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Processes
Questions To Ask a Contractor Before Hiring Them
If you’re hiring a freelancer or contractor for your project, fit is everything. Get the right freelancer for the job with these thought-provoking questions.
Abby Wood
04-18-2022
WordPress
2022 WordPress Agency Survey
In March 2022, we put together an anonymous survey for all of our community members to ask them questions about...
Kyle Van Deusen
04-08-2022
Strategy
What do web agencies use for the H1 on their home page?
A few weeks back I was talking to one of my buddies in the group who was workshopping different ideas...
Kyle Van Deusen
04-01-2022
Newsletter
Education Over Sales
I’ve never felt very confident when it came time to “sell” anything. There are endless videos, webinars, podcasts, and trainings...
Kyle Van Deusen
03-25-2022
Product
My Tech Stack for Block-Based Websites
A list of the tools I'm using to develop lightning-fast block-based websites.
Kyle Van Deusen
03-25-2022
Product
How to Configure Perfmatters for Better Performance
A quick reference guide on how to configure the Perfmatters plugin
Kyle Van Deusen
03-05-2022
Marketing
Informing Clients You're Moving to Fathom
Email scripts you can use to inform your clients about moving to Fathom Analytics
Kyle Van Deusen
03-03-2022
General
Things Your Copywriter Wishes You Knew
Just like web developers and digital agencies, copywriters often run into two different types of clients: the good clients and...
Abby Wood
03-01-2022
Product
Why every web agency should consider dropping Google Analytics
In a consciousness-shift that even your grandma seems to be vaguely aware of, internet users are waking up to the fact that using Google isn't free. You're just paying for the service with something other than money: your data.
Kyle Van Deusen
03-01-2022
Newsletter
No One Likes a Perfect Person
As business owners we put a lot of pressure on ourselves… Oftentimes, so much pressure that it paralyzes us from...
Kyle Van Deusen
02-25-2022
Quick Tip
Create a Hover Card with GenerateBlocks
In this tutorial, I'm going to provide you with the step by step instructions and the CSS needed to create...
Kyle Van Deusen
02-20-2022
Newsletter
Two Ways to Expand
If you’re getting overwhelmed with work, and needing to expand capacity, there are two routes most agencies take; hiring direct...
Kyle Van Deusen
02-18-2022
Client Management
What to say to clients who insist on self-hosting
Web developers know that self hosting undermines website care plans and puts sites at risk. Here’s what to say to get clients to trust you with hosting.
Matthew Sebert
02-17-2022
Quick Tip
Create a Sticky Sidebar with GenerateBlocks
In this video I do a quick walkthrough on how to create a sticky sidebar using GenerateBlocks. While it does...
Kyle Van Deusen
02-17-2022
Newsletter
How Do You Do It?
During a TABLE call this week, we got off on the topic of creating a “our process” type page for...
Kyle Van Deusen
02-11-2022
Newsletter
They're Asking for Referrals
If you’ve ever worried that a disproportionate number of your leads come from referrals, then you’re not alone. I think...
Kyle Van Deusen
02-04-2022
General
Do you need a degree to be a web designer?
Do you even need a college degree to work as a web developer or designer? Well, that depends on the type of career you’re planning.
Kyle Van Deusen
02-02-2022
Newsletter
My Trick to Avoid Overwhelm
I get overwhelmed pretty easily — especially at work. It’s always been this way for me… Probably a combination of...
Kyle Van Deusen
01-28-2022
General
One-on-One Training from the TextExpander Team
If you've not used TextExpander before, it's a simple productivity app (for Windows or Mac) that allows you to set...
Kyle Van Deusen
01-25-2022
Newsletter
33% of American's did what? 😳
I read a stat this week that was pretty shocking — it said that over 33% of Americans started a...
Kyle Van Deusen
01-21-2022
Newsletter
Debugging Your Design
When we have our “developer hat" on, it’s natural to debug problems step by step. If something isn’t working, we...
Kyle Van Deusen
01-14-2022
Newsletter
Running Your Own Race
This week I saw a tweet by Mike Oliver that stopped my scrolling pretty quickly… “Maybe someone besides myself needs...
