#761 WP-Tonic This Week in WordPress & Tech:With Special Guest Mario Peshev Founder of Devr iX
The Challenges & Opportunities in Running a Digital Agency in 2023 We discuss in this interview some challenges and opportunities connected to running a specialized WordPress development agency in 2023 The Show's Interview Topics #1 - What effective digital marketing strategies has your agency used to attract new quality clients in the past few years? #2 - What are your personal thoughts connected to Gutenberg and full site editing "Is full site editing a bridge too far"? #3 - How will AI and ChatGBT affect WordPress development in the next few years? #4 - Can the ability to turn WordPress website into a fully functioning iOS and Android app be made simpler using AI technology? #5 - If you go back to a time machine at the beginning of your career, what key advice would you give yourself? #6 - Who would you like us to interview on the show in the near future and why? More Information About Mario and DevriX Mario Peshev is a serial entrepreneur and an angel investor who built his first website back in 1999. Peshev founded a top 20 WordPress agency named DevriX 13 years ago, bridging the gap between the WordPress ecosystem and enterprise-grade solutions. Since coining the "WordPress retainers" term in 2015, the firm transitioned fully to a recurring business model, with 95% of the revenue now generated from ongoing retainers. The first two recurring clients signed back in 2015 are still on board. Mario has helped over 400 businesses in his capacity as a business and digital advisor, trained teams at organizations like CERN, Saudi Aramco, VMware, and SAP, and invested in a dozen companies as an angel investor. https://www.growthshuttle.com/ https://devrix.com/ ----------------------------------- Sponsors of The Show ----------------------------------- Zoho.com: - https://www.zoho.com/partners/ Sensei LMS - https://bit.ly/3VskGBT WPLaunchify - hhttps://bit.ly/3VskGBT LfiterLMS - https://bit.ly/3VskGBT ----------------------------------- Sponsors of The Show ----------------------------------- FOLLOW & CONNECT WITH US Website https://www.wp-tonic.com/ YouTube Channel: @wptonic The Membership Machine Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3W9r4gb Twitter: @wptonic_com LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/42ngKWr -------------------------------------------------- Hosts of The Show Jonathan Denwood & Kurt von Ahnen https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathandenwood/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurtvonahnen/ -------------------------------------------------