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Articles on AI, coaching, product strategy, and building a business that matters.

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Four rules for building your platform...

wordpressJun 8, 2014

If you want to start building your platform, you're going to want to start with a blog. Use it in the way I describe here, and you'll soon have an audience.

wordpressbusiness-advice

Personal thoughts on Race, Racism, And Twitter

insightsJun 7, 2014

BeachPress was awesome, even if someone (not there) accused the event of sexism & racism. Here are some of my thoughts on the topic or race and racism.

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The most significant employee engagement tool you can use

coachingJun 5, 2014

There's been recent talk about employee engagement tools. Here's the one you already have that is the most effective in engaging staff.

coachingbusiness-advice

The hero of the story isn't you!

marketing-communicationsJun 4, 2014

If you present, coach, speak or write, you want impact. So remember, the hero of the story isn't you.

marketing-communications

All she wanted was a website. (Reasons for Rainmaker)

wordpressJun 3, 2014

All she wanted was a website. She didn't get it. Today I'd suggest Rainmaker and here are my reasons for Rainmaker.

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Five reasons you should embrace scarcity

wordpressJun 2, 2014

You may be thinking of quitting your job to start freelancing or product development. Here's five reasons to wait, and embrace scarcity.

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Why I sponsor the development of WordPress plugins

insightsJun 1, 2014

Everyone can contribute in one way or another. Here's why I sponsor the development of WordPress plugins.

insightsbusiness-advice

How to raise rates (particularly an approach for dealing with legacy clients)

agency-adviceMay 31, 2014

We all have those old clients who've been with us so long that they're anchored to our old rates. Here's how I raise rates - even with them.

agency-advicebusiness-adviceproduct-work

The art of giving an estimate (that's helpful)

agency-adviceMay 30, 2014

People ask the question. They want it. They need it. But there's an art to giving an estimate that's helpful. Here's how I go about it.

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I say no to promoting your (unknown) product

wordpressMay 29, 2014

You hope I'll promote your unknown product. But you don't know me. If you did, you'd know I say no a lot. Like now.

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