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Sometimes an actor goes through all of the training and all of the courses and pays all their dues and does very well and enjoys the education and the process and then comes out of all of that, were talking year now… steps out into the bright lights of the industry with all it's mechanisms and all of it's professional trappings… takes a long look around and then say, meh. You know what, I don't think this is for me. I don't LOVE it. And today Jay Reum and Todd Kramer talk to just such an actor. His name is Rob Cairns. But don't worry about good old Rob. He's landed on his feet. In fact Rob and I recently completed an audiobook together as he has now become an audiobook producer and works with voice artists to produce showreels with his Voice Reel London service.
Rob and Dan discuss the importance of website security, hosting, plugins, backups and two-factor authentication in website security during the holiday season.
Rob and Dan discuss the importance of website security, hosting, plugins, backups and two-factor authentication in website security during the holiday season.
Top Takeaways:Website Security and Budgeting: Businesses must prioritize website security and allocate appropriate budgets for maintenance and protection. Websites are now integral to modern business operations, and their value should be recognized and treated as essential as physical security measures.Effective Client Communication: Clear and proactive communication with clients is crucial. Agencies should manage client expectations, set boundaries, and communicate any limitations, such as response times during vacations or other periods of unavailability. Managing client communication helps build trust and ensures a smoother working relationship.Community Engagement and Personal Well-being: Engaging with the WordPress community and participating in events like WordCamps can be valuable for networking, knowledge sharing, and staying updated with industry trends. Additionally, individuals need to prioritize their own well-being and take care of their health.
Rob joins me today and wants to chat about how you should still make money building products and services even if you are using a free open source tool.
Rob Cairns talks about 9 things he learned by doing Site Audits for clients.
Rob Cairns sits down with Ryan Waterbury and talks about what they like and do not like in the WordPress Community. People needs to remember that clients do not care about all the inside baseball stuff. They just want a website that works and serves their needs.
Rob Cairns shares his experience and talks about ways small businesses can secure a WordPress website. Show Highlights: Software you can use to secure your site. Backups matter. Passwords and more passwords.
Rob Cairns sites down with Cristian Raiber to talk about his company WP Chill and all things Wordpress. Show Highlights: What is WP Chill What plugins do you offer. Have you developed with Gutenberg in mind? Where is WordPress going?
Rob Cairns has many years maintaing secuirty for WordPress Websites. When clients change the service provider that maints the security for their websites, many simple things are missed. Rob talks about the the missed items and what to do about them.
Rob Cairns sits down with Simon Harper and talks all things Mail Chimp and WordPress. Simon is a certified Mail Chimp expert and uses it to generate leads for clients. He is also an accomplished WordPress developer and we talk about trends with WordPress.
Rob Cairns talks about his software stack for his cutomer support portal. Rob shares with you why he moved his customer support portal back to WordPress and some of the key plugins and themes he used to build the portal.
Rob Cairns talks to Stephanie Hudson. Show Highlights: What is Focus WP. How Outsourcing can benefit your business. WordPress trends and changes.
in this podcast Rob Cairns shares a business branding tip that matters. Show Highlights: A mistake many businesses make. Email branding matters. Branding properly gains trust.
Disclaimer - The background audio is a little rough but the conversations was well worth sharing. In this episode Rob Cairns sits down with Beatrice Tabiltoc of WPstream. Show Highlights: What is live streaming. How to live stream in WordPress. How WPstream works. Why WPstream is easy.
In this podcast, Rob Cairns talks about the WordPress Community, the large Rogers Outage and His Dad. Show Highlights: People who complain when they make a living on WordPress. How the Rogers outage happened. Thoughts on my Dad after 12 years.
In this podcast, Rob Cairns sits down with Piccia Neri and they talk about UX Design. Show Highlights: What is UX? What type of colors should you use? Should you use Google Fonts? How to test your website
In this podcast, Rob Cairns talking about being open minded and resources to help your mental health. Show Highlights: Be open minded show others empathy. Why open discussion is good. Resources to help your mental health.
In this episode, Rob Cairns talks to Ryan Waterbury about reviews for small businesses. Show Highlights: Why reviews matter? How to read reviews. What to do about bad reviews. What do do about negative reviews
In this podcast, Rob Cairns talks about the state of the world. Show Highlights: The state of the world. What is wrong with today. Why you need to care about others.
Rob Cairns talks to Hans and Donata Skillrud about privacy policies and Termageddon. Show Highlights: Why privacy policies matter. GDPR, California and Canada. Why you must have a privacy policy. What is Terrmageddon?
In this podcast, Rob Cairns talks about why we should no do auto updates in WordPress. Show Highlights: Automattic forced a Ninja Forms Update. Why auto updates are a bad idea. Always backup before doing updates.
Rob Cairns talks to Jessica Frick about Web Hosting, WordPress and Pressable. Show Highlights: A general chat about Web Hosting. The WordPress community. What is a managed host. Why Pressable?
