Stop Saying Um (And Fix the Other Vocal Tics That Are Sabotaging Your Speaking)

For a lot of folks the business idea, the hard part is getting it out into the world, which means building a website and figuring out how to take payments. We've used Shopify for the AAM store for years, and what I love about it is how easy it is to get a business where you're selling stuff up and running quickly. You don't need to know how to build a website. Shopify's pre-built themes and AI site builder let you launch a professional looking site without ever touching a line of code.

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If you're ready to launch your business before Black Friday, go to Shopify.com slash manliness to start your free trial. That's shopify.com slash manliness, go to shopify.com slash manliness to hear your first. So a lot of our Christmas decorations are over 10 years old at this point, and the lighted garland we put up every year has seen better days. When you're having people over for the holidays, that's the kind of thing you notice. So Kate and I have been on Wayfair looking for new pre-lit garland.

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