I like working with small business owners for web design. My best clients either work for themselves or have less than 5 full-time employees. However, when I first started building websites for others back in 2010, a multi-million dollar company approached me to talk...
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What I Learned Making $100/Hour on My First Project
The web is a crazy place. Even though we're past the infancy stage of the internet, there is still a ton of confusion (and even worse, misinformation) when it comes to online business. This has never been more apparent to me than with small business...
The Biggest Obstacle to Building Your Website Business
Right now, I'm working on my #1 weakness - proactive scheduling. I take a yearly approach to improvement. Pick one big thing and focus on it exclusively over a long period. Choosing what to do with your time will be your most significant obstacle to create a...
People Tell Stories to Limit Their Freelancing Potential (Including Me)
As an introvert, one thing I don't particularly enjoy doing is talking about myself. My emphasis on the analytical side of life kept me in the dark about the importance of stories in our lives. One "virtual mentor" I often mention is James Altucher, and reading his...
The Path to Success in Life: Get Better at One Thing Every Year
My approach to self-improvement is simple, though it takes patience: advance one part of your life each year. This philosophy came from the hindsight of looking at my top priorities over the past decade. I wasn't working on an established agenda the entire time. For...
A Brief History of YouTube & Lessons You Can Apply
While listening to a podcast today interviewing Instagram's founder, Kevin Systrom, he brought up the founding of YouTube - and it might blow your mind. Many people who build websites know about the Wayback Machine. It's a service that archives internet pages,...