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Madeline Veenstra Explains How She Achieved Early Startup Success Combining Fashion With A Wiki

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I’ve been watching the startup community here in Australia a lot recently. This is because of my own interest having a startup and because things are heating up in Australia in general when … Read the rest of this entry »

When Getting Fired Is The Best Thing That Can Happen To You

I don’t believe most businesses are planned. At least, KAS Placement (my business) wasn’t.

There were certain seeds that were planted almost unbeknownst to me at the time, but hindsight shows that they were truly crucial to my career, the careers of the employees at KAS, and those of our job seekers and our clients.

During college I took … Read the rest of this entry »

How Anshul Dayal Leveraged Ebay And Small AdSense Sites To Quit His Day Job

Hello again dear reader, today we’re hearing from a friend of mine, Anshul Dayal.

Anshul is an ex-architect turned animator who worked on the Oscar winning film, “Happy Feet.” Like almost everyone reading this blog, Anshul was bitten by the online entrepreneur bug and after that there was no turning back.

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How To Fire Yourself: Chris Ducker Reveals How He Removed Himself From His 300 Employee Company

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After ending his marriage, Chris Ducker packed his bags and moved to the Philippines for a fresh start. A few short years later he was married again with a … Read the rest of this entry »

Attitude Lessons From Multimillionaire Fashion Mogul Justin Herald

A few weeks ago I attended a seminar for entrepreneurs held by Justin Herald.

Justin has made tens of millions of dollars in the clothing business, having launched his first brand, Attitude, with just $50 to his name. He was named Australian Entrepreneur of the Year back in 2004 and has written a stack of books … Read the rest of this entry »

How To Turbo Charge Your Ability To Learn With Clinton Swaine

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Greetings once again fellow entrepreneur, it’s with great pleasure that I introduce you to Clinton Swaine, who inspired this second article in the Creative Visionary series (the first being Marcin Jacubowski).

Just to jog your memory, this series is designed to inspire you with examples of living individuals who are contributing in extraordinary ways and remind you … Read the rest of this entry »

How Jenna Bagwell Makes $100,000 Selling Virtual Goods In Second Life

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Apologies for the slight clicking noise you hear in this recording when Jenna speaks. This is a very unique story, so I hope you can get past the clicks Read the rest of this entry »

Can An Entire Society Be Open Source: Marcin Jacubowski Starts A Movement

As promised, this is the first in a series of follow up articles to my original post about the creative visionary, Steve Jobs.

I’ll write about creative visionaries and their work, who are doing things today that have the capacity to impact the world to a similar or greater extent as Steve Jobs. The activities these people are … Read the rest of this entry »

What World Class Companies Can Teach Entrepreneurs About Trust And Letting Go

“How to make anyone do what you want, while they feel extremely happy doing it! Discover the forgotten currency, which is more precious at times than money.”

To my astonishment, I got a B- in my Business Strategy case analysis paper! I am astonished because B- is a bonus for a school slacker like me. I procrastinated til’ the … Read the rest of this entry »

How Scott Valdez Bootstrapped His Way To A 6-Figure Income Helping People Outsource Their Love Life

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This was a really fun interview for me.

Why? Because Scott Valdez, my guest entrepreneur on today’s podcast, started a business called Virtual Dating Assistants. Scott’s business is all about outsourcing your online dating so you only have to show up to go on the dates.

Online Dating

I have a confession to make: I have done … Read the rest of this entry »

How My Facebook And YouTube Profiles Led To An Invitation To Become A High Paid Speaker

Greetings once more Entrepreneurs! I’m going off on a tangent today about engaging in the world of social media to build your profile, build your brand and grow your business. This is a topic we’re all pretty savvy about as online entrepreneurs, because we’re all doing it, and most of us will have experienced some success with it. … Read the rest of this entry »

Matt Belcher Asks Yaro Why He Is An Entrepreneur (And Other Interesting Questions)

Recently I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Matt Belcher. Most of the interviews I do focus on making money with blogs, however Matt’s area of interest is personal development and as a result he wanted to have a conversation more on mindset.

In the video interview you will discover…

How I Used My Offline Knowledge To Make Money Online

My name is Mark Riddix and I am a registered investment advisor. I have worked in the finance field since my graduation from college and started my own investment advisory firm five years ago. I never dreamed that I would venture into the blogging arena.

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My path to producing online income was an interesting journey … Read the rest of this entry »

How To Make Writing A Business

There is no doubt that to build your profile and earn attention (rather than buy it or beg for it), part of your job is going to be writing. Writing your book, your blog, writing articles, Facebook and Twitter updates. This requires knowledge and commitment, so I decided to interview Grant McDuling, best-selling author and respected journalist, for … Read the rest of this entry »

From Video Games To Netbooks: How Chris Guthrie Made $150,000 Online After Losing His Job

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Chris Guthrie is like your every day guy. He’s into video games, he likes computers, he studied marketing at Western Washington University, worked a full time job first … Read the rest of this entry »

I Quit My Job And Lived To Tell

I’d like to introduce you to Nacie Carson, who a few years ago took the leap, leaving the perceived safety of full time employment to become an entrepreneur. She has since built up a client base and worked hard to establish an online brand that has paid dividends. Like many of us, Nacie has strived to establish online Read the rest of this entry »

How To Launch A Book Online Through Your Author Platform

In my last article, How To Turn Your Life Experience Into A Business, I looked at opportunities to create a business from life experience with Mark “Hammer” Dixon and his book, Bash for Cash, as the example.

Once you have a book, you need to have a successful launch to get the word out there. Creating an … Read the rest of this entry »

How I Started, Grew & Sold An E-commerce Business For Quarter Million Dollars ($250,000)

In my previous post, Why Leave A Six Figure Corporate Job For Internet Entrepreneurship?, I wrote about the various business ventures I have tried and tested over the years. One of those ventures was the creation, establishment, growth and sale of an e-commerce business.  In this post, I want to lay out the details involved in how I … Read the rest of this entry »

From Artist To Medical Entrepreneur: How Jeff Barson Makes A Million A Year Online

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Many years ago a new writer came on board a blog I used to own called SmallBusinessBranding.com. His name was Jeff Barson and his industry is business advice for … Read the rest of this entry »

Why Leave A Six Figure Corporate Job For Internet Entrepreneurship?

Sunil contacted me asking if he could apply to become a columnist on Entrepreneurs-Journey. I asked him what are the highlights of his “career” as an entrepreneur so I could be confident in his credibility and he had stories to tell that we could all learn from.

It turns out Sunil has done a few things. As you will Read the rest of this entry »