Ryan

CEO & Founder of Stylebase, Brandy, Seahawk. WordPress Ninja.

[Seahawk @seahawkmedia]

Thrilled to share that @CloudLinuxOS has invested in Seahawk!
This partnership combines enterprise infrastructure with premium WordPress services. Together, we're shaping the future of Pro Services for hosting!
Full announcement: https://t.co/k9xNPnLHrb

[Syed Balkhi @syedbalkhi]

My Growth Fund founders meetup this week -- so many cool actionable growth ideas being shared 🤯

Not everyone could attend but it's still cool to see the group growing each time.

Want to join - see details 👇

[Syed Balkhi @syedbalkhi]

It was fun hanging out with the founders / leaders of my various companies.

We had a blast sightseeing in Istanbul and sharing ideas at our mini-mastermind.

I am always impressed by all the awesome things we have in the works.

Lots of WordPress and SaaS innovation coming 😁

Want to join us? More details here:

https://t.co/4cRoLZOE00

[Syed Balkhi @syedbalkhi]

Several people DM'd me to ask about the white-label WordPress development company that I mentioned in the MFM pod yesterday.

It's Seahawk Media - https://t.co/50X4ZNObLZ

If you're an agency, publisher, web hosting company, or anyone else who has clients that need services like:

- WordPress website development
- Custom website design
- WordPress website maintenance
- ... and more

You can white-label and resell these services to your clients to boost your business revenue & retention.

P.S. I am an investor in Seahawk, and we're rolling out Pro Services across many of our own brands.

[Syed Balkhi @syedbalkhi]

I enjoyed my conversation @thesamparr and @ShaanVP on MFM Pod.

We talked about:

- Open Source and why it's one of the most powerful ideas of our generation (so many new business ideas there)

- Power of Ecosystems or as our friend Andrew @awilkinson call it "Barnacle on the Whale" strategy

- Rise of Outsourcing businesses (i.e @seahawkmedia that I invested in, @weareshepherd, etc)

- Compounding Goodwill and Kindness

- Several business ideas that you can clone

... and so much more.

Watch the episode here: https://t.co/O4wruU7x8L

Or listen to it on Apple Podcast / Spotify.

[Ryan @rjms96]

Flashback to when the CEO of GoDaddy and their leadership group visited our offices in India. This was in the very early days of Seahawk and definitely inspired us to keep growing the company. Support from top business leaders can make a huge impact on younger founders! 🧡💚

[Ryan @rjms96]

Meeting our new investor and advisor in Palm Beach was one of the best experiences. We spent the week strategizing goals, learning growth tactics, developing thinking frameworks, and so much more. Ready to rock 2024! Good times, @gautamkhorana 🌴

[Ryan @rjms96]

I had fun speaking on this panel. Looking fwd to the next @Adobe MAX! @HiroClark

[Syed Balkhi @syedbalkhi]

Last month, I announced that we invested in Seahawk Media (@seahawkmedia), a white-label WordPress development agency.

This caught a lot of people by surprise because normally we only invest in software businesses.

I got tons of questions on why did we make this decision especially when there are so many WordPress agencies in the market.

First of all, I love our friends at @10up @humanmadeltd @multidots @rtCamp @crowdfavorite @inpsyde etc.

They're doing amazing work in the WordPress industry especially for Enterprise & larger projects, and we have referred countless people to them.

But most of our @wpbeginner readers are small businesses, and they simply don't have a large enough budget.

This was a HUGE value gap.

When we created a blog post like "Best WordPress Development Agency" --- most of our readers couldn't get help from the agencies listed there.

Because while those are all well-known agencies, most simply wouldn't work on smaller projects that our users needed.

So I started talking with solution providers who could cater to our audience.

And then I met Ryan (@rjms96) & Gautam (@gautamkhorana), co-founders of Seahawk Media.

They were offering the exact thing our users needed -- WordPress Services at Revolutionary prices.

- WP Quick Site Launch starting at $499
- Custom Website Design starting at $999
- Hacked Site Repair for $199
- Site Optimization starting at $399
... and more.

