Cofounder and CEO of Fizzle. Entrepreneur for a decade. Blogger, podcaster, lifestyle business builder.
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I'm writing this from our apartment in the Mission neighborhood of San Francisco, but the truth is I could be writing it from anywhere in the world. My business and life are location independent. That means I can live and work from anywhere, as long as I have a laptop and an Internet connection.
That's me, riding my dog in the photo over there. I do shit like that sometimes. Maybe you didn't know that, so let me explain. For the past 16 months that I've been blogging here, I have to tell you I've never been fully satisfied with the "voice" I've created for myself. By that, I mean the personality I've conveyed through my words.
Over the past few years, I've talked and worked with lot of smart, talented and motivated entrepreneurs-in-the-making who all get hung up on some variation of the same issue. The problem is usually described like this: "I can't decide what my business should be about. Every topic is already covered by someone else. How can I create something real and unique and not derivative?"
The journey from newcomer to successful blogger isn't always easy to track. Wouldn't it be great if there were some milestones you could follow to figure out if you're on the right path? From my experience and from watching other people become successful online, I pulled together 20 milestones that might mark the journey of a typical a-list blogger in-the-making.
How much is enough? How many visitors, subscribers, comments, tweets and Facebook fans do you need to achieve your goals for your website? I know we all have different specific goals, but many of us share at least one thing in common. We aspire (whether secretly or openly) to earn a respectable living from our websites and blogs.
I asked my favorite popular bloggers for quick and uncommon tips for building website traffic. They really came through with some priceless wisdom and tips, including my favorites by David Heinemeier Hansson, partner at 37signals and James Chartrand of Men With Pens.
Do you dream of living a creative and adventurous life? One where you answer to no one but yourself while traveling the world, exploring your passions and connecting with fun and like-minded people?
The rumors have not been exaggerated. Taking a sabbatical is an amazing, rejuvenating and life-changing experience. Spending time in a new place or country away from the daily grind can help you see life in a completely new way.
Plenty of people have jumped on the bandwagon to bash Tim Ferriss' bestselling book, The 4-Hour Workweek. Jonathan Mead called the promise of a 4-hour work week a lie. Penelope Trunk said the week Tim Ferriss actually works a 4-hour work week will be a cold week in hell.
Have you ever wondered how you could earn a living that would allow you to live and work anywhere in the world? Many people already living that dream shared the details of how they make a living in the recent Location Independent and Digital Nomad Survey.