Do you ever feel like you could be doing so much more with your life? When you started out, you dreamed big. Do you remember You woke up each day filled with excitement for the possibilities of tomorrow. Then life happened. Days became weeks. Weeks became years. And now, decades… Are You Living A Life Of […]
Overcoming Fear: How I Almost Cried At My Bachelor Party
Over the years, I’ve taken some calculated business risks that usually turned out okay. So you’d think I’d have some good strategies for overcoming fear. But I never anticipated how my idiot friends would surprise me on my bachelor party. On the day of my party, my best man convinced me we were going golfing. […]
If You Don’t Ask, You Don’t Get
When I was in college, I took a job selling spas at a local carnival so I could pay for classes. Having had no prior sales experience, the first few weeks on the job were tough. People go to carnivals to ride rides and eat ice cream. They don’t go to carnivals to buy ten-thousand […]
Zaxaa Versus Clickbank
A few months back, I started selling digital products with Zaxaa. Prior to migrating my business to Zaxaa, I was a huge proponent of Clickbank. But that changed when I received a sobering email from the CB staff mandating that I install a goofy looking “trust badge” on all my sales pages. Suffice it to […]
Should You Quit Your Job And Start An Online Business?
If you are dreaming of quitting your job so you can start an online business, you’re not alone. Creating an additional revenue stream helps you sleep better at night. And as your online business grows, sooner or later you’ll start getting the itch to break free. This question sparks the memory of my first info […]
How to Use Email Marketing to To Accelerate Your Blogging Success
Here’s the deal-e-o. Despite all the hype out there, many bloggers DO NOT get results. It’s a sad fact, but true. Many bloggers spend months grinding out articles only to make a few dollars. And this is the sole reason (I think) why the internet is littered with millions of abandoned blogs. If you’re not […]
How Dennis Becker’s 5 Bucks a Day Changed My Life
If you’re like me, the whole idea of posting stuff online and getting paid for it is seductive. This sentiment is reinforced by a gazillion websites promising fame, fortune and the freedom to do anything you want, seemingly overnight. The problem is, most of the “gurus” running those websites have never actually grown an online […]
How to Pick a Blog Topic Your Audience Will Love
A few years ago, I was between jobs and worried about my future. I picked a blog topic and started writing. Over time my blog grew to a point where it paid for all my bills. It wasn’t easy. And before I share my blogging secrets, it is important that we get a few things […]
How to Start A Blog — The Ultimate Guide
If you’re wondering how to how to start a blog, you’re not alone. Long before I started blogging, everything about publishing words on the web seemed like a distant concept, reserved for the technically savvy. I had no idea how to start a blog, let alone make money blogging. Just like you, I started reading […]
How To Set Realistic Goals
Are you one of those people who set realistic goals? If so, you’ve probably had one of those months when everything is totally awesome. And as you get closer and closer to your goals… BOOM! In an instant, everything turns into to poop… Even if you work to set realistic goals, your reality can change […]