Are YOU the Cobbler Whose Children Have No Shoes?
This week I decided if I am going to do website audits publicly on YouTube for various sites (to get leads), and I am, I better make sure MY agency website is optimized properly. I
Don’t Leave Your Clients Hanging – An 8 Step Succession Plan Guide for Solopreneur Web Developers
The first WordCamp I ever attended was WordCamp Asheville, North Carolina. It holds a special place in my heart because that’s where I first realized that so many WP folks needed help with project management
How Website Project Management is as Easy as a Grocery Shopping Trip
If you’re like a lot of website providers (me included at one time), you think project management is complicated. But guess what? If you’ve ever made it through a grocery store run, got home with
Controlling the Triple Constraint – The Key to WordPress Project Success
Website development projects are typically complex. And, just as a carpenter must consider the alignment of joints, a website developer has to think about three different constraints when managing their project: scope, time, and cost.
Essential Project Management Processes Every Agency Needs
If you’ve been following me for any time at all, you know I talk about the Six Productivity Principles for WordPress Project Success – ALL. THE. TIME. But they changed my life. That’s so trite
Why You Need an Acceptance Management Plan in Your WordPress Practice
This is the Episode 2 of my new Video Series “Can We Talk About Your WordPress Projects?” AND, this is the 1st in a series that details all the repeatable processes and plans a WordPress
If You’re Not Using a 2-Step Proposal Process for your WordPress Project, You Are Shooting Yourself In The Foot
This is a re-recording of a Facebook Live I did last week showing you how using a 2-step proposal process will keep you from giving away work for free, get paid for detailed discovery, and
Why We Use a 2-Step WordPress Project Proposal Approach
It is a “given” that all WordPress practitioners will complete an estimate at the beginning of a project. The problem is, in many cases, the initial estimate is also the final estimate. Estimating should not
The Importance of a WordPress Project Acceptance Management Plan
On any web development project, WordPress or not, delivering a result that the client accepts is not always easy. Too often, the developers sequester themselves while they work on the project and then emerge with