September, 2016
7 Easy Steps for Launching a Venture that Will Fail
“I don’t like to invest in entrepreneurs that have not failed at least once.” I have heard this statement from a number of venture capitalists. Their reasoning is simple: failure makes you humble, more teachable, and less likely to make critical mistakes next time around. I also hear these phrases from entrepreneurial gurus: “Fail fast.” [...]
How to Get Started in Swing Trading as a Home Business
Five years ago, I was a teacher living, like many people, paycheck to paycheck. But the desire to build something beyond the constraints of a teacher salary led to to my current job: investing instructor and entrepreneur. I knew that there had to be a better way to not only make more money, but do it on my own terms. In the process, I [...]
5 Things to Remember When Selecting a Website Builder
Here’s a little known secret: You no longer need an expensive website designer or agency to build you a great website. In fact, nowadays you don’t need to know how to code to build a jaw-dropping. gorgeous website. All you simply need is a cloud-based website builder. If you are a small business with a limited budget and design [...]
Your Sales Training Won't Stick Until You Modify Your Behavior
Back in the ’70s, IBM was the gold standard of sales training. They would put their salespeople through a program that lasted up to six months and relied heavily on high-intensity role plays and simulations. While brutal for the students, the outcome was salespeople, who were accustomed to high pressure selling environments and who [...]
How Following His Heart Led This Entrepreneur to Start a Multi-Million Dollar Company
Editor’s Note: Entrepreneur’s “20 Questions” series features both established and up-and-coming entrepreneurs and asks them a number of questions about what makes them tick, their everyday success strategies and advice for aspiring founders. Ryan Holmes initially ignored his high school guidance counselor’s advice: follow your heart. But [...]
Make Your Own 'Chillbilly' DIY Air Cooler
I’ve been accused of being a lot of things: a cheapskate, a hermit, a used car salesman, and one lady thought I was dead country singer Keith Whitley’s ghost, but I’ve have never been accused of being someone who would buy something new and expensive when I could either make one myself, splice a few old gadgets together, or do without. [...]
5 Simple, Low-Budget Growth Hacks to Increase App Downloads
Are you looking for simple strategies that can lead to thousands — if not millions — of downloads? Are you looking for out-of-the-box app marketing ideas to help your app get discovered? Getting downloads for your app is a tough task. But here are five simple growth hacks to help you increase downloads for your app. Related: [...]
5 Things You Can Repurpose Into Homestead 'Mojo'
Repurposing building materials is at the heart of sustainability and mojo is what you build with. I’ve tried many ideas at my homestead and here’s the tips I’ve found are the most affordable, brings that homestead mojo to work for you, and instead of filling up the landfill you’re helping save the planet. 1. Tiki Statues Why: A Tiki [...]
If You're Building a Niche-Media Platform, You Don't Have the Time to Read This
First, the good news: It’s never been easier to create a niche-media platform. And now, the bad: You’ve never faced more competition in your efforts to make your platform profitable. Related: 4 Ways You Can Secure Partnerships for Your Startup You need to be fast, flexible and unafraid to fail. How do you do that? 1. Move faster [...]