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Which Business Model Is Best: Selling Services, Software, Information Or Physical Products?

Yaro Starak — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:00:06 +0000

I’m getting old.

Well, at least in internet years.

It’s getting close to 15 years now that I have been online and had a website of my own. During this time I’ve played with all kinds of different business models. Perhaps just calling them money making techniques rather than fully fledged businesses is more accurate in the majority of… Read the rest of this entry »

Why Beginner Entrepreneurs Fail To Bridge The Gap Between Start Up And Sustainable Profit

Nathaneal — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:00:13 +0000

There are internal habits of thinking and feeling that are responsible for the level of success we have as Entrepreneurs. Within those internal habits are a few specific qualities that have also held us back from our next level of success.

This can be especially dangerous when you’re a new entrepreneur if you’re not at a place of sustainable… Read the rest of this entry »

4 Inspiring Ideas And The Entrepreneurs Behind Them

Aziz Ali — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:00:06 +0000

In my last article I wrote a few of my realizations and how I plan to adapt myself in 2012.

In this sequel article I will share some of my personal inspirations, which have shaped me to become who I am, and how I think. I will also share with you one of my latest projects and my… Read the rest of this entry »

The Importance Of Taking Time To Relax

Dr Mani Sivasubramanian — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:00:23 +0000

We’ve all bought into the dream.

You know the one. With the attractive pictures. Of you (or me) sipping a pina colada, resting on the beach, while cash pours into our bank accounts because we run an auto-pilot home business on the Internet.

We’ve all realized it isn’t as rosy a dream to live through.

Reality bites. Early. Web entrepreneurs… Read the rest of this entry »

Use This Dot-Point Easy System To Write Your Killer 2012 Business Plan

Nacie Carson — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 11:00:16 +0000

It’s that time again when the old year winds down (toodles, 2011), a new year sparkles before us full of potential, promise, and possibility (hey there, 2012), and savvy entrepreneurs are preparing their 2012 business plans.

If you’ve never prepared a business plan, then this is the year I challenge you to start, no matter what stage your business is… Read the rest of this entry »

Have You Listened To The “I Love Marketing” Podcast?

Leevi Romanik — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 11:00:40 +0000

I firmly believe that some understanding of marketing is vital to succeed online.

The Internet offers us a great ability to quickly test ideas and get products or ideas out into the public for a low cost. So what I call the “barrier to entry” for starting up a business is very low, especially relative to a traditional brick… Read the rest of this entry »

10 Ways I Sabotaged My Success And How To Avoid My Mistakes

Dee Kumar — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:00:26 +0000

There are many reasons why success took its time for me. Nearly all the reasons were my own fault.

Interestingly however, I have recently noticed that many others stumble with some of the very same issues. Thus by learning to overcome these problem elements we all have a much greater chance of success or increasing our current rate of… Read the rest of this entry »

Is Shiny Object Syndrome Blinding You From Building A Sustainable Business?

Leevi Romanik — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:00:39 +0000

A business built on flimsy foundations will soon crumble.

How do you know if that is your business?

Here are some clues. If your business is built on tactics and not strategies, the newest “push button” software, a “loophole” to exploit Google or Facebook or any dodgy marketing tactic that misleads people, AKA, a shiny object.

The Internet

… Read the rest of this entry »

What Made You Start A Business?

Dr Mani Sivasubramanian — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:00:36 +0000

The morning I decided to write about this subject, I saw a post on one of the popular discussion forums.

It was from someone who had invested quite a bit of time and effort into building his online business, was nearing the point where it could start being profitable, but was running short of energy and inspiration to keep… Read the rest of this entry »

4 Uncomfortable Truths About Doing Business In 2012

Aziz Ali — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:00:31 +0000

When I sat down to put my realizations, my “ah-ha” moment about some major changes going on in the business environment into words, I thought to myself, this might be too basic and obvious information for the EJ audience.

I will suspend doubt and elaborate my insights for people who may understand these ideas theoretically, yet run away from the… Read the rest of this entry »

7 Signs You Are Not Ready To Quit Your Job And Become An Entrepreneur

Ken Sundheim — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 23:00:17 +0000

We associate the term “entrepreneur” with those brave enough to go out on their own, not conform to traditional corporate standards, and who come out alive to talk about it.

Traditional corporate standards has many employees unhappy with their current supervisor, pay or some other facet of their job. Seemingly, there is a direct relationship among how dissatisfied someone is… Read the rest of this entry »

Social Entrepreneurship: How You Can Profit By Making A Difference

Tom McSherry — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:00:32 +0000

In my last column I discussed the Occupy Wall Street protests and what their implications are for business ethics.

Since then I’ve been thinking a lot more about one of my favorite topics: social entrepreneurship.

What is social entrepreneurship? Put simply, it’s a term to describe business enterprises that are run with goals that extend to more than… Read the rest of this entry »

5 Questions To Ask To See If You Are In The Wrong Business

Dr Mani Sivasubramanian — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:31:33 +0000

“I’m going to build a business!”

These words have a certain magical energy to them. They give every solopreneur, looking to hang out a shingle on the Internet, a sense of being on the same level as a Bill Gates, or a Donald Trump, or a Larry Ellison. The vision of a future business maven who creates an empire and… Read the rest of this entry »

What Albert Einstein Can Teach You About Internet Marketing

Bryan Clark — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:00:16 +0000

In ‘Internet years’ I think I can safely call myself a seasoned professional. I have been working online for a long time now; time in which I have know many people come and go.

While I hate to use the term ‘Make Money Online’ or even ‘Internet Marketing’ given the bad reputation that they both have, this industry is… Read the rest of this entry »

Are You Heading For Burn Out?

