I recently found myself working on a 'homework assignment' for an online business group I am in that I never thought I'd ever do, something called a mind movie. (Aside: I kept wanting to call this a 'goals video' but way more useful stuff comes up if you search the...
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How Do You Communicate Your Business Culture?
I am in the process of opening a second business location (it's in the works; we'll announce it when we have things like an opening date!) and, as Grant Cardone would say, the whole thing is giving me better problems. We can't escape problems entirely ever, but I...
Ten Years In Business: All The Things I Know And Don’t
I was talking with some people earlier this year about figuring out a business birthday. I mean, we all know our birthdays but what day did you start your business? If you open a storefront (or say a coworking space), that date is pretty straightforward (i.e. when you...
Please Stop Wasting Money On Facebook Ads
It seems harmless: why not 'boost' that Facebook post for $5? But I'm here to tell you that not only is this a potential giant waste of money but of your time and effort. The exercise I am going to propose you do is a complete buzz kill but I'll do it with you to show...
Year Of ‘Health’: A Half Way Point Check In
I'm a self help junkie but my goal is not just to read, listen to, etc. a bunch of resources but to actually use them in my life. A couple years ago, I found Danielle Laporte's Desire Map library. Basically it's a list of words (and she/her team made them all pretty...
What Do You Do For Fun?
I'm going to say it: from about age 27 to age 33, I had no hobbies. My hobby was this business: getting it going, growing it bigger, making it better. For years, I tried to buy only clothes I could wear to work. I tried to read books that would apply to my job. I had...
Better SEO In Under One Hour: 2018 Edition
One of our most popular blog posts is 'Better SEO In Less Than An Hour' but almost six years later, there are other things we think are as important for making your site great (in less than an hour). So mark off an hour in your calendar and tackle one (or some) of the...
Website Launch: Mount Desert Island Historical Society
The MDI Historical Society has been an important part of our island for decades. Their website has a lot of interesting archival information, everything from listings of who is buried in different cemeteries to historical documents about Acadia National Park's...
Event Management / Scheduling Software Options We Know About (Part 2)
If you read our previous post about events, you might be reading this post because you figured you need some kind of event management on your site. If you haven't read it and want this to be in context, check out Part One here. I'm going to divide this into three...