[wp_ad_camp_1] Are you an expert? Let me rephrase the question. Do you know more about one or more topics than most people do? What type of advice would a family member, friend or coworker look to you for? Most people don’t see themselves as experts, even though they have comprehensive knowledge of a topic. Let…
[wp_ad_camp_1] Years ago a boxer named Rocco Marchegiano (who went on to become Rocky Marciano) walked into a gym and stepped through the ropes to show legendary trainer Charley Goldman what he could do for the very first time. Afterwards Goldman told Angelo Dundee, his assistant, “I gotta guy who’s short, stoop-shouldered, balding, got two…
[wp_ad_camp_1] When I was a kid, there was still a generation of people alive who referred to what was then the tech of the day as “newfangled.” I’m talking about the older generation who were alive back in the early 70s. Imagine what they’d think of today’s world of iPhones, social media and everything else?…
Getting into the info publishing business doesn’t have to be hard. You don’t have to make it a huge undertaking. It can be as easy as writing a Word document and uploading it to Kindle. With Amazon Kindle, you don’t have to worry about sales pages, download buttons, membership areas, or any of the other…
[wp_ad_camp_1] I started my first info publishing business in the early 1990s. I bought my first publishing equipment (high-speed printer, booklet maker and guillotine cutter) by the mid-1990s. I bought my first perfect binder system (to create paperback books) in the late 1990s. In 2002, I got rid of everything and when 100% digital. I’m…
[wp_ad_camp_1] Every online business has a handful of similar elements in place. Understand what these elements are and you can build whatever type of online presence you want. Think of these things as the foundation. Let me explain how the process works. I have a collection of old boxing magazines dating back to the 1950’s….
[wp_ad_camp_1] Have you ever heard the saying, “The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago?” I’ve heard this quote/proverb several times over the last few months. It goes on to say, “The second best time is now.” If you listen to some people, right now isn’t a good time to start anything….
[wp_ad_camp_1] Last week I introduced one of the easiest ways to create an “authority platform” for yourself – via an online magazine. No matter what the online business model, I still hear people ask, “Does this still work today?” Absolutely. The tools used to build anything online are getting better (and more affordable) all the…
Today I’m going to share with you an overview of an online business model. I’m talking about the online magazine model. This particular model worked so well for me, it led to interviews with the Wall Street Journal and CBS News in New York. Now, before you get too excited, let me tell you a…
If there’s a constant online, it’s this – everything changes. A few weeks ago I noticed the first Periscope courses being released. If you don’t know what Periscope is, Periscope is a live video streaming app for iOS and Android. So basically, it makes streaming video easy to do with a phone or tablet. New…