
NFC/QR Business Cards. A Better Way Than Paper Cards
Seth GoldsteinI’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…

Catching up on the show Suits
Seth GoldsteinMy take with almost the first season done. 1. Meghan Markle – besides being beautiful is a great actress2. The acting is really good3. The stories and the overarching story is really intriguing and not TOO stressful for my anxiety4. The characters are relatable5. If I saw Suits in the…

Thinking About The Open Web
Seth GoldsteinApparently 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…

Mullenweg Needs To Act Better
Seth GoldsteinZack Katz, fellow WordPresser, wrote a great post in response to Automattic and WordPress Co-Founder Matt Mullenweg’s recent behavior. I don’t want to weigh in too much, nor do I want to rehash something that’s being rehashed everywhere. I do want to say is that Matt needs to watch what…

The Idea Of My Blog Being Federated On The Fediverse
Seth GoldsteinThe 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! 🥸

L’Shana Tova… Happy New Year!
Seth GoldsteinHappy New Year to those who celebrate!

22 Years Ago Today
Seth GoldsteinI 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…

Well That Was Predictable.
Seth GoldsteinYesterday my alma mater, the University of Delaware, played Penn State in Happy Valley at PSU’s Beaver Stadium. It was the first time the two teams ever met. PSU is Division 1 and UD is Division 1 AA. So a subdivision. And regardless of how strong the Fighting Blue Hens’…

They Grow Up So Fast
Seth GoldsteinI 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…

15 Years Of Marriage! Time Flies!
Seth GoldsteinIt’s been 15 years that I’ve been married to the love of my life — Meredith. The woman deserves a medal for all that she goes through with me, llan, Olive. Through it all she’s an amazing Mom, wife, and doggy mom. I can’t imagine life without her. Happy 15th…

The Urge To Go To A Small Mastodon Host Again… I Did It
Seth GoldsteinI 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…

Why I Moved Hosting Providers From Flywheel to Rocket.net
Seth GoldsteinI’m almost full moved to Rocket.net from Flywheel/WPEngine. For the longest time, I loved Flywheel’s hosting. I love how it was a boutique WordPress optimized host and wasn’t part of the big dogs. Then WPEngine bought them. At first it was decent enough. Then they started nickel and diming for…

The Block Theme (Twenty Twenty-Four)…
Seth GoldsteinIt’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…

Dropped Into Twitter
Seth GoldsteinI dropped into Twitter/X during WordCamp US 2023, because most of what was going on was being documented over in Musk-ville. Much to my chagrined. I’ve now dropped in daily for a quick peek to see what’s going on. Still not spending to much time there. More people are moving…

Taking The Leap
Seth GoldsteinI 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.

Day 2 After Getting Home From WordCamp US 2023
Seth GoldsteinIt’s day 2 since being home from #WCUS and still no Covid. Thank goodness. Still going to test through Thursday to be sure. Came home after getting the pupster from the in-laws and life is good. Kid is home for this week and goes back to school after Labor Day….

The Day After… The Final Day At WordCamp US and Washington DC
Seth GoldsteinWhat 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…

Last Night Was So Much Fun
Seth GoldsteinAfter my last post here, I wrapped up the day and went to dinner with the folks at a WordPress group that I’m part of — Post Status. The dinner was sponsored by A2 Hosting. Let me just say this, the dinner was fantastic. The food was incredible and the…

Eventually Went Back To Sleep A WordCamp US Update
Seth GoldsteinSo 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…

WordCamp US And The Excitement
Seth GoldsteinIt’s pretty much 3am here in DC. I crashed at 8:30pm/9pm last night and got a solid 3 1/2 hrs of sleep before the old blatter got me up. Then I tossed and turned until 2:40am and now I’m up. I think it’s the excitement of the conference that’s got…

WordCamp US 2023 Contributor Day
Seth GoldsteinThis 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…

How Cute Is The 2023 WordCamp Wapuu?
Seth GoldsteinMeet Georgipuu. So freaking cute!

Quick Trip To Morristown NJ
Seth GoldsteinLast 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!

