4 Reasons to Build a Website

For many years, I've wanted to create an online home where I can develop my thoughts and grow professionally and personally. I've delayed it for years - sometimes with good excuses and sometimes with bad. But it's an essential part of my vision for the future to have a digital home for my work and professional life.

Why have a digital home and website? At least 4 reasons.

1. Connecting with a community of builders. I studied classics in undergrad and acting in graduate school. I didn't study business. I've had to learn how to build a business through extensive reading, trial and error, and just plain luck. I realized several years into building my first company that I have a lifelong passion for entrepreneurship. I'm excited to explore that more, share what I've learned, and map out the areas where I'm still growing..

2. It creates an asset that grows in value over time. Michael Hyatt created a blog that turned into one of the most popular blogs in the 2010s 'productivity niche.' He later turned that into Full Focus, a $10M+ company built entirely on his own reputation and writing.

3. It clarifies my own thinking. Determining how I want to present my own work and brand to the world forces me to clarify what exactly I am aiming at. What type of portfolio and projects do I want to build.

4. It becomes a home base for all my content. As I write and teach and speak, the website becomes the 'home' for all of this content, allowing more and more people to discover my work. This enables new relationships and friendships that otherwise would get lost.

5. You can build an audience. The Merry Beggars was launched from an email list that used 100 people. I used a website to invite people to sign up and receive updates about what we were building. Now The Merry Beggars has grown to a 6-figure email list, millions of downloads, and over 7,000 pages of produced scripts. But it all started with an email list and a website.

6. This is your BRAND. A brand is trust. People trust you when they have consistently good experiences with you. A website allows your personal brand to be experienced by exponentially more people than you could ever meet individually. In a real way, it allows your work and personality to 'scale.'

7. This is one of the most exciting times in technological development. With artificial intelligence and the advent of advanced machine learning, this period has the potential to be one of the most transformational and exciting times in technological development. I want to explore that path and discover along with others.

So this is where it begins! Sign up below and stay connected as we begin this journey.