Kyle Van Deusen
01-07-2022
Product
The Website Owner's Manual: A Complete Walkthrough
Everything you could possibly want to know about The Website Owner's Manual
Kyle Van Deusen
01-07-2022
Processes
5 Tips to Improve Your Block Building Experience
5 ways to improve your experience using Generate Blocks and the default block editor.
Kyle Van Deusen
01-07-2022
Newsletter
5 Reasons They'll Pay You More
It’s not uncommon that someone in the group asks how they can get clients that are willing to pay higher...
Kyle Van Deusen
12-31-2021
Content Marketing
How To Create A Content Strategy
With clients slowly going quiet over the holidays and with the new year fast approaching, you’re probably thinking about your...
Abby Wood
12-27-2021
Quick Tip
CSS-Only Modal with GenerateBlocks
After posting about making a simple tooltip in GenerateBlocks, I guess my new quest is to figure out how to...
Kyle Van Deusen
12-27-2021
Quick Tip
Creating Animated Tooltips in GenerateBlocks
I recently found myself in a position where I needed to add some tooltips for more context to a row...
Kyle Van Deusen
12-26-2021
Newsletter
How I got a 🌮 as my email address
As a designer, developer, or just through the entrepreneurial spirit, I bet you’ve had some random ideas for fun little...
Kyle Van Deusen
12-17-2021
General
Build it with Blocks — WaveApps.com
In this live event, I shared my process for building (or in this case, rebuilding) sites using blocks! We cover:...
Kyle Van Deusen
12-17-2021
Community
Voted The Best WordPress Community!
It’s official — the results have been tallied, and The Admin Bar has been voted The Best WordPress Community! To...
Kyle Van Deusen
12-16-2021
General
15 Free Hidden Gem Design and Development Resources
As designers and developers, we use a lot of tools — and we especially love the free ones! Of course,...
Kyle Van Deusen
12-13-2021
Newsletter
I'm telling myself "NEVER AGAIN!"
How many times have you said to yourself “I’ll never make that mistake again!”, only to find yourself in the...
Kyle Van Deusen
12-10-2021
Newsletter
Accountability is the Catalyst for Progress
If you’re like most agency owners, you have a laundry list of things you know you need to get done...
Kyle Van Deusen
12-03-2021
Quick Tip
Scrolling Image Effect with GenerateBlocks
The full-length screenshots of websites we’ve created are great — but having a giant, skinny image on a page is...
Kyle Van Deusen
11-26-2021
Newsletter
"Done Today"
This week I added a new "view" inside my Airtable base I use for managing all my to-dos and projects....
Kyle Van Deusen
11-12-2021
Newsletter
Don't try to sell me a car
I drive a hunk of junk. The check engine light constantly comes on and goes off randomly. It's covered in hail...
Kyle Van Deusen
11-05-2021
General
How Much Does A Copywriter Cost?
Learn how much you should expect to pay for written content from a freelance copywriter or a copywriting agency.
Abby Wood
11-03-2021
Quick Tip
Easily Grab Photos from Word Docs
This is a trick I find myself using pretty often when clients send me copy in a Word doc that...
Matthew Sebert
11-01-2021
Newsletter
What's on the menu?
The more I think about having "packages" for website builds, the more it makes sense — especially from a business...
Kyle Van Deusen
10-29-2021
Newsletter
If I Won the Lottery
I don't buy lottery tickets often, but every now and then (when the jackpot is big enough to make the...
Kyle Van Deusen
10-22-2021
Product
Recurring Revenue: How To Sell A Learning Management System To Your Clients
I’ve owned an eCommerce-focused agency for the last 10 years, and I’ve always been keen on exploring different avenues for...
Nick Butler
10-20-2021
Newsletter
It's really easy to undercharge
Blanket statements about pricing (eg. "You should charge a minimum of $X for a website") have always annoyed me. There...
Kyle Van Deusen
10-15-2021
Content Marketing
How To Increase Recurring Revenue By Selling A Content Creation Service
Monthly blogging is a treasure trove for recurring revenue, it’s easy to implement, and it has results you can track.
Abby Wood
10-05-2021
Client Management
Suzanne Bird-Harris
10-01-2021
Strategy
How to plan the leap from side-hustle to full-time agency owner
Looking to take the leap from side-hustle to full-time agency owner but a bit nervous? Here's how I did it!
