MainWP Blog - Todd Jones

Since we all use WordPress, we take an interest in what others are doing, for the better or worse. Well, we have seen some of the worst things in recent weeks. Today we touch on some controversy in the WordPress community around a plugin suite and a theme shop. When your pipdig becomes a runaway train pipdig is a weird name for a theme. First of all, spell check wants to capitalize it when you start a sentence with the Continue reading the post...

Face it, as an agency owner; you only have so much time. You are busy pitching and converting prospects, managing your projects, finding developers to outsource work, and many other things business owners do. Sure, you write some content, but you just don’t have the time. Or maybe, it isn’t your strong suit. Or perhaps, it isn’t something you typically like doing. There are many reasons you need to find a content writer for your blog. The point is you Continue reading the post...

I remember the anticipation when we were ready to launch a website. We put the final touches on the development of the site, and we made sure that everything was operational. There was just one thing left to do. We had to make sure everything worked. Someone had to submit that form, run the credit card on the payment page, sign up for the email newsletter and much more. We referred to it as quality assurance, and really, that is what Continue reading the post...

When it comes to writing an article that includes the top of anything, you must know that it is almost always an opinion. Who can say who is the top influencers in an industry like WordPress? There is nothing wrong with that as long as you explain that it is an opinion. If you are making a choice by way of some criteria, then it best to disclose your criteria. In the end, we all have your own opinions and Continue reading the post...

If you are looking to outsource and grow your business or build an agency, it is natural to consider time tracking for those who work with you. Even more, you may be interested in how you spend your own time as well as your contractors to better pitch proposals to your clients. Knowing how you spend your time, the hours you spend on a typical project will help you create better estimates and proposals. More efficient proposals mean you don’t Continue reading the post...

The older I get, the more I realize how limited my time and energy is. The harder it is for me, one person, to do everything in my business. I’m not a young man anymore. I wish I had some of the energy that my younger friends have. Let me just say, fourteen hour work days aren’t kind. Sometimes they are necessary to get things done. I have learned that it becomes necessary to hire someone else to do some Continue reading the post...

March is a crazy month. Wouldn’t you agree? For many of us, we are exciting Winter and headed straight for Spring. Who still has snow on the ground? The sun starts to shine a little more and the birds start to chirp. It’s almost like we have come out of a slumber. Regardless, there are lots of things happening. Today we take a look into some new WordPress products, the emergence of plugins for the Gutenberg Editor, how we became Continue reading the post...

Social media changes every day. If you aren’t happy about something, wait for a bit, it will change. I used to get excited about social media, but honestly, these days, I just use it as a watercooler. That being said, my watercooler includes my friends like the ones in the MainWP community, so it can lead to a lot of benefits. Regardless, we still have to pay attention to social media. It isn’t going away, but we have to learn Continue reading the post...

I remember when I started to discover the power of WordPress. I had a football blog (American brand) and needed more help. Working at a bookstore, I had access to books, lots of books. As employees, we can check out books and read them or we could buy books for a nice discount. We had some perks. And I took advantage of those perks. For example, I checked out the latest books about college football and wrote reviews. Writing reviews Continue reading the post...

It happens about this time every year. You feel it. That’s feeling of dread and sweaty palms. You know what I’m talking about don’t you? For some of you, it is still cold, but Spring is trying to break through. So, you may be feeling a tad chilled about what is to come. You realize it’s March. Whoa, we just hit the third month of the year. Do you know what that means? The first quarter is almost over. You Continue reading the post...