Recent Podcast Episodes

#290: Justin Harter (part 1)

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Today we’re joined by Justin Harter, owner of SuperPixel and author of What Does Your Website Do All Day? We talk about how Justin has built a business serving “the vast middle” – successful small businesses that need web, design, and marketing services, but don’t have this talent in-house. We also talk about Justin’s new book that helps agency owners and their clients better understand each other. Continue reading

#288: Do They Know You Exist?

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Today Charles talks to Joe about subcontracting. We talk about the role that subcontracting (as opposed to direct contracting) plays in Joe’s business, how he handles communication with the end client, and the fine line that sometimes must be walked in balancing his relationships with the end client with the contractor that hired him. Continue reading

#287: I Want My Two Dollars!

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Today Charles mines Joe’s experience on how to handle deadbeat clients – those customers that seem happy with the product, but just won’t pay. We talk about how to avoid these sorts of clients to begin with, and steps to take once you have a client in your debt. Joe briefly indulges Charles’ revenge fantasies, but ultimately counsels him to responsible behavior. Continue reading