In this episode, Rob Cairns talks about issues with Ninja Forms and trust in security. Show Highlights: Why do contact forms have issues. Ninja forms had major issues. Trust in security,
Rob Cairns sits down with Vikas Singhal founder of Insta Wp. Show Highlights: What Is Insta Wp. How does Insta Wp work? How Instal WP can make website development easier. The features of Insta Wp,
Rob Cairns talks about changes with WordPress Products. Show Highlights: Two big products and the changes they have had. Who did WP Engine buy? Who invested money in InstaWP?
Rob Cairns sits down with Adam McLaughlin to talk about WordPress as a service. Show Highlights: How this best serves your customers. Recurring revenue. How to present WordPress as a service to clients. Suggestions on managing WordPress as a service.
Rob Cairns and Ryan Waterbury sit down and talk more email marketing. Show Highlights: Tips to help your email marketing. Formatting your newsletter. Why content marketing matters. Consistency matters.
WordPress security veterans Rob Cairns and Robert Rowley have a great conversation on building sites for WooCommerce while keeping them secure.
In this episode, Rob Cairns talks about remote working predictions made in 1986. Show Highlights: Bill Warren's story and predictions. How you can work remotely. How things have changed.
Rob Cairns sits down with author Warren Laine-Naida to talk about his book Digital Thinking Version 2.0 Show Highlights: Why Version 2.0 of the book. Digital Skills to help your Business. We talk about all kinds of stuff on the web. How to market your business on the web.
Rob Cairns sits down with Mark Westguard and talks about his product WS Forms. Show Highlights: Why a form package. Uses for forms. Why WS Forms. Integrations that WS Forms have.
In this solo episode, Rob Cairns talks about why Gmail is trending due to politics. Show Highlights: Politicians do not understand Big Tech. Politicians need to get their facts correct. How Gmail spam filters work.
In this podcast, Rob Cairns and Ryan Waterbury talk about agencies and security. Show Highlights: Passwords Backups and More Backups. Phishing schemes. WordPress security.
Rob Cairns talks to Chris Badgett about LifterLMS. Show Highlights: What is LifterLMS? How was LifterLMS founded? Uses for a LMS product. Features of LifterLMS.
Rob Cairns talks about why websites do not need share buttons. Show Highlights: Old standards. How trends have changed. How users share information.
Rob Cairns sits down with Adam Warner and talks Web Devlopement, WordPress and GoDaddy. Show Highlights: Why WordPress. How GoDaddy has changed. The benefit to GoDaddy's Woo managed hosting. The Pagely aquisition. Things comming in the future from GoDaddy.
In this episode, Rob Cairns talks about why you should use WordPress. Show Highlights: WordPress is open source. WordPress is flexible. WordPress is cost effective.
Rob Cairns sits down with one of his mentors, Paul Tobey and talks about how to build a YouTube channel. Show Highlights: Paul's compelling story on how he became a digital marketer. Why the Youtube channel experience? Why you should find a framework and not reinvent the wheel. Tips on what not to do on a Youtube channel. Metrics to look at.
Rob Cairns sits down with Disha Pegu and talks about the speakers at the Atarim Summit. Show Highlights: Topics of some of the speakers. How you can learn at the Summit. How to sign up for the Summit.
Rob Cairns sits down with Anne McCarthy of Automattic to talk about her Block Museum project and the road to WordPress 6.0 . Show Highlights: What is the block Museum? How did the block Museum come about? The road to WordPress 6.0 Features coming in WordPress 6.0 The amazing WordPress community.
Rob Cairns talks about what not to do on Twitter in this solo episode. Show Highlights: What not to do on Twitter. Why marketing is like dating. Marketing is a marathon.
Rob Cairns sits down with Michael Killen to talk about his new book Sell Futures Not Features. Show Highlights: What is wrong with sales today. Why clients do not care about features. Why results matter. Why you need this book.
Rob Cairns sits down with Andrew Palmer and talks about the Atraim Web Agency Summit. Show Highlights: Andrew's background. Why the Summit? We talked about some of the amazing speakers. How your agency can grow from the summit. The amazing WordPress community.
In this Episode, Rob Cairns talk about why he likes podcasting. Show Highlights: Why Podcasting? Podcasting is a lot like AM Radio. Podcasting lets you listen and multitask.
In this podcast, Rob Cairns sits down with Oliver Sild and talks about patchstack. Show Highlights: Why Patchstack was founded. What makes Patchstack different from other security firms. What Patchstack does for the WordPress Community.
Rob Cairns gives you 5 learning hacks in this podcast. Show Hightlights: 5 ways to learn better. Make yourself more productive. Get the most out of your learning.
Rob Cairns sits down with Tai Goodwin and talks about how to use Quizzes in marketing. Show Highlights: Why Quizzes? Quizzes as a lead generation strategy. Quizzes can be used to segment leads. Quiz platforms to use.
Rob Cairns talks about what to do when being overwhelmed on this podcast. Show Highlights: How did you get Overwhelmed. What to do when your overwhelmed. How to reset and re-focus.
Rob Cairns sits down with Cyrus Nambak and David Banoliel and talks about their product Ainfluencer Show Highlights: The story behind Ainfluencer What is Influencer marketing? Can SMB's do influencer marketing?