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How To Create a Membership Site With WordPress in 10 Steps

membership-sitesSep 4, 2021

Introduction There's never been a better time to create a membership site than right now. We saw the big jump in both membership sites and online courses in 2020 from COVID and the trends suggest this will continue this year and into the next. And while there are many platforms to choose from (SaaS and...

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Embrace Frictionless eCommerce with One-Click Checkout

ecommerceSep 3, 2021

We All Know That Cart Abandonment Is A Thing If you have ever gone shopping online, there's a good chance you've left something in a cart without actually checking out. It's not your fault, there are a lot of reasons for it. But it's called cart abandonment and it's a thing. Merchants know it. Shoppers...

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There is No Perfect Moment

insightsSep 2, 2021

Can we talk about products, product launches, entering a market and all that? I'm someone who likes to plan. I have spreadsheets. I'm not Tony Perez (the guy who says forget the plan, let's just do this!). But after years of planning, I'm come to one conclusion: there's no perfect moment. Deregulation & Pacific Bell...

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How Much Should a WooCommerce Store Cost?

ecommerceSep 1, 2021

A few years ago I wrote a blog post for WooCommerce where I shared an approach for agencies on how to price the work of building a WooCommerce store. In that post I didn't give anyone an answer. I was giving teams a way to think about things. In the years since, I've had a...

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Are You Learning The Wrong Lesson?

coachingAug 31, 2021

That Time I Got Caught Shoplifting I had a tiny allowance growing up. It's not like I needed the money for anything. I'm talking about pre-driving age. So the money was just for fun stuff and snacks. But I felt like it wasn't enough. The first time I stole something, I walked into a supermarket...

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SMS Marketing Automation, WooCommerce & Omnisend

ecommerceAug 30, 2021

We all get text messages all the time. The same is true with email. The difference is that we open text messages more often. So today I wanted to write a bit about SMS marketing automation and how to leverage it with your WooCommerce store. As I told you the other day, this is the...

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Three Little Tweaks To Convert More Customers

product-workAug 29, 2021

When you want to convert more customers sometimes you need a big, brand new strategy. But what if you could drive greater conversions with a few little tweaks? Today I want to share three little tweaks that will convert more folks. Create Dedicated Pages for Specific Kinds of Customers The first trick is to stop...

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How To Write a Comparison Post

product-workAug 28, 2021

Writing a Comparison Post A bit ago I told you there were some pages missing from your website - especially if you were selling products. These \"VS\" pages are the comparisons between your product and all the rest out there that people are considering. I told you how to think about those pages. Today I...

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Creating Your Own Event

agency-adviceAug 27, 2021

In 2013 I Created CaboPress A few years ago I wrote about the strategy behind my CaboPress conference. And then I reviewed the results of these strategies. Tonight I got home from running the first version of the Skip the Grind conference, and I thought I would share some thoughts on why I am in...

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On Lifetime Licenses

insightsAug 26, 2021

Today I bought a lifetime license to Infinity. If you use Asana, Trello, Notion, or Airtable, then Infinity will likely feel somewhat similar. One of the differences is that I could buy a lifetime license for 15 people for a single price of $349. But this isn't a post about Infinity. It's a post about...

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