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Seven Habits I picked up from Covey

insightsJul 16, 2012

This morning Mr. Covey, of Seven Habits fame, passed away. Whether you liked him, his books, his management or organizational style or not, there's no question he had an impact with several of his books in the Seven Habits pack. So here's my take on the seven things I learned from Stephen Covey.

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Better Presentations: Three Tips for Tour Guides

marketing-communicationsJul 10, 2012

I think all tour guides should be vetted before being given 20-40 paying passengers. Why? Because some of them have truly sucked this week! So here are my three tips to tour guides and see if they don't apply to you when you give presentations (of any kind) as well.

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Friends don't let friends have janky web sites

wordpressJul 8, 2012

You know the kind of site I'm talking about right? If it were a home, there'd be a car (on blocks) in the front yard. If it were an outfit, it's the one that ensures you won't stand next to your friend when they're wearing it. So why do you let your friends have sites...

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Misleading Fonts & the Results

marketing-communicationsJul 5, 2012

Almost every week I'm involved in creating a deck (PowerPoint set of slides) of some sort. Because I'm regularly cleaning up slides designed by others, it's not surprising that one of the first things I do is clean up the fonts. Normally, however, I don't explain why I'm doing what I'm doing. Here's why.

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Higgs Boson: 5 ways it's related to WordPress

wordpressJul 4, 2012

It's likely you've heard about the recent buzz and potential announcement related to the Higgs Boson. Well, what you haven't heard is how it's related to WordPress. You can only get that here. So here they are - 5 ways they're related

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Hierarchy of WordPress Hosting Decisions

wordpressJun 23, 2012

How do you make a decision about where to host your WordPress site? If it's just about the money, you can always go for WordPress.com - where things start at $0. But over time you may decide it's right to move. So what's next? And does your site only move once?

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Your Outbound Marketing Sucks!

wordpressMay 29, 2012

I've visited more than once. We've seen each other a few times. But let's be clear - we're not friends or family. I have no loyalty to you. So let's get one things straight: me getting a lot of emails from you doesn't constitute a relationship.

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A WordPress Real Estate Solution: A Single Theme, A Single Multisite

wordpressMay 10, 2012

We created a real estate offering that not only uses WordPress, but uses a single theme and a single WordPress multisite instance.

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WordPress And Appcelerator: Innovation without the Cash

product-workApr 2, 2012

I just recently spoke at a WordCamp (San Diego) on how a small business or start up could use WordPress for more than just a blog or web site, and referenced one particular case of product innovation but didn't get into the details...so here they are. Not all innovation requires that you start from scratch.

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Membership Site Troubles? Three WordPress Solutions

membership-sitesFeb 20, 2012

At least three times a month I'm on the phone with someone who thinks they need a membership site but doesn't have the time to make it work. I don't know if it's that they're looking to develop the world's best membership site, or if they just don't know how easy it is, but let me show you the three options you have to get something up and running quickly.

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