The “Cobblers Children” Is No Excuse

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If you're not familiar with the phrase "the cobblers children have no shoes," it's often used to describe professionals in any industry who are so busy with their client work that they don't apply their professional skills to their own … [Read more]

It’s Not Too Late For YOU To Be A Business Rock Star

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I'm dedicating this post to Mack Collier who wrote the book on how to Think Like A Rock Star. Last night I had the pleasure of seeing Halestorm in concert. About half-way through the concert I started thinking about you guys. I guess the business … [Read more]

How To Get Customers To Take Action, The 3 Second Rule

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Here's a spoiler, it involves you getting out of their way. Since the internet started its mainstream march in the 1990's, web developers and designers have widely accepted a rule knowns as "3 second rule of the web." The theory is that you … [Read more]

Interview With Preston McCauley – CEO of Project Storytime

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Preston McCauley is the Founder and CEO of a new company called Project Storytime which makes the Project Storytime app, a build your own story interactive experience that helps connect kids, parents, and teachers. In this 12 minute interview … [Read more]

How To Learn Grammar and Improve Your Writing Fast – Grammarly Review

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Your website and all aspects of it including design, images, and even code, exist to support one thing, words. And yet many sites pay little attention to their lifeblood. Content is cranked out to meet some arbitrary posting schedule or to … [Read more]

What Microphones Should You Use For Audio Podcasting

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Zoom H4N - possibly the only device you'll need. Highly portable and can also work for desktop recording. The built-in mic's sound great but this is also the most expensive option (though the others are just mics and not recorders). If I could only … [Read more]

House Of Cards Number One Rule For Dominating Your Niche

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You started a blog and thought it would make money. Perhaps you started it to drive traffic to your business but found out that was harder than you thought. Maybe you kept fighting. Maybe you gave up. Or like most, you kept … [Read more]

10 Reasons To Move Your WordPress Site To Synthesis

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Let's talk about web hosting.... On second thought, not yet; let's talk about your business. You didn't start your business to jack around with keeping a server running. But your business has a website (if not, call me) and it's an important … [Read more]

Building The Ultimate Website Content Map Pt.1

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When building a new website (or rebuilding one) it's a common mistake to begin with design rather than the true foundation, content. Whether purely informational, e-commerce, entertainment or serving whatever purpose your site has, content is why … [Read more]