WordPress Profile-Pic Plugin Fix

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After Upgrading to WordPress 3.2+ if you were using the Profile Pic plugin by Hannah Grey you’re most likely experiencing that it’s not working. I posted a solution in the WordPress forums, but it looks like there is several threads, so I just decided to write a plugin for it. Profile Pic Fix Download the… [Continue Reading]

Are you throwing your marketing budget into a black hole?

A galaxy about 330 million light years from Earth.

Where are you allocating your marketing Dollars? Are you paying and praying? Today’s marketing and advertising world is noisier than it’s ever been. So, are you just another voice at a raging party, or are you sitting around a table at a coffee shop having an intelligent conversation about your industry? I’m not a big… [Continue Reading]

If you’re using Social Media for customer service, something went wrong

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I know that title sounds contrary to what tons of people preach about social media. Heck, I’ve been known on 1 or 20 occasions to tell clients and anyone who’ll listen, that Social Media can be one of the best customer management tools around. And it is. The social web, is by far the best… [Continue Reading]

Things Everyone Should Know When Hiring A Consultant or Freelancer

Web Design on the cheap

This particular post has been a long time coming. After 2 years of consulting I’ve really think I nailed down the things that everyone needs to know when hiring a consultant. 1. Be specific about what you want The majority of problems that arise in the Client-Consultant relationship start here. The majority of problems that… [Continue Reading]

13 Common Mistakes Small Businesses Don’t Correct

Small Business that went bust

There is a significant difference between being frugal, and and being cheap. People that are frugal always try to get their absolute best bang for their buck, while cheap people simply just want to pay the least amount of possible for anything. Over the last couple of years, I’ve sort of beat myself up over… [Continue Reading]

The Fork in the Road

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I truly do apologize for not updating this in nearly a year. I’ve had issues with the .net and .com domains being split and running separate versions of the site. The good news is that I do have tons of posts, and I will be updating for frequently. Again, I apologize. I’ve been thinking for… [Continue Reading]

Take out the Trash

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Dear Fear, As you may already know, we have been performing an internal audit and we made a few discoveries. We have discovered that your services have hurt our business and cost us revenue. In addition, your advice and counsel has led us to miss exciting opportunities to expand into new markets.  As of today… [Continue Reading]

Fight Back

Lives begin with every moment you live; with every morning you greet; with every new project you begin; with every new dream you dare to imagine, and with every affection you give. Our lives are renewed in the hands of a child that reaches up, with love in his heart, to caress his mother’s face… [Continue Reading]

Let’s Change the Question

When we’re little kids, they ask us, “what you want to be when you grow up?” When we’re in high school they ask us, “what do you want to study in college?” When we’re in college they ask, “what are your plans are after you graduate?” And when we graduate, we go do what we’ve… [Continue Reading]

Talent and Circumstances

I recently came across this poem by Edgar A. Guest and thought, I’d repost it. Equipment Figure it out for yourself, my lad, You’ve all that the greatest of men have had, Two arms, two hands, two legs, two eyes, And a brain to use if you would be wise. With this equipment they all… [Continue Reading]