• My email marketing version of “It’s all about the music”

    I was watching an interview with one of my favorite bands, The Warning. I’ve heard them say this one thing many times before. And sure enough, they said it again… “It’s all about the music.” “Of course an up-and-coming band… Read more…

  • Pure bliss from one keyboard shortcut

    Time is always against us. Finding it can be as rare as hens teeth. Here’s how one small thing saved me SOOO much time… I remember starting out using Microsoft Excel many moons ago. And it was cool having this… Read more…

  • My AI has wax in its ears

    My AI has wax in its ears. That. Or it’s just NOT that good at figuring out product names. Using AI audio transcription is supposed to be saving me time. But it’s not doing such a good job, when the… Read more…

  • When it goes splat all over the floor

    My wife and I organize a monthly free meal for our local community. It’s been going for about 5 years now. We love meeting people we don’t regularly rub shoulders with. And it’s nice to give back a little. For… Read more…

  • Inseparable

    When I was a kid there was me, Timothy, and Stuart. Best buds. Wherever one was. There the other two were. Inseparable. We played at school. Played at the park. Played at each other’s homes. Pretended to be Luke Skywalker… Read more…

  • Thanksgiving or death

    My email list is a gathering of folks from all over the world. So not all of us celebrate Thanksgiving today. But, if you do… Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃🥂 I hope you’ve enjoyed a wonderful day. Perhaps spending it with family,… Read more…

  • Gmail promotions tab misery

    I really hit a streak of landing in the Gmail promotions tab lately. It all started a couple of weeks back when I first mentioned the name of a certain shopping-mad season of the year that starts with B and… Read more…

  • Spotting email ideas in the wild

    Like young Cole from The Sixth Sense… who sees dead people everywhere he looks… email ideas are all around us. A friend stops by with some extra fruit from their tree. That’s an email. Someone rear-ends you while stopped at… Read more…

  • Black Friday blunders

    Who else is feeling weighed down by a metric crapton of Black Friday emails? 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ I laugh as I write that. Because I’m part of the problem. You see… I’ve got a client in the ecommerce space. And I’m busy… Read more…

  • You don’t have to

    One of the best things about having a business is the freedom to prioritize my days. I can plan to do things with my family and not be chained to a desk. And on days like this, when I’m feeling… Read more…