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
Managing Risk and Issues on Your WordPress Project
Welcome to Episode 4 of my new video program – “Can We Talk About Your WordPress Projects?” where we are exploring all things project management related to WordPress projects. In the last episode we talked
Do You Have a Plan for Managing Your WordPress Clients?
This is Episode 3 of my video program called “Can We Talk About Your WordPress Projects?” devoted to all things Project Management related to WordPress. In the last episode we talked all about why an
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
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
How a Content-First Approach Can Help Control WordPress Scope Creep
First, let’s look at how things typically happen on a WordPress web development project, or ANY web development process for that matter. You and the client agree on the site design and a target date
What Does It Mean to Define a WordPress Project in Detail?
People commonly want to know more about what is involved in Principle # 1 – Define the Job in Detail with a Content-First Approach. It’s interesting because, in practice, the other principles are really subsets
The 6 Principles of WordPress Productivity
It’s important for you to know right up front that the 6 Principles of WordPress Productivity are not entirely original. History of the 6 Principles of WordPress Productivity Back in the 1980’s, John Keane, the founder and
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.