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How To Deal With Failure And Low Points As An Entrepreneur

Jake O'Callaghan — Mon, 13 Dec 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Taxi Driver, now considered a masterpiece, was a box office flop. As a result, Scorsese tried something completely different. His next movie was New York, New York, a musical with a light-hearted tone (as opposed to the dark, high-concept Taxi Driver). It was also a huge flop – critically and commercially. Severely depressed and unsure of himself, Scorsese delved further into…

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One Simple Question To Transform Your Business (And Life)

Jake O'Callaghan — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 00:10:21 +0000

2 years ago, I developed a rare health condition. Ever since, the daily pain and discomfort is so intense I often go entire nights without sleeping. But it’s not all bad. Through duress I’ve learned something vital: We are not using our time properly. You see, pain has eviscerated my tolerance for anything less than great. If I’m going to work when all I want to do is…

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Customer acquisitions

Alex — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 04:59:29 +0000

In a pretty interesting move Threadloom has just been acquired by VerticalScope in what looks like a way for VS to get a good grip on some powerful, data-driven tools for their vast communities. Congrats to the ThreadLoom team. I don’t use the products myself but they are clearly popular with a good team behind them, so I’d guess the process will be all bust invisible for their customers.

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How to Create a More Addicting Commenting Experience With the Comments Leaderboard

Alex — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 03:12:12 +0000

We all want more comments on our blog posts. More comments means more popularity and a quality community of commenters adds immense value to our writing. A way to reward readers for leaving a comment (and encourage them to keep coming back) is to let them link back to their own blog. This pushes a little traffic back to their own blog in exchange for a quality comment on yours.

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How to Start an Automated Freelance Business With Service Plans, Order Forms and WordPress

Alex — Wed, 20 May 2015 17:24:24 +0000

Just last night I rolled out my new freelance service plans and a great automated system behind it that sells those services as products and directs my customers to an order form to complete the process. I’ve also added different layers of customization services where the value of my skills as a web designer + developer can make my clients blog stand out further once it’s up and running.

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Should Your Blog Have a Sidebar? A Contextual Approach

Alex — Fri, 08 May 2015 17:05:22 +0000

What has always seemed like a silly debate to me, the sidebar vs. no sidebar debate, the arguments from both sides bring up interesting approaches to building blogs as well as showcase the limits we place on ourselves by conforming to “best practices”. When it comes to learning something new or receiving advice, it’s easy to follow a path of extremes; that when a new idea hits us in the right…

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Quick WordPress Tip: Adding Custom HTML to Author Comments

Alex — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 16:29:05 +0000

Last night I was working on styling comments in the upcoming version of Marketers Delight and I discovered something that’s always been a curiosity in the back of my mind. If you’re familiar with the WordPress comments system, you’ve more than likely styled author comments by targeting the class WordPress automatically outputs to author comments. This class is very useful as you can write…

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How to Display Email Signup Forms with WordPress in 2 Easy Steps

Alex — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 03:10:29 +0000

Quick note, this plugin is also included and updated with bonus features in my WordPress theme + plugin package, Marketers Delight. Check it out for even better email form control. Building an email list is one of the most rewarding and challenging things of building a business. I’ve had a few lists of my own[...]

A Prediction Into the Exciting Future of Premium WordPress Themes

Alex — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 04:00:14 +0000

If you ask me, there’s never been a more exciting time to get into the premium WordPress theme business than right now. As WordPress grows closer and closer as a collaborative community and more plugin shops open with exciting new business models, the demand for simple themes that integrate with these plugins will skyrocket. Here’s my thought process… As WordPress loses its title as a…

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How to Stand Out From the Crowd: It’s All About Asking the Right Questions

Alex — Mon, 26 May 2014 05:09:19 +0000

The world is a much techier place, and has sparked a gold rush in the online business world. As I’m sitting here in a coffee shop writing this post, I can’t help but notice the amount of people writing code or drafting new blog posts on their laptops. I live in Austin, Texas, which is a huge tech city, so this is a pretty common sight anyway. Yet I can’t stop thinking back to even just a few…

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