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  • Are you a Problem Solver, or Solution Creator?
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    Are you a Problem Solver, or Solution Creator?

    There’s a big difference between being a problem solver and being a solution creator—and most people get it wrong.

    April 6, 2025
    Project Novatorius, WordPress
  • The iPhone Promised to Empower Us. Here’s How I Made That Promise Real
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    The iPhone Promised to Empower Us. Here’s How I Made That Promise Real

    We were promised a tool that would make life better, but my iPhone became a constant distraction instead. The promise wasn’t a lie, it just takes effort to make it real. I set new rules, rewired my habits, and took back control—here’s how I did it.

    February 17, 2025
  • The Nomadic Approach: How to Write Code Once and Run It Everywhere
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    The Nomadic Approach: How to Write Code Once and Run It Everywhere

    Learn how the nomadic approach simplifies your development workflow, reduces context switching, and makes your code more adaptable to any platform.

    September 28, 2024
    Laravel, Project PHPNomad, WordPress
  • What I Got Out of WCUS 2024
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    What I Got Out of WCUS 2024

    A list of key events that happened during WCUS 2024

    September 23, 2024
    WCUS, WCUS2024, WordPress
  • How I Made My WordPress Archive Style Different Post Formats
    Blog Posts, Tutorials

    How I Made My WordPress Archive Style Different Post Formats

    This is a big win for me! I was able to set up my site so that posts in an archive can be displayed based on the post format – WITHOUT building a custom block, just a small PHP snippet.

    September 12, 2024
    Project Standiford Blog, WordPress
  • How To Sell Online Courses From Your Own Website
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    How To Sell Online Courses From Your Own Website

    This post explores the hidden costs and risks of using centralized course platforms, and talks about how to avoid the pitfalls of these platforms while still getting the benefits.

    July 1, 2024
    Affiliate Program, Lifter LMS, Project Siren, WordPress
  • How I’m Approaching Siren’s Support
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    How I’m Approaching Siren’s Support

    This post explores how I’m tackling the support system around Siren, and how I think it’s going to stand out as top-tier support.

    May 24, 2024
    ai, Project Siren, WordPress
  • How Multiple Programs Makes Siren Easier To Maintain
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    How Multiple Programs Makes Siren Easier To Maintain

    Other affiliate plugins for WordPress are notoriously bad at maintaining affiliate programs, particularly when the program has several special conditions. This post dives into how Siren avoids these pitfalls.

    May 2, 2024
    Project Siren, WordPress
  • How Siren Promotes Collaboration Among Your Affiliates
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    How Siren Promotes Collaboration Among Your Affiliates

    Siren allows you to create more than one reward program on your site. This creates unique opportunities for your affiliates to work together. This post explores some ways different programs can combine together so that everyone wins.

    April 12, 2024
    Affiliate Program, Project Siren, WordPress
  • The 40 Hour Work Week Is Sapping Your Best Employees. There’s A Better Way.
    Essays

    The 40 Hour Work Week Is Sapping Your Best Employees. There’s A Better Way.

    For many people (myself included), 40 hours a day is too much. I believe that we’re long overdue to shake up this work model, and using knowledge from my nearly 20 years in the workforce, both as an employee, and a business owner, I have come up with what I believe is a better way to measure success.

    February 25, 2024
    Affiliate Program, Business, Project Siren
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