
The SDM Show
The SDM Show discusses all things Business, Marketing and WordPress. This show was formerly known as The SDM Business, Marketing and WordPress Show.
Latest episodes

Sep 21, 2023 • 59min
Episode 358 WordPress Security and SolidWP With Dan Knauss
Rob Cairns talks to Dan Knauss about WordPress Security and Solid WP.
Show Highlights:
General WordPress Security.
Why you should not have a built-in Malware Scanner?
Why rebarnding to SolidWP?
Where SolidWP is going.

Sep 20, 2023 • 31min
Episode 357 Social Media Trends With Jeff Brown
Rob Cairns and Jeff Brown talk about social media trends.
Show Highlights:
Why Social Media?
Issues with X(Twitter).
Meta and what is going on.
Do we need Tik Tok?

Sep 19, 2023 • 7min
Episode 356: Clients Need to Have Realistic Expectations
Rob Cairns talks about why clients need to have realistic expectations.
Show Highlights:
Why Expectations Matter.
Clients need to do cost research.
Costs have gone up.

Sep 16, 2023 • 34min
Episode 355: WordPress Dumpster Fire With Ryan Waterbury
Rob Cairns talks to Ryan about the WordPress Dumpster Fire on Twitter,
Show Highlights:
Why .com and ,org need to be separated?
Why a CEO can not be a bully.
The impact on the community.
Accusations of people fabricating plugin downloads.

Sep 15, 2023 • 41min
Episode 354: Launch With Words With Bridget WIllard
Rob Cairns talks to friend of the show Bridget Willard about Launch With Words.
Show Highlights:
What is Launch With Words?
The new Launch With Word Web Dev Pack.
Why Launch With Words over AI.
Some of the books Bridget is working on.

Sep 14, 2023 • 7min
Episode 353: My Switch to Fastmail
Rob Cairns talks about why he moved to Fastmail.
Show Highlights:
Why Fastmail.
Privacy Matters.
Features of Fastmail.

Sep 13, 2023 • 30min
Episode 352: Copyright With Ryan Waterbury
Rob Cairns talks to Ryan Waterbury about Copyright.
Show Highlights:
What is copyright?
How copyright matters.
What to think about when using digital assets.
How to manage copyright.
Who is responsible for purchasing the correct licenses for digital assets?

Sep 12, 2023 • 56min
Episode 351: Marketing With Nicole Osborne
Rob Cairns and Nicole Osborne talk all things marketing.
Show Highlights:
Nicole's Marketing Journey.
Pricing in Marketing.
Thoughts for agencies,
How to stand in the world of Ai.

Sep 8, 2023 • 8min
Episode 350: My 57 Years
Rob Cairns talks about lessons learned during his 57 years.
Show Highlights:
Lessons Learned.
How Rob's life is better,
How life has changed.

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Aug 30, 2023 • 46min
Episode 349: WPCS.IO with Roger Rosweide
Rob Cairns interviews Roger Rosweide, co-founder of WPCS.IO. They discuss the features and roadmap of WPCS.IO. They also talk about the decline of Airbnb and rise of hotels, the impact of Uber in the transportation industry, biking, SaaS, multi-site usage, and the unique hybrid approach taken by their company combining traditional startups and WordPress companies. They also discuss making the pricing model more accessible and scalable, and share a surprising use case and the rapid growth of their platform.