Want to know why? * I think it’s not good enough.* I’ll do it tomorrow since I’m busy right now.* I’m not qualified to say something, since others know more.* People will mock or judge me.* I’ll offend someone. And while there is some truth to each of these fears, the reality is that when […]

But….. Make sure it honors those who brought you since we are only as good as our people. Create as much value as you can for your partners, before they even think to ask— or worse, before they need to remind you. Everything good I’ve ever gotten has been because people opened doors for me.

I believe the main reason people don’t get what they want is simply because they don’t ask for it specifically. Don’t just ask for a job– say you’re a digital marketer serving dentists to attract dentists to hire you. Don’t just say you need a mentor– say you’re trying to get Descript and Frame.io to

Years ago, Facebook had a LIKE button on ads– do you remember? Back then, fan growth was all the rage– and it was before there was a newsfeed or even mobile. We could even drive 600 fans for a dollar– not a typo since traffic was about 20 cents for every thousand impressions. So we

I feel awful that people couldn’t register for our webinar on growing your business. We maxed out our account limit of 400 people. The Better Business Bureau and we are teaching local businesses how to overcome the economic crisis by getting digital going. So I thought I’d share the meeting recording with you guys here.

Driving free leads versus getting even a dollar from someone are universes apart. There is a concept called the “penny cliff”, where product companies who offer their stuff for free assume that they can get nearly the same number of subscribers at $1 a month or even $10/per month. Turns out that the distance between

Wherever you spend your time reveals what you love. Are you wasting time on frivolous activities while ignoring loved ones? Are you overworked and overwhelmed— being out of time? Then you’re allocating your time wrong by spreading your love too thin. It’s not only okay to say NO, but you must say NO often so

We can quickly spin up your book, then you can sell the book, course, and package at the same time. If you’re a clever agency, you put out books and courses to drive inbound leads to buy your packages. And the beauty of what we have with Vendasta is that we can white-label everything for

For video, you can get fantastic results with a simple Sony 5100 and wide-angle lens, or splurge a bit and get a Sony A7R4 like me. The key is the wide-angle lens, which gives you that nice creamy blurred background, makes your room look really big, and is reachable from your desk— don’t need to

When the virtual assistant platform is sending you notices that you’re getting a ton of candidates for your open positions. We’re hiring like crazy not just in the Philippines (for video editing, operations, graphics design, etc), but also equipping the next generation of digital agency owners to serve local businesses. I’ve lost $3 million dollars