{"id":19163,"date":"2016-09-12T13:24:19","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T18:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/?p=19163"},"modified":"2023-10-25T05:29:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T10:29:02","slug":"live-interview-10ups-john-eckman-client-relations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/live-interview-10ups-john-eckman-client-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Replay: 10Up&#8217;s John Eckman on Client Relations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>At WP Engine, we\u2019re passionate about helping our customers learn and grow. In keeping with that ethos, we proudly present \u201c<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/blog\/category\/finely-tuned-expert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Finely Tuned Expert<\/em><\/a><em>,\u201d a series of interviews with some of the brightest talents in tech, marketing, and (naturally) WordPress.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/johneckman-com1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-19167\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/johneckman-com1.jpg\" alt=\"John Eckman\" width=\"182\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/johneckman-com1.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/johneckman-com1-117x144.jpg 117w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/><\/a>On this episode, <a href=\"https:\/\/10up.com\/about\/#employee-john-eckman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10Up CEO John Eckman<\/a> joined us to discuss the importance of treating clients as allies\u2014not taskmasters. He outlined his philosophy that a web designer&#8217;s first obligation is to the client&#8217;s success!<\/p>\n<p>Check out the video below for the full replay of John Eckman&#8217;s appearance on Finely Tuned Expert.<\/p>\n<p>For more on John Eckman, follow <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeckman\">@jeckman<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/10up\">@10up<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/A4vW78FGy5I<\/p>\n<p><em>Want more episodes of Finely Tuned Expert? Heck! We can\u2019t blame you! All of the episodes including our interviews with Bob Dunn, aka BobWP, Tom Chute,\u00a0and Syed Balkhi are available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/f5cZND3zPFM?list=PLUIctPjPADH8j6v7ldikoZMfEVMlN6bYc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WP Engine YouTube channel<\/a> as well as right here on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/blog\/category\/finely-tuned-expert\/\">WP Engine blog<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At WP Engine, we\u2019re passionate about helping our customers learn and grow. In keeping with that ethos, we proudly present \u201cFinely Tuned Expert,\u201d a series of interviews with some of the brightest talents in tech, marketing, and (naturally) WordPress. 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