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How Lauren Fritsch went from zero to $100K in 6 months

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 [29 minutes]  or It feels really good to introduce you to my dear friend, Lauren Fritsch. Lauren has done a lot of [...]

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Interview with Internet Fame Coach, Ricci Neer – she’s a total rock star!

Ricci Neer is an award winning bad ass! In this interview, she tells her story of how she started with no money or experience and built her hugely successful businesses. She also shares the upcoming tour dates for her Internet Fame Project tour called “Passion, Possibilities, & Profit.”

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Interview with Erika Lyremark of The Daily Whip

While many books have helped me get to where I am today, two have had the most substantial impact on my business, my success, my perspective, and my daily life. They are Tim Ferriss’s The 4 Hour Work Week and Erika Lyremark’s ebook Revenue, Results, & Red Carpet Dreams. So it is with great excitement (and sheer giddiness) that I bring you my exclusive interview with Erika Lyremark where we discuss her wonderful ebook, Revenue, Results, & Red Carpet Dreams and her journey through life and The Daily Whip. Enjoy!!!

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Exclusive Interview with @JoshKaufman (PersonalMBA.com): What everybody ought to know about Business School

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 [28 minutes]  or You can master the art of business – without mortgaging your life – and Josh Kaufman can prove it! [...]

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2 Free Graphic Design Tools for the Bootstrapper

While you need to get the major graphics handled (quickly and efficiently) by a pro, there are a couple great free tools you can use that will help you tremendously with a great deal of the smaller graphics you may need to generate for your website. That is assuming you don’t have Photoshop or don’t know how to use Photoshop.

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How to use Social Media to Expand your Private Practice

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 [34:48 minutes - 24 MB]  or Social Media matters. To your business.  To your medical practice.  To countless incredible opportunities to make [...]

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Series: How to Start Your Dream Business – Q1: Where do I begin?

A guy full of drive, ambition, and ideas sent me these five question about getting his business of the ground. These are really fantastic questions. So great, that I need to split them up into 5 entries. If you have answers or feedback to these questions, please leave them in the comments OR on my Facebook discussion board.

1) Where do I begin?

Part 1)

Everyone’s industry is different. Without knowing details, I cannot give industry or business specific answers. However…

No matter what your dream, knowing who you are, what makes you tick, and what gets you out of bed in the morning is absolutely paramount to being successful in the future.

I had the priviledge of listening to the top executives at Clickbank tell me about their business on Tuesday night. One of the biggest pieces of advice they gave prefacing any of the prescriptive steps to succeeding with your products on Clickbank was simply: you must be passionate. They said that time and time again, they see vendor’s with a great product and huge potential give up just moments before they succeed. They said that if they had just pushed a little harder, hung in a little longer, then they would have been successful. The people who have made $1.7 million on their first day of sales at Clickbank are the people who took at least 6 months to prepare for their launch, followed the prescription for success, and who persevered.

So before talking about the mechanics of starting, I would say………. READ FULL ARTICLE

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Daily Podcast: Monday, December 6th, 2010

On today’s podcast, Betty Jean Bell and Brett Kunsch discuss:

- Delicious coffee & rad coffee gadgets
- The art of starting your business
- How to overcome first-time fears
- “Research is not action”
- More sales tips
- How to learn by doing
- How to let go of the need to be perfect

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Can’t find a job? Use your skills and make one! – The AelloLUXE Story

Nicole Yeary of AelloLUXE shares her incredibly inspiring story. In this interview, Nicole tells us about her move to Chicago and how she lost her job only a month later (after signing an 18 month lease on a condo). She talks about her job search, her difficulties, how she found a way through all of it, and how a business that showcases her tremendously valuable talents developed as a result of the whole crazy adventure.

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How to Find and Hire A-Players

If you are looking to make some better hires, are in need of better people, or are trying to land a great job with a winning company, then I highly encourage you to check out this podcast with Eric Herrenkohl on his book, “How to Hire A-Players: Finding the Top People for Your Team- Even If You Don’t Have a Recruiting Department.”

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3 motivation secrets YOU HAVEN’T HEARD about starting your blog and online business

I asked Anilia several questions about her business, Black Girl Tees, and about her journey through blogging and MotivatedSista.com. If you are new to blogging or owning your own business, this is a really great call for you. She shares some of the pitfalls to starting your first online business and blog and also gives us three secrets to help us stay motivated through the journey.

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Creating a profitable podcast – with Robert Franceschini

Robert Franceschini of Media Junkyard gives us the low down on how to start your own podcast and start making money with it!

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An hour with Matt Cheuvront of Life Without Pants and Proof Branding

Betty Jean Bell interviews Matt Cheuvront of Life Without Pants and Proof Branding in this Love Your Work Life podcast. This was a great call full of great ideas and advice for new bloggers, 20 somethings, web developers, first-time entrepreneurs, and job seekers. Tons of great stuff for anyone of any age really.

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Beware: “Why don’t you start a business doing what you love?” (Part 1)

I hear it all the time… “Why don’t you start a business doing what you love?” I want you to know that this particular statement can be a dangerous trap. In this article, Betty Jean Bell explores 3 reasons why starting a business doing something you love might be a bad idea and offers solutions and resources to help you decide.

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How to start your own private practice – with Amy Myers, MD

Amy Myers, MD reveals how she learned an entirely new form of medicine, built her first business, then marketed, launched, and filled her private practice in only 18 months. Her skills are rare and hard to come by. You will not only learn tips and tricks for the first-time entrepreneur but also learn how to transform your health, weight, and stress level after listening to this brilliant podcast.

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How Writing a Book Can Catapult Your Career, Business, and Your Life

Are you burned out in your work or business and in need of a change? Do you feel trapped or in need of clarity and inspiration? Do you want a career or business breakthrough? In this special LoveYourWorkLife interview, you’ll discover one way to create that breakthrough! Hear Book Writing Coach Lisa Tener share how she fell in love with her work and how she has helped so many others do the same by becoming published authors! On this call, she’ll help you get started, too!

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