Taco and WordPress Enthusiast
Last week I shared my project inquiry form, which is the first step in the process anyone has to take to work with me. But between that and our first call (which I’ll discuss next week) there are quite a …
In last week’s newsletter I talked about how my sales process has really been clicking lately, and asked if anyone was interested in a breakdown. I got quite a few responses, so here we go. For me, it all starts …
My last 3 proposals have gone really smoothly — suspiciously smoothly. In fact, in my latest one, I met with the client for the first time yesterday and by noon today I had a 50% deposit in hand. Maybe it’s a …
We all have things we’d like to improve on our website… but that long list of things feels so daunting that we keep putting it off because we never have the time to do all of it. One way to overcome this …
As professionals that tend to eat, sleep, and breathe websites, it’s easy for us to get inflicted with the “curse of knowledge”. If you’re unfamiliar with that term, is a cognitive bias when you unknowingly assume that others will have …
Have you spent any time mapping out any of your processes? I’m a visual person, and using Figma’s “FigJam” files to create process flow diagrams has been a huge enlightenment for me. I don’t think there’s any way to avoid having to …
My family and I are planning on moving this summer, and because of that we’ve had to interview and hire a lot of different people… Realtors, contractors, movers, etc. It’s not often I do this, so it’s easy for me …
You’ve heard this before, but how you price something tells people a lot about it — even if it’s subconscious. I’ve seen this for myself… When we first launched The Website Owner’s Manual, it was just a free opt-in. Matt and …
It’s that time of year again — when we all look at the big number in the date flipping over and consider it a fresh start. I wasn’t always much of a goal setter, but since I’ve started my business …
I was listening to one of the latest episodes of Trailblazer.fm, where Lee and his guest were talking about “Pricing in a weak economy”. Aside: I’m still on the fence of this whole “we’re on the verge of a global …
About Kyle
After spending 15 years as a graphic designer and earning a business degree, I launched my agency, OGAL Web Design, in 2017. A year later, after finding the amazing community around WordPress, I co-founded The Admin Bar, which has grown to become the #1 community for WordPress professionals. I'm a husband, proud father of three, and a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Main Gigs
OGAL Web Design is my performance-first website design agency (of one) in Virginia.
The Admin Bar is my 10,000+ member community for WordPress Professionals.
Consulting
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