Do Less, Accomplish More I’ve got over 300 resumes in my inbox at this very moment. We are looking to hire a marketing assistant to help at the Wealth Authority headquarters in Orlando. For the last few days I’ve been sifting through all of the applications and picking out my favorites. My stack of people … Continue reading “You Should be Doing Way Less”

6 Classic Business Mistakes That Can Collapse Your Business Many people want to be their own boss and run their own online business, but most of them fail very quickly. I’ve been there too, my friend. Even though now I run multiple online businesses, one of which makes over a million dollars a year I … Continue reading “6 Classic Mistakes That Collapse a Business”

Defining Success When I was getting my first online business up and running I was very giddy. I was excited and talked about how successful I was going to be incessantly. One night at dinner when I was in the middle of another gleeful rant about the new business my wife asked me a question … Continue reading “Your Definition Matters”

How to Make $10,000 Selling a Simple Product Online with Google and China’s Help! 7:01 AM Dear Entrepreneur: Bob Maydonik makes $10,000 to $20,000 every month importing a simple product from China and selling it online.  He also secured a unique partnership with Google to design his AdWords campaign for him.  I talked to Bob … Continue reading “Get Chinas Help With This”

Outsourcing-How to do it the Right Way Outsourcing was once something only the big boys did. Corporations like Microsoft, Apple, and Bank of America have all outsourced some part of their business. In today’s world through advances in technology and the globalization of our work force outsourcing is something even the little guys like you … Continue reading “Outsourcing isn’t Always Evil”

When you first start your business there is a lot of D-I-Y work to be done. One of the first orders of business is to choose a name to represent your brand. The name of your business is an important step. Your name will be a reason people decide to hire you or not, and … Continue reading “How to Name Your Business”

A few months ago I was hanging out with some of my friends having a couple of beers and shooting the breeze.  I’m not quite sure how this happened, it certainly wasn’t intentional, but I have a lot of friends who are small business owners. So like usual our conversation turned to business, with each … Continue reading “Expanding Your Small Business…Good Idea or Bad Idea”

Most of us have heard of the 80/20 Rule. In life the rule means that 20 percent of your activities result in 80 percent of your happiness. At work the rule says that only 20 percent of employees produce 80 percent of a company’s earnings.   Economists will tell you that the top 20 percent of … Continue reading “The 80/20 Rule”

It was always my dream to retire early. I just never thought I’d be able to retire this early, while I’m still in my 30’s. Retiring early is a common dream among Americans. It rates highly on nearly every poll that targets mid-life and senior Americans. Who wouldn’t want to stop commuting to an office … Continue reading “I Made A Million Dollars Last Year, Working Just A Few Hours A Week Using A Protocol I Didn’t Invent!”

My wife and I were at the local branch of our bank the other day. We were there to open up a checking account for a new business we are starting together. As we were introduced to the gentleman that would be helping us, he conversationally asked what type of business we would be opening. … Continue reading “How to Deal With Haters and Naysayers”

You receive this letter from me each week because you’ve told me you are interested in starting your own internet business. So what’s stopped you from doing that thus far? Money. That can’t be because I’ve told you about opportunities that cost less than $100 to get you started? Not enough time in your schedule? … Continue reading “It's Never Too Late to Get Rich”

I read an article recently about a business owner who said setting goals and benchmarks for his business was doing more harm than good to his business. Naturally this idea intrigued me. I was of the school of thought that setting goals and planning a strategy of action to complete those goals was considered a … Continue reading “A Contrarian's Take On Setting Goals”

I’m fortunate to know a lot of successful people. My friend Kyle runs a multi-million dollar promotional company. He built it from nothing a decade ago. He was working for someone else, when he saw an opportunity in the stock market and capitalized on it. My friend Will did something similar. He saw a lack … Continue reading “Ten Reasons I Succeeded in this Business…And You Will Too”

Tell me if you’ve heard this phrase before; “The money is in the list.” Email marketers like myself live and die by this line. And after twelve years in the business I still find it true today. The popular phrase refers to subscriber lists. Email marketers make their money by growing a list of subscribers, … Continue reading “Building an Email List in the Fastest Possible Way”

You’re here because you want to be wealthy. You need the self-confidence and focus to follow your dream and this will be fatally undercut if you have the wrong philosophy of life and money. No amount of effort on your part will overcome a faulty philosophy. If, deep down, you believe that wealth is a … Continue reading “The Mindset You need to Build Wealth”

I had a funny conversation with my wife last weekend that re-taught me a valuable lesson.  One that I think can help you.  It’s already paying dividends for me and my goals this year. On Sundays my wife and I usually like to go out and grab a nice relaxing afternoon lunch.  It’s a part … Continue reading “Tending the Garden”

Of the many perks working from home affords me, one of them is never dreading coming to work. I don’t spend all day Sunday thinking about how I don’t want to go back to work the next day. Those that do are on a surefire path to getting burned out on the job. A new … Continue reading “8 Ways to Avoid Feeling Burned Out On the Job”