The Hot Air Podcast was a series I recorded with my friend Vic Drover for Watchful.net.
In the first episode, we talk with Eoin Oliver of Square Balloon, a London agency active in the UK Joomla community. We talk about how a MailChimp directory listing fueled his growth, handling the highs and lows of agency life, and his plans for 2020.
The Hot Air Podcast was a series I recorded with my friend Vic Drover for Watchful.net.
In this episode, we talk with SD Williams, who runs a Joomla agency in Chicago, teaches content strategy at DePaul University, and organizes local Joomla events. We cover her business model, how she wins clients, page builders, SEO, speed and the editor experience.
The Hot Air Podcast was a series I recorded with my friend Vic Drover for Watchful.net.
In this episode, we talk with Hans Skillrud and Donata Kalnenaite. Hans built and sold a Chicago web agency, then teamed up with Donata to launch Termageddon. They talk about preparing an agency for sale, and how Termageddon helps agencies and clients keep up with privacy laws.
The Hot Air Podcast was a series I recorded with my friend Vic Drover for Watchful.net.
In this episode, we talk with Matt Schwartz, who runs Inspry in Atlanta, working within a large network of contractors across WordPress, Joomla and Magento. We dig into the billing and project management challenges that come with such varied work.
The Hot Air Podcast was a series I recorded with my friend Vic Drover for Watchful.net.
In this episode, we talk with Sander Potjer and Martijn Boomsma, who run Perfect Web Team, behind some of Europe’s best-known Joomla sites. They explain why they run everything through GitHub, including client communication, and share lessons on performance optimization.
The Hot Air Podcast was a series I recorded with my friend Vic Drover for Watchful.net.
In this episode, we talk with Deb Cinkus, who has made bold moves: relocating with staff from North Carolina to Guatemala, and pivoting Polished Geek from web development to conversion optimization. She walks through how she handles big changes and the personalization tools she relies on.
The Hot Air Podcast was a series I recorded with my friend Vic Drover for Watchful.net.
In this episode, we talk with Mike Herchel, a senior front-end developer at Lullabot, a 60-person agency that has been fully distributed for more than a decade. He explains how Lullabot keeps a close-knit culture, pays the bills, and protects work-life balance.
The Hot Air Podcast was a series I recorded with my friend Vic Drover for Watchful.net.
In this episode, we talk with Parth Lawate, who grew Tekdi from basic web development into a 70-person agency in Pune, India, building national-scale projects such as India’s identity card system. He explains how values, socially useful work, and open source shape the company.
The Hot Air Podcast was a series I recorded with my friend Vic Drover for Watchful.net.
In this episode, we talk with Ovi Liuta, our first colleague on the show, who joined Watchful when we acquired his XCloner backup plugin. He talks about a decade as a solo developer, the unusual challenges of backup software, and why he decided to partner up.
The Hot Air Podcast was a series I recorded with my friend Vic Drover for Watchful.net.
In this episode, we talk with Keanan Koppenhaver, who runs Alpha Particle, a Chicago agency that builds WordPress publishing sites for brands like Rolling Stone and Variety. We cover how the pandemic changed his sales process, plus his work with Webflow, Airtable and headless/JAMstack projects.
The Hot Air Podcast was a series I recorded with my friend Vic Drover for Watchful.net.
In this episode, we talk with Jamie Schmid, a Portland-based WordPress consultant focused on information architecture and content strategy. She cares deeply about the editing experience and shares detailed opinions on Gutenberg and page builders.
The Hot Air Podcast was a series I recorded with my friend Vic Drover for Watchful.net.
In this episode, we talk with Nicola Fleming, who runs WebCoast, a one-person agency in Australia that manages many Joomla and WordPress clients. Her secret is knowing her target audience very well and building clear processes around it. Plus, a little rugby talk.