76 | Content Creation and Cloudinary with Colby Fayock

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• 00:22:35 - Updating Outdated Content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