WP Elevation WordPress Business Podcast

In the final episode for 2019, Troy looks over the past year and celebrates milestones both within and outside the walls of the podcast studio. But that’s not all. He recaps the top 10 episodes of the WP Elevation podcast along with all the really cool resources and insights that came out of them. To read the full show notes for this episode, visit https://www.wpelevation.com/242 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the podcast, Simon Kelly and Troy Dean reunite to talk about how to measure the health of your business with five key metrics. But it’s not just about measuring positive or negative cash flow. The scorecard they present assesses both the health of your business as well as you the business owner. Watch the video or keep reading below to find out why that matters. To read the full show notes for this episode, visit https://www.wpelevation.com/241 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you’ve never heard the term “neuroplasticity” before, this episode of the WP Elevation podcast will change that. Psychotherapist and coach Annie Wright join Troy to explain how negative self-talk and beliefs can affect every aspect of our lives, including our businesses. She breaks down the concept of neuroplasticity and how it can be used to condition ourselves to have a more positive mindset and overcome impostor syndrome in the process. To read the full show notes for this episode, visit https://www.wpelevation.com/240 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So to help you with your content marketing, we've dived back into the vault and found this incredibly helpful podcast where I interviewed my good friend Jeff Bullas who is the man when it comes to blogging, content marketing and gaining maximum exposure. This is a republish of a post from 2017 but it's still highly relevant. Enjoy! To read the full show notes for this episode, visit https://www.wpelevation.com/239 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When it comes to the finances of your business, would you say that you have a complete handle on it? Most agency owners don't. And there are so many reasons why. Firstly, you're not an accountant and you don't have time to become one right? Secondly, it's scary, overwhelming, confusing... and can I say it? A little boring. Nev Harris is one of our Mavericks who is the man when it comes to helping agency owners and freelancers manage their money. What is great about his advice is that he keeps it simple, so you won't be overwhelmed... trust me. To read the full show notes for this episode, visit https://www.wpelevation.com/238 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mario Peshev, the founder and CEO of WordPress development agency DevriX, sheds some light on how he’s handled hiring a team, from the early days of the agency to today. With a team of about 50 people working for the agency, Mario has also had to focus on creating processes and systems to ensure that everyone and everything runs as efficiently as possible. Tune into this episode of the WP Elevation podcast to get a major dose of hiring and team management inspiration. To read the full show notes for this episode, visit https://www.wpelevation.com/237 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kim Barrett is the founder of Your Social Voice, a social media lead generation agency and a best-selling author and speaker. But that’s not really what he came to the WP Elevation podcast to talk about. Instead, he and Troy touch upon his entrepreneurial beginnings as well as how he’s found lasting business success working in the Facebook advertising space. To read the full show notes for this episode, visit http://wpelevation.com/236 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. To read the full show notes for this episode, visit https://www.wpelevation.com/235 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. To read the full show notes for this episode, visit https://www.wpelevation.com/234 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Glen Carlson is the co-founder Dent Global, who run structured accelerator programs that produce entrepreneurs that stand out, scale up and make a positive impact in the world. They’re best known for the award winning ‘Key Person of Influence’ program, acknowledged by INC.COM as “One of the top personal branding conferences in the world”. In the last 7 years, they’ve expanded to the UK, USA, Singapore and Australia, published over 800 books for our clients, and built an epic full time team of 50 across 12 time zones. To read the full show notes for this episode, visit https://www.wpelevation.com/233 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. To read the full show notes for this episode, visit https://www.wpelevation.com/232 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. To read the full show notes for this episode, visit https://www.wpelevation.com/231 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. To read the full show notes for this episode, visit http://wpelevation.com/230 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. To read the full show notes for this episode, visit https://www.wpelevation.com/229 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. To read the full show notes for this episode, visit http://wpelevation.com/228 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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: To read the full show notes for this episode, visit https://www.wpelevation.com/227 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Wood has not only coached hundreds of entrepreneurs, coaches and corporations, he’s gone through his own journey of professional and personal growth (which continues to this day). In this episode of the WP Elevation podcast, he and Troy discuss the scepticism some feel about coaching and talk about how powerful truth, daring and caring can be for those who are ready to make a change. To read the full show notes for this episode, visit http://wpelevation.com/226 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. To read the full show notes for this episode, visit https://www.wpelevation.com/225 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. To read the full show notes for this episode, visit https://www.wpelevation.com/224 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Before 2015, Amber Hinds was working as a freelancer and her husband Chris was working in the restaurant industry. They knew what they wanted their life to look like, but it was impossible to achieve it with the choices they’d made. So, they entered the Blueprint program, adopted a clear niche and created a business that allowed them to hit the road. To read the full show notes for this episode, visit https://www.wpelevation.com/223 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.