Become a Calm Company
“Now THAT was a good meeting!”
A single effective meeting can change the course of history for a company. Imagine if you could lead effective meetings EVERY DAY! You can, but it takes curiosity & practice. This article is a good place to start your journey to a more effective you.
Read MoreNever Respond to RFPs & Custom Proposal Requests
Y’all who work at normal 9-5 jobs don’t need to deal with the B.S. that is an RFP process (or rather you get paid to deal with it).
But us freelancers gotta deal with a whole big bag of schtuff when it comes to custom proposals.
Here’s my quick-and-dirty RFP filtering process that I use every time.
(It’s about a minute read.)
Enjoy!
Toby
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Read MoreDumping Paper Checks 3x’d My Profit
Your paper check-based billing is costing you more than you think.
Read MoreAn Alternative to Elon Musk
As I drudge myself out of bed for yet another war with monotony, a battle with my fat-old-man eating habits, a valiant clash with against my child’s militant stand against doing their homework, and an overall feeling of blech due to our country’s unsteady Coronovirus response, I discovered this article and quote lionizing a quote Elon Musk gave to TED in 2017: “If you’re not progressing, you’re regressing; so, keep moving forward.” BLECH! Thankfully, we have an alternative to Musk’s medicine.
Read MoreSurprises are Perilous.
Today I received a surprise bill for $157 from a vendor. I hate surprises.
Read MoreRemote Work Resources
Coronavirus has forced us into a reality where our friends who are fortunate enough to have jobs, are forced to adapt to the new world of remote work. Thankfully, there’s tons of remote work tools & resources out there. I’ve compiled some of those tools & resources here.
Read MoreHow We Use Slack
Experience in multiple businesses tells me that Slack creates more problems than it solves. Here’s how we use Slack at my WordPress company.
Read MoreWe're Closing For Christmas Week!
If you work for somebody else – be it a big company, small business, or non-profit – you are probably used to unplugged vacation time. But Freelancers generally do not set themselves up for that success. This year we’re taking Christmas week off!
Read MoreGrowing From 1 to Zero
A handful of years ago, we grew The Mighty Mo! from 1 to 8, and that was surprisingly-fun. But now we’re on a different quest – growing from 1 to Zero. The 1 being me. The Zero being growing the company without me.
Read MoreHow to Dominate a Product Category
How to Dominate a Product Category. tldr: Don’t try to dominate a product category. Instead, just try to survive.
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