The SDM Show

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.

Rob Cairns talks about the one thing businesses do to leave money on the table.

Show Highlights:

1. What is left on the table?
2. Why E-mail marketing matters.
3. The only two things you own are your website and your email list.

Rob Cairns sits down with Laura Adamonis and talks about her WordPress journey.

Show Highlights:

1. Laura's WordPress origin story.
2. Laura's take on the WordPress ecosystem.
3. Challenges with WordPress.
4. Thoughts on the community.

Rob Cairns talks to Dan Knauss about WordPress Security and Solid WP.

Show Highlights:

1. General WordPress Security.
2. Why you should not have a built-in Malware Scanner?
3. Why rebarnding to SolidWP?
4. Where SolidWP is going.

Rob Cairns and Jeff Brown talk about social media trends.

Show Highlights:

1. Why Social Media?
2. Issues with X(Twitter).
3. Meta and what is going on.
4. Do we need Tik Tok?

Rob Cairns talks about why clients need to have realistic expectations.

Show Highlights:

1. Why Expectations Matter.
2. Clients need to do cost research.
3. Costs have gone up.

Rob Cairns talks to Ryan about the WordPress Dumpster Fire on Twitter,

Show Highlights:

1. Why .com and ,org need to be separated?
2. Why a CEO can not be a bully.
3. The impact on the community.
4. Accusations of people fabricating plugin downloads.

Rob Cairns talks to friend of the show Bridget Willard about Launch With Words.

Show Highlights:

1. What is Launch With Words?
2. The new Launch With Word Web Dev Pack.
3. Why Launch With Words over AI.
4. Some of the books Bridget is working on.

Rob Cairns talks about why he moved to Fastmail.

Show Highlights:

1. Why Fastmail.
2. Privacy Matters.
3. Features of Fastmail.

Rob Cairns talks to Ryan Waterbury about Copyright.

Show Highlights:

1. What is copyright?
2. How copyright matters.
3. What to think about when using digital assets.
4. How to manage copyright.
5. Who is responsible for purchasing the correct licenses for digital assets?

Rob Cairns and Nicole Osborne talk all things marketing.

Show Highlights:

1. Nicole's Marketing Journey.
2. Pricing in Marketing.
3. Thoughts for agencies,
4. How to stand in the world of Ai.

Rob Cairns talks about lessons learned during his 57 years.

Show Highlights:

1. Lessons Learned.
2. How Rob's life is better,
3. How life has changed.

Rob Cairns sits down with WPCS.IO co-founder Roger Rosweide.

Show Highlights:

1. What is WPCS.IO?
2. Features in WPCS.IO .
3. Roadmap for WPCS.IO .

Rob Cairns talks about networking events.

Show Highlights:

1. Why Networking Events.
2. Meeting People at Networking Events.
3. How to prepare for networking events.

Rob Cairns and Ryan Waterbury talk about Ethics in handing over digital assets.

Show Highlights:

1. Tips for clients to protect themselves.
2. Clients should own their digital assets.
3. The proper way to manage digital assets for clients.

Rob Cairns talks to Arpit Shaw about his product WP Sync Sheets.

Show Highlights:

1. What are Wp Sync Sheets.
2. Product Roadmap,
3. Why you should get this tool.

Rob Cairns shares his thoughts on AI.

Show Highlights:

1. AI is a Tool.
2. AI makes our work life easier.
3. AI does not cost jobs.

Rob Cairns talks to Warren Laine-Naida about his two new books:

Show Highlights:

1. Warren's Book: Digital Skills For Smart Seniors.
2. How seniors can make better use of the Digital World.
3. SEO All You Need to Know - 2nd Edition.
4. Is SEO still relevant in the world of AI?

Rob Cairns talks about why you need to communicate with your care plan clients.

Show Highlights:

1. Why communication is important
2. Not Communicating is a bad thing.
3. What happens when you renew your care plan without communication.

Rob Cairns talks about why you need a WordPress security expert.

Show Highlights:

1. Why do you need a security expert?
2. You can not DIY security anymore.
3. The year of the vulnerability.

Rob Cairns talks about eCommerce and WordPress with Ryan Waterbury,

Show Highlights:

1. Why WordPress for eCommerce.
2. Is Woo the only answer?
3. Other options for eCommerce and WordPress.

Rob Cairns talks about setting boundaries in your agency.

Show Highlights:

1. Why you Need Boundaries.
2. The Dog Ate My Homework.
3. Why You Should Stick To Your Boundaries,

Rob Cairns talks to Courtney Robertson about the open-source community and the open-source summit.

Show Highlights:

1. Why Open-Source?
2. What is the Open-Source summit?
3. Why collaboration matters.

Rob Cairns talks to James Giroux about TotalWP.

Show Highlights:

1. Trends in the WordPress Space.
2. What is TotalWP?
3. Why does culture matter?
4. The WordPress ecosystem.

And so much more.

Rob Cairns talks about Mental Health in this episode.

Show Highlights:

1. Why Mental Health Matters.
2. How to Take Care of Yourself.
3. What to do when having mental health issues.

** Disclaimer Rob Cairns is NOT a doctor. Please consult one if having mental health issues

Rob Cairns talks to Ryan Waterbury about picking your ideal client.

Show Highlights:

1. What makes an ideal client.
2. What to watch for when picking a client.
3. Things clients do to make a great partnership.

Rob Cairns talks about why just being on Twitter is not enough.

Show Highlights:

1. Why being on Twitter is not enough.
2. How to manage your brand on Twitter.
3. Should you look at other social media avenues?

Rob Cairns sits down with Dustin Stout and talks all things AI and Magai.

Show Highlights:

1. Why AI?
2. How AI is making a difference in the world.
3. What is Magai?
4. Features of Magai.
5. Roadmap for Magai.

In this special episode, Rob Cairns wishes WordPress a Happy 20th Birthday and talks about what WordPress means to him.

In this Episode, Rob Cairns talks to Brian Gardner about Modern WordPress.

Show Hights:

1. What is Modern WordPress?
2. Why is Build Mode?
3. Changes coming to WordPress.
4. Why we should embrace FSE.
5. Changes to Frost.

Rob Cairns sits down with Kristen Wright and talks about journaling and the Day One App.

Show Highlights:

1. Why Journal?
2. Types of journaling?
3. Benefits of journaling.
4. What is the Day One App?

Rob Cairns talks about the difference between a Hack and a Spoof.

Show Highlights:

1. What is a Hack?
2. What is a Spoof?
3. What is the difference between the two.

Rob Cairns talks to Dennis Dornon about MainWP.

Show Highlights:

1. What is MainWP.
2. Why you should use MainWP.
3. Features in MainWP.
4. What is coming in MainWP.

Rob Cairns talks about Stunning Digital Marketing's Security Stack.

Show Highlights:

1. Hosting is part of your security stack.
2. What is our agency's security stack?
3. We used a layered security approach.

Rob Cairns sits down with Ryan Waterbury and talks t why you should fire a customer.

Show Highlights:

1. Are there bad customers?
2. When is it time to let go.
3. How to fire a customer nicely.
4. Boundaries and more boundaries.

Rob Cairns sits down with Todd Jones and talks about how AI impacts copywriting.

Show Highlights:

1. The impact of AI on business.
2. How does AI impact copywriting.
3. Does AI impact jobs?
4. What is the future of AI.