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Ruben Gamez on Staying Focused and Shipping Your Product

By Rainmaker.FM

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Today’s guest on Hack the Entrepreneur is a software developer that worked hard to slowly become an entrepreneur. He spent several years working as a manager for a billion-dollar payroll company. And in his spare time he played around with some ideas.

In early 2009, he created his first online product that failed to garner any attention or traffic. So back to the drawing board he went (two more times) before hitting on something good.

He is now the founder of Bidsketch, which is online proposal software for web designers.

He bootstrapped Bidsketch while working full-time and was able …read more      

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On Being Yourself for a Living

By Rainmaker.FM

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Fulfilling work is built on who you are and what you love.

Roadmap: The Get-It-Together Guide for Figuring Out What to Do with Your Life

This week, Editor-in-Chief host Stefanie Flaxman talks to Annie Mais, Education Director of Roadtrip Nation, and co-author of the new book Roadmap: The Get-It-Together Guide for Figuring Out What to Do with Your Life.

After you decide you want to intentionally create a meaningful life for yourself, how do you make that happen?

In this 23-minute episode of Editor-in-Chief, host Stefanie Flaxman and Annie Mais discuss:

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5 Ways to Create the Perfect Ending that Your Content Deserves

By Rainmaker.FM

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The end of your article is one last final opportunity to catch and keep the attention of a reader. Don’t screw it up.

The sad thing is that the closing section of an article, sales letter, or an email is usually an afterthought. It’s something we writers rush to get to, and then we wipe our hands clean when we write that last word.

That’s unfortunate, because your closing is the one last opportunity you have to flag down a reader barreling through your article.

In this 8-minute episode of Rough Draft with Demian Farnworth, you’ll discover:

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How I’m Going to Achieve the $100k a Month Challenge without Using My Name

By Neil Patel

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Last week I posted about my setback on the $100,000 challenge. Some of you were happy with the results so far, while others were disappointed about how much money I was spending.

In addition, most of you didn’t want me to use my name as you felt it would be cheating. I’ve heard you loud and clear, and I am going to make changes.

Here’s how I will be moving forward to achieve my financial goal:

No more Neil Patel

If you go to Nutrition Secrets, you’ll see that there is little to no mention of Neil Patel. I did this for …read more      

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5 Ways to Blast Off Your Freelance Writing Income Through Massive Action

By Linda Formichelli

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You know how to reach success as a writer because you’ve heard it a million times: It’s all about the baby steps, baby.

Break down your goal into manageable chunks and take one tiny step at a time towards your vision so you don’t get overwhelmed — and you’ll make steady, if slow, progress.

Well, maybe that works for some people. But for me, taking teeny steps towards my goals is hugely demotivating.

Seriously, when I think about sending out a single email sales letter, making one cold call, or buying the supplies I need …read more      

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