<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Joshua Long · Writing</title><description>The personal site of Joshua Long. Business writing, things built by hand, an old MINI Cooper S, and a monthly letter called The Logbook.</description><link>https://joshualong.co/</link><item><title>Most sales problems are roster problems wearing a disguise</title><link>https://joshualong.co/writing/roster-problems/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://joshualong.co/writing/roster-problems/</guid><description>When revenue stalls, owners blame the market, the leads, or the comp plan. Usually the answer is sitting in the seats.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What a supercharger whine taught me about listening to customers</title><link>https://joshualong.co/writing/supercharger-whine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://joshualong.co/writing/supercharger-whine/</guid><description>My R53 talks constantly. Learning which noises matter made me better at hearing what buyers actually say.</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Measure twice, glue once: notes from a first speaker cabinet</title><link>https://joshualong.co/writing/first-speaker-cabinet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://joshualong.co/writing/first-speaker-cabinet/</guid><description>What I got wrong, and a few things I got right, building a two way bookshelf speaker from flat sheets of MDF.</description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comp plans should share risk, not hide it</title><link>https://joshualong.co/writing/comp-plans-share-risk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://joshualong.co/writing/comp-plans-share-risk/</guid><description>A good sales compensation plan tells the rep exactly what the company is betting on, and how much of the bet is theirs.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>