I’ve been running an online business for 10 years. I've only ever invested a few hundred dollars into it (mostly website set-up costs in 2005) and, from that, I've grown a business that has six figures annual revenue. I did all this without putting any extra money into the business (apart from that … [Read more...]
8 Reasons To NOT Become An Entrepreneur (And 9 Reasons Why You Should)
If you want to become an entrepreneur, your mind plays tricks on you. Can I compete against or successfully leverage the Facebooks, Googles and Amazons of the world? What happens if I can't make enough money? Am I even capable of this? There will also be unforeseen issues. Google slaps, Facebook … [Read more...]
Discover Personal Freedom – Leave Your Job And Be Your Own Boss
"I HATE MY JOB!" How many times have you heard someone say that? Maybe those words have left your lips. Depressingly, at some point in our lives, most of us feel worthless because of our employment. But it doesn't have to be that way. We are fortunate to be living at a time where setting up your own … [Read more...]
Over-Hyping Entrepreneurship? I Am Guilty As Charged!
There was a time when my first world problems consisted of hours upon hours of lengthy commuting and dead end jobs. This wasn't for just a couple of years – this was for over a decade, in fact. Now I consider it my mission to help people who are bored and unfulfilled because I can bring more … [Read more...]
How To Leave Your Job And Work For Yourself Online
I wasted years of my life working for other people and doing things I didn't want to do. I couldn't even remember what I did from one day to the next. Weeks and months few by. It was all so meaningless. When I look back now, nearly a decade after cubicle life, I ask myself why it had to be this … [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...]
From Freelancer to Entrepreneur
From Wage Slave to Freelancer to Business Owner to Entrepreneur – simple, right? Speaking as someone who's feels like all of the above on any given day, I would say, no, it's not that simple. I became freelance because I didn't like working for companies. I set up my own business because I … [Read more...]
How To Set Up and Organize a Meetup Group
Human beings are social animals. If you work online, it's really great to get away from the computer and meet people (we're talking real life here). Meetup.com is the world's largest website that facilitates face-to-face meetings. Amazingly, while you're reading this there'll be 5,000 Meetups … [Read more...]
Freelance Designer or Design Business?
Are you a freelancer or an entrepreneur? This question occurred to me while talking to Alex Mathers from the RedLemonClub a site that offers advice for the freelance creative. There was a time when I called myself a "freelance graphic designer" and had that as the title of this site. I … [Read more...]
How to Run a Graphic Design Business
We have many dreams when we were young. Some want to be rich. Some want to create great things. Some want to make a difference and do work that they enjoy. However, many of us find ourselves disillusioned by corporate structures when we start to work. If this has happened to you then, don't … [Read more...]
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