7 Keys to Successful Business Websites: Free Webinar
Websites are the best, most affordable, yet underused marketing tool for small businesses. But sadly few businesses understand how to utilize these powerful, measurable marketing vehicles for their businesses. At Made by Wheat, our professional web design services company, we’re doing a special educational workshop on Feb. 23 titled “7 Keys to Successful Business Websites.”
6 Tips for Managing and Leading People
This week I was asked to talk to our local university’s management club and I thought I’d share what I did with them here. My background in management In January 2008, I started iThemes in my home. It was just me. Four years later, we now have 20+ employees (spread through the world from the
Score One for Web Freedom
The good news is … SOPA and PIPA have been delayed by the House and Senate. The bad news is … they will come back with brand new clothes, a shiny new name, and more teeth soon. In fact, they could come back with a venegeance because of the forces behind them. Millions of people
The Entrepreneurial Adventure Book is Here!
In 2008 I started my entrepreneurial journey with the founding of iThemes. This month, in fact, is my four year anniversary of becoming a full-time entrepreneur and living my lifelong dream. Throughout the years as we’ve enjoyed our definition of success and others have seen it, I’ve been increasingly asked by friends and acquaintances about
The Entrepreneurial Adventure Book is Here!
In 2008 I started my entrepreneurial journey with the founding of iThemes. This month, in fact, is my four year anniversary of becoming a full-time entrepreneur and living my lifelong dream. Throughout the years as we’ve enjoyed our definition of success and others have seen it, I’ve been increasingly asked by friends and acquaintances about
Is Entrepreneurship For You?
Here’s the first session I did for our Pre-Entrepreneurship Bootcamp at The Div in December 2011. We had a great group of speakers with 12 budding aspiring entrepreneurs in the room for one full day of training. I believe entrepreneurship should be a noble cause. As entrepreneurs, we should seek to change the world for
New WordPress Design for Startup Sofa
Really excited to officially unveil the new WordPress theme design for Startup Sofa! The site has been powered by iThemes Builder, but with a previously lame design by me. Ty Carlson from Made by Wheat did the custom design work and I’m very pleased. Now … I HAVE to start blogging more here. Whatcha think
Sell Out To Your Passion
One of the guys in WordPress I’ve gotten to meet is Andrew Norcross … he recently wrote a really honest (and funny) post about going to work full-time for a company after running his own business. The title is dead on … “It’s not selling out, it’s buying in.” He talks about wanting to focus
Creative Services to Offer Custom WordPress Design
I’m pleased to announce our new web design services division named Creative Services by iThemes and led by our newest team member Ty Carlson. I began my entrepreneurial journey first as a freelance web designer in WordPress before I started iThemes full-time in January 2008 (and still get random requests for custom work which I
Wanna Start a Business? Check Out our Pre-Entrepreneurship Bootcamp Dec. 17
Since I started my business full-time in 2008, achieving a lifelong dream, I’ve had numerous people, most of whom are friends and family, ask me what it takes to become an entrepreneur. Helping others start the adventure of entrepreneurship is a passion of mine, so I’ve teamed with a couple of veteran entrepreneurs to do