• This is why I don’t do discounts and payment extensions

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    This is why I don’t do discounts. if you want to spend less we cut the amount of work we are doing. I don’t give extensions on payment terms because that just trains you that next time you can get an extension. Of course when a client’s wife died I extended for 6 months, that

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  • Focus is damn hard

    Focus is damn hard

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    Focus is damn hard. I’ve got about 10 ideas for businesses and products slamming around in my head today alone. Most are crap but there are bound to be a few gems and maybe even one that takes hold. I’m awesome at starting projects. Take the book I wrote in the last 2 weeks. It

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  • Take your time or head for burnout

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    I take pretty much every Friday for myself no matter how much client work is happening. Most Friday’s are spent screencasting and learning new things, because we all need time to practice. Then the afternoon is a bike ride with a stop at a local coffee shop. On top of that I’ve been known to

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  • Great reading for digital product builders

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    I’ve only made it through the first few resources here – but they are awesome. Add them all to your Instapaper queue and read or watch the content.

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  • A List Apart – Summer Reading List

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    Oh my goodness is my Instapaper queue so full now between this and the product link I posted earlier.

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  • Moving on from Media Temple

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    I’ve got a bit tired of Media Temple’s GS and it’s latency in the WP admin. You my dear readers that aren’t logged in see a fast site but when I’m writing posts or doing any admin stuff – dang it’s slow. That also goes for me when I’m logged in and am looking at

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  • Supercharge Evernote with Context Booster

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    This looks awesome to help supercharge your Evernote notes.

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  • Stuck

    Stuck

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    I watched Horrible Bosses last night. The premise is that these 3 guys have terrible bosses and that they are ‘stuck’ in their jobs. They have to put up with all this crap for their bosses and have no place to turn but stick with that job. That is a load of bullshit If you

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  • Inbox 0 with Mailbox and Boomerang

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    I try to accomplish inbox 0 each day. It doesn’t always happen but I almost never have more than 2 or 3 emails sitting in my inbox at the end of the day. I certainly don’ think that inbox 0 is the ‘dream’ that some people do. I see it on a regular basis. The

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  • Content consumer vs content publisher

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    When it comes to my online presences I am two things. Their order changes based on context. Consumer of content Content publisher I often find that based on context my desires/actions are 100% opposed. Consumer of content As a consumer of content I’m critical of titles. I hate to see something sensational in the tile

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