76 | Content Creation and Cloudinary with Colby Fayock

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Colby Fayock joins the show to talk about his developer background, experience as a Content Creator, and his role as a Developer Advocate at Cloudinary.

Colby Fayock joins the show to talk about his developer background, experience as a Content Creator, and his role as a Developer Advocate at Cloudinary.

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Show Notes

  • 00:00:00 - Intro
  • 00:00:58 - Colby's Intro and Background
  • 00:03:01 - Colby Background and Content Creation
  • 00:06:16 - Wordpress Development and Why It's Still Relevant
  • 00:09:23 - Favorite Wordpress Hosts
  • 00:11:50 - Security Concerns with Wordpress as a Headless CMS
  • 00:12:57 - Headless eCommerce
  • 00:16:26 - Thought Leadership and Being an "Influencer"
  • 00:18:05 - Creating Accessible Content
  • 00:21:48 - How We Plan Content
  • 00:22:35 - Updating Outdated Content
  • 00:25:45 - Colby's Role as Developer Advocate at Cloudinary
  • 00:28:17 - Cloudinary Features
  • 00:32:24 - Cloudinary and Wordpress Integration
  • 00:39:50 - Colby's Astro Brand Explained
  • 00:40:57 - Community Shoutouts
  • 00:41:42 - Colby Rant on Moving Past Your Initial Barrier to Entry

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