Category Archives: Business Development
The Right Friends Make the Difference
Everyone aspires to be successful and live a better-than-average life. Unfortunately, not everyone actually follows through with their aspirations. Just like there are many paths to success, there are also many complexities which determine how successful we become. One aspect that I have talked a lot about is goal setting. Another important and determining factor of success is who we … Continue reading
Why Risk Is Worth Taking
In the business world, everyone weighs risk and reward. The more risk you take, the more potential reward you will see. Quitting my day job five months ago to run my business full-time has been the best decision I have ever made. When I first decided to go into self-employment, I felt some excitement, but there was also a lot … Continue reading
My Simple Trick to Easily Accomplishing Daily Goals
Last week I wrote about the importance of setting goals with a timeline. In the world of business development, it is vitally important to set reachable goals with a timeline that you will accomplish them by. At first, it may seem many of the goals may be long term goals, but by breaking these goals into daily goals, you are … Continue reading
Business Updates & Happenings
I wanted to take this time to fill you in on some my recent business developments. As many of you know, I am working on several ventures with my business partners, Josh and Matt. I made it clear a few months ago that I want my businesses to be case studies. Additionally, a huge part of blogging objective is to … Continue reading
Welcome to June. What Are Your Goals?
It’s June now. Did you accomplish your goals for May? If not, what got in the way? I like to set goals for both my blog and businesses. It’s an important part of my life and I would like to share with you why I believe that setting short-and long-term goals is something everyone should do. Why Is Goal Setting … Continue reading
How Blogging Has Changed My Life
The last four months have changed my life. Those who knew me four months ago would say that these changes have resulted from taking my fate into my own hands. However, it’s actually more complicated than that. I have always been an “all-or-nothing” kind of guy. I have to put 110% effort into what I am doing or I find … Continue reading
New Month, PageRank & Marketing Experiments!
Well, it is now May and I am officially going on my fourth month of blogging. The past three and a half months have been great – I have managed to crank out 106 posts and there has been 847 comments, so far. I am currently averaging around 140 or so RSS subscribers per day. My goal by the end … Continue reading
5 Steps You Must Take Towards Self-Employment
Being self-employed is not for everyone. This kind of lifestyle is certainly a riskier proposition than working at a traditional job. I have just recently become self-employed. Before that, I had been working odd jobs and running my web-dev business, infinFX, on the side, since I graduated from high school in 2003. It was frustrating because I had very little … Continue reading
How to Name a Business – Brand & Purpose
The other day I received an email from a loyal reader, Mike, asking me how I decide on naming a particular business. Naming a business is usually one of the first steps in developing your business plan, and it is crucial that you give this step proper time and thought. The name is essentially the first thing people hear or … Continue reading
Being Self-Employed Is Not Easy
It’s no secret. Being self-employed is not easy. If you are managing a consulting business, finding new clients can sometimes be difficult. If you are providing a product, all of the steps required to launch the product can feel like mountains. I am sure if you asked successful entrepreneurs like John Chow or Mitchell Harper how it was to start … Continue reading
