Live and work in harmony with technology
Mark Important Emails as Unread So You Don't Forget About Them
If you're a regular here at Cloud Coach, you've probably already learned how to drastically reduce your incoming flow of email (and if you haven't, you should. It's a free guide). You may have even learned how to automate your inbox so that it organizes itself....
How to Create Technology Maps and Remember What You Learn
There is a common belief that different people have different learning styles. Have you heard of this before? Some people like to hear things, while others like to try. There are visual, tactile, and auditory learners. But is this just myth? A recent New York Times...
When Should You Just Give Up with Technology?
You researched. You asked a friend. You posted on a forum. You called tech support. You really, really tried. And it still wouldn't work. What are you supposed to do? Every once in a while , you'll run into a technology problem that you just can't seem to...
How to Sell Your First Product Online Using eJunkie
When it comes to selling something online, there are about a million and one ways to do it. The place that most people start is with a simple paypal button, which essentially allows you to create a "pay me" button that a customer can click on. Once you receive...
Is Fear of Commitment Preventing You From Implementing Your Ideas?
I had an interaction with @adamkingstudio on twitter that left me wanting to write this blog post. The whole conversation was spurred on by something that Chris Gillebeau said: People with powerful messages often get stuck hoarding their ideas. (via...
The WordPress Myth (When WordPress Isn't Worth It)
This week I want to talk about something that challenges one of the assumptions that I see people making every single day. This is breaking a viewpoint even I haven't questioned in the past. Allow me to explain. The WordPress Myth With the notable exception of Seth...
Hold Yourself Accountable by Creating Real Human Connection Online
As we shift into a digital world where we use the internet as our main channel of communication, it's easy to slip into what I call the "lone blogger" persona. This mysterious personality who sits in random coffee shops sipping an espresso drink and working on their...
How to Find Anything on Any Website (Even if There's No Search Box)
I've gotten a lot of questions from readers about why Cloud-Coach.net doesn't have a prominent search box (and yes, there's a strategic reason why). In This Week's Video... I'll tell you why I chose to move the search box down to the bottom of my sidebar (I...
How to Get The Most from a Coaching Session (Using the Re-Write Method)
I am a huge proponent of coaching. (I have my coach to thank for much of my action and success.) Whether you're paying for coaching, you have a mentor, a close friend, or all of the above, it's crucial to take each conversation and capture all of the useful advice and...
24 Hour Birthday Sale: Pay What You Want!
To celebrate my birthday (today), I'm allowing you to pay whatever you want for the Inbox Zero Training Program. http://inbox-zero.net/birthday-sale This offer expires at 12:01 AM Eastern on March 29th. On March 28th, 2012, I turn 27 years old. I know it may not sound...
How to Complete Your Online Ecosystem
If you're a business owner with an online presence, you may be so overwhelmed with one platform that you're online presence is incomplete.
In this video, I'll share the 3 mainstays of your online ecosystem and explain how they all feed into each other. If you're missing one of the three pillars, the cycle is broken.
What's Mundane to You is Magical to Others
I just got the chance to show someone Facetime for the first time. Not just anybody, but my 88 year old grandfather. He had never seen an iPhone before. The capability to place a video call from the palm of my hand to someone 2,000 miles away was magical to him. Here...