How Anyone Can Build Revenue-Generating Websites – Even You!
Imagine this scenario… You wake up in the morning with a great moneymaking idea. All you need is a website and some traffic and you’re onto a surefire winner.
READ MOREBuilding Brands, Starting Religions
You can sell your products, build your brand… or start a religion. It’s a very clever and useful distinction, one that every businessperson should understand.
READ MOREWhen Working on Your Business… Isn’t Actually Working
When starting a small business, your first steps should be researching your target market, developing a marketing plan, and testing offers. In other words, taking action to turn your business idea into a real business by making sure you can sell your products at a profit.
READ MOREThe Upsetting Side Effects of “Ready, Fire, Aim”
If you subscribe to Michael Masterson’s “Ready, Fire, Aim” philosophy, you’re no doubt going to notice an unappealing side effect. Sometimes, you’re going to screw up. But don’t be too hard on yourself. Making mistakes – even downright failing – is a part of the learning process that you should…
READ MOREWhat’s Your Back-Up Plan?
Most of us think that bad things can never happen… or that they only happen to “the other guy.” But what happens when you become “the other guy”?
READ MORESuccess Leaves Tracks
When I began searching for the secrets of success many years ago, I discovered something interesting: Success leaves tracks.
READ MOREThe “Be Here NOW” Success Technique
Recently I observed a training session for one of my business clients. When a couple of the attendees started goofing around, Lisa, the woman running the session, raised her voice and said: “People – this was paid for by your employer. You are on company time, and I intend to maximize the use of that short time we have together. So please work with me and be here now!”
READ MOREInformation Overload: The E-Mail Problem
Chris Schroeder – CEO of Health Central Network – bragged at a recent information-publishers’ conference that there were 2,000 items in his RSS feed inbox awaiting his attention. When I read this in an article by Bob Bly, I couldn’t help but shake my head.
READ MORE3 Inside Secrets of Internet Success
In a few short months, I was able to achieve the ultimate Internet “fantasy” of making a lot of money from a simple (almost primitive) website that ran virtually on autopilot. Starting from scratch, I banked over $51,351.94 in my first 6.5 months online, just working part-time out of the corner of my living room.
READ MOREWhen Opportunity Knocks
My good friend “Will” speaks fluent Japanese. He lived in Japan for more than 10 years and knows the culture inside out. When he visits, he supplements his income by giving English lessons to the local people.
READ MOREEntrepreneur, Teacher, AND World Series MVP
In 1978, New York Yankee shortstop Bucky Dent hit one of the most famous homeruns in baseball history, destroying the dreams of the Boston Red Sox and their chances of going to the World Series. As a huge fan, I remember the exact moment Bucky’s bat connected with Mike Torrez’s pitch. Little did I know that I’d be able to meet him 30 years later, after enrolling my son in the Bucky Dent Baseball School in Delray Beach, Florida. Recently, I had the chance to chat one-on-one with my childhood idol and pick his brain.
READ MORETaking Risks Is All Part of the Game
In business, the best opportunities don’t usually announce themselves ahead of time. There is no warning. And there is precious little time to consider your choices.
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