The Iconic Google AdSense Check and My 10 Year Journey After
This is the backstory to one of the most epic and iconic pictures in internet marketing. When I cashed this check it was accompanied by a $350 unemployment check. My
7 Moneymaking Apps to Turn Your Phone into a Passive Income Machine
The average American adult spends about 86 hours a month on their smartphone. What could you do with 86 extra hours a month? Train for an Ultramarathon? Learn a new language? Make money? Instead of giving up your smartphone addiction. (Who wants to do that anyway?) Why not turn your addiction into a moneymaking machine? Did you know that apps …
Five Signs You Should Quit Your Job and Live Your Dreams
“Just do it. Don’t let your dreams be dreams.” Whatever Shia Labeouf intended by his 30-minute performance art, these two phrases are the most oft memed and gifed. He screams “JUST DO IT!” and softly speaks the next phrase. It’s jarring and at the same time uplifting. Dreamers get a pedestal in our society only if they don’t keep their …
Prepare Now or Perish: 5 Fascinating Jobs of the Future
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the buggy industry went through a crisis. A new invention was about to take the jobs of hundreds of thousands of craftsmen and parts manufacturers. And the horse breeding industry was about to take a hit as well. It was the end of the Industrial Revolution. Machines continually replaced both skilled and …
What You Can Learn from This 19-Year-Old Bitcoin Investor
Crypto still makes me nervous. Maybe it’s the fact I was coming of age between 9/11 and the 2008 financial crisis. I graduated from college during the aftermath of that crisis. And then I see the people who are already rich because of cryptocurrency investments and I wonder if my feelings are wrong. Besides, I’m no Luke Skywalker here. …
10 Billionaires Who Started with Nothing
Some billionaires come from wealth, but others have overcome extraordinary hardships to get where they are. Here are 10 entrepreneurs who used to be flat broke.
How to Make Money on YouTube in 5 Easy Steps
YouTube is a completely different place than it was only a few years ago. Back in the heyday of YouTube, even the smallest YouTuber could make a little bit of side cash. Now, it’s harder than ever to make money directly from YouTube. Why? Because YouTube decided to fight for justice. Well…sorta. For a while, YouTube has struggled with fake …
Popular 80’s Brands That Are Gone (But Not Forgotten)
From 'Stranger Things' to 'Glow', 80's nostalgia has been enjoying a major comeback. But what happened to the iconic brands that didn't survive into the 90's?
The Secret to Saving Money in California
California's housing crisis is quickly forcing residents to rethink their budgets. You don't want to miss these hacks for saving more money in Cali.
How Barbara Corcoran Turned $1,000 into an Empire
You know her from 'Shark Tank', but did you know that Barbara Corcoran started with just a $1,000? Learn more about her amazing journey in this next post.
5 Great Ideas for Making Money with Bitcoin
Unless you’ve been living under a rock lately, then you have likely heard about Bitcoin and how a lot of people have made big bucks off it. And I mean big, with some people turning a couple hundred dollars invested a few years ago into hundreds of thousands recently. Not a bad return, right? So, you are probably wondering how …
What ‘The Office’ Can Teach You About Life
They'll never be a show quite like 'The Office.' Here are several life lessons viewers took away from all nine seasons of the hit NBC comedy.
The Hidden Power of Google Maps
Are you taking Google Maps seriously as an SEO strategy? It's time to start paying attention ASAP. Here's what you don't know about Google Maps.
7 Marketing Influencers to Watch in 2018
Which trends are poised to disrupt the marketing industry? Follow these 7 up-in-coming marketing stars to get the scoop!
What ‘The Big Short’ Can Teach You About Money
Ten years after the 2008 financial crisis, we’re still picking up the pieces. Historians will continue to pick apart the 2008 financial crisis for many years to come and new facts will come to light. But for the most part, we already know the basics of what happened. It’s just that most of us don’t have a doctorate in Economics. …
Don’t Underestimate the Power of Kylie Jenner
It only took one tweet from Kylie Jenner to send Snapchat's stock tumbling. Here's how the new queen of marketing could impact the future of social media.