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I just found a great podcast interview that features John Reese and Jeremy Shoemaker a.k.a. ShoeMoney. It highlights some great marketing strategies and philosophies that are used by two of the top online money-makers! I am not sure as to how new it is, but it is some great stuff.

The cast is divided into seven parts on youtube, so here are the links:

You are looking at a little over an hour’s worth of learning. Enjoy!

I have had a dramatic increase in readers lately, so I just wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone that has subscribed to my RSS Feed! I hope I can keep you around with some good posting. ^_^

There has been some buzz going around about the BlogWorld Expo coming up in November. I figured that I would add to it and give you five reasons to show up!

1. Networking

At an expo like BlogWorld, you can expect to find some of the leaders in blogging, some of the stragglers, and a lot of people in-between. This presents great opportunity for anyone looking to network. You will be able to get your face out there and actually talk to people that might be reading your blog, which is a very powerful tool when building long-lasting relationships. You can meet Nate, Josh, and I there, for sure!

2. Seminars
Experts in blogging will be presenting…

If you take a few steps back from your newly budding start-up business, you might begin to see the business as more than just a bunch of stuff that needs to come together to make money. Really, your start-up is a project. Think of how many components are being thrown in to the mix to make your business become a systematized reality. You’ve got your founders, employees, developers, partnerships and JV’s, lawyers, accountants, etc., all running around doing their tasks. What strategies are you using to control the chaos?

You must face reality and begin your role as a project manager. Your business must become a well-oiled machine that can plow through a mapped process. Would you ever think of getting on a plane that has no flight-plan, no destination, no gauges or controls? Why on earth would you attempt to start a business without a detailed plan, set of distinct…