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In this episode of the WP Elevation podcast Thomas Griffin, the man behind Soliloquy Slider and Optin Monster shares with us how important networking is, whether you are a consultant selling website services or a WordPress product company. The success of his WordPress plugins has largely been due to the fact that some of his earliest customers were well-connected influencers like Jared Atchison, Bill Erickson and Syed Balkhi. It was his network that also got him consulting work in the early days for companies such as Wendy’s and HBO.
Thomas is giving away a Pro version of the Optin Monster plugin valued at $199. Just leave a comment under the video and tell us the number one feature you would like to see included in the next version of Optin Monster.
Some of the highlights of this episode include:
Here are Thomas’s answers to the questions in our Elevation round. Watch the interview to get the full scoop.
You can reach out and thank Thomas on @jthomasgriffin
Thomas suggested I interview Jared Atchison a WordPress developer who’s top of his game with consulting and freelancing strategies and Pippin Williamson from Pippin’s Plugins . Jared and Pippin, keep your eyes on your inbox!
Hint: to enter the competition, leave a comment below and tell us the number one feature you would like to see included in the next version of Optin Monster.
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