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#108: How to Start, Grow and Sell a Productized Service Business with WPCurve’s Alex McClafferty

About the Episode:

In today’s episode, we’re talking to Alex McClafferty, a full-time coach for founders of SaaS & productized service companies.

Back in 2013 Alex co-founded WPCurve, the premium WordPress support business that grew to over $1 Million in ARR (annual recurring revenue) before selling the company to GoDaddy in 2016. Originally from Australia, Alex grew up in a small town and made his way to University where he began hustling and trying out different career paths.

This led him to work at a train station, in construction, and even as a financial planner at the time of the last economic meltdown. After losing his job in finance, Alex landed at a call center where he built his chops at direct selling and cold calling before moving up to manage a team there.

It wasn’t until Alex found himself moving to the US, waiting on his visa paperwork to clear up before he could officially start working a normal job, that he got connected to Dan Norris, who’d become his partner in growing WPCurve for the years to come.

In Today’s Episode, We Talk About:

[02:35] Where Alex is originally from.
03:36 What he did at the early stages of his career.
[04:49] What selling insurance was like for him.
[07:39] The first side project he worked on.
[09:01] The original vision of WPCurve.
[12:11] Why he stayed on to build it.
[14:50] How they landed their first clients.
24:02 What a productized service means.
31:10 The best investment he’s made in order to grow his business.

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Hi I'm Ryan Robinson

Blogger, podcaster and recovering side project addict. Head of Content at Close. Join me here, on ryrob.com to learn how to start a blog, make money blogging and grow a profitable side business. Be sure to try my popular free keyword research tool & AI article writer tool, as well. Somehow, I also find time to write for publications like Fast Company, Forbes, Entrepreneur, The Next Web, Business Insider, and more. Let’s chat on Twitter and YouTube about our feelings (and blogging, of course).

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  1. I love the fact that anyone can install WordPress and start blogging their way to side hustle millionaire status. The stuff I know now about blogging I didn’t know 20 years ago. Back then, FortuneCity, Tripod, Excite, and Netscape was the dominant sites. If you would’ve told me about WordPress, I probably would’ve had a stuck on stupid look on my face. I’m glad today that blogging is here to stay because it’s helping everyday people like you & I creative express ourselves, while sharing priceless information and stories with the online community. Thank you for your support Ryan. 🙂

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