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How to hire and add people to your team.

Much of our writing happens behind closed doors. We spend a lot of time coaching fellow entrepreneurs, but most of what we share goes off into cyberspace never to be seen again.

So today I wanted to share an answer to a recent question in hopes it may help you as well.

It’s my understanding that many online businesses look through their internal network before looking to a job search. Can you tell me some of the struggles you faced when looking to add someone to your team? Did you submit a job posting or additional resource?

Portrait Shoot: Farmer Wayne

Farmer Wayne - Portrait by SPYR

We recently spent some time with our CSA Farmer, Farmer Wayne, and snapped some new portraits.

Starting a Blog: A Video Tutorial with Joshua Fields Millburn

We’re constantly asked how to start a blog so Josh and I filmed a simple step by step tutorial this past weekend.

Shot in beautiful Fargo, ND.

Nowhere, Wyoming

The silence is unsettling as we enter the cafe. It’s a sleepy town – Nowhere, Wyoming.

We glance around the wood paneled, yellow room. The vinyl chairs and small tables are familiar. Yet the scene utterly disconcerting.

Affiliate Marketing for the Rest of Us

This article appeared first in the InMotion Hosting newsletter

First, a disclaimer: We are not affiliate marketers. At least not in the traditional sense.

According to nearly every article on affiliate marketing, achieving success is a complicated, cut-throat endeavor requiring loads of time and training and writing and list/link building and advertising and researching and reputation building and gaming and social media-ing, and… well, the list goes on and on.

For many this actually sounds like an endless source of fun and adventure. For us this sounds like an endless source of misery. Fortunately, there’s always another way.