September Reading
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This September was a lot of fiction and a bit of self-improvement/interesting f reading. As always, jump to the bottoms for links to my other monthly reading posts. Blink By the well known Malcolm Gladwell, Blink is about our powers of rapid cognition, or how we make snap judgments. This is my second read and…
Where do you start when you run a business
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When you’re starting to run a business there is so much to learn. You’re no longer just designing or building, you’re a business owner that needs to manage projects and onboard clients and figure out a marketing plan. You’ve probably also got a few product ideas around that could generate recurring income for you and…
What do I think of Adobe Muse now?
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Old post on Adobe Muse.
Don’t take that phone call with the client
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Do you answer your phone? Do you spend an hour on the phone with a random caller? I don’t because I have a client onboarding process and I don’t like wasting time. Just today Today I got an email that went something like this. I’m looking for someone to setup an eCommerce site on WordPress…
Don’t psych yourself up before a client call
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What’s your tactic to make sure you present your best self before a client call? What you don’t have one?? You just get on a call and let the chips fall where they may? Huh, yeah I did that to for a while and there was some success with it. Certainly enough to keep the…
This is the worst thing that could happen
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What’s the worst thing that could realistically happen if no more clients wanted to talk to you? Note above I said realistically so we’re already throwing out all the invented scenarios around becoming destitute and living in a cardboard box for the rest of your life. The worst thing that could happen if no more…
Top Performers aren’t just good, they’re mentally tough
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In sports, mental toughness is what pushes those that are good, but not great, to greatness. One study of runners found that the higher the mental toughness the faster their finish times generally were[1]. It’s the drive to get up at 5am even when it’s snowing or raining and train. It’s training even when you’d…
August Reading
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It’s time for the recap of my reading in August. I’ve been really into fiction lately so there are 3 Omnibus books and only 2 business books (yeah that’s still like 10 books total in August). If you want to see some of the other installments in my monthly reading scroll to the end of…
Of course you only get referrals, your business site sucks
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Until very recently I got most of my clients via referrals as email forwards that were very warm. I had been talked up by the other contractor/company as the absolute best fit for the client. Rarely did I have any contacts through my website forms. But that changed this summer. My ‘business’ site was my…
Reviewing See You at the Top by Zig Ziglar
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One of the ‘old’ recommendations for personal/business improvement books is See You at the Top by Zig Ziglar. Originally published in 1975 after being rejected by at least 30 publishers, See You at the Top was the most successful book by Pelican Publishers up to that point[1]. Listen to a current business/motivational podcast for more…
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