Best Mario Peshev Podcasts (2024)

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#37: The Future of WordPress: Trends and Predictions 18:38

4h ago18:38

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What does WordPress look like in 2024? The platform is climbing up once again and currently powers 43.5% of all websites after a slight dip in the past 18 months. As B2B SaaS are struggling in a market with limited demand, WordPress is going strong. Here's why I expect to see in the coming year.

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EP8: 6 Types of People that Buy Online Businesses & How To Sell Your Business To Them | Kristin Jacobsen 19:18

1M ago19:18

19:18

Understanding the Types of Buyers for Online Businesses (And How To Sell Your Business To Them) In this episode of the Digital Dealmakers podcast, co-host Kristin Jacobsen explains the various types of buyers for online businesses, and how you can effectively sell your business to them. Discover the six main categories of buyers, including first-ti…

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EP7: Scaling & Exiting Online Businesses | Rachel Murphy 34:09

2M ago34:09

34:09

In this episode of the Digital Deal Makers Podcast, co-host Dominic Sullivan interviews Rachel Murphy, founder of The Grafter. Rachel shares her extensive background in turning around & transforming businesses in both the public & private sectors. The discussion covers Rachel’s approach to helping entrepreneurs scale & exit their businesses, challe…

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EP6: Common Mistakes Online Business Owner’s Make When Selling Their Business & How To Avoid Them | Fiona Laidlaw 39:20

2M ago39:20

39:20

In this episode of the Digital Deal Makers podcast, hosts Kristin Jacobsen and Dominic Sullivan are joined by Fiona Laidlaw, a leading M&A advisor at Flippa. Fiona shares her journey from starting a fitness business in Australia to leading Flippa's advisory team in Singapore. The conversation dives into common mistakes sellers make when preparing t…

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EP5: Why Successful Online Business Owners Decide To Sell | Kristin Jacobsen 27:29

3M ago27:29

27:29

Why do successful Online Business Owners decide to sell their business?In this episode of the Digital Dealmakers Podcast, co-host Kristin Jacobsen delves into the motivations behind why successful online business owners decide to sell. Drawing on his extensive experience as an exit advisor and his personal journey of selling his own online business…

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EP4: Insights From 14 Years Experience In Buying & Selling Digital Assets | Mario Peshev 41:28

3M ago41:28

41:28

In this episode of the Digital Deal Makers podcast, our guest Mario Peshev shares his insights, strategies & tips gained from 14 years of experience in buying & selling digital assets. In this episode, we explore:+ 01:37 Mario's Journey in Online Business and Site Acquisition+ 08:19 The Art of Strategic Acquisitions and Investment Philosophy+ 15:47…

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EP3: Acquiring a SaaS Company From A Buyers Perspective | Ruslan Leteyski 46:57

4M ago46:57

46:57

In this episode of the Digital Deal Makers podcast, we have an in-depth conversation with Ruslan Luteyski, a seasoned acquirer of SaaS companies, particularly in the Shopify app ecosystem.Ruslan also provides valuable insights for SaaS Entrepreneurs & Business Owners on positioning their apps for acquisition, stressing on MRR growth, churn manageme…

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EP2: Journey to a 6-Figure Exit For A Blog | Georgi Todorov 49:10

4M ago49:10

49:10

In this episode of the Digital Dealmakers podcast, we sit down with Georgi Todorov, a self-taught entrepreneur and content creator who successfully built and sold his own content site for six figures.Georgi shares his journey from starting with no knowledge of SEO to mastering it and creating a profitable online business & selling it for 6-figures.…

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EP1:The Path To Exit | Steps To Selling An Online Business 44:50

4M ago44:50

44:50

Welcome to the first episode of the Digital Dealmakers Podcast!In this episode, we introduce what this podcast is about, why it’s worth tuning in & what to expect.We also cover the step-by-step process of selling an online business.🚀🎥 Welcome to Digital Dealmakers: The Online Business M&A Podcast! 🌟Dive into the world of buying, selling & flipping …

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EP0: Intro to Digital Dealmakers | The Online Business M&A Podcast 1:51

5M ago1:51

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What’s the Digital Dealmakers Podcast All About?Tune in and find out! Hosted by Exit Advisor, Kristin Jacobsen and Professional Mergers And Acquisitions Advisor, Dominic Sullivan.Powered by Flippa.com, The number one global online platform to buy and sell online businesses and digital assets.By Kristin Jacobsen & Dominic Sullivan

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#36: How to Build a WordPress SaaS Application 16:11

3+ y ago16:11

16:11

What are the prerequisites to build a scalable SaaS Application and is WordPress a good fit to use as an application framework? The episode would reveal some of the strengths WordPress shines with and the best practices to get some general tasks working which would allow you to scale a subscription-based product model that lasts.…

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#35: 5 Ways to Build Landing Pages For Your WordPress Site 10:01

4+ y ago10:01

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#34: The Future of WordPress in 2020 16:12

4+ y ago16:12

16:12

What should we expect from WordPress in 2020? We are discussing the latest updates on Gutenberg, eCommerce, WordPress Apps, the Enterprise space and more.

