How to Make Money With Your Blog
I remember sitting in our game room upstairs when my phone chimed that special sound. I was playing a video game when it happened, and it changed my life. Back in 2012, I was still working at Dell. In January of that year and without much of a clue about what I was doing, I […]
3 Tools to Make Your Website Look More Professional
We all we want a great looking website, right? One that looks good feels good and makes a good first impression. But some websites are better than others. They instill more confidence, they get more visitors, and, ultimately make more money. As much as we love homemade and homegrown, we want to have confidence about […]
My Small Business Tech Stack
The hardware and software you choose to power your business tech stack are a big deal. Choose right, and you’re set up for future growth and expansion and scalability. Choose wrong, and, at best, you’re out a bit of money and a few weeks of time and energy. At worst, you’re out thousands of dollars, […]
How $2,081.39 in Software Allows Me to Run My Business From Anywhere
It wasn’t all that long ago when I got a call from one of my mastermind clients urging me to make some upgrades to my landing page software. Back then, the thought of spending $97 on a WordPress plugin was ludicrous.Want to listen? There’s an audio version below Now, nearly four years later, my business is […]
I’m Sorry. Plus, I Return with the Tools I Used to Build My Business [EWS13]
I made a mistake. I let my community, and specifically my podcast listeners, down. I need to apologize for letting you down, for not fulfilling my promise to do everything possible to help you live a life of passion, for not equipping you to build your business, and for not empowering you to leave a […]
How to Get Better Results with Your Email Marketing Campaigns
Writing a successful email campaign, one with emails that get opened and clicked (ie results), ones that convert prospects into buyers and which communicate effectively and clearly, is an art. It can take a lot of time and effort to write emails that get engagement. Just because you can write an email doesn’t mean you […]
Using Poor Grammar Makes You Look Stupid. Here’s How to Fix it
Let’s be honest. Using bad grammar makes you look stupid. Regardless of the content of your message, when it’s delivered unintelligibly, your message falls on deaf ears. There’s a guy who wants to do work for my web services business. He wants to reach out to customers, send emails, and conduct official communication on the […]
EP99: How to Write a Book, Get it Published, & Become a #1 Bestselling Author w/ Jimmy Burgess (@JimmyBurgess8)
Episode 99 of the Empowered Podcast features author, speaker, writing coach and my friend, Jimmy Burgess. If you’ve ever wanted to write a book (and who hasn’t) this episode will show you how. From time management tips, to writing formats and formulas, to the strategy you can use to become a #1 bestseller, this episode […]
5 Reasons You Aren’t Getting Anywhere With Your Blog
Have you been blogging for a while but aren’t getting the traction you’d hoped for? Are you trying to establish yourself as an authority and grow your business, but no one seems to care? When I started blogging in 2012, I wrote to no one. Not only did (almost) no one read what I was […]
18 Free Tools to Help You Build Your Business
Don’t you wish you could start your own business without having to pay tons of money to get started? When I first started my online business, I tried to do things on the cheap. I built my own landing pages, piece-mealed together my own email autoresponders, and tried to grow my business without spending more […]
