WordPress Community Podcast http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast The WordPress Community Podcast features exclusive interviews with fellow Wordpress developers, topics such as Wordpress hosting and SEO, and news on the latest plug-ins and updates. Joost is joined by Frederick Townes, author of the W3 Total Cache plugin and CTO of Mashable.com, who updates us the latest news on Wordpress. Thu, 03 Feb 2011 23:12:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 The WordPress Community Podcast features exclusive interviews with fellow Wordpress developers, topics such as Wordpress hosting and SEO, and news on the latest plug-ins and updates. Joost is joined by Frederick Townes, author of the W3 Total Cache plugin and CTO of Mashable.com, who updates us the latest news on Wordpress. WebmasterRadio.FM no Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes webmasterradio@gmail.com webmasterradio@gmail.com (Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes) 2010-2012 WebmasterRadio.FM The WordPress Community Podcast features exclusive interviews with fellow Wordpress developers, topics such as Wordpress hosting and SEO, and news on the latest plug-ins and updates. Joost is joined by Frederick Townes, Wordpress, WordPress Plugins, developers, topics, hosting, SEO WordPress Community Podcast http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/wp-content/themes/wmr-sub_09/images/showicons/wordpress-community-podcast.jpg http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast 2010-2012 WebmasterRadio.FMWordpress, WordPress Plugins, developers, topics, hosting, SEOBusiness/Management & MarketingTechnology/Software How-To How To Monetize From Your Blog http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressCommunityPodcast/~3/aS8pQ8BRJYs/how-to-monetize-from-your-blog http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2011/02/03/how-to-monetize-from-your-blog#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 23:12:48 +0000 WebmasterRadio.FM http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/?p=146 So, you want to be a professional blogger? But what exactly do you need to do to make money from this? This week we take a deeper look at how to start generating revenue from your blog. Whether you have a fledgling WordPress blog or are a well seasoned blogger with an entire community built up, there are a number of avenues you can go down. But which is best? And how do you actually make it all happen?
• There are always some growing pains as every new blog strives to get its feet off the ground, not least of which is trying to generate revenue. We start off this week by taking a closer look at the stages of development a site goes through as it matures.
• Joost gives an insight into the journey of his own site, Yoast.com, and gets down to the nitty gritty of what worked for him and what didn’t.
• Joost lifts the lid on Google AdSense, and explains its pros and cons.
• Affiliate marketing; we explain the importance of having both high readership and the trust of those readers. We recommend taking a look at PepperJamNetwork and Commission Junction.
• We explore other avenues within traditional banner advertising, including some surprising and very neat little hints and tips!
• The value of the personal brand: In the long haul, this could be the most beneficial thing you do. We explain the how and the why. Joost tells us how his blog has lead to consultancy work for some top customers.
• Fred talks through the benefits of monetising old blog content by selling it as an eBook. Producing products that can be ‘built’ once and sold multiple times has huge benefits.
• The importance of scarcity!
• Who you take advertising from is important – if they are ads for less than respectable services or products it could be incredibly detrimental to your personal brand and the reputation of your blog. There is no escaping accountability, and especially not on the web!
• Why you should be careful about asking your readers for money.
The bottom line? Make money, but always keep your readers in mind!

]]> http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2011/02/03/how-to-monetize-from-your-blog/feed/ 0 Affiliate marketing,Blog,Commission Junction,Google AdSense,Monetize,PepperJamNetwork,personal brand,professional blogger,WordPress So, you want to be a professional blogger? But what exactly do you need to do to make money from this? This week we take a deeper look at how to start generating revenue from your blog. Whether you have a fledgling WordPress blog or are a well seasoned... So, you want to be a professional blogger? But what exactly do you need to do to make money from this? This week we take a deeper look at how to start generating revenue from your blog. Whether you have a fledgling WordPress blog or are a well seasoned blogger with an entire community built up, there are a number of avenues you can go down. But which is best? And how do you actually make it all happen? • There are always some growing pains as every new blog strives to get its feet off the ground, not least of which is trying to generate revenue. We start off this week by taking a closer look at the stages of development a site goes through as it matures. • Joost gives an insight into the journey of his own site, Yoast.com, and gets down to the nitty gritty of what worked for him and what didn’t. • Joost lifts the lid on Google AdSense, and explains its pros and cons. • Affiliate marketing; we explain the importance of having both high readership and the trust of those readers. We recommend taking a look at PepperJamNetwork and Commission Junction. • We explore other avenues within traditional banner advertising, including some surprising and very neat little hints and tips! • The value of the personal brand: In the long haul, this could be the most beneficial thing you do. We explain the how and the why. Joost tells us how his blog has lead to consultancy work for some top customers. • Fred talks through the benefits of monetising old blog content by selling it as an eBook. Producing products that can be ‘built’ once and sold multiple times has huge benefits. • The importance of scarcity! • Who you take advertising from is important – if they are ads for less than respectable services or products it could be incredibly detrimental to your personal brand and the reputation of your blog. There is no escaping accountability, and especially not on the web! • Why you should be careful about asking your readers for money. The bottom line? Make money, but always keep your readers in mind! Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes no 40:37 http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2011/02/03/how-to-monetize-from-your-bloghttp://media.blubrry.com/wordpresspodcast/media.rawvoice.com/seorockstars/www2.webmasterradio.fm/mp3/wordpresspodcast/11/WP020211.mp3 How To Grow The Engagement On Your Blog http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressCommunityPodcast/~3/3VWEWw-8-yM/how-to-grow-the-engagement-on-your-blog http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2011/02/01/how-to-grow-the-engagement-on-your-blog#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:03:27 +0000 WebmasterRadio.FM http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/?p=143 This week we decided to dedicate the entire show to helping you bootstrap your blog! Just because something is free doesn’t mean people are going to want it, so we delve into some of the top tactics and tools for drawing in those readers, and get to the bottom of what really matters.

The big issues:

How to boost subscribers to your blog
How to increase the number of comments on your posts
How to turn your blog into a real community
Who do we recognise as subscribers? There is a huge array of subscribers, from those that use RSS feeds, to newsletter subscribers, commenters, regular site visitors, and not least those who ‘like’ your Facebook fan page or follow your brand profile.
Two vital ways of pulling return visitors to your site: RSS and email
In terms of cultivating subscribers and followers to your content, what are the key steps you need to go through?
We talk about how your blog post could act like as forum for great discussions by making the most of threaded comments.
Facebook plugins: The pros and cons of using plugins such as Disqus, Intense Debate & Facebook Comments. We analyse the SEO issues they come with and debate their value in terms of providing leverage for your blog.
So, what are the high profile bloggers doing? We debate the increasingly popular Lightbox popups, and plugins such as Popup Domination. Do they add value?
To grow your reach and subscribers you should be commenting elsewhere too. We talk through how, where and why you should be doing so.
Create evergreen content with great comments! We get to the bottom of how to master producing content like this and reap all the benefits.
If you are not so hot with creating great content, there are some useful tools you can use to pull in the subscribers
Once you have built momentum and amassed a handful of subscribers, what are the next steps and how can you make money?
WordPress 3.1 is around the corner, but what should you be looking out for? Check out all the updates on codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.1

]]> http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2011/02/01/how-to-grow-the-engagement-on-your-blog/feed/ 0 This week we decided to dedicate the entire show to helping you bootstrap your blog! Just because something is free doesn’t mean people are going to want it, so we delve into some of the top tactics and tools for drawing in those readers, This week we decided to dedicate the entire show to helping you bootstrap your blog! Just because something is free doesn’t mean people are going to want it, so we delve into some of the top tactics and tools for drawing in those readers, and get to the bottom of what really matters. The big issues: How to boost subscribers to your blog How to increase the number of comments on your posts How to turn your blog into a real community Who do we recognise as subscribers? There is a huge array of subscribers, from those that use RSS feeds, to newsletter subscribers, commenters, regular site visitors, and not least those who ‘like’ your Facebook fan page or follow your brand profile. Two vital ways of pulling return visitors to your site: RSS and email In terms of cultivating subscribers and followers to your content, what are the key steps you need to go through? We talk about how your blog post could act like as forum for great discussions by making the most of threaded comments. Facebook plugins: The pros and cons of using plugins such as Disqus, Intense Debate & Facebook Comments. We analyse the SEO issues they come with and debate their value in terms of providing leverage for your blog. So, what are the high profile bloggers doing? We debate the increasingly popular Lightbox popups, and plugins such as Popup Domination. Do they add value? To grow your reach and subscribers you should be commenting elsewhere too. We talk through how, where and why you should be doing so. Create evergreen content with great comments! We get to the bottom of how to master producing content like this and reap all the benefits. If you are not so hot with creating great content, there are some useful tools you can use to pull in the subscribers Once you have built momentum and amassed a handful of subscribers, what are the next steps and how can you make money? WordPress 3.1 is around the corner, but what should you be looking out for? Check out all the updates on codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.1 Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes no 55:56 http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2011/02/01/how-to-grow-the-engagement-on-your-bloghttp://media.blubrry.com/wordpresspodcast/media.rawvoice.com/seorockstars/www2.webmasterradio.fm/mp3/wordpresspodcast/11/WP012611.mp3 Quality Time with WP Power User Christina Warren http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressCommunityPodcast/~3/PDVpDgFMezM/quality-time-with-wp-power-user-christina-warren http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2011/01/10/quality-time-with-wp-power-user-christina-warren#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 13:24:43 +0000 WebmasterRadio.FM http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/?p=141 We are kicking things off this year with Christina Warren, a writer, podcaster, blogger, twitterer (@film_girl) and all round gadget-junkie. Christina is a full time writer for mashable.com and you can find her blog at www.christinawarren.com. She also co-hosts ‘Briefly Awesome’ on 5by5.tv

We start this week’s show off with Christina as she fills us in on what she is up to at the moment, including heading to Las Vagas this week for the Fourth Annual Mashable Awards, and coverage of the 2011 International CES Convention.

WordPress 3.1 release candidate 2 has just come out, and in line with this we get down to the nitty-gritty of custom post formats. Christina explains what they are, and how it all works.