Kyle Van Deusen
09-29-2021
Newsletter
Should You Fire Yourself?
Spending too much time working "in" the business and not "on" the business is a pretty common struggle among not...
Kyle Van Deusen
09-24-2021
Strategy
How I Use Email Marketing in My Agency
Email marketing has provided an effective, one-to-many strategy for my agency — here's a look at why and how I do it.
Kyle Van Deusen
09-15-2021
Strategy
Why These 5 Things Will Help You Win More Proposals
I've found 5 things that make my proposals stand out, get signed, and protect myself from scope creep. Are these in your proposal?
Kyle Van Deusen
09-14-2021
Content Marketing
Web Agency FAQ's
A growing database of frequently asked questions web agencies can answer for their customers.
Kyle Van Deusen
09-14-2021
Processes
Writing Processes & SOP's (A Real-Life Example)
An over-the-shoulder look at me writing up processes and standard operating procedures for client website builds.
Kyle Van Deusen
08-18-2021
Sales
25 Additional Services You Can Offer to Your Web Agency Clients
While an argument can be made for keeping your offerings small and charging a premium, that’s not the only way...
Kyle Van Deusen
07-29-2021
Sales
How To Grow Your Agency Using The Power Of Niche Marketing
Are you struggling to attract new clients to your business? Do you want to get paid more for your work?...
Bryon & Kellie McCartney
07-20-2021
Sales
More than just a logo: branding can be your super-secret sales weapon
Let’s jump into this imaginary (but oh so familiar) scenario for a moment: You’re 40 minutes into a kick-off video...
Tracy O'Shaughnessy
07-05-2021
Content Marketing
What is Storytelling in Marketing and Why Should You Care?
Humans have been telling stories forever and our brains have evolved to love them. How can you use the power of stories to promote your business?
Suzanne Bird-Harris
06-29-2021
Content Marketing
Are AI copywriters actually any good?
You’ve probably already heard the buzz around AI copywriting software. Designed to help content creators, marketers, agency owners, and social...
Abby Wood
06-28-2021
General
Agency Sales Framework (with Cliff Almeida)
Cliff Almeida joins us to share his Agency Sales Framework and how he's used this exact process (from incoming lead...
Kyle Van Deusen
06-17-2021
Sales
The Pipeline is Key: Here's Why Being Reactive is Not Enough
Struggling to keep your pipeline filled? Learn why reactive marketing might be holding you back, and what you can do about it.
Kyle Van Deusen
05-31-2021
Processes
Charging for Discovery (S.O.P.)
A full breakdown of why you should be charging for project discovery, and exactly how to do it!
Hans Skillrud
05-28-2021
Newsletter
Kyle Van Deusen
05-28-2021
Sales
Craft the Perfect Analogy to Educate Clients and Secure the Sale
Whether it’s explaining that doing SEO doesn’t provide overnight ranking success, or the necessity for WordPress website maintenance — clients...
Kyle Van Deusen
05-24-2021
Processes
The Orderly Inbox
The Orderly Inbox, a.k.a. “inbox zero” isn’t about always being caught up on all of your work—that’s called a “fantasy”....
Kyle Van Deusen
05-23-2021
Client Management
Building a Minimal Client Dashboard in WordPress
I recently decided to build my own minimal dashboard for the clients on my care plan for added value. In...
Matthew Sebert
05-19-2021
Newsletter
Kyle Van Deusen
05-14-2021
Strategy
The power of having a success partner - get ready to change your business (and your life!)
Success partners are all about action, helping each other grow their business, reduce stress and have the confidence to take on larger projects and or new challenges, and coaching each other through the process.
Laura Sutherly & Barry Alt
05-13-2021
Design
How To Build A Checkout Page That Converts
To deliver a great shopping experience to online consumers, you have to be able to build a checkout page that is simple, easy to use, and is ultimately built with one thing in mind: conversions.
Nick Butler
05-11-2021
Marketing
How To Get Noticed On LinkedIn & Attract Your Ideal Clients
No longer just the place to try and find a new job, LinkedIn can help digital agency owners gain serious traction in their niche, attract the attention they deserve, and yes, even win new clients on it.
