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Mickey Mellen

Technical Managing Partner

Mickey joined forces with Ali Green to form GreenMellen back in 2009. Since then, he’s served as the Technical Director for the agency, helping our clients with all manner of technical and business advice.

A frequent speaker and sharer of knowledge, Mickey has also led the Atlanta-based A Brighter Web meetup since 2012. He also blogs daily on his personal website and co-hosts our Brighter Web podcast with Robert Carnes.

With nearly two decades of experience using WordPress, Mickey is an active supporter of the annual WordCamp Atlanta. He’s also a recent graduate of the altMBA program. Mickey lives in Marietta with his wife, Kelly, and their two daughters.

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  • Hometown Midland, MI
  • Random Fact Living with snow is the pits, but I sure miss playing in it
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PHP Updates: Why They Shouldn’t Scare You

While there are a lot of good reasons to periodically rebuild your website (new design, different focus, better user experience, etc), if your site was built correctly and is well-maintained it should last a long time.
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Hide Nothing: Why An Agency’s Marketing Tactics Should Always Be Clear

The lack of transparency is unacceptable and often means they're hiding something—usually because they're not doing much work for the client.
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Action Bias: Why You Don’t Always Need to Do Something in Marketing

We've recently had a few potential clients who couldn't afford our services, so they chose a less expensive option. That's not necessarily a bad move, but it was a waste of money in these cases.
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