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Plugged Into Programming - From WordPress Plugins To Micro SaaS
by Jamie Robe
We are exploring what it means to be a creative solo-programmer / solo-founder, and how to harness the power of WordPress by developing our own custom plugins. Plugins can be stand-alone products, all the way to the core of a micro SaaS, WaaS, or even XaaS bootstrapped business. Along the way we will learn how to code in PHP, JavaScript, and leverage the cool functions and hooks and libraries that come with the WordPress framework. The potential for creating new experiences and value for users is limited only by our creativity. Hosted by Jamie Robe, solo-founder of PluggedIntoProgramming.com
Episodes
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Kicking off new project...web app to phone app
We will start a project with multiple dev phases. First, develop a low code web app using WordPress and Crocoblock jet plugins. Second, use that as the backend for apps built in Flutter and Dart.
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How hard can sending an email be from my web app or website?
When to consider reliability of your emails and how to use a third-party email service like Elasticmail. We will talk thru plug-ins and domain keys to keep you emails from hitting spam folders.
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Server hosting clarity...and a coaching moment on building your mindset
As I work on developing my web app called PetStayCay, using WordPress and Crocoblock as the framwork, I realized I needed to make some changes to my hosting choices. I also do some self coaching which I think will help you on your creative project. How do we cultivate clarity, consistency, and...
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Failure is part of the path to success
Our minds have been damaged by the educational model where failure is punished and look at negatively. Getting to success in a project, a job, a business, and life in general, is thru a path strewn with pivots, false starts, pauses, and yes failures. Learning is the most important thing you can…
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3 Pillars for success when starting a web app, microSaaS, or website business project
I am using my PetStayCay web app project to share my approach to business asset development. In this case, I am creating a sustainable online business. My approach starts with 3 pillars: 1. Audience building - even before the first line or code is written or WP plugin is installed 2. Monetization...
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Fresh start 2024 - Let's build a money making mobile friendly web app
Start 2024 learning with me as I build and launch a microSaaS using my favorite platform...WordPress. This episodes gives you some basic background on my PetStayCay project. Happy New Year
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The sexy topic all developers love to talk about...documentation!
If you are programming your entire micro-saas, are building it all with plugins and no-code, or a combination = low-code, then documentation is essential. I talk about a log-based type vs system-based type, and how I use both in a typical Wordpress micro- saas. And I am finding documentation...
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Day 8 - Emotional Milestones are important when developing
I hope everyone listening can visit my redesigned website https://pluggedintoprogramming.com I am celebrating the rebuild of it using jetengine, jetformbuilder, and other crocoblock plugins. All no code! I also reached episode 30 and gave 1000 all times listens. Thank you all very much!
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Day 7 - Are no-code projects harder to start and stop than code?
Just some general observations about confusion and project documentation issues when developing a low code micro-SaaS. On Day 7 of my series using crocoblock plugins to see how far I can get with no code development.
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Day 6 - Taking the micro-SaaS bull by the PayPal horns!
I was just listening to another podcast yesterday that had Seth Godin on as a guest. He has a new book out called "The song of significance". Anyway, Seth gave some advice to help people focus on creative projects. I am qupting him from what I jotted down while at a stop light yesterday: "What is...
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Day 5 - Thinking about options if using CPT or CCT to store and display my microSaaS data
My ongoing series evaling Crocoblock as a development tool for micro-SaaS in Wordpress. Today I talk about the exciting possibilities of Custom Post Types (CPT) and Custom Content Types (CCT). Crocoblock plugins support both and it is cool. I also mention some low code thoughts using the actions…
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Burnout and how to move past it
Burnout is common in all jobs and professions but I believe it is especially prevalent in IT and other tech-savvy professions. I will talk about burnout and its opposites, namely time freedom, creativity freedom, and decision freedom.
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Day 4 - Some fun successes with JetProductGallery and a CPT
I have been able to have some fun today, and I believe a light bulb went off in my head about the templating features. I will try to summarize what I have found. As I talk about today's findings, I started off wanting to make an artist portfolio system. So first I used jetengine to create a new…
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Day 3 - Thoughts on Elementor vs Gutenberg and CPT vs CCT
Crocoblock has not disappointed me yet. Ticket support is excellent, with helpful tips and links being sent back. Especially now that I am staying on 1 topic per ticket. Got a little confused again with a template that was needed as I began testing the Profile Builder. That is a system they made...
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Day 2 - First experiences with getting support from Crocoblock
This is Day 2 of this series exploring how far I can push crocoblock's ecosystem of plugins to build a micro-SaaS app. I really like the ease of working on Custom Post Types or CPTs using Jetengine. Jetengine seems to be the original crocoblock plugin and it handles a lot of things, and its...
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Day 1 - First successes building CPTs using Crocoblock's Jetengine plugin
Day 0 was basically purchase and install, while in this Day 1 episode I talk about setting up an smtp service for the dev site, as well as starting to actually build out part of the specialized content structure of the dev site. This app was previously developed using PODS and custom PHP code, so…
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Day 0 - Purchase and setup
I am doing a 30 day series on my real life evaluation of the crocoblock framework. It is a series of plugins designed for no code development of wordpress sites. I am trying it out as a RAD for one of my own micro-SaaS projects. I called this Day 0, since it was my wedding anniversary and I only...
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Celebrating endings and new beginnings
We can get so invested in projects that we lose sight of the really important part of creative development, our own personal development. This rebooting process is something to celebrate.
