Agency Acquisitions and Exit Strategies: What to Check Before We Buy
For a typical agency owner, the dream is a smooth exit strategy, but a free agency sounds like a win […]
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Skating with Rainey in Independence, Missouri
A short skate can do more for work-life balance than another hour at the desk. We headed to Independence, Missouri,
Building a WordPress Business With Mark Szymanski
How do we grow a WordPress business without getting buried in low-margin work, tool overload, and other people’s opinions? WordPress,
How to Audit a Website Before Quoting a Rebuild
A rebuild quote goes bad fast when we price from the homepage alone, without a proper website audit. Hidden plugins,
Web Development Client Communication Without Project Chaos
Strong web development client communication keeps that from happening throughout the project lifecycle.
How Better Communication Puts Your Agency in Control
Running an agency often feels like part strategy, part delivery, and part conflict prevention. In our experience, the strongest agencies
Website-As-A-Service Terms That Prevent Scope Creep And Resentment
In this post, we’re going to share plain-language WaaS terms that keep work boundaries clear, protect margins, and reduce resentment on both sides. We’ll cover productized scope, usage limits, a simple change-order process, and relationship-friendly clauses for support, payments, and offboarding.
Ryan Logan Influence WP on WordPress Trust, Agency Work
Sometimes the best connections in the WordPress community start with almost making the wrong call. In this YouTube episode, we
Performance Budgets for WordPress Sites Using Real Numbers (Agency-Ready)
“Make it fast” sounds great until the third analytics script shows up, the page builder adds another widget pack, and
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The Content Handoff Checklist Clients Actually Use After Launch
This checklist may be just the ticket for you.
A Plugin Stack Policy for Client Sites That Cuts Support Tickets
We use a simple policy we can apply to every client site: an approved plugin stack, a clear approval process for anything new, and maintenance rules that remove guesswork.
How To Price WordPress Projects When the Client Wants Iterations
The problem is when “a few quick tweaks” turns a clean fixed bid into weeks of unpaid work.
The Blue Collar WordPress Influencer Nobody Saw Coming (EP117 with Ryan Logan)
Sometimes the best people we meet in WordPress show up in the most ordinary way,
How To Run a 60-Minute Website Kickoff Call That Gets Answers
This checklist may be for you…
All Love, No Bullshit: Sales for WordPress Agencies from Katie Nelson
We talked about pricing, prospecting, referrals, and why “more content” isn’t the same thing as “more revenue.” We also got into what it takes to build a business without hiding behind hype, whether that business sells coaching, services, or courses
Jim Hankins Introduces CribOps: Agency-Only Hosting Built for Real Client Work
In this episode of Manana No Mas!, we talk with Jim Hankins about CribOps, an agency-only hosting platform he built after years of dealing with the same operational headaches agencies face every week.
The Innovation Conversation with Vanessa Thompson (EP113): Listening, Culture, and Leadership That Works
When we talk about innovation, we tend to treat it like glitter. Add a little “new,” sprinkle some “AI,” and