WordCamp US 2023 Is Less Than A Week Away!!
Seth GoldsteinI’m so excited for WordCamp US this year. It’s at the National Harbor right outside of DC. I haven’t seen many people in the WordPress community since 2019, so this will be great. I think the last round of tickets are still available https://us.wordcamp.org/2023/tickets/ and it will be livestreamed for…

People Who Stay On Twitter Are Aiding Musk In His Antics
Seth GoldsteinI 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…

In Search Of A Way To Make My WordPress More Fediverse-Friendly
Seth GoldsteinI’m in search of a plugin that allows me to add icons for the plethora of Fediverse apps out there. I have yet to find one. Bah! Any suggestions? I made these logos into 40×40 pixel icons to use. Normal Fediverse Icon PixelFed Icon Lemmy Icon (Lemmy.World Style)

The More Corporate, Big Social Media Acts Poorly, The Better The Fediverse Becomes
Seth GoldsteinReddit 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…

WordCamp US 2023 Here I Come!
Seth GoldsteinIt’s been since 2016 that I’ve attended a WordCamp US event. I’ve been to local WordCamps but none as fun, vibrant and energizing as a WordCamp US event. The last one I went to was the second-ever WordCamp US which was at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. It was…

Eagles… Super Bowl… Let’s Do This!
Seth GoldsteinVery 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…

HUGE NEWS – Smithsonian Images Copyright Free
Seth GoldsteinThe Smithsonian Institution here in the United States just released more than 4 million images into the public domain. This is huge and a major win for the internet and fair use. This follows the WordPress Foundation’s public domain photo project “Openverse” that came to life last year. I’m loving…

So… I’m writing a book.
Seth GoldsteinI 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…

reMarkable 2 E-Ink Tablet First Thoughts
Seth GoldsteinSo I ordered my reMarkable 2 on Saturday (1/7). It shipped on Monday (1/9) with an expected delivery of this Friday (1/13). It came at 4pm yesterday (1/11). What a surprise. It made my night. First Impressions You have to quell your excitement and take a moment to set things…

A True Newscasting Legend Retires!
Seth GoldsteinGrowing 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,…

Own The Platform
Seth GoldsteinIf you don’t own your presence online, what is happening over at Twitter can happen to you. You’re site can be taken down without any warning and you’re pretty much SOL. Mastodon and the Fediverse as a whole is great this way. Even if you don’t own the instance, you…

The Fediverse Is Coming Into Its Own
Seth GoldsteinThe 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…

To Vermont I Go
Seth GoldsteinI’m finally getting a chance to take a solo trip. Albeit to visit my parents at their home in Weston, VT. Still it’s going to give me a brief break from the craziness at home. Aside from the 5+ hour drive to get there, I seriously can’t wait. I’ll post…

While Mommy Is Away The Boys Will Play
Seth GoldsteinSo 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 Son Now Wants To Podcast!
Seth GoldsteinI’m a very happy father. My 9 year-old son just started a blog and wants to learn more about WordPress. Now he’s intrigued about Podcasting. I’ve created a creator-monster. It’s really cute. We were listening to a podcast on the way to school this morning and he said, “Daddy, can…

Teaching My Kiddo To Love WordPress
Seth GoldsteinMy 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.

Remembering September 11… 20 Years Ago Today
Seth GoldsteinI was going to write my thoughts down in my private journal, but I realized I wanted to share my thoughts publicly. I remember 9/11/01 like it was yesterday. I, like many, can photo-realistically replay the day over and over like a movie in my head. I can’t believe it’s…

Vacation Is Much Needed In Any Entrepreneurial Journey
Seth GoldsteinI 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…

On The Other Side… Of The Podcast
Seth GoldsteinRecently I’ve been a guest on other podcasts and it’s been a lot of fun. It’s always weird for me to be the interviewee versus the interviewer. That goes back to the time when I was a journalist. I never like to be the subject of an interview. But I…

WordFest 2021 Part Deux
Seth GoldsteinTo 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…

Vermont State Of Mind
Seth GoldsteinI love Vermont. The beauty is unmatched and it’s so relaxing even if I’m working on stuff for the agency. My parents have house at a top of the mountain in Weston, VT. It’s so peaceful and relaxing even with a crazy 8 year old. This trip, albeit short, is…

I Got Up Early
Seth GoldsteinToday 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…

World Opening Up
Seth GoldsteinAs the world opens up (well at least here in the States), I wonder how people are coping with the change after ~15 months of being in some semblance of lockdown. I’m enjoying my time outside the “bunker.” But I’m still cautious about who I meet with. This might be…

WordFest 2021
Seth GoldsteinWordFest 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…

Not Sure What To Title This
Seth GoldsteinThat’s always a great way to start a blog post. 🤣 This past weekend as you can see from my last post, was a tough one. Johnny’s death hit me harder than I thought it would. 😥 He’s my age and has young kids. I guess that played a part…

I’m Mourning
Seth GoldsteinA 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…

Minecraft… An Escape
Seth GoldsteinI belong to a great community of techy-type people called Indy Hall. I’ve known about the community since 2010 and it’s been around since 2006. It’s one of the first co-working spots in the US if not the World. Since the Covid-19 pandemic started last year (2020), the community has…

