• Pricing your prospects in to enemies

    Pricing your prospects in to enemies

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    The default pricing/billing method for pretty much everyone getting started with a business is hourly. Sure it makes sense to you because that’s how you’ve been paid before, but it’s a terrible idea.

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  • If you want to be successful you need a routine

    If you want to be successful you need a routine

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    When I first began working for myself, I worked from home and my daily routine resembled that of a millionaire with more money than sense. The issue was that I was focused on exercising my new found freedom but didn’t yet have the money to maintain a routine like that. That desire to exercise my…

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  • Want great clients? You need to be picky.

    Want great clients? You need to be picky.

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    When you’re starting your business, you may not be able to afford to be picky about the clients you work with. When I started I contacted 10 people a day I thought could use my services. I’d troll Craigslist and job boards, and if I didn’t find 10 leads I’d check out the local chamber…

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  • Before you start your business, get these things done

    Before you start your business, get these things done

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    I know you want to get out and run your business right now. You don’t want to wait, you’re so ready and so tired of the way work is going. Before you make that jump, make sure you’ve got yourself setup properly. Links 17Hats (my recommended billing software) From Start to finish: The guide to…

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  • You need to do this first if you want to run a good business

    You need to do this first if you want to run a good business

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    So, you think it sounds great to run your own business. You get to sit in coffee shops working on interesting projects for people you love and you get paid well to do it. The people you meet at these coffee shops find you interesting and you have great conversations about the state of the…

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  • If you want to expand your mind, read this!

    If you want to expand your mind, read this!

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    If you’ve enjoyed my series on learning, then you’re going to love today’s post because I’m going to point you to a wealth of other resources on learning. Going through these is going to help you be a better learner. When you learn more and can execute on what you’ve learned, you’re going to run…

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  • How to leverage a mastermind for learning

    How to leverage a mastermind for learning

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    I’ve said a few times that you should be involved in a mastermind. On top of the advice you’re going to get from the mastermind, you can leverage it for your learning.

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  • How does marketing fit in with deep work?

    How does marketing fit in with deep work?

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    Internet companies have taken the original idea behind blogs and amplified it into a set of tools that anyone can use to tighten a tribe. With Twitter, tiny driplike updates reach the thousands of people who are waiting to hear from you and follow your lead. Facebook goes in the opposite direction of Twitter. Instead…

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  • How to embrace new ideas

    How to embrace new ideas

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    The whole point of learning is to embrace new ideas and use them in our lives/business. The problem is that most times we may get excited about a new idea, and then we become more afraid of the risks than excited about the benefits. We fear what we may lose by implementing a new idea…

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  • Why you’re not done once you’ve read the book

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    Yes reading a book is good. You’re going to gain some entertainment from good books and if you read effectively, you’ll also improve yourself and possibly your business. Just reading a book isn’t enough though.

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