Laughing my blogs off
I was laughing my blogs off last night after watching this video created by entertisements: I'm… [more]
Weekends this good don’t usually come without hangovers…
Where do I start? It's 10:56 PM Sunday while I write you this, and I'm so pumped up I just had to… [more]
Marketing: Why I Pay For Music (or, Why Piracy is Good for Business)
I remember it like it was yesterday: It was 1999, and I was 13 years old. I'd been on the Internet… [more]
Steps to Starting a Business: DO THESE FIRST!
The first steps to starting a business are the hardest. It's not because they necessarily require the… [more]
The #1 Secret to Increase Productivity
My Secret Method to Increase Productivity (it's not what you think) I was just talking to a friend about… [more]
How to Make Money On Youtube
Hey, I've been away from the blog for about a week, so I asked myself "what can I blog about that… [more]
Is Blog Success a Form of Paranormal Activity? How to Choose a WordPress Theme That Makes Money
Shoutout This free report was requested by my good friend Natalie Chalmers. Thanks for the inspiration… [more]
How to Add Google Adsense to Your WordPress Blog With the Advertising Manager Plugin
Howdy. Here we have what I believe is the easiest way to monetize your wordpress blog with google… [more]
Here’s my easy step-by-step copywriting formula
If you're like most people, writing a sales letter is the most dreadful part of marketing online. They… [more]
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Laughing my blogs off
I was laughing my blogs off last night after watching this video created by entertisements: I'm supposed to put an affiliate link under this video for it to make sense, so here's Josh's affiliate link: Get a free blog Here's the cool thing: you can use this video to promote your own affiliate link! Pretty helpful if you're not into the full swing of content creation just yet but still want to get the word out about products you believe in. What makes you laugh your blogs off? Post your favorite nerdy videos in the comments below. Photograph source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chimothy27/3288730203/ … [Read More...]
Weekends this good don’t usually come without hangovers…
Where do I start? It's 10:56 PM Sunday while I write you this, and I'm so pumped up I just had to tell you about this before I could go to bed... Out of all the multiple-thousand dollar seminars I've attended, this weekend BY FAR took the cake... ...and you may even be surprised to hear that it was the most inexpensive seminar I've EVER attended... ...what a trip! After leaving San Diego today it hit me: John Carlton and Stan Dahl saved my ass again. Maybe you can relate to this- When I left for San Diego on Friday, I was feeling the same overwhelm and frustration you've probably felt in your business... I mean, let's face it: we're entrepreneurs, and as entrepreneurs our products are like our babies... We're so caught up in them, and so attached to our stuff, that sometimes it's hard to get clear and have the vision we need to really take that next step. That's where I was Friday. I went to John Carlton's Action Seminar not knowing what … [Read More...]
Marketing: Why I Pay For Music (or, Why Piracy is Good for Business)
I remember it like it was yesterday: It was 1999, and I was 13 years old. I'd been on the Internet for about 5 years at that point, and I had only recently gotten into Web Development (more specifically, programming javascript) and started to immerse myself in the technically-advanced underbelly of the Internet, and the communities of hackers and tech savants holding it together. I was enthralled. Trends were a bit different than they are today. If I remember correctly, the hot singles of the time were Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, and the first mp3 I ever downloaded - Take a Picture, by Filter. The mp3 format was brand new, and it was quickly taking over in the technically-advanced (read: nerdy) web underground I was so proudly venturing into. In no time flat, I went from spending hours to download low-quality .wav clips of my favorite songs that I had to delete after listening to because they took up too much space on my 90 MB hard drive, to downloading an entire song … [Read More...]
Steps to Starting a Business: DO THESE FIRST!
The first steps to starting a business are the hardest. It's not because they necessarily require the most work... and it's not because you have to jump through some crazy governmental loops, or come up with a bunch of money. The first steps to starting a business are the hardest BECAUSE there's so little education on this one topic, and while the market is oversaturated with self-help books telling you to "find your purpose" and "live your passion", there is little to no solid, step-by-step education on how to start your business, successfully merging the right mindset (internal process) with the technical (legal) process. Steps to Starting a Business #1: Define Your Intention Step #1 in the steps to starting a business is this: figure out who you want to be. Decide what person you're going to become, and who you'll be to the audience you will serve. What that means is this: every business has a purpose, or a mission statement. This simple statement gives the business direction, … [Read More...]
