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How to Fire a Client: Part 2

Read Part One Here So you need to fire a client. In full disclosure, I’ve failed as many times as I’ve succeeded in this particular department.  Dealing with human beings can be a messy business,

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RIP: Johnny B

One of my best friends – John Broderson a.k.a. Johnny B – died this week. He was Small Biz Triage’s first hire. Copywriting, video production, canvassing, event marketing, etc… Johnny could do f-ing anything. Hell,

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How to Fire a Client: Part 1

I’ve had to fire a handful of clients since I’ve been in business.  It is a very necessary, and potentially dangerous chore that most small biz owners ignore. Part 1 of this blog will cover

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Beer & Smokes, humble beginnings

Just got the expiration, will not renew notice from GoDaddy for SAVORTHESOUND.COM. So I got to thinking about the humble beginnings of my business, dug deep into my email, and found the thread below.  That

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Why my blog sucks?

Why? Because I haven’t updated it in FOUR MONTHS. And the last two blogs were ATROCIOUS.  Suppose I could pull that post down, or pull the blog down completely.  Transparency is necessary and often embarrassing.  And

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Selling, Guilt-Free

Know yourself If you’re confident with who you are and know that your intentions are in the right place (that being….for your customers, not just

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Emotional Injury

Last month, I clocked just shy of two thousand miles driving zig-zagging all across California. House hunting. School hunting. Business hunting. Sanity hunting. Short version: it stressed me the fuck out. Usually, long drives help mellow me out

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one problem

I’ve learned a lot from my TV addiction. I was a beta customer of Netflix during the red and white envelope days, and am shamefully proud of my early adoption of the Netflix Binge back

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Remember to Breathe

I got him. I finally landed a solid shot on Fred the Dentist, a soft-spoken black belt and occasional sparring partner. During our other fights we always gently slip by all of my attacks and

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Nostalgic Revolution

I wrote the below ramble a few months after moving to Chico, California. It took me 3-years to do something about it. That “side project” has pulled thousands of local anti-social Facebook junkies onto the

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Tangible Reinforcement

Confession time. I’m a resolutions addict. It all started in Murrieta, California. My mom had just achieved three gigantic milestones. After birthing me at 17, not finishing high school and surviving life in SoCal solo and welfare-free

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Selling, Guilt-Free

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