Low-Hanging Fruit
Up until five years ago, my parents had an apple tree on the farm. The fruit wasn’t great, but it was good enough for my mom to make a few large batches of applesauce each fall. It was my job, on a weekend home from college, to pick the apples…
READ MOREMost Important Parts of an Internet Business
I’m worried about you. A lot of questions sent in recently suggest that you’re in danger of getting off track. So today, you’ll get back on track with the TRUTH about what really matters in your business. Q: Should I write a kindle book? Answer: At this time, don’t waste…
READ MOREWe Need "A" Players
If you’ve been on my email list for a while, if you’ve applied even 10% of the information I’ve taught you, if you’ve had the courage to try and you’ve learned from your mistakes, then you on your way to becoming an “A player”. “A-players thrive on startup energy, they…
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Your Slam Dunk Customer
As I sat in the Cleveland airport on a Saturday evening this spring, waiting out yet another flight delay, I had a chance to read the June 2012 issue of Fast Company. It was a jam-packed issue with 100 profiles of the most creative people in business today. Alas, I…
READ MOREInternet Profit Pyramid Scheme
Uh-oh. Internet pyramid scheme? Sounds sketchy. Trust me, it’s not what you think. In fact, this Internet pyramid scheme is all about the untapped Profit Pyramid in your business. But first, let me tell you a little story about how it works. My friend Jay and I met online back…
READ MORETime Management Secrets for Success
The most popular problem in the business world seems to be time management. Fortunately, I rock at this. Yesterday I finished nine ETR newsletters, set up a product launch, co-ordinated two major affiliate deals, and sent out the all- important ETR Team Email. All while fitting in my workout and…
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The 3 AM Epiphany
It was three o’clock in the morning. I know because I saw the alarm clock as I reached for a pad and pen. I had been spending a few hours a day for the past week analyzing all the surveys my business clients have sent me over the past six…
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Making Friends with Your Financial Fears
Recently I wrote an essay about protecting your wealth by using stop losses, diversification, legal strategies, and tax planning. I thought it was a good essay. It covered, I thought, everything I knew on the subject. But I’ve been thinking about it since then and realized that there was one…
READ MOREStarting an Online Business
Friday night, after a dinner at the famous Four Seasons restaurant in New York City, I had a conversation with a nice young man named Connor. He’s 19 years old, in his second year of college, and the son of an Atlas 400 member. His mother asked me to explain…
READ MOREMaking Your First Sale Online
A pretty website is nice. But that’s not the key to success. Fancy graphics are fine, but don’t you dare sacrifice time better spent on your business just to get them. When you’re just getting started, there’s one thing you MUST focus on. Do not pass go, do not collect…
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