Information is everywhere and getting cheaper by the day. In an AI-saturated world where infinite content gets produced on demand, what do people still actually pay premium prices for? These 5 categories of value are the ones that hold their pricing power — and they are more important now than they have ever been.
We're at the halfway mark of the year, so this issue is a mid-year gut check: five honest questions to run on your own business right now... plus a candid look at where my own numbers actually stand (including the revenue gap I'm staring down). There's a peek behind the scenes and the usual WordPress news, too.
David was once 100% in the online course business... and that model almost took the whole thing down with it. This week: why information itself lost its value, and the 2-3 business models smart solopreneurs are pivoting to now. Plus the WordPress news roundup and how to build custom tools for your site with AI.
New in the Solopreneur Toolkit... a pre-publish checklist that walks every post through the 8 phases that actually move the needle. Stop hitting publish and hoping. It's free inside the Toolkit.
AI changed the math on writing speed in a few short years. So why are most bloggers still slow? The bottleneck was never typing speed. Here are 10 tips for writing faster without letting AI hollow out the part of your work that actually matters: your voice.
In an inbox flooded with forgettable AI slop, how do you become the one email people actually open? This week's issue makes the case for the humble weekly newsletter as a solopreneur's single best marketing asset... plus a 48% traffic jump from my content audit, and using AI to fix double opt-in's biggest flaw.
I paid $600 for BBB accreditation back in 2009 and canceled years later ... it made zero measurable difference to my business. Here is whether BBB accreditation is still worth pursuing for a small online business, and the modern trust signals that actually move buying decisions instead.
Just rewrote my old blogging tips post from the ground up for the 2026 landscape. 26 fundamentals that actually move the needle for solopreneurs — across strategy, content, structure, distribution, business model, and AI leverage. Less listicle, more playbook.
If you're working hard but the business isn't moving, the problem isn't effort — it's that your effort isn't organized into systems. This week's feature breaks down why unstructured hustle is becoming worthless, and what to do instead.
Overwhelm isn't a function of having too much to do. It's a function of doing too many things without direction. Here are six specific strategies for cutting through the chaos and actually moving your business forward, day to day.
Your one-person business has the same 7 core functions as a Fortune 500 company — and understanding that framework is the key to whether you'll succeed. This week David breaks down the system he's building his entire business around right now.
FluentCRM 3.0 is officially out — and it's a bigger release than most people are expecting. New UI, built-in SMS marketing, a Gutenberg-based email editor, an AI writing assistant, and an MCP server on the way. I've been running it on my own site, so this is hands-on.
Every business has the same seven fundamental functions, whether you're a solopreneur or running a 500-person company. Most solopreneurs neglect at least one... and that neglected function is usually exactly where their business is bottlenecked.
Deleting old blog posts, shutting down features, walking away from old promises — sometimes the most strategic thing you can do is let go. This week's issue is about why knowing when to quit is actually a growth strategy.
Working hard but nothing's changing? The Theory of Constraints explains why... and gives you the tools to find what's actually holding your business back. Here's how to apply it (plus how to use AI to help).
AI slop isn't the robot's fault — it's what happens when you skip the thinking. In this issue, I share exactly how I use AI for content without losing my voice, plus a new tool to help your AI actually sound like you.
Need to find and replace something across every post, page, and option in your WordPress site? It's safer than it sounds... as long as you use the right tool and avoid the one critical pitfall most people don't know about.
You're seeing it right now — BMA has a brand new on-site notification system. This is how we'll keep you updated on new content, announcements, and site news going forward.
Issue #578 of The WP Edge is out! This week: why the AI hype machine is lying to you, how to stay grounded and make real progress in your own business, and a practical guide to building an AI thinking partner that actually gets smarter over time. Plus 10 WordPress news items including the Woo Subscriptions renewal bug, WordPress 7.0's May 20 date, WP Desktop Mode, and more.
Most people don't think about how their old content affects their entire site's reputation with Google — but it does. In this issue, I share where I am with my ongoing content audit of the BMA blog (112 posts in the trash and counting), why less content can actually mean better SEO, and how I've set up Claude Code with direct WordPress access to make the whole process dramatically faster.