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What I Learned from Asking, “How did you build that?” Joe Casabona wp1mo.in/wcdc-learn @jcasabona

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@jcasabona Sometimes, all you have to do is ask.

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@jcasabona Why Did I Start How I Built It? • In short, I was asking. • Having Conversations asking folks this same question in preparation to launch WP in One Month • Saw great value • Wanted to make them public

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@jcasabona Tools of the Trade

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@jcasabona Tools for Automation • I’m a one-man band, so automation tools are important to me. • In Episode 12, Chris Lema talked about using Zapier to “connect the dots.” He automated his sales funnel, and even mailers. • In Episode 2, Rebecca Gill told me about Follow-Up EMails for WooCommerce, which keeps buyers engaged • In Episode 34, Shawn Hesketh talked about engagements in LifetLMS

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@jcasabona Lesson: Automations can lead to deeper personal interactions

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@jcasabona Tools for Development • My guests ranged as far as IDEs go - Atom, Sublime, PHP Storm, etc. • In Episode 18, Pippin Williamson talks about the benefits of having a light development environment • Both Joost De Valk and Daniel Bachhuber talked about using automated testing tools for coding and use-cases

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@jcasabona Lesson: Use what you’re comfortable with!

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@jcasabona Recurring Tools • Mailchimp or some other newsletter program. Email is still the best form of marketing! • WooCommerce or EDD. Many guests used one of the other. WC if they wanted to do more than just digital products • Zapier for automation • Genesis for Theme Building

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@jcasabona Great Advice

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@jcasabona Build an Audience Troy Dean, Justin Ferriman

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@jcasabona Scratch Your Own Itch

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@jcasabona Listen to Your Customers Scott Bollinger, GiveWP

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@jcasabona Communicate

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@jcasabona Never Stop Learning Shawn Hesketh, Kiko Doran

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@jcasabona Just Do It

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@jcasabona –Randy Pausch “The questions are always more important than the answers.”

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@jcasabona Ask Questions Listen to the Answers Ask Follow-Ups Never Stop Learning

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@jcasabona Front End Developer 
 Teacher Joe Casabona casabona.org wp1mo.in/wcdc-learn