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How to Grow Digital Communities in 2022 With Special Guest Jillian Benbow Director of Community Experience SPI Media The Company Behind Pat Flynn Jillian Benbow is a digital community expert who helps business owners craft a community experience that stands out from all the noise. With over a decade of experience, she knows how to build a community that is safe, valuable, and enjoyable. Jillian hosts the Community Experience podcast and is the Director of Community Experience for SPI Media https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillbenbow/ https://www.jillianbenbow.com/ 689 WP-Tonic This Week in WordPress & SaaS With Special Guest Jillian Benbow Director of Community Experience SPI Media The Company Behind Pat Flynn Stephanie Hudson Atarim Digital Agency Summit This Weeks Main Questions   #1 - Jillian how did you get into the crazy world on online community building? #2 - Do you feel that it's getting harder to encourage community engagement online and do you have any insights connected to encouraging engagement? #3 - What are some of the biggest insights you have learned working with Pat Flynn and the SPI Media team? #4 - What are some of the challenges connected to producing content for different media platforms like podcasting and YouTube? #5 - What do you see as the future of independent media and are there any platforms and technologies that get you excited? #6 - What have been some of your biggest mess-ups which you are comfortable sharing with the tribe that you have learned the most from?

Every Friday at 8:30 am PST we host the WP-Tonic This Week in WordPress & Tech round-table show where we discuss the latest WordPress and the general web news of the week. You can also watch the show LIVE on our WP-Tonic’s Facebook Group Page & YouTube channel. Chris Badgett Joint Founder & CEO of LifterLMS: https://lifterlms.com/ Sales Funnels Live! Every Friday at 10 am on WP-Tonic YouTube Channel This Week's Articles That We Discuss During The Show #1 - MemberPress Plugin Is Locking Users Out After Support License Expires https://wptavern.com/memberpress-plugin-is-locking-users-out-after-support-license-expires #2 - How Elon Musk Won Twitter https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-buys-twitter-deal/ https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/27/23044521/twitter-policy-chief-vijaya-gadde-elon-musk-policy-criticism-harassment   #3 - What’s Happening with the Block Pattern Directory https://masterwp.com/whats-happening-with-the-block-pattern-directory/   Sales Funnels Live! Every Friday at 10 am on YouTube   #4 - Apple AR glasses release date, price, features, and news https://www.phonearena.com/apple-ar-vr-glasses-release-date-price-features-news https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaPorKHXem8   #5 - Organizations that work to fix inequality in tech by paying their students https://masterwp.com/organizations-that-work-to-fix-inequality-in-tech-by-paying-their-students/

#687 WP-Tonic This Week in WordPress & SaaS With Guest Michelle Frechette The Importance of Community in WordPress in 2022? With Special Guest Michelle Frechette Director of Community Engagement for StellarWP at Liquid Web In addition to her work at StellarWP, Michelle is the Podcast Barista at WPCoffeeTalk.com, cofounder of underrepresentedintech.com, creator of wpcareerpages.com, the president of the board for BigOrangeHeart.org, Director of Community Relations and contributor at PostStatus.com, author, business coach, and a frequent organizer and speaker at WordPress events. Michelle lives outside of Rochester, NY where she’s an avid nature photographer. You can learn more about Michelle at meet Michelle. online. https://twitter.com/michelleameshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/michellefrechetteames/https://www.facebook.com/michellemariefrechettehttps://www.instagram.com/michelleames/https://profiles.wordpress.org/michelleames/ #687 WP-Tonic This Week in WordPress & Startups Michelle Frechette Director of Community Engagement for StellarWP at Liquid Web This Weeks Main Questions #1 - Michelle how did you get into the crazy world of WordPress? #2 - Can you explain some of the key things you do connect to being the director of community engagement for StellarWP at Liquid Web? #3 - What do you see as some of the key challenges and opportunities that WordPress faces in the next 12 to 18 months connected to building up the community? #4 - Community seems to have become a semi buzzword in the world of SaaS and platforms like WordPress, would you agree with this statement, and what do you think "community in 2022" really means when it comes to WordPress and similar online platforms? #5 - In the world of semi post-COVID-19 people are speculating on how the real physical and the online worlds will work together and I feel you can clearly see this in the WordPress community what treads do you see building momentum connected to this question? #6 - What are some of the biggest mistakes you see people making on semi-regular basics connected to failing to build real community?

