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Online businesses must transcend the digital if they want to survive.Awareness of the harms of the social internet and associated technologies, and how corporate greed and lackluster policy have made it so many of the harms outweigh the powerfu
When I narrowed the scope of what is possible, I found more possibility.A paradox perhaps, but true. Trying to keep all paths open, to never choose, to have it all is what prevents growth, creativity, and clarity.Listen to the full audio essay
Artists feel the temperature shifts of our culture and economy before others even think to walk outside and see what the weather is. At this fulcrum moment of the Algorithmic Age, artists are up against some challenges: Generative AI threatens
Who gets to touch the world? Spatial computing replicates the core human desire to impact our surroundings while preventing us from doing that at all. This is the audio version of an essay published at Think Piece. This is a public episode. If
AI AI AI. It’s all anyone online can talk about. What is it? Does it do anything useful? Who will it harm, and how? Can creative jobs even exist in the age of machine learning?For artists, creatives, writers, and other intellectual property-dri
Who would you be without your business?Your mind may first go to the financial impacts: without your work, you might struggle to pay your bills, save for retirement, or care for your children.But that’s not the only potential challenge: would y
I finally did it.After years of wrestling with Instagram and trying to figure out how to use it in a way that supports my work without making me want to die, I have left the platform professionally.I tried to outsource it.I tried only posting p
Hustle? Find it? Like it’s a good thing?If you read that title and wondered if you’re on the wrong podcast feed, I get it. I’ve spent years decrying the hustle, and trying to help founders and creatives break out of that mode to create a more h
Winter is coming in the Northern Hemisphere, and the shortening days are foregrounding the experience of time. The shift this year is intensified by the relationship to time, information, and engagement online as the world reckons with the horr
We’ve entered the last quarter of 2023, and with it the pressure to push for last-minute sales. Entrepreneurs try to pack a lot into this season, and critical short- and longterm planning goes undone.In this episode, I explore what to do now to
As the founder of a business, it’s only a matter of time before a customer does something that crosses the line for your product, or you fall into the trap of working when you promised that you wouldn’t, or that you start to resent your entire
It’s no secret that online education is at an inflection point. Sales are down from their lockdown-era highs. Completion rates remain challenging, and as more people prioritize in-person experiences, even the best programs are suffering from lo
Social media is a mess, ad conversions are down and costs are up, and SEO is collapsing under the weight of AI content. The tools that have reliably grown online businesses for the past decades are no longer effective, but we still need to reac
Last October, I unceremoniously stopped podcasting and started the process of closing my most successful online product, the Holistic Business Academy membership. Despite consistent revenue and a proven offer, I was bored and unable to hire mys
Are you afraid of change?Did your first iteration of an offer sell so well that you haven’t had a reason to fix it?Are there shifts you’d like to make to the offer, but you’re worried if you do it will rock that boat of success you’ve built?Whe
Vibes alone won’t create a successful business.Many online tarot readers, astrologers, and coaches saw a massive revenue increase in 2020 but steady declines since. Even more started new businesses during the boom as the pandemic pushed people
Why do you want to grow your business?Is it because you have a specific revenue goal? A family to support, or dreams to fulfill? Something you’re saving towards, like a house, or debt you’re paying off?Or is it because you think you have to?Gro
How do you choose the best day to launch?Maybe you look at your personal and business calendars, take into consideration the number of days you’ll need to promote, and schedule a launch date that works best for you.Perhaps you pull a few tarot
Confused about which online education model is actually going to lead to good results for both you and your client?Maybe you’ve set up a self-study course that you’re excited about, but few of your students are actually completing it. Or maybe
Is your membership business making you feel trapped, overwhelmed, and burnt out?Your membership was supposed to make life easier for you, not harder. But now you’re stuck doing more work than ever, you’re losing customers faster than you can re
Are you burnt out from endless private sessions, or worried that clients are going to stop booking in this economic downturn?Great news: we have a solution for you. Memberships, which are courses, communities, or group coaching programs accessi
Does your offer suck?You spent weeks developing a new offer that highlights your areas of expertise. You sat in front of your computer for hours in Canva designing graphics. You made a sales page and changed the link in your bio. You told your
It’s no secret that great branding is important to your business: it can save you valuable time and energy while quickly and effectively communicating your core values with your audience and boosting your sales.But what exactly does branding en
Four-day work weeks sound great in theory. Getting to work less and having three-day weekends every week? Who would say no to that?But as a small business owner, you probably have serious worries about being able to get everything done in a sho
Capitalist ideology loves to promote the idea of business and entrepreneurship. Capitalist logic says, if your idea is innovative enough, if you work hard enough, if you discover all the right strategies—you’ll make it big. You’ll be rich.But w
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