On this week’s pod we’re speaking with Matt Schwartz. He runs an agency called Inspry from Atlanta. Matt thrives as part of big network of contractors and sub-contractors. He deals with WordPress, Joomla, Magento and more. With many diverse work requests moving into and out of his office constantly, we Read more…
I have been managing digital agencies for two decades. But that wasn’t always the case. I grew up in the 1970s on a remote island in the North Atlantic ocean. The climate was harsh, we struggled to pay the bills, and life always seemed a little harder than it had Read more…
On today’s Watchful podcast we’re speaking with Donata Kalnenaite and Hans Skillrud. Hans ran and then sold a web agency in Chicago. We talk about how he built and prepared his agency for a successful exit. Then we talk about what came after the sale: teaming up with Donata to Read more…
On today’s Watchful podcast we’re speaking with SD Williams from Danico Enterprises. SD runs her Joomla agency from Chicago where she also teaches content strategy at DePaul University. SD uses Joomla for most of her client work, and organizes both Joomla Day Chicago and Joomla User Group Chicago North. We Read more…
On Watchful‘s very first Hot Air pod, we speak with Eoin Oliver from Square Balloon. Eoin is deeply involved with the Joomla community in the UK. He gave an excellent presentation at the Joomlashack Conference at the end of 2019, and we’ve been talking a lot since then. Eoin runs Read more…
A love letter to the global Joomla community. This weekend I attended Joomla’s Forum for the Future (FFTF) in Malaga, Spain. FFTF was a 3-day event that followed an unconference-style format where attendees brainstormed and networked on the future of Joomla. The conference was organized by the Joomla project leadership Read more…
Here at Watchful, our aim is monitor all the key changes to your website. So we have good news: Watchful will now notify you every time your site’s URL changes. Watchful’s Early Warning Audit (EWA) runs every three hours and checks your site for suspicious changes to core files and Read more…
The Joomlashack Conference was a three day online event that took place in early November. This was a free conference featuring the best speakers from around the Joomla world. Plus, somehow, Vic Drover, the CEO of Watchful, was invited too 🙂 As one of the bigger companies in Joomla, Watchful Read more…
The Joomla Extensions Directory – simply known as the JED – is the cornerstone of the Joomla project. The JED is the most important site in Joomla for both users and developers. For users, it’s the first place they go when they’re building Joomla sites. A few years ago, I Read more…
Running a WordPress agency means that you spend a lot of time maintaining sites and updating plugins. Watchful can help reduce your WordPress maintenance costs so your agency can be more profitable. Good maintenance mean happy customers We all have people helping us with maintenance. Wherever you live, people will Read more…