Freelancing is a quite a popular career path. In fact, according to the Freelancers’ Union, in the United States alone, 53 million people freelanced in 2014. We’re sure that number has only grown in the past three years. After all, freelancing has a lot of perks. You can set your schedule and work as long…
Earning a side income can completely change your life by relieving stress from bills, giving you more freedom to do the things you desire, and to help you toward your financial goals of getting out of debt and retiring filthy rich. However, earning a side income can also be quite intimidating at first. In this…
Like most people that venture into something new, when I first started flipping cars I really didn’t know what I was doing. Luckily over the years I’ve learned what really works. So if you think car flipping might be a side hustle that you’d be interested in pursuing this article is for you. Flipping cars…
Do you ever wonder how it is that companies seem to know just what we want when they launch a new product? Seriously, it sometimes seems like they’re reading our minds when they come up with new versions of products that do exactly what we want them to do. How do they know what we…
My wife is a stay-at-home mom who takes care of our two boys. She works a couple hours each day and is able to earn a substantial amount of money for our family each month. She’s amazing! Unfortunately, many moms feel powerless because they can’t find legitimate work-from-home opportunities and sometimes fall victim to Tupperware, handbag, cosmetics…
We talked recently about how to get a bigger piece of the pie in a negotiation. But what if I told you that in many negotiations, the pie isn’t really fixed? What if I told you that in lots of cases, there is actually more than one pie? The truth is, there’s usually an opportunity to negotiate…
If you had a single pie to split with someone, how much of it do you think you could get? If you don’t like pie, then you probably don’t care. But if you’re like me, and you do like pie, then you probably hope that you can get at least half of it, maybe more….
What threats does your business face? Where do those threats come from? We’ve talked about three other forces that can have a huge impact on the success of our business. Each of these forces is based on the current business environment. But the last two forces are based on the threat of future competitors. More…
How strong is your business compared to your competition? Or take it even one step back and tell me, who is your competition? In any business situation, it’s important to understand who your competition is. Let me give you three main types of competitors to help you identify who your competitors really are. Rivals—Are there other businesses…
Have you ever just scrolled through the free section on Craigslist? It’s crazy the kind of stuff you can find on there. You’ll find a lot of things that aren’t worth the drive to go get them, but you’ll also find some stuff that’s pretty cool. It’s stuff that the owner doesn’t want or need…