The SDM Show

Rob Cairns talks to Derek Ashauer about life as a web developer. Show Highlights: 1. The WordPress Community. 2. Discussing Product Needs. 3. Balance Between life and work.

Rob Cairns talks to Damon Cook about WordPress. Show Highlights: 1. What changes are coming? 2. What is Damon excited about in WordPress? 3. Things Rob and Damon would like to see in WordPress.

Rob Cairns talks about not ghosting in business. Show Highlights: 1. Why ghosting is bad for business. 2. How it is unprofessional. 3. How ghosting does not build relationships.

Rob Cairns and Todd Jones talk about coaching and copywrighting. Show Highlights: 1. Why coaching? 2. How AI impacts copyrighting. 3. Steps to make your copyrighting better.

Rob Cairns talks to Kelly Keith about running a plugin company, Show Highlights: 1. How to run a plugin company. 2. How to grow your business. 3. How to deal with support issues.

Rob Cairns and Birgit Pauli-Haack talk about WordPress 6.5 and beyond. Show Highlights: 1. Why was WordPress 6.5 delayed? 2. Changes in WordPress 6.5 3. Changes to come in future versions of WordPress.

Rob Cairns talks to Ryan Waterbury about what tools your agency should use.

Show Highlights:

1. What tools should your agency use?
2. Processes matter more than tools.
3. A discussion around Project Management tools.

Rob Cairns talks to Jason Friedman about lead generation. Show Highlights: 1. What is lead generation? 2. How do generate leads? 3. What do potential customers look for?

Rob Cairns talks about life changes creating curveballs. Show Highlights: 1. What Medical Issue caused the problem? 2. Diabetes is a big one. 3. Rob is grateful to people for caring.

Ross Brand and Rob Cairns talk about his book 100 Livestreaming and Digital Media Predictions Volume 4. Show Highlights: 1. Why the book? 2. Where Livestreaming and Digital Media is going. 3. Some top tips for Livestreaming and Digital Media.

In this podcast, Rob Cairns does a roundtable with his Peeps - Tood Jones, Davinder Sing Kanith, Ryan Waterbury, and out-from-retirement Paul Lacey.

Rob Cairns talks about what social media sites you should be on.

Rob Talks to Aaron Edwards about the business of WordPress.

Show Highlights:

1. Aaron's WordPress original story.
2. AI in WordPress and Marketing.
3. SASS products.

Rob Cairns sits down and talks to Kevin Geary. Show Highlights: 1. Kevin's WordPress origin story. 2. How do we take great ideas and go with them. 3. Page Builders vs Blocks.

Rob Cairns talks about if AI causes Job Loss. Show Highlights: 1. Will AI cause job loss? 2. How AI will impact jobs. 3. Embrace AI.

Rob Cairns talks to Sherry Holub about the business of WordPress. Show Highlights: 1. Sherry's WordPress Origin story. 2. The business of WordPress. 3. Sherry's opinion of what works and what does not work.

Rob Cairns talks about his Podcast Origin Story.

Show Highlights:

1. His background on why he likes podcasting.
2. Why did he start podcasting?
3. Things he did when he started podcasting.

Rob Cairns talks about security tips for your business. Show Highlights: 1. Backups. 2. Phishing scams. 3. Online banking.

Rob Cairns and Tim Nash talk about more WordPress security.

Show Highlights:

1. Tim's thoughts on security.
2. How to protect your website.
3. What you should do now.

Rob Cairns sits down with Thomas Raef to talk all about security. Show Highlights: 1. Issues with cookies. 2. Tips to help you secure your website. 3. Test your backups.

Rob Cairns talks to Akshat from Blog Vault. Show Highlights: 1. What is Blogvault. 2. How does Blogvault protect your WordPress website? 3. Features of Blogvault.

Rob Cairns talks about All About Security Week. Show highlights: 1. Guests for security week. 2. Topics for security week.

Rob Cairns talks about investing time and effort in your business marketing. Show Highlights: 1. How to invest time. 2. What you should do for marketing. 3. How to schedule time for your marketing.

Rob Cairns talks to Todd Jones about - About Pages. Show Highlights: 1. Why an about page? 2. What makes a good about page? 3. Things not to put on an about page.

Rob Cairns talks to Laura Elizabeth about client portals" Show Highlights: 1. Why a client portal. 2. Features of a client portal. 3. Laura's client portal product..

Rob Cairns and Ryan Waterbury talk about pivoting their marketing.

Show Highlights:

1. Does Email Marketing matter?
2. PPC in Marketing.
3. What marketing is working for clients?
4. Your website is part of your marketing toolbox.

Rob Cairns talks to Vova Feldman about Entrepreneurship and Freemius.