Nicole Osborne
05-07-2021
Newsletter
Kyle Van Deusen
05-07-2021
Sales
Finding Leads (with Pete Everitt)
In a recent poll in the group, I asked the question "How often are you going out and proactively looking for...
Kyle Van Deusen
05-05-2021
Newsletter
Kyle Van Deusen
04-30-2021
Newsletter
Kyle Van Deusen
04-23-2021
Processes
What’s the best day to launch a website, and why is it Tuesday?
According to the web development community, the best day to launch a website is Tuesday — and there's a good argument for it.
Kyle Van Deusen
04-20-2021
Client Management
Are in-person meetings a new opportunity for your agency?
The pandemic brought even the most technologically challenged online. As we find a new normal, is your in-person availability an opportunity to stand out?
Kyle Van Deusen
04-19-2021
Newsletter
Kyle Van Deusen
04-16-2021
Book Recommendation
Building a Profitable Business (without sacrificing ethics)
Before we get started, it's only fair (especially given the subject matter of this book) to mention that I was...
Kyle Van Deusen
04-15-2021
Book Recommendation
Recommended Reading
The best reads for web designers, agency owners, and freelancers.
Kyle Van Deusen
04-09-2021
Newsletter
Kyle Van Deusen
04-09-2021
Sales
How To Sell Copywriting Services To Your Clients
How you can make a profit from outsourcing copywriting.
Abby Wood
04-08-2021
Newsletter
Kyle Van Deusen
04-02-2021
Sales
Rethinking What it Means to "Sell"
Doing “sales” has always felt a bit gross to me. I’ve never considered myself terrible at it — but I...
Kyle Van Deusen
03-31-2021
Newsletter
Kyle Van Deusen
03-26-2021
Processes
Creating “Burner” Email Addresses for Setting Up Client Accounts
Setting Up & Accessing Accounts for Clients is a Pain Through the process of developing websites or doing any kind...
Kyle Van Deusen
03-23-2021
Sales
How to Sell Website Care Plans More Often
This article will help with a crucial challenge: getting people to actually take up a care plan.
Nick Gulic
03-23-2021
General
A Friendly Reminder About Domains
This post was born from a horror story, but don't worry; there's a happy ending. It was only a few...
Matthew Sebert
03-22-2021
Processes
My Experience Getting a Fraudulent Google Review Removed
A couple weeks back I must have made someone local upset. Perhaps I flipped them the bird on the main...
Kyle Van Deusen
03-22-2021
Processes
How Do You Manage Clients Who Are In The Same Industry?
One day you’re going to get a request from one of your clients’ competitors to work with them. As big...
Kyle Van Deusen
03-22-2021
Sales
How to Find New Web Design Clients
While we don’t claim to know all the answers, Kyle and I have had some incredibly smart guests on our podcast and I’ve gathered together each one of these here (in no particular order) in this post along with the major takeaways from each episode if a TLDR fits your busy schedule a bit better.
Matthew Sebert
03-21-2021
Newsletter
Kyle Van Deusen
03-19-2021
Product
Is Writesonic's AI Copywriting any good?
Writesonic has a deal over on AppSumo Marketplace. Thankfully, after many years of counseling, I've broke myself of my AppSumo...
Kyle Van Deusen
03-17-2021
Product
The Best Web-Based Image Compression Services Compared
By this point I’ve bookmarked a dozen image compression websites — and for the longest time I’ve used the Optimizilla...
Kyle Van Deusen
03-16-2021
Processes
Help Your Clients Promote Their Website Post-Launch (Free Email Template)
After noticing clients not updating their social media profiles or directory listings with their website address after their website was...
Kyle Van Deusen
03-14-2021
Newsletter
Kyle Van Deusen
03-12-2021
Newsletter
Kyle Van Deusen
03-05-2021
Processes
7 Reasons I'll Only Invoice Care Plans Monthly
Now and then a client will ask if they can pay for their care plan for the full year, some...
Kyle Van Deusen
03-02-2021
Product
You NEED This Free Website Policies Waiver (to protect yourself AND your clients)
Privacy laws are no joke — just ask the companies getting sued for not having the right ones in place....
