Site Revamp – It’s About Time!

The last time I updated the theme on this site was 2013. It wasn’t even secure, wasn’t mobile friendly. So it’s about time I did something about it! Good news it, my business is doing well and because of the systems we’ve built, and the people I’ve hired, I have more free time to do […]

Make it to 46

Today is a critical day for me in my life. You see, when my Dad was a mere five months from his 46th birthday he received the worst news possible: lung cancer.   Well, I’m that age today.   It’s funny, for the longest time I’ve always told Carol I just wanted to “make it […]

Happiness is the Goal

As a parent there is nothing you want more in life than for your child(ren) to be happy. Nothing. No, I mean it. Nuh-thing. You see, there’s something that happens inside when you become a parent. I wouldn’t call it strange, or weird, it’s just…well, different. In an instant, whether you feel it or not, […]

How Adjectives Affect Your Digital Marketing Strategy

I live in a relatively small town about 30 miles from a relatively large city, and I’ve come to love adjectives. Adjectives? Yes, and as a business owner, you too should fall in love with them. You see, there are vast differences between good content and outstanding content. There’s a vast difference between having a […]

Thankful

Today I’m sitting in a Starbucks, streaming Pandora and writing, well, this. While for many people this is no big deal, to me it is. For 17 years I worked in one capacity or another for the US government. Between my military service and then subsequent contractor roles, I always had a job. And I […]

12 WordPress Plugins That Make Your Business Website Even More Badass

One of the best things about WordPress is that you can easily and effortlessly add functionality to your website in a matter of minutes by using plugins. But they are both a blessing and curse. Some people get so addicted to installing plugins that their website suffers and doesn’t load as quickly as it could […]

Hey SEO Guy: Why Aren’t You Following Up On Back-Link Requests?

Though many small businesses don’t have the time or motivation to digitally market their business and website, there are a fair few website administrators that are the complete opposite. For years it has been common for websites administrators to reach out to other websites and network with them in an attempt to garner more back-links. […]

Amazon Removes Phone Numbers from Seller Central Orders

Today many Amazon vendors have awaken to find out their orders no longer include a phone number. While this one small change seems insignificant, if you call your customers to verify orders (and keep returns to a minimum), this one small change can be devastating. At first glance, I see this to be a move […]

The Lottery Bandwagon and Your Business’ Impending Doom

This week’s biggest news (besides the unfortunate passing of David Bowie) is the PowerBall lottery. With it’s biggest estimated jackpot ever at $1.3 billion dollars, everyone is excited about the insane amount of wealth it may bring. Unfortunately, I’ve seen some people (business owners and social media idiots) doing some things that may end up […]

Fix Magento Registry Key Already Exists

I’ve been working on removing a plugin made my Mageix called IXCBA.  It’s a Checkout by Amazon plugin that has a ton of problems and poor support. After finding every instance of ‘ixcba’ in the database and code, I was still unable to get the backend of the website to come up.  Clearing out /var/cache […]