Where is blogging going? What will it look like in the future? And while we’re on the big questions: what is “blogging?” Your answer to these questions change, not only what you choose to work on, but how you go about doing that work.
Where is blogging going? What will it look like in the future? And while we’re on the big questions: what is “blogging?” Your answer to these questions change, not only what you choose to work on, but how you go about doing that work.
Everything changes when we stop thinking about how to get ahead or skip steps, and focus instead on building consistent, repetitive creative habits. Business builders early on in their career often think looking for shortcuts or figuring out the mistakes to avoid is the best way to be successful faster.
The launch of your thing can bring a bunch of buzz, eyeballs and potential customers to your business. It can also bring harrowing unnecessary stress. In this episode we share the strategy and story behind our launch a few days ago.
Last week we promised a big announcement. Here it is! Think Traffic has now become The Sparkline: a blog for independent creatives and entrepreneurs building matterful things. We’ve fallen in love over the past year. Our Fizzle community and The Fizzle Show have revealed a whole crew of people putting their asses on the line to build something they care about.
There are businesses that would be a good fit for you. They’d fit right into the grooves of your personality, sense of humor, language and interests. This business would be a dream for you to run. You’d wake up energized, ready to serve an audience you care with answers to questions that matter.
Can you get over the psychological roadblocks and self sabotaging tendencies and create something valuable enough for people to buy? Have you tried? Have you heard the voice in your head calling you out?
Note from Caleb: This essay is by Nathan Barry, who wrote a post here last year about pricing which has gone on to become one of the most popular posts ever. Here he argues that building a product before an audience is the best way to jumpstart earning a living online. Take it away Nathan.
Start a Blog that Matters has been our best selling individual course of all time. Over 3,000 people have enrolled since we released it in early 2012. And today we're announcing an exciting change...
That moment when you get the first email about a successful transaction… someone found your thing and then liked it enough to buy it… that moment changes you forever. But how do you get there? What are the steps to making a thing that’s sellable? What roadblocks will you absolutely collide with and how can you hurdle over them?