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Thomas Griffin

Gastonia, NC

I’m the Co-Founder and President of OptinMonster, the #1 most powerful conversion optimization toolkit in the world. I’m also a partner at Awesome Motive, a global technology company. Combined, our software powers organizational success for more than 15 million websites across the globe.

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WordPress Development

My WordPress plugins have seen over 1 million total downloads, and my WordPress products have over 20,000 happy customers. I've seen it all in terms of WordPress development, and I'm happy to help you no matter how simple or complex you needs may be.

User Experience

I'm fanatical about crafting experiences that users love. From the initial purchase process to customer on-boarding to refunds, I implement strategies and methods that focus on building raving fans of my products. In fact, my products have 20,000+ raving fans and counting.

WordPress Products

I've built 3 very successful WordPress products, all of which are in different verticals. No matter what stage you are in with your product, I've been through it and have built systems and strategies to find success in every stage of the WordPress product lifecycle.

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Thomas Griffin answered

If you are exploring what career best suits you, what is your method to find the skills that others find valuable? A job that is enjoyable most days?

As someone who has hired and fired quite a few people, the #1 skill that I find most attractive is self-motivation. Those are the people that you are not having to constantly look over their shoulder to make sure work is being done. It's not necessary that you always get it right, but that you work at it hard with creativity. That's incredibly valuable.

As for an enjoyable job - if you don't like being indoors all day, don't get a desk job. I know it sounds obvious, but there are countless people that do this on a day in, day out basis. Don't necessarily look for a job that you want. Search for what you like to do that the job will provide. If you like to problem solve, maybe look at the software field where you can build software to creatively solve problems. If you like cultivating relationships with people, look to find a job where that need will be met, even if the job "title" or duties aren't glamorous.

You've explained it well already - align your work with your values, and you can find joy in whatever you do.

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Conversation with Thomas is always a breath of fresh air. He is thorough, to the point, draws answers from his experiences and openly tells what worked for him and what didn't. He is also down to earth and a great human being. I am so thankful for his chat and I also thank Clarify for making this happen.

Ruth Esther Source: Clarity

Knows his stuff. Very insightful. Well worth it! Thanks Thomas.

Grant Bostrom Source: Clarity

Thomas knows his stuff - if you want to know how the best of the best get it done look no further.

Joe Guilmette Source: Clarity

Straight and to the point. I had questions about how to price and position my product and Thomas shared from his experience and gave me exactly what I needed to hear. Very humble, down to earth guy! Highly recommend.

Nathan Porter Source: Clarity

Thomas was very insightful and perceptive during our conversation and gave some truly powerful advice about launching our premium plugin.

Kyle Maurer Source: Clarity

Thomas has always impressed me with his entrepreneurial drive and ambition. He is someone who is wise beyond his years. I've collaborated with Thomas on various projects, and he has always delivered quality work on time. Along with a deep technical understanding, he has the ability to deliver work that is effective in meeting real business goals. I would recommend Thomas without hesitation.

Chris Jordan, CSM Source: LinkedIn

I specifically asked Thomas for the opportunity to provide a recommendation for him because he has been so incredible to work with. From his turnaround time to the value he provides and his high-quality work, Thomas is hard to beat. I've had the pleasure of working with him on several projects and he has exceeded my expectations each time. I will, without a doubt, turn to him again in the future when I need design/development services.

Rob Croll Source: LinkedIn

Thomas was the "go to" guy for a number of issues I was having with a client's site. He fixed what was wrong and offered clear and insightful solutions to other ideas we had. I can see we'll be working together on a number of new projects I have that are coming up.

Randy Stuppard Source: LinkedIn

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