Congratulations to Peter Kimmich from TryOurLA.com, the winner of the $10,000 Business Boost contest! I was floored by how many truly worthy submissions we received. There were international submissions, funny submissions and submissions from site owners whose topic really stunk -- literally. And the sites ran the gamut from glimmers in the eye to businesses that could see the finish line of being able to cash out in a very big way. There are so many very talented, ... Keep reading »
Two and half years ago, I was stuck. My business was doing alright, but I was really struggling to take it to the next level. Then 15 minutes with Aaron Wall changed everything for good.
For me it was Aaron; for you it might be someone else. For all of us, though, there are times when we just need something to put our business on a brand new growth curve. So what better gift could I give you than a ... Keep reading »
Two and half years ago, I was stuck. My business was doing alright, but I was really struggling to take it to the next level. Then 15 minutes with Aaron Wall changed everything for good.
For me it was Aaron; for you it might be someone else. For all of us, though, there are times when we just need something to put our business on a brand new growth curve. So what better gift could I give you than a ... Keep reading »
Great post from Jeremy yesterday on "Progress and Completion," and I bet it's not what you would have expected him to say:
I focus on building quality services that take years to build and stand the test of time. I have zero experience about getting 50x return on my money in a week hours with zero technical ability or any resources what so ever.
Go read the whole thing, because it's the exact mindset you need to have in order to ... Keep reading »
As many of you saw yesterday, Internet Brands (NASDAQ:INET) has acquired one of my sites. (The sale actually closed in February, but they wanted to finish up all their acquisitions before announcing any of them.) Since then, I have also worked with a friend as he went through the same process.
Now that both the deals are public knowledge, I wanted to pass along some of the things I learned while selling two high-dollar sites to large companies ... Keep reading »
You'll never get rich blogging. 18 months ago that was the very first thing I wrote on this blog, and I still think it's true. However, that's no reason not to make some money from your blog. Depending on what you're blogging about, even 10,000 to 15,000 monthly visitors could earn you $5,000 or more annually. Not enough to quit a job on, but who couldn't use an extra $416.67 every month?
So what I want ... Keep reading »
After a hiatus of several months, the guys behind Elite Retreat have thankfully announced a new Elite Retreat for this April in San Francisco. If you're entertaining any thoughts whatsoever of someday quitting your day job, I simply can't recommend this conference highly enough. It changed my life, and I have no doubt that it will change yours, too.
Nowhere will you get the one-on-one time with this many true experts. ... Keep reading »
Last month I wrote about how important it is to learn from others who are already successful. Well, this month I decided to make that a little easier for you to do. Here is a roundup of all the posts I've found so far where bloggers listed their earnings for October. Click the dollar figure to see their details.
Shoemoney (~$30,000)
Direct Ad Sales: 50%
Affiliate: 30%
Other: 20%
John Chow ($23,448.59)
Direct Ad Sales: ... Keep reading »
I've worked closely with nurses for almost two years now, but it wasn't until recently that I realized a fundamental difference between them and me.
I fail much more often than I succeed, mostly because patience and planning are not strong suits of mine. The Internet makes it easy to just throw something out there and see if it actually works in reality -- rather than just in theory -- so that's ... Keep reading »
