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What you can expect from this. Updated 28 Nov 2019. This will be a collection and collation of the information I have gleaned from all over the Internet. Why is this of interest to you? If you have any interest in generating extra income, no matter how little, from a home (or away from home) […]
How Do You Know When What’s Working Has Stopped Being the Problem?
If clicks are up but sales aren’t, the problem has shifted. Here’s how to spot when your sticking point has moved and where to focus your effort instead.
They broke bowls on purpose
When a broken bowl becomes more valuable than a perfect one, something shifts in how you see the whole idea of damage. That is exactly what the kintsugi pottery repair technique does. And once you understand it, you will never look at a cracked thing the same way again, including an online business that has […]
Nothing to see but water
When compound interest growth is happening, you cannot see it There is an old riddle about a pond. A single lily pad floats on the surface. Every day, the number of pads doubles. After 30 days, the pond is completely covered. The question is: on which day is the pond half covered? Most people guess […]
How Do I Know If My Online Business Idea Is Actually Working After Two Weeks?
Two weeks in and not sure if your online idea is working? Here’s how to read your numbers honestly and decide what to do next.
How Do I Know If I’m Procrastinating Instead of Making Real Progress?
The Getting-Ready Trap doesn’t always look like procrastination. Learn how to spot its clever disguises and get back to the real work.
My wife said it wouldn’t work
When a geologist told me I was sitting on 2,000-year-old water, I almost started a bottled water business About 40 years ago, I had what I still think was a genuinely good idea. I was sitting in a geologist’s office in Naracoorte, South Australia, looking at maps of underground water flows. She pointed to the […]
Why Do I Keep Putting Off the Most Important Task in My Online Business?
The task you keep avoiding is usually the one that matters most. Here’s why that happens and how to finally do the job today.
Even light takes four years
If you want to travel to the nearest star outside our solar system, you have a problem. Even travelling at the speed of light, the fastest anything in the known universe can move, you are looking at more than four years to get there. And that is the nearest one. Most stars in the galaxy […]
How Do I Get My Content Seen Online When I Have No Audience?
No audience yet? Borrow one. Here’s how to reach out to people who already have the readers, listeners or followers you want.
What Should You Do When Someone Says No to Your Online Offer?
When someone says no to your offer, that’s not the end. Here’s how to ask why, politely, and turn rejection into useful feedback.