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Leverage and Outsourcing

Learn The System to Create Your “Vital Stats Dash”: Lessons From a Thermocouple
Posted in Business and Entrepreneurship, Leverage and Outsourcing on 16 March 2009

I felt like a Rock Star this weekend when I changed the water heater’s thermocouple. Gettin’ down and dirty learning things hands on made me think of Eben Pagan’s “Get Altitude” program where he touches on the importance of getting to know your business’ vital stats. Measuring key stats of your business may seem boring [...]

Seven Questions to Ask Yourself to Know You Are Making the Right Decision
Posted in Business and Entrepreneurship, Intuition In Business, Leverage and Outsourcing on 4 March 2009

One of the benefits of growing more “mature” (ahem), is that I find that I can make decisions more quickly and with greater certainty. Yes, it’s the experience. Yes, it’s the maturity. Yes, it’s all the personal development exploration I do. But when I step back and observe my decision making process from above, I [...]

How to Hire the Right Web Developer: Part 2–Tools For Success
Posted in Business and Entrepreneurship, Leverage and Outsourcing, Web Design, Web Programming on 16 February 2009

In the first part of this two-part article, we explore how to set yourself up to succeed when finding your ideal web solution, from defining your ideal outcomes and results to doing some competitive research and analysis. Now in Part 2, we use the research gathered to compare what we have and where we want [...]

How to Hire the Right Web Developer: Part 1–Defining Outcomes and Setting Boundaries
Posted in Business and Entrepreneurship, Leverage and Outsourcing, Web Design, Web Programming on 9 February 2009

Finding the right web developer can mean the difference between a website that brings you results (i.e. ideal clients, money in the bank, greater worldwide reach and effect), and one that falls flat, drains your bank account, and launches in spite of months of work and revisions. In this two part series we explore 1) [...]

What Kind of Web DESIGNER Do You Need?
Posted in Business and Entrepreneurship, Leverage and Outsourcing, Web Design, Web Programming on 5 February 2009

When it comes to websites and the online world, there are many ways to describe the kind of websites out there: a branding website, a Flash website, a “flashy” website, a corporate website, a splash page, a squeeze or landing page, a sales page, a blog, a social networking site, the list goes on and [...]