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It's that time of year again. The time when many of us think about what we've accomplished over the past year and what we might want to accomplish next year. I've made huge changes over the past two years and I've watched many of my friends and peers transform their lives. Some people seem to be able to do just about anything.
I've often advocated learning from other successful people in your field/niche as a way to become successful yourself. No doubt, I've learned a ton from and owe a lot of my success from observing people like Chris Guillebeau, Gary Vaynerchuk, Tim Ferriss, Seth Godin, Leo Babauta and many more.
Most people hate selling. They hate having to sell things to other people, and they hate being sold to. If you're the seller, selling can be a frustrating process of rejection. And if you're the potential buyer, nothing is a bigger turn-off than a blatant sales pitch.
Something really big happened in the past few months. Something so powerful I feel compelled to tell everyone I possibly can. All the stress and uncertainty and fear and worry about what's not getting done that comes along with being self employed was replaced with a deeply fulfilling, almost zen-like sense of accomplishment and belonging.
"Do or do not. There is no try." - Yoda That Yoda was a wise little green dude if you ask me.
Last week I launched the manifesto 18 Months, 2 Blogs, Six Figures. I released the guide for free, with no opt-in or anything required. It's simply a PDF download that is freely available to anyone who stops by.
Hello everybody! I'm both happy and proud today to share with you my latest manifesto, 18 Months, 2 Blogs, Six Figures. It's a free guide, and I hope you'll check it out.
If you're working to build your blog's audience, you can't afford to waste time writing mediocre posts that don't say anything useful or help your readers out. You have to focus on what works and learn from techniques other successful bloggers have used to create huge followings. I like to say that you have to ruthlessly focus your efforts on those things that work, and stop spending precious time on things that don’t.
Two weeks ago, we talked about why a unique selling proposition is so important in building a high-traffic website or blog. Today let's make this discussion a little more concrete. Below are 10 websites and blogs with phenomenal USPs.
Hands down, the question I get most from readers is "how do I make my business or website unique?" I've talked to at least 10 of you over the past couple of months about that very topic. In marketing speak, this is known as the unique selling proposition, or USP.
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