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WP-Tonic is a podcast for WordPress professionals and Bootstrap SaaS startup entrepreneurs or anybody looking to build a business online.
We cover a large number of areas with our main show. We interview some creative WordPress and startup entrepreneurs plus online experts who, with their insights, can help you build your online business.
Jonathan Denwood and Kurt von Ahnen host and produce the WP-Tonic podcast, which is one of the longest-running WordPress podcasts. Each episode brings you valuable insights with one goal: to help you generate more income and impact through online businesses.
Latest episodes

Jul 20, 2020 • 1h 10min
#513 WP-Tonic Round-Table Show on Friday, July the 17th, 2020 at 8:30 am PST
We discuss this week’s best WordPress & internet news stories. We also have a great panel of WordPress community and marketing internet junkies. This Week Show's Sponsors Kinsta: https://kinsta.com/ WPFunsion: https://wpfusion.com/ Our Free Webinar With Chris Chris Badgett On Tuesday 4th of August, 2020 at 9am PST We Going To Be Discussing All Things LifterLMS 4.0 & Groups Plus Much More.... #1 - Astra Becomes the Only Non-Default WordPress Theme With 1 Million Installs https://wptavern.com/astra-becomes-the-only-non-default-wordpress-theme-with-1-million-installs #2 - Gimlet Media Sued for Not Making Podcasts Accessible to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing https://gizmodo.com/gimlet-media-sued-for-not-making-podcasts-accessible-to-1844369021 #3 - How To Pick The Best LMS Hosting Service https://accessally.com/blog/hosting-for-lms-courses/?inf_contact_key=f35a837a45ba74454d4508336537fa49cc0558ed5d4c28cbfab114022b1ec50d #4 - The Rant: Morally Bankrupt! | NO MERCY, NO MALICE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnSA6f-YD8k #5 - WordPress Documentation Team Bans Links to Commercial Websites https://wptavern.com/wordpress-documentation-team-bans-links-to-commercial-websites #6 - Tech Sector Job Interviews Assess Anxiety, Not Software Skills https://news.ncsu.edu/2020/07/tech-job-interviews-anxiety/

Jul 16, 2020 • 35min
#512 WP-Tonic Show With Special Guest Jim Huffman of growthhi
Jim Huffman Grown two startups from idea to $10M+ in sales. Spent over $4M on Facebook & Instagram ads. Author of The Growth Marketer’s Playbook, #1 new release on Amazon (Pushing Seth Godin off the #1 spot for 72 hours.) Startup mentor at Techstars, General Assembly, and Sephora Accelerator. Lead workshops at Fortune 500 brands like FedEx, Hot Wheels & Intuit. Wannabe coffee snob, aspiring NBA ball-boy, and a #girldad of two. https://growthhit.com/

Jul 13, 2020 • 56min
#511 WP-Tonic Round-Table Show on Friday, July the 10th, 2020 at 8:30 am PST
We discuss this week’s best WordPress & internet news stories. We also have a great panel of WordPress community and marketing internet junkies. This Week Show's Sponsors Kinsta: https://kinsta.com/ WPFunsion: https://wpfusion.com/ Our Free Webinar With Chris Chris Badgett On Tuesday 4th of August, 2020 at 9am PST We Going To Be Discussing All Things LifterLMS 4.0 & Groups Plus Much More.... #1 - After 11 Years, Users Will Be Able to Update Themes and Plugins via a ZIP File https://wptavern.com/after-11-years-users-will-be-able-to-update-themes-and-plugins-via-a-zip-file #2 - SiriusXM to Buy Stitcher Podcasting Unit From Scripps https://www.wsj.com/articles/siriusxm-to-buy-stitcher-podcasting-unit-from-scripps-11594075192

Jul 9, 2020 • 28min
#510 WP-Tonic Show With Special Guest Will Middleton LifterLMS
Will Middleton Will is a WordPress site builder works primarily with LifterLMS, WooCommerce, and Elementor and sites dedicated to online education and business. WPCourseGuide.com and WPCourseGuide on YouTube are Will’s primary channels at the moment. The Road Not Taken: After learning about leveraged income when reading MJ DeMarco’s book The Millionaire Fastlane and Robert Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad Poor Dad while in middle school, Will decided to follow in the entrepreneurial footsteps of his mother and grandfather and develop expertise by learning from industry experts and mentors in his homeschooling path. Fun Facts: Will earned his first-degree Black Belt in Karate at age 9. He became a County Ambassador in 4-H at age 13. And Eagle Scout at age https://wpcourseguide.com/

