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
Make Money While You Sleep in 2020: Five Steps To Get Started With Affiliate Marketing
You’re on a beach somewhere in South America. A waiter in a pristine white coat with glinting gold buttons walks up and asks you for your drink order. You think for a moment and order a Mojito, easy on the basil. As he walks away, you pull out your smartphone to find out you just made enough money to pay …
5 Small Business Startup Insurance Policies That Entrepreneurs Should Buy
Plaintiff lawyers are getting better at their job. In 2018, plaintiffs won 79% of the wage and hour cases against HR departments. That’s up 11 percent from previous years. “But!” you say, “I don’t have any employees yet.” Lawyers aren’t just interested in wage disputation. You could get hit from any angle from clients suing for damages to copyright cases. …
Benefits of Setting Your Business Up in a Portable Office Trailer
Ask yourself this: how much office space do you really need? The answer might be less than you think. In the West, we’ve benefited from an abundance of space. Our continent is over 2000 miles across. When I tell my friends in Europe how long it takes to drive to California from my house, they’re amazed it’s only two states …
Loyalty Matters: How to Build a Customer Retention Plan That Really Works
Most people follow a three-strike rule when it comes to company patronage. Only about 33% of customers will drop you if you give them bad service once. Excellent news, right? Verily. We’re living in an age of excellent customer service. More than 80% of Americans report that businesses are meeting or even exceeding expectations in customer service. But is 80% …
How To Set Up Logistics For Your Startup
You’ve developed an incredible product. It’s been crowdfunded 300% and you’re already through your final prototype and on to production. Your customers are waiting patiently. You have not actualized the most important part of your business. Logistics. How are you going to ship your product to your customers? How are you going to optimize your manufacturing process and gather the …
The Many Ways to Finance a Small Business
With business financing, it’s try and fail and try again. A full 77% of business owners who apply for a loan from a large bank get rejected. If you’re in the 77% boat, you’re likely discouraged. You need the funds to get your business off the ground, but all that work seems like just another mountain to climb. The good …
Office Space Location: 7 Key Tips for Finding the Perfect Office Space
You and your best friend built a small app. You didn’t expect your idea to take off, but people adopted it and made it grow. Now you’re unable to carry the weight on your own shoulders and need employees. But you guys worked out of your home offices. You didn’t even think you’d need an office space. How do you …
Four Small Businesses You Can Start In College With Less Than $1000
I mentor Freshmen at a local university. Something I often hear is how much extra time they suddenly have compared to when they were in High School. Usually, my students find ways to fill their time. They join intramurals. They find jobs. They join the orchestra. And then they complain about their sudden lack of free time. If you’re in …
A Short Guide to Maintaining Your Waterjet Machine
You’re starting a custom metal cutout company. You’ve decided on waterjet over laser but you’re worried you won’t be able to take care of the machine. That’s ok. Waterjet machines aren’t as difficult to maintain as you might think. Keep scrolling for a quick look at how to maintain your waterjet machine. 1. Be Sure Your Environment Is Clean Before …
How Do Big Data Boost Sales? Supercharge Conversions With These Tips
Back in 2015, EMC predicted big data companies will be collecting 1.7 megabytes a second on each individual connected to the internet in 2020. That’s 53,611,200 megabytes or 53.6 terabytes a year. It’s hard to fathom that much information. And it’s kind of a silly number anyways? Is there really that much information about you out there? Likely not. You …
7 Essential Gifts For The Entrepreneurs and Freelancers In Your Life
Maybe you’re type A. Or maybe you’re just determined. But it’s almost October and Black Friday is going to hit and run before you know it. Thus you’re already shopping for the holiday season. One of your best friends is an entrepreneur. They’ve built serval businesses and they’re the hardest people to shop for in the world. Why? Because they …
How to Choose the Best Promotional Products for Your Business
If you look around your home, you likely will find a promotional product lying around. Most likely, you’ll find a pen with some company’s name on it. And yes, it’s probably “stolen” but they don’t care. Branded items are useful bits of plastic or paper. They might fill up bins at thrift stores, but they also grace refrigerators and desks …
Amazing Startup Strategies And Tips For Building A Successful Business Launch
The Silicon Valley stereotype is true. 70% of entrepreneurs in the United States started their business in their home. And when asked what’s the best way to learn to be an entrepreneur, just over half said, “start a business.” But for most people, starting a business is this nebulous concept. It’s “somehow I get a loan and sell people things.” …
Start a Construction Company the Easy Way by Following These 3 Steps
Residential home sales are steadily rising. This month, the rate of sales nationwide was up 7.1% from last month and it was 18% over projections. Now is the best time to get into the construction business. Prices are finally recovering after the market slump ten years ago and it’s been a seller’s market for a while now. But if you’ve …
What is Enterprise Architecture? A Guide
A silo is by definition restrictive. Literal silos keep grain or other loose objects from spilling out into the world. And they restrict access. In the business world, a silo is often a bad thing. It means one department isn’t communicating with another. And each department would rather work on their own than work with others. Siloed departments can be …