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I’m a big fan of these new-fangled NFC/QR code business cards. Their are so many vendors out there, I’ve tried three. I first tried V1ce, to be honest the name doesn’t really help them. But it worked decent. But people were reluctant to download my card coming from a site…

Apparently India assassinated a prominent Sikh Canadian activist on Canadian soil. Of course Canada is pissed. When Canadians went to Facebook to post about it, Facebook took their posts down because it went against Indian law. This is why we need decentralized social media. The centralized players have way too…

The idea of my blog being federated on the Fediverse and being able to have people follow the posts directly is really cool. I just wish I could figure out how to get the ActivityPub plug-in to work. Doh! 🥸

I will never forget today 22 years ago. It was a beautiful day, not a cloud in the sky. I was a sophomore at the University of Delaware. I was living in the Gilbert residence hall. I had just arrived at the Russell dining hall which was next door. Getting…

I was diving through my pictures of my kiddo for a homework assignment for his 5 grade class. I’m the keeper of all the photos, so I started pulling out photos and putting them in folders on a shared drive. Man, Ilan had grown up so much in the past…

I can’t explain it. I’m going back to hosting my own instance. It’ll be just for me and I’ll have complete control over the whole instance. Managing Masto.ai with Stux was fun and all, but the responsibility became too much as more and more people were complaining about spam and…

It’s a completely different way of thinking about WordPress and how to develop. I’m still on the fence about what I think about Gutenberg/Block Editing vs. Elementor, but for a simple site like this one. Guess what? It works! This is site is my testing ground. More fun shit to…

I just migrated to the “beta” of the new block theme Twenty Twenty-Four. I want to see how the full site editing (FSE) works. So here goes! Wish me luck! CC0 licensed photo by Michelle Frechette from the WordPress Photo Directory.

What a trip it’s been. WordCamp US was amazing, fun, and exhausting. Now me and the family travel back to Doylestown to get back to life. But before that we’re going to see my sister, who lives around DC, for lunch. I can’t wait! Then we go pick up the…

So today is the first full day of WordCamp US 2023. It’s been so much fun catching up with so many people. So much so that I’ll probably have to watch many of the sessions on WordPress.TV later. So in the last post I wrote that it was 3 am…

This year’s WordCamp US Contributor day was backed. There were easily hundreds of people wanting to give back to WordPress in some way. That’s really neat to see. I made my way to the Photo Team table and got to meet Michelle Frechette in person for the first time!!!! We…

Last Thursday I took a quick jaunt to Morristown, NJ for a Pavilion Happy Hour. Morristown has this great park in the center of the town called the Green. Here are some shots!

I know a lot of people who are still on Twitter, because they feel they get a benefit from it. But what is the benefit of being associated with Elon Musk. He’s a truly horrible person with very right-wing/Nazi/Fascist tendencies. Now Musk is planning on getting rid of the Twitter…

Reddit is acting poorly and being draconian with their API access for 3rd party developers. YouTube announced that it won’t quash misinformation on its platform anymore. Facebook is… well… just evil. With all of these big social sites acting badly the fediverse and the plethera of alternatives are looking better…

Very excited. The Philadelphia Eagles beat the San Francisco 49ers last night to clinch the NFC championship. They’re off to the big game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Now don’t get any ideas that I’m a football, or for that matter, a sports fan. I’m not. But I am a…

I knew I had a book in me somewhere. This Thursday (1/19/2023) will be the 100th episode of the Entrepreneur’s Enigma podcast (well the episodes that are available to consume LOL). Over these past 100 episodes I’ve learned so much and I think I can instill my observations and learnings…

Growing up in the Philadelphia area, you’d be had pressed not to know who this guy is. Jim Gardner anchored the 6 and 11pm news on 6 ABC News for so many years. 45 years total at the station. So many of us in the 80’s and 90’s, before cable,…

The demise of Twitter as we know it is upon us. Elon Musk is burning down the Twittersphere while sitting at his desk inside. Is he insane? Absolutely. Does he know what he’s doing? No. Does he give a shit? Nope! People are fleeing to the fediverse, the open network…

So my lovely and amazing wife is in Sedona on a girls trip. This has me home with the 9yo son. We’re going to have fun. But I have to admit I was apprehensive at first, because we argue like two male hamsters. So far so good though. Last night…

My kid has wanted to build a website of his own for so long. He’s now 9 and today we started. He’s picking it up really quickly. I’m a proud daddy. More to come.

I managed to take a family vacation with my wife’s family for 7 days. It’s going well. But just because I’m on vacation, doesn’t mean works stops. I’m very fortunate that I have a teammate that can pick up the slack while I take a break. It’s important to keep…

To this moment in time, I still can’t believe the team over at Big Orange Heart did the second Wordfest in 6 months. The first one was in January and was excellent. The other one was on Friday (July 23rd) and was even better. I was glad that Goldstein Media…

Today I got up early. I’m seriously shocked that I did. 5:25 am and I’m not writing at 5:40 am. I have to admit that I would have been still sleeping if my 40-year-old bladder didn’t wake me, but still, the fact that I stayed up and decided to come…

WordFest Live, run by A Big Orange Heart, is back for its second time! The inaugural WordFest Live was only in January. It was a total success that they wanted to do another one. WordFest Live is a 24 hour WordPress virtual conference to help promote the open-source operating system…

A good friend’s husband just passed from brain cancer. He was around my age (~40). He left behind a wife, 3 young kids, and a wonderful dog. My heart aches for my friend and her kids. I just found out this morning. Her husband has been battling brain cancer for…

