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Robert Gerrish: The Story Behind FlyingSolo.com.au And How It Was Acquired By Australian Morning Television Star David Koch

[ Download MP3 | Transcript | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] Back in 2005, this podcast was brand new. I had only just started to interview entrepreneurs and one of the very first guests was Robert Gerrish, co-founder of Australian small business...

I Was Not Born A Writer Yet Writing Changed My Life All Thanks To A Blog

I used to dread writing. Yet, I've made a full-time income from writing a blog for over twelve years (since 2006). Years before I started blogging, when I was 17 years old in grade 12, the final year of high school in Australia where I grew up, we were given a...

Srinivas Rao: The Story Behind The Unmistakable Creative Podcast And Why Being Creative Matters More Than Ever

[ Download MP3 | Transcript | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] Srinivas Rao (Srini) begins this podcast by sharing a story from a decade ago where he borrowed money to sign up for my Blog Mastermind course back when it was first released. In one...

Greg Smith: Founder Of Canadian Tech Startup Thinkific Explains How They Used MVPs To Build A Hugely Successful Subscription Software Company

[ Download MP3 | Transcript | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] One of the hottest business models in the tech startup world is anything with a recurring subscription business model, especially if it's software based. Another hot online business model...

The Power Of Consistent Coaching For Million Dollar Outcomes

Earlier this year I stopped over in Hawaii on the way from Japan to Canada. I was there to meet up with my Canadian family who were escaping winter. I was also there for one other very important reason -- to record this video with Mitch Wilson. Press play to watch:...

Important Announcement: I’m Quitting Coaching

This year is the final year I am going to offer group coaching. It's time to move on, so there's lots to talk about... Back in 2007 I released my first online course, Blog Mastermind 1.0. As part of that course I began running private group coaching teleconferences...

Who Do You Lean On When Nothing Is Working?

I'm at a party. The pretext is simple, people drinking and chatting, attempting to form meaningful connections, to bond over shared interests. As expected, everyone asks what I do. When I answer that I "work online" the response is an expression like I just said...

What Is A Strategy Versus A Tactic? (And Why It’s So Important You Understand The Difference)

Inside the Blog Profits Blueprint I talk about a key distinction, the difference between strategies and tactics when it comes to online marketing and building a blog-based business. Here's a relevant quote from the Blueprint: Strategies are in place to educate your...

My Ukrainian Investment Apartment Renovation Project (With Before And After Photos)

If you follow me on Instagram you've probably seen some photos during 2017 and 2018 of my apartment renovation project in Ukraine. As the months sped by the progress of the renovation continued, turning what was a very old and run down Austrian Empire era apartment,...

You Don’t Have To Be A Professional Writer. Just Be Yourself.

Have you ever written a blog post and read it back only to find it sounds nothing like your style or voice? A lot of new bloggers create a frame in their mind about how they think they need to present themselves to the world. This is especially true when starting a...