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Early detection system

One of the most difficult things about entrepreneurship is the ups and downs. Just take a look at my gross monthly revenue over the past two years. A chart like that has sent many folks back to a “real job” …

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Careful what you measure 

In a mastermind this week, we tackled a question I hadn’t answered before: How much time should you reasonably spend on a single blog post? She had spent about 8 hours on her latest, which, despite being really great, felt like a hefty investment …

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Agency Spring Cleaning

I woke up with one of those uneasy feelings in the pit of my stomach. The kind anxious energy of forgetting something important, but not clues as to what it could be. Despite feeling uneasy all morning, around lunchtime, the …

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The survey says… 

Running your agency can feel like you’re stranded out on your own little island — wondering how others are surviving and what secrets they know that you don’t. Three years ago, our curiosity prompted us to start what’s now one …

Wins above replacement

It’s baseball season in America — which is one of the hallmarks that ushers in spring. If you’re a baseball fan, then you’ve probably heard of the statistic “Wins Above Replacement” (or “WAR” for short). If not, WAR is a …

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Habit instead of intention

Have you ever had someone ask you why you doing something a certain way and found no good answer other than “it’s how we’ve always done it”? It’s amazing how the most inexperienced people can often pose the toughest questions …

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I never want to go back

One thing I’ve found interesting the last 3 years we’ve done our annual WordPress Professionals Survey is the huge percentage of people that list referrals as their number one lead source. Looking at the preliminary results from this year, it …