What started out as a 30 day goal to improve the SEO of this site has morphed into a half-year journey, but hey, life happens, right? If you’re just now joining me in this journey, you may want to catch up on previous weeks: 30 Days to Better SEO – Week 1 30 Days to Better SEO […]
Business & Freelancing
I'm a small business owner and service provider. Below are articles about my experience with freelancing, running a business, customer service, and more.
Book Review: Duct Tape Marketing
Originally published in 2007, Duct Tape Marketing is one of the best-loved books for practical small-business marketing tips. This post is for you if you’ve already read it and want a refresher or if you’re considering reading it and want to know if it’s worth your time. Before diving into the review, I’ll state up […]
How You Know it’s Time to Move from WordPress.com to WordPress.org
WordPress.com is an incredible service for non-technical folks to create a website quickly, but there may come a time when you outgrow what it offers. In this post I’d like to share exactly how to know when it’s time for you to move from WordPress.com to WordPress.org. Wait, there’s a difference? If you’re scratching your […]
Behind the scenes: The making of a WordPress membership site
I recently launched a membership community for my podcast (using WordPress, of course). In this post I’d like to share the details of which tools I chose to create the site, why I chose them, and what the cost was. If you need to create a WordPress membership site for your organization, I hope you […]
ConvertKit vs MailChimp: Can my perspective help you?
ConvertKit vs MailChimp: Which is better for you? After experimenting with (and paying for) both, I’ll share with you why I ultimately decided to move from MailChimp to ConvertKit. I’ll lay out some pros and cons of both and, if you’re thinking about using either service for your email marketing, I hope it’ll help you […]
30 Days to Better SEO – Week 3
This post is a continuation of my series on 30 Days to Better SEO, my journey through To the Top: Empower Yourself With Real-World SEO Knowledge. Here are the previous posts in the series if you’d like to catch up: 30 Days to Better SEO – Week 1 30 Days to Better SEO – Week […]