The admin bar is a new addition to WordPress 3.0.1 rc2 and is already the source of much discussion. We find out who likes it, who doesn’t, and debate whether it should be an option rather than a default.

Christina lets us in on some great tips when it comes to writing and blogging. Considering she writes an average of 1.5 million words a year, we highly recommend taking her advice! One of the tools she uses is TextMate, a Mac text editor. She explains its bundle system and how easy it makes her life when writing blogs and articles.

Christina tells us all about the Mashable Awards, its nominees and who to look out for.

She lets us in on some of the more unusual companies she will be looking out for in 2011 including the Quora.com Q&A service and Kickstarter.com, a crowd funding platform.

Christina gives her top tips for WordPress, talking about Markdown Quicktags, reducing the number of plugins on your site, jQuery and using spiderbug, and some fantastic advice on becoming mobile friendly (essential if you have a business based on offering a service).

We talk about the WordPress apps that are out there for the iPad and iPhone. Improvements are inevitable, and we discuss what is really needed, and our opinions on some of the changes that should be made.

Christina’s plugin picks and plugins she mentioned:

Joost’s plugin picks of the week:

  • Comment Email Verify – This plugin forces people to verify their email address when they post a comment
]]> http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2011/01/10/quality-time-with-wp-power-user-christina-warren/feed/ 0 We are kicking things off this year with Christina Warren, a writer, podcaster, blogger, twitterer (@film_girl) and all round gadget-junkie. Christina is a full time writer for mashable.com and you can find her blog at www.christinawarren.com. We are kicking things off this year with Christina Warren, a writer, podcaster, blogger, twitterer (@film_girl) and all round gadget-junkie. Christina is a full time writer for mashable.com and you can find her blog at www.christinawarren.com. She also co-hosts ‘Briefly Awesome’ on 5by5.tv We start this week’s show off with Christina as she fills us in on what she is up to at the moment, including heading to Las Vagas this week for the Fourth Annual Mashable Awards, and coverage of the 2011 International CES Convention. WordPress 3.1 release candidate 2 has just come out, and in line with this we get down to the nitty-gritty of custom post formats. Christina explains what they are, and how it all works. The admin bar is a new addition to WordPress 3.0.1 rc2 and is already the source of much discussion. We find out who likes it, who doesn’t, and debate whether it should be an option rather than a default. Christina lets us in on some great tips when it comes to writing and blogging. Considering she writes an average of 1.5 million words a year, we highly recommend taking her advice! One of the tools she uses is TextMate, a Mac text editor. She explains its bundle system and how easy it makes her life when writing blogs and articles. Christina tells us all about the Mashable Awards, its nominees and who to look out for. She lets us in on some of the more unusual companies she will be looking out for in 2011 including the Quora.com Q&A service and Kickstarter.com, a crowd funding platform. Christina gives her top tips for WordPress, talking about Markdown Quicktags, reducing the number of plugins on your site, jQuery and using spiderbug, and some fantastic advice on becoming mobile friendly (essential if you have a business based on offering a service). We talk about the WordPress apps that are out there for the iPad and iPhone. Improvements are inevitable, and we discuss what is really needed, and our opinions on some of the changes that should be made. Christina’s plugin picks and plugins she mentioned: WP Admin Bar Removal Disable Admin Bar Blogsmith Bundle – Has a lot of useful tools for blogging, including IOS linking and a built in thesaurus, word count tools and much more! Markdown Quicktags Joost’s plugin picks of the week: Comment Email Verify – This plugin forces people to verify their email address when they post a comment Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes no 41:54 http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2011/01/10/quality-time-with-wp-power-user-christina-warrenhttp://media.blubrry.com/wordpresspodcast/media.rawvoice.com/seorockstars/www2.webmasterradio.fm/mp3/wordpresspodcast/11/WP010411.mp3 WordPress UI improvements with John O’Nolan http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressCommunityPodcast/~3/OJJfzDSeT2A/wordpress-ui-improvements-with-john-onolan http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/11/11/wordpress-ui-improvements-with-john-onolan#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 09:17:52 +0000 WebmasterRadio.FM http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/?p=138 John O’Nolan is currently working as Deputy Head of the UI group for WordPress on the development of the user interface, essentially designing the complete look and feel of the WordPress platform. Outside of his work for WordPress he is an independent web designer, entrepreneur and writer. He also contributes to a web design podcast on ExplicitWeb, and is a founder of Phosr, an upcoming web application developed for photographers.

As John is a core member of the WordPress UI group, today’s shows takes an inside look into what he is currently working on and what he sees for the future development of the WordPress user interface.

  • John explains the ins and outs of what his work with the WordPress UI group entails on a daily basis, and talks through some of the changes he has been involved in from pre 3.0 versions of WordPress to now.
  • It has just been announced that John is now the Head of Operations for Radiiate, a creative agency founded by Adii, one of the founders of WooThemes. He talks through what the company is and does.
  • John first started using the 2.3 WordPress release, and began his work with the core WordPress UI group on version 2.9.2 at the beginning of this year. We asked him for his opinion on how much progression there has been within the WordPress user interface, and also in comparison to other major open source platforms.
  • John talks through upcoming changes to new releases of WordPress and various elements of the user interface that are being improved and developed, including his work on a massive re factor of the WordPress Admin CSS files.
  • Frederick introduces and discusses SASS (Otherwise known as Syntactically Awesome Stylesheets) – an extension of CSS3 which helps in making it easier to manage large groups of CSS – especially for the benefit of developers.
  • John discusses a new book he is writing with Adii from WooThemes called ‘Designing Emotion’ and how it came into being
  • We touch on the world of personal branding in the online community, and John’s recent presentation on the topic.
  • And finally we ask John what exciting things will be happening in 2010/2011 within WordPress.

Plugin picks of the week

  • After The Deadline – a plugin that checks spelling and grammar in a post. It scans on the fly in the background and if you forget to do it, it will prompt you when you go to publish post. A great plugin for increasing professionalism and quality of posts.
  • Subscribe To Comments Reloaded – this plugin adds the option for you to force people to verify their email address before they can add a comment.
  • Simple User Admin – this plugin allows you to search for blogs and users, and easily change roles for people for specific blogs.
]]> http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/11/11/wordpress-ui-improvements-with-john-onolan/feed/ 0 John O’Nolan is currently working as Deputy Head of the UI group for WordPress on the development of the user interface, essentially designing the complete look and feel of the WordPress platform. Outside of his work for WordPress he is an independen... John O’Nolan is currently working as Deputy Head of the UI group for WordPress on the development of the user interface, essentially designing the complete look and feel of the WordPress platform. Outside of his work for WordPress he is an independent web designer, entrepreneur and writer. He also contributes to a web design podcast on ExplicitWeb, and is a founder of Phosr, an upcoming web application developed for photographers. As John is a core member of the WordPress UI group, today’s shows takes an inside look into what he is currently working on and what he sees for the future development of the WordPress user interface. John explains the ins and outs of what his work with the WordPress UI group entails on a daily basis, and talks through some of the changes he has been involved in from pre 3.0 versions of WordPress to now. It has just been announced that John is now the Head of Operations for Radiiate, a creative agency founded by Adii, one of the founders of WooThemes. He talks through what the company is and does. John first started using the 2.3 WordPress release, and began his work with the core WordPress UI group on version 2.9.2 at the beginning of this year. We asked him for his opinion on how much progression there has been within the WordPress user interface, and also in comparison to other major open source platforms. John talks through upcoming changes to new releases of WordPress and various elements of the user interface that are being improved and developed, including his work on a massive re factor of the WordPress Admin CSS files. Frederick introduces and discusses SASS (Otherwise known as Syntactically Awesome Stylesheets) – an extension of CSS3 which helps in making it easier to manage large groups of CSS - especially for the benefit of developers. John discusses a new book he is writing with Adii from WooThemes called ‘Designing Emotion’ and how it came into being We touch on the world of personal branding in the online community, and John's recent presentation on the topic. And finally we ask John what exciting things will be happening in 2010/2011 within WordPress. Plugin picks of the week After The Deadline – a plugin that checks spelling and grammar in a post. It scans on the fly in the background and if you forget to do it, it will prompt you when you go to publish post. A great plugin for increasing professionalism and quality of posts. Subscribe To Comments Reloaded – this plugin adds the option for you to force people to verify their email address before they can add a comment. Simple User Admin – this plugin allows you to search for blogs and users, and easily change roles for people for specific blogs. Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes no 45:29 http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/11/11/wordpress-ui-improvements-with-john-onolanhttp://media.blubrry.com/wordpresspodcast/media.rawvoice.com/seorockstars/www.webmasterradio.fm/mp3/wordpresspodcast/10/WP110910.mp3 WordPress Core Developer and Consultant Andrew Nacin http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressCommunityPodcast/~3/yU9HWR20jfI/wordpress-core-developer-and-consultant-andrew-nacin http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/10/29/wordpress-core-developer-and-consultant-andrew-nacin#comments Fri, 29 Oct 2010 21:02:45 +0000 WebmasterRadio.FM http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/?p=136 WordPress core developer and consultant Andrew Nacin speaks about how he got into the WordPress family. He also discusses what changes he would like to have made, like domain mapping into the core and more multi-site flexibility.

]]> http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/10/29/wordpress-core-developer-and-consultant-andrew-nacin/feed/ 0 Andrew Nacin,consultant,core,core developer,domain mapping,flexibility,multi-site,WordPress WordPress core developer and consultant Andrew Nacin speaks about how he got into the WordPress family. He also discusses what changes he would like to have made, like domain mapping into the core and more multi-site flexibility. WordPress core developer and consultant Andrew Nacin speaks about how he got into the WordPress family. He also discusses what changes he would like to have made, like domain mapping into the core and more multi-site flexibility. Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes no 56:34 http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/10/29/wordpress-core-developer-and-consultant-andrew-nacinhttp://media.blubrry.com/wordpresspodcast/media.rawvoice.com/seorockstars/www2.webmasterradio.fm/mp3/wordpresspodcast/10/WP102610.mp3 WPCandy for WordPress News and Information http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressCommunityPodcast/~3/tCpFRG2n-VU/wpcandy-for-wordpress-news-and-information http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/10/20/wpcandy-for-wordpress-news-and-information#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:12:19 +0000 WebmasterRadio.FM http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/?p=132 WPCandy.com boasts to be the definitive WordPress news and information website on the planet. Site founder Ryan Imel tells Joost and Frederick about what the site offers including WordPress community news, interactivity with the readers, podcasts and community presence. ]]> WPCandy.com boasts to be the definitive WordPress news and information website on the planet. Site founder Ryan Imel tells Joost and Frederick about what the site offers including WordPress community news, interactivity with the readers, podcasts and community presence.

