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Sonia Simone gets this question all the time (natural, Sonia guesses, since she teaches people how to start or grow businesses): How long will it take before my business starts to take off and make money?

And there are two parts to the answer. One part is nuts and bolts — the processes of building an audience, uncovering market opportunities, crafting your marketing message, creating products and services.

But the other part is all the “fluffy” mindset stuff — the mental game that lets you take action on those nuts and bolts. And in Sonia’s experience and observation, the mental game tends …read more

29 JulFeatured

4 Ways to Get Attention by Rocking the Boat

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By Rainmaker.FM

Lots of people make careers out of controversy. But constant controversy can take a toll.

You could get by with a lot of controversy in the early days of your blog or books in order to gain critical mass. But soon you’ll need to take your foot off that particular pedal.

The goal (when it comes to rocking the boat) is to select topics carefully and to space these pieces at least a month apart.

That way, you avoid burning the conflict candle at both ends.

In this 12-minute episode of Rough Draft with Demian Farnworth, you’ll discover:

How to effectively challenge an …read more

29 JulFeatured

5 Ways to Increase Pageviews Per Visitor by 23.52%

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By Neil Patel

Why are you spending all this time and effort to get visitors to your website only to let them leave after the first or second page they see?

It’s much cheaper to get a visitor already on your site to go to another page than it is to attract a new visitor to that page.

Guess what? It’s more valuable too. If a visitor is checking out several pages, chances are they like you. Each post or page they read will increase brand recognition and trust, which will lead to conversions down the line.

If I told you that you could …read more

29 JulFeatured

The Key to Creating an Irreplaceable Podcast

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By Jerod Morris

This post is about toothpaste.

And about being different.

And the wise words of two brilliant women.

And Champagne.

And how it all intertwines to create an essential piece of advice for how to get your podcast (or any other piece of online content for that matter) noticed, consumed, beloved … and never replaced.

Let’s start with the words of those two brilliant women.

Different is better than better. — Sally Hogshead

In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.

— Coco Chanel

To be clear: There is nothing wrong with being better. Neither Ms. Hogshead nor Ms. Chanel would argue differently.

Being better than your …read more

28 JulFeatured

How Bestselling Author Daniel Pink Writes

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By Rainmaker.FM

Multiple New York Times bestselling author Daniel Pink stopped by The Writer Files to chat about his secrets for getting words onto the page.

Mr. Pink is the author of five provocative titles on the subjects of business, work, and human behavior — including To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others — and has written for the New York Times, Harvard Business Review, The Sunday Telegraph, Fast Company, and Wired.

In addition to having one of the most viewed TED talks of all time — “The puzzle of motivation” — Dan recently hosted and co-executive produced the …read more

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How Long Will It Take for My Business to Start Making Money? And Other Impossible Questions

4 Ways to Get Attention by Rocking the Boat

5 Ways to Increase Pageviews Per Visitor by 23.52%

The Key to Creating an Irreplaceable Podcast

How Bestselling Author Daniel Pink Writes

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