Personal Branding or “Business” Branding?
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I had a question come in and it went: Should I brand myself as me, or should I get a company name that’s really just me? I’ve done both actually. My coaching is under my own name and my WordPress Membership Development Business is under SFNdesign. Watch or listen to today’s episode as I go…
On devices to relieve anxiety
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So a weighted blanket it is. “We’re not understanding how to deal with mental health. Instead, we’re throwing products at it,” says Beautiful Voyager’s Arthur. “It’s very American.” This was an interesting piece on the rise of spinners and blankets to help reduce stress and anxiety. While I don’t have a specific device to fidget…
Audiobook or Paper or eReader?
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That’s the topic tackled in this post from Time. I’m an eReader person for much of my reading, but I use a physical notebook to take notes…so I’m sort of bridging the gap, at least that’s what I tell myself. I certainly feel that I can’t physically orient myself in the content on an eReader…
Justin Jackson on Supporting the Work
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While the whole article isn’t about supporting the work of other creatives you like, that’s the part that stuck out to me in this excellent post by Justin Jackson. “Supporting the work” is what Paul Jarvis wants to enable on Pico; a platform where readers pay writers monthly. “Supporting the work” is why I buy…
If you’ve ever wanted to do an SEO Audit
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SEO seems like a black art to me, but with an audit and then some optimization of your site you can start bringing in the clients you want organically. My friend John gives us a walk through of the SEO audit part today. You still need to do some optimization, but this is part of…
Seth Godin on The Benefit of the Doubt
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Great post on how to treat customers from Seth Godin. We need to remember this as we treat our customers with respect or not. I had a project go months over this year. When the client asked about it, I told them the truth. I fell in love with another part of my business and…
Grammarly and iOS is a Big Bag of Suck
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I’ve written about my writing workflow a number of times and it keeps changing a bit here and there. One of the key components in the past was Grammarly. I freely admit, that my grammar and punctuation is pretty bad. I try to keep improving it but some days are better than others and this…
On Baby Changing Areas in a Men’s Bathroom
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This article from Hugh Wilson reminded me of my similar battles. The worst was the kids store that had a men’s bathroom, no family bathroom and no changing space in the men’s bathroom. Oh, and you couldn’t fit a stroller between the racks of clothes in the store either. For that store, it certainly seemed…
So You Want to Leave Social Media
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Years ago I said that you should be careful about using services that you’re not paying for. If you’re not paying then you’re the product, or the content/things you produce are the product. Based on Tweets like this, people are getting done with Twitter. https://twitter.com/EricMann/status/1027191607139823622 The problem is that we all need to be showing…
Simon Sinek on Social Media and Addiction
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https://youtu.be/3ev7GXzFTPg I think the “Millennial” thing makes many roll their eyes when they look at videos/blog posts/stuff like this. I do like the bent towards Science and dopamine. I’m happy that I’ve mostly disengaged from social media. Have you thought about your use of Social Media this way? Are you going to do anything about…
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