]]> http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/10/20/wpcandy-for-wordpress-news-and-information/feed/ 0 community news,information,interactivity,news,podcasts,presence,readers,WordPress,WPCandy WPCandy.com boasts to be the definitive WordPress news and information website on the planet. Site founder Ryan Imel tells Joost and Frederick about what the site offers including WordPress community news, interactivity with the readers, WPCandy.com boasts to be the definitive WordPress news and information website on the planet. Site founder Ryan Imel tells Joost and Frederick about what the site offers including WordPress community news, interactivity with the readers, podcasts and community presence. Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes no 59:32 http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/10/20/wpcandy-for-wordpress-news-and-informationhttp://media.blubrry.com/wordpresspodcast/media.rawvoice.com/seorockstars/www2.webmasterradio.fm/mp3/wordpresspodcast/10/WP101910.mp3 Online Copywriting and Content Marketing Strategies with Brian Clark http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressCommunityPodcast/~3/5SF8oWUeNyo/online-copywriting-and-content-marketing-strategies-with-brian-clark http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/10/12/online-copywriting-and-content-marketing-strategies-with-brian-clark#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2010 22:05:39 +0000 WebmasterRadio.FM http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/?p=128 Online Copywriting and Content Marketing Strategies with Brian Clark from Copyblogger. Joost and Fred learn about the merger of StudioPress, creator of the powerful Genesis theme framework, into Copyblogger Media.

We also find out why with Genesis, they saw an opportunity to create WordPress themes that were tailored exactly to their customers needs and desires.

]]> http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/10/12/online-copywriting-and-content-marketing-strategies-with-brian-clark/feed/ 2 Brian Clark,Content Marketing,framework,Genesis theme,merger,Online Copywriting,Strategies,studiopress Online Copywriting and Content Marketing Strategies with Brian Clark from Copyblogger. Joost and Fred learn about the merger of StudioPress, creator of the powerful Genesis theme framework, into Copyblogger Media. - We also find out why with Genesis, Online Copywriting and Content Marketing Strategies with Brian Clark from Copyblogger. Joost and Fred learn about the merger of StudioPress, creator of the powerful Genesis theme framework, into Copyblogger Media. We also find out why with Genesis, they saw an opportunity to create WordPress themes that were tailored exactly to their customers needs and desires. Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes no 35:09 http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/10/12/online-copywriting-and-content-marketing-strategies-with-brian-clarkhttp://media.blubrry.com/wordpresspodcast/media.rawvoice.com/seorockstars/www2.webmasterradio.fm/mp3/wordpresspodcast/10/WP101210.mp3 Chief Executive Insight with Toni Schneider http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressCommunityPodcast/~3/v36CaIYRHrM/chief-executive-insight-with-toni-schneider http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/10/05/chief-executive-insight-with-toni-schneider#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 00:49:16 +0000 WebmasterRadio.FM http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/?p=117 Toni Schneider is the CEO of Automattic, the core team behind the WordPress project. Since leaving Switzerland for Silicon Valley, he has been working with and successfully exiting startups. Before leaving Yahoo! to join Automattic, Tony was a WordPress user and part of the community. On today’s show we touch on:

  • The huge Windows Live Spaces migration to WordPress.com
  • Who is Toni and why he chose to work with Automattic
  • Progress Automattic is making in terms of growth
  • Steps WordPress is taking as a CMS
  • The mantra and thought process behind Automattic’s products
  • Where Automattic is going next and the ways to engage with the community

Plugin Picks of the Week:

]]> http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/10/05/chief-executive-insight-with-toni-schneider/feed/ 0 automattic,toni schneider Toni Schneider is the CEO of Automattic, the core team behind the WordPress project. Since leaving Switzerland for Silicon Valley, he has been working with and successfully exiting startups. Before leaving Yahoo! to join Automattic, Toni Schneider is the CEO of Automattic, the core team behind the WordPress project. Since leaving Switzerland for Silicon Valley, he has been working with and successfully exiting startups. Before leaving Yahoo! to join Automattic, Tony was a WordPress user and part of the community. On today's show we touch on: The huge Windows Live Spaces migration to WordPress.com Who is Toni and why he chose to work with Automattic Progress Automattic is making in terms of growth Steps WordPress is taking as a CMS The mantra and thought process behind Automattic's products Where Automattic is going next and the ways to engage with the community Plugin Picks of the Week: Shrimp Test – Easy A/B testing to maximize site performance. Ultimate Taxonomy Manager – A solid tool for simplifying custom taxonomy management for non-developers. Yet Another Related Posts – Increase page views / time on site, by suggesting relevant posts to readers. Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes no 44:43 http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/10/05/chief-executive-insight-with-toni-schneiderhttp://media.blubrry.com/wordpresspodcast/media.rawvoice.com/seorockstars/www2.webmasterradio.fm/mp3/wordpresspodcast/10/WP100510.mp3 The Genesis of WordPress and Microsoft http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressCommunityPodcast/~3/KxAOkJl7VbI/the-genesis-of-wordpress-and-microsoft http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/09/29/the-genesis-of-wordpress-and-microsoft#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 07:37:22 +0000 WebmasterRadio.FM http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/?p=115 At the very beginning of this episode there’s a short interview with Toni Schneider, the CEO of Automattic, and Dharmesh Mehta, Director of Product Search. Only an hour before we recorded this interview they were on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt to announce that all the Microsoft Live / MSN Spaces users would be moved over to WordPress.com.

We talked about what this meant for future work between Microsoft and Automattic / WordPress, and whether any of this would impact WordPress.org users.

This interview is followed by another (much longer) interview with Brian Gardner and Nathan Rice of StudioPress and Genesis. In this interview we discuss how Genesis came to be over the last year, what it’s benefits are over a normal theme and what the process of going from a set of themes to a framework was like.

We discussed the SEO settings of Genesis, which has some of the more advanced SEO settings ever seen in themes, but also whether these kinds of settings should be in themes at all. I referenced a recent post of mine and we talked about a plugin Nathan developed, the SEO Data Transporter that allows you to transport your SEO meta data from a plugin to a theme, or from one theme to another etc.

Another interesting point was the discussion of how to set up a community around a theme framework like this, and Brian showed us, for instance, dev.studiopress.com. We also talked about the Genesis Simple Sidebars plugin, a very cool way of allowing people to change sidebars for posts.

Then there were two plugin picks:

  • Nathan picked Simple URLs, a very cool new method of doing redirects using a custom post.
  • Joost picked Press This reloaded, a “re done” version of the Press This bookmarklet that allows setting of SEO titles etc. from within the Press This screen too.

It’s really an information packed show, so go ahead and listen right now!

PS sorry for my sore voice and coughing, I’ve got a quite heavy cold pestering me.

]]> http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/09/29/the-genesis-of-wordpress-and-microsoft/feed/ 0 automattic,brian gardner,genesis,microsoft,studiopress,toni schneider,wordpress.com At the very beginning of this episode there's a short interview with Toni Schneider, the CEO of Automattic, and Dharmesh Mehta, Director of Product Search. Only an hour before we recorded this interview they were on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt to annou... At the very beginning of this episode there's a short interview with Toni Schneider, the CEO of Automattic, and Dharmesh Mehta, Director of Product Search. Only an hour before we recorded this interview they were on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt to announce that all the Microsoft Live / MSN Spaces users would be moved over to WordPress.com. We talked about what this meant for future work between Microsoft and Automattic / WordPress, and whether any of this would impact WordPress.org users. This interview is followed by another (much longer) interview with Brian Gardner and Nathan Rice of StudioPress and Genesis. In this interview we discuss how Genesis came to be over the last year, what it's benefits are over a normal theme and what the process of going from a set of themes to a framework was like. We discussed the SEO settings of Genesis, which has some of the more advanced SEO settings ever seen in themes, but also whether these kinds of settings should be in themes at all. I referenced a recent post of mine and we talked about a plugin Nathan developed, the SEO Data Transporter that allows you to transport your SEO meta data from a plugin to a theme, or from one theme to another etc. Another interesting point was the discussion of how to set up a community around a theme framework like this, and Brian showed us, for instance, dev.studiopress.com. We also talked about the Genesis Simple Sidebars plugin, a very cool way of allowing people to change sidebars for posts. Then there were two plugin picks: Nathan picked Simple URLs, a very cool new method of doing redirects using a custom post. Joost picked Press This reloaded, a "re done" version of the Press This bookmarklet that allows setting of SEO titles etc. from within the Press This screen too. It's really an information packed show, so go ahead and listen right now! PS sorry for my sore voice and coughing, I've got a quite heavy cold pestering me. Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes no 1:00:29 http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/09/29/the-genesis-of-wordpress-and-microsofthttp://media.blubrry.com/wordpresspodcast/media.rawvoice.com/seorockstars/www2.webmasterradio.fm/mp3/wordpresspodcast/10/WP092810.mp3 Listen to Liz Strauss: “Treat Your Blog Like a Business!” http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressCommunityPodcast/~3/aNDPuPJFpWw/liz-strauss http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/08/31/liz-strauss#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:33:05 +0000 WebmasterRadio.FM http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/?p=112 Liz StraussLiz Strauss gave a masterclass tonight; at least, that’s how it felt to both Frederick and myself. We talked about communicating with your audience, and Liz shared some experiences about open comment nights. We discussed positioning yourself and your blog, and how important personal branding can be.

She told us about feedback loops, and how to use them to listen to your users / clients / audience. She tought us to build our network before we need it, and why and how you should be treating your blog like a business, even if it’s just a hobby. Aren’t you curious yet? Start listening then. You’ll be a wiser man or woman for it at the end of this.

