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Not Everything Goes Smoothly: Ryan Shares Some Crazy Failures
In 7+ years of freelancing, I’ve done a lot of things that seemed promising at the time… but then never really panned out like I thought they would. For example: A friend and client of mine was starting a new business with some partners. They wanted to create a website that would provide high quality […]
Continue readingHow to Quash Business Growth
Here’s an easy way to quash business growth: Raise taxes. Of course, if you read today’s news, you’ll see proclamations that we’ve “averted the fiscal cliff!” And you’ll see claims that the new deal reached by the president and Congress “protects 99% of Americans from an income tax increase.” But it’s all semantics and political […]
Continue readingLife is 1 Big Experiment that Flies By Pretty Fast
Life is a game, yes. But it’s also an experiment. You develop a hypothesis. You test it out. Maybe it works. Maybe it doesn’t. You learn from each experiment. You refine your thinking. You refine how you live and how you run your business.
Continue readingStrange Conspiracy: Marketing Gurus Want Me to Shut Up
Maybe I’m just paranoid. But I get the feeling certain people have approached me or hired me simply to buy my silence. Let me explain… I’ve written some unflattering things about certain Internet marketing “gurus” and other online business people here on my blog.
Continue reading3 Types of Lies: The Government Wants You to Go Shopping
“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” And nowhere is this truer than with government reports. Last week the U.S. Bureau of Labor reported 146,000 new jobs created in November. But is this actually good news? The government would like you to think so. They want you to see the number, […]
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