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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 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.
AI found a problem, we have to fix it
If your WordPress site is running PHP 8.1 or older right now, a hacker can take control of it without ever knowing your password. That is not a hypothetical. It is an active vulnerability in PHP itself, the software that powers roughly 70% of websites on the internet. Researchers found it with the help of […]
Should You Send a Follow-Up Message When Someone Doesn’t Reply?
No reply doesn’t mean no. Most people just got busy or missed it. Here’s why sending a second message is one of the simplest things you can do.
There’s always something different
When you ride the same bike track often enough, you stop expecting surprises. But Australian wildlife has a way of reminding you that the track is their home first. This morning I had two encounters that summed up what riding in Australia is actually like for those of us who grew up around its creatures. […]
How Many Times Should You Try Before Deciding Something Doesn’t Work?
Five attempts is not a test, it’s barely a warm-up. Here’s how to pick a number that actually tells you whether your idea works or not.