Category: Links of Interest
Don’t fool yourself, it’s a long hard road to a successful business
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Don’t fool yourself in to thinking that you can start a business with anything but a lot of work. It’s a long hard road to start a business and keep it successful. Today I talk about that work in the context of running and the years it takes to really hit your peak.
Sometimes there are consequences when you choose family instead of work
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If you’re winning at business and ruining your family, kids, spouse, partner, or relationships you’re still failing. Today I’m talking about a real life example where I picked my family and our house rules. Someone was mad at me and called me a bunch of not so nice names. They said they looked forward to…
Can you do your job?
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Today we’re going to talk about what you really mean when you tell a client “That can’t be done”. Far to many business owners aren’t really saying that the task can’t be done. They’re saying something else entirely.
Why you may not want to say sorry
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Many times saying sorry is more about you feeling better than actually resolving things with your clients. Today I’ll talk about what I think you should be doing.
How family and business work together
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Don’t fool yourself, your work and your family are not separate. They’re especially not separate if you run your own business. Today my wife and I talk about how we work out running a business together.
Should you just start a business out of school?
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So you’re just about finished and ready to head in to the big world of work. Should you dive right in and start a business?
Why productive people embrace constraints
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The biggest problem with digital tools is their lack of constraints. If you use OmniFocus you can put 10,000 things in your inbox. It gets to a point where you never look because you know there is so much there you never want to see. Today I’m going to talk about how I embrace paper…
Is Your Warranty Actually Worth Anything
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There is a roofing company in Chilliwack that says they have a warranty. They use lots of fluffy language to talk about how awesome their warranty is, but the truth is, they have no warranty. See every time there is any problem with your roof, they take months to come see it and there is…
Your Site Is Pretty And Thats About It
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If you’re site says things like: Premium WordPress Consulting or A Genuinely Nice and Totally Awesome Agency or Business focesed WordPress Development You say absolutely nothing. I mean who’s ever going to say the opposite like “We’re not nice and we’re a terrible agency”? That’s right no one. Today we’re going to talk about what…
Talking sales and cold emails with Liston Witherill
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Today we talk to Liston Witherill about sales. One thing that stood out to me as a lead strategy that I’ve never really done is how to find and warm up cold leads. I’d love to hear if you try it. Links Positioning your Business with Philip Morgan Clearbit.com prospect.io Bluetick meetup.com Streak CRM Pipedrive…
