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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 »

How To Outsource Better Than I Did

Leslie Samuel — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 02:33:57 +0000

Outsourcing! Such a beautiful word. It’s the magical word that can almost eliminate you from your business and make life so much easier that you’ll be sleeping on a bed of roses with money falling from the sky.

When I thought about outsourcing, I thought about uncle Scrooge from the cartoon “Ducktales” from back in the day, doing his daily… Read the rest of this entry »

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

Yaro Starak — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:36:52 +0000

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Download the MP3 [ 58 Minutes - 14 MB ]

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 cosmetic… 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 »

How Quickly Can You Get Your Product To Market?

Yaro Starak — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:01:17 +0000

This weekend I’m attending James Schramko’s seminar in Sydney. I’ll be there for a panel interview on late Saturday and hang around on Sunday as well.

James is one of the best Internet marketers I know of when it comes to getting things done quickly. His stuff isn’t always the most polished in terms of presentation, but it’s quality… Read the rest of this entry »

The Big Six Online Business Models

Yaro Starak — Mon, 10 May 2010 07:24:54 +0000

Please forgive me for harping on about outsourcing in so many blog posts recently. At the moment I’m going through the process of hiring new full time workers, plus John Reese is launching his Outsource Force program and giving away free videos on how to outsource, so this subject is a bit in focus for me right now.

If… Read the rest of this entry »

If I Had To Do It All Over Again This Is What I Would Do Differently

Yaro Starak — Thu, 06 May 2010 05:27:54 +0000

I read through the comments that were left to my previous post regarding the changes I’m making to how I outsource. You can read the post and the comment stream that follows it here -

Why I Am Changing How I Outsource

I noticed that there is one consistent roadblock that people refer to as the reason why they don’t… Read the rest of this entry »

5 Tips On How To Outsource Your Blogging

Yaro Starak — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:24:57 +0000

Tyrone Shum has participated in both my Blog Mastermind and Membership Site Mastermind programs. He’s special because not only did he study the materials (which is rare enough!), he went on and has built himself a successful blog and last year launched a membership site too, so he’s a real action taker.

Part of the reason he’s one… Read the rest of this entry »

How John Jonas Outsources To Full Time Staff For As Little As $200 Month

Yaro Starak — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:04:59 +0000

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Download the MP3 [ 73 Minutes - 113 MB ]

John Jonas and I spent several months trying to connect to get this interview done, but it was worth the wait.

I was referred to him via Adam Short… 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 »

When Is The Right Time To Begin Outsourcing?

Yaro Starak — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:24:44 +0000

There was an interesting discussion in the Blog Mastermind forums that began with a question about when you should start outsourcing.

The impression this particular student had was that outsourcing is the key for success, and it is something that I emphasize over and over again inside Blog Mastermind. The problem in this case was the lack of… Read the rest of this entry »

How To Find A Good Customer Support Person (Or Any Outsourced Staff)

Yaro Starak — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:57:55 +0000

In this final piece of a four part article series on customer service we look at one of the key components of a successful Internet business – a good customer support person.

If you have been following along this journey you will remember how Starbucks taught us the importance of good customer service as a powerful tool for reputation… Read the rest of this entry »

Inside My Business: The Evolution Of A Customer Service System

Yaro Starak — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:34:16 +0000

This is the third part in a four part series of articles on customer service.

In part one we looked at a example from Starbucks customer service, where a simple free beverage voucher left a lasting positive impression on me. You can read this article here – Reputation Management: Starbucks Offers A Simple Lesson In Good… Read the rest of this entry »

Don’t Wait As Long As I Did To Learn This Business Building Lesson

Yaro Starak — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:41:40 +0000

It’s Monday morning in Australia and I’m about to have a group meeting at my house with my team to begin work on something new.

For most of my Internet business career I worked solo – and I really mean solo.

I built my website myself, created marketing materials like flyers and posters, promoted my websites, located and managed sponsors… Read the rest of this entry »

Don’t Wait As Long As I Did To Learn This Business Building Lesson

Yaro Starak — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:41:40 +0000

It’s Monday morning in Australia and I’m about to have a group meeting at my house with my team to begin work on something new.

For most of my Internet business career I worked solo – and I really mean solo.

I built my website myself, created marketing materials like flyers and posters, promoted my websites, located and managed sponsors… Read the rest of this entry »

How To Launch A Membership Site – Part 8: Set Your Membership Site On Autopilot

Yaro Starak — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:50:51 +0000

Read previous articles in this series:

The hard work is done. After a successful prelaunch and launch process your membership site is operating at full steam ahead. You… Read the rest of this entry »

Free Quotes For Business to Business Services via VendorSeek.com

Yaro Starak — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 02:59:10 +0000

In my business timeline, which is seriously due for an update to account for the last year or two, you may recall I talked about the early days with my start-up business BetterEdit. If you check out the Way Back Machine archives for BetterEdit.com you will see the different evolutions of the site, including a period where BetterEdit… Read the rest of this entry »