Projects

Everything I have built over the years

I like making things. This is an overview of my different projects, and their current statuses. I’ll keep this updated as things evolve and change.

ProjectStartedDescriptionStatus
Magic: The Gathering eBay Sales2002Bought, sold, and flipped cards to pay for college.Shut down (2009)
Look Shiny2005WordPress freelancing and building marketing sites.Shut down (2013)
The Comic Press2008Started a newspaper in college with two friends and grew it to a staff of 20+ writers. I was the publisher/editor.Shut down (2009)
DropWiki2009College startup and YCombinator application. We built a Wiki/CMS powered by Dropbox.Shut down
The iPhone Business2010An eBay business buying and reselling used iPhones — inspired from a Jason Fried article in Inc. magazine.Shut down (2012)
Double Your Ecommerce2013SEO and growth consulting for Shopify merchants.Active
Productized Consulting Roundtable2014A private mastermind group for solo consultants selling productized offers.Shut down
“The Freelancer Coaching Business”2014A long running business under my personal brand. I launched a dozen+ educational products and coached 100+ freelancers and small business owners.Shut down (2021)
#PartyTown2014My private internet watercooler with entrepreneur and bootstrapper friends.Active
Double Your Audience2015My digital PR consultancy specializing in podcast placements and podcast tours.Shut down
The Outreach Blueprint2015My first educational product, a guidebook on outreach.Shut down (2022)
Podcast Outreach Manual2015My second educational product, a guidebook on how to get on podcasts as a guest.Shut down (2022)
Outreach Mastery2015A video course on high-impact automated outreach campaigns for b2b sales outreach.Shut down (2022)
Initial Call Script2015The initial questions I use in my own business to this day.Active
Raise Clients From The Dead!2015Email templates and a strategy to turn old clients into new projects.Active
The Independent Consulting Manual2015A compilation of essays from 13 authors on how to run a successful independent consultancy.Active (free)
Bootstrapping.io2016A domain name and email list acquired from a friend.Paused
TheMagicEmail.com2016A magic email to get replies. Acquired from a friend.Active
Quick Start Roadmapping2016How to sell, run, and deliver paid discovery/roadmapping projects.Active
Make Money Online2016A business podcast I co-hosted with nickd for 2+ years and over 100 episodes.Stopped
Freelance Camp2016A private community forum for freelancers and agency owners. Grew to ~200 members.Shut down
Referral Systems2017An educational video product on how to systematize getting referrals.Shut down (2022)
Shopify SEO Simplified 1.02018An educational product on SEO for Shopify Merchants, created with Eric Davis.Shut down
Get More Leads!2018An educational product on lead generation systems for freelancers and consultants.Shut down
Official Consultant Card2018A novelty ID card for consultants confirming that they’re an official card carrying consultant.Active
HallwayConf2019A tiny private conference that’s an offshoot of my #PartyTown community.Paused
The Business of Freelancing2020A roundtable podcast I co-hosted with five friends for two seasons and 24 episodes.Stopped
Email Template Library2020A swipe file full of the email templates I use in my own business.Active
The Battleboard Notion Template2020A task management board for Notion based off popular productivity authors.Shut down
KeywordMagic.ai2024Something coming 🤫Launching shortly
Shopify SEO Simplified: The Video Course2024A video course on SEO for Shopify merchants, created with Ilana Davis.Launching shortly