Business

I’m trying to get more work-life balance and after recently reading The Janitor (at the suggestion of my buddy Ray Griffin), I’ve had some good time of reflection and readjustment. It’s helped me frame some things in my life that have been spiraling out of control and causing me and our business problems. I’m a…

Every time we identify a new market, or consider a new venture or solution, I try to run through these questions before committing the time, energy and manpower: How large is the market? And the profit potential? How competitive is it? Do we have a unique niche or advantage to exploit? How costly will it…

Reading The E-Myth for the first time several years ago changed my view of business and entrepreneurship. It’s has been one of the most significant influences on my business life and views. Consequently at iThemes, we talk a lot about our McProcess — the system for doing what we do, which, in general, is WordPress…

HostGator, my favorite web hosting company (best customer support, very zippy hosting), uses Twitter extremely well! Follow HostGator on Twitter here and yes, iThemes took an idea from their book.

I’ve often described business as a roller coaster ride. There are ups and downs. But mostly the ups have been big and enough to distract me from the downs. Last night, I got sent a photo of our business – iThemes – being mentinoed in the second edition of the WordPress for Dummies book, published…

Entrepreneurship comes with its share of frustrations, heartaches and worries, but occasionally you get some great feedback from customers that make it all worthwhile, while also bolstering your confidence in what you set out to do. As an entrpreneur, you set out to do certain things, above making a profit. Things like building great products…

I just read about Google’s 20 Percent Time corporate philosophy here that explains what that means: The 20 percent time is a well-known part of our philosophy here, enabling engineers to spend one day a week working on projects that aren’t necessarily in our job descriptions. I’ve been wanting to do this for our team…

Today, on my way to pickup my buddy Brian Gardner for a couple days of snow skiing, I had about four hours of uninterrupted (no Internet, chat, email distractions) to think and clear my head. I used to do this a lot while I was in college … just start driving and exploring and think…

I really enjoy reading articles like this about the founder of Plenty of Fish, who makes millions of dollars a year off his online site, but I think there’s an inherent danger there too. A lot of people have pipe dreams of hitting the entrepreneurial lottery and being that successful online. Heck, I admit it!…

Don’t complain about the problem. Don’t simply be the voice who just reports the problem. Don’t be the guy who consistently talks about all that’s wrong and bemoans its existence. Instead, BE the solution. Be the answer. Be the uniter, instead of the divider. Take the initiative. Empower others. Solve problems within your grasp. Reach…