Reader Questions

A lot of folks get hung up on this question when they’re starting their business… and I get it! Everyone wants to feel like they’re setting everything up right, from day one. But there’s something important you should do first, and you’re better off thinking about this BEFORE you start thinking about which structure is […]

I’m back this week with the second video in my “Getting Unstuck” series. And one thing I see people get stuck on a lot is publishing… they know it’s important, but they just don’t know what to publish.  It happens to both newbies and experienced business owners. And it reminds me of that awkward feeling […]

In my last video, I posed a question: if we were grabbing a cup of coffee, what would you ask me? Well, I got some great questions about building a business. But there were a few questions I’d consider to be almost counter-productive (and these questions can quite literally stop your business in its tracks, […]

Great question someone asked me this week – if I had to start over from scratch, TODAY, do I think I could achieve the same success? Given all the massive changes in the world over the past 25 years, here’s what I think of my chances…

The third episode in my “Time Travel” series – these are the things I learned when I first started out in online business (way back in 1996). This ones all about marketing – and the one method I learned from the old-school direct marketers that made all the difference.

I’m thinking about time travel again… and some of the key lessons I’d bring back in my time machine from when I first got started online. One thing is the difference between launching a business and buying a lottery ticket – and how you need to be clear on the difference between the two. That […]

When I recently asked my tribe, “what’s holding you back?” I saw a couple of common themes. Fear of failure was one. Waiting to figure out the “best” lead magnet/offer/funnel/etc. was another. Both of these hinder your progress in your business if you let them… but fortunately, there’s a simple solution to both.

Things have changed since I started my first online business in 1996, but these are the three things that I obsessed over to build my business at every stage of my business…