#AskPeshev 75: Solving Business Problems with Technology

#AskPeshev 75: Solving Business Problems with Technology

January 13, 2021

“Defining the roadmap of the business, prioritizing new products or services, and negotiating partnerships require a lot of leadership skills and human contact.”

— Mario Peshev

Raise your hand if you’ve upped your investment in tech this year?Have you doubled down on tech and automating due to the “new normal”?Or have you been around long enough to know that this is the best time to innovate and incorporate technology into solving business problems?Either way, most of my content over the past week is a must-read for you.Let’s zoom in on website maintenance and business tech strategies after we unpack what we must consider when looking for tools necessary in the key departments of your business.If you have specific questions, let me know! Hit “reply” and let’s solve one business problem at a time. :)Mario

A couple of years ago, I gathered the 33 top business challenges across all industries. They fall within several main segments: Strategy, Marketing, Recruitment, Management, Sales, Technology, and Legal. While tech is self-explanatory (and notably solved with technology itself)...

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In a webinar with several other panelists discussing common questions around building or maintaining websites, one of the attendees who were primarily business owners with no technical background asked this question: “How do vendors treat other important aspects of building a website such as accessibility, performance, SEO, UX, security…” The reality is...

Do This After You Gather Feedback for Your Business | Mario PeshevIf you want to stay on top and stay successful, you have to analyze and gather feedback to see what works. Look at your analytics, comments, shares, backlinks, and anything else in order to figure out the key areas for improvement.

2020: Wrapup: Part 3In part 3 of the No BS Engineering wrap-up episode, Mario and Cal look to the future. They discuss what's coming down the pipe for developers in 2021. Don't miss this episode!

Entrepreneurship is hard.Those who are not ready will likely give up in 6–12 months.But, staying motivated by finding a great bunch of people to push you further is always helpful.How do you nurture the entrepreneurial spirit of your business?

Running a business, especially as a solopreneur, eats up a ton of time and requires diverse expertise in a wide set of fields.So how did you learn to become the kind of entrepreneur that you are today?What (or who) is your biggest source of learning? In my book, "126 Steps to Becoming a Successful Entrepreneur: The Entrepreneurship Fad and the Dark Side of Going Solo"...

Our maintenance plans start at $1,000 and 7 out of 10 leads balk at the price, sending links to "competitors" charging $49/mo or so for "unlimited updates" and the like. Coincidentally, it's a small world and I happen to know a few dozen owners of similar businesses, knowing how they operate and what's included within this fee.What differentiates our plans from generic "global plugin updates" covers a lot of areas, most of which are spanning into our "coined" retainer services. Here's a rough breakdown of the difference.