Neil Tjin, a former resident of Florida, who moved to California to further pursue his automotive endeavors modified his personal cars at such an extreme level that international recognition put his car on magazines throughout the world getting him noticed by brands such as Ford, Honda, and Scion who now commission him to build project cars.
How to Do Keyword Research for SEO
Any online marketer, ecommerce store owner, or even a mommy blogger will tell you that a website is nothing without traffic. Now there’s a million ways to get traffic to your website but most will tell you that search engine optimization (SEO) is the best way possible. Before you even think about SEO, it all comes down to choosing the…
Secret Academy Episode – Aaron Skonnard
Aaron is a co-founder of Pluralsight where he serves as the Chief Executive Officer. Aaron has spent years developing course materials and teaching professional developers throughout the world. He has presented at many popular developer conferences like PDC, TechEd, and VSLive! Microsoft recognized Aaron as an MVP in the “Connected Systems” developer community for eight years. Aaron has written numerous books, articles, and whitepapers including the Essential XML Quick Reference (Addison Wesley, 2001), Essential XML (Addison Wesley, 2000), and his popular columns in MSDN Magazine.
Why I’m Not Successful – Even After Making $1,324,132
If you read my previous post on how I made a million dollars before the age of 27, you will know that it took me a series of intelligent financial moves, business decisions, and a lot of hard work. It was a combination of businesses, and investments that made me financially free, not so much one business that sold for…
Secret Academy Episode – Joe Moore & Adam Olalde
Joe Moore, 29, is a car guy, entrepreneur and VP of Marketing at Xtreme Xperience. After graduating from Miami University (Ohio) with a degree in Management, Joe got his first ‘real job’ at a financial services company where he quickly realized that the corporate rat race was not for for him. Interested in the emergence and boom of social media and influencer marketing in early 2009, Joe began working at a leading word-of-mouth marketing agency where he set out to learn as much as he could about the industry while cutting his teeth developing strategies for brands like Nissan, Unilever, Subway, Dell, Moet Hennessy, and others. In 2012, Joe was approached by his long-time friend and XX founder, Adam Olalde, about the concept of Xtreme Xperience.
Secret to Success – Vincent Ray Wong
One challenge of many entrepreneurs is the desire to start a business while working a full time job. From personal experience it is never an easy feat to tackle your full time job, family, social life, and also your projects. However, many individuals have succeeded through long nights of hard work such as this month’s feature on Vincent Wong, founder of Mhelpdesk. Vincent knew from the moment he started his corporate career path that it wasn’t for him. He decided to build a business that would eventually make significantly more money than his day job. He’s here today to share his story.
Lessons Learned After Spending $36,713 on Outsourcing
Outsourcing is a somewhat controversial topic as many people do lose their jobs to cheap labor in other countries. However, as entrepreneurs, this golden resource is what can be the difference in a successful business to one that’s stagnant. With hourly rates as low as $3, you can virtually outsource 90% of your business. One ‘downside’ is that it takes…