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A Better Way to Find Big Ideas (that Make You Stand Out)

Some astronomers and philosophers make the grand, if not absurd, claim that we are 10,000 things but one substance. Perhaps ancient stardust. Fair enough.

Rough Draft host Demian Farnworth has his own absurd claim: behind one single article by a seasoned writer is the weight of 1,000 books, 100 movies, hours of lectures, a litany of song lyrics, countless days of conversations, dozens of poems, and so on.

And it’s this sort of commitment to working, learning, and playing hard that separates the good writer from the great.

So the question for you is: How far are you willing to go to be …read more

01 SepFeatured

Copyblogger Media Rebrands as Rainmaker Digital

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By Brian Clark

The company formerly known as Copyblogger Media turns five years old today. It was September 1, 2010 that the adventure that began with a one-man blog in 2006 went to a whole new level.

The scene that sticks out in my mind, however, happened a couple of months before the official start date for the company. We had just figured out a plan to merge five separate companies into one, and I was filling the car with gas when I posed a question to Brian Gardner and Sean Jackson.

“What should we call the new company?” I asked.

They both looked at me …read more

31 AugFeatured

The Real Value of Creating Value

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By Rainmaker.FM

Today’s guest on Hack the Entrepreneur is the co-founder and CEO of GroundMetrics, a unique technology startup in oil and gas exploration.

He began his career in business management and was a strategic marketing consultant. He then co-founded and ran CarCode Corporation, which was acquired by a major toll road management company in 2009.

In 2012, he won the Gold Award at the World’s Best Technology Competition, and the San Diego Venture Group’s Business Plan and Quick Pitch Competition awarded him second place.

Now, let’s hack …

George Eiskamp.

In this 28-minute episode, Hack the Entrepreneur host Jon Nastor and guest George Eiskamp discuss:

The positive …read more

31 AugFeatured

How to Use a Comma

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By Rainmaker.FM

On this episode of Editor-in-Chief, host Stefanie Flaxman continues her Editorial Standards series with a lesson about correct comma usage.

Commas are often underused or overused. Do you know how to implement the right balance in your writing?

When punctuation marks are used correctly, readers take them for granted — they are merely symbols that seamlessly guide readers through your text.

And there are consequences when punctuation marks are used incorrectly.

In this 14-minute episode, Editor-in-Chief host Stefanie Flaxman discusses:

The art of punctuation
Why correct comma usage isn’t nit-picky
How to avoid a jarring experience for your readers
Three easy-to-remember ways to use a comma

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31 AugFeatured

How to Grab Great Ideas (Without Using Your Hands)

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By Rainmaker.FM

It’s funny, how we forget things. Sublime reflections and exalted ideas. Like they were never even there. But if they were so sublime and exalted, why did they not remain with us?

And it’s funny how we fear losing these ideas. The lengths we will go to preserve them. The legends are legion.

Keeping waterproof slates in your shower. Talking into your phone’s voice memo app while you pump gas on a dusty August day. Scribbling in your tiny notepad in the dark of night so you don’t wake your spouse. In the morning light, however, the handwriting is illegible. You might …read more

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