The #1 Secret to Increase Productivity
My Secret Method to Increase Productivity (it's not what you think) I was just talking to a friend about a personal situation that's negatively affecting him, and it inspired me to write this blog post. He wasn't asking how to increase productivity, but it is a side effect of the solution I proposed to him. Thank you for the inspiration :-) If you're wondering what qualifies me to write this post, it's dead simple: I work 12 hours a day, and achieve 24 hours worth of work in those 12 hours. I handle all customer support for my company, answering over 100 requests per day, develop our website, and write sales copy and develop products and product launches. Can I improve? Yes. I'd love to get 3 days' worth of work done in 6 hours instead of 12. But for now it's a damn good starting point, and if you want to increase productivity you can probably learn a thing or two from me :) Increase Productivity By Managing Yourself Do you find yourself unable to focus? Are you lacking the motivation … [Read More...]
How to Make Money On Youtube
Hey, I've been away from the blog for about a week, so I asked myself "what can I blog about that will really be valuable to my readers?" After working on the launch of a popular video marketing coaching program all week, it hit me that I should just share what I've learned about generating new business and making money on youtube. To me, youtube is pretty intimidating. I've been told I'm naturally talented and have a great camera presence but even I get nervous on camera, so when you combine that with the fact that you still have to not only record a video but also turn it into money, youtube can get rather complicated. Plus everyone who compliments me is probably just being NICE, right? That being said, there are actually some really cool and easy ways you can make simple videos that cost you NOTHING and you don't even have to show your face or use your voice on the video... but you can still make money. That's pretty cool, and I think there's actually a huge advantage … [Read More...]
Is Blog Success a Form of Paranormal Activity? How to Choose a WordPress Theme That Makes Money
Shoutout This free report was requested by my good friend Natalie Chalmers. Thanks for the inspiration Natalie. You're a great friend and always fun to talk to. Plus your advice isn't half bad. Thanks for being you and inspiring me to write this today. Here's The Goods There's a lot of talk about how to get started online and what the best way to start a website is. Naturally you should get a free wordpress blog on your own domain from Free Blog Factory, but that's just the beginning. If you're like most people, you're probably knock-kneed and perspiring over the idea of actually succeeding online. Where do you start? Once you have your website, how do you make it sell? And you probably think you have to do everything perfect or the ghost of bad marketing will make you his play-thing, sending thousands of your peers to laugh at you and publicly humiliate you over your enormous blunders. If this blog post serves its purpose, by the end of it you will overcome your fears and learn … [Read More...]
How to Add Google Adsense to Your WordPress Blog With the Advertising Manager Plugin
Howdy. Here we have what I believe is the easiest way to monetize your wordpress blog with google adsense. Watch the video below to learn how to add Google Adsense to your Wordpress Blog with the Advertising Manager Plugin [ad#Insert_Mid_Post] Today's post was requested by Debbie Charbonneau Webb of http://webbdogs.com/ - if you're into Great Dane Dogs, be sure to check out Debbie's website. So tell me, readers - what do you want to learn about next? Be sure to fan me at http://facebook.com/RussellYermal and leave your comments there and I'll make a blog post about your request just like this one. ...and don't forget: Wednesday, September 15 2010 is To Write Love On Her Arms Day. Be sure to check it out at http://twloha.com and help the depressed and suicidal. Thanks for watching! Keep it real Russell … [Read More...]
Here’s my easy step-by-step copywriting formula
If you're like most people, writing a sales letter is the most dreadful part of marketing online. They can be long, ugly, complicated, and you probably don't know where to start. First off let me say that I'm 24 years old, and in comparison I don't know sh*t about writing copy. The experts have been in the game for longer than I've been alive. Take what you can from this post, but if you're serious about writing killer sales copy and driving more online sales for your business learn from a seasoned expert. That being said, my sales copy HAS generated over $73,000 in online sales in the past 13 months. It's not that much, but it's more than most people hope to make online, and it's enough to get you out of your job and into the part-time, beach-side, kick-back-and-do-what-you-love lifestyle that you deserve. If you're not selling anything online, it's NOT because you need more traffic, more SEO coaching, or a better brand. These things all help, but start by getting one prospect … [Read More...]