Show Highlights:

1. What is entrepreneurship?
2. Who makes a good entrepreneur?
3. What qualities should an entrepreneur have?
4. What is Freemius?
5. What plugin issues does Freemius solve?

Rob Cairns talks about his Agency's productivity stack. Show Highlights:

1. Tools he uses. 2. Why he uses the tools? 3. One tool Rob is looking at.

Rob Cairns talks to Simon Harper about E-Mail Marketing and DMARC Changes. Show Highlights: 1. What changes are coming to Email authentication and DMARC. 2. How to avoid your emails from going into Spam. 3. Tips to help your e-mail marketing.

Rob Cairns talks about the difference between Resolutions and Goals. Show Highlights: 1. Why resolutions do not work. 2. Short-term and long-term goals. 3. Goals must be measurable.

Rob Cairns sits down with Andrew Palmer to talk about Bertha.Ai and all things AI.

Show Highlights:

1. Changes to Bertha.AI .
2. Roadmap for Bertha.AI .
3. What is going on in the AI space.
4. Turmoil at Open AI.

Rob Cairns talks to Thomas Raef about hard-core WordPress security. Show Highlights: 1. What to do to harden your WordPress install. 2. Why does server hardening matter? 3. Can you DIY your WordPress security?

Rob Cairns talks about speaking at Podcamp Toronto 2024.

Rob Cairns sits down with Kimberly Cole of Newfold Digital to talk all things Yoast and Ai. Show Highlights: 1. Why has Newfold entered into the AI space with Yoast. 2, What are the benefits of using Yoast and AI. 3. Roadmap of features to come.

Rob Cairns talks to Ryan Waterbury about preparing for the holidays and beyond.

Show Highlights:

1. How to prepare for the holidays.
2. Setting short-term goals.
3. Setting long-term goals.

Rob Cairns talks about why the Silent Treatment is bad in business. Show Highlights: 1. Show Business Owners Respect. 2. Be upfront and honest. 3. Show you care.

Rob Cairns talks to Jorge Casals about Datapocket.

Show Highlights:

1. What is Datapocket?
2. Features of Datapocket.
3. Roadmap for Datapocket.

Rob Cairns talks about a marketing technique should never use anytime or around the holidays.

Show Highlights:

1. What is the tip?
2. Why not do this?
3. Customer long term trust is important.

Rob Cairns sits down to talk to Taco from Yoast.

Show Highlights:

1. Why Yoast?

2. New things coming in Yoast.

3. How Yoast contributes to the WordPress community.

Rob Cairns talks to Ryan Waterbury about what Automattic does right.

Show Highlights:

1. Things Automattic does.
2. Contributions to WordPress.
3. Investments in other ventures.
4. Automattic's other companies.

Rob Cairns talks to Ross Brand about Live Streaming.

Show Highlights:

1. Changes in LiveStreaming.

2. Why Podcasters now do video?

3. Tools to LiveStream.

Todd Jones takes over the SDM Podcast and interviews Rob Cairns.

Show Highlights:

1. Rob's technical background.
2. Rob's business background.
3. How Rob started his agency.
4. How Rob promotes his business.

In this episode, Rob Cairns talks to Bud Kraus about making content for others.

Show Highlights:

1. Why make content?
2. How to make content for others.
3. The impact of AI on content.
4. Bud's special announcement.

Rob Cairns talks about one thing you should not do when signing up for a SAAS service.

Show Highlights:

1. What not to do when signing up.
2. The best way to sign up for SAAS Services.
3. What happens when you move away from Google or Facebook sign-ins?

Rob Cairns sits down with Jeff Chandler and talks about the history of WordPress.

ShowHighlights:

1. How the Wp Tavern was formed.
2. The biggest story Jeff ever covered.
3. The WordPress community.
4. Covering the WordPress News.

Rob Cairns talks about tips for protecting your online banking. Show Highlights: 1. Use 2FA. 2. Use the mobile app and why. 3. Use strong passwords

Rob Cairns and Mark Westguard from WS Forms talk about the history of technology.

1. What is a BBS?
2. The history of video games.
3. Types of Modems.
4. General Tech talk.

Rob Cairns talks about why you need to drive traffic to your website and mailing list.

Show Highlights:

1. What assets do you own?
2. Social Media keeps changing the rules.
3. Your Website and Mailing List really matter.

Rob Cairns talks to Marcus Burnette about this community project WP World.

Show Highlights:

1. What is WP World?
2. Features of WP World.
3. Features coming in the future.

Rob Cairns talks to Jason Rouet about being a WordCamp organizer.

Show Highlights:

1. Why community matters.
2. The Work involved in being a Wordcamp organizer.
3. The challenges involved in being a Wordcamp organizer.