A few days ago, I was watching one of the thousands of videos Internet Marketers have put out there on creating a “freedom business.” All of these videos pitch a similar formula for creating an online business:
Create a niche blog.
Fill the niche blog with bought content.
Inflate your Google search rankings with backlinks.
Direct people that [...]
In Chris Anderson’s new book, Free: The Future of a Radical Price (FTC Guide Disclaimer: Amazon Affiliate Link) the author discusses the role of free content in business. I think that Chris Anderson makes some valid points, but many of the people that are creating free content are ruining their chances of monetizing their [...]
I know many smart people that are having an amazingly difficult time in this economy. They have either lost their jobs or are struggling to keep their client base healthy. They bemoan to me that they are unable to do what they want to do because they either don’t know how, don’t have the resources, [...]
Here is a great example of how to lose a customer.
“Hello. This is Cindi from XYZ Corporation. I am calling to let you know that a major mistake on our part needs to be corrected by you, our customer. I know that you pay us quite a large sum of money to provide a service, [...]
How to Overcome Procrastination
If you Google, “how to overcome procrastination” you will find over 100,000 results. Looking over the results, I realized that procrastination must be quite a problem if there are so many posts, articles, and books written on the subject.
The problem is that most of the articles about procrastination actually keep us from doing whatever we [...]
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