
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
How to Find Care Plan Clients with Kristina Romero
Introducing Kristina Romero and Her Approach Interviewing Kristina Romero, a seasoned web developer and agency owner, offered some valuable insights into finding and retaining care plan clients. Kristina’s wealth of experience and innovative strategies prove
How to Find Local leads for Website Clients
In today’s digital landscape, it’s easy to overlook the opportunities that exist right outside our door – local leads. As professionals, we tend to gravitate towards electronic communications, automating our sales funnels, and attempting to
Your Offer Statement – Is Yours Ready?
In preparation for our upcoming client acquisition workshop, which is open to all members of the WP Project Managers Academy, we’re focusing on something very crucial – the offer statement. It might seem like a
How to Find High-Ticket Non-Profit Website Clients
Non-profits are often overlooked as potential clients by many agencies and freelance professionals due to the common misconception that they lack funds. However, in reality, several non-profits have substantial revenue and budget allocations for areas
Who Are You? The Website Provider Title Conundrum
Today we delve into the fundamental aspects of client acquisition that every web professional should grasp. The first step to a successful client acquisition strategy is understanding who you are in the web industry. The
Why You Need to Stop Selling Websites – NOW!
In today’s digital landscape, virtually anyone can create websites. The recent surge of web developers entering the market means competition is fiercer than ever, and standing out from the crowd is increasingly challenging. If you
The 4 Most Critical Project Management Processes
Making big changes can sometimes feel overwhelming. But if it’s done in steps, you can make a big difference in your day-to-day #agencylife without losing your mind in the process. We’ve harped on and on
How to Teach Your WordPress Clients to Shop Around and Still Come Out on Top
You’ve got both a great proposal and a client who’s on board. Smart buyers shop around. It’s a fact of life. And the clients that you want to work with are no different. Whether it’s
What is WordPress Project Success and How Can You Achieve It?
Everybody in our industry loves to talk about “best practices”—but what does that really mean, and what does it mean to you? When someone refers to “best practices”, they’re typically talking about the processes or
How Project Management Won the Deal
It’s always important to practice what you preach, and I hold myself personally accountable for what I’m talking about by following the same methods I give to all of you. So on this edition of

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.
Calendar and Scheduling Productivity
If you’re anything like me, you love a good list. But even more than that, I love a good app. Technology has afforded us so many opportunities to become the most productive and organized versions
How to Get Requirements Right the First Time (and ALWAYS get paid)
When we choose to open ourselves up to sharing ideas with those who work in our field, the ways we can all grow are endless! That’s why I’m so in awe of Natasha Golinsky, who’s
Giving Your Clients a Head Start on Content
One of the major contributors to missing project deadlines is delayed content delivery. Your clients need help with this, and you can help them. And who better to help us talk about our clients’ content
Can a Web Audit be a Lead Generator?
One of the goals of Can We Talk is to provide you with the ideas of agency owners at the top of their areas. When we find someone who really knows their stuff, we can’t
How Website Privacy Policies Can Be A Lead Generator and Money Maker
On this edition of Can We Talk, I was absolutely honored to welcome my friends Hans Skillrud and Donata Kalnenaite Skillrud. We’ve known each other since the 2019 Word Camp circuit, and I couldn’t have
Do You REALLY Need a Niche for Your WordPress Agency?
If you listen to most of the experts in our field, they’ll tell you that niching is the best thing since sliced bread. But is it, really? And do you absolutely need a niche to
Five Days of Focus – A Plan for Process Improvement in 2021
This is our final episode of our Five Days of Focus 2021 – highlighting Project Management essentials. You want to earn more money and make your clients happier. Hell, we all do! But you might
Five Days of Focus – How to Define your WordPress Project Scope
This is Day 2 of our Five Days of Focus preparing for 2021 – highlighting Project Management essentials. In our heart of hearts, everyone’s a little bit of a people-pleaser. We love to see the people
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

Can We Talk About Your WordPress Requirements Definition and Management Plan?
This is Episode 9 of our video series called “Can We Talk About Your WordPress Projects?” In this episode we’re going to talk about your requirements definition process and why you need to have that
