The Truth (And Myth) About Passive Income

There are few words in an online entrepreneur’s vocabulary that are more seductive than Passive Income. The term is widely used by multilevel marketers and savvy entrepreneurs across the web to close sales on eBooks and training programs for one simple reason: the vision (of sitting under a palm tree while your bank account effortlessly collects money) sells.

Wikipedia describes… Read the rest of this entry »

Three Books And A Beanbag That Doesn’t Smell Funny

In the interview I did with Robb Sutton he talked about the $10,000+ worth of freebies he’s received thanks to blogging.

While I haven’t been that active pursuing free product thanks to the exposure this blog grants me, I do get things in the mail from time to time. In the spirit of saying thanks for the freebies,… Read the rest of this entry »

How To Master The Inner Game Of Business And Life

I remember a year or so ago I was trawling a popular Internet marketing forum. This particular forum has some successful marketers, but mostly the members are opportunity seeking newbies, including lots of young guys who are looking to make money online quick and care little for hard work.

I did an “ego” search in this particular forum for… Read the rest of this entry »

Do You Have What It Takes To Be A Professional Blogger?

In the first part of this series on professional blogging as a business model I explained the content = traffic = money equation as the root formula for nearly all currently successful professional bloggers and those who are working to replicate their success.

If you have not done so already, please read the opening article here -

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The Long Tail

It’s about time I give my take on The Long Tail. I find myself referring to it on a regular basis as I write articles about blogging and business in general and if you have been following the recent fuss about the evolution of Internet marketing (or known as it’s “death”) or read a handful of popular blogs about… Read the rest of this entry »

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How To Launch A Forum With An Instant Audience

Here’s a strategy for launching a buzzing forum from day one – create an uber-popular blog first, then launch a forum and bring your existing blog audience over to it.

Steve Pavlina has done just that launching his brand new Personal Development for Smart People Forums. He’s already reported explosive traffic growth at the forums and as I… Read the rest of this entry »

It’s Time To Reduce Your Stress

I was sitting at the bus stop the other day. It was a Friday. I had spent the day leisurely – some work in the morning, then off to the city after lunch for some writing on my laptop at an Aroma’s cafe for a couple of hours. I had plans for a game of tennis with my friend Read the rest of this entry »

It’s Time To Reduce Your Stress

I was sitting at the bus stop the other day. It was a Friday. I had spent the day leisurely – some work in the morning, then off to the city after lunch for some writing on my laptop at an Aroma’s cafe for a couple of hours. I had plans for a game of tennis with my friend Read the rest of this entry »

Steve Pavlina Interview – Part 3

Here is the final part of the interview with Steve Pavlina. You can read part one here -
Steve Pavlina Interview – Part 1 and part two here – Steve Pavlina Interview – Part 2.

8. Children

It can be hard to encourage children to be their own person and go against the grain when peer pressure… Read the rest of this entry »

Steve Pavlina Interview – Part 2

Continuing the interview with Steve Pavlina here is part two. You can read part one here -
Steve Pavlina Interview – Part 1

4. How To Reach More People

You use the slogan “Personal Development For Smart People” and talk about raising levels of awareness. The majority of people in this world are probably not at a level… Read the rest of this entry »

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Steve Pavlina Interview – Part 1

A few months ago I contacted Steve Pavlina about doing an interview. At the time he was too busy but recently he agreed to participate and today I have the first part for you.

Steve is a self development expert who largely has risen to fame through blogging (his blog is at StevePavlina.com/blog/). Personally I am big believer… Read the rest of this entry »

Your Questions For An Upcoming Interview With Steve Pavlina

Many of you will be aware of Steve Pavlina and his self development blog. I consider Steve to be a mentor of some sorts when it comes to self development topics and I’m certainly not alone. Last time I checked Steve was doing about two million page views per month at his blog. It was one of the… Read the rest of this entry »

Life Lessons Lead To Business Solutions

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 »