hi all - this is a question for the entrepreneurial men of the group. I recently started my own marketing firm and I have encountered two problems. I’m having trouble with. First: a client hired me for $1000 website refresh (just updating the look and optimizing for SEO without making any changes to the copywriting or information) - it was somebody who I used to work with and an old job so I gave them a discount to $800 and even threw in a free photo shoot for their business. They also asked me to help them set up their Google business profile for dumpster rental services, which I did, but the profile was suspended because they have a number of competitors with basically the same business name and they are operating out of the back lot where someone else has their business. Because of this, we had to submit an appeal which requires him to furnish some basic business documents - his business license and a utility bill that shows both the business name and the address they are trying to get listed under. He sent me incorrect documents the first time, but I figured I’d give it a try, and naturally, they didn’t work, so now I want to submit a secondary appeal, but he can’t get me the documents needed nor has he given me the greenlight to remove his address from the listing use his actual registered business address, which is his home and in that way, he could then send me utility bills and the business license and all the information would match. At this point, he’s paid me $400, but since he won’t give me the documents, I can’t finish the business profile(which is arguably the least amount of work) and I feel that I should be paid the last 400 since the failure to set up the business profile is currently on him. I would still do the work of submitting the appeal if he got me the documents, but I’d rather get paid because nothing that is happening is a result of me. I really don’t know how to approach this issue because at one point it feels petty to ask for the money that I’m owed and on the other hand chasing him down time and time again to provide the right documents feels like it’s not worth my time since I’m busy trying to do sales and complete work for my other clients.

I work from home but went to a cafe for a bit of remote work, it’s autumn in South Bend full swing so these extra layers helped the 27 mph wind chill 😄

Does this polo look too long i’m new to the polo world lol

Good morning gentlemen, As many of you know I have working on going analog in a digital world by the de-digitization of things in my life. I recently purchased a record player. I know some of you are like “ Are you serious?” “They still have them?” Some of you are like “what is a record player?” But let me tell you this has got to be one of the best investments I have made this year! Why? Because growing up we did not have streaming downloaded music. When we wanted to listen to music, we had to listen to the radio and if you really liked a song, you could try to record off the radio (the cheap way) but you had to be meticulous in the timing as to not get the DJ talking or catch the song before or after playing in your recording. Then you also had the option of going to the record store and buying the vinyl record either the whole album a 33 speed or a single version on a 45 speed record. But the point was, you were selective in your picking and recording. So buying this record player brought back so many memories. Plus I found out that Walmart now not only sells record players, but also records. Me and my wife found this out one day walking through Walmart. Not only that, but they had vinyl records of songs that we grew up listening to so we were like going down memory lane talking in Walmart about these records and what they meant to us in the middle of Walmart. Then I went home and looked online and found tons to records you can buy from our era! (Yes one of few times I am glad for the internet and digital electronics). So we have been looking and selecting and ordering a collection of vinyl records to create library of vinyl records in our home. I can tell you first hand, there is nothing like being at home going to a vinyl record selection and deliberately pick out an album based on memories, and placing it on the record player and listening to the crisp sound of the record and reminiscing of the past.

I’ve spoken frequently of the inspiration that the Great Artist provides each fall. Spending a lot of time in my yard this past few weeks as a rock creek and tree removal and sod have been happening at the house, I was inspired to reach for my blue with brown windowpane fall Robert Talbot sport coat. I paired it with an Egyptian cotton CT blue shirt; a 1982 navy with brown (perhaps plumb) rep tie. Harold’s Brown wide wale cords, a greenish wool pocket square; smooth ostrich Lucessee ropers and a 1940’s Ernest Borel watch. During this seasonally transitional week it is so nice to enjoy the art. We got lucky and had a bit of rain to test out the newly rock strewn creek.