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Facing the Stormy Seas of the Unknown
As a solopreneur or one person creative team, facing the chaos of the unknown can seem overwhelming. But you can do it! In these times of pandemics, economic disruptions, and changing markets, you can use your mind to level up to navigate across anything. We will explore some self-leadership to...
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Wrap your mind around Beta Testing
One of the most important things you can do in the development of your software app, website, or micro SaaS is to get user feedback. Beta testing is one of the methods to not only find bugs, but also to improve functional design and workflow.
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Making a decision on your development framework...to use WordPress or not?
I was reading Reddit this morning and found a great quote in a discussion about IT professionals starting online startups. It goes: There is no right or wrong decision. You make a decision and then you make it right.
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Overcoming Complexity
Is the complexity of your project hurting you and your users? We all tend toward making our creations more and more complex, but we should all be asking if the complexity adds value to the user or not. The complexity of our creative processes can also add up until it paralyzes us. I was inspired…
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Focus on Impact
As creatives, and that could mean engineer, programmer, writer, artist, teacher, solopreneur - we can get bogged down and discouraged by focusing on the money side. Take a few minutes to think instead about your impact. What does your idea, project or product do that makes an impact on others and...
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You are in control so do not stop!
We are programmed to take the safe way. The safe path. But if you let that stop you from moving forward on your project, you are not only depriving yourself but also your future customers, users, and audience. We are going to do a quick coaching on restarting.
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Stop thinking about your Micro SaaS and just start doing it
We all fall into the planning and thinking trap. It can actually be addictive to keep sketching out business plans, flowcharts, user interfaces, content outlines and on and on. But if we never get those great ideas off the drawing board and into practice, it is not good. The way to move forward…
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A paper and pencil hack that might help you create some creativity and thinking space
We talk about eink and enote technology, which allow you to write on a paper-like screen. But those can cost $600. I free scan app and some ingenuity can create a cool way to hack your old paper and pencil into a cloud based organized tool.
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Finding your micro SaaS customers using time, money, or audience.
We talk about three strategies that can be used by a solo founder to get people to come to your website landing page. Many people think of paid advertising when it comes to marketing, but a bootstrapper can leverage time instead of money. Time means time spent developing good content and time...
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How customers perceive the value in your micro SaaS products
In todays episode we look at one method of analyzing value. Value is used by customers as they make a judgement on purchasing a product, be it a pack of gum or a monthly subscription to a micro SaaS.
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Pivoting like a ballerina or a bull in a china factory?
You might get to a point in your project where you ask yourself this: How and when should I change course on my micro SaaS project? Are you pivoting like a ballerina or a bull in a china factory? Yes,change to a complex online business or software product can be scary. But you can make a rational...
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The biggest advantage of building a microSaaS using WordPress
There are many factors to consider when choosing the framework or platform you are going to use to build your microSaaS product. Solo-founders-programmers who are considering to use WordPress often ask the question: What is the biggest advantage of building a microSaaS using WP? Answer: You will...
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An update on the learning design and community structure of the wpPluginCollege.com
In this episode, Professor Jamie talks about the project that he has been developing for the past several years, and has evolved into the wpPluginCollege.com. This is a learning platform/community for solo-founder-programmers who want to make new streams of income from plugin products or SaaS...
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A data driven web app created using WordPress
As part of our series from https://wpPluginCollege.com on 7 different products that can be created using the WordPress plugin programming framework, we are looking at a type of web app. Data-driven, web applications are software that helps businesses, corporations, non-profits, and government...
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The pro and cons of building a microSaaS product
MicroSaaS is a type of Software-as-a-Service product, and today's show looks at the pros and cons of creating one as your business model. This is part of a series looking at 7 different types of products that can be built using the WordPress Plugin Programming Framework. This is what we focus on…
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Creating and Selling a WordPress Plugin as a Software Product
At wpPluginCollege.com we are exploring 7 different ways for solo-programmers to develop income producing products and businesses using WordPress as the development framework. This is the first in a series covering a detailed SWOT analysis of each idea. Selling or licensing plugins is what I call...
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What is the DOM? From code to eyeballs :)
In this episode we are exploring an important part of web programming that is hidden in plain sight to most of us - it is called the DOM. This stands for the Document Object Model, and it is created to represent the html document in the web browser every time code is sent from a web server. The…
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When Working Backward Can Actually Move Your Software Product or Business Forward
It is very easy for a solo-programmer and solo-founder to get overwhelmed or side-tracked when developing a software product/business, such as a WordPress plugin or a micro-Saas (Software as a Service). In this episode we will looking at a planning technique called backward planning or reverse...
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Concepts, Creativity, Code, and Coaching - Laying the groundwork for learning to create programming products.
I have seen a lot of changes in technology and computer languages. I found 4 elements that have helped me in my journey and evolution as a solo-programmer and solo-founder, now concentrating on micro-SaaS and other products using the WordPress framework. In this episode, I want to lay the...
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We are exploring what it means to be a creative solo-programmer / solo-founder, and how to harness the power of WordPress by developing our own custom plugins. Plugins can be stand-alone products, all the way to the core of a micro SaaS, WaaS, or even XaaS bootstrapped business. Along the way we will learn how to code in PHP, JavaScript, and leverage the cool functions and hooks and libraries that come with the WordPress framework. The potential for creating new experiences and value for users is limited only by our creativity. Hosted by Jamie Robe, solo-founder of PluggedIntoProgramming.com
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