Kyle Van Deusen
03-02-2021
Processes
How to hire a great copywriter (and avoid the bad ones)
Hiring a copywriter is a long and difficult process. I’ve been working as a copywriter for the last 10 years,...
Abby Wood
03-01-2021
Client Management
A Lightweight, Privacy-Focused, Free Alternative to Google Analytics
In a thread inside The Admin Bar Community recently, I (somewhat embarrassingly) admitted that the new Google Analytics dashboard confuses...
Kyle Van Deusen
02-28-2021
Newsletter
Kyle Van Deusen
02-26-2021
Newsletter
Kyle Van Deusen
02-19-2021
Community
Thirty-Eight Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-Five Years of Combined Experience
Our group, The Admin Bar, has 38,355 years of combined experience in the web industry — at least that’s what...
Kyle Van Deusen
02-13-2021
Newsletter
Kyle Van Deusen
02-12-2021
Newsletter
Kyle Van Deusen
02-05-2021
Newsletter
Kyle Van Deusen
01-29-2021
Newsletter
Checklists, top contributors, and you can never update enough...
This Week in TAB You may have already seen, but this week I combined the magic that is Text Expander with Taco Ipsum to...
Kyle Van Deusen
01-29-2021
Newsletter
Kyle Van Deusen
01-22-2021
Newsletter
Documenting processes, prospecting clients, new tools, and more
This Week in TAB Before you dive in, I just wanted to send a big thank you for everyone who...
Kyle Van Deusen
01-22-2021
Product
Oxy-Curious
Get the skinny on the most lightweight page builder for WordPress — The Oxygen Builder
Kyle Van Deusen
01-22-2021
Processes
How to Document Your Processes, a Step-by-Step Guide
If you’re lucky, your business will grow over time. You’ll be juggling more work and more employees. If you could...
SEOHive
01-20-2021
Newsletter
Productivity tips, client dashboards, tempers, and more
This Week in TAB Take a look at what's going on in and around The Admin Bar this week. Inside...
Kyle Van Deusen
01-15-2021
General
Why Website Accessibility Is Something You Should Be Thinking About
Website accessibility is a hot topic right now in the web development industry — and for very good reason. The...
SEOHive
01-13-2021
General
A Simple System to Solicit Reviews
Last year, my garage door opener finally gave out. It had been on its last legs since we purchased our...
Kyle Van Deusen
01-11-2021
General
Well, Oxygen Crushed Elementor Too!
Yesterday I wrote up a blog post talking about my experience using Gutenberg, and how the performance between the same...
Kyle Van Deusen
01-03-2021
General
Damn. Gutenberg Smokes Elementor
Admittedly, page builders are my crutch. As someone who comes from a design (not a development) background, I likely couldn't...
Kyle Van Deusen
01-02-2021
General
How To Set-Up Global Theme Settings Inside Elementor
Setting up typography, colors, button styles, backgrounds, form field styles etc. separately on each and every webpage can be such...
Dapo Babarinde
12-16-2020
General
You don't actually want higher paying clients.
Last week I posted a simple question to the group... “What makes your favorite client your favorite client?” If you...
Kyle Van Deusen
12-16-2020
Product
The Best Free Opt-Ins for Web Designers & Developers
I'm a sucker for a good freebie— and who doesn't like free stuff? I've been collecting opt-ins, lead magnets, and...
Kyle Van Deusen
12-11-2020
Processes
Our Tips and Tricks for Getting Your SEO on Track in 2021
People make WordPress websites for a variety of reasons: To start a cooking blog, to promote their small business, to...
SEOHive
12-03-2020
Content Marketing
SEOHive White-Label Content & Copywriting Examples
Most recent articles written by SEOHive: Since SEOHive launched back in April of 2020 there has been a lot of...
Kyle Van Deusen
12-02-2020
Processes
Prioritizing Web Safety and Security on Your WordPress Site
Since the release of its very first version in 2003, WordPress has surely and steadily snowballed into the content management...
SEOHive
12-02-2020
Processes
Can clients use my plugin & theme licenses?
Learn how to handle sharing plugin licenses with your clients & the one question you should ask.
