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Three lessons I learned (and could only learn) in a startup

CoachingMay 7, 2014

People wonder if startups are worth it. Here are three lessons I learned that I couldn't have learned any other way.

CoachingBusiness Advice

WooCommerce Bookings: the best WordPress appointment solution

WordPressMay 6, 2014

For the last couple years, people have asked me about the best appointment booking solution for WordPress. My constant answer has been, \"Why are you adding the 'for WordPress' into your analysis?\" I've asked that because most of the solutions in the WordPress space have either been non-existent, or poor competitors to the services that...

WordPresseCommerce

The four other ways to become a better WordPress developer

CoachingMay 6, 2014

Here are the five things I would suggest - my \"one single thing\" and four other ways - to become a better WordPress developer.

Coaching

I wasn't always a fan of open source software

WordPressMay 2, 2014

Sometimes it takes a company's support and backing to help change minds. That's how it was for me and the open source movement. Will you help?

WordPress

There is still a market for what you want to build

CoachingMay 1, 2014

Even if you think your market is saturated, I want to tell you that there's still a market for what you want to do. It just takes a bit of innovation.

CoachingProduct Work

Want greater success? Be less accessible

Agency AdviceMay 1, 2014

Smart people have boundaries. That's why, if you want to find success, you should be less accessible, not more.

Agency AdviceMarketing & CommunicationsCoaching

The dirty little secret of drag and drop page builders

WordPressApr 30, 2014

If you were thinking of using a drag and drop page builder, here's a dirty little secret few people talk about.

WordPress

You wouldn't buy a car this way, so don't design your site like this

WordPressApr 28, 2014

You would never walk into the dealership and make a purchasing decision based solely on how a car looks right? So why are you making choices like that when you design your site?

WordPress

Never Eat Alone

InsightsApr 28, 2014

No, this isn't a book review. I'm not summarizing the book, Never Eat Alone. Instead, I'm talking about my conference strategy, as I lived it out in Austin.

Insights

Learning WordPress? Four lessons from a cigar aficionado

WordPressApr 27, 2014

There's a lot that can be learned from learning to smoke cigars, if you're thinking about learning WordPress.

WordPress

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