Business
Why Every Freelancer Should Use a Contact Form on Their Site
When I first started doing freelance design work, I set up my site so that prospective clients could come see my previous work (portfolio), see who I was…
Continue readingDealing with Negativity
One of the issues I wrestle with on an almost daily basis as an entrepreneur (a rookie one) is negativity. Personally, I simmer, stew and dwell on any…
Continue readingThe Purple Cow Hunting Season
I really love this post from John titled Tis Better to Be Found Than to Find. It’s at the core of what we’re trying to do with iThemes…
Continue reading5 Lessons Learned as a Blog Advertiser
As part of getting our name out there at iThemes, we’ve started to do some significant advertising on blogs out there. After dealing with numerous sites and their…
Continue reading7 Lessons of a Rookie Entrepreneur
After almost two months of being a full-time entrepreneur, there are a number of first-time experiences, feelings and lessons I’ve walked through that I thought I’d share simply…
Continue readingHow To Make a Long Tail Business Even Better
Amazon is brilliant … Here’s why: If you’re read the Long Tail, you know that Amazon is a Long Tail-type business. So just this week, I just stumbled…
Continue readingKnow Thy Strengths
I’m fascinated by personality tests and other tools that help clarify who you are, what you’re good at, etc. I took the Myers-Briggs Test Indicator in college and…
Continue readingControl the Traffic or Ride the Waves
He who controls the traffic — the mass of Web users logging on each day — is king. That company or website who can steer and siphon and…
Continue readingSkype Wants to Welcome Me Back
I was just cleaning out some programs on my computer that I don’t ever use … you know those ones where the icon sits on your desktop forever,…
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