]]> http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/08/31/liz-strauss/feed/ 1 liz strauss Liz Strauss gave a masterclass tonight; at least, that's how it felt to both Frederick and myself. We talked about communicating with your audience, and Liz shared some experiences about open comment nights. Liz Strauss gave a masterclass tonight; at least, that's how it felt to both Frederick and myself. We talked about communicating with your audience, and Liz shared some experiences about open comment nights. We discussed positioning yourself and your blog, and how important personal branding can be. She told us about feedback loops, and how to use them to listen to your users / clients / audience. She tought us to build our network before we need it, and why and how you should be treating your blog like a business, even if it's just a hobby. Aren't you curious yet? Start listening then. You'll be a wiser man or woman for it at the end of this. Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes no 56:11 http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/08/31/liz-strausshttp://media.blubrry.com/wordpresspodcast/media.rawvoice.com/seorockstars/www2.webmasterradio.fm/mp3/wordpresspodcast/10/WP083110.mp3 First One Blog, Next an Empire http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressCommunityPodcast/~3/MIR7EJjbxgA/first-one-blog-next-an-empire http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/08/24/first-one-blog-next-an-empire#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:10:55 +0000 WebmasterRadio.FM http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/?p=108 Collis Ta’eed is a veteran blogger and co-founded the Envato network of educational sites and marketplaces covering niches like freelancing and web app’s and much much more. Collis’ network of sites reaches hundreds of thousands of readers monthly, his marketplaces are responsible for enormous amounts of income for developers the world over and his tutorial sites are the hallmark how-to repository for much of the web community.

Collis joined us today to share with us the mechanics of growing initial traffic to your blog, differentiating yourself in the market and monetizing your blog. Listen in to learn more about how to go from freelancer to business owner.
In the news:

Plugin picks of the week:

  • Posts 2 Posts – Create relationships between posts of different types.
  • Events Calendar Pro – Rapidly create and manage events
  • WhyDoWork – Insert AdSense into your blog without modifying templates
  • yphplista – An AJAX WordPress plugin for PHPlist integration
]]> http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/08/24/first-one-blog-next-an-empire/feed/ 0 collis ta'eed,envato Collis Ta’eed is a veteran blogger and co-founded the Envato network of educational sites and marketplaces covering niches like freelancing and web app’s and much much more. Collis’ network of sites reaches hundreds of thousands of readers mon... Collis Ta’eed is a veteran blogger and co-founded the Envato network of educational sites and marketplaces covering niches like freelancing and web app’s and much much more. Collis’ network of sites reaches hundreds of thousands of readers monthly, his marketplaces are responsible for enormous amounts of income for developers the world over and his tutorial sites are the hallmark how-to repository for much of the web community. Collis joined us today to share with us the mechanics of growing initial traffic to your blog, differentiating yourself in the market and monetizing your blog. Listen in to learn more about how to go from freelancer to business owner. In the news: PHP 4 & MySQL 4 reach end of life Keep up with upcoming WordCamps in your area Matt Mullenweg has released many of his previous themes (with great photo gallery implementations) Plugin picks of the week: Posts 2 Posts – Create relationships between posts of different types. Events Calendar Pro – Rapidly create and manage events WhyDoWork – Insert AdSense into your blog without modifying templates yphplista – An AJAX WordPress plugin for PHPlist integration Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes no 54:02 http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/08/24/first-one-blog-next-an-empirehttp://media.blubrry.com/wordpresspodcast/media.rawvoice.com/seorockstars/www2.webmasterradio.fm/mp3/wordpresspodcast/10/WP082410.mp3 Matt Mullenweg interview – Part II http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressCommunityPodcast/~3/hhNPNKn7bws/matt-mullenweg-interview-part-ii http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/08/17/matt-mullenweg-interview-part-ii#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:12:01 +0000 WebmasterRadio.FM http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/?p=105 In this second part of our interview with Matt (you have listened to the first part, right?), we discuss VaultPress; Automattic’s new backup system. Matt explains the features, pricing. Going from that we discussed hosting and their uptimes.

Then the discussion shifted to the community, and how that’s built. We discussed how to get core commit access, and how Matt’s multiple roles within the community could collide. We got talking about how WordPress got where it came, how good product development is also good marketing, WordCamps around the world, how giving support helps you make better products etc. etc. etc. Best quote: Matt & Automattic are happy plumbers of the web :)

If you’re into WordPress, just listen to it live here, or download it to your iPod.

]]> http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/08/17/matt-mullenweg-interview-part-ii/feed/ 0 automattic,matt mullenweg In this second part of our interview with Matt (you have listened to the first part, right?), we discuss VaultPress; Automattic's new backup system. Matt explains the features, pricing. Going from that we discussed hosting and their uptimes. - In this second part of our interview with Matt (you have listened to the first part, right?), we discuss VaultPress; Automattic's new backup system. Matt explains the features, pricing. Going from that we discussed hosting and their uptimes. Then the discussion shifted to the community, and how that's built. We discussed how to get core commit access, and how Matt's multiple roles within the community could collide. We got talking about how WordPress got where it came, how good product development is also good marketing, WordCamps around the world, how giving support helps you make better products etc. etc. etc. Best quote: Matt & Automattic are happy plumbers of the web :) If you're into WordPress, just listen to it live here, or download it to your iPod. Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes no 45:26 http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/08/17/matt-mullenweg-interview-part-iihttp://media.blubrry.com/wordpresspodcast/media.rawvoice.com/seorockstars/www2.webmasterradio.fm/mp3/wordpresspodcast/10/WP081710.mp3 Interview with Matt Mullenweg – part 1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressCommunityPodcast/~3/Xl4cZrFQiAM/interview-with-matt-mullenweg-part-1 http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/08/10/interview-with-matt-mullenweg-part-1#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:17:44 +0000 WebmasterRadio.FM http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/?p=102 Joost and Frederick interview the founder of WordPress, Matt Mullenweg, talking about loads of things. The entire interview was split in 2 because it was a bit lengthy, so you’ll hear part 2 next week.

In this part we discussed the ’3.org’ project: fixing everything about WordPress that is not WordPress itself, so we discussed WordPress profiles (check Joost’s here) and how they want to integrate those with WordCamps and some of the new APIs that the team is developing and improving. We also touched on what happens / is going to happen to orphaned plugins.

Then going on we discussed the Automattic product line, and where the focus of the 50+ people at Automattic is at the moment, WordCamps and even what’ll be (or might be) in WordPress 3.1, so go on, and have a listen now!

]]> http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/08/10/interview-with-matt-mullenweg-part-1/feed/ 0 automattic,matt mullenweg Joost and Frederick interview the founder of WordPress, Matt Mullenweg, talking about loads of things. The entire interview was split in 2 because it was a bit lengthy, so you'll hear part 2 next week. - In this part we discussed the '3. Joost and Frederick interview the founder of WordPress, Matt Mullenweg, talking about loads of things. The entire interview was split in 2 because it was a bit lengthy, so you'll hear part 2 next week. In this part we discussed the '3.org' project: fixing everything about WordPress that is not WordPress itself, so we discussed WordPress profiles (check Joost's here) and how they want to integrate those with WordCamps and some of the new APIs that the team is developing and improving. We also touched on what happens / is going to happen to orphaned plugins. Then going on we discussed the Automattic product line, and where the focus of the 50+ people at Automattic is at the moment, WordCamps and even what'll be (or might be) in WordPress 3.1, so go on, and have a listen now! Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes no 32:18 http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/08/10/interview-with-matt-mullenweg-part-1http://media.blubrry.com/wordpresspodcast/media.rawvoice.com/seorockstars/www.webmasterradio.fm/mp3/wordpresspodcast/10/WP081010.mp3 Google + WordPress, The Matt Cutts Point of View http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressCommunityPodcast/~3/R0d8a6Enmh8/google-wordpress-the-matt-cutts-point-of-view http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/07/20/google-wordpress-the-matt-cutts-point-of-view#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:38:47 +0000 WebmasterRadio.FM http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/?p=99 Matt Cutts is a Software Engineer who heads the web spam team at Google. Matt has been using WordPress for years and feels WordPress makes search engine optimization easier and easier with each update. On today’s show he highlights the fundamental principles of success for blogging with WordPress. And addresses questions like:

  • How do I get started?
  • What tools do I need?
  • Why choose WordPress?
  • Which WordPress plugins do I need?
  • Do meta tags matter?
  • How do I know what content readers want?
  • How do I generate unique content – the way Google wants it?
  • What about duplicate content?
  • Have I been banned or penalized? Why haven’t I been indexed?
  • Do 301 (permanent) redirects “lose” any page rank?

Want more? Matt promised to return in the future to tackle more of your questions sometime after his trip to Mt. Kilimanjaro. Meanwhile check out lots of helpful videos on YouTube.

]]> http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/07/20/google-wordpress-the-matt-cutts-point-of-view/feed/ 0 Google,matt cutts Matt Cutts is a Software Engineer who heads the web spam team at Google. Matt has been using WordPress for years and feels WordPress makes search engine optimization easier and easier with each update. On today’s show he highlights the fundamental... Matt Cutts is a Software Engineer who heads the web spam team at Google. Matt has been using WordPress for years and feels WordPress makes search engine optimization easier and easier with each update. On today’s show he highlights the fundamental principles of success for blogging with WordPress. And addresses questions like: How do I get started? What tools do I need? Why choose WordPress? Which WordPress plugins do I need? Do meta tags matter? How do I know what content readers want? How do I generate unique content - the way Google wants it? What about duplicate content? Have I been banned or penalized? Why haven't I been indexed? Do 301 (permanent) redirects "lose" any page rank? Want more? Matt promised to return in the future to tackle more of your questions sometime after his trip to Mt. Kilimanjaro. Meanwhile check out lots of helpful videos on YouTube. Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes no 57:46 http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/07/20/google-wordpress-the-matt-cutts-point-of-viewhttp://media.blubrry.com/wordpresspodcast/media.rawvoice.com/seorockstars/www2.webmasterradio.fm/mp3/wordpresspodcast/10/WP072010.mp3 Diving deeply into Google Analytics with Justin Cutroni http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressCommunityPodcast/~3/mXZrViOAPMY/google-analytics-justin-cutroni http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/07/13/google-analytics-justin-cutroni#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:24:50 +0000 WebmasterRadio.FM http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/?p=95 Let me give you some advice first: listen to this podcast with your Google Analytics account open and in front of you. Justin Cutroni, this weeks guest, is an asbolute expert on Google Analytics, and he shows by explaining in a very easy way the most fascinating new functions that Google Analytics has to offer and which reports you as a blogger can use to improve your blogging.

