Entrepreneur Podcast
- Posted on: September 17, 2007
- Those Who Had Their Say: 5
My business partner, Nate, invited me yesterday to be on his first podcast. It was my first time podcasting and we ended up using the first and only take, so it was fun and painless to say the least. We chatted for a bit about the idea of taking on investors in a start-up. Take a few minutes to check it out!
Your Blog. Your Brand.
- Posted on: September 15, 2007
- Those Who Had Their Say: 9
My previous post was about keeping your time profitable, and I talked about how my blog is currently not in that category. I got a few great comments that made me realize that I unintentionally put blogging under the wrong light. It wasn’t my intention to imply that blogs aren’t profitable, so let’s get into the short-term and long-term profitability of a blog.
Short-Term
This part of the story starts out very slowly for most. Being a new blogger is tough.This is just something that you will have to come to terms with. With small amounts of traffic and not many connections, you are going to be fighting an uphill battle.
If you are thinking that you can make a solid income from your blog within 6 months, you have fallen prey to fanciful thinking. DISCLAIMER: It has been done, but don’t bet your blog on it.
There are a lot of people that…
Profitable Time
- Posted on: September 10, 2007
- Those Who Had Their Say: 12
I wrote a post last month that tackled the difference between static and profitable time.
In general, these static activities are going to have little-to-no benefit to you directly generating profits. You will be going nowhere in a hurry with most of these activities, so lets take a look at the good stuff. Profiting tasks may include:
When you are profitable, you are doing what you set out to do as an entrepreneur; make money. The more time you spend being profitable, you will be able to spend less time working hard, and your profits will hopefully soar. So I have to ask you, how are you spending your time?
It has been a personal goal of mine to increase my profitable time to the point that it encompasses most of my work days. Well it has come to fruition, to say the least. I have been extremely busy ever since the launch of Unique…
