The Intersection of Minimalism and Running a Successful Online Business

By Rainmaker.FM

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Years ago, Courtney Carver was working a day job where she felt unsatisfied and was putting in too many hours.

It was affecting her life at home, as well as her health.

She decided to make some intentional decisions with her life — she turned to the fundamentals of minimalism, removed the unnecessary, and got down to business.

In this 21-minute episode of No Sidebar, host Brian Gardner and Courtney Carver discuss:

  • The story behind Courtney’s popular website Be More With Less
  • How authenticity in business helps you connect quickly to the right people
  • The evolution of the Project 333 movement
  • How Courtney built a business …read more      
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Best Practices for Recording Interview Guests and Co-Hosts

By Rainmaker.FM

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When you conduct interviews with guests — particularly high profile guests — you’ve got just one shot to get it right.

This episode outlines the best practices for recording good audio for yourself, your guest, and your co-host(s).

Jerod Morris and Jon Nastor begin this episode with a quick discussion about how Jon balances being a husband and father with the demands of being a successful serial entrepreneur and running several successful shows.

Then they launch into a discussion about the best ways to record you and your guest during an interview, including:

  • Why you shouldn’t panic yet if you notice an …read more      
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The Doomsday Cult School of Specificity

By Rainmaker.FM

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Imagine it’s late afternoon, Sunday. You are curled beneath an afghan, still bloated from the fried fish you inhaled for lunch. You are sleeping heavily. Until your doorbell erupts.

A young woman in a peasant top and floral pencil skirt is standing at your doorstep.

She looks over her shoulder. A tall man wearing a black button-up oxford and a white tie nods from the sidewalk. He’s leaning on an umbrella.

She then looks you square in the eye and says, “Are you ready for the end of the world?”

You shake your head, clear your throat, and lean forward.

“Eh, pardon me?” you …read more      

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How to Get Your Slice of Reddit’s 150 Million Pageviews

By Neil Patel

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Every once in a while, a new source of traffic will become all the rage.

It’s like finding a new oil deposit. For a time, it’s kept a secret, but as soon as it becomes known, everyone wants a piece of it.

Reddit has become the latest oil deposit.

Marketers everywhere are trying to leverage the massive platform to build brand awareness and drive traffic to their websites.

For example, Ryan Luedecke was able to use Reddit to make $2,200 in revenue for his new beef jerky company.

But for every Ryan, there are many more who can’t seem to grasp how to …read more      

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10 Innovative Approaches to Creating a Minimum Viable Product

By Demian Farnworth

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Where I live, you can tell when summer arrives.

Long rows of plowed dirt as far as the eye can see. Dense waves of green wheat bending beneath the wind as far as the eye can see. Knee-high corn stalks as far as the eye can see.

It’s a perfect time to break out the cut-off jean shorts, steel beverage tub, and a Russian science fiction novel.

Circumstances may be different for you, but no matter where you are, the slow pace of summer is also the perfect time to prepare for a product launch.

Why prepare in the summer? And why launch …read more      

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