This exchange is part of why I started @MarcusDotBlog — real dialogue, sans algorithms or character limits deciding what matters.

On social media, this conversation would've died in the feed within hours. On my blog, it becomes a permanent asset that compounds — building value for years, not just the 48 hours that the algorithm grants it visibility.

We're having the kind of conversation Big Tech's engagement metrics can't measure: the kind that actually changes how people think about digital ownership.

Join the conversation: https://marcus.blog/reclaiming-digital-sovereignty/#comment-5

Marcus.Blog Post #3: https://marcus.blog/why-i-ship-daily-even-when-it-hurts/

Why I Ship Daily (Even When It Hurts)

My head throbs. My throat burns. But here I am, typing. Because compound interest doesn’t care about your cold—and momentum waits for no one.

Marcus.Blog Post #4: https://marcus.blog/the-default-theme-decision/

The Default Theme Decision

After developing WordPress themes for nearly two decades, I launched Marcus.Blog using the default Twenty Twenty-Five theme—turning constraints into catalysts.

Marcus.Blog Post #5: https://marcus.blog/the-drywall-wireframe/

The Drywall Wireframe

Every entrepreneur has an origin story. Mine begins wireframing on a dusty slab of drywall in Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada, with my father, Kris Cyganiak.

Marcus.Blog Post #6: https://marcus.blog/the-job-that-paid-in-t-shirts-and-dvds/

The Job That Paid in T-Shirts and DVDs

From TNA Wrestling forum fan at 14 to building their website for t-shirts and DVDs. How unpaid experience led to a WWE offer and ultimately launching Solespire.

Marcus.Blog Post #7: https://marcus.blog/the-compound-content-creator-why-consistency-beats-virality/

The Compound Content Creator: Why Consistency Beats Virality

The independent creators who succeed aren’t the ones who go viral. They’re the ones who keep showing up and delivering on their promise—day after day.

Marcus.Blog Post #8: https://marcus.blog/the-block-theme-trap-that-killed-my-analytics-and-the-plugin-that-fixed-it/

The Block Theme Trap That Killed My Analytics (And The Plugin That Fixed It)

When WordPress Twenty Twenty-Five’s Site Editor vanished my analytics tracking, I learned why manually editing template files is dangerous with block themes.

Marcus.Blog Post #9: https://marcus.blog/excerpts-as-meta-descriptions-the-feature-wordpress-forgot/

Excerpts as Meta Descriptions: The Feature WordPress Forgot

WordPress has given us excerpts since the beginning. Search engines need meta descriptions. Yet after 20 years, WordPress still hasn’t connected these two dots.

Marcus.Blog Post #10: https://marcus.blog/how-claude-and-i-saved-the-pinnacle-list-from-a-bot-invasion/

How Claude and I Saved The Pinnacle List from a Bot Invasion

How Claude and I stopped an aggressive bot attack in 15 minutes. Learn why an AI partnership beats managed hosting and saves thousands yearly on server costs.

Marcus.Blog Post #11: https://marcus.blog/what-i-learned-saying-no-to-wwe/

What I Learned Saying ‘No’ to WWE

Sometimes the biggest opportunities are not the ones you take—they’re the ones that teach you what you’re really building toward.

Marcus.Blog Post #12: https://marcus.blog/perfect-timing/

Perfect Timing

Perfect timing is a myth. Momentum is earned by shipping before you’re ready. Here’s how to stop waiting and start building—whatever you’re building.

Marcus.Blog Post #13: https://marcus.blog/thirteen/

Thirteen

This is Blog Post #13. While the world loses $800M yearly fearing 13, I take it and count it with compound growth, because math beats superstition every time.

Marcus.Blog Post #14: https://marcus.blog/the-problem-with-polish/

The Problem with Polish

Stop polishing, start shipping. In the AI era, your competition builds in public, while you perfect in private. Momentum beats hesitation every time.

Marcus.Blog Post #15: https://marcus.blog/the-currency-of-consistency/

The Currency of Consistency

Every day you show up builds trust, resilience, and momentum. Skip one day and restart from zero. Learn why successful creators protect their streaks.

Marcus.Blog Post #16: https://marcus.blog/makers-vs-managers/

Makers vs. Managers

The future belongs to creators, not controllers. Discover why makers have more leverage than managers in today’s builder-driven economy.

Marcus.Blog Post #17: https://marcus.blog/xvii/

XVII

XVII anagrams to death, and so Italians fear 17, but I started Solespire and met my future wife online in 2017, with our first meeting in Mexico on 17 December.

Marcus.Blog Post #18: https://marcus.blog/why-the-future-belongs-to-builders/

Why the Future Belongs to Builders

In a world where execution beats pedigree, builders win. This is a call to creators—code, write, launch, repeat. Momentum belongs to those who move.

Marcus.Blog Post #19: https://marcus.blog/the-leverage-economy-why-builders-win-and-permission-seekers-lose/

The Leverage Economy: Why Builders Win and Permission-Seekers Lose

The rules of wealth creation have changed. While most chase salaries and status, the real game is building leverage that compounds while you sleep.

Marcus.Blog Post #20: https://marcus.blog/life-is-lived-in-the-arena/

Life is Lived in the Arena

Real learning happens through action, not theory. Discover why shipping imperfect work beats endless studying—and how Steve Jobs lived that lesson in the arena.

Marcus.Blog Post #21: https://marcus.blog/the-cost-of-not-starting/

The Cost of Not Starting

The real risk isn’t failure—it’s never starting. Learn why momentum, clarity, and growth only come after version 0.1 is in the world for everyone to try.