6 Simple Ways to Boost Your Productivity

Posted on April 11, 2011 | In Guest Appearances

Also check out Part 2 of the Belief and Action interview with Danny Iny, and 15 Bloggers Reveal, a post about mindset that features Danny Iny (among many others), by Timo Kiander, the author of today’s guest post. For some people, productivity seems second nature. They get lots of stuff done and move toward their goals [...]

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Your Entrepreneurial Success Depends on 2 Components! Do You Have Them?

Posted on April 8, 2011 | In Guest Appearances

If you want even more from Firepole Marketing, check out the Belief and Action interview with Danny Iny. Have you ever met anyone who did not want to succeed as an entrepreneur? I’ve never met anyone that was becoming an entrepreneur to fail! It’s obvious that everyone who pursues an entrepreneurial venture wants to be [...]

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No ice cream for you!

Posted on April 6, 2011 | In Tips and Ideas

I can’t help but chuckle every time I see this commercial. Have you seen it? It’s by Ally Bank. A kid asks for ice cream from a (really well cast) guy in a suit that’s supposed to be a typical banker. He responds, “no, it’s just for new people”. Then, another kid runs up from [...]

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Interview with Marlee Ward of Metamorphoself

Posted on April 4, 2011 | In Expert Interviews

Have you ever felt down, drained, and tired? You know what I’m talking about – you’ve just lost a client, your latest campaign isn’t working, and you feel like your business is sucking you dry? Don’t worry, we’ve all been there. But sometimes, we’re lucky enough to be visited by the spirit of inspiration. She [...]

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How Entrepreneurs Think, Choosing Your Niche, and Guest Posts – the Very Best of the Web!

Posted on April 1, 2011 | In Best of the Web

It’s been a couple of weeks since we ran a Best of the Web feature, and there’s been some fantastic activity on the Interwebs that we need to share with you! (And yes, we know it’s April Fool’s, but no, none of these recommendations is a joke!) Here’s our fantastic lineup of great sites and [...]

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Think Like a Parent on Timelines, and a Nanny on Autonomy

Posted on March 30, 2011 | In Guest Appearances

The differences between a parent and a nanny are easily distinguished, and I’ve written about how those two roles apply to how business owners and public executives make decisions at CorporateRadical.com. When we look at a business owner as a parent, and a public executive as a nanny, we can begin to dissect the thought [...]

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Why Guru Strategies for Blog Growth DON’T WORK… and What Does!

Posted on March 27, 2011 | In Tips and Ideas

Blogging is where it’s at, right? Whether you’re a professional blogger, or your blog is there to promote your regular business, you know that at the end of the day, your blog has one major purpose: To engage a GINORMOUS audience. That’s right. Not just big, but ginormous – an audience so large that you [...]

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“What is your money for?” – Interview with Bruce Sellery, author of Moolala

Posted on March 25, 2011 | In Expert Interviews

There are plenty of books about managing your money – you probably even have a couple of them sitting on your shelf. But have you read any of them past page 25? No, I thought not. There’s a reason for that. By and large, books about personal finance are booooooring! Well, Bruce Sellery has stepped [...]

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Developing a Brand: Interview with Caleb Wojcik from Pocket Changed

Posted on March 23, 2011 | In Expert Interviews

It can be fun to listen to the success stories of people like Brian Clark, Leo Babauta, Darren Rowse, Guy Kawasaki, and others. But it can also be a little bit frustrating, because they’re soooo far ahead of you, and what you really need is to hear from someone who did what you’re doing just a [...]

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Pricing for Outcome, not Budget: My Moment of Revelation

Posted on March 21, 2011 | In Tips and Ideas

Note: For more blog post goodness from Firepole Marketing, check out Danny’s guest post about the keys to success on Shake Off the Grind. Please take a minute to read it, and leave a comment! It was getting close to 8pm and I was sitting in my parked car wondering how I got into this [...]

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Online Entrepreneurship, X-Factors, and Subscribers – Best of the Web!

Posted on March 19, 2011 | In Best of the Web

We’re back with more of the best blogs, posts and sites that you may not know about, but should! Here’s the lineup for this week: Metamorphoself: Pursuing Online Entrepreneurship: How to decide what kind of business to start – I just discovered Marlee Ward’s blog, and spent over an hour reading her posts. I can’t [...]

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Warning: Your Elevator Speech Makes People Want To Strangle You

Posted on March 18, 2011 | In Guest Appearances

You’re nervous enough already. Just walking into a room full of strangers is bad enough. But these people already know each other. You are the only stranger, and it gives you that visitor-from-outer-space feeling. You long to return to your home planet. You know you need to introduce yourself and shake hands with people, but [...]

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