Do You Have the Motivation to Start a Business?

August 25, 2010 by Dr Brad Smith · Leave a Comment
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As I was winding down the last few days of my day job to start working full time as an internet entrepreneur, I was frequently asked what I was going to do next…?

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Relationships Really Matter in Online Business

August 5, 2010 by Dr Brad Smith · Leave a Comment
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Compelling content creates a long term relationship with your customer that is the foundation for a successful online business. This week we bust many of the myths of get rich quick online marketing techniques, and explore and alternative way of building a long term customer base.

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Why Are You Working for Wholesale Prices?

June 26, 2010 by Dr Brad Smith · Leave a Comment
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Are you working for a for-profit business large or small for an hourly wage or salary?  If so, then you are essentially working at wholesale prices.  I can show you why this is true. All for profit businesses exist to make money for their owners, whether those owners are shareholders in a large corporation or [...]

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Why You Don’t Need to be Thomas Edison

June 9, 2010 by Dr Brad Smith · 2 Comments
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The world we live in is full of myths, and one of the most popular is that to create your own product you need to be an amazing inventor like Thomas Edison or a physicist like Albert Einstein.  The fact is that nothing could be further from the truth. Some time ago, I was on [...]

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Why You Should Not Hire a Conventional Website Designer

May 29, 2010 by Dr Brad Smith · Leave a Comment
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Don’t go out and hire a conventional web site designer – it is a waste of money.  Static web sites are a thing of the past -  with modern content management and blogging systems, conventional web site design is obsolete. Conventional Websites When I started my first web site in the early 1990′s, the only [...]

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Business and Soda Pop – A Lesson in Passion

May 23, 2010 by Dr Brad Smith · 1 Comment
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The most important element for someone starting a new business is passion – if you love what you do it will come though in everything you do, and your passion will sustain you when times get tough. The man in this video has a passion for soda pop that is unbelievably inspiring, and has led [...]

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Ten Ideas for Starting your Successful Home Business

May 18, 2010 by Dr Brad Smith · Leave a Comment
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When I left my day job to pursue my online business, most people I told laughed and told me “good luck.”  One person even walked away thinking I was pulling his leg.   However, those that stayed with the conversation for a minute started asking me how I managed to pull it off?  How did I [...]

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Rekindle Your Dreams

May 9, 2010 by Dr Brad Smith · 1 Comment
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If you ask a group of 1st graders how many can sing, dance or paint every hand in the room will go up. If you ask the same question to a group in Junior High School less than half of the hands will go up. We slowly lose touch with our dreams and passions as we become adults.

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Build Online Communities, Not Web Pages

May 8, 2010 by Dr Brad Smith · Leave a Comment
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The amazing thing about the rise of the internet is that one can now instantly find information on just about any topic.   There are 2.1 million pages on “raising worms”, 874,000 articles on “tongue piercing” (including videos), and 654,000 pages on “Shetland ponies.”  One has to wonder where all of the worm growers got their [...]

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Welcome to Online Business Zen

April 18, 2010 by Dr Brad Smith · Leave a Comment
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Imagine if you owned an online business that worked for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, even while you sleep.  What if you could create your own lifestyle, and escape the demands of a regular job?  Even if you like your job, imagine adding another stream of part time income based on [...]

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