I’ve tried to launch two books during long weekends (Memorial Day and Labor Day) and it brought on a lot of problems. I tried to launch an online course this weekend and, again, ran into a lot of problems. There are too many emails and questions to answer. Something always goes wrong with technology. There…
On Entrepreneurship
Your website doesn’t have to be pretty to make an impact.
For the first time in a few years I started to research and read personal finance blogs again. I came across a group of blogs writing about the goal of “financial independence” and retiring early (affectionately called FIRE). All of them point back to a blog by J. L. (Jim) Collins and his “Stock Series.”…
The Best Way to Recover Failed Payments for a Membership Site
I have to say that Casey Graham’s interview on the Smart Passive Income Podcast was an eye-opener. There are more than 1,000 members of The Religion Teacher and a lot of delinquent payments each month. “Delinquent” makes them sound like bad people and they are absolutely not that. It’s not like I expect them to…
Facebook Live for Webinars: Pros and Cons
Yesterday I gave a webinar using Facebook Live for the first time. I’ve used GoToWebinar more than 100 times, but it’s pretty expensive for me to buy it for my personal business. I’ve used Google Hangout (now YouTube Live) as well, but setting up all the email reminders and landing pages is a lot of…
Content Platform and Communication Platform
To become a successful author today, you need to have a platform. What does that actually mean? I find this equation helpful: Platform = Permission + Promise You have a platform when you have permission from someone to deliver a promised outcome. I have been successful building a platform of more than 40,000 email subscribers…
