Work & Experiments: July 2018

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July was a great month across our core businesses and side projects. Let’s dive into what we’ve been doing…

Generous Work

  • Built several websites for clients on WordPress, Squarespace, Carrd and Weebly (dependant on their business needs and desire to update themselves)
  • Built NPS-style surveys for clients
  • Produced content across all projects

System & Process

  • Worked for telecommunications company to implement systems to manage a complex database that would also be used for workflows, connecting to other parts of their business
  • Worked for financial services business to streamline the processes across their remote teams working in three countries. Set up PM software, CRM software and help desk software.
  • Set up workflows for several businesses, reducing their average work hours by more than 10%

Software Recommendations

  • Gave advice in the areas of recruitment agency software, field inspection databases, shared inboxes, membership websites and more.

Side Projects

  • Udemy teaching – bought in another 3,000+ students through our courses this month
  • Marketplace themes – add some new themes to our site for finding WordPress themes for building marketplaces
  • Find Affiliate Programs – added a tonne of content to help people find software-based affiliate & partner programs.
  • Healthy Geelong – pivoted the focus of our marketplace community to involve local health-related businesses
  • Software Trainers – experimenting with a job board concept for this month but may switch to a more vertically-focused niche

Lessons I’ve Learnt

  • Continue to build relationships through giving things away
  • Share what I’ve been learning
  • Stick to a content schedule
  • Take a broader planning view for newer startups
  • Making something remarkable makes it easier to market

Next Month

  • Continue to grow my marketplace
  • Serve my five upcoming System & Process clients
  • Stick to content schedule
  • Do more research into tools to solve business problems
  • Conduct system and process audits to help businesses
  • Be as generous as possible
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