MuffinGroup, a small close-knit workforce of designers and builders from Poland, and creators of the now well-known BeTheme, have only recently reached $1,000,000 in gross sales! Congratulations!
I just lately requested them just a few inquiries to see if we may uncover the key to their success…
Comfortable Energy Elite Day MuffinGroup!
How does it really feel and the place did that identify come from?
That is simply superior! We by no means thought it might ever be attainable to hit such an enormous milestone. However once we did it, it was such an incredible feeling, actually onerous to explain 
And now we're very glad to be the a part of Presswp Power Elitecreator’s group.
To be trustworthy, our identify is completely made up. For fairly a very long time, we the place in search of a reputation that may sound good and likewise attention-grabbing sufficient to construct a visible id round. And eventually we determined that Muffin Group could be an excellent alternative. At first, our id was completely completely different (a label with a number of brown) however after a while, we got here to conclusion that that label was far too onerous to learn, so we created one thing easier and purer. That’s how the present “muffin cake” brand was established.
Let’s have some enjoyable!
Who's within the workforce and the way did you all get collectively?
We're a small workforce of 4 – a graphic designer, a coder, a programmer and a assist man. Earlier than we created the MuffinGroup workforce, we had all been working full time jobs at an interactive company in our metropolis. And that is the place all of us met. We've been working collectively for a fairly very long time and we get alongside very nicely in each side of our work. After a protracted interval of working for purchasers, our present jobs now not happy us and we began trying elsewhere. A bit down the highway, we ultimately discovered Themeforest.
After seeing a number of the different themes on the Market, we determined to construct and submit a WordPress theme known as Doover. In fact it took time, it was additionally initially rejected, however lastly, late one evening, it was ultimately authorised. It was actually thrilling once we received up the subsequent morning, and we couldn't imagine how many individuals the place really excited by it, and what number of questions we had about it!
So we began engaged on our themes within the evenings after work. Each night we had a Skype name to debate any solutions and proposals. Ater just a few months we determined to go away our full-time jobs and begin our personal firm, as a result of it was actually onerous to work on each as we had no private time in any respect. And that is the summarized story of how our workforce was born.
Inform us a bit about your design area and the place you reside!
We stay and work in a small metropolis in Poland. For the time being we hire a small workplace the place we have now four desks, nevertheless it’s positively time to maneuver into our personal workplace – perhaps one thing with extra space, a small kitchen and probably a pleasant view. We're planning on doing it after the New 12 months.
What made you tackle design and improvement?
We’ve been working on this enterprise for a very long time and we fell into it like a fish to water. We actually can’t think about doing the rest or higher. We actually love what we do. Moreover, as a result of we have now steady contact with our prospects, that provides us the motivation to maintain on working onerous.
Who impressed you initially?
Earlier than we began out with our first undertaking, we had been taking a look at guys likeOrman Clark and internq7 (now AndonDesign). They the place our inspiration at the moment and their merchandise have been really excellent with wonderful choices and prospects. Nonetheless, since then, there are actually many nice authors that do an incredible job and likewise nonetheless handle to shock us.
Tech Speak
What's your most helpful features.php/CSS/JS/PHP snippet?
We don’t actually have any favourites and it’s onerous to let you know that are the most effective, however we positively use “Clearfix” fairly often in our CSS. The PHP library TGM Plugin Activator is very helpful, as a result of it permits us to incorporate plugins a lot simpler into our themes. Additionally the jQuery plugin Debounced Resize()deserves recognition because it’s helpful for responsive design testing. Most likely these instruments are a very powerful to us as we use them essentially the most usually.
Prime tip for productiveness as entrepreneurs (working for your self)
You've got most likely heard these many occasions earlier than, however listed below are our ideas: work actually onerous, do what you're keen on, hearken to buyer suggestions, and lot’s of espresso! However a very powerful tip is to construct a very good workforce and a have a very good work ethic, as a result of work will really feel easy and every little thing will ultimately work out because it ought to.
One Browser extension you couldn’t stay with out?
This query is very easy. Positively Firebug for Firefox. This instrument needs to be utilized by each developer, and that’s why we'd name it a “should have”. Previously we tried to make use of different instruments, however Firebug is certainly our primary. In fact, Firefox will not be as quick nor as user-friendly as Chrome, however the Firebug extension is certainly prime notch for builders. With out this instrument it might be very onerous to assist prospects with their modifications. It permits us to rapidly make modifications to the CSS, and likewise verify Javascript errors from third social gathering plugins.
Any sizzling ideas for authors beginning out?
We solely have three vital guidelines: don't copy anybody, preserve excessive requirements, and to at all times comply with our personal path. These are the three most vital factors we have now adopted and revered from the very starting.
What's the subsequent huge factor for MuffinGroup?
As we wrote above, our subsequent huge factor is shifting into our personal workplace. Work more durable – particularly on growing our newest merchandise – BeTheme. And eventually, to repeatedly hearken to buyer’s solutions.
Sit back Time
What do you do to do to unwind?
We spend essentially the most of our time collectively within the workplace, however after work we do love to do many alternative issues. We like working, going to the health club, snowboarding and flying kites, however we particularly love vehicles and assembly up with our pals on the weekends. In fact we don’t have that a lot free time, however we do attempt to spend it as effectively as attainable.
Favorite social media channel to surf and why?
We don't use social media channels that a lot, however principally we use Fb as a result of our prospects like to learn about any main updates and new merchandise we realease. So prior to now we determined create an account for Muffin Group and that’s how the profile on FB was born.
Finest TV present to loosen up
We don't watch many TV reveals, however as a result of we love vehicles, we do love to observe TopGear, Fuel Monkey and Wheeler Sellers.
Favorite film
Oh, wow, this query was actually onerous as a result of we do not need to a lot time for films. However after some dialogue, listed below are the flicks we have now chosen: The Godfather, Shutter Island and The Inexperienced Mile.
Favorite band/artist/DJ
After we tried to pick our favorite band or artist, we ended up amassing a listing of 100! All of us hearken to completely several types of music, however listed below are a few of our favorites: The Offspring, Metalica, Budka Suflera and Maciej Malenczuk. Within the workplace we principally are likely to hearken to Polish music, however we additionally like many others too.
Congratulations MuffinGroup on this wonderful milestone!
