In my experience, one of the main reasons many entrepreneurs seek the freedom of working for themselves is because they crave variety, stimulation, and the ability to grow organically in their career. Employees who are stuck in the 9-5 routine dream of entrepreneurship as a way to set themselves free to the uncharted possibilities of a fabulous life… … Read the rest of this entry »
Reviewed: The Laptop Millionaire By Mark Anastasi
By 42 Comments April 27, 2012
Hi there fellow entrepreneur, today I’m reviewing a book by Mark Anastasi called “The Laptop Millionaire”.
Mark has put together this book to create a guide that covers a wide variety of ways to make money online and create businesses that allow you to work from your computer and live anywhere in the world.
A lot of … Read the rest of this entry »
How To Value Your Startup Company When Looking For Investment
By 18 Comments April 25, 2012
Last week I began the process of looking for funding for CrankyAds.
This has been a completely new experience for me, which is fantastic, I’m enjoying the challenge and the process of learning how another aspect of entrepreneurship works.
I’ve been attending networking events and putting my feelers out in Brisbane where I live for a while, which … Read the rest of this entry »
Madeline Veenstra Explains How She Achieved Early Startup Success Combining Fashion With A Wiki
By 11 Comments April 20, 2012
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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 »
Lies Lies Lies: What Internet Marketers Must Learn From The Advertising Industry
By 21 Comments April 17, 2012
I was really thrilled with how my previous article, Have Internet Marketers Lost The Plot was received. It was controversial, but I was pleased to discover my suspicion was correct – new Internet marketers and the customers and consumers of high profile and established Internet marketers want more!
And that is going to be the sentiment behind this … Read the rest of this entry »
6 Tips I Gave My Team To Help Them Get More From Their Content
By 12 Comments April 15, 2012
Here is my review of what I call the six layers of quality content writing, relevant for the web, books, news or even a technical white paper. I gave these tips to my team and thought it would be worth sharing them here on EJ as well.
1. Topic Selection
You already know your niche. You already know … Read the rest of this entry »
When Getting Fired Is The Best Thing That Can Happen To You
By 24 Comments April 12, 2012
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 »
My Tech Startup Journey: Learning How To Fund A New Software Company
By 21 Comments April 10, 2012
Entrepreneurs-Journey.com has always been a sounding board for my own use as an entrepreneur. From the day I started blogging I wrote about what I was up to with whatever business I was focused on at the time.
Blogging is fantastic for all kinds of business reasons, but it’s also great as a tool just to write about what … Read the rest of this entry »
How I Made My First Internet Dollar – A Passive Income Niche Site Case Study
By 113 Comments April 4, 2012
A few weeks ago I received my first ever payment from Google Adsense in my bank account. While it was only $170, it represents a small but significant step to making money in a way that is completely independent of my time.
Making money passively has been something that I’ve been wanting to do for several years, but … Read the rest of this entry »
How Anshul Dayal Leveraged Ebay And Small AdSense Sites To Quit His Day Job
By 20 Comments April 2, 2012
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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