I saw this about Covid-19’s resurgence in the most populous states in the United States on LinkedIn. This is not a political issue. Heck it’s being talked about widely on the biggest business social network. It’s a health issue. It’s about our health. There is no vaccine for Covid-19. There…

There’s been a lot of animosity surrounding statues lately. And in many cases rightfully so. Christopher Columbus statues across the country are coming down or being boxed up, in a case of Philadelphia. It is a time of reckoning about our past in this country. Symbols of oppression and hate…

I don’t even know where to begin. Covid-19 is still a real threat, but we can’t sit idle and not fight back against a police state taking hold. The death is George Floyd is just one more example of the police being out of control. I’m not saying that all…

With the majority of the globe on lock down/quarantine. I’ve seen a trend toward more online interaction. While this is good, we need to remember to not only take time for ourselves, but also our family that is with us in real life (IRL). Last weekend I attended WordCamp San…

Hey. Yea You. It’s been a while since I’ve posted over here on this site. I’ve been busy. Yea we’re all “busy.” I’ve been building out a tech site called Insights on Tech. Check it out. I’m really proud of it. So reality struck and I’m now out of my…

Waking up from bed is something we should all hope for every day. Because there are people who don’t. I know that was really profound (sarcasm). But have you ever laid in bed not wanting to rise? It happens to me all the time. It’s probably because my bed is…

We’re just barely into the new year, about a week, and I feel like I need to reflect already on how the year is going. In today’s hyper-connected world life moves fast… really fast. With this in mind, I’m feeling like I need to reflect on the the first days…

It’s now 2020. Happy New Year, Happy New Decade. Now that we’re done with the holidays, hooray, how are we going to make this new year, new decade different? The typical resolutions are probably made. And you might already be breaking them. But setting up goals for the year to…

Being a good dad is tough. I’m only in control of myself. Which means that I need to influence a youngster to do what’s right without any control. Being a dad is the best thing that’s ever happened to me, but also the most challenging. Especially with my anxiety and…

Monday, my co-host Shawn Swaim and I released Episode 24 of the Digital Marketing Dive podcast. On the show we had successful entrepreneur and author Tomas Keenan to talk about his new book Unf*ck Your Business. It was more than 40 minutes of amazing business tips, knowledge into running a…

Ryan Holiday a well known author and modern day philosopher recently started a podcast called the Daily Dad. It’s 2 minutes of thought provoking thoughts on being a father and how to be the best one you can be. The way Ryan posts his episodes is clever. He puts the…

Most things in this world are like snowflakes — not identical. Sometimes the difference is so slight it’s almost not noticeable. With this in mind, people need to learn to think outside of the box. Both when they approach work and their personal life. Thinking outside of the box makes…

When you have a reoccurring project or task, you might not think you have to write it down. And you might remember all the steps. But I’m here to tell you that writing it down helps you streamline it and make it better. I do a bi-weekly podcast called Digital…

Like most people, I don’t love Mondays. I know, I know, Mondays are just another day in the week. But there is something about coming off of two days that are structured differently (aka the weekend), that make Monday tough. It has to do with getting back into the routine…

I just got an email from a sales person asking if I was “still interested in learning about his product.” It caught be a bit off guard, because I never was introduced to their product in the first place. I know there are many tactics to get people to engage…

I don’t know how many times I see this, but people misspelling and worst of all not using correct capitalization on LinkedIn. People this site profile acts as an online resume to many. Treat it as such. Proof read, proof read, proof read. And you know what? Have someone else…

Yesterday Shawn and I interviewed the YouTube productivity and lifestyle sensation, Amy Landino. Amy’s new book Good Morning Good Life is all about going after the life you want. Her popular channel AmyTV on YouTube is fantastic as well. Have a listen to the podcast and let me know what…

I’m not the most mindful person. Anyone who knows me, knows that I go a mile a minute, both in personal and professional life. But I’m finding that taking a step back and breathing helps. I try and meditate at least once a day, if possible. I use an app…

Well it happened. It finally snowed and with it came a snow day. Loved by kids, dreaded by parents, snow days pose a quandary to entrepreneurs, especially solopreneurs. The question? What the heck do I do with the kid(s) while I attempt to get some work done? Staying motivated and…

‘Tis the season to give to your community and causes your believe in. It’s also a time to be with family and catch up after a long year of work and life. It’s also a time for shopping and trying to avoid blowing your budget. It’s called Black Friday for…

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. I can’t believe it’s here already. Especially with this holiday, I tend to reflect on what I’m thankful for. I’m thankful for the obvious things, my family and my health. But I’m also thankful for all my clients that let me continue to do what I love…

Work/life balance is important in any job, but especially when you’re an entrepreneur and even more so a solopreneur. In every job there is the opportunity to overwork and neglect yourself and your family, but this is even more prevalent when you’re a solopreneur. Though people don’t mean ill by…

I’ve been doing web design, web development, and digital marketing for more than 10 years. Of the years I’ve done a number of different methods to host my clients’ sites. In the beginning I would have them pick up cheap hosting and they would manage that relationship. As time went…

Being an entrepreneur can be tough. Always prospecting for new business and pitching yourself and your services when you get a moment to do so to an interesting party, can be tough. What’s hard is to know when to admit when a possible client might not be the best fit…

It’s been 11 years since I started on my entrepreneurial journey. Wow! There have been lots of ups and downs. I know I’ve grown a lot since starting Goldstein Media, but it’s nice to see that others have noticed as well. A really good business friend of mine who has…