The Pandemic Is Still Real… Still Here In Full Force
Seth GoldsteinI 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…

Covid-19… I Get It
Seth GoldsteinSeriously, I get it. We’re all sick of being stuck in our homes and not interacting with other people as much as we used to. We want to get out. As humans were social beings — we want to be around each other and hang out. But there is a…

Our History… The Statues… Our Checkered Past
Seth GoldsteinThere’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…
On Defunding The Police…
Seth GoldsteinWhere to start. I have family that are police officers and in law enforcement. To my knowledge they are upstanding and honorable. That’s why defunding the police is such a hard topic for me. Watching how the police deal with protesters angers me. Seeing how they are dealing with the…

I don’t know where to even begin #riots2020
Seth GoldsteinI 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…

Quarantine Life A Challenge For Sure
Seth GoldsteinQuarantine life is definitely challenging. The kiddo is obviously home and has to learn, wife has to find a job (she’s a real catch for any company looking for a business manager or biz ops person, hint hint), and I have to keep Goldstein Media well oiled and moving. So…

Finding The Right Balance
Seth GoldsteinWith 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…

More Social Now?
Seth GoldsteinBefore the Covid-19 corona virus pandemic, I was in a flow. It was regular and comfortable. Now that we’re all stuck at home, I feel that there are more things going on and that I’m being more social than I was before. Yes, we are home schooling our 7 year…

It’s Been A While
Seth GoldsteinHey. 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…

Side Hustles Are Not Just For Desk Jockeys
Seth GoldsteinSo I’m starting up a side hustle. It’s in stealth-mode right now, so I’m not going to reveal anything here right now. But in doing this side hustle, I realized something… side hustles are not just for desk jockeys who have 9 to 5 jobs. Even if you’re an entrepreneur,…

Waking Up
Seth GoldsteinWaking 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…

Staying Sane As Life Picks Up
Seth GoldsteinIt’s the new year. We’re all out of the holidays and ramping back up to regular life. With this ramp up comes the shock to our system of first quarter busyness. It’s during these busy times that we need to take a step back and breathe. Read a few pages…

New Year… Reflections… Already
Seth GoldsteinWe’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…

Glass Half Full?
Seth GoldsteinThe new decade is off to quite a start. If you’re not following the news you should be and I’ll leave it at that. With all the craziness that is going on right now, you have a choice. You can choose to crawl into a hole and act like the…

New Year… New Decade… What’s Different
Seth GoldsteinIt’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…

Focus On The Things You Can Do
Seth GoldsteinI started reading, a day early, the January 1st meditation in Ryan Holiday’s book The Daily Stoic. In the meditation he talks about focusing on things you can fix rather than things that are out of your control. With the holidays, FINALLY, coming to an end, this is a good…

Being A Good Dad
Seth GoldsteinBeing 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…

How To Nurture Your Network
Seth GoldsteinI’ve learned something. If you build your network right, your network is EVERYTHING in business. They are a support group when things in business have you down, they are your cheerleaders when things are going well. They are a source of referrals and recommendations. Cultivating a good rapport with your…

Episode 24 – Tomas Keenan – Unf*ck Your Business Interview
Seth GoldsteinMonday, 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…

New Year… New Decade
Seth Goldstein2020 is almost here. With it comes not only a new year, but a new decade. Looking back on the past decade and how much has changed, technologically, politically, culturally. Both good and bad things have happened. This morning, I sat down at my desk and started thinking and reflecting…

A Great Podcasts For Dads
Seth GoldsteinRyan 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…

Sometimes Getting Out Of The Office Is The Best Thing
Seth GoldsteinI love my office at Stacks Co. in Doylestown. I like the sense of community and the hustle and bustle. But I need to remember that sometimes getting out of the office is good too. Today I went down to Carneys Point Township in New Jersey to visit a client…

No Two Snowflakes Are The Same
Seth GoldsteinMost 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…

Thinking Outside The Box During The Holidays
Seth GoldsteinThe holidays can be a tough time. Family, that you only see on holidays, coming in and spending extended periods of time with you, present buying, holiday parties, you name it it’s stressful. For many, the holidays also means going to see Santa Claus in a mall. Author Mark Chalifoux,…

Writing Down Your Process
Seth GoldsteinWhen 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…

Always Backup Your Site
Seth GoldsteinI came into work, with an idea. I wanted to add a sidebar to this blog. I love the Twenty Twenty theme, that I’m using, but a blog needs a sidebar. Without a clear way to just add it, I turned to the Goog. There I found a plugin that…

Getting Up Early… Especially On Mondays
Seth GoldsteinLike 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…

