The fact is that it’s the small businesses that fuel any local economy, and a lot of the time these businesses are in bootstrapping mode. Not only this, but from a business owner standpoint, it simply doesn’t make any sense to me why you would decide to pay more for a job to be done, than you really need to…
I’m currently in the process of working with a blogging mentor – I’ll reveal who it is at a later date, but trust me, their credentials are solid! The reason why I reached out to this person is because I’ve been battling with a few ‘blogging demons’ over the last few months. More specifically, I [...]
Newspapers, magazines, radio and TV are quickly engulfing themselves in the new media world of blogging, social media, podcasts and online video. Whats happening on the ‘media’ horizon do you think? Is there REALLY a battle going on? Or are they living in harmony…? Let’s have a discussion, right here, right now!
Quick video post to get the week started. I was driving to the office this morning and shot this on the hop, as they say – but, I think the content brings up a serious point… As entrepreneurs, we ALL do things differently, right?! What works for me, might not work for you, and vice-versa. How do you start your day…?!
In this post, I call on the help and support of the VBL Tribe, to help me bag the one guest that has eluded me more than any other on the VBL Podcast – the one and only… Gary Vaynerchuk. What do I need – just a simple tweet. Thats all! I also announce the submission period for the second VBL Guest Post Season, too!
Tim Ferriss just announced that his third book, entitled ‘The 4-Hour Chef’ will be available early next year via Amazon’s Publishing New York Imprint. Is he still ‘the man’ in the Lifestyle Design space, or just clinging onto his 15mins? Perhaps he’s just being a VERY smart entrepreneur and author..? Lets discuss things…
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…
Here’s the deal… I’ve experimented a lot on this blog. Written posts, audio / podcast posts, I’ve shot videos from all over the world and posted articles from more cities than I can remember! And I’ve had a blast doing it all. However, the is one very important, very BIG change on the horizon for the VBL Blog…
I just got back from my first US trip of the year and have to say it was by far the most memorable and productive trip I have taken to the land of White Castle and Budweiser in recent years! One of the highlights for me was being able to put together the first ever meet-up of VBL Fans, in San Francisco…
Every month I set myself a goal. Sometimes its ‘bigger’ than others. Sign a new client with a minimum 10-employee requirement, create a new policy to promote and encourage more reading in the workplace, gain another 200 RSS subscribers, listen to more inspiring podcasts, spend more time developing business ideas…
What is an entrepreneur, exactly? I’ve said it lots of times – we’re a strange breed. We are the masters of our own domains (both online and off!) and bring a lot to the table of life, thats for sure. Crafting ideas and marketing like mad. We all want different things. But, the big question here is what are we really out for..?
An online business owner, or a virtual entrepreneur, or anyone who earns a living working for themselves is still bound to experience a lot of challenges despite freeing themselves from a nagging boss and getting to work at a time and place at his, or her’s own choice, let’s face it! The absence of a boss…
With the dawn of the New Year comes a new set of plans for our businesses. God knows I have a TON of projects planned for this year – which will obviously become more and more apparent to you guys as the year goes on. For myself, these plans are usually made with my SWOT’s (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats)…
If you’re new to the VBL Blog, you’ll no doubt be thinking ‘What the hell is a VBL Discussion…?’ (or perhaps you won’t, it’s pretty self-explanatory, let’s face it!). But, the bottom line is that its a weekly discussion post where we talk about / help each other out on, different topics to entrepreneurship, passive income…
Part of the ‘VBL Core4′, as I have recently started to refer to them as, is Outsourcing. When it comes to lifestyle design, we look more towards personal outsourcing…
For todays VBL Discussion post, I actually want to turn it into a double-barrel type of post – Q&A and Discussion. I was recently emailed by VBL Subscriber, Gene, who was asking me about the interviews I do for the VBL Podcast. In particular, Gene wanted to know how I record the calls, and how I [...]
First up, I’d like to send out a massive HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all my brothers and sisters from the ‘other side of the pond’, as we say in England – hope you guys have an awesome day with your families…! Welcome to another VBL Discussion post. For those of you who haven’t been here before (read [...]
Hi everyone, and welcome to the second VBL Discussion post. I must say, I was really happy with the first discussion on the Hardest Thing About Being a Blogger. There were some great points raised by all who commented and I even picked up a few ideas, myself! Which was the whole point… To share ideas. [...]
As you’ll probably know, if you checked out my last post which included my BlogWorld2010 Report, I was so happy with the ton of awesome content the VBL Community created for Guest Post Month, that I decided to make it a regular part of the content diet here at the blog, announcing that every Friday [...]
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