Even if you’re not a fan of the UFC, you’ve probably seen your Facebook feed blowing up with stories about Ronda Rousey this weekend. In case you didn’t see it, after a bunch of trash talk from her opponent Bethe Correia leading up to fight, Rousey delivered a resounding knock out in just 34 seconds. Aside from a brief but […]
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What the Confederate Flag Drama Can Teach You About Marketing
Unless you’ve just emerged from a week-long sabbatical in the woods with no internet access, you’ve heard about the recent controversy surrounding the Confederate flag. In case you haven’t, I’ll get you up to speed: Kid takes pictures with a Confederate flag. Kid commits a heinous crime. Some people are outraged that said flag is allowed […]
14 Things the Marine Corps Taught Me About Running a Business
Running your own business is a lot less like the romanticized portrayal we see in movies and television and a lot more like herding kittens through a burning diesel plant. Unlike every business commercial I’ve ever seen on TV, most entrepreneurs don’t wake up refreshed at the crack of dawn, stroll into a glamorous office with […]
The Epic Stupidity of Relying on One Revenue Stream
I’ve done a lot of stupid things in my life. (Ask my wife—she will eagerly agree!) One of them was relying one one revenue stream. Well, not entirely on one revenue stream, but one revenue stream for one small part of my business. Aside from client work, we also run some niche websites that generate […]