Weekend Reading: Its Pouring Edition

February 14, 2010

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Well its the end of another week.  Its currently pouring with rain outside my window and it looks like that it will continue through the weekend.  So its a perfect time to stay in doors and catch up on some of [...]

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It’s Time to Think About Income

February 12, 2010

I was reading a post recently, where a blogger was telling the world not to monetise their blogs or sites from the very start.  Instead, he suggested, take the time to build an audience first and then worry about that later.
It sounds like smart advice?
You’ve got to make a decision right here and now – [...]

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A Value Proposition

February 9, 2010

Want to know the easiest way to be successful?  No its not a crappy get rich quick scheme, and it doesn’t involve closing your eyes and hoping that something will magical appear.  Instead its a very simple, tried and tested technique that’s been used since the dawn of mankind.
So what’s the secret?  Well its as [...]

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Cool Tools for the Location Independent

February 6, 2010

Working for yourself, from anywhere in the world, sounds like an amazing concept. But without the right tools this dream will never become reality.
Talking with a number of location independents (digital nomads, lifestyle designers etc), it soon became clear that the software and web apps they used varied greatly. So therefore it [...]

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The Simple Art of Being Persuasive Online

January 31, 2010

One of my favorite books is Yes: 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to be Persuasive.  If you’re an entrepreneur or just interested in selling (whether its a product or even your words) then you need to read this book. Its a fascinating study of human behaviour.
Here is a brief run down of just some (of the [...]

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Yeah About that Twitter Widget

January 29, 2010

So about that Twitter widget I recommended (reluctantly) a while back…..it doesn’t work.
You know the one I’m talking about – the blue floating badge that is common place on many a blog and is known as WpFollowMe
Now Im not saying it doesn’t work on all blogs (it quite possibly performs really well on yours), and [...]

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The 2 Minute Trick

January 28, 2010

Here’s a very simple productivity concept for you.
The 2 minute concept, which I will explain in a sec, forms the cornerstone of GTD (getting things done) and many other productivity systems.   You don’t need to be into productivity or GTD to make use of this though.  Its a very lightweight method that you can implement [...]

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How to Capture Every Mention of Your Name

January 25, 2010

It may seem like an impossible task, but its actually very easy to track every mention of your brand or name online.    Thanks to RSS we can grab feeds from a number of different sources and use a realtime tracker to keep up to date.
Why Do I need This?
I’m not going to argue whether or [...]

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A Quick Case Study of 5 Unique Blogs

January 23, 2010

How do you stand out from the crowd, when there are literally hundreds of blogs in your niche?  Not for one second am I suggesting you stop blogging simply because of a similar blog.  The huge array of ideas and different opinions is what makes blogging special.  Instead,  I want to focus on some different [...]

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How Being A Jerk will Help Your Blog

January 20, 2010

In college, I learnt how to write a business plan.  You know those crazy boring documents that outline your business and marketing strategy.  Subsequently, after launching my own company I learnt that only people who actually read these are bank managers and lawyers.
I now don’t have a business plan, I don’t need one.   Instead I [...]

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