MainWP Blog - Q&A

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...

Like many of us in WordPress, David McCan didn’t start his career thinking he would build websites. He studied Anthropology in college. While working on a dissertation, he worked at a large public library system. It was there that he first interacted with the internet. McCan was the lead in installing public access computers into the library. Eventually, he authored the library’s first website, and from there, he was hooked. I have used David’s information before. He creates a lot Continue reading the post...

Today’s article is our second installment in our Year in Review at the MainWP blog. We had a lot of articles and several were Q&A, so I wanted to talk about those separately. So today, we will take a look at the Q&A articles for the year 2021 at MainWP. Q&A: Vito Peleg talks Web Agency Summit 2021 and new name web agency summit 2021 In the last couple of years, we have had several virtual summits in the WordPress Continue reading the post...

Leanne Mitton has been a web designer for 20 years. She began as a co-op student while in high school, working for Norlink. Following college, she took a full-time job with Norlink. In the year 2004, she found herself with the opportunity to purchase Norlink. Since then, she has been synonymous with Norlink. Leanne is a fan of MainWP, which allows her to use the tool she thinks will work best in each situation. She lives in the lovely town Continue reading the post...

I enjoy the ability to meet people online. There is very little like bonding with someone on Twitter or Facebook because of WordPress, content, or love for a sport. The person may be hundreds of miles away or on a different continent, but ultimately we can see how small this world is sometimes. Such is the case with Ben Townsend. I met him on Twitter last year. One thing I really appreciate about Ben, aside from his love for WordPress, Continue reading the post...

In Toronto, Canada, Rob Cairns is making his mark in his part of the world. As an agency owner for over ten years with clients ranging from the local jewelry owner to Fortune 500 clients. Over the years, Cairns has embraced his love of website design, technology, digital marketing, and productivity to become a successful agency. Cairns admits to being somewhat of a podcast junkie, which he often consumes while walking, one of his favorite modes of transportation. Rob is 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...

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...

Hang around in the MainWP Users Facebook group for a while and you’ll notice a familiar face. Rajendra Zore is one of the administrators for the group. Who is this guy? Well, today, we take a moment to learn a little more about the tech entrepreneur from Mumbai, Maharashtra in India. Tech Divine listed Zore as a Power Digital User.  The “Tech Entrepreneur, Brand Strategist, Marketer and Social Media Maven from Mumbai” is the founder of Host My Blog. These Continue reading the post...