My latest insight is that you grow faster, and it’s more fun (and challenging) when you have a community! Because of that insight, I am consciously looking at how other people are building their communities, and, being the software nerd that I am, my attention goes to online communities. A new player around the block …
I don’t see many people speaking about this, but artificial intelligence will fundamentally change how we do business. It is already happening behind the scenes, but it is only visible to those who work in this field. Here are some examples. Infinite Personalization. Any decent newsletter service allows you to personalize the message to include …
There is always a chance for you to make back the money you lost, but lost time is lost forever. I often talk about our time as a non-renewable resource, and while you cannot buy more time, you can always save time. You do this by buying the time that other people have spent learning to …
I have been using WordPress the wrong way, and I have just realized it. I often wondered why anyone would want a website built with WebFlow or with SquareSpace when WordPress gives you the power to customize everything you want. The answer is so simple and evident that it is a little embarrassing that I …
When you hire a team to build a fence around your property, what are your expectations around the process and the results? Do you expect to constantly monitor the work to make sure the lines are straight and that workers are not cutting any corners? Do you expect to provide the tools and replace them …
Here is a mistake that I have made way too many times. I have this bright idea for a new product or service. I am so excited about it! But, I want to keep it a secret least someone would steal it from me. I work hard to implement it, test it, polish it. I …
When building a website, you may think that all you need is the web design, which is all you may be willing to buy. And this is understandable because it is what you see and what your customers see. It is also why page builders like Divi and Elementor are so popular with WordPress. You …
Website builders and new technology have made it super easy to add animations to your web pages. But just because you can do something doesn’t mean that you should. When I first learned how to animate page elements, I wanted to animate everything. Make things flow, pop, fade in, fade out, create a dance on my …
While it is common sense, it is not common practice to ask “WHY” when doing something. Building your new website, or revamping the old one, needs to have a strong “why” behind it. If you are doing it because everybody else is doing it, or because your competition is doing it, that is not good …
What if I told you that if you want to get rich, all you have to do is to put a pebble in a jar every day for 100 days? The rules are: You cannot skip a day. If you do, you need to start over. You also cannot put pebbles in that jar ahead …
