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Tom Hirst

3 Mar, 8 tweets, 4 min read

@WordPress

ANNOUNCEMENT:

I’m excited to announce the launch of my new headless @WordPress business, @rtsagency!

@rtsagency

@rtsagency is me and my small team of friends with big talent.

We make websites, eCommerce stores & apps for serious business on WordPress.

Search-loved & conversion-focused technical WordPress work is our speciality.

Smart business looking to get ahead of your competition?

Agency with clients on WordPress searching for a partner to make you look good?

We want to work with you!

runtheshow.agency

@rtsagency

You can read more about my vision for @rtsagency here:

tomhirst.com/run-the-show/

@rtsagency

I created the company for @rtsagency last year to separate my web development business from my other endeavours.

I'd planned to reposition a while ago and I'm taking the opportunity to grow something beyond myself.

Headless Wordpress will take you far.

I see the need for headless WordPress becoming greater in the years to come. I’ve never been more bullish on something.

It's time for me to become a business owner. Because I can create more value this way.

We're working with a handful of awesome clients already and we have room for more!

As long as you're awesome too, that is.

My DMs are open.

@rtsagency

A lot of love for the @rtsagency website!

Tech stack:

- @vercel Next.js
- @tailwindcss
- @WordPress (blog coming soon)

Credits:

- Branding by the brilliant @JordanGilroy
- The rest, I designed, built and wrote

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