WP Edge Issues from 2017

Every issue of my weekly newsletter, going back to 2017. What I'm building, what's changing in WordPress, and what I'd do about it.

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54 issues from 2017

#54Dec 22, 2017
The FINAL Daily
Alright, my friends. This is it. Today is the final issue of The Daily for 2017. I’m going to be shutting down…
#53Dec 21, 2017
Can you HAVE money?
Today, I wanted to talk about money. After all, chances are you want more money in 2018. Who doesn’t, right? But, I’m…
#52Dec 20, 2017
Failure to execute
Let’s be real… If we could just come up with ideas all day and then check the stats, that’d be PERFECT! We…
#51Dec 19, 2017
Morning routines for 2018
Do you have a morning routine? One that you actually designed? Honestly, I do not. However, I’ve been doing some research into…
#50Dec 18, 2017
A year-end review for 2017
You can’t plan forward if you haven’t looked backward. So from that standpoint… One of the first things you should do to…
#49Dec 15, 2017
The UDE Matrix and finding the hidden “why”
Today, I want to share with you a tool and process you can use to find what to focus on. It is…
#48Dec 14, 2017
That DIDN’T work out well.
Yesterday, we talked about keeping a record of things that worked. Well, we can do the same for things which didn’t. I…
#47Dec 13, 2017
That worked out well
Sometimes we do things that really work out well. Where we get great results. But then… We can fall off the wagon…
#46Dec 12, 2017
I broke my office
Do you keep a clean, streamlined workspace? This is actually one of the major reasons why I’m tearing my office apart and…
#45Dec 11, 2017
AHHH! Information Overload!
I was going through the feedback on The Daily Survey and I took notice of a comment. She was telling me how…
#44Dec 8, 2017
What if you have a J-O-B?
In my last 2 Dailies, I talked about your effective hourly rate (EHR) and how to increase it. But… What if you…
#43Dec 7, 2017
Increasing your effective hourly rate
Today, I want to expand upon the whole effective hourly rate thing I talked about yesterday. How exactly can you increase it?…
#42Dec 6, 2017
What’s your effective hourly rate?
Would you spend a lot of time trying to save a few bucks? Well… My wife and I have a pretty different…
#41Dec 5, 2017
The power of simple
Yesterday, I mentioned in The Daily how I like simple. And I spoke about how keeping things simple allows me to maintain…
#40Dec 4, 2017
Keeping your business small on purpose?
Today, I wanted to talk about your business and your life. Specifically, what you want out of it. What got me thinking…
#39Dec 1, 2017
A cool tool that makes life easier
Putting an emoji into an email subject line can sometimes increase your open rates. It isn’t something you’d want to overuse since…
#38Nov 30, 2017
My business income “hack”
Today, I wanted to talk about one way that I have drastically compounded my income in the last year – and it…
#37Nov 29, 2017
Breakdown of my recent mini ad campaign on Facebook
So, doing a little post-event analysis on my recent marketing campaign to end off lifetime memberships for The Lab. And there’s one…
#36Nov 28, 2017
Treating people like people, not numbers
Perhaps it is time business got more personal. Up above, I mentioned how I have begun sending personal welcome videos to all…
#35Nov 24, 2017
Black Friday and how to play it smart
Now, don’t get me wrong… I am a business owner, too. So, I would be stupid not to work Black Friday into…
#34Nov 23, 2017
Happy Thanksgiving – and a personal note
The fact that I get to do this for a living is a serious case of irony. I mean, I was a…
#33Nov 22, 2017
A word on gratitude
This week, we celebrate Thanksgiving (at least here in the U.S.). For many, it is just a day to relax and abuse…
#32Nov 21, 2017
[GROW-16] How to do an 80/20 Content Analysis
Blogging doesn’t have to be high maintenance. It’s all about how you manage it. Traditionally, blogging is treated like an online journal…
#31Nov 20, 2017
[GROW-15] Boring as snot, but useful as hell
Do you have things you do in your business (or for your blog) which are repetitive and you end up doing them…
#30Nov 17, 2017
[GROW-14] Making something out of nothing
When time is short, you have to spend your available time on what matters – and only on what matters. (click to tweet this)
#29Nov 16, 2017
[GROW-13] Here’s some crazy talk…
The internet has this unfortunate way of de-humanizing some people. I guess it is because it is relatively anonymous, in some ways.…
#28Nov 15, 2017
[GROW-12] Better than guest posting…
In the world of blogging, guest posting has long been a way to gain traffic. The idea was simple. Write a good…
#27Nov 14, 2017
