Podcast appearances and mentions of andrew norcross

Andrew Norcross has a history of building extremely cool solutions with WordPress. He currently works within Liquid Web helping build custom solutions for their managed WordPress services. The full content for Andrew Norcross (Liquid Web) can be viewed on WP Square One.

Andrew Norcross of Reaktiv Studios joins us to chat about how to survive Florida. Mike ranks Disney properties. Steph and Liam plan a trip to the Holyland. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/message

Brianna and Andrew Norcross are a powerhouse of a couple. They started Reaktiv Studios, a WordPress-focused agency based in Florida. I spoke with Brianna and Andrew about how they have learned to work together as a married couple. If you missed it, make sure you check out Part 1 of this series.

Brianna and Andrew Norcross are a powerhouse of a couple. They started Reaktiv Studios, a WordPress-focused agency based in Florida. I spoke with Brianna and Andrew about how they have learned to work together as a married couple. Be sure to subscribe if you don't want to miss part two! Show notes can be found at http://DeveloperTea.com. Today's sponsor is Codeship, a hosted continuous integration platform. Get started today at Codeship.com, and use the code developertea for 20% off any plan when you choose the premium plan!

Guests Chris Lema and Andrew Norcross

Who wants to be in the client services field when you can be in product? After all, the road to the Golden Chalice is lined with riches and bountiful treasures. Create an MVP, launch it, and splash into your pool of coins like Uncle Scrooge. No one ever warns you about the long weekends, iterations, support and the hurtle of marketing. Who will pay us for our goods? There’s a lot more sweat equity that today’s startup buzz doesn’t warn you about. Not only do you have to build the product, but you have to build the platform you plan to sell and promote it on. Then there’s the task of choosing the right price to support growth and your existing customer base. Phew, just when we thought it was easy peasy. Today I sit down with famed WordPress developer Andrew Norcross to discuss his journey and the launch of Genesis Design Palette Pro. He’s here to share his insight about all that good stuff and more! (more…)

Who wants to be in the client services field when you can be in product? After all, the road to the Golden Chalice is lined with riches and bountiful treasures. Create an MVP, launch it, and splash into your pool of coins like Uncle Scrooge. No one ever warns you about the long weekends, iterations, support and the hurtle of marketing. Who will pay us for our goods? There's a lot more sweat equity that today's startup buzz doesn't warn you about. Not only do you have to build the product, but you have to build the platform you plan to sell and promote it on. Then there's the task of choosing the right price to support growth and your existing customer base. Phew, just when we thought it was easy peasy. Today I sit down with famed WordPress developer Andrew Norcross to discuss his journey and the launch of Genesis Design Palette Pro. He's here to share his insight about all that good stuff and more! Interview with Andrew Norcross Listen to the audio version Also find me on iTunes Matt Report - A WordPress podcast for digital business owners From WordPress developer to product designer Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / Subscribe Share RSS Feed Share Link Embed Download file | Play in new window Understanding your customer If you're a WordPress developer or a product lead — don't miss this episode. Understanding the customer is a recurring trend that I'm picking up on with featured Matt Report guests. We're talking deeper than just understanding the customers problem you're solving. I mean really know them and how they will interact with your product. How will they request support from you and your team? What's their level of expectation? All of this should go into the planning, marketing and promotion of your product. This isn't rocket science, it's been around since the 1960's as the Four P's. Product Price Promotion Place But as developers we get lost in the mix of building.  We like code. We like tight, clean, efficient code. Even if it works we want it to be better. Why? It works for the customer, just let it go. After all, everything on the web is iterative. Isn't this why we have versions and github? My advice to developers At least from the business and marketing side — don't forget about the little people. People that don't understand what's going on under the hood and don't care for that matter. They bought your product to solve a specific problem but once the purchase is made, you have to take off your engineer hat (in most cases) and throw on the white gloves. It's about customer service. It's about getting feedback. It's about business development. Oh, and it's also about your next version. Provide great customer service to get better feedback and ask for referrals (biz dev). Use all of this cache to enhance your next version. Granted you will have some customers that don't alight perfectly and that's OK. It's business. Invest in your first 100 customers and roll from there. About the featured guest Andrew on Twitter Reaktiv Studios Genesis design palette pro What are your thoughts on launching an MVP vs a refined product? Let us know in the comments below!       ★ Support this podcast ★