I’m a skeptical person. My initial reaction when I see something happening is to think that I know better, especially when it’s something I know well (like marketing or sales or increasingly being a founder). I recently read the book Persuadable by Al Pittampalli which is, as you may guess, all about being open to […]
I just returned from CaboPress, my mentor/coach Chris Lema’s annual event in Cabo for business professionals, many of whom are in the WordPress space. Image via Chris Lema This was my third year at CaboPress, and maybe the most impactful of all three. I’ve written my other CaboPress reviews for 2017 and 2018 here and […]
Last week I was on vacation. To be honest, it was my first real vacation in over a year. Sure, my wife and I have traveled quite a bit and we technically had a vacation last year in New Zealand, but I was in the middle of a crisis in my business and I came […]
If you hang out in entrepreneurship circles enough, or maybe more pointedly in “wantrepreneur” circles where people talk about wanting to start a business, you’ll see a few statements recurring: “I just want to have a six figure business” “I want to be a millionaire” “I’m aiming for a seven figure business” There are these […]
There are two competing camps on the internet: that companies charging money for things is bad; that the internet is still an amazing place to build a profitable company. I get hate for talking about how marketers can make more money (in completely legal and upstanding ways, no less) on the internet by doing what […]
Working for yourself is an incredible thing. You have freedom, you have flexibility, you can work from your favorite coffee shop or your pajamas or another country completely. Over the last three years I’ve worked from 20+ states in the US and 12 different countries. We’ve moved twice and I take most Friday afternoons off. […]