Leon Hitchens
I am a digital creator, business owner and internet marketer based in Texas.
I use the internet to create and share my work with the people, to sell my products and services, and to market my businesses. I am passionate about using the internet to build connections and make an impact.
$500K+
Annual Revenue
5
Businesses Owned
2nd
Degree Blackbelt
Trip to Chicago – How Kyle, Sunny & I Met
If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram, you know I flew to Chicago last week to visit my two friends Kyle McDonald and Sunny Singh. I’ve mentioned them on this blog and on social media before, but I don’t think I’ve shared the story about how we met online. This trip and other interviews…
Summer 2019 Update: Newsletter, Podcast, Blog & Side Project
At the beginning of the year, I restarted this personal blog, on a self-hosted version of Ghost. Along with the site being brought back after multiple attempts at blogging, I wrote a reasonably lengthy 2018 year in review post. Now, nine months into the year, I have started to reflect where I am and what…
Klokki is the best Mac time tracking app I have used yet!
If your a freelancer or someone who tracks time on your computer, you’ve used dozens of different time trackers. I’ve used apps from Rescue Time to Timing on the Mac. Every app has left me wanting more or created more work then I’ve wanted. The apps I tried always added an extra step in my…
Ghost Blogging is the New Medium
I have used WordPress for most of my time online. I even work with an agency that relies heavily on WordPress as a CMS. I have a lot of love for the community and platform that has been built around WordPress. In fact, For most businesses and people creating a website online, WordPress is hands…
Quickly Shorten URLs on the Mac Menu Bar with Short Menu
Have you ever shared a long domain in an email, Tweet, or anywhere online? Of course, you know how long the URL can get with the full permalink structure and tracking information. However, there is an easy way to share professional and clean URLs online. I use the short domain leons.link for sharing long URLs…
Make Gmail Beautiful with a Chrome Extension
If you’re a Gmail user who’s frustrated with the cluttered interface, I have a simple and free tool for you. It’s a free Chrome extension, aptly named Simplify. The extension removes all the visual clutter within Gmail, including the sidebar and excess sidebars. It makes the Gmail experience you crave and wish Google would have…