Of the top 50 viral videos of 2012, over three-quarters of them were funny. In a world where people ignore ads like the plague, Kmart's "Ship My Pants" ad was viewed on Youtube over 19 million times and shared thousands of times over.
Of the top 50 viral videos of 2012, over three-quarters of them were funny. In a world where people ignore ads like the plague, Kmart's "Ship My Pants" ad was viewed on Youtube over 19 million times and shared thousands of times over.
Last week we started a conversation about the tools, resources and systems that have been the most helpful to us. This week we conclude that conversation with a slew of killer resources. Again, if you or someone you know suffers from Infoprepassionprodlearning Syndrome, this conversation is the healing balm to get you:
The greatest compliment we can hope for as entrepreneurs is to find out what we've built actually means something, that what we're doing matters. A few days ago, a Fizzle member wrote a post in the forums titled "What I really think about Fizzle." When you see a title like that about your work, you can't help but feel a little nervous to read the judgement that follows.
We’ve seen a trend recently in people buying every damn book, mastermind, hangout, conference, system, toolset, info product, membership, coaching, etc. It's understandable. Sometimes we just don’t know what we don’t know and we’re smart enough to go look for those insights.
Over and over again early business starters approach Corbett for advice and he notices them focusing on the wrong stuff, wasting time on unimportant things, things that have absolutely no effect on whether or not their business will be a success.
In the world of online and email communication, writing powerful copy makes all the difference. The sun's been down for hours and you are alone with a warm drink next to your laptop. You're burning the midnight oil again in the back room, building your online business, and you know you need to put another post up on your blog, but you're just not sure what, exactly, to write about.
Building a successful blog only requires two steps. Earning a living doing what you love requires two more steps. Publishing 500 blog posts taught me this and more. A couple of weeks ago, we crossed over a big milestone here at Think Traffic. There are now over 500 blog posts published on this site. 500!
From now until you die, how many times will you be asked, “what do you do for a living?” Here’s how to make your response exceptional. When someone asks about “what you do for a living” you can try to make it up on the spot.
When I first started out in the online business and blogging world, I tried every tactic I could get my hands on to try to gain more traffic and build my email list. I felt like I was throwing spaghetti at the wall to see what would stick, and what I ended up with was a splotchy wall and very little traffic to show for it.
We all face what Eric Ries calls the hardest part of any startup: deciding whether to quit, pivot or persevere. Why is it the hardest part? Because most of us don’t know what the hell to do!
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