How to Leverage Your Project Team (Even if You *THINK* You Don’t Have One)
You Already DO Have a Project Team Many people think if they are a solo provider, that they don’t have a team. This is wrong for 2 reasons. First, you always have a team because
What Do I Do Now? How Do I Deal with a Global Crisis?
During this uncertain time, you are probably in one of two places. Either your WordPress business is taking a downturn or an uptick. I’ve heard folks talking about both. But, regardless, everyone is struggling with
How to Use GoDaddy Pro to Be More Productive
Is the task of keeping all your clients’ websites updated taking a big chunk of your time? Here’s a 5 minute video to show you how to save TONS of time on plugin updates and
Can We Talk About Your WordPress Estimating Process?
In recent episodes of this “Can We Talk” video series, we’ve been talking about all of the standard processes and plans that your WordPress agency or you as an individual provider need to have in
Elements of a Good Change Control Procedure
This is Episode 6 of “Can We Talk About Your WordPress Projects” and you’ll be happy to know I have given up doing the cheesy Brooklyn accent in these videos. I still hear it that
Change Management – The Key to Controlling Scope Creep
Can We Talk About Your WordPress Projects? – Episode 5. In the past few episodes and in a few more, we are talking about the standard processes you need to have in place for your
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
Can We Talk About Your WordPress Competition?
This is the 1st posting of my new video program called “Can We Talk About Your WordPress Projects?” The goal is to give you quick tips and insight into improving your project management approach to
How to Convince Your WordPress Client Not to Provide Their Own Content
Those of you who have taken my free mini-training on The Six Productivity Principles for WordPress Project Success know that one of those principles is: Get the Right Resources Involved. And that is the principle
Who ARE you? WordPress Designer, Developer, Consultant, or Analyst?
The Case for Better WordPress Titles I recently referred to a highly technically-savvy WordPress practitioner as a “WordPress Developer” and was quickly corrected that he was not a developer, because he did not write code
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
4 Best Practices Successful WordPress Providers Use to Get Content from the Client on Time
All you have to do is pose a question in a WordPress Facebook group or other WordPress-focused forum regarding getting content from the client. Chances are you will get a litany of responses that clearly
Why We Need a WordPress Website Development Methodology
At first, I wasn’t sure if I should call this thing that I think we need a website development framework or a methodology so I looked up the terms. As it turns out, technically, a
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
New Proposal Section to Control WordPress Project Scope Creep
When creating a Project Proposal or any other place where you are defining the WordPress Project Scope for the client, most WordPress Practitioners will include what is IN scope and what is OUT of scope.