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#33: Top Security Considerations For WordPress Enterprises 15:45

6y ago15:45

15:45

What are the top security considerations for enterprises considering WordPress for their product or a web application product?

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#32: 7 More Obstacles Enterprises Face With WordPress 16:49

6y ago16:49

16:49

Episode 15 covered 8 major obstacles we've heard from enterprises considering WordPress. Wrapping up the top 15, here's a list of 7 additional challenges we get in sales calls and emails, and during meetings with enterprise-grade clients considering WordPress.

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#31: Top Reasons For Companies to Redesign Their WordPress Websites 9:13

6y ago9:13

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Lots of people perceive redesigns as a sporadic activity or an emotional one -- but there's often a good reason to plan one. Here's my top pick of reasonable explanations and triggers leading to planning a new website redesign.

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#30: How to Plan and Handle Ongoing WordPress Development? 12:47

6y ago12:47

12:47

tips and tricks for working with WordPress development teams on an ongoing basis

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#29: Why Are WordPress Agencies Switching to Agile? 17:00

6y ago17:00

17:00

The benefits of agile development for both clients and vendors, especially in the context of the WordPress ecosystem.

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#28: WordPress 5.0 - What to Expect With Gutenberg 9:32

6y ago9:32

9:32

WordPress 5.0 is just around the corner. The most major addition to the core CMS running 31.6% of the Web is Gutenberg - the new visual builder replacing traditional WYSIWYG interfaces.What is the core goal of Gutenberg and how to leverage it once the update kicks in?

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#27: 9 Different Ways to Build New WordPress Features 18:36

6y ago18:36

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Most people keep adding more and more plugins to their website, until it gets bloated and barely working.It's only one of the common ways to introduce new features. Find out more here.

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#26: How to Protect Yourself From Bad WordPress Advice? 14:59

6y ago14:59

14:59

Have you read up on best practices and top plugins online? Chances are, you've seen tons of marketing collateral or people pitching themselves. Here's how to stop receiving poor advice.

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#25: Backing Up Large WordPress Websites 15:57

6y ago15:57

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Small websites could be exported quickly from a cPanel or with a simple plugin. The more your site grows, the more you get to hit certain limits and edge cases.Here's what you need to know about backups and the core areas of WordPress that need attention.

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#24: How Did WordPress Gain Popularity as a CMS? 19:09

6y ago19:09

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What is the reason WordPress is so popular among both small businesses and enterprises? Here's a history of the CMS starting back in 2003, with some economic and cultural reasons it stood out compared to other industry solutions.

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#23: What Could Completely Crash Your WordPress Website? 17:58

6y ago17:58

17:58

You don't need a malicious group of hackers to bring your server down. There are plenty of seemingly innocent services that could effectively kill your website - on a regular basis - without being designed to do so.Search engine bots, broken page checkers, automated DDoS attacks, sitemap regeneration can be your arch enemy. Learn why in this episod…

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#22: How Do Hosting Migrations Work? 21:20

6y ago21:20

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A step-by-step guide on performing hosting migrations between different vendors. Touching base on the core aspects of a WordPress website, limitations and caveats while moving back and forth, and the checklist you need to go live.

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#21: Can You Build Airbnb, TripAdvisor, Netflix with WordPress? 10:14

6y ago10:14

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WordPress is often aimed for MVPs and established platforms, including cloned builds of familiar products. Let's review these popular web services and see how suitable is WordPress if they started now.

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#20: Why WordPress Isn't Taught at Universities? 10:40

6y ago10:40

10:40

And what sort of background should you look for when hiring a WordPress developer

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#19: Why WordCamps and Meetups Are Important? 13:55

6y ago13:55

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If you use WordPress in any capacity, WordCamps are a great place to be at. You can meet prospective partners or employees, learn the internals of the contribution process, find out what are the reasons behind some core decisions by the leadership team.

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#18: What Takes Web Developers So Long? 14:57

6y ago14:57

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Ever felt like a simple feature took forever? There are tons of cases where this may be appropriate.A growing platform can't tolerate outages or regressions. The scope expands over time, and business needs become harder to implement. This involves experts from different industries and sets a complex iterative process of deployments.Here are some of…

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#17: Does WordPress Support LMS? 16:29

6y ago16:29

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Is WordPress a good fit for LMS?We have built solutions for universities, private academies, schools, and businesses. WordPress can deliver courses for single sites, existing platforms, and even multisite.Here's what you need to know about LMS in WordPress.

