The Reason You Haven't Achieved The Success You Want... Yet

Posted on December 30, 2009

You can now create a website in about five minutes. You can sign up at a blogging platform, write your first post and read it online instantly. The next day... Continue Reading

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Users Don't All Want The Same Thing

Posted on July 7, 2009

What do users really want? It's a question that publishers ask themselves all the time. We look at the comments our articles receive. We review our stats. We check the... Continue Reading

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Don't Stop Writing!

Posted on April 22, 2009

When I started work on Twitter Power at the end of September 2008, I had about 5,000 followers. That was a pretty good amount back then: it was only a... Continue Reading

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Keeping Your Site Alive

Posted on January 7, 2009

You already know that most small businesses fail. It's a warning that's been given out to every entrepreneur with an idea, drive and the imagination to succeed for as long... Continue Reading

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Are You Learning The Ropes?

Posted on December 1, 2008

I'm fed up. I've really had enough. I've just seen it too many times. Again and again, I meet people who wonder why they aren't Internet millionaires yet. When I... Continue Reading

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Your Site Will Cost You...

Posted on November 20, 2008

Online publishing is a business. Like any business it requires work. It requires paying taxes. And it requires investments of cash to keep going. That last hurdle is the one... Continue Reading

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Psst, Want to Know a Secret...?

Posted on November 17, 2008

"What's the secret to creating a successful online business?" I probably get asked that question about a million times a year. Here's the answer... But first, I should warn you... Continue Reading

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Preparing for the Future

Posted on November 10, 2008

Every Internet business -- every business of any sort in fact -- starts in the same place. In the future. Most entrepreneurs think first of how they want their business... Continue Reading

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What Are You Doing Tomorrow?

Posted on November 6, 2008

No, this isn't another invitation to a webinar. (There will be another of those along soon, don't worry.) And it's not about another live video release. (There will be another... Continue Reading

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The One Thing More Valuable Than Your Business

Posted on November 3, 2008

There's a huge amount to learn when you set up an online business. You have to know how to build a website, how to bring in traffic, and how to... Continue Reading

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How to Outsource for Success

Posted on October 30, 2008

It took me a while to figure it out. It took me a little longer to accept it. (My wife, by the way, was way ahead of me on this... Continue Reading

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The Value Of Offline Networking

Posted on October 23, 2008

Online publishing has all sorts of advantages. You become your own boss, you have your own schedule, you get paid to produce content and bring in users. It's all great... Continue Reading

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How Well Do You Know Your Business?

Posted on October 16, 2008

Did you ever walk into one of those old mom-and-pop hardware stores, the sort of place where piles of dusty boxes filled with metal things are stacked from floor to... Continue Reading

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