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#959- WP-Tonic This Month in WordPress & Tech Round Table Show

·1 hr 17 min·5 clips

Robert Duvall challenges Kevin Geary's claim that charging under $5,000 for websites devalues the profession.

The room opens messy. Jonathan Denwood brings back the monthly WordPress and tech roundtable, calls out episode 959, and says the panel is covering the best WordPress and tech stories of the month. Then the disguise jokes start. The intro keeps wobbling through mic checks and side comments, which makes the excerpt feel like an actual roundtable rather than a polished briefing. Robert Duvall joins and introduces himself as a WordPress developer of about 20 years who is now building a static site generator and other projects. That gives the table its best early footing. He comes across less like a guru and more like someone still building things and enjoying the stack. The excerpt also spends time on the show's business layer. A mid-show break runs through hosting, high-traffic e-commerce, Slack support, performance help, and LifterLMS for WordPress course, membership, and e-learning builds. It is sponsor copy, and it sounds like sponsor copy, but the target listener is still clear: WordPress professionals, especially freelancers taking on bigger membership or community work. Jonathan then pivots back and pitches WP-Tonic as a back-end support partner for client jobs that may be bigger than a freelancer's usual setup. After that, story three changes. The panel lands on Matt saying he is trying to unblock everybody and wants people back, and the room answers with dry teasing and skepticism. Nobody sounds too awed by it. The closing beat zooms out a bit, with Jonathan reminding listeners that WordPress problems need some perspective beside people living through bombed cities. Then comes the ask: watch or subscribe on YouTube, join the Mastermind Facebook group, or follow the WP-Tonic newsletter.

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A blunt WordPress roundtable that treats platform politics as part of the business conversation.

Episode 959 is a monthly WordPress and tech roundtable aimed at WordPress professionals and power users. Jonathan Denwood and Kurt Von Ahnen host, with Robert Duvall joining the panel, and the discussion stays on the month’s main WordPress and tech stories.

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You want a monthly WordPress and Tech roundtable that keeps its focus on the best WordPress and tech stories of the month.

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