To this day I still cringe at the mistake I made that cost me $100,000 of actual cash. Not like on a game show where you say “ah I got the question wrong so I didn’t win $100,000”. This was money I physically had to pay 4 people because of a stupid, ignorant mistake I…

Why your goals always fail (quick fix)

By Mike Killen | May 7, 2025

Posted in Being helpful, Entrepreneurs, Goals, Mindset, Motivation, Personal Growth, Productivity

There’s a reason you’re always failing to hit your goals. It isn’t because you’re not smart enough. It isn’t because you don’t work hard enough. It’s because you haven’t been taught how to write them properly. It really is that simple. If I could show you how to hit your goals within 12 months, AND…

THIS is why you’re failing

By Mike Killen | May 6, 2025

Posted in Business Strategy, Entrepreneurs, Mindset, Personal Development, Productivity

What if I could pinpoint the exact reason that you’re not getting the results you want? Every time I struggle to reach the goals I set, I use this exact method to figure out why it’s not working. Even if your goal isn’t business related OR if hundreds of people have looked at your procesa…

How I manage a remote team

By Mike Killen | May 5, 2025

Posted in Being helpful, Entrepreneurs, Team Management

Managing a remote team certainly can seem overwhelming and difficult. It’s not something that comes naturally to people, and, in my experience, most people shy away from hiring because they’re worried how stressful it is. There’s actually 3 core things that you can do, that make managing a remote team much easier and less stressful.…

If you’re reading this, I’m dead

By Mike Killen | May 2, 2025

Posted in Lifestyle, Mindset, Motivation, Personal Growth

In 2021 I had two severe health complications that could have easily finished me off. I’ve been rewatching “The Last Man On Earth” with Will Forte and Kristen Schaal. If you have seen it, it truly was a Shawshank Redemption. If you haven’t seen it, it’s got this insane almost unbelievable premise of a global…

Just do this to make money

By Mike Killen | May 1, 2025

Posted in Business Growth, Business Strategy, Consulting, Entrepreneurs, Lead generation, MArketing, Sales

Write out your audience’s top 5 problems. The things they really care about. Where am I going to find my next client? I’m not making money fast enough. I’m working too hard for the money I make. Now, create a headline that solves that problem. Call out their audience name (what they call themselves), how…

Our 15 most typical goals set by our customers for a WordPress website – and what to do about them

By Mike Killen | Mar 17, 2016

Posted in $100K funnel, Convert leads into sales, Gameplan, Make life easier, Qualification

When you’re in the discovery and consultation part of the customer relationship, you’ll be told their goals and think of a few yourself. Below are the most common goals that I’ve come across with my customers and how I’ve dealt with them. From broad ‘make it more modern’ design based objectives to ‘I need you…

But what type of emails should my WordPress business send? Part 3

By Mike Killen | Mar 10, 2016

Posted in $100K funnel, Convert leads into sales, Email automation, Email marketing, Lead generation, Marketing automation, Marketing funnel

***Side note: This blog post started off as a regular old post, but eventually turned into a behemoth of a guide so I’ve split it into 3 parts. This is the 3rd part and you can read part 1 here and part 2 here.*** You can read part 2 here, where we go over the…

7 ways to make it look like you know what you’re doing, on your website

By Mike Killen | Mar 3, 2016

Posted in $100K funnel, Gameplan

Here are the 7 smartest things you can do on you WordPress business website, to make it look like you’ve got your shit together. NOTE* THIS IS A JOKE ARTICLE PEOPLE. PLEASE STOP EMAILING ME SAYING THAT YOU DO THESE THINGS ALREADY OR THAT THIS IS THE WORST ADVICE YOU’VE EVER HEARD. I’m guilty of…

But what type of emails should my WordPress business send? Part 2

By Mike Killen | Feb 25, 2016

Posted in $100K funnel, Email automation, Email marketing, Lead generation, Marketing automation, Marketing funnel, Marketing plan

***Side note: This blog post started off as a regular old post, but eventually turned into a behemoth of a guide so I’ve split it into 3 parts. This is the first part and parts 2 and 3 will come in the next 2 weeks. Enjoy!*** You can read part 1 here, where we go…

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This timeline infographic shows why you should NEVER do a free/cheap WordPress site

By Mike Killen | Feb 18, 2016

Posted in $100K funnel, Make life easier

We’ve all done it and we’ve all thought about doing it again. How do you balance that need to bring in cash, v.s. that desire to charge more? Or if you’re doing a WordPress website for free (maybe for the exposure), how much is it REALLY going to cost you? If a lead or customer…

But what type of emails should my WordPress business send? Part 1

By Mike Killen | Feb 11, 2016

Posted in $100K funnel, Email automation, Email marketing, Gameplan, Lead generation, Make life easier, Marketing automation

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Build a closed membership of subscribers with Facebook for FREE

By Mike Killen | Feb 4, 2016

Posted in $100K funnel, Convert leads into sales, Gameplan, Lead generation, Marketing funnel, Marketing plan, Traffic

Since posting my predictions for 2016 AND my 3 alternatives to landing pages, tons of people have been asking me how to create PRIVATE SOCIAL GROUP FUNNELS. I guarantee that I can show you how to build a list of members, or group subscribers, that you can share and market content and products to. AND I’m…

If you want your WordPress business to get smarter at digital marketing – follow these people

By Mike Killen | Jan 28, 2016

Posted in $100K funnel, Digital creative professional, Gameplan, Make life easier, Marketing automation, News and blog

Troy Dean Start with the big T-rex himself. Troy Dean has been running WP Elevation for a few years now. At it’s core, he and his team teach WordPress businesses how to be profitable and awesome. Troy is himself a very talented digital marketer with practical and specific methods to help WordPress businesses run better.…

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9 things you’re better off spending money on rather than business cards.

By Mike Killen | Jan 19, 2016

Posted in $100K funnel, Content, Convert leads into sales, Gameplan, Make life easier, News and blog

Logo, website and business cards. As soon as people start a business, there are 3 priorities on their lists. In fact, I remember being asked if I had business cards made up as soon as I registered my business name. Nobody asked if I had any customers, a business strategy or a marketing budget. It’s like…

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3 alternatives to Landing Pages that you haven’t heard of but STILL capture leads

By Mike Killen | Jan 7, 2016

Posted in $100K funnel, Content, Gameplan, Make life easier, Marketing funnel

I promise that if you spend 4 minutes reading this post, you’ll have 3 ideas for great alternatives to landing pages. You need to generate leads and convert traffic, the easiest way to set that up is with landing pages. However, you might want to mix it up for a variety of reasons. There’s a…