Britton talks about his business before and after WP Elevation, and how better processes and a change in mindset helped him cut his client list in half while tripling his revenue. This is his success story.

Product and Time Management Tips from Liquid Web’s Christie Chirinos

In this episode of the WP Elevation podcast, Troy is joined by Christie Chirinos, the product manager of managed WooCommerce hosting at Liquid Web. There’s more to this episode than just talk of managed hosting though. Tune in if you want to learn more about what product managers do as well as to learn how Christie uses the Eisenhower time management matrix to decide which fires to put out each day.

 
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Recurring Revenue
Brian Casel Explains Why Productised Services Rule

Serial entrepreneur and full-stack product designer/developer Brian Casel visited the WP Elevation podcast to talk about the value of selling productised services. And although his background is in design, Brian has created a wide variety of products, including a website-as-a-service, a done-for-you content marketing program and an online course. All of which he discusses on this jam-packed episode of the podcast.

How Suraj Sodha Found Success in Recurring Revenue

WP Elevation alumnus Suraj Sodha tells the story of how he found great value (and profitability) in recurring revenue business models. But he didn’t stop at selling WordPress maintenance plans to clients. Suraj created WP Maintain, a WordPress maintenance company solely dedicated to providing top-notch after-care for website owners and other web designers.

 
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Tech
Why We Need Higher Quality Backups According to Akshat Choudhary

As a WordPress consultant, you’re always on the lookout for solutions to make your job easier while helping you get your clients better results. But you have to be careful about adopting new tools. Use the wrong one and it could cause more issues than there were before. That’s why Akshat Choudhary and the team behind the BlogVault backup plugin have taken extra care in developing their product… over the last seven years.

Email Marketing & List Hygiene Masterclass with Paul Sokol

In Part 1 of his email marketing masterclass on the WP Elevation podcast, Paul Sokol talked about campaign planning and automation. In today’s episode, he dives into Part 2 and the subject of list hygiene. Follow along as Paul demonstrates various strategies for assessing the health of your list and using email to build better relationships with the people on it:

 
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Meet Our Presenters

Troy Dean AUS

FOUNDER WP ELEVATION / TEACHER

I am co-founder of WP Elevation and Video User Manuals.

The reason I get out of bed every day is because I love helping WordPress consultants build a successful business.

I do this through webinars, coaching, speaking, consulting and heading up the awesome community at WP Elevation.

My Favourite Podcast: This American Life
Kristina Romero USA

BUSINESS COACH

Kristina Romero is a digital business consultant working with small businesses and entrepreneurs. She began as a website developer with her company KR Media & Designs creating websites for companies that included Coca-Cola Company, Food Network, and Hollywood celebrities. Recently, Kristina is the founder of WP Care Market where she connects small business owners with quality website professionals for ongoing website care. She currently resides outside Washington D.C. and enjoys being a mompreneur, raising her family and growing her businesses.

My Favourite Podcast: Marie Forelo: MarieTV

Cath Hughes AUS

BUSINESS COACH

I work with small business and I love what I do. I’m passionate about design, custom solutions and creating sites that solve problems and facilitate growth for my clients businesses. I am also mad about user interface stuffs, and empowering people to use WordPress but not be stressed by it. I love training and I love helping people. I am an active member of the WordPress community here in Australia, and online.

My Favourite Podcast: Chat 10 Looks 3

Michael Killen UK

BUSINESS COACH

I run SellYourService.co.uk, which teaches WordPress businesses how to build and sell marketing automation funnels to their customers.

ANY WordPress website can be turned into a marketing automation funnel. Combined with my email marketing series, you can build a sweet marketing machine for your business and website that drives traffic, converts leads and makes sales. Then, use that exact knowledge to sell marketing automation funnels to your customers (:

I love working on my business, I love surfing and I love eating. Simples.

My Favourite Podcast: The Weekly Planet

Gin McInneny AU

BUSINESS COACH

Gin McInneny is Community Manager at WP Elevation. She has experience in website development, marketing, education and career development. Gin brings these skills plus her unique enthusiasm to the wonderful world of WP Elevation.

My Favourite Podcast: The Slow Home Podcast

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