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Trend to keep an eye on = long tail social media
Cal Newport has been writing about this: In [long tail social media], users don’t want to connect with everyone they already know,
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If you offer freelance services, you need to read this.
Backlinko recently surveyed 1,200 business owners to better understand the current state of the SEO services industry. My takeaways: Much of
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How to charge more for your services (best sales method I’ve seen)
There’s a book called SPIN Selling that details a really powerful method for selling high-priced services. I first read it years ago
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Which social media platform is best for your business?
Neil Patel polled 483 companies to figure out the value of 100 followers on each social media platform. Among the findings:
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3 Considerations For Your Website Slider
Using a website slider can be a BAD IDEA. But if you have good reason, here are some QUICK and EASY ways to add a slider to your website.
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How long did it take the world’s super-rich to earn their first million?
Eight years, apparently. Also: On average the world’s richest earned their first million at age 36 with most making their
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Get paid $20/hour to test software
I stumbled across a website called Testlio yesterday and did some quick research. They basically hire people to test software for clients
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Matrix-style cold calling
One of our reads this month in the Freedom Business Builder book club is Jay Abraham’s Getting Everything You Can Out Of All
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The $1.80 strategy for growing your social media following
I’m not a huge fan of Gary Vaynerchuk – criticized him a bit in this video last year – but his $1.80 strategy
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$100/Month Selling Blank Books Online
Two weeks ago in this newsletter I shared an interview with a lady who was earning between $6k-$11k a month selling
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$300k a year freelancing on Fiverr
Some notes from this podcast interview with a lady named Alex Fasulo, who earns $300,000 per year freelancing on Fiverr: You can read more about
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How would you respond to this client?
How would you respond to a prospective client who says: “Your quote is too high. You told me X hours
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Progress happens slowly; setbacks happen fast
Here’s a great article discussing five lessons from history. At least three of them are applicable to business, especially #4: Progress
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Making money from podcasting (2019)
Some fascinating insights in this 2019 podcast report from Andreessen Horowitz. They note that it’s notoriously difficult to make money from podcasts.