I want to briefly talk to you about where you host your email list. Because, it may be worth it for you to reconsider your options. For years, people like me would recommend third-party hosted email hosts. From companies like Aweber, ConvertKit, Drip, ActiveCampaign, MailterLite, etc. For awhile, a lot of bloggers were recommending Mailchimp….
A little food for thought today. It is something I’ve touched on before. And perhaps because of that I’ve even had people mention it to me on strategy calls. It is the idea of reducing reliance on outside organizations. This is something I’ve definitely thought about – and have taken definite action on. And I’ve…
A few days ago, I saw the announcement that Logan Paul was going to be a featured speaker at the Traffic & Conversion Summit in San Diego. And… the reactions ensued. Personally, I couldn’t give two flips about Logan Paul. But, apparently a lot of people think he’s a real ass. And they proceeded to…
What follows is an article I actually wrote (believe it or not) in 2011. Over 11 years ago now. And I think the message is quite relevant today and thought you might find it useful. So, here we go… There are two ways to make more money: (1) Make more money, (2) spend less. Sounds…
How do you establish authority in your niche? Is it something that just happens organically and with luck? Or is it something you can be intentional about? Well, it is a bit of both. And it also requires (obviously) that you know what the hell you’re talking about. But, there most definitely ARE concrete things…
My family and I live in a suburb of Tampa. Back when we originally moved here, this area had a few neighborhoods, but also a lot of two-lane roads and cow pastures. Not anymore. Our area is now an extension of Tampa. Roads that were once two-lane roads are now 6-lane highways with traffic jams. The intersection…
Last week’s issue about work-at-home strategies for productivity warranted a few responses from readers where they told me they have been dealing with a bit of a low-productivity time and that my article helped inspire them. And first off, I’m glad it helped. But, it also reminded me of something. See… No matter what kind…
There are some things I’ve learned to do to keep a balance and get both done at the same time. These aren’t hard-and-fast rules – everybody is different. But, they help for me. 1 – Maintain an off-limits work space. Ideally, you will have a work space which is just for that purpose: WORK. Ideally,…
I’ve been blogging for over 20 years. I’m an old-timer now. Heck, when I see the youngin’s sitting there building their TikTok profiles, I feel almost like a “get off my lawn” old man. But, things have indeed changed quite a bit. Blogging used to be… easier. Things weren’t so noisy. People weren’t so jaded. People…
The other day, I saw this screenshot of a tweet: Actually, I think he forgot a few. Like… It has gotten really ridiculous out there. Is your site doing any of this stuff to people? And even more importantly, does it work? Is it just a necessary evil? We all know that attention is a…
I want to tell you a story. Back before I had any form of public reputation as a blogger, I made some money by doing programming work. In fact, even as I was running my first major property (my tech site), I was doing client web development on the side to earn more money. PHP/MySQL development…
Let’s be real… If we could just come up with ideas all day and then check the stats, that’d be PERFECT! We wouldn’t have to DO anything! Ahhh…. a man can dream. 😉 But, that’s not how things roll in reality. About that… One of the things I sometimes need to remind myself of is…