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Being Part Of Something Bigger
As 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 taken off and had good…
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A Time To Be Thankful
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 everyday. In this busy life…
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Business Is Fluid. You Need To Learn How To Adapt
In 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 have revise contracts and agreements.…
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There Is A Correct Way To Pitch On Social/LinkedIn
Thursday 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 did it respectfully and the…
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Why It’s Important To Let Your Web Person Handle Your Hosting And Maintenance
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 on, the cheap hosting acted…
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Different Ways To Network Other Than Traditional Networking Events
A 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 colleagues. As…
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Knowing When A Project Isn’t A Great Fit For You
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 for you and your company.…
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Digital Marketers & Web Designers. Don’t hold Your Clients Hostage!
If 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 them to separate and go…
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Feeling Good About How Far I’ve Come In My Entrepreneurial Journey
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 known me throughout this journey…
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Klein Camp 2019 at Temple University
It’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 in the industry, especially during…