The show discusses loads of features, from Advanced Segments and Custom Variables (and how nicely they’re integrated into yours trulies new version 4 of his Google Analytics WordPress plugin) to the new Intelligence and Alerts tab. Not only does he explain the concepts, there are some very practical tips, like:

  • How to create an advanced segment to find the content on your site that is generating most AdSense revenue.
  • How to create an alert for sudden traffic spikes from referring sites.

If you’re serious about blogging and are using Google Analytics, or want to start using it, the hour listening to this podcast is well spent!

]]> http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/07/13/google-analytics-justin-cutroni/feed/ 0 analytics,google analytics Let me give you some advice first: listen to this podcast with your Google Analytics account open and in front of you. Let me give you some advice first: listen to this podcast with your Google Analytics account open and in front of you. Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes no 53:39 http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/07/13/google-analytics-justin-cutronihttp://media.blubrry.com/wordpresspodcast/media.rawvoice.com/seorockstars/www2.webmasterradio.fm/mp3/wordpresspodcast/10/WP071310.mp3 Adii Pienaar: Solving Problems the WooThemes Way http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressCommunityPodcast/~3/066eF-JyN8w/adii-pienaar-solving-problems-the-woothemes-way http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/07/07/adii-pienaar-solving-problems-the-woothemes-way#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 06:22:03 +0000 WebmasterRadio.FM http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/?p=92 Adii Pienaar is a co-founder of WooThemes, a leading WordPress theme provider. WooThemes endeavors to maintain a tight connection with their users, an integral element of their success. Adii discusses what WooThemes is up to, what they’ve contributed to the WordPress community and how WooThemes innovates in addressing user problems.

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]]> http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/07/07/adii-pienaar-solving-problems-the-woothemes-way/feed/ 0 Adii Pienaar is a co-founder of WooThemes, a leading WordPress theme provider. WooThemes endeavors to maintain a tight connection with their users, an integral element of their success. Adii discusses what WooThemes is up to, Adii Pienaar is a co-founder of WooThemes, a leading WordPress theme provider. WooThemes endeavors to maintain a tight connection with their users, an integral element of their success. Adii discusses what WooThemes is up to, what they’ve contributed to the WordPress community and how WooThemes innovates in addressing user problems. In the News: Upcoming WordCamps VaultPress Launches Another BuddyPress Update WordPress MU Domain Mapping Update Conversion Rate Optimization with ShrimpTest A/B Testing Plugin Picks of the Week: Redirection VaultPress PassExpire Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes no 47:32 http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/07/07/adii-pienaar-solving-problems-the-woothemes-wayhttp://media.blubrry.com/wordpresspodcast/media.rawvoice.com/seorockstars/www2.webmasterradio.fm/mp3/wordpresspodcast/10/WP070610.mp3 The Secret Sauce, Pete Cashmore Explains How to be Mashable http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressCommunityPodcast/~3/rs0yPnd9Ct8/the-secret-sauce-pete-cashmore-explains-how-to-be-mashable http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/06/29/the-secret-sauce-pete-cashmore-explains-how-to-be-mashable#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:23:02 +0000 WebmasterRadio.FM http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/?p=90 Pete Cashmore is founder and CEO of one of the world’s most popular blogs – Mashable.com, which happens to be powered by WordPress! Since 2005 Mashable has been a leader in social media and technology news coverage in addition to hosting events like the recent media summit and social media day. In tip-packed show, Pete shares with us:

Why he selected and continues to use WordPress,
The secret formula of success for blogs,
How to work with and develop teams,
How to develop communities,
How to  measure growth and monetize,
How to build a brand

In news:

The MU forums are moving
BuddyPress 1.2.5 is out
Four WordCamps this month

]]> http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/06/29/the-secret-sauce-pete-cashmore-explains-how-to-be-mashable/feed/ 0 Mashable,news coverage,Social media,technology,WordPress Pete Cashmore is founder and CEO of one of the world's most popular blogs - Mashable.com, which happens to be powered by WordPress! Since 2005 Mashable has been a leader in social media and technology news coverage in addition to hosting events like th... Pete Cashmore is founder and CEO of one of the world's most popular blogs - Mashable.com, which happens to be powered by WordPress! Since 2005 Mashable has been a leader in social media and technology news coverage in addition to hosting events like the recent media summit and social media day. In tip-packed show, Pete shares with us: Why he selected and continues to use WordPress, The secret formula of success for blogs, How to work with and develop teams, How to develop communities, How to  measure growth and monetize, How to build a brand In news: The MU forums are moving BuddyPress 1.2.5 is out Four WordCamps this month Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes no 57:16 http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/06/29/the-secret-sauce-pete-cashmore-explains-how-to-be-mashablehttp://media.blubrry.com/wordpresspodcast/media.rawvoice.com/seorockstars/www2.webmasterradio.fm/mp3/wordpresspodcast/10/WP062910.mp3 Digging into CSS Trickery & WordPress http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressCommunityPodcast/~3/ChzRNJDmclU/digging-into-css-trickery-wordpress http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/06/22/digging-into-css-trickery-wordpress#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:05:19 +0000 WebmasterRadio.FM http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/?p=87 Digging into Wordpress and the founder of CSS Tricks. Chris and Joost talk about a lot of different subjects, ranging from their individual history with CSS sites to what Chris dubbed "the big three" updates in WordPress 3.0 (custom post types, menus, multi site) and how Chris designs a site.]]> Today Joost is joined by Chris Coyier, one of the authors of Digging into WordPress and the founder of CSS Tricks. Chris and Joost talk about a lot of different subjects, ranging from their individual history with CSS sites to what Chris dubbed “the big three” updates in WordPress 3.0 (custom post types, menus, multi site) and how Chris designs a site.

]]> http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/06/22/digging-into-css-trickery-wordpress/feed/ 0 CSS Tricks,WordPress,Wordpress 3.0,Wordpress Theme Today Joost is joined by Chris Coyier, one of the authors of Digging into Wordpress and the founder of CSS Tricks. Chris and Joost talk about a lot of different subjects, ranging from their individual history with CSS sites to what Chris dubbed "the bi... Today Joost is joined by Chris Coyier, one of the authors of Digging into Wordpress and the founder of CSS Tricks. Chris and Joost talk about a lot of different subjects, ranging from their individual history with CSS sites to what Chris dubbed "the big three" updates in WordPress 3.0 (custom post types, menus, multi site) and how Chris designs a site. Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes no http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/06/22/digging-into-css-trickery-wordpresshttp://media.blubrry.com/wordpresspodcast/media.rawvoice.com/seorockstars/www2.webmasterradio.fm/mp3/wordpresspodcast/10/WP062210.mp3 His Name is King for a Reason http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressCommunityPodcast/~3/8Hz1nvd8mRc/his-name-is-king-for-a-reason http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/06/15/his-name-is-king-for-a-reason#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 23:14:46 +0000 WebmasterRadio.FM http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/?p=84 Alex King is among the original contributors to the WordPress project (which has almost reached version 3.0) and a prolific plugin developer. As you might expect, over the years he and his team at Crowd Favorite have created numerous freely available products and tools for WordPress. A few of them include:

  • Tagaroo: Suggests possible tags and flickr images for people, places, events etc.
  • BackupMoxie: A streamlined and transparent backup solution for WordPress sites of any size.
  • Analytics360: Bring MailChimp and Google Analytics statistics to your WordPress dashboard.
  • Carrington: An easy to use yet powerful template system for WordPress.
  • WordPress Help Center: On call WordPress support for tasks of any size.

Upcoming Events:

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]]> http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/06/15/his-name-is-king-for-a-reason/feed/ 0 Alex King is among the original contributors to the WordPress project (which has almost reached version 3.0) and a prolific plugin developer. As you might expect, over the years he and his team at Crowd Favorite have created numerous freely availa... Alex King is among the original contributors to the WordPress project (which has almost reached version 3.0) and a prolific plugin developer. As you might expect, over the years he and his team at Crowd Favorite have created numerous freely available products and tools for WordPress. A few of them include: Tagaroo: Suggests possible tags and flickr images for people, places, events etc. BackupMoxie: A streamlined and transparent backup solution for WordPress sites of any size. Analytics360: Bring MailChimp and Google Analytics statistics to your WordPress dashboard. Carrington: An easy to use yet powerful template system for WordPress. WordPress Help Center: On call WordPress support for tasks of any size. Upcoming Events: WordCamp Boulder The Business of WordPress Conference Plugin picks of the week: CMS Tree Page View Mouse Eye Tracking Service Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes no 52:20 http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/06/15/his-name-is-king-for-a-reasonhttp://media.blubrry.com/wordpresspodcast/media.rawvoice.com/seorockstars/www2.webmasterradio.fm/mp3/wordpresspodcast/10/WP061510.mp3 WordPress does Windows http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressCommunityPodcast/~3/4ic7RZNu1fU/wordpress-does-windows http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/06/01/wordpress-does-windows#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 01:31:04 +0000 WebmasterRadio.FM http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/?p=81 Josh Holmes is a UX Architect Evangelist at Microsoft.com, where he works hard to bridge the gaps that exist in technology adoption and Microsoft and open source projects. In the past, Josh used DasBlogML and he migrated it to WordPress quite easily. On the show, Josh shared with us many of the projects and contributions Microsoft is making to the WordPress community. Among those plugins created by the Microsoft team is Windows Azure Storage for WordPress with is similar to Amazon Web Services or Rackspace Cloudfiles. Among the more interesting was learning how WordPress can be run using Microsoft SQL Server for the database store as shown on sites like oddlyspecific.com for example with performance enhancements. Josh also highlighted some of the steps Microsoft is taking to make deployment of their technologies easier using the Microsoft Web Platform, which is quite a solid offering.

