We're at the mid-way point of the year. The days are getting shorter. Summer turns to winter. Time to see what I've done and where I'm going. If you haven't been here before, welcome to the second of my three-monthly online passive income and business reports of 2014. Why is there an image of a … [Read more...]
Relationships Are The Key To Online Success – Here’s How You Make Them
You will never be successful online by locking yourself away and working independently on your masterpiece. Here's why you need to foster mutually beneficial business relationships online: you promote each other's content you collaborate on ventures together you benefit from each other's … [Read more...]
Blogging Isn’t Enough: We Have To Create “Intimate” Content
When I started blogging in the summer of 2005, I wrote a few rubbish posts and gave up. And then, one year later, I looked at my visitor stats and saw that people were reading my rubbish posts, I was astounded. Not being completely stupid, I continued. I soon had hundreds of visitors a day and … [Read more...]
The One Habit That Will Save You From The Hamster Wheel
Imagine being caught on a hamster wheel of life and thinking that was all there was. Imagine you'd failed at work-related stuff and all you cared about was sex and drugs and rock 'n' roll ... and you were in your thirties. That's where I was in 2002. By "hamster wheel" I'm referring to working for … [Read more...]
How Web Designers and WordPress Developers Can Get Clients Online
I have worked with over 200 clients who've contacted me though this site since 2006. It always amazes me how WordPress developers especially don't use WordPress to get more work. Stick with me on this one. There's a lot of good stuff here about what works NOW, even though SEO, Google and online … [Read more...]
12 Foolproof Ways To Increase Your Income Streams
Whether you have a job, are looking for a job, work freelance or, like me, you are unemployable and run your own business, it's a good idea to vary and increase your income streams. Why? You do this to avoid a sudden loss of income through unexpected events. And history is one damn unexpected … [Read more...]
Don’t Publish Your Fees
I get many questions about running a design business. The most common questions I get are: "how much should I charge for a website?" or "how much does a website cost?" I never give an exact answer. I see budding entrepreneurs getting bogged down with service lists where they want to specify … [Read more...]
Grow Your Personal Brand On These 4 Platforms
Never count on anything. Online platforms come and go. The only thing that's constant in your life is you. That's why growing your personal brand and increasing your following is central to online success. Google, Facebook, Twitter et al can move the goalposts at the drop of a hat. In the … [Read more...]
Passive Income and Business Report – End of Year Special
Happy New Year! Every three months I do a passive income and business report. This one is really special because I now have data stretching back two years. And I'll look ahead and make some new years resolutions My passive income Passive income is income you can earn in your sleep – not … [Read more...]
It’s Getting Better – Passive Income & Business Report
Just as we remember Paul McCartney singing, "Yes, I admit, it's getting better," we must remember John Lennon's rejoinder, "It can't get much worse!" My huge Google organic traffic slide halted during the third quarter 2013 and there's even some good passive income news to report. So, for now at … [Read more...]
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