#686 WP-Tonic "This Week In WordPress & Tech" 22rd of April 2022 at 8:30 am PST Every Friday at 8:30 am PST we host the WP-Tonic This Week in WordPress & Tech round-table show where we discuss the latest WordPress and the general web news of the week. You can also watch the show LIVE on our WP-Tonic’s Facebook Group Page & YouTube channel. This Weeks Special Guest is Vito Peleg Joint Founder & CEO of Atarim: Fast, High Quality & Stress-Free Collaboration for Digital Agencies & Teams. Create an easy and, dare we say, fun workflow experience for you, your team, and your clients, to increase project profitability and eliminate client delays. https://atarim.io/ This Week's Articles That We Discuss During The Show #1 - Plugin Directory Limits Ownership and Committer Changes on Official Featured and Beta Plugins https://wptavern.com/plugin-directory-limits-ownership-and-committer-changes-on-official-featured-and-beta-plugins #2 - WooCommerce Plans to Bring Full-Site Editing Support to Single Product Templates https://wptavern.com/woocommerce-plans-to-bring-full-site-editing-support-to-single-product-templates   #3 - A case for Divi in an evolving WordPress universe. https://masterwp.com/a-case-for-divi-in-an-evolving-wordpress-universe/ #4 - WordCamps in the Time of COVID: How to safely start meeting up with others in tech again https://masterwp.com/wordcamps-in-the-time-of-covid-how-to-safely-start-meeting-up-with-others-in-tech-again/   #5 - Tesla workers in Shanghai will reportedly sleep and eat in the factory after COVID shutdown https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/20/23033394/tesla-shanghai-factory-sleep-eat-factory-closed-loop-covid

#685 WP-Tonic This Week in WordPress & SaaS With Guest Nathan Ingram of MonsterContracts Nathan Ingram of MonsterContracts How To Deal With Problem Clients  As the founder of >ADVANCE Coaching, I work with WordPress solopreneurs and agency owners individually and in groups to help them become more successful in their businesses. I am also the creator of MonsterContracts, a service that provides contracts for WordPress client work that is battle-tested, attorney analyzed, annually audited, and member strengthened. As the Host at iThemes Training, I teach WordPress technical subjects and freelance business development topics via live webinars. I have been working with clients to build websites since 1995, and am based in Birmingham, Alabama where I have been an organizer for WordCamp Birmingham (WP Y'all) for several years. Main Questions For The Interview #1 - Nathan can you give the audience some info about your background and how you got into the world of WordPress? #2 - Can you give some insights on what are some of the key factors connected to handling difficult clients in general? #3 - How important in the client handling process connected to web design or WordPress development projects is the proposal and contract in your option? #4 - So you started MonsterContracts what lead you to decide that there was a possibility of a profitable niche here? #5 - Have you got 1 or 2 insights connected to launching a new product or service in the WordPress space?   https://nathaningram.com/

#684 WP-Tonic "This Week In WordPress & Tech" 15th of April, 2022 at 8:30 am PST Every Friday at 8:30 am PST we host the WP-Tonic This Week in WordPress & Tech round-table show where we discuss the latest WordPress and the general web news of the week. You can also watch the show LIVE on our WP-Tonic’s Facebook Group Page & YouTube channel. This Weeks Special Guest is Rob Walling Co-Founder of TinySeed And The Popular Podcast - "Startups For The Rest Of Us" https://www.startupsfortherestofus.com/ This Week's Stories For Discussion #1 - WordPress Contributors Host 6.0 Walkthrough https://wptavern.com/wordpress-contributors-host-6-0-walkthrough #2 - Shopify announces 10-for-1 stock split, proposes founder share for CEO https://finance.yahoo.com/news/shopify-announces-10-1-stock-111812516.html #3 - Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter in takeover attempt https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/14/23024905/elon-musk-offers-to-buy-twitter #4 - Another Theranos Trial Begins, This Time Without the Fanfare https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/22/technology/theranos-trial-balwani.html #5 - Why American Teens Are So Sad https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/04/american-teens-sadness-depression-anxiety/629524/

