Today was a bad day. I woke up to several emails alerting to me that Triberr was down. This sometimes happens when the database backup times out, but it’s usually resolved by the time I get up. Today was a little different in that the server was still offline. My morning routine is very tight, and I don’t have minutes to spare, so I hopped in...
Read MoreTop 5 Business Books I’ll ReRead in 2013
Just about everyone I know has a startup these days. If you fall into that group, here is a list of books that I highly recommend. I’ve read them all at least once myself, and I enjoyed them so much I’ll reread each of them again this year. (NOTE: A few links are REVERSE AFFILIATE links, meaning I pass the commissions to you if you buy something. More...
Read MoreBlogs as Platform Earn More Than Product
If there’s a fundamental reason why bloggers have trouble monetizing their blog it’s because they treat their blog like a product instead of a platform. The TED Talk I came across a TED talk recently from Adam Baker. The talk focused on financial freedom, and how he and his family became free of debt by selling all their crap to pay...
Read MoreA Blueprint for Monetizing Influence
Lately I’ve been enamored with the idea of lifestyle design. For those who may be unfamiliar, lifestyle design is simply the idea of choosing what your ideal lifestyle would be, then going out and creating it. For example, I’m not much of a traveler, but I believe most people would like to spend a year traveling around the world. Sadly, most...
Read MoreThe Lie of Monetizing Content
Today, SEO experts are in high demand because they’ve taken their knowledge (the resources), and they’ve found a way to sell that to companies (the market), which has created a constant flow of economic activity (the industry). But 15 years ago nobody knew what SEO was. Some people are just gifted in business. They have an innate understanding of how...
Read MoreI am leaving Twitter… and I am taking YOU with me
In 2007 I announced to the world that I was leaving MySpace, moving my online presence over to Facebook, a new, clean, ad-free social network. Goodbye, MySpace! In 2010 I announced to the world that I was leaving Facebook, moving my online presence over to Twitter, a new, clean, ad-free social network. Goodbye, Facebook. Today I’m announcing to the world...
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