• Alex Standiford

    God I love Todoist. Feeling overwhelmed with my workload this evening, and after 20 minutes of sifting through and updating tasks I feel like I can tackle my work again.

  • Alex Standiford

    I started set up a WaaS service earlier this year for campgrounds. I’ve attended one conference, and set up the website, and did some work to get my initial customer base.

    Today, we got our first lead from that networking effort. Really exciting stuff!

  • Alex Standiford

    Hanging this on my wall

  • Alex Standiford

    I bet nextchessmove.com has seen a sudden spike in traffic the last couple of days 😅

  • Alex Standiford

    Been going to my local chamber of commerce lately in search of web work. Just like any other community, it took a few visits, but I’m starting to see referrals trickle in.

  • Alex Standiford

    Oh. My. God. Just updated to the newest Carrot weather app and it has a musical baked in. I love this app 😂

  • Alex Standiford

    Nothing says “fall is nigh” like a head cold 🤧. Let’s just get this over with so I can go back to being pumpkin spiced 😅

  • Referrals Are Luck

    Referrals Are Luck

    A salesperson once told me a new lead was “really lucky.” They were right, and also completely wrong. This post explores how luck fits into growing your business.

  • The Big Rock Problem

    The Big Rock Problem

    If one client can cut your income in half, you don’t have a business. You have a dependency with nice invoices. This post exposes and frames this problem and how to work your way out of it.

  • Alex Standiford

    ChatGPT is an awful writer, but it’s a pretty darn good editor.

    If you write the content yourself, and prompt it to be an editor, not a writer, it will make great suggestions to improve the flow of your content.