MainWP Blog - Interviews

We’re excited to announce that Atarim and MainWP have joined forces to provide a better experience for web designers and developers. Vito Peleg, the co-founder of Atarim, took some time out of his busy schedule to answer a few questions about his product, the new integration, and what it means for you, our users. Hello Vito, happy to have you with us today. What inspired you to create Atarim? Thanks for having me, and I’m excited about the new integration! Continue reading the post...

Talisha Lewallen is the CEO and Co-founder of WP Connects an organization that seeks to connect United States military personnel to careers in WordPress. Talisha is also an award-winning Cherokee Nation Basket Weaver, a mom, wife, and farmer. She has several family members who served or are already serving the US Military and noticed they struggled to to enter civilian life including re-entering the workforce. Through a connection with Post Status Publisher and Owner, Cory Miller, she started WP Connects. Continue reading the post...

Earlier this year, WPVivid Backup Plugin, a new WordPress backup plugin, launched an extension for the MainWP dashboard. The extension helps customers who use WPVivid operate their backup system within the MainWP dashboard. Currently, the extension is free. The team at WPVivid plans on releasing a pro version of their plugin this month. The plugin was released in April of 2019 and currently has 121,441 downloads, including 9,470 in the last seven days. The plugin has 131 ratings in the Continue reading the post...

One morning, when I lived in Fort Worth, TX, I was going to work. It was sometime in the late 2000s, maybe in 2008. I needed coffee. The powers to be had built a Starbucks on my way to work, so I swung by for a quick cup of joe. When I walked in, this young lady, one of the baristas, was singing. I called her the “Singing Barista.” She had a fun, energetic personality. A few years later, I Continue reading the post...

Like so many of us, John Locke did not begin his career in the website industry. He got his start working in a bakery where he was a manager. He breaks down the story on an episode of WP-Tonic in 2016. Later, John worked for a factory bakery. For years John has been taking care of clients in the Sacramento, California area where he has racked up some top recognitions, including being named one of the top web designers in Continue reading the post...

Mor Cohen is a veteran of the design and online industry. She has put in over 20 years, starting with desktop publishing. At one time, Mor even did computer-aided designs for kitchens and bathrooms. Mor got her start during the “IPO Golden Era,” creating pitch decks for companies looking to raise venture capital. “Mor started out as a graphic designer during the “IPO Golden Era”, so to speak, and did a lot of pitch decks for clients who were trying Continue reading the post...

How many of you have come up with a business name because the domain was available? Well, I know it is a little more than that. That’s just one of the things that Bob Dunn talks about in this Q&A with the WordPress legend. Anyone who has worked in WordPress surely knows Bob Dunn. If you are like me, you’ve come across one of his tutorials, a training session, listened to him speak at a WordCamp or listened to one Continue reading the post...

Earlier this year Matt Davies and Mel Fallon launched Funnel Packs. It is a service in which the landing page, the email follow-ups, and the lead magnet are packaged for website agencies. Davies has been a web developer for almost two decades and agency owner for 13 years. He spent time creating a process he uses to execute these lead funnels. He decided to share them with other agency owners. The result is Funnel Packs. Each pack comes with an Continue reading the post...

I will admit that when I see someone who decides to take action, I feel a twinge of pride inside. I feel pride because, frankly, it is hard to start something. Such is the case for Angela Bowman, Tracy, Apps, and Amy Masson. The three set out on a mission to share the voices of women in the WordPress community. Amy Masson I have noticed it, and I know you have too. Take a look at the regular roundtable of Continue reading the post...

Imagine starting a web agency in the back of your van while your band is on tour. Imagine learning the ins and outs of digital marketing as a member of a rock band. For Vito Peleg, this is how he got started. The founder of WP Feedback shares his journey to agency owner as well as product launcher. How did the idea for WP Feedback come about? I actually started building websites for clients as a freelancer from the back Continue reading the post...