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Steve Chou of My Wife Quit Her Job shares 5 pricing strategies to boost your online store sales immediately Episode 485: 5 Pricing Strategies To Boost Your Online Store Sales Immediately by Steve Chou of My Wife Quit Her Job Steve Chou of My Wife Quit Her Job carries both a bachelors and a masters degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University, but spent a good portion of his graduate e...

Chris Guillebeau tells you how to recruit a small army Episode 484: How To Recruit a Small Army by Chris Guillebeau on How to Build A Loyal Following Chris Guillebeau is a New York Times bestselling author and modern-day explorer. He is the author of 5 books and his daily podcast, Side Hustle School, is downloaded more than 2 million times a month. Every summer in Portland, Oregon, Chris hosts the...

Steve Pavlina reminds you that new goals mandate new behaviors Episode 483: New Goals Mandate New Behaviors by Steve Pavlina on Goal-Setting & Social Support Steve Pavlina is widely recognized as one of the most successful personal development bloggers on the Internet, with his work attracting more than 100 million visits to his website, StevePavlina.com. He has written more than 1300 articles and...

Michael Mehlberg shares two short posts covering how to turn anxiety into opportunity with business networking and the intersection of ideals with a product development strategy Episode 482: How to Turn Anxiety Into Opportunity With Business Networking AND The Intersection of Ideals With a Product Development Strategy Michael Mehlberg is an entrepreneur and certified agile project manager who spec...

Nick Loper shares 8 side hustle lessons he learned from Spain and Portugal Episode 481: 8 Side Hustle Lessons From Spain and Portugal (The Obligatory What I Learned On My Vacation Post) by Nick Loper Nick Loper of Side Hustle Nation is an entrepreneur involved in a variety of projects. He started the website because he believes in the hustle. After all, what’s riskier: starting a business, or rely...

Sandra Kenrick of I Will Teach You to Be Rich helps you set and raise your freelancer rates. This is part 2 of 2 Episode 480: [Part 2] Freelancer Rates: How to Set Them and Raise Them by Sandra Kenrick with I Will Teach You To Be Rich Ramit wants to use money to say YES. He knew there was a better way to live a rich life—if we could use psychology to focus on what actually works. Not just for pers...

Sandra Kenrick of I Will Teach You to Be Rich helps you set and raise your freelancer rates. This is part 1 of 2 Episode 479: [Part 1] Freelancer Rates: How to Set Them and Raise Them by Sandra Kenrick with I Will Teach You To Be Rich Ramit wants to use money to say YES. He knew there was a better way to live a rich life—if we could use psychology to focus on what actually works. Not just for pers...

Shayla Price with Neil Patel tells you how to reinvent the customer experience to increase customer lifetime value Episode 478: How to Reinvent the Customer Experience to Increase Customer Lifetime Value by Shayla Price with NeilPatel Neil Patel is a New York Times Bestselling author. The Wall Street Journal calls him a top influencer on the web, Forbes says he is one of the top 10 marketers, and...

Ryan H. Law shares two short posts covering the value of deliberate learning and the parable of the Mexican fisherman Episode 477: How 15 Minutes of Deliberate Learning can Dramatically Increase Productivity AND The Parable of the Mexican Fisherman by Ryan H Law Ryan’s goal is to teach financial planners, coaches, and counselors how to use simple, evidence-based action steps to provide outstanding...

Stephen Warley of Life Skills That Matter gives you questions you should ask yourself before going back to school Episode 476: Considering Going Back To School - Answer These 4 Questions First by Stephen Warley of Life Skills That Matter Stephen is a solopreneur business coach and founder of Life Skills That Matter. He is an advocate for your inner voice to help you finally create work that works...

Kalen Bruce of Money Mini Blog helps you identify and deal with toxic employees Episode 475: How to Identify and Deal with Toxic Employees by Kalen Bruce of Money Mini Blog on HR Decisions for Startups Kalen Bruce is the founder of MoneyMiniBlog. His story is simple… he and his wife were $24,000 in debt and became a student of finances to get out. They are now debt-free and building wealth. Kalen...

Chris Guillebeau shares the real secret to making money by following your passion Episode 474: The Real Secret to Making Money by Following Your Passion by Chris Guillebeau with Get Rich Slowly on Side Hustles Chris Guillebeau is a New York Times bestselling author and modern-day explorer. He is the author of 5 books and his daily podcast, Side Hustle School, is downloaded more than 2 million time...

Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist tells you to choose your own blogging success Episode 473: Choose Your Own Blogging Success by Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist on Writing Successfully Online Joshua Becker and his family decided to live with fewer possessions after a conversation with his neighbor in 2008. As a result, they found a better way to live, centered on more important pursuits. T...

Christine Comaford tells you 6 steps to getting powerful people to boost your business Episode 472: Get Powerful People to Boost Your Business: 6 Steps to A Stellar Advisory Board by Christine Comaford Christine Comaford is a Leadership and Culture Coach who specializes in applied neuroscience, which helps her clients achieve tremendous results in record time. She is a human behavior expert, a lea...

Anthony Ongaro of Break the Twitch shares 7 ways to use focus group sessions to increase productivity Episode 471: 7 Ways to Use Focus Group Sessions to Increase Productivity by Anthony Ongaro of Break The Twitch After years of impulse spending on Amazon and elsewhere, Anthony Ongaro realized that his one-click purchase habits were more of a physical Twitch than an intentional action. It turned ou...

Paula Pant of Afford Anything tells entrepreneurs to make a profit after paying themselves Episode 470: Make A Profit After Paying Yourself by Paula Pant of Afford Anything on Business Ownership Financial Decisions Paula Pant is the founder of the award-winning website AffordAnything.com and a writer and speaker specializing in money, business, and real estate investing. She is a real estate inves...

Jeff Goins of Goins Writer talks about why everyone should start an online business Episode 469: Why Everyone Should Start an Online Business (or How You Can Be Your Own Patron) by Jeff Goins of Goins Writer Jeff Goins is the best-selling author of five books including The Art of Work and Real Artists Don't Starve. On his blog, he shares his thoughts on writing, life, and creative work. The origin...

Angel Chernoff of Marc and Angel shares 12 truths to tell yourself after a mistake or failure Episode 468: 12 Truths to Tell Yourself After a Mistake or Failure by Angel Chernoff of Marc And Angel on Business Adversity Marc and Angel Chernoff are New York Times bestselling authors, professional coaches, full-time students of life, admirers of the human spirit, and have been recognized by Forbes as...

Benjamin Hardy shares a morning routine that will make you a better parent, entrepreneur and person Episode 467: This 10-Minute Morning Routine Will Make You A Better Parent, Entrepreneur, and Person by Benjamin Hardy Benjamin Hardy has been the top writer on Medium.com since late 2015. He focuses on self-improvement, motivation, and entrepreneurship. His writing is fueled by his personal experien...

Derek Sivers shares the philosophy of great customer service. This is part 2 of 2. Episode 466: [Part 2] The Philosophy of Great Customer Service by Derek Sivers on Management Tools & Entrepreneurship Originally a professional musician and circus clown, Derek Sivers created CD Baby in 1998. It became the largest seller of independent music online, with $100M in sales for 150,000 musicians. In 2008...

Derek Sivers shares the philosophy of great customer service. This is part 1 of 2. Episode 465: [Part 1] The Philosophy of Great Customer Service by Derek Sivers on Management Tools & Entrepreneurship Originally a professional musician and circus clown, Derek Sivers created CD Baby in 1998. It became the largest seller of independent music online, with $100M in sales for 150,000 musicians. In 2008...

Greg Audino of Vibely shares two short articles covering tight and loose cultures and emotional bidding in your personal and professional communities Episode 464: Tight and Loose Cultures AND Master Emotional Bidding by Greg Audino with Vibely Vibely is an all-in-one place to lead an interactive membership, and strengthen your online and offline communities. Thousands of content creators have star...

Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro talks about how to get new team members up and running quickly Episode 463: Easy Integration: Getting New Team Members Up and Running Quickly by Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE is an award-winning keynote speaker, bestselling author, and noted authority on employee and team productivity. She is the president of The Productivity Pr...

Dr. Jeff Cornwall talks marketing segmentation Episode 462: Who is the Customer in Higher Education by Dr. Jeff Cornwall on Marketing Segmentation Dr. Cornwall has spent more than forty years as a serial entrepreneur and teacher of entrepreneurs. In the 1970’s he started several small businesses and was involved in various family ventures. In the late 1980’s, following several years in academics,...

Michael Mehlberg tells you how to help 93% of your employees feel more productive Episode 461: How to Help 93% of Your Employees Feel More Productive by Michael Mehlberg on Optimal Work Daily Michael Mehlberg is an entrepreneur and certified agile project manager who specializes in productivity and organization systems. His blog has been called "The Owners Manual to an Awesome Life" and helps high...