We’ve all felt that feeling where, at the end of the day, you wish you felt better about the stuff you accomplished. (Unless you’re perfect, of course.)
We’ve all felt that feeling where, at the end of the day, you wish you felt better about the stuff you accomplished. (Unless you’re perfect, of course.)
Choosing a business idea is an incredibly important decision. A great idea can make your life so much easier. People will naturally identify with your mission and help to share your message. The right topic will make you come alive and you’ll fall in love with your business and customers.
If you want to write things that inspire action — web sales pages that effectively sell your product, emails that readers will click on and share, etc. — this article is for you. I repeat: if you want to make things on the internet that work, if you want to publish webpages and videos and podcasts and emails into the world that get results, you’re in the right place.
Choosing a business idea is probably the thing we help our members with most. It's understandable. You don't want to put a bunch of time and effort into building a business, only to realize later on that there was a major flaw in the idea that will forever stunt your company's growth.
Before people start a business they usually have a decision to make: am I going to quit my job and work full time on this, or am I going to work on this on the side? Both have pros and cons, both are frustrating for different reasons.
For our businesses to flourish, we have to stay focused on the right things. If you’re an indie entrepreneur, you essentially live and die by the projects you complete, the ideas you bring into the world.
Some business ideas can be thought up and launched in a single afternoon. Others, however, require a ton of time and effort to get off the ground. So, imagine this (or maybe it sounds familiar to you):
How’s that for a headline? Headlines are an arms race these days, with every article competing to toss in more excitement and bigger promises. One of my biggest annoyances is the way “science” is shamelessly used to back up weak claims in link-bait listicles. You may have noticed how common it is to include the phrase “backed by science” in a headline lately.
We probably all have one of those friends in our lives who thinks too big. Or those who once thought too big. Maybe now they’re angry at the world, jaded, cynical. There’s a danger to thinking too big. It can burn us out, burn us up, make us miss all the amazing that’s happening right now.
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