In this episode of the PublishPress Podcast, we interview Pete Ericson, the founder of Leaky Paywall. He has many years of experience building paywalls for publishers. Pete says that publishers are still nervous about paywalls, but increasingly see how valuable they can be. We talk a lot about the importance of newsletters in building audience…
Matt Hoy is the Chief Revenue Officer of Revcontent which provides native advertising for publishers. In this episode of the PublishPress Podcast, Matt talks about how publishers can drive revenue despite the challenges posed by changes in Google search and the rise of AI. Matt believes the key to success is trust. The advertising landscape…
In this episode of the PublishPress Podcast, we talk with Andrew Wilder from NerdPress. Andrew’s team specializes in WordPress support and maintenance for independent publishers, particularly in the food and travel blogging niches. Because he works with very high-traffic websites, Andrew and his team do things differently. For example, their plugin updates are always done…
Colin Devroe has been a blogger since the 1990’s. He currently runs Hubbub, a social sharing and website growth plugin for WordPress. He is passionate about helping bloggers succeed. And in 2025, that means owning your audience. On this episode of the PublishPress Podcast, Colin shares his vast experience in the blogging industry. He talks…
Tyler Channell runs PaywallProject which is a WordPress stack for news publishers. Tyler recommends that the publishers use a paywall to drive revenue, no matter how small or regional their audience is. When he was in college, Tyler heard a professor say that someone needs to discover a way to make newspapers sustainable. That’s been…
Brian Morrissey is a veteran of the media industry after long stints at DigiDay, Adweek, and Silicon Alley. He is full of interesting opinions about where the industry is going. Brian thinks that smaller is better for publishers. He believes that relationships are often far more valuable than a large number of newsletter and social…
Rae Morey launched “The Repository” in 2019. It’s a weekly newsletter that often breaks real news about what’s happening in the WordPress ecosystem. In this episode of the PublishPress podcast, we talked with Rae about the path she took through tech and journalism. She told us about some the challenges she’s overcome to survive and…
In this episode of the PublishPress podcast, we talk with Chris Hardie, who is a software engineer with a deep interest in journalism. Chris worked for Automattic for five years and recently completed a master’s degree in journalism. In 2022, Chris combined these two passions by acquiring Western Wayne News in Wayne County, Indiana. The…
Andy Dehnart has run the Reality Blurred website for 25 years now. He writes about reality TV and now also about true crime TV shows. In this episode of the PublishPress podcast, Andy talks about his career as an independent reviewer, and how small publishers can still thrive in 2025. This episode features Andy, plus…
Josh Koenig is the Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Pantheon. When scheduling this interview, I thought Josh was launching a tool called “Content Publisher” to connect Google Docs to WordPress. Given Josh’s previous achievements, I should have known better. Josh’s goals with this product are far bigger and more interesting. Content Publisher is the…