Dave Foy

The Online Course Model Is Broken (Here’s What I’m Doing Instead)

Dave — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 19:17:42 +0000

A few months ago, I was seriously considering chucking in teaching online and opening a café instead. I wasn’t burned out because the work was hard. I was burned out because I’d realised the way I’d been teaching – the entire online course model I’d built my business on – wasn’t actually working anymore. Not […]

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Why I Offer Parity Pricing for My Online Courses

Dave — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 11:39:59 +0000

Parity pricing is something I absolutely stand by. It’s great for my business, bringing in 30% more revenue from customers I never would have had otherwise. It’s great for many of my customers, who can now afford to take my courses and improve their skills when they otherwise couldn’t Not everyone sees it that way, […]

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The One Thing I’m Most Excited About In Web Design for 2025

Dave — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:28:26 +0000

(From an email I sent to my list today.) What are you most excited about in web design this year? For me—and I’ll admit this surprises even me a little… It’s WordPress itself. You might wonder: what’s there to be excited about? Let’s face it—WordPress is in rough shape right now. Gutenberg Eight years in, the block […]

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My Role With Etch and Bricks

Dave — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 10:05:15 +0000

Last week, my inbox got a bit of a hammering after people noticed I’m part of the ‘outside leadership’ advisory board for Etch. If you haven’t heard yet, Etch is the latest project in-development from the team behind ACSS and Frames (both affiliate links). It’s fair to say Kevin Geary had the WordPress community buzzing […]

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8-Week Cycles: How To Get Shit Done and Make Progress

Dave — Sat, 04 Jun 2022 12:35:23 +0000

How to be incredibly productive, stay focused, and make massive progress towards your most important goals.

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One Year On

Dave — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 13:32:00 +0000

From the hope and excitement when you have a new idea and anything seems possible... to this, one year on.

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Teaching Online: The Exact Moment I Had The Idea

Dave — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 13:28:00 +0000

15th July 2016—the journal entry that started it all for me.

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Make It Real

Dave — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 13:06:00 +0000

Why as a budding course creator it's best you share your bloopers and just do it.

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Nothing Personal

Dave — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 13:25:00 +0000

It's about being mindful of spending your precious time on what's truly valuable, and dropping what's probably not.

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Words I Didn’t Expect To Hear

Dave — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 13:22:00 +0000

There was nothing quite like hearing these words while laying in a hospital bed at 3.30 in the morning, to bring my priorities into sharp focus.

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