Project Management lessons from an IKEA shopping trip
This past weekend I walked into IKEA and within 60 minutes I was out the exit with less than I had planned to purchase, no extraneous purchases, and under budget. No small miracle. As I announced this on twitter last ...
Why customers want WordPress Page Builders
Why do people want WordPress Page Builders? Before I get into this, I need to take you back several years ago. Make that a few hundred. It's likely you don't know much about how furniture was built in the 17th ...
Looking for Online Proposal Software?
Speed up your quoting process while also looking more professional. Maybe you should look at online proposal software. Are you creating custom proposals? When you start copying one proposal to use it for another, you realize a couple of things ...
Have you started to automate website testing?
Isn't it time to automate website testing? It doesn't matter who I talk to when it comes to building websites or software—there's never enough time to test everything. That's not to say that companies aren't testing software—because they are. But when ...
Have you heard of Pluginize yet?
My friend John joined WebDevStudios just a couple months ago and together they announced a new initiative to focus on products. As you know, if you and I have talked about service companies doing products, I've seen it fail way more ...
Work less And make more money: is that really possible?
I find this topic of pricing fascinating I didn't realize it until today as I was updating a couple of pricing posts, but this will be the 41st article I've written on pricing in the last few years. If you've never ...
Building high performance teams? What can SWAT teach you?
Are you focused on building high performance teams? For SWAT commanders, it's a life and death dynamic. Making the Team When it comes to SWAT, making the team is not easy. Maybe it's because there are tons of folks applying ...
What is predictive lead scoring?
We've all walked into a store looking to buy something… You walk into a store and you tell the person who's in the store, let's say it's a Best Buy, you tell them what you're looking for. “I'm looking for ...
Are you collecting video testimonials?
This is a lesson I've learned first hand The first time we held CaboPress I didn't even take a camera. I never thought about the marketing of the conference at all. I was just focused on making sure the folks ...
This is hard: Raising your prices
Years ago I was coaching a young entrepreneur that was just getting started with her business. As we talked about all the different things that go into running your first business, we landed on the topic of price. Her response ...