A Long Term Perspective On Writing Success A lot of writers think in a very short term way when it comes to professional success. A lot of people think that their first novel needs to sell a million copies. That’s unlikely. A lot of people think that their blog is going to get ten thousand…
The Three Different Stages Of Learning This article is about learning. Bear with me here, because I’m not sure where this topic is going before I write it. That said, it’s going to give a basic overview of the stages you’ll go through when learning a subject. I split learning up into three stages: The…
The Importance Of Resetting Your Brain As regular readers will know, I took a few days off over the last week. This is incredibly atypical for me. I took four days off from writing and online business and everything. (Though I did close another client over email; but that was about fifteen minutes of work.)…
Should You Drip Feed Content On An Online Course? This week, I’ve been writing articles on creating an online course. For the regular readers, you can skip the next few lines, but for those of you who are joining us at this late stage, here are the subjects I’ve covered: The Two Key Ingredients To…
Jamie’s Software Business Adventure – Part One In Wednesday’s post, I wrote about how I’d found a new idea for a service based on a business blind-spot of mine. I have spent the last few nights sleepless due to the fact that I should really develop the idea somewhat; even if only for myself (and…
Use Your Assets If you’re reading this, it means I’ve gotten the website back up and running. Currently, the website is sitting in the dog house. It’s broken, and whilst I was smart enough to keep numerous backups in the event that this should ever happen, it’s hardly an easy ride: I keep a backup…
Everyone wants to achieve something unbelievable. Whether they admit it to themselves – or anyone else – is another matter. When it comes to unrealistic goals, there’s one stop gap between “boring, mundane activity” and everyone giving you high-fives. That middle ground is what I’m writing about today. Here’s a little glimpse into my personal…
Do entrepreneurs need to go to University? Do they need any qualifications at all? I must have seen about four million forum threads asking variations on the above question. I’m going to do my best to answer them – but here’s a forewarning; there’s a caveat to the answers I’ll give further down. Let’s get…
Be Nice To The Internet And It Will Be Nice To You Yesterday I wrote an update to the Niche Site Challenge. You can read it here. One of the random thoughts I included in that article was that if you are nice to Google, it will be nice to you. I thought I’d expand…
7 Reasons Why Location Dependent Business Opportunities Are A Great Thing Do you want to live a free entrepreneurial life, roaming the globe and making money from a laptop wherever you set your feet? If you do, then there are some great opportunities. However, there are also sharks in the water – for instance, people…