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The Challenges Of Building a Site For a Friend
I often receive referrals or friends asking me to set up a WordPress website for them. It’s usually something fairly small – such as a 5-page business…
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Why “WordPress Expert” is Not a Real Title?
While discussing the WordPress industry and the rest of the business world, my friend Ajay reminded me of why “WordPress Expert” is not a real title.…
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14 Common Misconceptions About Email and Gmail’s Business Communication Capabilities
“Slack is Killing email“, “5 reasons Slack will change the workplace“, “Slack, the office messaging app that may finally sink e-mail“. For some odd reason, the…
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The Problem With Having To Educate Your Customers
John Locke wrote an article named “There are no Clients from Hell” referring to the popular site for freelancers – Clients From Hell. I’ve been following…
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Introverts Are Great In Sales And Marketing
Despite my tendency to get involved with public speaking at conferences and universities, as well as being a band member, I still define myself as an…
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An Estimate Is Not a Deadline
I had a few meetings over the last few weeks that were focused on tight deadlines. Two of the clients were burned by other agencies who didn’t…
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Persistence Is The Way Forward
During WordCamp San Francisco a few years ago, I had the chance to do pair programming with Rodrigo Primo on #15459. He’s an incredible and passionate…
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Envato Or Why Race To the Bottom Is Dangerous?
I have a few friends who are pretty good with WordPress development, have a few decent plugins out there and love the community. They started small and began…
