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On Lifetime Licenses
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...
Allyson Felix Sets Two Records at the Tokyo Olympics
\"Write Something For Me\" My daughter, 15 years old and getting ready to start her senior year in high school, said, \"write something for me to read today, dad.\" So I thought it would be helpful to tell her, and you, about Allyson Felix, the Olympian who set a record as the Track & Field...
The Mistake Too Many Plugin Developers Make
Have you ever painted your home? About a year ago we moved into our new home in Houston. The house was great but had three different colors on the walls. The first thing we did was to pick a color and have folks paint all the walls - one singular color. Have you ever painted...
On Giving & Getting Advice
Today marks 17 years that I've been married to Melissa Lema - an incredible woman. In fact, friends of mine - upon meeting her - quietly let both of us know that were we to separate, they'd all (1...
Why Is Someone Paying You?
Have I ever told you about my first job? When I was in high school, maybe the summer after my freshman year, I got a job at Temp Power. It was one of those jobs not exactly designed for high schoolers. But a mentor hooked me up with the job, so I was excited to...
How to Take Time Off the Right Way
I took today off work. And two weeks ago, I took a week off. I'm not going to say I'm an expert at taking time off, but I wouldn't argue with you if you surmised that I have mastered the art of how to take time off the right way. How to take time off...
Your Scarce Resource
We can all earn more money... When my daughter was just five years old, she asked for some toy that I wasn't interested in buying her. The conversation was completely predictable. \"No way kiddo, that costs a lot of money.\"\"Why not daddy?\"\"I don't have the money.\"\"Then let's go to the bank.\"\"The money won't be there...
The Future of the Success of WordPress
I want to share with you some insights (or my take) on the future of the success of WordPress, but to do that, I think I need to tell you three stories first. These stories shape my perspective and will help you get where I'm going. A story about my first skateboard When I was...
Starting Out as a Creator? The Real Work is to Stand Out
The work to stand out is harder than ever If you're just starting out as a creator - writing, blogging, shooting video, and posting on social - the real work is figuring out how you stand out. I wrote you the other day about standing out when you build products. But what does it mean...
Let's Talk About WordPress Affiliate Marketing
There are a lot of perspectives to consider when we're talking about WordPress affiliate marketing You can't really spend much time on Twitter, Facebook Groups, or reading some blogs to hear the strongly opinionated take that people doing WordPress affiliate marketing are biased. You hear them say all sorts of things: Affiliates suck! They're just...
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