The ExpressionEngine Podcast

94: Get to Know #eecms: Mitchell Kimbrough

feedback@ee-podcast.com (Lea Alcantara & Emily Lewis) — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:00:06 GMT

Solspace President and CEO Mitchell Kimbrough (@snoodly) returns to the show for our “Get to Know #eecms” series! Mitchell talks about how he fell into web development, including the history of Solspace and it’s name. He shares his thoughts on leadership, mission statements and protecting his team, as well as what’s next for Solspace.

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93: Development Environments with Erik Reagan

feedback@ee-podcast.com (Lea Alcantara & Emily Lewis) — Thu, 02 May 2013 17:00:43 GMT

There are times when it doesn’t make sense to work directly on a live, production site. Maybe you need to create a new feature or build an entirely new site design, all while retaining the integrity of the live site. Special guest Erik Reagan returns to the podcast to discuss options for working with ExpressionEngine in a development environment. He shares his experiences with dev environments at FocusLab, including workflows, version control, database management and EE Master Config.

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92: Mergers & Partnerships with Clearfire

feedback@ee-podcast.com (Lea Alcantara & Emily Lewis) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:00:33 GMT

Is it time to take your small shop to the next level? Casey Reid and Chad Crowell of Clearfire join us to talk about their recent merger, why they decided to partner, the tax and legal implications of such a move, some emotional choices, and how merging could ultimately make them a stronger, more profitable entity.

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91: EE Client User Experience

feedback@ee-podcast.com (Lea Alcantara & Emily Lewis) — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:00:26 GMT

Optimizing your EE development is only half of the equation when delivering a CMS. It is just as important to optimize your client’s experience in ExpressionEngine. We discuss ways to improve the client user experience, including native options for customizing the control panel, add-ons for improving publish forms and tips for managing client expectations.

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90: Caching with Aaron Waldon

feedback@ee-podcast.com (Lea Alcantara & Emily Lewis) — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:00:19 GMT

If you’ve optimized your site to the gills and it’s still not the speed you expect, maybe it’s time to look at caching. Aaron Waldon, creator of CE Cache, stops by the podcast with a slew of info. He explains how caching works while we discuss native and 3rd party caching options’ pros and cons, server-side technologies that help caching and his fave preference, and how all of the above leads to a blazing fast site.

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89: Get to Know #eecms: Jessica D’Amico

feedback@ee-podcast.com (Lea Alcantara & Emily Lewis) — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:00:09 GMT

Special guest Jessica D’Amico (@justjessdc) joins the show for our “Get to Know #eecms” series! Jess talks about running an independent web business and the tools she relies on for her photographer clients. She also discusses community building and working with the DCEErs meetup group, and we get to know her personally with our rapid-fire Ten Questions.

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88: Backup Options w/ Eric Lamb

feedback@ee-podcast.com (Lea Alcantara & Emily Lewis) — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:00:02 GMT

What do you do when your site’s database disappears, your hard drive fails, or some other catastrophic failure? It will happen to you! Eric Lamb of Mithra62 shares some horror stories that led to his iron-clad backup plans. Tune in to hear what backup options you should employ (and costs), what you should and shouldn’t back up, and how a small dose of paranoia will save you and your clients in the long run. Also: EE community & EllisLab news!

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87: Largest EE Sites with Travis Smith

feedback@ee-podcast.com (Lea Alcantara & Emily Lewis) — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:00:58 GMT

Nothing is worse than your site being down when visitors want your content. Special guest Travis Smith of Hop Studios shares his suggestions to help manage these types of high-traffic challenges for your ExpressionEngine sites. Drawing from his experience and research of the largest EE sites, Travis talks about efficient development, caching, backups, add-ons and implications for MSM installs.

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86: SEO & Digital Marketing w/ Dana DiTomaso

feedback@ee-podcast.com (Lea Alcantara & Emily Lewis) — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:00:05 GMT

SEO sometimes gets a bad rap: but what exactly does it entail? Guest Dana DiTomaso talks about digital marketing and how SEO is just a part of an overall digital marketing strategy to get specific goals met. We chat about good and bad practices, what to track, and what tools that EE has to optimize your site and get your clients get useful data.

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85: NewbEEs with Amy Witty

feedback@ee-podcast.com (Lea Alcantara & Emily Lewis) — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:00:51 GMT

Lea and Emily kick of the new year talking about “newbEE” experiences with special guest Amy Witty. Amy discusses how she found out about ExpressionEngine, her interaction with the community and her learning process. Lea and Emily share their own EE learning experiences, including some of their favorite resources from Mijingo and Creat-ee. We also detail new resources from Train-ee and EllisLab designed especially for the new EE user.

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