This happened to me today. I tried to change my link image for a link I posted on Twitter, and Twitter did not recognize the change in the image. 1.) You post a link to twitter. You notice the image doesn’t look quite right. 2.) You go and fix the image on your blog. Then…
I want to write more in 2020. One month into the year, I am still writing every day. As you probably know, I am Creating 12 products this year. Writing helps me gather my thoughts. It helps me organize what I did yesterday and what I plan on doing tomorrow. Coming into this year, I…
The initial problem: I wanted to add SSL to this blog The first obstacle: My Godaddy hosting is 15 years old and I don’t have the ability to add an SSL certificate. I don’t have access to cpanel or another means of adding an SSL certificate. The solution: Migrating this blog from Godaddy to Bluehost.…
Book placement is key for finding time to read. I keep 2 books on my nightstand next to my bed. Depending on the mood I’m in, I might read one or another. One is usually about business. One is usually a well known book like The Great Gatsby or Brave New World. I also have…
In a recent episode of Unthinkable, Jay Acunzo and Andrew Davis have a conversation about the show’s evolution. Jay mentions that he has an “aspirational anchor” – that he wants to become the Anthony Bourdain of the business content world. During the call, they discuss how they could make the next episode more Anthony Bourdain-like.…
I never realized how difficult content marketing really is. I have seen people like Nathan Barry, Hiten Shah, and others build followings and assumed it was a piece of cake. I kept that assumption until I decided to start blogging again and I realized how difficult it really is to build traffic and create a following.…
If you don’t know who Nathan Barry is, you should. He’s a great designer, and he wrote Authority, Designing Web Applications, and The App Design Handbook. He’s also the founder of a startup called Convertkit. I highly encourage you to follow Nathan on Twitter and sign up for his newsletter. If you have plans…