Business
Solving Your Own Problems With the 30-Minute Rule
I have a problem as a leader: I’m a firefigher. When someone comes to me with a problem, I want to put out their fire at that very…
Continue readingOn Professionalism and Ever-Shaping Culture
I shared this post with our iThemes/WebDesign.com team today …. and as always I want to share things I encounter in the adventures of being an entrepreneur, manager,…
Continue readingWhat Kind of Customer Service Do I Want?
Ronald van Weerd, our amazing support forum moderator, and I were talking about our customer support at iThemes today and he really got me thinking about customer service…
Continue readingOur Newest New Venture: WebDesign.com
For the last couple of months, we’ve been working behind the scenes to launch our next venture. Not talking about it openly has been extremely hard as we’ve…
Continue readingHow to Look for a Super Small Office Space for Freelancers
One of the most enjoyable things I’ve done as an entrepreneur is look for our first office, which we affectionately called The Dorm Room. It was a simple…
Continue readingThe Value of an Active, Simple To-Do List
Over the years of working in pressure-cooker situations like as a newspaper editor with daily deadlines, I quickly learned the value of a simple to-do list. I’m writing…
Continue reading‘As Seen on TV’: Marketing Ideas Gleaned from Infomercials
I stumbled upon this CNBC Original Episode titled “As Seen on TV,” a revealing report on the $150 billion informercial industry … I tried to take decent notes…
Continue readingSocial Media’s Great Opportunity Is …
… Search Engine Optimization. I just touched on this when I said that the day a social media platform (like Facebook or Twitter) outranks me in Google for…
Continue reading4 Business Lessons I’ve Learned This Year … So Far
I’m a sponge … love to learn and grow … here’s some business lessons I’ve learned this year: 1. Watch for red flags — I’ve gotten a little…
Continue readingIdeas Suck, Implementation of Ideas Rocks
Everybody has ideas. And many people have good or even great ideas. But the difference is action and implementation. The people who simply dream ideas but don’t implement…
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