Turning Tables, Episode 112

with Carrie Dils and Tom McFarlin on July 28th, 2016

We’re doing things a little differently this week. My friend Tom McFarlin is taking over the mic and hosting the show and the guest is… me! 🙂

In this “turn the tables” episode, Tom will take questions from the live audience and throw in some curve ball questions of his own.

Hosting Office Hours with Carrie Dils

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Carrie is a runner and has a completed a few half marathons.
Exercise is energizing for Carrie during the business day. It is the time she usually listens to a business book.
Carrie loves people from the Office Hours community who actively participate during the show.
The podcast started as Genesis Office Hours. The podcast originally addressed questions that came in through the contact form on the website that were Genesis specific.
The podcast changed and developed as different guests joined the show.
In 2016 the show has been focused on business and is scheduled in seasons.

Content can be published on an individual WordPress site or another forum such as Medium. Just publish!
Officehours.fm has been a successful tool to deliver content, but Carrie’s blog still provides the most comprehensive information.
When you are writing and publishing your content, make sure that you own the data on your site.
Major companies should use services where they own their own data and migrate it if they ever need to.

People who have businesses that have been successful over the years take care of themselves and their business.
The WordPress Community seems very family friendly.
It is important to make sure that your taxes and bookkeeping are in order. Use a professional to keep everything up to date.
Stretch yourself to take on a project where you are not an expert.
Make sure to take a break when you are “not feeling it”.