Tag Archive: Value

Are You Cutting Your Own Throat?

I am not going to copy something word for word, because that would be stealing. I am however going to share with you an idea and a link to some free content that will change the way you approach doing business online. Who Are You Listening To? Early last year, I was listening to a…

The Reason for Success

There is a reason that some people succeed and you don’t It has nothing to do with their current financial situation, their upbringing, or their intelligence. The reason that someone else is succeeding and you aren’t is that they are working their ass off while you are sitting at home watching Lost. I didn’t have…

Are You Trying to Trade A Monotonous Job for a Monotonous Business?

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….

How Not to Do Free Content

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 work…

5 Reasons Smart People Fail at Creating On-line Businesses

I am fortunate that I get to spend a lot of time with some really smart people. Spending time with smart people energizes me and pushes me to continue developing myself. In many cases, these smart people are doctors, lawyers, and mid-career professionals that love what they do but want to start to generate passive…