Nacie Carson — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:00:39 +0000

I always pride myself on my ability to put the nose to the grindstone and go above and beyond, whether that effort was directed toward my blog, my work with clients, or my book.

Over the last year, 60, 70, and even 80-hour weeks aren’t unusual for me – and recently I’ve noticed it’s starting to show… and not in… Read the rest of this entry »

What Really Motivates A Small Business Owner

Neroli Makim — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:00:36 +0000

This weeks article is sneaking in front of the Creative Visionary series I have been putting together since my previous post. Apologies to anyone who was expecting to see the next installment, it will be following this article in my column.

The reason for the delay is because of a last minute invite to write about a Visa small… Read the rest of this entry »

Internet Marketing Techniques You Think Are Great But Actually Suck

Bryan Clark — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:00:29 +0000

Most of the marketers I see online make me shake my head in disbelief. I can’t believe that some of the biggest and brightest names in the internet marketing industry can be so naïve when it comes to marketing tactics in the twenty-first century.

Marketing – much like the internet itself – is always changing. You can’t take a technique… Read the rest of this entry »

How To Cater For Personality Types When Hiring Employees

Ken Sundheim — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:00:32 +0000

A different hiring process is going to unfold each time you need to bring a new employee on board. One of the most crucial things to consider is the personality type you can manage best.

As someone who is 30 years old and owns a fast-growing business, I have had only one other job out of college in which… Read the rest of this entry »

The 5 Golden Rules Of Expectation Management And Why You Can’t Ignore Them

Yaro Starak — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:00:36 +0000

You may recall a few weeks just before Steve Jobs passed on, Apple stock dropped a good few percentage points.

It wasn’t because of Steve’s death that brought the valuation down (it was factored into the stock market years ago when he first began to get sick), it was because the market expected something and then didn’t get… Read the rest of this entry »

5 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Quit Your Job To Become A Blogger

Sunil — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:44:49 +0000

If you have read my blog posts previously you must already know that I am not a fan of quitting your job to work online full time, at least not immediately.

With the number of internet marketers who promise the world overnight, it is easy to get caught up in the hype to pursue a dream that has been falsified… Read the rest of this entry »

Making Money Vs Making a Name: Which One Is More Profitable?

Ana Hoffman — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:32:12 +0000

Every single person in the world has an innate desire to feel important, to matter, to count.

No matter how we look at it, recognition from the outside world plays a tremendous part in how we feel about ourselves.

This desire or even necessity to feel respected carries into almost every nook and cranny of our lives, including our online… Read the rest of this entry »

3 Mistakes That Kill Product Sales (Even Before You Start Selling!)

Leevi Romanik — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:01:35 +0000

How To Create A Product That Sells Part Three

This is the third part in the series on product creation. You can read the previous parts here:

Part 1: How To Create A Product That Sells
Part 2: 3 Ways To Make $100,000 Online Selling Your Own Product

This article will discuss the common mistakes that… Read the rest of this entry »

1,000 True Fans – Still Relevant?

Dr Mani Sivasubramanian — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 23:57:54 +0000

I remember my first business plan.

Well, to be honest, it wasn’t much of a business plan, because in 1995, I knew next to nothing about ‘business’. After reading an article about how critical it was to have one, I put pen to paper and jotted down some notes to myself. And then, I plugged numbers into a template.

For… Read the rest of this entry »

3 Quick And Dirty Secrets To Online Success

Bryan Clark — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:26:56 +0000

We’re all capable of success online. In fact, let’s define success before we go any further. If we were going to use a dictionary definition for success it’d look something like this:

suc-cess [suh k-ses]

noun

the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors
the attainment of wealth, position, honors, or the like.
A successful performance of achievement:

… Read the rest of this entry »

10 Rules For Writing An Effective Sales Letter

Tom McSherry — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:25:37 +0000

I’m Tom McSherry, EJ’s newest columnist. I’ve been self-employed for the past two years thanks to the world of Internet marketing and my skills as a freelance copywriter. My main business is Premium Online Writing, a top-quality writing service designed to give web business owners a reliable option for outsourcing writing work without taking a “lucky dip” on quality.… Read the rest of this entry »

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

Aziz Ali — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:00:11 +0000

“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 night… Read the rest of this entry »

Can Your Online Business Survive Without You?

Dr Mani Sivasubramanian — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:44:15 +0000

“The strange thing is that everyday, we see people dying – but don’t actually believe we will.” – Anonymous

We read about it in the newspapers. We hear it on the news. We see it on television. Sudden, unexpected death. Caused by accidents, disasters, and disease.

Yet until it strikes close to home, we tend to filter it out through… Read the rest of this entry »

3 Ways To Make $100,000 Online Selling Your Own Product

Leevi Romanik — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:49:08 +0000

How To Create A Product That Sells Part Two

This article will talking about refining your niche, becoming an expert and the blueprint for making $100K a year from your own information product.

Last week we talked about market research and finding a “who” to sell to:

Part 1: How To Create A Product That Sells

I gave an… Read the rest of this entry »

How I Find And Hire A-Grade Employees

Ken Sundheim — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 01:50:23 +0000

Although this is not the most original topic to write on, it is one of the most mistake-ridden topics on entrepreneurship writing. I’ve seen many without the right qualifications attempt to give advice.

Recruiting for an entrepreneur is exceedingly tough, as entrepreneurs don’t think like job seekers. Where entrepreneurs find excitement, job seekers find something overwhelming and scary. When smaller,… Read the rest of this entry »

How To Create A Product That Sells

Leevi Romanik — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:34:44 +0000

This four part series on creating your own information product will start with addressing a vital starting point with product creation: creating a product that will sell.

In other words, creating a product that has a hungry audience.

You can have the best quality information product in the world, but if you are the only one interested in “Advanced Cardio… Read the rest of this entry »