The marketer’s adage “The money is in the list” is (mostly) solid advice. When I launch a product, a significant portion of sales comes from my email list every time. I take good care of my email list, and they take care of me. On a recent launch, I found 53% of sales came…
Last year, my business earned $505,813.50. It feels incredibly awkward for me to say that (as in, pants down walking around downtown kind of awkward). I’m not really the kind of person that feels comfortable sharing my personal finance information, but I have so many friends and family members who struggle to make ends meet that…
I have put a tremendous amount of time writing this article so that it is truly helpful for you. I want all of the information in this article to be practical and actionable. Enjoy the tips–they have helped me to generate over half a million dollars in revenue during the first year of my…
I have been a Windows user all my life. Having run my business on the Windows platform for two years and being extremely well-versed in the Windows platform, I never thought I would ever change. In fact, I often laughed at the yuppie Apple fanboys in their turtlenecks and running shoes for buying into the…
For me, podcasting is an investment in the community behind my website and not a direct revenue stream. I have always resisted podcast advertising because I don’t want it to cheapen the community-oriented nature of the podcasting medium. But lately I have been softening that view. Podcasting can be huge money. Networks such as Twit…
Last week I was driving down the freeway and saw the truck pictured above. It is a prime example of branding gone wrong. The problem with the branding is that it does not clearly communicate what the brand represents. It has a cartoon image of the Pink Panther. A slogan saying “Think Pink, Go Green.”…
I don’t particularly like the word “stupid.” It’s the kind of thing I spend all day encouraging my kids not to say, and I think there is already plenty of negativity in the world. But in this case, it’s warranted. I have a massive following on social media for my Improve Photography website. We have well over…
I never like to review a product or service until I have been able to spend a significant amount of time using it so that I can provide a meaningful review. Having done over $65,000 of transactions with Gumroad, I feel like I can provide that review. Gumroad is a website service that allows you…
Right from the get-go, we need to distinguish between soundproofing a room for recording a podcast, and improving the acoustics of the room. In this article, I will discuss only sound-proofing a room, but if you want to improve the acoustics of your room, check out this article. Soundproofing is the practice of reducing the…
In this article I want to show you how to improve the acoustics of a room. This will help you reduce the echo in a room, and eliminate any ring to the voice. If you are looking for information on preventing outside sounds from entering the room where you record, that information is found in…