Why You SHOULDN’T Listen to Your Audience

It’s some of the most popular marketing advice out there: “Listen to your audience.” We’re told it’s the secret to creating content and products that our audience will eat up.  And it sounds logical… surely the easiest way to make people happy (and get their attention and business) is to give them what they want. […]

a minimalist approach to online business (working less and earning WAY MORE)

Is bigger always better? The point of running a business is to make money — so more money means your company is more successful, right? And a bigger business makes more money, right? Well, not always. While bigger businesses often generate more annual revenue, they do so at a much higher cost. That’s because with […]

What’s The Best Way To Earn Passive Income?

Passive income isn’t a fairy tale, and I mean that both ways:

1. It’s not a myth; you really can “work once, profit forever.”

2. It’s no fairy tale daydream. Even though it has some awesome benefits, it still requires a lot of hard work.

Expectations vs Reality

Well, let me tell you a little secret: your perception of “success” is also based on a highlights reel.

A Real, Messy Day In My Life

Sometimes I make “day-in-the-life” videos, and I really try to keep them based in reality. I try to make them accurate, and not paint false pictures of unattainable ideals. First of all, because I want to be honest, and secondly because I’d hate to make anyone feel like they didn’t have stuff as “together” as they should.

4 Things I Wish I’d Known When I Was Struggling To Pay My Bills

Why do you want to build an online business?

> Is it for the money?
> The impact you can have on others?
> The freedom and flexibility of being your own boss?

How I run my business in just 20 hours/week

10 years ago, I was running a small music school in the Willamette Valley. In a lot of ways, it was a great gig! > I spent my time working with music & kids. > It was easy and fairly enjoyable. > I was even — kind of — my own boss. But it wasn’t […]

How to Reach BIG Goals

Have you ever started a new year with renewed enthusiasm for reaching your biggest goals only to find that by February 1st, you’re discouraged, in a slump, or have completely forgotten about your well-meant plans for the year? You’re not alone. According to Forbes Magazine, only 8% of people stick with their resolutions with any […]

How To Find Good Opportunities

We all have goals, right? And we all want to become successful — whether that means becoming a published author, traveling the world, or making a million dollars. But, here’s the thing: in order to reach our goals and becomes successful, we have to get good opportunities so that we can move forward. We can’t […]

13 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Blogging

13 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Blogging I started my first blog about ten years ago… and quit it after my second post. Since that time I’ve started a half-dozen blogs, including two that became quite successful. There were SO many things that I didn’t know when I started blogging. What I […]