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

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 »

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…

  • what was the core motivation for

Read the rest of this entry »

How To Keep Your Entrepreneurial Fire Burning

I’m not going to lie – living the freelance life is pretty awesome.

I make my own schedule, work where I want, and can make things like exercising, spending time with my family, and meditation a part of my daily life without issue (all things that I struggled with while commuting two hours a day to a 9-5!).

But in… Read the rest of this entry »

If Content Is King, How Do I Generate Enough Content For My Blog?

I like to use my time and the space Yaro gives me here at Entrepreneurs-Journey to base my articles on questions I often receive and this one will be no different as I am going to discuss how “Mitch’s Blog” became a company with 18 current writers.

While the building a company part I have talked about in the past… Read the rest of this entry »

The Single Biggest Killer Of Innovation In Business (And Why It Costs You Dearly)

That reads like a very serious headline doesn’t it? Well, it is really… there is one thing that annihilates creativity quicker than anything else. It costs you time, money and causes a higher staff turnover, so it’s really worth knowing about.

To find out about this, we’re going on a tangent away from one of my all time favorite researchers… Read the rest of this entry »

http://budurl.com/entrepreneursjourney

How Creativity Wins Friends And Influences People

In Neroli’s second article on how creativity can help your business and you as an entrepreneur, she looks at the character of the “Joker” (no, not the Batman Joker) and how it can help you to form connections and build relationships with people. You will also find a link to the character profile survey Neroli promised in her lastRead the rest of this entry »

13 Articles To Help You On Your Entrepreneurs Journey

This is Yaro here, briefly intruding on Leigh’s column. I just wanted to clarify that Leigh wrote this article to highlight many of the best and most important articles hidden away in the archives of this blog. Since Leigh is a long time reader of Entrepreneurs-Journey.com (and now columnist) she’s been around long enough to see this content come andRead the rest of this entry »

What Is The Most Elusive And Sought After Commodity In Business Today?

Let me introduce you to Entrepreneurs-Journey’s latest expert columnist, Neroli Makim, who specializes in creativity. Neroli is a friend from Brisbane, who recently published a book called “Your Inner Knowing” which as the subtitle explains, is about Unlocking The Secrets To Creative Success. I can tell you from experience talking to Neroli, the subject of creativity is definitely her… Read the rest of this entry »

3 Limiting Beliefs You Must Eliminate From Your Mindset

I had conversations with two people in the previous weeks who were considering blogging for the first time, or at least taking it serious for the first time.

It’s interesting to speak to people who are considering this path, especially hearing what stops them from doing it. Most people never start a blog, and of those who do, very few… Read the rest of this entry »

How I Leveraged My Job To Start An Online Business

As an entrepreneur, I have somewhat of a “problem”. I tend to see opportunities wherever I look. A few weeks ago, I started learning to bake a New York Cheesecake. It turned out very well and all of my friends were very impressed. When I saw how successful my cheesecake making venture was, I immediately started thinking – I can… Read the rest of this entry »

http://yttrk.com/?a=149685&c=10137&s1=7017

5 Tips For Building A Profitable Online Business When You Still Have A Job

Leslie Samuel has contributed this article on a topic I know nothing about because I’ve never had a full time job in my life. Leslie on the other hand has been an incredibly productive guy, starting up an Internet business on the side while he maintains his full time job. Here’s his advice on how to juggle the two roles…Read the rest of this entry »

The Secret Tactic Of The Worlds Best Marketers: Become Obsessed

I have a confession to make – I’m obsessed.

With what I hear you ask?

With cars.

I’ve officially become one of those men I never previously understood. Why devote so much of your brain space to knowing the ins and outs of every car ever made? Surely there are better ways to spend your time and more… Read the rest of this entry »

Andrew Warner Reveals How He Created A $30 Million Dollar Internet Business

Andrew Warner is passionate about entrepreneurship and loves talking with his fellow entrepreneurs. He came to my attention when he recently interviewed Gideon Shalwick on his current blog, Mixergy, which features tons of great video interviews with leading entrepreneurs.

Andrew has a great story… Read the rest of this entry »

The Power Of Purposeful Action – Krizia Blogging Case Study

This post is going to seem like a blatant testimonial sales pitch for my Blog Mastermind program, and it is, but I’m publishing this for other reasons as well.

The post just before this one was a guest article by Krizia who blogs at Eat Smart Age Smart. Her article if you haven’t read it already, was a… Read the rest of this entry »

Are Blog Comments A Trustworthy Source Of Feedback?

I’ve done a lot of online launches – about eight all up if you include closing down and reopening promotions – and each one included heavy support from affiliates, some of whom run popular blogs, including Problogger, John Chow, Shoemoney, Copyblogger and DailyBlogTips.

During a launch, to get a feel for the pulse of how… Read the rest of this entry »

http://budurl.com/entrepreneursjourney

How To Work Less and Earn More By Leveraging The Synergy Between People And Technology

Several years ago when I was managing BetterEdit, my proofreading company that I sold in 2007, I was knee deep learning from Rich Schefren, taking his Business Growth System course.

Rich launched that program on the back of his most successful report to date, the Internet Business Manifesto, which featured the now famous flow chart of what… Read the rest of this entry »

Growing Pains: How To Manage Customer Service As A One Person Enterprise

In my previous post about Starbucks reputation management we looked at how a few good customer service systems can be used as a marketing strategy to encourage word of mouth and result in a competitive advantage.

In the case of people like me and many of you, my readers, we operate Internet businesses that largely are a product of… Read the rest of this entry »

Free Report – How To Start An Internet Business

We’ve almost nutted out the bugs with the new design and I must say I’m very happy with how everything looks. I’ll talk more about the design process (and reveal who did my blog design) in a later post, now I want to tell you about a little free report I’m giving away to my RSS subscribers as part of… Read the rest of this entry »

How To Start A Business On A Budget

When I first started a “real” business I was already in a position of positive cash flow, but it wasn’t because I had inherited money or because my parents had funded my business project, it was because of two reasons…

  1. I had successfully generated a few hundred dollars a month from hobby projects – these were not things

Read the rest of this entry »

What Would You Do If Money Did Not Matter?

Here’s a challenging question to ask yourself – If you didn’t need money, what would you fill your days with?

I’m not saying that you imagine you are super wealthy, at least not from a financial standpoint – but you are from a time freedom standpoint.

You can do anything you want with your days and you don’t need to… Read the rest of this entry »

http://yttrk.com/?a=149685&c=10137&s1=7017