The best part was they had figured out a way to do it at scale due to their business model.

Seahawk's focus is to be a reliable technology partner and an extension of existing teams at web hosting companies & agencies.

They offer white-label WordPress services at scale ... and have literally built thousands of WordPress websites.

So while you may not have heard of them, Seahawk is the team that's building custom websites behind the scenes for many well-known WordPress hosting companies and agencies.

Also they have worked on some larger projects too including CleanJuice (@clean_juice), a healthy juice company with 100+ locations and growing.

Because of their proven track record and ability to deliver high quality WordPress services at great prices, I decided to make the investment.

One of our core beliefs at WPBeginner is that "Best" depends on an individual's use-case. This goes against the conventional wisdom and hard to comprehend for some people especially when emotions are involved...

But this is what I have learnt over the years by helping small businesses across the globe. For some, @wp_rocket is the best caching plugin, but for others, @Siteground Optimizer is perfectly fine.

Just like that for Enterprise and large projects, @10up @crowdfavorite @humanmadeltd @rtcamp @multidots are the best WordPress development agencies.

But for small businesses with lower budget, @seahawkmedia is the best WordPress development agency.

For someone looking for a reliable WordPress website maintenance service, @seahawkmedia and @thewpbuffs are the best options.

My goal at @awesomemotive is to continue serving our customers grow their online presence and helping them succeed with WordPress.

I know when we do this, it helps the larger WordPress ecosystem thrive.

I'm committed to contributing and hopefully seeing WordPress past 50% market share on the web ❤️

[Ryan @rjms96]

My company Seahawk has received backing from Awesome Motive and @wpbeginner Growth Fund. I am excited to welcome @syedbalkhi as an advisor.
https://t.co/G8NIizxAgZ

[WPBeginner @wpbeginner]

Super excited to welcome @seahawkmedia to the WPBeginner Growth Fund family.

This is BIG NEWS for our readers both SMB owners as well as WordPress freelancers / agencies.

Our founder @syedbalkhi shared the background story here: https://t.co/gfEy7OGHGy

Exciting times ahead ❤️

[Syed Balkhi @syedbalkhi]

Also this deal is a perfect example of how a small coffee meeting can go such a long way.

I met Ryan and Gautam for coffee at WordCamp US.

Their energy was amazing, and I loved what they were doing.

When attending conferences / business events, take the time away from sessions .... and meet people.

These connections I make during the "Hallway Track" are the most valuable takeaway from just about every event that I attend.

[Syed Balkhi @syedbalkhi]

Got some super exciting news to share 🎉

Seahawk Media (@seahawkmedia), a global WordPress services provider, is joining the @WPBeginner Growth Fund.

Over 1,000+ brands like DreamHost, GoDaddy, and others partner with Seahawk to offer custom WordPress development, website maintenance, and other services for their clients.

I shared the background story here:

https://t.co/xmO1t5A36R

This has been something our readers have been asking for a very long time ...

And I'm glad we're able to finally make it happen.

I have TWO primary goals with this investment:

1. Offer a reliable WordPress Pro services partner to business owners that can handle all your website’s technical needs at affordable prices.

2. Offer our freelancer and WordPress agency audience a great solution to build recurring revenue by adding white-label services for their clients.

Many agency owners & WordPress freelancers are already using Seahawk to offer additional white-label services to their clients and adding extra recurring revenue in their businesses.

Along with agencies, many web hosting companies also use Seahawk’s white-label development services to activate and retain customers through professional website design services, website optimization packages, and more.

I am super excited to be working with @rjms96 & @gautamkhorana on this venture.

2024 is going to be very exciting 🚀

More exciting news to come in a few weeks ;)

#WordPress

[Ryan @rjms96]

Brandy backed by @Adobe Fund ❤️
https://t.co/xITyvcDVjI

[Ryan @rjms96]

I am thrilled to announce that Stylebase and our flagship product, Brandy, have been backed by the Adobe Fund. This support will enable us to continue developing innovative solutions and empowering creatives around the world.
https://t.co/SBUBehqOz9