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#16: Is WordPress Easy? 13:15

6y ago13:15

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Some say it isn't but many pick it for UX purposes. Regardless, what most people struggle with is the WordPress dashboard.Rest assured, there are ways to style it or even completely restructure it. You can also create a custom dashboard on the front-end. And how about a RESTful single page application? Checked.…

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#15: 8 Obstacles Enterprises Report in WordPress and WP Vendors 15:13

6y ago15:13

15:13

8 obstacles that enterprises tend to report in WordPress while working with development companies and other tech studios. Common objections, fears, and struggles based on previous experience.

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#14: How to Hire An In-House WordPress Team? 13:01

6y ago13:01

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If you have worked with freelancers or agencies, but look forward to building an on-site team, here's what you need to do.Figure out your business requirements first - in the long run. You want to make sure that your team is kept busy at all times, or they will get bored otherwise. Define your technical requirements by consulting with your CTO or a…

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#13: 6 Common Performance Mistakes of WordPress Websites 13:58

6y ago13:58

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What are the most common reasons WordPress websites are slow?The list is long, but we have identified the 6 main bottlenecks preventing your website from running much faster. Here is the short speed optimization checklist that you can apply for your own web platform.

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#12: Should You Pay For a Custom CMS Instead of WordPress? 11:36

6y ago11:36

11:36

WordPress powers 30.5% of the web - leading the charts for the most popular CMS out there. Building proprietary CMS platforms was quite common back in the day - primarily due to the lack of viable alternatives.Here's why custom CMS platforms are far less popular nowadays - due to problems such as vendor lock-in, expensive add-ons, and a long period…

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#11: Visual Builders and WordPress - What About Gutenberg? 14:29

6y ago14:29

14:29

Visual editing in WordPress isn't trivial - the more your platform grows, the more performance issues you'll end up facing. There are different ways to craft and manage content in WordPress - and they don't necessarily involve builders like Visual Composer.Also, we touch on the future of Gutenberg and what will change in WordPress.…

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#10: How Much Does WordPress Maintenance Cost? 14:24

6y ago14:24

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You can see maintenance offers for WordPress platforms that ask for anywhere between $20/mo and $10,000/mo. How come there's such a gap between different offerings?I've covered the pricing process of most companies, what goes into maintenance plans, how to come up with your own ballpark or predict some areas that will eat up more time.…

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#9: Is PHP Reliable For High-Scale Apps? 14:11

6y ago14:11

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WordPress is written in PHP and JavaScript, but is PHP a reliable engine for high-scale websites?Well, it seems to work for Facebook and Wikipedia (built almost exclusively in PHP). Solving complex scaling problems is hard for any technical stack out there - PHP's being no different.Listen in and see what PHP can and cannot do and how to design you…

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#8: WooCommerce with WordPress - the stories of WooCommerce and EDD 14:15

6y ago14:15

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Is WordPress a suitable platform for running an online store?Yes, it's simply great more often than not. And there are specific things you need to understand upfront. Listen to the backstory of EDD and WooCommerce, their business models, how they differ and what could be done with them.

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#7: Can I Build a WordPress SaaS? 14:09

6y ago14:09

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Software as a Service lets you charge your customers on a monthly basis, generating passive revenue through recurring payments. WordPress is a great engine for SaaS - but you need to approach that carefully.Installing a poor set of plugins will add up based on the number of subsites, which gets increasingly challenging over time. Here's what you ne…

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#6: Hosting: VPS, Dedicated, Cloud or Managed WordPress 14:10

6+ y ago14:10

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What sort of hosting options are available?From shared and VPS through dedicated and cloud to managed instances. What is the best option for a scalable and large platform?

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#5: How to Avoid Dangerous Premium WordPress Plugins 14:52

6+ y ago14:52

14:52

The number of active plugins doesn't matter. You can run 100 lightweight plugins and do just fine, or activate one that would mess everything up.Premium plugins are no different - in fact, authors have a really hard time producing outstanding quality at a low cost. Listen in and learn what to look for in a premium WordPress plugin and how to identi…

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#4: The Risks of Using Premium WordPress Themes 11:26

6+ y ago11:26

11:26

Purchasing a $49 theme may seem like a good investment for a large website. But is it worth it? Learn the caveats of using multipurpose WordPress themes and possible caveats you need to consider for a large WP platform.

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#3: Job Titles of WordPress Service Providers 15:42

6+ y ago15:42

15:42

What is WordPress Expert and why isn't it a real title?This episode discusses different job titles in the WordPress industry, what should you describe in your job description, how to separate theme and back-end plugin developers and the caveats with generic WordPress titles.

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#2: WordPress LEGO vs. Professional Custom Builds 14:45

6+ y ago14:45

14:45

The difference between building a custom platform on top of WordPress vs. setting up LEGO with dozens of plugins. Best practices are crucial while scaling. The cost difference is significant, but you don't want to end up relying on a toy for a high-scale platform generating tens of millions in revenue.…