Mental Health And Entrepreneurship
Seth GoldsteinI’m attending a online summit for digital marketing agencies, run by Jan Koch of WPMastery.xyz. One of today’s session is on mental health. Jan talks to Phil Morrow about how to deal with your mental health while running an agency. It’s a great session and highlights one very important point…

Email Is A Powerful Tool… Used Correctly
Seth GoldsteinI 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…

Waking Up Early For Me
Seth GoldsteinSo I’m trying to wake up early to get a jump on the day. Today I managed to get up at 5am and get my morning started. ? I’m a big fan of Amy Landino. She’s a YouTuber, author, and author of two books. The latest being Good Morning Good…

Take Your Time On LinkedIn
Seth GoldsteinI 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…

The 4th Quarter Can Be Tough Both In Business And Personal Life
Seth GoldsteinThe 4th quarter can be tough. Both for business and personal life. It’s the end of the year, most people aren’t starting projects during a holiday month. People are spending lots of money on the holidays and seem to forgetful of ongoing bills. (I’ve noticed this with my clients.) It’s…

Digital Marketing Dive Podcast Special (Episode 22 1/2) – Amy Landino
Seth GoldsteinYesterday 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…

Remembering To Breathe
Seth GoldsteinThis morning was crazy. We all woke up late and it all spiraled from there. Finally we all got out of the house. I got to work, sat down and got a call. The call was from my wife, that we forgot to send my 7 year-old in the dead…

Staying Mindful During This Holiday Season
Seth GoldsteinI’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…

Snow Days And Stress
Seth GoldsteinIt’s the end of the year. There are lots of distractions, but one is bigger than most if you’re a parent. Snow Days! Yesterday, my 7 year old had one and he was an excellent little guy. He actually let me get my work done with minimal interruption. But that’s…

When Snow Happens
Seth GoldsteinWell 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…

Small Business Saturday. Shouldn’t Every Day Be About The Small Business?
Seth GoldsteinA colleague of mine on LinkedIn, just posted his thoughts on Small Business Saturday and how it’s a bit disingenuous. Jason’s take is that what is one day to celebrate small business, when we should be patronizing the small businesses year round. To a point I agree, but as the…

A Time For Giving. A Time For Shopping. A Time To Avoid Blowing Your Budget.
Seth Goldstein‘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…

Being Part Of Something Bigger
Seth GoldsteinAs I’ve said in many of my posts, I’ve been on this entrepreneur journey for 10+ years. It’s had its ups and downs, but it has been, for the most part, a very rewarding experience. During this time, I’ve tried different ventures along side Goldstein Media. Some, like podcasting, have…

A Time To Be Thankful
Seth GoldsteinTomorrow 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…

Business Is Fluid. You Need To Learn How To Adapt
Seth GoldsteinIn the 10+ years of running Goldstein Media, I’ve noticed something. Business isn’t something that is static and unchanging. It’s fluid. Every deal, contract, project is different from the last one and any future ones. To be honest, I wish my business wouldn’t throw me curve balls, where I would…

Work/Life Balance As A Solopreneur
Seth GoldsteinWork/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…

There Is A Correct Way To Pitch On Social/LinkedIn
Seth GoldsteinThursday morning, I got a connection request from a person. Nothing quite out of the ordinary there. But in her connection message she very nicely asked something. She asked me if she could pitch me her services. Yes… before connecting she took the approach to make her intentions known. She…

Why It’s Important To Let Your Web Person Handle Your Hosting And Maintenance
Seth GoldsteinI’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…

Different Ways To Network Other Than Traditional Networking Events
Seth GoldsteinA good friend of mine and colleague Sara Rosenberg recently posted on LinkedIn about how there are many different ways to network not just going to networking events. Her post makes some great points: On LinkedIn alone you can…Post great content.Respond and comment on great content.Reach out and connect to…

Knowing When A Project Isn’t A Great Fit For You
Seth GoldsteinBeing 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…

Digital Marketers & Web Designers. Don’t hold Your Clients Hostage!
Seth GoldsteinIf I got paid $1 every time I had to untangle an existing site’s hosting account, WordPress account and plugin/theme issues, I’d be a very rich man. In the digital marketing, especially in the web design, their are two many professionals holding clients hostage and making it really difficult for…
Feeling Good About How Far I’ve Come In My Entrepreneurial Journey
Seth GoldsteinIt’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…

Klein Camp 2019 at Temple University
Seth GoldsteinIt’s been 11 years of Klein Camp (or the old name Barcamp News Innovation) at the Klein School of Journalism at Temple University. I’ve been going for most of them. Even though I’ve “escaped” journalism back in the late, ’00s I love to keep a thumb on what’s going on…