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Looking ahead to 2016
Every year, we make resolutions. Some make decisions, other make mantras. I’m a fan of all these things, and relish in the chance to engage in self examination and set some goals for myself. For 2015, my mantra and goal was to “trim the fat”. This meant a couple things: Lose fat, not just weight,…
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How to Update WordPress (Single install and Multisite)
Many people ask me how to update WordPress. Updates on WordPress can be scary if you’ve never done them before. However, there are plenty of reasons to update: Security updates are huge! Any bug fixes that will make your site run better Staying up with web standards Taking out the trash! In this video, I guide…
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On Developers….
Developers are wizards. They’re like magic people. How do you place a price on that? You got to think of yourself as a wizard and then maybe you could price more appropriately. From my view, I just see magic happen. Jesse Mecham on Startups for the Rest of Us
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Some Thoughts on Approaching New Clients
Friend and fellow freelancer Melissa wrote me an email I thought I should share: I have a couple process questions for you. 🙂 So I’m deciding that I’ll try to approach some businesses that I am naturally curious/ passionate about to see if they would want to utilize my services. I’m thinking of talking with…
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Don’t Forget Value Added… Unless You Don’t Want Paying Clients
The worst feeling in the world is the one you get when you say to yourself, “If only I’d just said X, Y and Z, I would have sealed the deal.” But the bird has flown, the ship has sailed, and you are back to the job board, cold calling, referral asking, or pavement pounding.…
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3 Most Important Techniques I’ve Learned on WordPress (So Far)
Moving toward being a developer has forced me to learn some technical skills and techniques I did not know six months ago. There are plenty of things I have learned in the last six months that I had no clue about. WordPress, to use the words of Augustin, is “shallow enough for a child to…
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Entrepreneur or Freelancer: Are you a businessman or a business, man?
When starting down the path of business, there can be some confusion, even identity crisis. How do you self-identify now that you are working for yourself, or selling your product or service to a general market? How do you accurately speak about what you do? In a weekend away with some folks starting up businesses,…
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Take the Shortcut: Find a Mentor and Apprentice Yourself
When I committed to getting on the Genesis Developer list, I hadn’t even bought the Genesis Framework. Granted I had worked with one client on a project involving the Genesis Framework, but that was hardly enough to say time spent with the framework to know anything about it. If there was an issue, I relied…
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Resources for SEO and Keyword Research
(This post is the result of a question from James. If you have any questions, please let me know and I’ll see what resources I can send your way). This post compiles everything I know about SEO and Keyword Research. It is summed up in the resources below that I used to learn and implement…
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Just in Time Learning: Trimming the Fat and Focusing to Move Forward Quickly
Having clients pay you to learn a new skill is a very difficult art. In trying to stay 20 Hours Ahead, you will often bite off more than you can chew. The reason is simple: in the grand scheme of things, you know very little. If you are on the road from freelancer to entrepreneur…