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  • How I’m Approaching Siren’s Support
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    How I’m Approaching Siren’s Support

    This post explores how I’m tackling the support system around Siren, and how I think it’s going to stand out as top-tier support.

    May 24, 2024
    ai, Project Siren, WordPress
  • Using Affiliate Sales to Grow a WordPress Agency
    Interviews

    Using Affiliate Sales to Grow a WordPress Agency

    I sat in with Matt Medeiros’ WP Minute+ Podcast, where we talked about Siren, and how you can use it to create an affiliate program for more-complex, and expensive service-based companies.

    May 20, 2024
    Affiliate Program, Project Siren, WordPress
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    I Built A Knowledge Base Using The Block Editor, And Whoa.

    Reflecting on my experience building my first completely custom full site editing theme, from start to finish.

    May 10, 2024
    full site editing, Gutenberg, Project Siren, WordPress
  • How Multiple Programs Makes Siren Easier To Maintain
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    How Multiple Programs Makes Siren Easier To Maintain

    Other affiliate plugins for WordPress are notoriously bad at maintaining affiliate programs, particularly when the program has several special conditions. This post dives into how Siren avoids these pitfalls.

    May 2, 2024
    Project Siren, WordPress
  • Coding Practices, PHP Nomad, and ChatGPT with Alex Standiford
    Interviews

    Coding Practices, PHP Nomad, and ChatGPT with Alex Standiford

    This was a really fun conversation! I don’t get to nerd out this unapologetically too often on podcasts haha

    May 2, 2024
    ai, chatgpt, php, Project PHPNomad, Project Siren, WordPress
  • Your WordPress Affiliate Plugin Is Making Your Life So Much Harder.
    Blog Posts

    Your WordPress Affiliate Plugin Is Making Your Life So Much Harder.

    Your WordPress Affiliate Plugin is making your life so much harder. They look at affiliate programs backwards, and as a result, you create a single, gigantic, complex program. This is really limiting! Let’s dig into the pitfalls of that. The simplest version of these programs need to capture different commission types, and rules. – Special […]

    May 1, 2024
    Project Siren, WordPress
  • How Siren Promotes Collaboration Among Your Affiliates
    Essays

    How Siren Promotes Collaboration Among Your Affiliates

    Siren allows you to create more than one reward program on your site. This creates unique opportunities for your affiliates to work together. This post explores some ways different programs can combine together so that everyone wins.

    April 12, 2024
    Affiliate Program, Project Siren, WordPress
  • Do The Woo: Re-imagining Affiliate Programs for Your Woo Biz with Alex Standiford
    Interviews

    Do The Woo: Re-imagining Affiliate Programs for Your Woo Biz with Alex Standiford

    In this episode, I emphasize the importance of developing strong, personalized relationships with affiliates, moving away from the traditional affiliate link model and exploring more collaborative and multifaceted approaches. The conversation also leads into the potential drawbacks of traditional affiliate programs, highlighting the need for a more nuanced and individualized approach to maximize success for both the affiliate and the business.

    April 12, 2024
    Project Siren, WooCommerce, WordPress
  • Siren’s Tracking System Is Bananas
    Blog Posts

    Siren’s Tracking System Is Bananas

    Old Affiliate plugins use “visits” for tracking. I realized that we can do so, so much better. By calling them “Opportunities”, Siren makes it possible to track anything, from visitors, to bug reports, and anything in-between.

    April 4, 2024
    Project Siren
  • Maximize Course and Coaching Revenue Through Partnerships with Siren Affiliates
    Interviews, Micro

    Maximize Course and Coaching Revenue Through Partnerships with Siren Affiliates

    Chris Badgett invited me on the Lifter LMS podcast to talk a little about how Siren is changing how WordPress sites can look at not only affiliate programs, but partnerships in-general.

    March 27, 2024
    Affiliate Program, Lifter LMS, Project Siren, WordPress
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