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This week I celebrate the 5th anniversary of running my agency full time. On one hand it feels like I’m just getting started, and on the other I can hardly remember what life was like before running my own business. …

Agency life has its ebbs and flows, ammiright? With a couple of crazy-busy months, I think I’m smack dab in the middle of an ebb. Not that it’s necessarily bad, it’s just been (really) busy. When the todo list stacks …

The “Go Wide, Go Deep” technique you likely heard of from Troy Dean is a really interesting way to drill down on your clients desires and discover what they really need. I guess my 3 year old has been listening …

It’s not often that the best product becomes the most popular, and it’s not the best agencies that have a waiting list full of customers. The companies that get the most traction are the ones that aren’t afraid to take action — even imperfect …

There tends to be a lot of grumbling about how saturated the web designer/developer market is — and that’s true… There are a lot of us. The tools have made it easier, more people are tech savvy now, and the …

This week I spent some time catching up on podcast episodes in my subscription feed, and I just have to share what Lee over at Trailblazer.fm is doing… Season 43 is all about “Slight Changes, Spectacular Results” where he’s sharing …

The longer you’re in this business (and any business, I suppose) the more you start to figure out what things are in your sweet spot, and what types of things you should avoid. Those “red flags” for bad-fit projects are …

This week I’m working on a project where I have to create a bunch of “section templates” rather than an entire website (the customer basically wants a bunch of Lego pieces they can plug and play). I spent several hours …

I’ve heard a lot of people with really great ideas talk themselves out of them because “someone else is already doing it”. It may be writing a blog post, posting a video, creating a course, or adding a new service. …

This week I was looking something up about a big local-government organization here in my town. When I got to their website, I realized it was completely new. Of course, I did what any web developer does and started quickly …