For those of you that are diligent developers or up for a challenge you may want to try the Toughest Developer Puzzle Ever.

In news:

WordPress 3.0 release candidate is now available and looking good.
Encouraging constructive feedback for the developers that make the WordPress community so rich and free.

Plugin picks of the week:
Changelogger Plugin
DasBlogML

]]> http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/06/01/wordpress-does-windows/feed/ 1 contributions,DasBlogML,Microsoft SQL Server,performance enhancements,projects,Windows,Windows Azure Storage for WordPress,WordPress Josh Holmes is a UX Architect Evangelist at Microsoft.com, where he works hard to bridge the gaps that exist in technology adoption and Microsoft and open source projects. In the past, Josh used DasBlogML and he migrated it to WordPress quite easily. Josh Holmes is a UX Architect Evangelist at Microsoft.com, where he works hard to bridge the gaps that exist in technology adoption and Microsoft and open source projects. In the past, Josh used DasBlogML and he migrated it to WordPress quite easily. On the show, Josh shared with us many of the projects and contributions Microsoft is making to the WordPress community. Among those plugins created by the Microsoft team is Windows Azure Storage for WordPress with is similar to Amazon Web Services or Rackspace Cloudfiles. Among the more interesting was learning how WordPress can be run using Microsoft SQL Server for the database store as shown on sites like oddlyspecific.com for example with performance enhancements. Josh also highlighted some of the steps Microsoft is taking to make deployment of their technologies easier using the Microsoft Web Platform, which is quite a solid offering. Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes no 27:37 http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/06/01/wordpress-does-windowshttp://media.blubrry.com/wordpresspodcast/media.rawvoice.com/seorockstars/www2.webmasterradio.fm/mp3/wordpresspodcast/10/WP060110.mp3 Killer Search Marketing Tips http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressCommunityPodcast/~3/yB-S-epA10k/killer-search-marketing-tips http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/05/25/killer-search-marketing-tips#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 00:20:46 +0000 WebmasterRadio.FM http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/?p=67 Vanessa Fox is a seasoned speaker, blogger and now writer. While at Google she worked on Webmaster Central and led the way on creating lots of the great features that make it easier to understand how Google sees your sites. On this week’s show we discussed: her new book on marketing in the age of Google, common SEO pitfalls to avoid, and search engine optimization tips in particular about helping search engines discover your content, using related articles and internal linking and a smart XML sitemap strategy.

Also touched upon is the use of keyword research tools for businesses, bloggers, and basically anyone out there who has a website and wants it to be found. Vanessa points at a great list of keyword research tools she has on her site.

The news section this week included highlighting of a couple videos from WordCampTV from Jonathan Dingman and Daryl Koopersmith. In addition, the BuddyPress update was just released and comes highly recommended.

Plugin picks of the week:

Better Tag Cloud
Facebook Comments for WordPress

]]> http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/05/25/killer-search-marketing-tips/feed/ 0 Better Tag Cloud,blogger writer,Facebook Comments for WordPress,keyword research tools,speaker,Vanessa Fox Vanessa Fox is a seasoned speaker, blogger and now writer. While at Google she worked on Webmaster Central and led the way on creating lots of the great features that make it easier to understand how Google sees your sites. Vanessa Fox is a seasoned speaker, blogger and now writer. While at Google she worked on Webmaster Central and led the way on creating lots of the great features that make it easier to understand how Google sees your sites. On this week’s show we discussed: her new book on marketing in the age of Google, common SEO pitfalls to avoid, and search engine optimization tips in particular about helping search engines discover your content, using related articles and internal linking and a smart XML sitemap strategy. Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes no 12:39 http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/05/25/killer-search-marketing-tipshttp://media.blubrry.com/wordpresspodcast/media.rawvoice.com/seorockstars/www2.webmasterradio.fm/mp3/wordpresspodcast/10/WP052510.mp3 Small Business Fundamentals http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressCommunityPodcast/~3/S5Pc4OWDgaY/small-business-fundamentals http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/05/18/small-business-fundamentals#comments Wed, 19 May 2010 00:18:57 +0000 WebmasterRadio.FM http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/?p=62 Lorna Li is the Marketing Manager of Salesforce.com, the leading Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tool. Discussed on the show were several topics helpful for small businesses (SMB) getting started with a web site, including: selecting a domain name, keyword research / discovery, site structure, how to get the right site design, choose the right web host, find consultants and even selecting the best plugins to save you time.
Plugin Picks of the Week:

Relationship Management (CRM) tool. Discussed on the show were several topics helpful for small businesses (SMB) getting started with a web site, including: selecting a domain name, keyword research / discovery, site structure, how to get the right site design, choose the right web host, find consultants and even selecting the best plugins to save you time.
Plugin Picks of the Week:

]]> http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/05/18/small-business-fundamentals/feed/ 0 File Type Requests,Fundamentals,keyword research discovery,No Self Pings,Salesforce CRM,site structure,Small Business,WordPress-to-lead for SalesForce Lorna Li is the Marketing Manager of Salesforce.com, the leading Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tool. She discusses small business fundamentals with Joost and Frederick. Lorna Li is the Marketing Manager of Salesforce.com, the leading Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tool. She discusses small business fundamentals with Joost and Frederick. Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes no 56:48 http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/05/18/small-business-fundamentalshttp://media.blubrry.com/wordpresspodcast/media.rawvoice.com/seorockstars/www2.webmasterradio.fm/mp3/wordpresspodcast/10/WP051810.mp3 Google Webmaster Tools Inside Out http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressCommunityPodcast/~3/6GPYZLroCaU/google-webmaster-tools-inside-out http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/05/11/google-webmaster-tools-inside-out#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 01:31:43 +0000 WebmasterRadio.FM http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/?p=44 Google's Webmaster Tools with this weeks guest John Mueller from Google. All the sections of Google Webmaster Tools were discussed, and their different uses for bloggers, from the new search queries and ranking overview to sitelinks, crawl errors, XML Sitemaps and the recently updated Google News Sitemaps (there's actually a WordPress plugin for those). In the news this week: several upcoming WordCamps, as well as the fact that WordPress 3.0 beta 2 was released. In the plugin picks, at the tail end of the show, Frederick picked IntenseDebate, a very cool comment system by Automattic. Joost picked clean notifications, a plugin to clean up the comment and ping / trackback notification emails. ]]> Joost and Frederick discussed Google’s Webmaster Tools with this weeks guest John Mueller from Google. All the sections of Google Webmaster Tools were discussed, and their different uses for bloggers, from the new search queries and ranking overview to sitelinks, crawl errors, XML Sitemaps and the recently updated Google News Sitemaps (there’s actually a WordPress plugin for those).

In the news this week: several upcoming WordCamps, as well as the fact that WordPress 3.0 beta 2 was released.

In the plugin picks, at the tail end of the show, Frederick picked IntenseDebate, a very cool comment system by Automattic. Joost picked clean notifications, a plugin to clean up the comment and ping / trackback notification emails.

]]> http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/05/11/google-webmaster-tools-inside-out/feed/ 1 Google,Google News,Google Webmaster Tools,SEO,WordPress Joost and Frederick discussed Google's Webmaster Tools with this weeks guest John Mueller from Google. All the sections of Google Webmaster Tools were discussed, and their different uses for bloggers, from the new search queries and ranking overview to... Joost and Frederick discussed Google's Webmaster Tools with this weeks guest John Mueller from Google. All the sections of Google Webmaster Tools were discussed, and their different uses for bloggers, from the new search queries and ranking overview to sitelinks, crawl errors, XML Sitemaps and the recently updated Google News Sitemaps (there's actually a WordPress plugin for those). In the news this week: several upcoming WordCamps, as well as the fact that WordPress 3.0 beta 2 was released. In the plugin picks, at the tail end of the show, Frederick picked IntenseDebate, a very cool comment system by Automattic. Joost picked clean notifications, a plugin to clean up the comment and ping / trackback notification emails. Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes no 40:42 http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/05/11/google-webmaster-tools-inside-outhttp://media.blubrry.com/wordpresspodcast/media.rawvoice.com/seorockstars/www2.webmasterradio.fm/mp3/wordpresspodcast/10/WP051110.mp3 Creating Communities with WordPress http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressCommunityPodcast/~3/FOUS3NCudTs/creating-communities-with-wordpress http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/05/04/creating-communities-with-wordpress#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 21:59:24 +0000 WebmasterRadio.FM http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/?p=42 Creating Communities with WordPress

Chris Pirillo has been a voice, early adopter and harbinger on the web for over a decade. He joins us on this week show to discuss the evolution that his career has taken as open source tools like WordPress also evolved since WordPress MU v1.0. We explored how to build community, manage communities and what specifically is the secret to making unique sites/communities on the web.

]]> Creating Communities with WordPress

Chris Pirillo has been a voice, early adopter and harbinger on the web for over a decade. He joins us on this week show to discuss the evolution that his career has taken as open source tools like WordPress also evolved since WordPress MU v1.0. We explored how to build community, manage communities and what specifically is the secret to making unique sites/communities on the web.

News included:

Plugin Picks of the Week:

]]> http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/05/04/creating-communities-with-wordpress/feed/ 3 Creating Communities,early adopter,harbinger,lockergnome,Salesforce CRM,WordPress Creating Communities with WordPress Chris Pirillo has been a voice, early adopter and harbinger on the web for over a decade. He joins us on this week show to discuss the evolution that his career has taken as open source tools like WordPress also ... Creating Communities with WordPress Chris Pirillo has been a voice, early adopter and harbinger on the web for over a decade. He joins us on this week show to discuss the evolution that his career has taken as open source tools like WordPress also evolved since WordPress MU v1.0. We explored how to build community, manage communities and what specifically is the secret to making unique sites/communities on the web. Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes no 55:18 http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/05/04/creating-communities-with-wordpresshttp://media.blubrry.com/wordpresspodcast/media.rawvoice.com/seorockstars/www2.webmasterradio.fm/mp3/wordpresspodcast/10/WP050410.mp3 WordPress Grows Your Bank Account http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressCommunityPodcast/~3/cVzl0yrmLOs/wordpress-grows-your-bank-account http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/04/13/wordpress-grows-your-bank-account#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:36:43 +0000 WebmasterRadio.FM http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/?p=40 Affiliate marketing starts with finding products you can stand behind, review and then sharing useful information with your audience. As you the trust of your blog readership grows so too do your opportunities to grow income. Social media services like twitter are great for doing more than just broadcasting. This weeks guest Chris Garrett provides numerous useful tips on how to develop and convert your audience into buyers once you’ve established trust. Also learn how to get started, pick products you like and measure your progress.