#683 WP-Tonic This Week in WordPress & SaaS With Guest Akshat Choudhary Founder and CEO of BlogVault, MalCare, and WP Remote   Akshat Choudhary Akshat Choudhary is the Founder and CEO of BlogVault, MalCare, and WP Remote - successful WordPress plugins designed for complete website management. He has always prided himself on his ability to teach himself things. Since starting BlogVault, Akshat has transformed his side-project into a profitable venture that is scaling new heights in the Indian startup space. As a member of the WordPress community for almost a decade, Akshat's core belief when building any product is to ensure the end-user doesn't need assistance and to assist them in the best possible manner if they do. https://blogvault.net/ Main Topics/Questions Of The Interview   #1 - Can you give some further insights connected to yourself and BlogVault, MalCare, and WP Remote? #2 - In a lot of IT departments WordPress is seen as being very insecure do you agree with this statement and what can be done about this view? #3 - You got a new product/service WP Remote that speeds up WordPress websites can you tell us more? #4 - What have been some of the most difficult problems you have to deal with in the past year which like to share with the audience? #5 - What are one or two key advice points you would give to somebody who is thinking of developing either a plugin or service in the WordPress ecosystem? #6 - Why would you like BlogVault to be in the next couple of years' time?

Every Friday at 8:30 am PST we host the WP-Tonic This Week in WordPress & Tech round-table show where we discuss the latest WordPress and the general web news of the week. You can also watch the show LIVE on our WP-Tonic’s Facebook Group Page & YouTube channel. This Weeks Special Guest is Debbie Levitt Founder of Deltacx.com     This Week Stories For Discussion #1 - WordPress.com Makes Major Unannounced Pricing Changes, Slashes Free Storage Limits https://wptavern.com/wordpress-com-makes-major-unannounced-pricing-changes-slashes-free-storage-limits #2 - What Elon Musk could mean for Twitter https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/6/23012831/twitter-elon-musk-parag-agrawal-ceo-board-seat-what-next #3 - Jetpack 10.8 Introduces QR Code Post Sharing, Adds Openverse Media Provider https://wptavern.com/jetpack-10-8-introduces-qr-code-post-sharing-adds-openverse-media-provider   #4 -10 investors discuss the no-code and low-code landscape in Q1 2022 https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/01/10-investors-discuss-the-no-code-and-low-code-landscape-in-q1-2022/ #5 - RT America, You Were Very Weird and Bad https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/03/russia-today-propaganda-shut-down/627606/

Lessons Learnt Connected to Rejuvenating an Old Plugin   This Week's Key Questions for Ronnie #1 - Ronnie How did you get into the world of WordPress? #2 - Over the past 10 years you have worked for a number of well-known WordPress plugin service providers, now you working for Automattic what' are the major differences culturally and how have you personally dealt with these differences if any? #3 - You are now working on the Sensei LMS plugin what are Automattic medium plans for the plugin and what are the opportunities do you see for the plugin? #4 - What are some of the leading trends in the world of online education that excite you the most? #5 - What are some of the leading lessons have you learned that you like to share with the tribe connected to building commercial WordPress plugins? #6 - What are some of the biggest challenges do you think the WordPress platform and community face in the next 18 months? https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronnieburt/

#680 WP-Tonic "This Week In WordPress & Tech"1st of April, 2022 at 8:30 am PST Every Friday at 8:30 am PST we host the WP-Tonic This Week in WordPress & Tech round-table show where we discuss the latest WordPress and the general web news of the week. You can also watch the show LIVE on our WP-Tonic’s Facebook Group Page & YouTube channel. This Weeks Special Guest is Nathalie Lussier Joint Founder & CEO of Accessally https://accessally.com/   Special Guest Panelist This Week is This Week Stories For Discussion #1 - Yoast WordPress Plugin Update Causes Fatal Errors https://www.searchenginejournal.com/yoast-wordpress-plugin-update-causes-fatal-errors/443217/ #2 - Etsy sellers will go on strike in April and want customers to boycott https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/30/23001727/etsy-seller-strike-boycott-fee-increase   #3- The WordPress.org Pattern Creator Now Open to the Public https://wptavern.com/the-wordpress-org-pattern-creator-now-open-to-the-public   #4 - Women in Tech: Ada Lovelace, the First Computer Programmer https://masterwp.com/women-in-tech-ada-lovelace-the-first-computer-programmer/   #5 - Performance Team Proposes Enabling WebP by Default in WordPress 6.0 https://wptavern.com/performance-team-proposes-enabling-webp-by-default-in-wordpress-6-0