So its a month into the new year, are you ready to escape the 9 to 5 and start your own small business yet? Maybe your boss is an ass, maybe your wife is a nag, well why not show them all! Start your own small business and make something of yourself, become rich, powerful, successful and self respecting… all it takes is a few simple steps, a good dose of motivation and a serious passion for fashion… or you know, anything else.
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The Breakdown
Alrighty… so here is the breakdown. Today I checked my Alexa rating, which was actually better than I thought it would be. But still, not great. No worries though, I’ve only been blogging on Escaping the 9 to 5 for 6 months now. Still… it is very important that each and everyone of you who blogs go check your Alexa rating now, this will help you see where you are and then compare and contrast to see where you WILL be in the future.
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Feb 6, 10
Viral Marketing: The Pickle that has 91,944 Facebook Fans
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Yes, its true… there is a Pickle on Facebook that has almost 92k fans. What is the point behind this popular pickle? Well its someone who really doesn’t like Nickleback (totally understandable by the way) and it shows the incredible power of viral marketing.
So what does this pickle mean to you, an entrepreneur trying to get traction and become extraordinary in our world that worships the 9 to 5 and security. Firstly, it tells you ANYONE (or pickled veggie) can do ANYTHING. All you need is an idea, a passion (i.e. hatred of Nickleback) and the creativity to think WAY outside of the box.
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So you’re obviously interested in entrepreneurship since you are reading my blog about how to escape the 9 to 5, heck, you are probably even bent towards online entrepreneurship… and why wouldn’t you? Its freaking kick butt… I get to work anywhere, anytime and make as much as I want (or better am willing to work for). But, and this is a big one, when you are starting out PLEASE don’t fall for internet business scams!! Sometimes people ask if there is such a thing as an internet better business bureau, too bad there isn’t but to help you out I put together this list of scams NOT to fall for.
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44% of American adults take prescription medications the associated press reported a few years back and that number has only grown.
In 2004 Pharmaceutical companies made $200 billion in pill sales, this doesn’t take into account the pills pushed illegally through the streets.
The other day I filled my first ever prescription for ‘pills’. I haven’t taken any yet, to be honest I’m afraid to. But I made the leap and just knowing the little pink pills are nearby comforts me in some strange way. You see I have suffered from nearly debilitating anxiety attacks in past years and always thought it was ‘normal’ and only a few months ago did I realize how much havoc my condition was causing in my life and business on a daily basis.
That is when i started to see a very nice lady therapist to help me with my anxiety, racing thoughts and obsessive behavior (come to find out many entrepreneurs share these characteristics). Anyways I say this not so you can feel sorry for me or judge me but because as a blogger I’m dedicated to 100% transparency (in a tactful way of course). So while looking at my little red bottle of pills shortly after I was prescribed them I was struck by the thought “entrepreneurs must adopt a pill popper’s mentality to really get ahead”. This sounds awful at first, but let me explain and it really makes a lot of sense…
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Firstly, check out this cool (well… kind of cool) slideshow I created using powerpoint & uploaded it via slideshare.net. It’s for my newest website www.OracleLaunch.com which is also my main business…
Secondly, after this post read How I Built a Blog with 6,500 readers on Viperchill.com (weird URL, awesome blog) this is probably the best blog post I have read this year and is all about how to make your blog or online business mucho profitable. He outlines great tactics that he used himself and for those of you who are striving to be extraordinary in your blogging or entrepreneurial pursuits this guy is for you!
Now to the main attraction…
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If that doesn't scare you I don't know what will...
So you are reading this… that means you’ve put off death, momentarily, but really it just means you decided to click on my cheesy headline. It’s not a lie either, whether you read this or don’t you’ll die eventually… sorry folks, but death isn’t something we should be so afraid to talk about and only take your own mortality so seriously it helps lead a happy, healthy life.
So what is this post about? Well its about bringing eyeballs to your blog posts… which is a BIG positive whether you are an entrepreneur, enthusiast, business or even a professional blogger. Here are the key things I’ve noticed that increase traffic, increase blog posts getting read and increase comments/interaction on your site:
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So earlier today I wrote a post on how I started my first businesses and how I paid for each, now I am going to continue with part 2 of How you can money to start your own business… So grab a drink (coffee, tea or heck a martini if its 5pm where you are) and take out a pen and paper because if you are an entrepreneur who is looking for funding this may help a lot.
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*WARNING: this post was written without spell check, without a proof read & is coming straight from my heart… and frazzled mind*
How do I get money to start my business? Is a question I hear an obnoxious amount of times, it is also a question I’ve asked myself over and over. So I decided that I’ll go through step by step how I started my business and how I plan to raise a little money for it now via the Angel investor model… this is a 2 part series but can be incredibly helpful if you are a start up or an entrepreneur in the beginning stages of business planning. Learn from my mistakes and take notes on the successes I’ve found in certain (usually out of the box) ways…
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There are truly millions of blogs in existence today and even more content being spewed onto the web via Twitter, Facebook & other platforms. Sometimes all that info can get overwhelming, especially if you are trying to build your own brand online. That is why I tell myself every day before I write every blog post needs to be a revolution, do I always make it? No. But that is the goal in mind and having it there helps me craft content that I think is not only helpful (there are a million helpful blogs out there) but truly revolutionary.
Here are some ways to make sure your content is a revolution no matter what your niche is:
Filed in: Starting an Internet Business
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