Plugin Picks of the Week:

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/chartbeat/

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/w3-total-cache/

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-beta-tester/

http://member.wishlistproducts.com/

]]> http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/04/13/wordpress-grows-your-bank-account/feed/ 0 Bank Account,blog readership,Social media,WordPress Affiliate marketing starts with finding products you can stand behind, review and then sharing useful information with your audience. As you the trust of your blog readership grows so too do your opportunities to grow income. Affiliate marketing starts with finding products you can stand behind, review and then sharing useful information with your audience. As you the trust of your blog readership grows so too do your opportunities to grow income. Social media services like twitter are great for doing more than just broadcasting. This weeks guest Chris Garrett provides numerous useful tips on how to develop and convert your audience into buyers once you’ve established trust. Also learn how to get started, pick products you like and measure your progress. Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes no http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/04/13/wordpress-grows-your-bank-accounthttp://media.blubrry.com/wordpresspodcast/media.rawvoice.com/seorockstars/www2.webmasterradio.fm/mp3/wordpresspodcast/10/WP041310.mp3 WordPress for Affiliate Businesses: Outsourcing Works http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressCommunityPodcast/~3/9PDZv4sbSkY/wordpress-for-affiliate-businesses-outsourcing-works http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/04/06/wordpress-for-affiliate-businesses-outsourcing-works#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 22:52:11 +0000 WebmasterRadio.FM http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/?p=38 This weeks guest was Al Carlton of SelfMadeMinds.com and Coolest Gadgets, amongst many other blogs. We talked about how Al outsources everything on his blogs, so much that he doesn't even have to write on them himself anymore. Some of the things he mentioned doing:

    ]]> This weeks guest was Al Carlton of SelfMadeMinds.com and Coolest Gadgets, amongst many other blogs. We talked about how Al outsources everything on his blogs, so much that he doesn’t even have to write on them himself anymore. Some of the things he mentioned doing:

    • He hires writers (through for instance the Problogger job board).
    • He outsources design (through various designers and f.i. 99designs.com).
    • He also outsources SEO and viral content creation (through several agencies).

    There’s much much more, check out his full presentation on the topic on the recent ThinkVisibility conference. We later went on to discuss how to build a successfull site, and Al stressed how important it is to pick a good niche, a fact overlooked so often.

    Security issues with WordPress

    Security is always an important matter and WordPress is no more immune to hacking than other software available today. It’s important that you and your web host be aware of the potential compromises going on like the one discussed by Chris Pearson as a unscheduled guest on today’s show.

    From the WordPress world

    There were also some great videos released this week on WordPress as a Business Platform and WordPress Corporate Site for Better Communication. The WordPress 3.0 release is also getting closer, learn more about some of the features coming soon.

    Plugin Picks of the Week:

    ]]>     http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/04/06/wordpress-for-affiliate-businesses-outsourcing-works/feed/ 4 Affiliate,Businesses,coolestgadgets,creation,Outsourcing Works,SelfMadeMinds,SEO,viral content,WordPress,Wordpress 3.0 This weeks guest was Al Carlton of SelfMadeMinds.com and Coolest Gadgets, amongst many other blogs. We talked about how Al outsources everything on his blogs, so much that he doesn't even have to write on them himself anymore. This weeks guest was Al Carlton of SelfMadeMinds.com and Coolest Gadgets, amongst many other blogs. We talked about how Al outsources everything on his blogs, so much that he doesn't even have to write on them himself anymore. Some of the things he mentioned doing: Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes no http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/04/06/wordpress-for-affiliate-businesses-outsourcing-workshttp://media.blubrry.com/wordpresspodcast/media.rawvoice.com/seorockstars/www2.webmasterradio.fm/mp3/wordpresspodcast/10/WP040610.mp3 Inside Look at Web Hosting http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressCommunityPodcast/~3/7nen5MG5dw4/inside-look-at-web-hosting http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/03/30/inside-look-at-web-hosting#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 01:32:31 +0000 WebmasterRadio.FM http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/?p=36 Reliable web hosting is fundamental to the success of a web site. Not all web hosts understand that that the web has changed and now applications like WordPress are how today's interactive sites are powered and managed. On this show we interview Nick Nelson of http://vps.net/ and discuss:]]> Reliable web hosting is fundamental to the success of a web site. Not all web hosts understand that that the web has changed and now applications like WordPress are how today’s interactive sites are powered and managed. On this show we interview Nick Nelson of http://vps.net/ and discuss:

    • The role your web host plays in growing your site,
    • Things to look for when finding a web hosting provider,
    • The role of your site’s speed in Google Rankings,
    • Some quick tips on identifying what is slowing down your site

    Also, in news:

    • Web Site Monitor is a great plugin for making sure your site is online and available [plugin]
    • GD Star Rating was recently updated [plugin]
    • NextGen Gallery also had an update [plugin]
    • Alex King’s WordPress Help Center has some new improvements [plugin]
    • StudioPress (the theme developers) released the Enterprise 1.0 [theme]
    • The Gravatar service from Automattic now supports profiles
    • Jane Wells discusses the transition of WordPress MU to WordPress 3.0 at WordCamp Boston [video]
    • Corey Eulas reviews some search engine optimization tips at WordCamp Boston [video]
    ]]>     http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/03/30/inside-look-at-web-hosting/feed/ 4 Google Rankings,interactive sites,Web Hosting,Web Site Monitor,WordCamp Boston,WordPress MU Reliable web hosting is fundamental to the success of a web site. Not all web hosts understand that that the web has changed and now applications like WordPress are how today's interactive sites are powered and managed. Reliable web hosting is fundamental to the success of a web site. Not all web hosts understand that that the web has changed and now applications like WordPress are how today's interactive sites are powered and managed. On this show we interview Nick Nelson of http://vps.net/ and discuss: Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes no http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/03/30/inside-look-at-web-hostinghttp://media.blubrry.com/wordpresspodcast/media.rawvoice.com/seorockstars/www2.webmasterradio.fm/mp3/wordpresspodcast/10/WP033010.mp3     BuddyPress Social Networking http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressCommunityPodcast/~3/J-bz-vPnyU0/buddypress-social-networking http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/03/09/buddypress-social-networking#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:12:22 +0000 WebmasterRadio.FM http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/?p=32 This weeks guest was Andy Peatling of the BuddyPress.org Project. BuddyPress is a social networking plugin for WordPress which ads many of the features found on sites like Facebook to WordPress blogs in as few as 10 minutes. We discussed how BuddyPress came about, some of the ways its used, some tips on getting started, customizing it and most importantly the features it provides. ]]> This weeks guest was Andy Peatling of the BuddyPress.org Project. BuddyPress is a social networking plugin for WordPress which ads many of the features found on sites like Facebook to WordPress blogs in as few as 10 minutes. We discussed how BuddyPress came about, some of the ways its used, some tips on getting started, customizing it and most importantly the features it provides. In news, there were a few nice plugin releases/updates and as always quick update on the WordCamp schedule.

    ]]>     http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/03/09/buddypress-social-networking/feed/ 8 BuddyPress,Facebook,MySQL Profiler Plugin,plugin,schedule,Social Networking,Wordcamp,WordPress This weeks guest was Andy Peatling of the BuddyPress.org Project. BuddyPress is a social networking plugin for WordPress which ads many of the features found on sites like Facebook to WordPress blogs in as few as 10 minutes. This weeks guest was Andy Peatling of the BuddyPress.org Project. BuddyPress is a social networking plugin for WordPress which ads many of the features found on sites like Facebook to WordPress blogs in as few as 10 minutes. We discussed how BuddyPress came about, some of the ways its used, some tips on getting started, customizing it and most importantly the features it provides. Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes no http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/03/09/buddypress-social-networkinghttp://media.blubrry.com/wordpresspodcast/media.rawvoice.com/seorockstars/www2.webmasterradio.fm/mp3/wordpresspodcast/10/WP030910.mp3     GPL-ish http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressCommunityPodcast/~3/4zE66A9ID2w/gpl-ish http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/03/02/gpl-ish#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:19:28 +0000 WebmasterRadio.FM http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/?p=30 WordPress Tavern and Grant Griffiths of the Headway theme. They discussed all of the implications of themes and plugins being GPL or not, and why people would and in Joost's opinion should choose to be GPL. Also some discussion came up about how theme and plugin authors should be credited.]]> This week Joost is joined by Jeff Chandler of the WordPress Tavern and Grant Griffiths of the Headway theme. They discussed all of the implications of themes and plugins being GPL or not, and why people would and in Joost’s opinion should choose to be GPL. Also some discussion came up about how theme and plugin authors should be credited.

