John Wedding

Quit going after the "easy" money and work on the things that matter.

#notetoself

I love the simplicity of that website! Nice!

Having trouble finding the time to create online and build a presence?

Try these:

1. Don’t worry what it looks like. You can play the beginner card for a while.
2. Don’t try to do all the things from the start. Start on one platform.
3. Do it playfully on a pace you can keep up. Have fun!

Working on yourself, and working for yourself, helps you to sleep better at night.

Something I don’t do enough of, though?

Recognize when I’m tired.

To sleep better at night, you need to sleep at night! 🤣

See you tomorrow

Working for myself during my 5-to-9 helps me to sleep better at night.

I do these kinds of things:

- Post articles on my blog / Medium
- Post notes here
- List items on eBay
- Publish #YouTube videos

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 5-to-9?

I rediscovered speech-to-text tonight.

It worked on Windows 10 in limited capacity.

Much less friction on Windows 11, though!

Looking for a boost in creative #productivity here!

Improve your content creation efficiency by:

- Finding a good-enough method
- Repeating it
- Adding pieces gradually

Parts of editing/uploading videos are now muscle memory. It became that way after dozens of times.

Looking forward to hundreds of times.

Usually trash talk is for competitive sports, trying to throw others off of their game.

𝗪𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸.

Work on yourself every day to sleep better at night. #yougotthis

I ran A/B tests on YouTube thumbnails on 5 videos for two weeks.

The result? Nothing. All tests inconclusive.

At first I was like “bruh really” but I’m glad that YouTube isn’t being suspect!

I just need to put them on more popular videos next time 🤣 #youtube

Hunting through another stack of bills for cool serial numbers and other interesting bills ... plus our dog Taffy comes up to say hi :) Serial Number #currency Hunt 1 April 2025 (+ our dog)

Tried something a bit different with my YouTube video today:

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗴.

We had to put down one of our two dogs today, so including Taffy was a must. Things can go downhill quickly and you never know when.

𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆.

Six hacks to get things cheap or free - Mighty Bargain Hunter Are you a money tip collector? Get things cheap with these six tips ...

Here’s a crazy thing to happen in 2025.

I’m getting real comments on my WordPress blog.

Like, two in a matter of weeks!

Both of them absolutely got responses from me. I’m not making that mistake again.

For fun, here’s one article that got a comment: mightybargainhunter.com/six-hacks-ge...

My Google Photos history of late has been less than inspiring.

A lot are reminders of:

- becoming a heavy drinker during the pandemic
- taking pictures for insurance purposes
- snapping pics of my family when they’re leaving on a trip without me
- dogs right before we put them down

Let’s start fi

Business Aspects of Freelancing: Advanced Topics for your Writing Business Maybe you're already doing just fine as a writer but wondering how to tackle business aspects. This course will help you learn how to scale your efforts and add other revenue-producing projects to your business portfolio.Module 1: Branding yourselfDefine your freelancer brand across platformsCreate an effective freelancer bio that attracts more clientsHow to leverage social media to connect with clients and build your brandTips for creating a compelling websiteHow to get out there more, attracting more clients and others to your projectsModule 2: Classifying your business with the IRSHow to decide on a business classificationComparing an LLC vs. S-CorpUsing an S-Corp for your taxes, even while remaining an LLCModule 3: Manage payroll and accountingHow to set up payroll for yourself (and why it's a good idea)Tips for learning about your state's requirementsWhat you need to know about hiring an accountant or payroll specialistModule 4: How to hire for your businessHow to know when it's time to hire help for your businessChoosing between contractors and employeesUsing a VA to grow your business and handle mundane tasksHow subcontracting works and when it can help you scale your businessModule 5: Create a systemBenefits to using systems to scale your business, earning more while working lessHow to set up a good system that works for youStep-by-step examples of how to set up different systems for your freelancing businessTips for applying systems to your personal life so you can optimize other aspects of your time and energyModule 6: Expand your empireHow to decide to diversify your offeringsDifferent opportunities for expanding your offeringsWhen it makes sense to partner with others on business projectsHow to find the right partners and set up systems to manage that work

Maybe you're already doing just fine as a writer but wondering how to tackle business aspects. This course will help you learn how to scale your efforts and add other revenue-producing projects to your business portfolio.

The Antidote for Workplace Stress - JohnWedding.com 2025 is the time for workplace stress for govvies. Here's how I advised one of my govvie colleagues that was stressed out

Three areas of advice to a stressed-out younger colleague:

- Pay attention to the 5-to-9
- Update your resume regularly
- Take advantage of youth to try things

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 >>>

This was extraordinary. A seller sells around 200 $2 bills at a loss, individually. What was going on?! See the trainwreck of a sales page here ... BIG eBay selling mistake - No clue what happened!

It's hard to make up on volume what you're losing on every sale. #ebay

6 Ways to Love Leftovers - Mighty Bargain Hunter These tricks helped me to see the light and become BFFs with leftovers. Sleep better at night knowing that you're taking more control of your money

Leftovers are food dividends. Are you getting paid? :)

We just used Tip #1 tonight with our chicken stir-fry >>>

mightybargainhunter.com/6-ways-to-lo...

#frugal

"Saying yes to freelance work means making sure you're protected. A good contract is step one." mightybargainhunter.com/signing-clie... #FreelanceLife #GetPaid

A stupid simple business goal that fuels everything else - JohnWedding.com You'll be surprised how simple this business goal is! It drives all other goals, and it's something I'm looking to do the coming year ...

"A business needs to profit to be successful. There’s no getting around that. If there’s no profit, there’s no business." johnwedding.com/simple-busin... #BusinessGoals #ProfitFirst

Yeah I've stepped up my Publer use, plan to do more in 2025!

Thanks Kathy, always great hopping on the calls with you!

Regularly escaping to Doomscroll Land isn't the road to success.

Start fighting for yourself to get on a better track!

#letsgo2025

Make a conscious decision to do something—anything!—that pushes your work or yourself in the right direction.

Literally anything is better than nothing, and you'll have accomplished something.

#letsgo2025

From the article:

"Learning how to set money goals is more about developing a lifestyle around financial improvement than it is a specific time of year."

It's the same with other forms of self improvement.

#cnei

A stranger paid for my Chipotle bowl tonight.

Don't know why this nearly brought me to tears, but here we are.

#payitforward

If you don't have a body of work that you can truly call your own, then I have some good news for you.

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄.

#letsgo2025

That has a nice ring to it!! HNY

Haha that could work!

Determined Salted Mixed Nuts

Stealing this from a FB friend going into 2025:

Your mood right now + The last thing you ate = The name of your podcast

I'll comment with my answer.

What’s the name of your #2025 podcast?

Your best ideas will lie dormant if you wait for them to be perfect.

Put imperfect ideas out there!

#justdoit