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Will do, thnx brother.

This won't fuck with long tails too much... only KWs w/ heavy buyer intent. I mean that sucks... but all this can be mitigated by optimizing your funnel game. For some reason, I still see opportunity in all this. Especially from an aspiring agency perspective. But perhaps that's just my...

Hey guys, So I'm beginning next journey by creating a small portfolio of local lead gen sites. Nothing too fancy or major. Just something to show clients and make a few bucks in the process. Thus far, I'm pretty familiar with how the legit local game goes. The roadblock I'm hitting now is...

Same. Likewise, I hate feeling like a burden on ppl. This naturally puts me at odds with Carter's message. But I see the truth and value in his message. It's a warrior's message; a crucial part of a winner's mentality. Definitely something I'm internalizing more and more. The problem is...

I smelled "GURU" a mile away as soon as I saw this post. Didn't want to say anything because I know BuSo's culture is "friendly" and "productive" so we're not supposed mob up on shameless self-promoters like we could on other *cough cough* older and *cough cough* dying forums.

^Thanks for the plug. I'm checking it out now, and it has a lot of features that interest me. Doesn't look like it there's really anything that tracks leads or delineates funnel stages, but for client WORK this looks pretty fucking badass.

Okay, gotcha. Starting out, I'll use a template contract but once there's momentum, we'll lawyer up. And thanks for the advice on leads. That's something I've thought about, and honestly, dealing with shitty clients is probably going to be the biggest threat to this operation unless I can find...

Hahaha this game is so fucked. Small business owners entering the 21st century have no idea what's going on. It's open season for those with no conscience. Start selling those shovels, guyz. Love it. That's the perfect sort of plausible deniability I'm looking for. Thanks for the...

Actually it's the complete opposite. From one of the reviews: "They've also taken so much out of the hands of the people who actually deal with clients that there's little control or strategy involved. It mostly seems to be translation of data for business owners. This is a huge problem since...

Holy shit, I decided to create a GlassDoor account and went through the rest of the reviews of that company and I'm shivering. What a shit business. I'm all for aggressive sales tactics, but it sounds like the owners are a bunch of lazy sociopaths. It's like the "Churn and Burn" of marketing...

Oh yeah, he knows he's not going to have AS MUCH liberty in our biz as he does with his current employer. But he also knowd he'll be able to push boundaries and I'll look the other way when he closes a small biz on $xx,xxx worth of SEO services to rank better in low competition local serps. At...

What's happening guys? Just thought I'd drop a question that's been weighing on my mind, since I know a lot you guys have years of experience working with small business clients. So here's the deal: My friend and I want to start a design/marketing firm targeting small/mid size businesses...

Good find. Better set up that VPN, bust open the spreadsheet, create a schedule, and diversify some accounts lol

Great post! If I may recommend another productivity/project management tool for people who hate Kanban (like myself), it has to be Gantt Charts. So insanely useful. Basically a calendar combined with horizontal bars (representing tasks), hierarchically structured (for subtasks), complete with...

Fuck the government.

I feel you 100%. If I were in your position, I don't think I'd want to associate SW with MVP culture either.

I totally get where you're coming from, but the problem isn't with MVPs or the Lean philosophy -- the problem is people abusing the fuck out of the philosophy because they're lazy and scared. Ideally, an MVP should be fully functioning and polished. BUT, it should be minimal enough to avoid...

Fantastic post. I posted something similar several months ago, but focused more on the emotional component...

Okay, your post is making a bit more sense now. Strategy: The "blueprint" of your business. Think of it as the "battle map" on which you set up your pieces (the moving parts of your business) and calculate the most efficacious routes to your end goals. Tactic: A method of execution to...

Very vague stuff.