If you read this blog, you will see how important taking action is. In fact, it is the one very thing that separates those that are successful and those that are not. If you take action toward your goals you will get there. Other factors such like testing can help you get to your goals faster. But the main thing I am talking about here is taking action. … [Read more...]
Blog It or Forget It
January 30, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Did you just have a fleeting thought that you should blog about? If you did, stop reading this right now and blog it or at least write it down so you won't forget it. Don't just write down the topic. You need to go ahead and write down all of your thoughts while they are flowing and fresh in your mind. During this time you are "in the moment" and your … [Read more...]
Give Your Customers What They Want
January 28, 2008 By 1 Comment
To get more potential customers to make a purchase, sometimes it is as simple as giving them what they want. Don't spend all of your time trying to poke, prod, and cram your potential customers into the product you offer. You should mold your product into what they are looking for. If you do this, you will have a happy customer. This holds true for most … [Read more...]
Business Systems, Automation, and Time Freedom
January 25, 2008 By 3 Comments
Your long term goal in having your own internet business is so you can spend less time working and spend more time doing what you want to do, right? You don't want to just shift from a job working for someone else to your own job that consumes even more of your time, right? Too many times that's exactly what ends up happening. Sometimes it can be even … [Read more...]
Work Your Internet Business in Peace and Quiet
January 24, 2008 By Leave a Comment
My favorite time to get things accomplished in my internet businesses is late at night. I am pretty much a night owl anyway. My creative juices really get flowing in the wee hours of the morning. Once the clock hits about 10 or 11 at night, my internet business mind kicks into gear. Even though I usually get up around 7 AM to help get the kids ready for … [Read more...]
Stumbling Around Your Blog
January 23, 2008 By Leave a Comment
One way to get traffic to your blog or website is by having visitors "stumble" your blog entries by submitting them to stumbleupon.com. You will probably get quite a few visitors from StumbleUpon if someone submits one of your posts. While the traffic isn't ideal, you will at least get visitors that have an interest in the topic of your blog. This should … [Read more...]
The Internet Business Game
January 21, 2008 By 2 Comments
Are you reading one money making blog after another looking for the one that tells you the quick and easy way to make money online? Are you curiously meandering through all kinds of money making forums looking for the next new thing so you can get in on the action early to make the big bucks? Do you think all these other successful entrepreneurs just … [Read more...]
You Must Spend Your Money and Time Wisely
January 19, 2008 By 2 Comments
To run a successful internet business, you need to value your time and understand what it is worth to you. If you really take time to think about it, you are probably spending a lot of time on "business activities" that you can better outsource or otherwise take the load off your own plate. It can be easy to get in this trap because you feel like you are … [Read more...]
A Little About FTP, SFTP, and SSH (Geeky Stuff)
January 16, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I am a Mac and Linux geek. I primarily use Macs or Linux servers to connect to my linux web servers that I have scattered all over the internet. I love using the almighty command line (we're not talking old DOS here, we are talking real linux command line). It is very powerful if you know how. It is actually faster in many cases than using a GUI … [Read more...]
Be Thankful When They Leave
January 14, 2008 By Leave a Comment
So, you are spending a lot of your time writing blog posts, submitting articles, posting in forums, optimizing your site, and everything else under the sun as you attempt to get more people visiting your blog. You feverishly watch your analytics and other stats. You watch your web server access log as visitors hit your site. You pray that the next visitor … [Read more...]