Kyle Van Deusen
11-21-2020
Quick Tip
ADA Compliance | Basics
ADA Compliance is a loaded topic. There's a lot that can go into making sure a website is accessible and as of writing this there's no "real" documentation out there that states "This is what you need to do to be compliant".
Matthew Sebert
11-20-2020
Quick Tip
Creating Page Rules in Cloudflare for Elementor
Cloudflare improves your website’s overall loading speed with additional security and performance benefits. Amongst the many features of Cloudflare is...
Dapo Babarinde
11-19-2020
Processes
The One Tiny Thing I Had Never Thought Of When Selling Maintenance Plans To Clients
Sometimes all it takes is a couple of comments, a little Googling, and a half hour to make a huge...
Donna Cavalier
11-09-2020
Marketing
Add WooCommerce Customer to a Group in MailerLite
For a while now I've been struggling with having multiple products in my WooCommerce store, and adding customers for specific...
Kyle Van Deusen
10-28-2020
WordPress Efficiency
cPanel to Cloudways WordPress Website Migration
I saw a couple of posts recently in the group wondering what the process is like when you're migrating a...
Matthew Sebert
10-05-2020
Quick Tip
How to upload and use custom fonts on Elementor (Tutorial)
Have you ever suddenly got tired of using Google fonts on website projects? It has happened to me once; I...
Dapo Babarinde
10-04-2020
Product
Is Cloudflare's Automatic Platform Optimization Worth It?
Rich Deane recently shared a blog post in The Admin Bar Community introducing us to Cloudflare's Automatic Platform Optimization for...
Kyle Van Deusen
10-03-2020
Product
Best Browser Extensions for Web Designers
Recently on the podcast I mentioned the browser extension "MeasureIt!" to Matt because I thought it would save him some time. It...
Kyle Van Deusen
09-24-2020
Processes
My Inbox-Zero Strategy
After one of the busiest and most stressful weeks of my life, I posted a status update on Facebook minutes...
Kyle Van Deusen
09-12-2020
Product
5 Tools for Tracking Your Subscriptions
I recently made a post of a meme on The Admin Bar community, the meme was about canceling free trials...
Dapo Babarinde
09-01-2020
Processes
The Two Most Important Steps to Every Process
Where most processes go sideways isn’t lost somewhere in the weeds between step 3 and 33— it’s simply setting proper...
Kyle Van Deusen
08-18-2020
Processes
A Sneak Peek Inside SEOHive
The Admin Bar has hired SEOHive (https://theadminbar.com/seohive) to improve the SEO of our own website. They have agreed to allow...
Kyle Van Deusen
04-15-2020
Book Recommendation
Book Review: Company of One by Paul Jarvis
I’m just wrapping up reading ‘Company of One: Why Staying Small is the Next Big Thing for Business’ by Paul...
Kyle Van Deusen
02-02-2020
Client Management
Spam Lemonade: How The Email Scammers Made My Day
I don’t know about you, but it frustrates me to no end that my clients are getting tons of solicitations...
Kyle Van Deusen
01-20-2020
Quick Tip
Adding reCAPTCHA 3 to Elementor Forms
Recently there has been a flood of spam coming through Elementor forms. I thought it was just me until I...
Kyle Van Deusen
01-16-2020
Quick Tip
How Termageddon Helps Me Win Clients
When I first started speaking with Hans and Donata, the fantastic folks behind Termageddon, my mind was racing with all...
Matthew Sebert
01-10-2020
Quick Tip
Simple Responsive Font Size Calculator
How to Use Our Calculator It's actually very simple. All you need to do before using the Simple Responsive Font...
Kyle Van Deusen
01-08-2020
Client Management
Want to charge more for websites? Here’s a start.
When we offer to “design” or “build” a website for potential customers, we’re using a pretty generic term that doesn’t...
Kyle Van Deusen
12-20-2019
Strategy
38+ Services to Increase Your Website Care Plan Recurring Revenue
Recurring revenue is what helps me sleep like a baby at night. Getting to the point in my business where...
Kyle Van Deusen
12-12-2019
Quick Tip
Using Elementor’s Request Parameters for a Personalized Thank You Page
Back when Elementor released the request parameters feature to Elementor Pro, I picked up a little trick that I get...
