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Shared experiences from running an agency.

Go with your gut Members Public

A massive blocker to progress in business is over complicating decisions. I know this first hand in my own business and a great example would be choosing the opening music for the WP Innovator Podcast episodes. I spent hours listening to multiple audio recordings and loops, fussing over what sounded

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Learn how to motivate your team Members Public

Guess what? I never went to Entrepreneur school. I have literally no certificates in how to be a Boss, a Manager or a Team Leader! And yet I’ve grown into that position over the years, and it is an absolute privilege. I started out as just me, and as

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Stop trying to do it all yourself Members Public

Being super vulnerable here… I have wasted SO much time in my business trying to do everything myself. From administration in the company, to coding a profile edit page from scratch in a WordPress website build. What is so wrong with that? Well put it this way: 1. I am

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How do you move from intention to action? Members Public

So often we can get frustrated by the lack of progress in our business, or in our lives. We have wonderful ideas and yet never seem to be able to achieve them, or move closer to realising those dreams. How do you move from intention to action? I’m so

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Generating leads from existing clients Members Public

As a web developer / web agency you are more often that not busy with the day to day builds. You are working out a bug, or designing an awesome layout. Perhaps you are booked up in multiple project meetings, and feel like time is being eaten up. At the back

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Getting the right hosting for your WordPress site Members Public

A common concern for people who have a website is security. There are a lot of misconceptions out there about a wide range of CMS’s (including WordPress and Drupal) that they are insecure. Now, yes it’s true that at times there have been weaknesses in the code that

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How to do WordPress backups the right way Members Public

If you get backup included with your hosting partner GREAT…. BUT… has your business continuity plan considered the following: * How are those backups being stored? * Are they secure? * How quickly can I access them? * What happens if the hosting partner goes bust? Your website is SUPER important to you, and

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Integrate client back office systems with WordPress Members Public

When building and developing websites, the bigger picture is often overlooked. What is this bigger picture? It is known as: Full Back Office Integration. Now I know that doesn’t sound like a sexy phrase, but this is something that will add immense value to your client, and provides a

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