Kindle Books Versus Physical Books
I read a lot of books. Usually 40-50 a year, which is close to, and not quite one per week. Mostly I read business books or at least non-fiction books. I rarely read a novel. One of the questions I often get asked is: Do you prefer Kindle books or Physical Books? Usually, people say […]
Blog Design: How to Make Your Blog Easier to Read
Blog Design Previously we talked about blog posts and asked a familiar question: How Long Should Your Blog Posts be? In that article I offered this tip: The design of your blog makes a huge difference to the perceived length and interest level of your blog posts. And, my inbox started to shake with the […]
Happiness: Seven Books To Make You Happier
Happiness is probably the biggest trend on the planet. And, that’s because it impacts all seven billion of us every single day. In the Western World it’s become a hot thing over the past 10 years as brain science and a psychological flip has us focussing on positive mental health and not just illness. Here’s […]
Why You Need to Create a Product
Episode 026 of the Ideas Architect Podcast Based on my previous post about ‘How Long should a podcast episode be?’ we’ve produced a shorter 17 minute episode that explores one of our previous blog posts. Our Topic: Why You Need to Create a Product We share 17 reasons as to why you need to create […]
The Surprising Secret to Transforming Your Business
Working On Your Business Way back in 1986, Michael Gerber wrote a book called [easyazon_link asin=”0887307280″ locale=”US” new_window=”default” tag=”designprobe-20″]The E-Myth Revisited[/easyazon_link]. I’ve read this book and the revised version, plus a number of the spinoffs many, many times. They’re a simple read with a powerful message. It was here that I was first was exposed […]
Blogging: How often should I post?
Blogging often or not so? Previously we discussed ‘How long should your Blog Posts be?’. And today, we want to discuss a parallel question: How often should I post? These sorts of questions are important. And, there’s no definitive answer to any of them. It all depends on you. For almost all the rules about […]
Blog Posts: How long should they be?
Blog Posts are Like a Piece of String Previously we discussed podcast episodes and asked: How long should they be? This sparked some interesting discussions and lead to the same question being asked about blogging. How long should your blog posts be? Some of what we talked about in that article applies here too. And, […]
Why You Need A Product Vision
Why You Need a Product Vision As the old saying goes… If you don’t know where you’re going, then any path will do. I’m a firm believer in Simon Sinek’s Start With Why for any project that you begin. It’s super important for product creation because it’s going to take you a considerable amount of […]
How to Define Your Expertise
How to Define Your Expertise Being able to define your expertise and your strengths clearly and simply is super important for you to make good choices about what to focus on. Here we discuss how to define your expertise and the key to developing it. Previously we reviewed Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier […]
Why Experts Fail To Attract New Clients
Are Your Promotions Backwards? Have you ever wondered why your best efforts sometimes fail? I most certainly have. I’d back myself that when I put in the thinking time I produce some really good stuff. But, then it doesn’t take off and I wonder why. And, then I spot someone who gets the client job […]