November 16, 2021
in Paid Memberships Pro, Stranger Studios
I try to write these transparency reports every so often. You can find some previous transparency reports here: - 2019 Transparency Report- 2016 Transparency Report- 2015 Transparency Report I wrote most of this down last year, but it’s taken a while to publish. The 2021 Transparency Report should...
Read More → October 18, 2021
in Music
On a recent road trip, we were rocking out to the Hamilton soundtrack, when I realized that the beat is Helpless is pretty much the same as the beat in Shaggy’s Boombastic. I need to learn how to make a proper mashup and do some artistic mixing around this, but here’s a little clip of the 2 songs...
Read More → September 15, 2021
in Stranger Studios
In the early years of @pmproplugin, we never ran sales. In 2017, we ran our first Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale. Now we run 3 sales per year. What were we worried about early on? What changed our mind? If you want sweet BFCM 💰, but have concerns, this thread is for you.👇🧵 First, what kind of...
Read More → November 9, 2020
in Paid Memberships Pro, WineLog, Stranger Studios
My interview with @Mixergy is live. Check it out here: https://mixergy.com/interviews/stranger-studios-with-jason-coleman/ It's great. We cover 15 years of business. I like getting tactical on podcasts. I know Andrew likes it too. I missed some spots. So here are 5 tips I wish I shared during the...
Read More → October 24, 2020
in WineLog
When I am a guest on someone else’s podcast, I try my best to deliver value to the podcast’s audience. I want them to learn something from the stories I’m telling. *For the first time the other day I realized that I learn from these interviews too. This week I did a pre-interview with Arie...
Read More → October 23, 2020
How much can you make during a Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale? Here are our numbers from last year. We made an extra $20,855 over 10 days. For comparison, we made just about $20,000 total over the previous 10 days, including renewals. All told, revenue is about 2x normal when running a sale. Can...
Read More → April 9, 2020
in Paid Memberships Pro
What is Paid Memberships Pro? - In the WordPress repository.- On GitHub.- Documentation and support at PaidMembershipsPro.com. What is The Real Jason Coleman? - My personal web blog. Updates whenever. The Plan - Install PMPro- Create a free and paid level.- Create a category for paid content.-...
Read More → March 5, 2020
in Bitcoin, Shorties
Rick D. at BeInCrypto.com digs into a theory for the recent spikes in the Bitcoin SV price. Is it from a BSV miner mining BCH instead, selling that BCH, then “wash trading” BSV on exchanges which pumps the volume and price. The original Twitter thread by @vinarmani can be found here. > It’s...
Read More → March 5, 2020
in Bitcoin
The last time I wrote about Bitcoin on the blog here was back in 2013. Bitcoin had just hit $1000 per BTC and I was still bullish. Since then, Bitcoin has “forked” a number of times. Similar to open source software, if stake holders disagree about how to build out the Bitcoin software and platform,...
Read More → March 5, 2020
in Paid Memberships Pro, Stranger Studios
I wanted to post an update on our Paid Memberships Pro business. In the style of other “transparency reports”, I will share real numbers for our business. I will also share some of my current goals and planning for the business. Business is Growing - $3,000,000 in all time sales.- $810,000 in...
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