Author: Curtis McHale
2 Tips to help you become a 6 figure WordPress consultant
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I’ve already written about one of the kickback points from my 6 Figure WordPress Consulting post when I broke down my expenses. The second push back I got was that someone doing WordPress could even make $60k let alone invoice over $100k. I’ve done it. I can think of many people that invoice over $150k
Pushing through when freelancing is just another job
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News this week in the cycling world is the retirement of former US Champion Timmy Duggan. At 31 Timmy in theory had many years left racing. In they eyes of so many he had a dream job. Get up and ride your bike and get money for it. But it wasn’t fun anymore. The passion
6 Figure Business Expenses
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I had a bit of push back on my article last week about 6 Figure Consulting. Specifically around my expenses. In that article I said that I pay about 25% in taxes and save 5% for a rainy day. Then about 20% goes to business expenses. For me that’s tracked for the last 3 years
Supporting Women in WordPress
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Yesterday Post Status turned out another awesome edition of it’s Who’s Hiring series. I know that series has helped companies find great people and great people find great work. Post Status is awesome and I love that they give back to the community. Unfortunately yesterday we saw the terrible beast of objectifying women raise it’s
Which Project Management and Time Tracking Sofware
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Today a secret listener asks what project management and timer software I use. Trello FreeAgent
6 Figure WordPress Consulting
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There is a perception out there that WordPress is easy and a quick way to make money. Here is a summary of a question I got recently. I work at a 6 figure job doing Windows coding. I want to get out on my own but need a similar income. I always thought that I’d
What’s the purpose of your productivity?
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If you’re reading this site it’s probably because you want to learn to run a better business and be more productive. But to what end? When you can get more done in less time are you just going to add more to the schedule so that you work the same amount of hours? When you
Business Backstop
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You may remember that I wrote about most people pulling all nighters just being idiots. I had a bit of feedback on that saying it just happens sometimes, which I totally agree with. Having a sick kid during the day may mean you have to make time up during the night. Having a bunch of
Saying no to potential work is hard
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One of the best words you can learn in your business is the word NO. Using it copiously helps make sure that you don’t get overwhelmed with things to do that really aren’t a priority. Getting comfortable with the word no will mean the difference between burnout and long term success. Knowing how important the
It’s not your client’s fault you didn’t prove you’re worth anything
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Some freelancers get all up in arms about clients not liking pricing that was handed to them. They complain about cheap clients always trying to get something for nothing. Without a doubt, there are clients around that just want to get the best deal and at some point they will find you and try to