Jul 6, 2020 • 1h 9min
#509 WP-Tonic Round-Table Show on Friday, July the 3rd, 2020 at 8:30 am PST
We discuss this week’s best WordPress & internet news stories. We also have a great panel of WordPress community and marketing internet junkies. This Week Show's Sponsors Kinsta: https://kinsta.com/ WPFunsion: https://wpfusion.com/ Our Free Webinar With Spencer Forman On Tuesday 7th of July at 9am PST #1 - Flywheel Relaunches Local Pro with Revamped Live Links and New Host-Agnostic Pre-Launch Toolshttps://wptavern.com/flywheel-relaunches-local-pro-with-revamped-live-links-and-new-host-agnostic-pre-launch-tools #2 - Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Starbucks, Target, Unilever, Verizon: all the companies pulling ads from Facebook https://www.theverge.com/21307454/unilever-verizon-coca-cola-starbucks-microsoft-ads-facebook #3 - The Best Documentation Is No Documentation https://wptavern.com/the-best-documentation-is-no-documentation

Jul 2, 2020 • 31min
#508 WP-Tonic Show With Special Guest John Locke
John Locke Lockedown Design & SEO helps manufacturers with 250k to 50M annual revenue improve their SEO and search rankings. We specialize in helping industrial, manufacturing, and other blue-collar companies drive more natural search traffic to their sites. Though we’re based in Sacramento, California, we’ve helped businesses across the US launch and improve their websites workflow, boost their sales, and rank higher in Google. https://www.lockedownseo.com/

Jun 29, 2020 • 59min
#507 WP-Tonic Round-Table Show on Friday, June, 26th, 2020 at 8:30 am PST
We discuss this week’s best WordPress & internet news stories. We also have a great panel of WordPress community and marketing internet junkies. This Week Show's Sponsors Kinsta https://kinsta.com/ WPFunsion https://wpfusion.com/ Our Free Webinar With Spencer Forman On Tuesday 7th of July at 9am PST #1 - WordPress Contributors Propose Updating Trac Ticket Resolutions to Be More Friendly https://wptavern.com/wordpress-contributors-propose-updating-trac-ticket-resolutions-to-be-more-friendly #2 - Apple approves Hey email app, but the fight’s not over https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/22/21298552/apple-hey-email-app-approval-rules-basecamp-launch https://hey.com/how-it-works/ #3 - A guide to hosting your LifterLMS site https://lifterlms.com/docs/a-guide-to-hosting-your-lifterlms-site/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqZ2KIHPKrk&t=11s #4 - Katie Hopkins is permanently banned from Twitter https://mashable.com/article/katie-hopkins-banned-from-twitter/

Jun 25, 2020 • 31min
#506 WP-Tonic Show With Special Guest Jon Christopher of SearchWP
OrganizeWP was built and is maintained by, Jon Christopher. He is a long time WordPress fan & developer who loves the platform but saw room for improvement when it came to content organization. OrganizeWP is an answer to a personal pain point of his. He also built SearchWP, a drop-in replacement for native WordPress search that improves it in a number of ways. He also writes on his personal site at https://jonchristopher.us, plus he has some code on GitHub, and maintain a number of WordPress plugins. If you have any additional questions or concerns please feel free to contact me either using the OrganizeWP contact form if it’s OrganizeWP-related or on Twitter if it’s not. https://searchwp.com/

Jun 22, 2020 • 1h 5min
#505 WP-Tonic Round-Table Show on Friday, June, 19th, 2020 at 8:30 am PST
We discuss this week’s best WordPress & internet news stories. We also have a great panel of WordPress community and marketing internet junkies. This Week Show's Sponsors Kinsta https://kinsta.com/ WPFunsion https://wpfusion.com/ Our Free Webinar With Spencer Forman On Tuesday 7th of July at 9am PST #1 - Yoast Acquires Duplicate Post, Brings on Creator Enrico Battocchi as a Senior Developer https://wptavern.com/yoast-acquires-duplicate-post-brings-on-creator-enrico-battocchi-as-a-senior-developer #2 - Crisis Mode https://www.theverge.com/21293176/crisis-text-line-ceo-racism-insensitivity-police-nancy-lublin-mental-health #3 - Review Signal Publishes WordPress Hosting Benchmarks for 2020, Introduces WooCommerce Testin https://wptavern.com/review-signal-publishes-wordpress-hosting-benchmarks-for-2020-introduces-woocommerce-testing #4 -Want Your Content to Succeed? Make it Resonate with the Right Audience (no, not that one). https://sparktoro.com/blog/want-your-content-to-succeed-make-it-resonate-with-the-right-audience-no-not-that-one/ #5 - Low-Code Will Completely Change Startups https://medium.com/swlh/low-code-will-completely-change-startups-6ea7a7d8c7ec #6 - Course and Membership Pricing Calculator https://lifterlms.com/calculator/

Jun 18, 2020 • 33min
#504 WP-Tonic Show With Special Guest Josh Pollock of Caldera Forms/Ninja Forms
Josh Pollock is a co-founder at Ingot and one of the lead developers behind CalderaWP. In addition to being a plugin developer, educator, and entrepreneur, Josh is a regular contributor to Torque magazine and various WordPress tutorial sites, one of which being his own blog. Additionally, Josh is a WordCamps speaker and one of the leading advocates for the WordPress REST API. Josh currently resides in Florida with his wife Alicia and their pets. https://ninjaforms.com/