The PERFECT Project Management Tool – Guaranteed!
It’s the number one question you hear in every web development circle or Facebook group: “What’s the best project management tool?” It’s so silly for developers or agencies to be asking this question. You’d think
Incorporating Project Management Tasks into Your Project Estimate
Someone asked me recently what percentage of time (and pricing) should be allocated to ongoing project management tasks when devising a website development estimate. This is a tough question to answer for two reasons: Not
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.
Using the Google Streak CRM
It’s finally time to put away that Rolodex/notepad combo—Google Streak has got you covered. And Cami Macnamara is going to be the one to tell you all about it. Cami is the founder, brains, beauty,
What’s Different About a Website Redesign Project?
Effective and responsive sites inspire confidence. The inverse is also true. Have you ever driven past a house being remodeled and thought, “Ew, do those people have any idea what they’re doing?” You might not
Helping Your Clients Succeed with Google My Business
Creating a well-functioning site is fundamental to your agency’s goals—but it’s only half the battle. Why? Because a functioning site is only as functional as it is visible. There are many tools to help us
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
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
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
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
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