{"id":46345,"date":"2022-03-16T15:00:08","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T15:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devrims.com\/?p=46345"},"modified":"2024-06-03T16:07:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T16:07:00","slug":"wp-interview-ivica-delic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devrims.com\/blog\/wp-interview-ivica-delic\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview With WordPress Community Rockstar, Ivica Delic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ivica Delic is the co-founder of\u00a0FreelancersTools.com<\/a>,<\/u>a portal for helping startups, freelancers and businesses to choose the right software for their business. Also, he is the administrator\/moderator administrator\/moderator of more than 25 Facebook groups mainly dedicated to WordPress topics. Ivica Delic has been working as a WordPress professional since 2011.<\/p>\n

Ivica Delic has a Master’s degree in Economics and has managed teams in the banking industry for more than 20 years. He then co-founded Studio-Zona, a digital marketing company focused on building websites and solving WordPress and digital marketing problems.<\/p>\n

His name was listed in a Toque magazine article as one of the\u00a0top 100 WordPress influencers<\/a>.\u00a0ThemeFuse\u00a0also mentioned his name in the “WordPress Influencers You Should Follow” list in an article.<\/p>\n

We will interview Ivica Delic to learn more about his journey.<\/p>\n

Devrims: There are so many content management systems available. Why have you chosen WordPress in your career?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ivica Delic:<\/strong> We tried Joomla before starting WordPress, but nothing even comes close to WordPress. The fact that even non-programmers can create beautiful websites full of additional features all by themselves is unmistakable.<\/p>\n

I also like the WordPress plugin concept, which allows you to extend so much out-of-the-box to create a complete CMS website.<\/p>\n

I also admire the WordPress community that helps WordPress users so selflessly. This open-source spirit is fantastic and inspiring for all of us who work with WordPress!<\/p>\n

Devrims: When somebody starts their career in any field, there is always a timeline back in mind. So, how did you plan all that?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ivica Delic: <\/strong>Some people say to go ahead\/start without thinking\/planning much, even if they are working in a different field.<\/p>\n

I prefer and advise you to improve your skills and knowledge over time (alongside your full-time job), build your online reputation and create a network of contacts… Before you decide to “jump” into your new career. It’s not an “easy path,” but it’s much safer \/ less risky than “jumping in at the deep end.”<\/p>\n

We will know when it is “time to move on,” depending on our accumulated knowledge, experience, and skills. Everything else will fall into place.<\/p>\n

Devrims: Would you like to suggest anything or give some tips to the people who are new to WordPress or thinking of starting their career in this field?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ivica Delic:<\/strong> 1. Pick a WordPress area that you want to work in, that you have a passion for, and that you enjoy – otherwise, you might give up pretty quickly.<\/p>\n

2. Build a good and reliable WordPress team because you can not do everything on your own – at least not everything with the highest quality.<\/p>\n

3. You need to start a WordPress business at some point, no matter how much you think the timing is not perfect enough.<\/p>\n

Devrims: Do you recommend focusing on skills other than WordPress? If yes, what are they?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ivica Delic: <\/strong>I would strongly advise you to acquire some management and project management skills, as well as various IT skills that have nothing to do with WordPress because they help a lot in managing people and projects, which we all need (at least to manage ourselves efficiently, if no one else ?).<\/p>\n

Devrims: What difficulties or challenges did you face in running your Digital marketing company Studio Zona, and how did you manage those situations?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ivica Delic: <\/strong>I would say that the biggest challenge was making a “peace” between work and personal life.<\/p>\n

However, I solved this challenge by planning and organizing business activities in great detail and assigning many more tasks to my team, of course with appropriate training from my side.<\/p>\n

Devrims: Everyone has some inspiration in the field. Can you tell us whom you follow?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ivica Delic: <\/strong>The most admired is Brian Dean<\/a>, aka Backlinko. A great guy, a great professional with simple but effective instructions. I admire his work. Another is Pat Flynn<\/a>, also a great guy.<\/p>\n

Devrims: You are an administrator in many Facebook groups and manage other communities. So, how do you manage to do all that stuff, or what challenges do you face?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ivica Delic: <\/strong>I would not be able to do all this without great co-admins and moderators in all these groups because otherwise, it would be impossible to manage them all. Also, many of us are in different time zones, which is a great help in monitoring and moderating groups if something happens.<\/p>\n

Devrims: I read one of your <\/strong>interviews<\/strong><\/a> where you suggested Yoast SEO and SEOPress for SEO plugins. What are your thoughts about the RankMathSEO plugin?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ivica Delic: <\/strong>I mentioned these 2 SEO plugins because, in the past, I only used them, but recently I also tried RankMathSEO because a client insisted on it. I must admit that it is straightforward to use, and I liked it – a very straightforward SEO plugin.<\/p>\n

Related<\/strong> : 4\u00a0Best Cache Plugins For WordPress Website<\/a><\/p>\n

Devrims: Other than work, what do you do in your personal life? What are your hobbies and interests?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ivica Delic: <\/strong>It is tough to make “peace” between work and private life, as I wrote before. However, I like to spend time with my family and friends in my free time.<\/p>\n

I like to “reward” myself with a drink\/dinner with our friends watch movies with my wife and son. I also like to go “hunting” for myself and my team and buy some helpful software tools when they are offered in LifeTime Deals (LTD = one-time software payment for life).<\/p>\n

Lately, however, I have been enjoying long-running. I started running to lose some weight (I have lost almost 30 kg so far), but then I enjoyed it so much that I recently ran my first half marathon (under 2 hours). Now I am preparing for the next two, and after that, I’ll run the full marathon.<\/p>\n

I also like HIIT training, swimming, hiking in nature\/mountaineering, traveling around my country\/Croatia, reading, etc.<\/p>\n

“You will never be delighted with your work until you are satisfied with your life.<\/p>\n

Devrims:\u00a0 What do you think if you’re not a WordPress Influencer? What would you be?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ivica Delic: <\/strong>I enjoy it as a teacher\/trainer\/educator because I love teaching, helping, and educating people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ivica Delic is the co-founder of\u00a0FreelancersTools.com,a portal for helping startups, freelancers and businesses to choose the right software for their business. Also, he is the administrator\/moderator administrator\/moderator of more than 25 Facebook groups mainly dedicated to WordPress topics. Ivica Delic has been working as a WordPress professional since 2011. 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