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2026
- How I think about using AI in my businessRunning it alone
- How to price a project when the number feels too highPricing and offers
- Price from the client's upside, not your own walletCall recap · Pricing and offers
- Build the style guide before the websiteCall recap · Building with AI
- How to make an AI-built website not look AI generatedBuilding with AI
- A Custom Shopify Theme and 3D Bag Maker for Handmade Bike Bags (Case Study)Case study · Email and personalization
- How to get clients when referrals dry upGetting clients
- When the referrals stop, make a listCall recap · Getting clients
- Push through the spike, hire at the plateauCall recap · Running it alone
- Dear Ascension PressVideo · Email and personalization
- You can't be the doer and the promoter on the same dayCall recap · Running it alone
- Tiered Offers, Subcontractors, and Emailing One Person Every DayCall recap · Pricing and offers
- How to Track Email Replies in Kit (So You Don't Delete Real Subscribers)Video · Email and personalization
- Managing Multiple Retainer Clients Without Burning OutCall recap · Running it alone
- Pitch More, Selling Retainers to Past ClientsCall recap · Getting clients
- Hiring Design Production, Claude Cowork Versus Chat, and Sending the Imperfect NewsletterCall recap · Running it alone
- AI safeguards, agency markups, and warmer outreachCall recap · Getting clients
- AI Marketing Tools vs Hiring a Personalization ConsultantEmail and personalization
- Kit, RightMessage, HubSpot All Have AI MCP Now. Do You Still Need a Pro?Video · Email and personalization
- Your AI is a yes-man (and you probably don't notice)Running it alone
- Your Data Isn't Lying. Your Tags Are.Email and personalization
- RightMessage Implementation: Why the Strategy Comes Before the PlatformEmail and personalization
- The Personalization System Behind High-Converting Ministry Websites and NewslettersVideo · Email and personalization
- Email List vs Social Media Followers: The Leasehold ProblemEmail and personalization
- How to Personalize Your Email Marketing (and Your Website)Email and personalization
- 265% Conversion Boost: The Power of Personalized Marketing with RightMessageVideo · Email and personalization
- How to Give a VA Access to Your Accounts (Without Sharing Your Passwords)Running it alone
- How We Built a Personalized Newsletter System for Executive Consultants (using RightMessage and Kit)Case study · Email and personalization
- Automating 41 Offers with Behavioural Targeting (Personalized Email Marketing Case Study)Case study · Email and personalization
2025
- The hardest year of my lifeRunning it alone
- Justin Welsh Case Study: How a $1.5M Course Launch Could Generate Even More with Email AutomationCase study · Email and personalization
- Kit Email Marketing Automation: A Complete Guide to Personalized SystemsEmail and personalization
- Ultimate Roadmap to Starting Your Freelance Web Design Business From ScratchGetting clients
- Sorry, but this is personal.Running it alone
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