    ]]>     http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/03/02/gpl-ish/feed/ 1 gpl,jeff chandler,plugins,themes This week Joost is joined by Jeff Chandler of the WordPress Tavern and Grant Griffiths of the Headway theme. They discussed all of the implications of themes and plugins being GPL or not, and why people would and in Joost's opinion should choose to be ... This week Joost is joined by Jeff Chandler of the WordPress Tavern and Grant Griffiths of the Headway theme. They discussed all of the implications of themes and plugins being GPL or not, and why people would and in Joost's opinion should choose to be GPL. Also some discussion came up about how theme and plugin authors should be credited. Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes no http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/03/02/gpl-ishhttp://media.blubrry.com/wordpresspodcast/media.rawvoice.com/seorockstars/www2.webmasterradio.fm/mp3/wordpresspodcast/10/WP030210.mp3     Fireside Chat with Dougal Campbell, An Early WordPress Developer http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressCommunityPodcast/~3/NVyMe3poSBA/fireside-chat-with-dougal-campbell-an-early-wordpress-developer http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/02/23/fireside-chat-with-dougal-campbell-an-early-wordpress-developer#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:29:40 +0000 WebmasterRadio.FM http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/?p=25 Joost and Frederick talk to Dougal Campbell, one of the original WordPress developers. They discuss various topics: from differences between WordPress and Drupal, and how they handle automatic testing and custom data types (for which WordPress has the upcoming custom post types and the pods plugin), to donations (or lack thereof) for plugins. They go in-depth about microformats and RDFa and how you could use the custom field functionality in WordPress (which Dougal wrote) to make use of those. Last but not least, WordPress 3 comes around the corner a couple of times, discussing all the cool new features in it (like author specific templates and background support) and what should and should not be in core, like multi site and multi domain settings.

    ]]>     Joost and Frederick talk to Dougal Campbell, one of the original WordPress developers. They discuss various topics: from differences between WordPress and Drupal, and how they handle automatic testing and custom data types (for which WordPress has the upcoming custom post types and the pods plugin), to donations (or lack thereof) for plugins. They go in-depth about microformats and RDFa and how you could use the custom field functionality in WordPress (which Dougal wrote) to make use of those. Last but not least, WordPress 3 comes around the corner a couple of times, discussing all the cool new features in it (like author specific templates and background support) and what should and should not be in core, like multi site and multi domain settings.

    In this weeks news:
    Upcoming WordCamps
    The Awesome Custom Woo Navigation
    New: Online Backup For WordPress
    Updated: Exploit Scanner 0.95
    GravityForms Now With Freshbooks
    Plugin Repository Now Supports Videos
    Donate To Plugin Developers Day – March 1st
    WP.com Downtime Summary

    ]]>     http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/02/23/fireside-chat-with-dougal-campbell-an-early-wordpress-developer/feed/ 7 custom fields,drupal,microformats,rdfa,Wordpress 3.0 Joost and Frederick talk to Dougal Campbell, one of the original WordPress developers. They discuss various topics: from differences between WordPress and Drupal, and how they handle automatic testing and custom data types (for which WordPress has the... Joost and Frederick talk to Dougal Campbell, one of the original WordPress developers. They discuss various topics: from differences between WordPress and Drupal, and how they handle automatic testing and custom data types (for which WordPress has the upcoming custom post types and the pods plugin), to donations (or lack thereof) for plugins. They go in-depth about microformats and RDFa and how you could use the custom field functionality in WordPress (which Dougal wrote) to make use of those. Last but not least, WordPress 3 comes around the corner a couple of times, discussing all the cool new features in it (like author specific templates and background support) and what should and should not be in core, like multi site and multi domain settings. Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes no http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/02/23/fireside-chat-with-dougal-campbell-an-early-wordpress-developerhttp://media.blubrry.com/wordpresspodcast/media.rawvoice.com/seorockstars/www2.webmasterradio.fm/mp3/wordpresspodcast/10/WP022310.mp3     Web Analytics with Dennis Mortensen http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressCommunityPodcast/~3/cGge3jthVM0/web-analytics-with-dennis-mortensen http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/02/16/web-analytics-with-dennis-mortensen#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:26:23 +0000 WebmasterRadio.FM http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/?p=22 Frederick and Joost talk to Dennis Mortensen, Director of Data Insights at Yahoo! and responsible for Yahoo! Web Analytics. They discuss what YWA offers and how people can and could use all the cool new data that's becoming available in all the better web analytics solutions out there. From geeky stuff like using microformats to extend web analytics tagging (which Dennis did a post on) to how you can see gender and age demographics for your blogs visitors and how to use all that info to improve your site.

    ]]>     Frederick and Joost talk to Dennis Mortensen, Director of Data Insights at Yahoo! and responsible for Yahoo! Web Analytics. They discuss what YWA offers and how people can and could use all the cool new data that’s becoming available in all the better web analytics solutions out there. From geeky stuff like using microformats to extend web analytics tagging (which Dennis did a post on) to how you can see gender and age demographics for your blogs visitors and how to use all that info to improve your site.

    In news this week:

    • BuddyPress 1.2 is released with numerous features, chief among them is support for all WordPress versions, not only Multi User.
    • Google Buzz is attracting a lot of attention with Gmail.com users and there are some new plugins to help you deploy it on your site.
    • WP-UserOnline plugin development will be continued by scribu.
    • WordPress 2.9.2 was released as a security update. Always keep WordPress up-to-date.
    • Discussion about the GPL, business models for WordPress developers at weblog tools collection.
    • Upcoming WordCamp this month: Fukuoka 2010
    • Make sure to give your users “push” updates and participate in the real-time web trends with RSS Cloud using either PubSubHubHub (recommended by Google) or RSS Cloud (used on WordPress.com).
    ]]>     http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/02/16/web-analytics-with-dennis-mortensen/feed/ 1 analytics,dennis mortensen,microformats,web analytics,yahoo Frederick and Joost talk to Dennis Mortensen, Director of Data Insights at Yahoo! and responsible for Yahoo! Web Analytics. They discuss what YWA offers and how people can and could use all the cool new data that's becoming available in all the better ... Frederick and Joost talk to Dennis Mortensen, Director of Data Insights at Yahoo! and responsible for Yahoo! Web Analytics. They discuss what YWA offers and how people can and could use all the cool new data that's becoming available in all the better web analytics solutions out there. From geeky stuff like using microformats to extend web analytics tagging (which Dennis did a post on) to how you can see gender and age demographics for your blogs visitors and how to use all that info to improve your site. Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes no http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/02/16/web-analytics-with-dennis-mortensenhttp://media.blubrry.com/wordpresspodcast/media.rawvoice.com/seorockstars/www2.webmasterradio.fm/mp3/wordpresspodcast/10/WP021610.mp3     Thesis WordPress Theme Creator Chris Pearson http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressCommunityPodcast/~3/RCmXqdSfbcg/thesis-wordpress-theme-creator-chris-pearson http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/02/09/thesis-wordpress-theme-creator-chris-pearson#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:11:44 +0000 WebmasterRadio.FM http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/?p=19 Web developer Chris Pearson, who specializes in building detailed, robust WordPress themes, most notably the Thesis WordPress theme, joins Joost and Frederick to discuss how he created Thesis to become the ultimate publishing platform on the web.

    ]]>     http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/02/09/thesis-wordpress-theme-creator-chris-pearson/feed/ 15 Chris Pearson,Creator,detailed,publishing platform,Thesis,ultimate,Wordpress Theme Web developer Chris Pearson, who specializes in building detailed, robust WordPress themes, most notably the Thesis Wordpress theme, joins Joost and Frederick to discuss how he created Thesis to become the ultimate publishing platform on the web. Web developer Chris Pearson, who specializes in building detailed, robust WordPress themes, most notably the Thesis Wordpress theme, joins Joost and Frederick to discuss how he created Thesis to become the ultimate publishing platform on the web. Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes no http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/02/09/thesis-wordpress-theme-creator-chris-pearsonhttp://media.blubrry.com/wordpresspodcast/media.rawvoice.com/seorockstars/www2.webmasterradio.fm/mp3/wordpresspodcast/10/WP020910.mp3     WordPress Advanced Ticket System and the 3.0 Launch http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressCommunityPodcast/~3/7iR1c0hUPgM/wordpress-advanced-ticket-system-and-the-3-0-launch http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/02/02/wordpress-advanced-ticket-system-and-the-3-0-launch#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:52:41 +0000 WebmasterRadio.FM http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/?p=13 Joost and Frederick discuss the WordPress Advanced Ticket System, plus how WordPress and WordPress MU have merged and multi-site functionality will be included in the upcoming WordPress 3.0.

    ]]>     http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/02/02/wordpress-advanced-ticket-system-and-the-3-0-launch/feed/ 2 Advanced Ticket,functionality,multi-site,System,WordPress,Wordpress 3.0,WordPress MU Joost and Frederick discuss the WordPress Advanced Ticket System, plus how WordPress and WordPress MU have merged and multi-site functionality wil be included in the upcoming Wordpress 3.0. Joost and Frederick discuss the WordPress Advanced Ticket System, plus how WordPress and WordPress MU have merged and multi-site functionality wil be included in the upcoming Wordpress 3.0. Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes no http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/02/02/wordpress-advanced-ticket-system-and-the-3-0-launchhttp://media.blubrry.com/wordpresspodcast/media.rawvoice.com/seorockstars/www2.webmasterradio.fm/mp3/wordpresspodcast/10/WP020210.mp3     SEO Impact on WordPress http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressCommunityPodcast/~3/IO8u_yGO62M/seo-impact-on-wordpress http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/01/19/seo-impact-on-wordpress#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:14:33 +0000 WebmasterRadio.FM http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/?p=4 Joost welcomes the In-House Director of Search Engine Optimization for the Tribune Company, Brent Payne, who has over 7-years of experience in the search engine optimization field.

    ]]>     http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/01/19/seo-impact-on-wordpress/feed/ 0 engine,experience,optimization,search,Search Engine Optimization,Tribune Company Joost welcomes the In-House Director of Search Engine Optimization for the Tribune Company, Brent Payne, who has over 7-years of experience in the search engine optimization field. Joost welcomes the In-House Director of Search Engine Optimization for the Tribune Company, Brent Payne, who has over 7-years of experience in the search engine optimization field. Joost de Valk and Frederick Townes no http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/wordpress-community-podcast/2010/01/19/seo-impact-on-wordpresshttp://media.blubrry.com/wordpresspodcast/media.rawvoice.com/seorockstars/www2.webmasterradio.fm/mp3/wordpresspodcast/10/WP011910.mp3     WebmasterRadio.FMnonadultThe WordPress Community Podcast features exclusive interviews with fellow Wordpress developers, topics such as Wordpress hosting and SEO, and news on the latest plug-ins and updates. Joost is joined by Frederick Townes,