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The critical question
One of my favorite podcasts – How I Built This – asks each guest how much of their success is due to luck and how much is due to skill. Almost all of them say luck was at least half the battle. Of course, everyone gets lucky to some degree. But some people get a better return…
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Best Survey Sites
We’ve spent 100+ hours testing & researching the best survey sites. See our top picks and get the best HACKS to maximize your earnings.
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Offline Connections
Sometimes, the best way to find clients/customers for your online business is to connect with people offline. Here’s how one man generated $30,000 in sales by getting out and talking to real people.
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Don’t Start A Podcast
Advice from someone who has recorded 300+ episodes of a podcast that has made several top business podcast lists: now that podcasts are all the rage — do we recommend that you start one? Not at all. How much business has the podcast brought us? None whatsoever. […] So what should you do instead? It’s way…
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The Extra Mile
I’m a big basketball fan, so I love this article about the San Antonio Spurs and their secret team dinners. There’s a great lesson in there for anyone running a service-based business, online or off. Jeremy Threat was a 29-year-old restaurant manager who went above and beyond in preparation for one of those team dinners… [Threat] explains…
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Avoiding Stupidity
This is a great concept to keep in mind: most success is achieved by avoiding stupid mistakes rather than by doing anything particularly brilliant. In the words of Charlie Munger (via Farnam Street): “It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to…
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$30K/Year On The Side Writing Resumes
Some great takeaways in this interview: You’ll often feel like you can’t do this or you’re not worthy or it isn’t worth it. Those are just roadblocks along the way that get you off track. Everyone has those. You just need to keep pushing forward.
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Ground Zero Case Studies
“A ground zero case study is an example of your great work, except you’re going to put context around it. This context tries to bring to life your process and the client’s experience.”
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Laptop Decals
Use a laptop decal to passively attract prospective clients when working from cafes or coworking spaces.
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The Psychological Trap of Freelancing
From an article on The Cut: People who attach dollar signs to their time — or “value time like money” — tend to be overwhelmingly less happy than those who don’t, because their nonworking hours suddenly seem less important. “Free” time gets tainted with guilt because there’s a cost associated with it. […] Other studies found…
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Sean Ogle’s 3-Step Process To Build an Online Business
Sean Ogle’s three step process for building an online business: He calls number two “a bridge business.” This is also what I’ve seen work best for most people. (If you’re unsure which skills you should learn, ask the hedgehog.)
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Flight Time Really Matters
In a recent appearance on the ID10T podcast, Penn Jillette – you know, the comedic magician dude, half of Penn and Teller – talked about how important it is to simply put in the time working on your craft. He and Teller have apparently done 12,000 shows together over the decades, “more than the Beatles, the…
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Top 50 Non-Technical Founders in Technology
Like the founders of Airbnb, YouTube, Amazon and LinkedIn, you too can start a business and build a tech product without having any knowledge of code.
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Anne Sullivan’s Imposter Syndrome
I’ve been reading Helen Keller’s autobiography, and have been most interested by the notes of her teacher, Anne Sullivan, at the back of the book. In case you don’t know the story, Helen Keller was a deaf, blind and completely uneducated six-year-old, until her parents hired Anne Sullivan to teach her. This was back in the…
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Mr Free At 33
See how Jason Fieber became financially independent and retired at age 33 thanks to dividend income.
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