Chris Dayley is passionate about helping businesses learn what their users want on their website, through psychology based testing, and analytics. He started his Conversion Optimization agency ‘Dayley Conversion’ in 2014, which he later merged with ‘Disruptive Advertising’, where he currently works as VP of site testing and optimization.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I am your typical emyth entrepreneur, if you’ve read the book emyth it’s all about people who are really good at what they do, a technician that decided to start a business and so that was me, I was really good at doing website testing, conversion optimisation, I had never run a business before, I had never done probably 90% of the things you have to do as a business owner and yet I decided to start a business” …[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich Book by Timothy Ferriss
Favourite Quote:
“Live deliberately”
Recommended Online Resources:
Psychology Today – View the latest from the world of psychology from behavioral research to practical guidance on relationships, mental health and addiction
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Just stick with it, the entrepreneurial journey is a hard, sometimes lonely journey, it can feel lonely, I mentioned that it was a really tough choice for my wife and I and my wife was fairly involved in my business early on and it was a very lonely journey even with her along by my side, even with business partners, it can just feel lonely sometimes, just know when you’re feeling lonely, number one, reach out, because there is someone who can understand the troubles you’re going through”…[Listen for More]
More About Chris Dayley:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“There are always more questions. Science as a process is never complete. It is not a foot race, with a finish line…. People will always be waiting at a particular finish line: journalists with their cameras, impatient crowds eager to call the race, astounded to see the scientists approach, pass the mark, and keep running. It’s a common misunderstanding, he said. They conclude there was no race. As long as we won’t commit to knowing everything, the presumption is we know nothing.” Barbara Kingsolver, Flight Behavior
Other Quotes From the Chat with Chris Dayley:
“If you don’t absolutely love your business there’s no way that you’re going to succeed because when you encounter resistance, when you’re met with failure and frustration, if you don’t love what you do, it’s going to be really easy to give up”
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