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Pricing your Services: a tip from Best Buy

agency-adviceDec 1, 2014

If you're a freelancer or service-oriented business that struggles with pricing your services, this tip from Best Buy might help you.

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Do you have a blog comments policy?

wordpressNov 30, 2014

Over the last two years my thoughts on blog comments and a comments policy have shifted. Here's my latest policy.

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Building a Subscription system for shippable products?

ecommerceNov 29, 2014

If you're building a subscription system for shippable products and want to deliver your products to multiple addresses, here's how.

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People aren't paying for your time, They're paying for theirs

agency-adviceNov 29, 2014

A phone call where someone's paying for my time Today I got on a call using Clarity - the service where people schedule a call to talk to me and get answers and advice. I had an idea of what the guy was going to ask me about because he had put some notes in our...

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Amazing things come from anywhere

insightsNov 27, 2014

Can I tell you about someone I met in New York? She hesitated to even sign up for the singing competition. It was in a mall. And she knew they were looking for a voice that wasn't like hers. After all, she did opera. And she just knew they were looking for pop. As it...

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When is it worth selling lifetime or unlimited plans?

agency-adviceNov 25, 2014

Sometimes lifetime or unlimited plans can make sense. But only sometimes. And it means you have to do some math homework to know if it's a good idea.

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No one cares about your process (initially)!

agency-adviceNov 24, 2014

I don't mean this in a way that makes you feel bad. I'm simply saying that your focus should be on something else - your prospect's decision criteria.

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Picking a WordPress Membership Plugin? Watch this video

membership-sitesNov 23, 2014

Picking a WordPress membership plugin? You'll want to ask yourself the 6 questions I talk about in this video, presented at WordCamp New York.

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Building your First WordPress plugin? No one will tell you this...

wordpressNov 21, 2014

Building your first WordPress plugin can be scary. But it doesn't have to be. There are tons of resources to help. And here's the one thing no one tells you.

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WP Engine is innovating again

wordpressNov 20, 2014

If you haven't heard yet, WP Engine is innovating again. This time they're focused on the enterprise.

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