The searching for ‘starting an online business’ can get very confused at the massive amount of information (sometimes conflicting) that is out there. Once in a while you come across something so simple it is quite inspiring. I am quite a visual person, meaning that pictures and video appeal to me more than sounds and text. Although I devour books I am not a big fan of reading tomes of Internet Marketing articles because, in my experience, most of them are a bit too fluffy and short on substance. There are some exceptions of course, but on the whole there is a lot of re-packaged ‘advice’ on the web. Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for December, 2009
Step By Step Guide To Starting an Online Business
On December - 30 - 2009
Motivational Video – Do It!
On December - 21 - 2009
The thing I like about being a motivated person is even when I am having a really, really bad time of it, I know that there is a strategy to getting out. We all know what it is, we have a chat with ourselves, check our goals, polish up some beliefs and work to change our state. If you don’t do this check out our free eBook ‘Becoming an Entrepreneur – Boot Camp’ Read the rest of this entry »
Make Meaning – Make Money
On December - 14 - 2009
Guy Kawasaki is a managing director of Garage Technology Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm and a columnist for Entrepreneur Magazine. Previously, he was an Apple Fellow at Apple Computer, Inc. Guy is the author of nine books including Reality Check, The Art of the Start, Rules for Revolutionaries, How to Drive Your Competition Crazy, Selling the Dream, and The Macintosh Way. He has a BA from Stanford University and an MBA from UCLA as well as an honorary doctorate from Babson College…. and, in my opinion, he is as cool as James Bond giving you his Aston Martin Vanish. Read the rest of this entry »
Venture Investors and Why You Should Be Picky
On December - 11 - 2009
I was not looking for motivation over the last few days but isn’t it funny when you are not looking for something you find it? There were two things I came across that hit the spot today and I had to share them with you. The first one is an article written by Mark Suster over at BusinessInsider.com entitled ‘5 Things I look For Before Writing a Check‘ which talks about what venture investors are looking for from the entrepreneurs seeking start up funding. The second was the video in this post. Read the rest of this entry »
Belief Systems – ‘Luck’ is Too Random
On December - 7 - 2009
I have always been a bit blessed. It is, perhaps, an odd word to use but it is the only only I could think of… ‘lucky’ just sounded too random. I mean does luck actually exist? Personally I do think so, chance random events can lead up to what we call luck, but I prefer to think of luck as ‘Where opportunity meets preparation’. In the context of today’s blog post I want to share with you how a positive belief I have always seems to have things work out… even in the darkest moments. Read the rest of this entry »
Get Results Marketing Needs and Wants
On December - 4 - 2009
How do I market my business? It is odd, because it is a continuous question, no matter how successful you are, you are always looking for new ways. But the fundamental question to be asked (and I have been asking myself this) is ‘Is my product a ‘need’ or a ‘want’? Read the rest of this entry »
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Beware The Lure Of The Pavlovian Business Rut
On December - 2 - 2009
Ivan Pavlov, the Russian physiologist, won the Noble Prize in 1904 for the now famous research he did into digestion and the nervous system. Basically Pavlov trained his dogs to respond to a bell that rang at feeding time… each time he rang the bell the dogs would be able to eat the food that was before them. What he found, however, was that even if food was not present and he rang the bell the dogs would salivate anyway. Read the rest of this entry »