[GROW-11] Chutes and Ladders (we’re building the ladders)
When it comes to an online business which has a blog, each component has a different purpose in the overall scheme of…
#26Nov 13, 2017
[GROW-10] Write that email once, use it over and over
This entire series we’ve been running the last couple weeks has been about creating LEVERAGE in our business. And doing it on…
#25Nov 10, 2017
[GROW-9] Taking yesterday’s email to the next level…
Today is part 9 of our series on how to make the most headway in your business in the least possible time.…
#24Nov 9, 2017
[GROW-8] Just sharing on Facebook and stopping there?
Today is part 8 of our series on how to make the most headway in your business in the least possible time.…
#23Nov 8, 2017
[GROW-7] Not all content is created equal
Today is part 7 of our series on how to make the most headway in your business in the least possible time.…
#22Nov 7, 2017
[GROW-6] Do THIS instead of writing another blog post
Today is part 6 of our series on how to make the most headway in your business in the least possible time.…
#21Nov 6, 2017
[GROW-5] Making progress by NOT working
Today is part 5 of our series on how to make the most headway in your business in the least possible time.…
#20Nov 3, 2017
[GROW-4] My dirty little secret about this very email
I’ll begin with a little secret… You’re getting this email on Friday, right? Well, I wrote it on Monday. In fact, every…
#19Nov 2, 2017
[GROW-3] How to MAKE more time
Today is part 3 of our series, here on The Daily , of how to make the most headway in your business…
#18Nov 1, 2017
[GROW-2] About “time management”
So, this series is about one thing: Making the most headway with your blog and business… in the shortest amount of time.…
#17Oct 31, 2017
[GROW-1] Perfectionism kills growth
So, this series is about one thing: Making the most headway with your blog and business… in the shortest amount of time.…
#16Oct 30, 2017
NEW SERIES: Growing Your Blog And Business in 30 Minutes
OK, so we’re going to run the first series for The Daily . Here’s how this is going to go down… The…
#15Oct 27, 2017
Fear of failure? Holding yourself back?
Ever been afraid to move forward too much because of a fear of failure? Fear of what might happen? Ever found yourself…
#14Oct 26, 2017
Email subscribers stopped opening. Now what?
It happens. You subscribe to an email list because something interests you, or you want a free download. For the first few…
#13Oct 25, 2017
Facebook changes = death to small business?
Many blog and small business owners look to Facebook as a way to promote their businesses. The goal is to build up…
#12Oct 24, 2017
Is trying to make a bigger email list costing you money?
The money is in the list, they said. Everybody talks about growing your email list as big as you possibly can. What…
#11Oct 23, 2017
I deleted 2,785 email subscribers
A little over a week ago, I deleted 2,785 email subscribers from my email list. In fact, this is something I do…
#10Oct 20, 2017
He was dreaming of the same idea – FOR YEARS
So, there’s this guy I’m connected to and he has a business idea. Recently, I was watching him talk about this idea…
#9Oct 19, 2017
Why I turned off blog comments – again
So, I’ve had this love/hate affair going on with blog comments. If you’ve been following my blog for awhile, perhaps you’ve noticed.…
#8Oct 18, 2017
Repurposing content. Will anybody notice?
I was in the Lab Community, as I am every single day. And one of the members asked this question. She had…
#7Oct 17, 2017
The importance of guarantees (crazier the better?)
My wife and I recently bought a Casper mattress. You seen these things? Our old mattress was foam, too. But, it was…
#6Oct 16, 2017
Copying gurus
Today, I wanted to talk about something that I see a lot. Copying. No, not copying or stealing people’s content. That happens.…
#5Oct 13, 2017
My favorite new productivity tool (and it’s free)
The last couple emails, I talked about the dangers of distraction. It seemed pretty appropriate to end the week with a cool…
#4Oct 12, 2017
Rewards and sushi
Last Friday, I went out by myself for a sushi lunch. It was one of those all you can eat sushi places.…
#3Oct 11, 2017
Crack addict?
Yesterday, I talked about how reading online marketing blogs can easily become an addiction. One that is actually harmful. I wanted to…
#2Oct 10, 2017
3 factors for standing out in a noisy market
Yesterday I was having a little chat with a subscriber via Facebook Messenger. (BTW, I have much to say about the use…
#1Oct 9, 2017
Emailing every day? When the HELL?
This is my first daily email… tentatively called the Academy Daily . Now, honestly, right now “daily” is the goal. I don’t…

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