Kyle Van Deusen
12-12-2019
Processes
Pre & Post-Launch Checklist for Successful Website Go-Live's
When it’s finally time for go-live, I don’t know about you, but I get anxious just to get a project...
Kyle Van Deusen
12-08-2019
Strategy
How My Business Will Succeed in 2020
This post (and worksheet) are for those of you out there who aren't super into planning. The ones who "have...
Kyle Van Deusen
12-04-2019
General
New Website UX & UI
If you're reading this and you've been to our website before, you might be noticing things look a little different...
Kyle Van Deusen
12-01-2019
General
A Solopreneur's Guide: Course Review
It took just a little over 48 hours for me to make my way through the entire “A Soloprenuer’s Guide”...
Kyle Van Deusen
11-16-2019
General
A Unique Way to Say “Thanks”
Ever since we had Jason Resneck on the show a while back talking about “pro-active word of mouth marketing” I’ve...
Kyle Van Deusen
11-06-2019
Strategy
Quit Asking Prospects What They Want Their Website to Look Like.
Newer agency owners and freelancers always seem to ask questions about how to get higher paying gigs. This typically leads...
Kyle Van Deusen
10-02-2019
Product
New Funnel Pack Released: Once again, pure brilliance!
The folks over at Funnel Packs just released the latest in their family of pre-built funnels for your digital agency:...
Kyle Van Deusen
09-27-2019
Client Management
Three Reasons Your Customers Don’t Buy Care Plans (ain’t none of them price)
I’ve yet to find a single agency or freelancer that has both success and longevity without some form of monthly...
Kyle Van Deusen
09-21-2019
Book Recommendation
Book Review: Dealing with Problem Clients
A BOOK WRITTEN SPECIFICALLY FOR THE WORDPRESS PROFESSIONAL Written by author, speaker, and business coach, Nathan Ingram I was recently...
Kyle Van Deusen
09-17-2019
Book Recommendation
A Small Book with a BIG Impact
Over ten years ago I sat down on my back patio, the summer sun beating down on me and cracked...
Matthew Sebert
09-16-2019
Product
The Top 5 Funnel Packs Every Agency Should Have
Funnel Packs From the moment I took No Fear Funnels (an amazing course by Dave Foy) I’ve been hooked on...
Kyle Van Deusen
08-21-2019
General
The Slow Demise of Surveillance Advertising
Usually, the advertisements that I see are fairly innocuous - here’s some moisturizer full of cancer causing chemicals, some fast...
Donata Kalnenaite
05-29-2019
Strategy
What is a White Label Partner, how does it benefit my agency and how do I chose one?
When you do something day in and day out, you forget that other people in the world may not know...
Oliver Martin
05-27-2019
General
The Easiest Way to Sell More Marketing Funnels
Today is a good day, folks! It’s Funnel Pack Friday, and this is one I’ve been waiting for… and it...
Kyle Van Deusen
05-24-2019
General
5 Ways to Re-Purpose Funnel Packs
It's no secret, Pete and I are both huge fans of Funnel Packs. The core offering is already of tremendous...
Kyle Van Deusen
05-23-2019
General
How to Over Deliver Every Time You Launch a Client Website
There's a natural cycle you and your client go through during the life of your project. It's actually not all...
Kyle Van Deusen
04-11-2019
General
Knowing What Your Client Values Makes You More Valuable
You might work a lot in a certain industry, market, or niche, but ultimately no two customers are alike. This...
Kyle Van Deusen
04-08-2019
General
Maintaining Client Relationships when They've Gone "Silent"
I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again, and probably again in the future…again. For those of you who...
Matthew Sebert
04-04-2019
General
The 1 Year Anniversary (of a HUGE mistake)
They say mistakes are like assholes, everyone's got one but no one likes to talk about it. Well... today I...
Kyle Van Deusen
04-02-2019
General
How 9+ Agency Owners Really Define 'Success'
We are not normal. No entrepreneur really is. Taking on risk, putting it all on the line, leaving it up...
Kyle Van Deusen
03-28-2019
WordPress Efficiency
WordPress Efficiency: Creating Your Menu & Pages
I recently posted in The Admin Bar Community about completing a WordPress project in about three hours. While that pace...
Kyle Van Deusen
03-28-2019