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My Son is Turning 18 and YOU Save 18%

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My Son is Turning 18 and YOU Save 18%

Do you need a WordPress website? Or maybe your current WordPress install needs a facelift? Maybe you need some social media graphics, book layout or cover, or other graphic design work completed?

Now is a great time because, in celebration of my oldest turning 18 (which marks the start of my self-employment journey), you can get an 18% discount on all professional services and digital products listed in the drop-down menu above. You can even use it to pre-pay up to twenty hours.

To ensure the highest quality of personalized service that my clients have come to expect from me, space for this offer is limited. Also, projects will be scheduled on a first come first served basis according to when you get me the content for your project. Most projects can have a first draft provided within 3-5 business days.

And if you’re not quite ready but don’t want to miss this deal, no problem! Go ahead and purchase, and then I just ask that we get it scheduled before the end of the year.

Use coupon code 18YEARS at checkout.

Are You Hiding in Plain Site?

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Are You Hiding in Plain Site?

Any serious business owner has a website or blog to help market their business. A website with your own domain name (URL) establishes a professional online presence and offers a central hub for all of your online and offline marketing efforts. However, if you have not updated your website recently or posted fresh content to it, it’s time to enhance your online presence to improve your chances of succeeding in a competitive niche.

If your website is more than a few years old, chances are it might not be mobile-friendly. With the boom in Smartphones and tablet computers, this should be your first enhancement.

Do you have a blog? A blog is a fun and interesting way to present fresh niche-related content on a regular basis. Write the content, or outsource it, upload it, and set the publication date. Your blog will be updated regularly without you having to work on it every day.

If you are working in a small company or are a solo entrepreneur, you might be thinking that you have no idea how to do either of these tasks and have no budget to hire anyone. The good news is that you can kill two birds with one stone with a completely free program WordPress.

There are two ways to accomplish this. The first is to set up a free blog at WordPress.com. This basic version of the program is mobile-friendly and will show you just how easy WordPress is to use. Link to your site and vice versa to drive more traffic.

The second way to do this is to download a copy of the free program at WordPress.org, obtain hosting, and then upload it to the main folder of your website, or to a subfolder, such as one called blog. Install the program and start adding content.

The full version of WordPress includes 2 key items that can really help your niche business take off.

The first is themes. Themes set the overall appearance and functionality of the site, such as a text-based blog versus a photo blog. Search through all the free professional-looking themes available to find the one that is right for the look and feel of your business.

The second is plugins. Plugins are little mini-programs that add a range of functions and tools to your pages and site. These can range from social media links that will let you promote your site on all your accounts and allow your customers to promote your site as well to a number of exciting niche options that will make your site a magnet for customers, such as:

  • Auctions
  • A forum or discussion board
  • Top niche products list with links to buy
  • An article directory
  • A membership site, free or paid
  • A Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) portal

And much more.

If your site isn’t getting the kind of traffic you want or enough repeat visitors, update your site/blog, add functionality, and see what a difference it can make to your profits.

If you need help setting up your site or blog and you’re ready to get started, check out my WordPress Service and let’s get started today.

Have questions? Comment below.

3 Productivity Tools to Reach Your Goals Faster

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3 Productivity Tools to Reach Your Goals Faster

If you’re like most busy people, you’re always looking for ways to increase your productivity. If you can find a way to:

  • Limit distractions in this distraction-filled world
  • Stay focused on a single task at a time

…you’re well on your way to getting more done, but it’s not always easy to get there. Well, thanks to the amazing technology we have available to us today, there are a plenty of tools out there that can help.

Here are three productivity tools to help you limit distractions and stay focused.

#1: Rescue Time

Let’s get the distractions out of the way first because even while technology brings us so many great productivity tools, it also brings us tremendous distractions. RescueTime helps you track your time on your computer and your mobile devices and identifies where you where you’re spending (ahem…often wasting) a lot of your time.

RescueTime will:

  • Alert you when you’re spending a certain amount of time on an activity
  • Allow you to block distracting websites during focus time
  • Keep track of what you accomplished throughout the day
  • Identify how much time you spend on a variety of activities, including email, meetings, etc.

You can sign up for a Lite account, which is completely free or their premium service for added features.

#2: Focus Booster Pomodoro App

The Focus Booster app is based on the Pomodoro Technique, which is a long-standing productivity technique that uses a timer for focused work periods, usually 25 minutes, followed by a break of 3-5 minutes. After you complete 4 work periods, you get a break of 15-30 minutes. The idea is you stay completely focused on the task during the work period.

There are a lot of apps that can help you execute the Pomodoro Technique, but you can check out Focus Booster. The app is free for up to 20 sessions per month or you can pay a reasonable yearly fee for unlimited sessions and extra features.

The app keeps a time sheet for you and produces a report that allows you to track your productivity and identify ways to become even more productive.

#3: Focus @ Will

Now here’s something very different, but scientifically proven to increase focus and productivity. And if you love music, this is going to be great news for you.

Focus@Will uses human neuroscience and music to help you focus, limit distractions, get productive and retain more information. All you do is answer a few questions and the software will determine the right music to put your brain in a flow state that makes you super productive.

There is a free 2-week trial, so you can see if it works for you.

Try these tools and let me know what you think. And hey, if you’ve got a productivity tool you love, can you post it in the comments below? I’d love to gather up your answers and make part 2 for this article with more great productivity tools.

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