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Rich Webster

13 years in recovery. Two $500k/y businesses. Creator of πŸ–οΈHow To Work Less. 32k read my newsletter. ⬇️

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πŸ‘‹ Work Less (Friday) β€” September 11, 2026

Work Less Wednesday: September 10 πŸ‘‹ Hey Reader! This is issue #208 of Work Less Wednesday, where I share with you 5 things you should know about, in 5 minutes or less. That leaves you with 10,075 other minutes this week. πŸŽ™οΈ 1. New Podcast - β€œbiz update, book proposal, plateauing, ai-proof skills - rich diary 001” Got a fun one this week - I’m trying something new! New podcast format - a business + life update from me. Among other things, i discuss: Latest updates on my business What content...

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Work Less Wednesday: August 27 πŸ‘‹ Hey Reader! This is issue #208 of Work Less Wednesday, where I share with you 5 things you should know about, in 5 minutes or less. That leaves you with 10,075 other minutes this week. πŸŽ™οΈ 1. Podcast I Recorded This Week - β€œWhen your business becomes a past version of you” with Patrick McAndrew This week sat down with my good friend Patrick McAndrew to record a podcast. In this wide-ranging convo, Patrick and I shared our experiences and work with clients...

The Duskbloods

Work Less Wednesday: August 19 πŸ‘‹ Hey Reader! This is issue #207 of Work Less Wednesday, where I share with you 5 things you should know about, in 5 minutes or less. That leaves you with 10,075 other minutes this week. ❌ 1. New Substack Article This Week - How To Say β€œNo.” This week I revisited a topic that is near and dear to my heart - the art of subtraction. As I grew an audience online over the last 5 years, I had to learn this the hard way - there was simply too many...

Magic The Gathering The Hobbit Prerelease

Work Less Wednesday: August 12 πŸ‘‹ Hey Reader! This is issue #206 of Work Less Wednesday, where I share with you 5 things you should know about, in 5 minutes or less. That leaves you with 10,075 other minutes this week. 🧠 1. Site I’m Continuing To Returning To - Antislop Came across this site online a few months ago and have found myself returning to it often. Antislop is a curated collection of 5 links, every day. β€œThat’s it. No algorithm. No infinite feed. Five links. Here today, gone...

You owe it to your clients to be good at sales.

Work Less Wednesday: August 6 πŸ‘‹ Hey Reader! This is issue #205 of Work Less Wednesday, where I share with you 5 things you should know about, in 5 minutes or less. That leaves you with 10,075 other minutes this week. πŸ’Έ 1. New Substack Article - You owe it to your clients to be good at sales. I’m back on Substack! Today we tackle one of the most common issues facing entrepreneurs - the fear of sales. There’s a whole micro-industry that is devoted to selling solutions to your sales shame: β€œHow...

you can just do things

Work Less Wednesday: July 22 πŸ‘‹ Hey Reader! This is issue #204 of Work Less Wednesday, where I share with you 5 things you should know about, in 5 minutes or less. That leaves you with 10,075 other minutes this week. πŸ“• 1. Book I’m Reading - You Can Just Do Things by Cate Hall & Sasha Chapin I already knew this book was going to be good before I read it. I’ve been following the writing of Cate & Sasha (her husband and co-author) on Substack for a while, and when I saw their book was coming out,...

The Public Domain Image Archive

Work Less Wednesday: July 15 πŸ‘‹ Hey Reader! This is issue #203 of Work Less Wednesday, where I share with you 5 things you should know about, in 5 minutes or less. That leaves you with 10,075 other minutes this week. πŸ€– 1. Is AI Killing The Billable Hour? - From The Neuron My client Adan sent me this article this week - and it confirms what I’ve been saying for years: Billing by the hour doesn’t make sense. From the article: β€œSee, the WSJ just reported that consulting firms are trying to move...

Work Less Wednesday: June 10 πŸ‘‹ Hey Reader! This is issue #202 of Work Less Wednesday, where I share with you 5 things you should know about, in 5 minutes or less. That leaves you with 10,075 other minutes this week. πŸ€– 1. Actually Helpful Advice For 2026 Grads - The Old World Is Dying by Jasmine Sun You've probably seen the numerous graduation speeches this year where the speaker mentioned AI and was loudly booed by the crowd. There's a reason for that. Most students don't want to hear that...

Free Workshop Friday - ?β€œHow To Charge More In 2026”

Work Less Wednesday: April 29 πŸ‘‹ Hey Reader! This is issue #200 of Work Less Wednesday, where I share with you 5 things you should know about, in 5 minutes or less. That leaves you with 10,075 other minutes this week. 🎊 1. Celebrating Issue #200 - Thank You For Reading! First order of business this week: This is issue 200 of Work Less Wednesday! I want to take a minute to thank everyone who reads WLW. Especially the 175 readers who have been here since issue 1!!! You are the real early...

Never lower your prices to win a client

Work Less Wednesday: March 25 πŸ‘‹ Hey Reader! This is issue #195 of Work Less Wednesday, where I share with you 5 things you should know about, in 5 minutes or less. That leaves you with 10,075 other minutes this week. πŸ’Έ 1. New Substack Post - Never Lower Your Prices To Win A Client Never lower your prices to win a client. Yes, I said it. There’s more than enough people telling you to keep your prices low. Maybe it’s time you heard from someone who wants you to charge more? Click here to read...