Comparison of Wordfence and iThemes Security
When you get the opportunity to speak to a real veteran of the WordPress world, you don’t think twice before jumping on it! All of us at Can We Talk had the huge privilege this
Five Days of Focus – Why Approval Doesn’t Matter
This is Day 2 of our Five Days of Focus 2021 – highlighting Project Management essentials. This week has been all about the art of the perfect proposal, and we’re well on the way to
Five Days of Focus – How Using a Content-First Development Approach Saves Money
Day 3 of our 5 Days of focus 2020. Okay, so you’ve got your proposal equipped with your master services agreement, and you’re starting to set clear expectations with your clients. You’re almost ready to
Five Days of Focus – Proposals, Contracts, and MSAs
We’re getting ready for 2021 with Five Days of Focus on Project Management essentials. This is Day 1. Our topic du jour? How to use your proposal, contract, and/or Master Services Agreement to set proper
Making Your New Year’s Resolutions an Agency Improvement Project
Everyone loves making New Year’s resolutions, only to be disappointed by February when they haven’t stuck. Whether it’s losing weight, dropping a bad habit, or starting a new venture, it’s tough to maintain our new
Where Core Web Vitals Fit in Your SEO Strategy with Mike Gburski
The party never stops with our Can We Talk members! This week we had the opportunity to hear from Michael “Mike” Gburski, founder of JadeFire Development. Mike’s a truly wonderful soul who focuses primarily on
Helping Your Client Find their Website Identity with Imogen Allen
If I asked you to describe what your client’s agency does, would you be able to do it in a way that convinces me to buy what they’re selling? (I’d hope so; it’s typically what
Using Technical Web Audits to Generate Leads
When was the last time you heard about a new way for your agency to earn money, generate new leads, and flex your knowledge and skills? Today might be that day! This week we had
Using Mockup Tools with Virtual Assistants and Clients
It’s always great when we get to learn something new from an inspiring agency owner! Never stop learning, right? In this episode of “Can We Talk About Your WordPress Projects?” (originally recorded in Nov 2020),
Breaking Down the Pre-Proposal Process
Does practice make perfect? No, not always. But having a solid pre-propoaal process leads to practical, consistent quality in your early client interactions, which spells out good news for your clients, and for you. When
How our 6 Productivity Principles Apply to ANY Project
If you’ve ever had a project that seems absolutely unconquerable, you can join the club. There are some projects and sites that seem to get more complicated as they go along. Maybe you’ve started developing
Accountability as Motivation – It Works!
You might have heard the saying, “We plan, God laughs,” and that rings true in every aspect of our lives—both with clients, and with our own projects. The last two years have been proof enough
The Power of the Project Notebook
Using a project notebook is a practice we started way back in the day, before everything was electronic and digital. That means we always had a physical hard-copy notebook. Although that’s not the case in
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
Content-First Development: A Comprehensive Guide
If you’ve signed up for any of my freebies or the WP Project Manager’s Academy, then you know that I ask this question a lot. “What are you struggling with most?” Far and away the
You Might Be a WordPress Project Manager IF…
Today our topic is what it means to be a Project Manager… specifically, a WordPress Project Manager. I Just Want to Build Websites I hear a lot of people complain, “I don’t want to manage
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
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
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
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
WordPress and Other Web Solutions are Like Religion
For help with creating and launching these WordPress project management roadmaps (which are very much like an online course without quizzes), I joined Amy Porterfield’s Digital Course Academy (DCA) and related Facebook group. As with