The Ultimate Guide to Agency Business Metrics (Most Agencies Don’t Track Them)
I’ll be honest with you — I spent years running my agency without really knowing my numbers. I knew roughly what was in the bank. I had a feel for…
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There are two competing camps on the internet: that companies charging money for things is bad; that the internet is…
How to raise your freelance prices
Working for yourself is an incredible thing. You have freedom, you have flexibility, you can work from your favorite coffee…
CaboPress 2018 – The Remix
I spent the first week of October 2018 in Cabo San Lucas this year. This was my second year attending…
How to sell consulting retainers
One of the most common questions I get emailed from consultants trying to build a sustainable consulting practice is around…
What to do when your lead signs with someone else
Are you an agency owner with an agency that does less than $250,000 per year in revenue, and you want…
How to take a break from work and not stress
I sent this to my list today while I’m out of the country at a conference in Mexico. I’m probably…
How to leave your job to go freelance
There’s a dream that many of you might have, which is going freelance. The truth though is that going freelance…
Is it possible to run a sane and profitable consulting business?
As I run my business Credo and speak with consultants and agency owner all the time, I get two answers…
Business lessons learned from learning how to fly fish
Last month was my 34th birthday. It wasn’t a special birthday and not a particularly exciting year, but we celebrated…
Don’t give up.
I sent this email to my email list yesterday on my 34th birthday. I’ve received so many personal replies to…
Silver Bullets vs Lead Bullets
Are you building a company and wishing it was easier? This is me. I’m building my company, trying to grow…
How to run a profitable consulting business
Hi, I help solopreneurs and agency owners grow their business without adding more headcount or making less profit. Check out…
How to find and hire a personal assistant
Virtual assistants have been a hot and contentious topic since Tim Ferriss’s The Four Hour Work Week (aff link) came out…
How to make six figures online as a consultant
Argh I recently read a post on Reddit where people were saying it is hard to make six figures online…
2018: The Year of No “Hustle”
Is anyone else in the tech world super tired of being told to “hustle”? Are you also incredibly tired of…
How to Find A Business Coach (TED talk)
Today I finally watched a TED talk that I’ve been meaning to watch entitled “Want to get great at something?…
Popular vs Effective
Today I saw a tweetstorm from someone I respect in the consulting space who was essentially saying that as a…
CaboPress 2017
Last week I was fortunate to attend one of the most impactful conferences I have ever been to. It’s called…
How to be productive as a remote entrepreneur
I run my own business and I purposely set it up so that I can run it from anywhere. Sometimes,…
Why I’ve launched Credo Annual (the backstory)
In February 2013, I launched HireGun.co. In September 2015, I lost my job and went full time on HireGun. In…