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My next three eBooks...

insightsSep 18, 2015

The writing is almost done I'm excited to release, in the next couple of months, three new eBooks that I've been working on. Getting Started with Corporate Blogging A lot of times I hear people suggest to companies that they need to blog. But the advice stops there and most everyone I know gets stuck...

insights

Five Reasons Entrepreneurs should consider WordPress

wordpressSep 17, 2015

There are tons of cool technologies out there. Lots. But that doesn't make them the only option for entrepreneurs. WordPress brings a lot of benefits to Entrepreneurs I'm going to make the case that WordPress has a secure and central spot in the entrepreneurial landscape. See if you agree with me. 1. In the world...

wordpressbusiness-advice

Today anyone can create online courses easily

online-learningSep 16, 2015

Unlike any time in history, people can now leverage their own experiences to create online courses for others without having to become a serious technologist. This isn't your grandpa's internet The first time I got into creating a computer-based training (CBT) course the solutions out there allowed me to take content, use software to turn...

online-learning

365 Days with Crowd Favorite

coachingSep 15, 2015

Today begins year number two with Crowd Favorite. It's hard to believe 365 days have passed since I joined the company. When I took the job... When I took the job I had hoped to travel less. The quarter of my first year didn't feel like less travel, but I only just started traveling again after...

coaching

Is there a downside to Transparency Reports?

marketing-communicationsSep 14, 2015

There are people who share their regular monthly revenues. Or others who do it yearly. And for some of those folks, I get it. It encourages their followers. It assures their audiences. It tells them that they're proof that the things they're selling can really work and make a difference. I get all that and...

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Are you struggling with a hacked website?

wordpressSep 9, 2015

I don't know if you know this, but websites get hacked every single day. It's big business for folks who use hacked sites to route traffic to the sites of their choosing. In case you didn't realize it, people do actually buy Viagra from websites that have Viagra ads all over them. Like I said,...

wordpress

Five Things You May Not Know about GoDaddy

wordpressSep 8, 2015

GoDaddy was on WPwatercooler Last week we had the GM of Hosting for GoDaddy and their evangelist both on the WPwatercooler show. If you don't know yet, WPwatercooler is the most watched YouTube show covering WordPress in a weekly 30-minute Google Hangout podcast. Over 4MM views on more than 150 shows isn't half bad, in...

wordpressbusiness-advice

Membership Plugin Review: iThemes Exchange

membership-sitesSep 6, 2015

Welcome to my iThemes Exchange Membership review. If you've never visited my site before, there are a few things I cover on this site regularly. One of them is WordPress membership sites. I look at plugins and review them so that you can make a good decision when picking from all the options you have....

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Want me to write about your product?

insightsSep 5, 2015

Every day, and I'm not joking when I write that, I get emails and people filling out my contact form with a simple note. Their request is pretty simple. I'd love it if you could share news about our new product on your website. The idea, I'm sure, is that if I write about it...

insights

4 Tips for working from home without living in your office

coachingSep 3, 2015

I starting working remotely in 1998 It's crazy to think that this month marks the 17th year of me working remotely, out of my own home. While there have been stretches in the last seventeen years where I've had to drive into an office for a few weeks or months at a time, the majority...

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