Todd Jones, Author at MainWP WordPress Management

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Finding your purpose: What is your why and how does it help your business?

I was visiting with her and she asked me a question that stopped me in my tacks. Frankly, I’m not sure if I have ever successfully answered the question for myself. I have flirted with an answer, danced around it, but I’m not sure I have a core answer. Maybe I have. Time will tell. The lady I was chatting with was a copy consultant. She excels at helping companies nail their brand. I’m confident if she asked you the question, you would stumble as I did. What is the question? First, let me explain. We all have a purpose,

Todd Jones January 4, 2019 No Comments

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Time passes by to a brand new year while we remember 2018

Looking back to 2018, like to reflect on some of the articles we have posted at MainWP. In fact, earlier in the month, we did just that. One of the types of articles I like to post is Q&A’s. It is a great opportunity to listen to other WordPress professionals to find out what we can learn about business. This past year we had Q&A articles with Sujay Pawar, Joshua Vandercar, and the guys from the WP Builds Podcast. Q&A with developer Joshua Vandercar Joshua is the MainWP user who has contributed by sharing his reporting template. We covered it when we

Todd Jones December 28, 2018 No Comments

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MainWP by the numbers 2018 [Infographic]

Data is all around us. Chances are you look at data every day. Maybe you have a spreadsheet loaded with Google Analytics information. Maybe you double check marketing statistics every day. Making sense of data is a noble quest. In fact, finding the story in the data is more than a noble quest. It helps users see behind the numbers to find out what is happening. Infographics are similar. It allows a pictorial representation of numbers and statistics. Often, infographics become something of a novelty which creates the kind of interest that gets content shared far and wide. We’ve talked

Todd Jones December 20, 2018 No Comments

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Things we can learn from the top Christmas movies of all time

Everyone has their favorite Christmas movie list. So, you know, there are tons of opinions on what the best movies at Christmas are going to be. I’m not going to give you a list, but I am going to give you some lessons we can learn from some of the best Christmas movies (yes Die Hard is a Christmas movie!) It takes all year to get here, but it seems to finish in a flash, there is no time to waste! So, let’s get to it. From a villain to hero One thing we can see in A Christmas Carol

Todd Jones December 18, 2018 5 Comments

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A year in review: A walk through Memory Lane at the MainWP Blog in 2018

As we finish up the year, I thought it would be interesting, or fun, to take a look at some of the articles at the MainWP blog in the year 2018. Consider it a walk down the MainWP Blog Memory Lane. See the most popular articles at MainWP in 2017 This year, it seems like, was dominated by some major changes in our industry. First, there was the dreaded GDPR that launched in Europe. This lead to our friends in that part of the world scrambling to determine if they and their client’s websites were deemed acceptable by this new

Todd Jones December 14, 2018 No Comments

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Ten business mistakes many WordPress professionals make early in their business

What are some of the mistakes you have made as a WordPress professional? Today, we are going to dive in a few. Buckle up, it’s going to get bumpy.

Todd Jones December 11, 2018 2 Comments

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Five more principles from the startup industry can help you run your WordPress business

A few days ago, we discussed five essential principles from the startup industry can help you run your WordPress business. Today, we are going to dive into five more principles we can learn from startups. You have seen these principles in some of your favorite startups over the years including Dropbox, Slack, Zendesk, and many more of the Software as a Service companies that WordPress professionals often use. So, without further adieu, let’s discuss. Startups know precisely who they target with their message Startups know their target audience. If you are going to scale customers and grow, you need to

Todd Jones December 7, 2018 No Comments

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The Gutenberg editor releases is this week. Are you ready?

It looks like everyone’s favorite WordPress update, 5.0.1 which comes with the new Gutenberg editor, is launching on Thursday, December 6. It seems the decision is to coincide with WordCamp US so that contributors can be available to help with any problems. The project has been pushed back a number of times for various reasons, but the consensus seems to be that it will go forward this time due to the timing of WordCamp US. Undoubtedly, the major players on the Gutenberg team and Automattic will be present and can monitor how updates go. So, what does that mean for

Todd Jones December 5, 2018 No Comments

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Kick off the new year with business goals and greater productivity

Last year, I participated in a Secret Santa in a Facebook group. I admit, I thought it was cool. You may remember some time ago that a young lady drew Bill Gates as her Secret Santa on Reddit. By the way, do you participate in a virtual Secret Santa? The gift I received was something I needed but may not have been quite ready for. You see, I received a copy of the book the 12 Week Year. The idea of the 12 Week Year is that with planning and using your time more efficiently, you can accomplish more goals

Todd Jones November 30, 2018 No Comments

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These five essential principles from the startup industry can help you run your WordPress business

For a long time, I covered startups in my home state and across the country. I really enjoyed learning about and meeting those were creating startups. I learned a lot about business and met some really interest people. When covering startups, I also ran into investors and learn about raising capital. I gained a better perspective. I believe that the startup industry can teach us much about running a business that is is very applicable to WordPress professionals. Today I am going to touch on a few of those business lessons from the world of startups. There will be another

Todd Jones November 28, 2018 1 Comment

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Finding your purpose: What is your why and how does it help your business?

Time passes by to a brand new year while we remember 2018

MainWP by the numbers 2018 [Infographic]

Things we can learn from the top Christmas movies of all time

Ten business mistakes many WordPress professionals make early in their business

Five more principles from the startup industry can help you run your WordPress business

The Gutenberg editor releases is this week. Are you ready?

Kick off the new year with business goals and greater productivity

These five essential principles from the startup industry can help you run your WordPress business

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