Today I wanted to talk about something significant. It’s called social media spam. In all my social media profiles, I clearly say that my DM’s are open. Many people interpret this as let’s send spam, Please do not do this! I keep the DM’s open because I want to have engaging conversations. The worst ones…
If you recall a couple of weeks ago, I removed all social media from my phone except for private messages. I am using an app called Beeper to manage all my private chats. I use this on both my desktop, tablet and Android phone. I started using Beeper before Automattic purchased it and before I…
One of the things I finally automated in my business is time tracking. For a long time, I wrote the time down on a project-per-project basis. I then add the time to an Excel spreadsheet. I would use the spreadsheet to generate an invoice. I have tried many time reporting tools over the years. Some…
I am a huge podcast consumer. I have changed the podcasts on my phone again. I have fewer tech podcasts and added more interesting ones to my playlist.
I can not understand why many companies do not spend more time on e-mail marketing. It is one of the things you own – your e-mail list. The other is your website. E-mail marketing is still more relevant today than ever before. It is a great way to show your customers and prospective customers that…
I have taken over a few websites lately that are a bit of a security mess. One thing they all have in common is they have unused plugins and themes installed. In many cases, these plugins and themes were not even active. This is a terrible idea. Plugins and themes are code modulas. Even you…
The last year has been busy. One of the things as business owners that we tend to do is leave our marketing to the bottom of the pile. This past weekend, I finally managed to get around to updating the content on my agency website. This has been a year in the making. It is…
I am a big one for keeping commitments in business. I get things. Life happens. Sometimes things go south. Look at me I had major health issues at the end of February and ended up in the hospital for 8 days. This messed up all my commitments for 3 weeks. I reached out and communicated…
As many of you know, I am a podcaster. I produce and host The SDM Show podcast which has over 400 episodes. Podcasting has been an amazing journey. Many people have asked why I podcast. The reality is brand awareness. Acast has determined that brand awareness increases by 60% for Podcasters. This says a lot….
I have been dealing with my insurance in the last two weeks trying to figure out the status of a claim. When I submitted the claim for health products, I received an automated email back saying the claim would be processed within 4 days. I am still waiting. I talked to them for the 2nd…