Guilt for not posting as frequently drove me to this update. In an attempt to be productive, I am trialling a short brief post (status update style).
Products and service in the WordPress space – I am exploring both a product in this space and a service. The service is wpsaas.net. What started as a seven day validation test and transformed into a service business.
The product is currently available at https://wordpress.org/plugins/step-by-step/ . This is actually a long time idea that existing prior to taking its current WordPress form.
Strategy for 2015 – Last year I aimed for several goals. My results are:
Biggest Mistakes
- Failed to reach monthly monetary goals for products but did reach a percentage. So this years goal will be to raise the goal significantly in an effort to have the percentage be the actual goal. In others, reach for the moon this year in order to hit the stars.
Biggest Accomplishments
- Completed business e-book 3Q. Systematizebook.com
- Increased mastermind participation via email and Skype.
- Created a premium WordPress plugin by 4Q.
- Reduced the number of distractions. Unsubscribed to unused, valueless email list, consumed less tech news content and took action more frequently. Removed myself from business relationships that did not meet my goals.
- Focused attention to one community (WordPress) for products and services.
- Attended Pressnomics.
Stripe – In brief, this application appears to have an interesting and promising future as the goto platform for an entire generation of developers that need a method of accepting credit card payments. Whether Mobile, SaaS, Applicances, or Kiosk, the sky appears to be the limit. I have been writing about that @ Why I canceled PayPal Pro and built a virtual terminal app using Stripe
Re-discovering, Leveraging and exploring my Business Analyst expertise – Learned how this skill / role is growing. I believe this is primarily due to growth of the presence of software in businesses. As software continues to return value by improving efficiency and productivity, companies with continue to invest in it. This investment will lead to increased demand for Business Analyst. I recently entered into a promising relationship in this capacity.
