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How To Improve Your Web Business With A Buddy

18. August 2010

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How To Improve Your Web Business With A Buddy

When you have your own business, it pays to have at least one reliable buddy who can relate to your situation and make sure you're heading in the right direction. By tapping into the power of two or more people, you will challenge yourself and make continual improvements.

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WBF Podcast Episode 4: Facing Your Toughest Critics

18. February 2010

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In the fourth episode of the Web Business Freedom podcast, learn about the toughest critics you will face when you're starting a web-based business or other venture.

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Who Inspires You? Here’s My (Partial) List

22. July 2009

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Who Inspires You? Here’s My (Partial) List

There are a lot of people I have to thank for my consulting company, Web Business Freedom. Ironically, none have a financial stake in it, nor did they help me directly conceive it or build it. But without the following people, I might not have had the courage to pursue my passion, or the strength to carry on when times got tough (which they certainly have been, repeatedly, during the past 12 months).

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Social Media How Tos: The Essentials You Need To Get Started

18. February 2009

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Social Media How Tos: The Essentials You Need To Get Started

Whether you're embarking on a broader social media/social marketing effort for personal or business reasons, there are a number of things that will help make the process go more smoothly.

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Take Small Steps To Succeed

5. January 2009

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Take Small Steps To Succeed

Starting up a new business is not easy. There are seemingly a million tasks to do, and unfortunately there is not a one-size-fits-all manual. After being involved in two start-ups, I do know one secret to success. And it's very simple, yet quite difficult for a lot of people (myself included) to apply on a consistent basis.

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Finding (And Losing) And Re-Finding Your Muse

20. October 2008

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Finding (And Losing) And Re-Finding Your Muse

One of the most joyous times in life is finding something that makes you so happy, you gladly do it without fear or hesitation or worry. The ideas and the energy just seem to flow right through you. For weeks, or months, you're pursing your dream. There's the feeling that nothing can stop you. Then suddenly, life happens. The bills are piling up, the rent's due, the economy sucks, the kids have to eat. And it's see ya later, Muse.

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The Most Important Step To Take In These Turbulent Economic Times

30. September 2008

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The Most Important Step To Take In These Turbulent Economic Times

You've heard it before: If you plan to fail, you plan to fail. Now more than ever, it is critical to have a solid plan in place to weather the economic uncertainties.

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Why Smart People Fail To Make Money Online

24. September 2008

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Why Smart People Fail To Make Money Online

Why is it that so many smart people, who are savvy enough to use a computer every day and chock full of expertise, are blind to opportunities to attract more business through the web?

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What’s The Web Got To Do With Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness?

23. September 2008

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What’s The Web Got To Do With Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness?

The Internet Saved My Life. And frankly, it has saved the lives of a lot of other unhappy people who get tired of working for The Man and decide they want to join the ranks of the self-employed.

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Getting the Big Push To Start Your Own Business

18. September 2008

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Getting the Big Push To Start Your Own Business

Running your own business is not for everybody. But it's a way of life that many, many people could do, and do well, if they only had more real encouragement, incentive and motivation.

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