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5 Requirements for Authentic Business Success
Having a sustainable livelihood -- on your own terms -- doing work that fulfills you, is one of the best experiences in life.
In other words: having a successful authentic business. With dedication and persistence, it is entirely doable.
In this blog post, I’ll outline what I see are the 5 requirements to success, along with 6 additional helpful factors.
In other words: having a successful authentic business. With dedication and persistence, it is entirely doable.
In this blog post, I’ll outline what I see are the 5 requirements to success, along with 6 additional helpful factors.
Basic Financial Stability
You might be wondering, “Isn’t financial stability one of the reasons for having an authentic business?”
Yes, a succe…
You might be wondering, “Isn’t financial stability one of the reasons for having an authentic business?”
Yes, a succe…
Create your own disciplined rhythm of Content Creation
Most successful content creators have some rhythm or schedule for creating & sharing content.
What about you? What is the discipline of content that you've committed to?
May this blog post encourage you and give you some guidance to create a consistent rhythm of content creation...
What about you? What is the discipline of content that you've committed to?
May this blog post encourage you and give you some guidance to create a consistent rhythm of content creation...
One of the heroes of content is Seth Godin, who has consistently blogged every day for more than 10 years. If you look at his amazing archive of posts, it took 2 years of consistent blogging (2002-2004) before h…
Dangers to Your Creativity: No Engagement and Viral Content
When you are trying to get into a consistent rhythm with your content creation, there are 2 situations that are dangerous to your creativity:
1. When you get no response.
2. When a piece of content goes viral.
Let's explore each one...
1. When you get no response.
2. When a piece of content goes viral.
Let's explore each one...
Silence
It's easy to get discouraged, when what you thought was important or meaningful, didn’t come across that way to your audience.
No one took the time to like, comment, or share what you created.
You wonder:
It's easy to get discouraged, when what you thought was important or meaningful, didn’t come across that way to your audience.
No one took the time to like, comment, or share what you created.
You wonder:
- Am I actually reaching anyone?
- Do I have somethi…
Can Affiliate Marketing be Authentic?
Within the first year of my business, I reached a monthly sales revenue of $10,000 and by the third year, my revenue was $350,000. As a solopreneur, mostly selling my own online courses.
Back then, it was all thanks to affiliate marketing. (Some people call it JV or joint venture, strategic alliances, or referral partnerships. These days, it’s often called influencer marketing.)
Yet, after a few years, I was speaking out against affiliate marketing.
In this blog post, I’ll explain why I got d…
Back then, it was all thanks to affiliate marketing. (Some people call it JV or joint venture, strategic alliances, or referral partnerships. These days, it’s often called influencer marketing.)
Yet, after a few years, I was speaking out against affiliate marketing.
In this blog post, I’ll explain why I got d…
How I overcame decades of writer's block
Since I've written 4 books in the last 2 years, you might not believe this, but I've had writer’s block for most of my life. Up until 2015.
In school many of us are traumatized by writing. We have to write on topics we don't really care about. We have to produce on a deadline, and the quality of our writing is judged as compared to our peers. It's a terrible way to learn to love a skill.
I suffered through 17 years of such schooling, earning a college degree in English literature (where I had …
In school many of us are traumatized by writing. We have to write on topics we don't really care about. We have to produce on a deadline, and the quality of our writing is judged as compared to our peers. It's a terrible way to learn to love a skill.
I suffered through 17 years of such schooling, earning a college degree in English literature (where I had …