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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 »

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

Yaro Starak — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:53:27 +0000

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

Nacie Carson — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:30:02 +0000

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?

Mitch Wilson — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:03:56 +0000

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)

Neroli Makim — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:46:55 +0000

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 »

How Creativity Wins Friends And Influences People

Neroli Makim — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:12:15 +0000

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 last… Read the rest of this entry »

13 Articles To Help You On Your Entrepreneurs Journey

Leigh Peele — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 10:04:24 +0000

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 and… Read the rest of this entry »

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

Neroli Makim — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 12:32:00 +0000

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

Yaro Starak — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:43:54 +0000

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

Leslie Samuel — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:11:32 +0000

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 »

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

Leslie Samuel — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 05:00:59 +0000

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

Yaro Starak — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:44:32 +0000

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

Yaro Starak — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:41:14 +0000

Click here to download the audio-only MP3 [ 64 MB ]

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

Yaro Starak — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:40:21 +0000

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?

Yaro Starak — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:53:06 +0000

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 »

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

Yaro Starak — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:19:27 +0000

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

Yaro Starak — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:01:34 +0000

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

Yaro Starak — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:29:49 +0000

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

Yaro Starak — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:14:16 +0000

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…

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?

Yaro Starak — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 01:11:09 +0000

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 »

What Can Kangaroo Stir Fry Teach You About Running A Business?

Yaro Starak — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:56:10 +0000

I’m not sure this will teach you a whole lot about Internet business but hey, you get to see what I had for lunch. Give a guy a camera and this is what happens…

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Are You Drowning, Treading Water or Swimming?

Yaro Starak — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 23:03:31 +0000

A common small business start-up formula today is to offer a product or service and sell it online. If you are reading this blog chances are that describes your situation now. Perhaps you are a freelancer with skills to sell, or you decided to have a go at selling a product online, maybe through eBay or directly from a website.… Read the rest of this entry »

8 Pitfalls To Avoid When Starting An Internet Business

Yaro Starak — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 03:30:26 +0000

I’ve been thinking lately about starting another Internet business. I’m not actually going to (right now), but I was considering my future and also what I might do hypothetically if today I decided to dedicate myself to a new project.

Over the past years of running an Internet business and studying information marketing and strategic business development I’ve come to… Read the rest of this entry »

How To Become A Successful Entrepreneur

Yaro Starak — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 01:00:07 +0000

By Adnan from Blogtrepreneur

When Yaro asked for readers’ contributions for July, I decided that I should really dig deep into my entrepreneurial spirit to ask myself How Do You Become A Successful Entrepreneur? Now this article definitely is not the be all and end all of ways to become a winner in business online or offline, but some… Read the rest of this entry »

Entrepreneurship: Difficult to Spell Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Even Harder to Do!

Yaro Starak — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 01:00:21 +0000

By Herb Firestone from SEO for Smart People.

If you’ve owned your own business before and you’re on the diving board trying to decide whether to dive headfirst back into the entrepreneurial pool, you’re not alone. If this is your situation, or even if you’re considering entrepreneurship for the first time, let’s just say, Yaro absolutely hit the nail… Read the rest of this entry »

Entrepreneurship: Difficult To Spell – Even Harder To Do!

Yaro Starak — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 01:00:21 +0000

By Herb Firestone from SEO for Smart People.

The Sweet Spot

Yaro Starak — Thu, 11 May 2006 14:30:42 +0000

I just stumbled across a fantastic article by Pamela Slim on her blog, Escape from Cubicle Nation, titled – The sweet spot of your work. She must be loving the attention and the traffic because Guy Kawasaki also sent her some link loving.

The sweet spot as Pamela describes it is:

…the intersection of three interlocking circles:

… Read the rest of this entry »

Life Lessons Lead To Business Solutions

Yaro Starak — Mon, 27 Feb 2006 13:00:32 +0000

Or…Business Solutions Lead To Life Lessons

This article was started in July 2005 and I intended it to become a piece on how to avoid confusion and paralysis when choosing how to educate yourself. I think I may have added it to once sometime since and continued writing it again today. Writing tonight, about halfway through the article, not intentionally,… Read the rest of this entry »

Win $20,000 In Business Idea Competition

Yaro Starak — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 13:07:07 +0000

For any aspiring Australian entrepreneurs out there with a good idea but lacking capital the Best Business Idea Awards 2006 may be just what you are looking for.

At once stage in life everyone has had a great business idea that will make a million dollars, but there’s been one big problem Ã¢â‚¬â€œ no money to make it work.

… Read the rest of this entry »

A Day in the Life of an Internet Entrepreneur

Yaro Starak — Mon, 01 Aug 2005 22:29:11 +0000

Update: There is a new 2009 version of this article now available here.

The purpose of this article is to give you a window into the lifestyle of an Internet business owner and in particular a home based business entrepreneur. The example below is a typical day in my life. If you are presently considering quitting your day job/after… Read the rest of this entry »