How to Recruit Talent That Has the ‘Agency Bug’

The agency world is a different beast when compared to traditional brands hiring in-house or a massive corporation with the so-called agency talent. While startups show some overlap in working hours or job dynamics, the added variety of business clients agencies juggle plus the hard cap on monthly hours introduces unique challenges for the average agency employee. Regardless of whether you manage a creative, marketing, advertising, or technical agency, competing with multinational corporations or funded startups is not an easy feat. Successful organizations often scout for the right hires hungry for various challenges across a large portfolio of clients and… Continue Reading

New: Group Mentorship for WordPress Developers and Agencies

Over the past few years I've been receiving a steady flow of incoming inquiries for mentorship, coaching, consulting and general assistance coming from WordPress freelancers, consultants, developers, agency owners and tech leads in WordPress agencies. [caption id="attachment_12365" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A technical presentation on WordPress Code Architecture at WordCamp Netherlands[/caption] Currently, I work with a small group of people who reach out once or twice a month and ask for strategic decisions, sales strategy, technical advice on building a reliable infrastructure, marketing help, getting involved with the WordPress community and so forth. Some of my peers are actively growing and I'm super… Continue Reading