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Excitement: No need for Goals
I have recently noticed something - and maybe you have to. It's related to the work I do on the evenings and weekends which is different than the work I do during the day. During the day I manage creatives and developers to create software products for very targeted markets. I'm mostly solving tough technical problems, leading people, and spending time on phone calls.
Sticky Teaching
In early March I'll be presenting some material to teachers who volunteer at North Coast Church. Coaching those who present information - in or outside the church - always comes back to what we now know about the brain. So I decided to create an infographic to help communicate some of the main information. I call it sticky teaching.
Which 27 WordPress plugins would you choose?
The process of setting up a WordPress site isn't just about hosting and getting a great theme in place. It's not just about adding your own design elements and it's more than just writing great content. There's that one other bit, the glue, that you need in order to bring the whole site together.
Product Development: Lessons from an Opinionated Jerk
Remember that guy at school that always had an opinion about stuff and was quick to tell you about it? Remember the guy who never saw two sides of things or even the nuance and just kept repeating his position in the hopes that sheer exhaustion would bring you over to his side? Yeah, that...
Where I go to hire great geeks...
Have you visited http://www.authenticjobs.com/ yet? Unless you're hiring senior executive tech folks (using TheLadders), I'd head over to Authentic Jobs. Of course there's always your own network.
Be Responsive With This WordPress Plugin
Want to display videos on your WordPress site but still make sure they'll resize the right way? Then you need to check out this plugin that takes care of things for you. http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/fitvids-for-wordpress/
Creating a WordPress Mobile Site without Plugins
As you can imagine, I'm tired of hearing or using the word \"responsive\" already. It was a great word in the last part of 2011, but it's like those custom paint colors that today you look at and know immediately - that was so 1999. Right? So let's just skip past the responsive word and...
Five Things I Love about GoDaddy
I know I spend a lot of time telling people not to host their WordPress sites on GoDaddy, but here are 5 things I love about GoDaddy.
Choosing Between WordPress .ORG & .COM
How do you know which option to choose when looking at the WordPress.com and WordPress.org solutions? Here are some questions to ask.
Will your Product Launch Fail? Three Reasons it might
Focused on getting new products out the door? As you do, are you also focused on making sure the launch doesn't flop? Here are three reasons it might not go well, and what you can do about it.
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