2022
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Types of time
Feb 25
What activities do you perform that lead directly to dollars in the bank? If you doubled your focus there, would it double your income?
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Technology cost analysis
Feb 10
Cost analysis can be a tricky exercise in the technology space as not all costs are readily apparent during price shopping.
2014
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2014 Salary Survey Results
Dec 24
A total of 60 different people from across the world completed the survey. I saw a mix of corporate executives, entry-level engineers, and freelancers with anywhere from 3 to 20 years of experience in the field.
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Immediate Reaction to EU VAT Regulations
Dec 20
The thought that I have to pay a European tax because the end recipient of my digital work lives in Europe feels like something out of a dystopian sci-fi novel.
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Death by Documentation
Dec 19
Before I finally made it to a more modern company that fully embraced Agile methodologies, I worked for a firm that used the waterfall method exclusively for project planning. It was a nightmare.
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Customer Loyalty
Dec 6
I like the idea of drumming up new customers with a discount, but there’s still value in rewarding existing customers for their loyalty.
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Toxic Valuation
Nov 25
I have had some toxic managers making laughably poor valuations of my talent in the past that, in turn, corrupt my perception of what I’m worth today. As a result, I likely settle for less than I should today.
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Credit Where It’s Due
Oct 27
When you work with consultants, be classy and give credit where it’s due after the project is complete.
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The Fallacy of the $1 Salary
Oct 6
Just because a handful of CEOs use their $1 salary as a gimmick doesn’t mean it’s a target to shoot for.
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Don’t Quote Hours
Sept 13
I made a lot of mistakes when I first started freelancing. One of them was quoting hours to clients. Don’t make that mistake.
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7 Things WordPress Developers do Right
Sept 11
I recognize a lot of what we, in the WordPress community, do wrong, but I also want to highlight several things we do right.
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What Are Your Skills Worth?
Aug 13
What value do your skills really have? To you? To your employer?