Insights of an Entrepreneurial Web Developer
University drop-out turned web developer, building Magic Pages, a Ghost CMS hosting service. On this blog I share insights from my entrepreneurial journey.
Yes. Tech is humbling. And a quick note before we start: this will be technical. The tl;dr: 🙃I spent a month figuring out a technical solution for Magic Pages and put it live for some of my custome…
Today I want to talk about the not-so-sexy part of running a business. The stuff that's often swept under the rug. Because it's not fun. And it actually eats up your revenue. I want to talk a…
A few months ago I came across some social media posts talking about "faceless marketing". Building small brands and businesses without showing who you are. Without a connection to you as a…
I am writing these lines from the balcony of a lovely little hotel, overlooking the lake of Kandy in Sri Lanka. I hear some birds, some crickets, and the bustling street beneath us. I still have the t…
Last week, I sat down with my wife Mariia – a brilliant brand strategist. She is working on a new offer – personality unpacking for solopreneurs like myself. In its essence, I wanted her help with fig…
Around a year ago, my wife and I started looking for a new apartment in Berlin. We lived on 57m² (around 600 square feet), which included a small bedroom, a living room/kitchen, and a bathroom. Both…
You know what's really odd? People starting software-as-a-service (SaaS) businesses because they "want to be financially independent", "do what they want", or "make money…
Remember BFFs from high school? Best Friends Forever? Honestly, I never really got that concept. Probably, because I had very few friends in high school – let alone BFFs. It always felt a bit odd. Wh…
So, this is going to be a nerdy post. But hey, I created this blog, so I can write about things that are on my mind, right? I'll try to break down concepts as best as I can, but you're warned…
I have hit a wall. Full force. The last six weeks, I have spent on implementing a new pricing structure and customer portal for my Ghost CMS hosting provider, Magic Pages. Today was supposed to be t…
I have started many side businesses in the past. Most of them (well, all of them, really) kind of flopped. Many years ago, there was an idea to do in-person WordPress coaching for business owners. Th…
In summer of 2017 I sat in a hip and trendy hotel in downtown Vienna. I was excited and nervous. So were all the others in our group. All trying to make conversation. All trying to impress a group of…