My clients are THE best

My clients are the absolute best people that I could dream of working with. A while back, I remembered some advice that I was given when we first started the studio — only work with people that you WANT to work with, even to the point of repelling other potential clients. Yes, I’ve broken the […]

Biggest smile-inducer of the day

Here’s your mission: Go to 9rules. Look in the right-hand column. View their advertising button. Note that it says “We only accept advertising from companies with money.” Laugh and laugh and laugh some more. Because they’re serious.
Okay, so you’re wondering why I am laughing? Well. You should read my emails some time. I get things […]

I’m a Twitter moron…I’ll admit it right now

This article alerted me to a concept that I hadn’t thought about before — Twitter has a culture. There’s an etiquette there that you must follow or be ostracized (or at the least, laughed at.)
Such as: don’t follow a bunch of people unless you’re followed by a bunch of people. I hadn’t thought about […]

A valiant effort

I am trying, trying not to say it. But it’s just so. hard.

Just a bunch of hot heads

Carolyn Wood of A List Apart recently wrote an article describing how us “web folk” are pretty…umm…committed to our beliefs. I think she mentioned nine millimeter handguns somewhere in there. For shame!
Anyway, she’s completely right on the money. Funny thing is, I’d never thought about it before. And then I was reading an article by […]

I only do business with shiny people

I was reading this article the other day, and somewhere near the end of it, John Jantsch mentioned having “Your vision story.” He’s speaking of the “why” behind your business and life choices…your “shine factor.” Specifically, he wrote about plotting a detailed description of your “ideal day” in the life of your business. Here’s mine:
7am […]

Google Alerts: Must be something in the water

You ever have one of those ideas that just keeps getting thrown at you from all kinds of different places? Say for instance, you think to yourself that you should check the coolant in your engine. Just a passing thought. No reason for it. Then you come across an article about how important checking your […]

How is Twitter used for business?

I’ve been on this Twitter thing for…oh…about a week now, and I am still trying to figure the whole thing out. John Jantsch of Duct Tape Marketing recently published an eBook called The Beginner’s Guide to Using Twitter for Business [pdf]. It’s very well done, and I even learned a few things (hello, twellow.)

The age-old question: What does a website cost?

I recently read an excellent article by web developer/author Emira Mears on the cost of a website. It’s the million dollar question, isn’t it? It’s highly intangible at first, and most developers don’t want to answer it too quickly without knowing the full scope of your project. There are as many answers to the question […]

Dream productivity tool

I read this article by the talented Toblerone the other day, and I’ve been thinking about it ever since. What is my dream productivity tool?
I used to be a huge fan of David Allen’s Getting Things Done, but it turned me into a machine. I was getting things done, alright. I just wasn’t really living. […]