VBL043 – Beginning Your Blogging Journey, with Pro Blogger, Robb Sutton!

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In this episode of the VBL Podcast, I sit down to talk with good buddy and pro-blogger, Robb Sutton, on the finer points of starting, promoting and populating a blog with awesome content that will naturally go viral all over the internet. We also discuss the up’s and down’s of blogging full-time, and how to stay productive…

Top 10 ‘No BS’ Tips to Creating & Launching Your First Virtual Business! (Part 1)

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I’m in the process of editing my first ever VBL-related product, and I have to say, its been a massive learning experience for me. The fact is that I could have released this thing months ago. But, I have changed things around, procrastinated a certain amount, and quite frankly, put it on the back-burner a lot because [...]

VBL Discussion: If you started a Virtual Business tomorrow, what would it be?

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In the last year I have started two virtual businesses. I’ve been heavily involved with both of them for a certain period of time, and then, once things seem to level out, and starting running on their own (and after I’ve hired people to run the businesses for me!), I step away, manage from a [...]

Niche Site Project – 2nd Monthly Report

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Here’s the second monthly update in an estimated six reports that will go live charting the growth and earnings of just ONE niche site, generating passive income via Adsense and more. If you’ve not been following the Niche Site Project that kicked off a couple of months ago here at the VBL Blog, hop on our band-wagon now…

VBL042 – Rock Bands, Stage Diving & Lots of New Rules, with David Meerman Scott!

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In this episode of the VBL Podcast, I sit down with best-selling author, massiv and highly sought after speaker, David Meerman Scott, to discuss the finer points of social media and why businesses need to get their act together when it comes to Real Time Marketing in todays increasing competitive worldwide business environment.

From ‘Nothing’ to ‘App of the Week’ on iTunes, and Several $$$’s in My Pocket!

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In this incredibly inspirational Guest Post, VBL Tribe member, Benny Hsu tells us his unbelievable iPhone App story. How he went from being a struggling online entrepreneur, trying to create is ideal lifestyle, to developing the ‘App of the Week’ and making thousands of dollars, overnight! Check out his remarkable story…

Announcing the Winner of the Niche Site Giveaway, plus a Special Offer from Me!

VBL Niche Site Giveaway Winner!

Today, I’m super excited to announce the winner of the Niche Site Giveaway contest I launched last week. Firstly, I’d like to say a massive thank you to all that entered. The responses I had were unbelievable. I expected 10 or 15 people to enter and I ended up having close to around 40, I believe. You all rock…!

VBL041 – Unleashing the Video Marketer Within You, with Gideon Shalwick!

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In this episode of the VBL Podcast I get to sit down with one of my favorite online personalities. Gideon Shalwick is one of those guys that you just KNOW can help you achieve results! You’ll no doubt love this conversation with the man I call my ‘Yoda’, when it comes to everything and anything to do with online video…

Niche Site Project #3 – Win a Fully Built-Out Professional Looking Niche Site, for FREE!!!

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In the last two weeks, I’ve received almost 150 emails since publishing my first Monthly Report for the Niche Site Project, from VBLer’s saying that they’d love to be involved in the challenge, but can’t for a number of different, collective reasons. I figured the least I could do is help… In some small way…

Niche Site Project – 1st Monthly Report

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A short time ago we all had a discussion on niche sites here on the blog. Following this, I announced my own niche site, and the VBL Community Niche Site Project kicked-off. After the dust on everything had settled, with a combined almost 300 comments on the subject, a couple of weeks back, I posted my first update [...]

The ‘No Bullshit’ Guide to Blogging for Business!

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I’ve been getting lots of emails and tweets on the subject of blogging for business. Mostly entrepreneurs that are thinking of starting a blog, particularly with the idea of using a blog to help support, market and promote a business. So, I thought I would put together this simple, digestible guide on the subject. Enjoy…

VBL040 – Shaping the New Media Landscape, with BlogWorld’s Rick Calvert!

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When BlogWorld’s founder, Rick Calvert went looking for a blogging expo to attend himself, he couldn’t find one. So, he decided to start one himself! Several events into things, the expo now attracts massive corporate sponsors and a “Who’s Who” list of speakers from the world of New Media. Now, welcome Rick to the VBL Podcast…

10 Quick Steps to Becoming a Virtual Entrepreneur!

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Over the last couple of years, I’ve become more and more virtual as time has gone by. And I’ve loved every minute of it. So, I thought it would be a good idea to create a small selection of tips and tactics for everyone to follow to become a little more virtual in the way they attack business from a day to day basis! Enjoy…

VBL039 – How to Build Relationships with Influence and Trust, with Chris Brogan!

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In this edition of the VBL Podcast I sit down to talk with one of my all-time favorite authors, bloggers and entrepreneurs. I reached out to Chris Brogan with the idea to talk to him about beginning, growing and capitalizing on relationships. What I got was a full blown, hands-down business lesson that I’ll never forget…

VBL038 – PR & Marketing Moves to Sky-Rocket Your Biz, with Peter Shankman!

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One in a while you get the opportunity to have a free-for-all type of conversation with someone you’ve never met before, that you KNOW full-well, you will NEVER forget! This was the case when I got the chance to interview Peter Shankman – Founder of HARO, author of two super successful books and highly sought-after speaker…

The VBL Community ‘Niche Site Project’… PLUS – Unveiling My Own Niche Site!

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Just a couple of short weeks ago I published a VBL Discussion Post on the subject of niche sites, where I mentioned that I was challenging myself to start my first ‘true’ niche site online, a ton of VBLer’s said they wanted to join in… It’s not a competition, its a Community Project. Here’s the low-down…

VBL037 – How to Use ‘Design’ to Build a Personal Brand, with James Chartrand!

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When it comes to designing a personal brand online it does, a lot of the time, come down to the real DESIGN aspects of the entire process, as to whether or not you get a good start. James Chartrand from ‘Men With Pens’ is one of the web’s foremost experts on this subject and I caught up with her for this great chit-chat…

Why Your Logo SUCKS and How to Fix It!

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I’ve spent hundreds of hours going over logo designs for everything from business cards to letterheads; websites to online products; retail packaging to TV commercials – all in search of the perfect logo that ‘says it all’. Here I discuss the importance of logo design and implementation for growing your business…

VBL036 – How to Make Money on the Internet, with Chris Guthrie!

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In this session of the VBL Podcast, I speak with renowned internet marketer, Chris Guthrie about his various successes online, including how he built a site from scratch and sold it for a 6-figure deal in less than 2-years! We also discuss how to easily get started in the ‘make money online’ space for the first time, too…

VBL Discussion: Are You Working on a Niche Site Already? (I Will Be Soon!)

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One of the things I’m doing whilst I’m in London is developing a VBL Niche Challenge for myself, with the help of my VA’s. You’ve probably seen a lot of this type of stuff online recently, however, I’ve yet to jump on the bandwagon, as they say. That’s changing… I’ll be revealing exactly what niche it is soon. However…

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