Taking a leap into entrepreneurship is like riding a bike for the very first time. Although it can be fun and exciting, there are consequences such as falling on the ground and getting hurt.
But the good news is, learning how to be an entrepreneur can be easy as riding a bike. See, if you parents where like mine, they probably added a set of training wheels to your bike… and although it didn’t guarantee that you wouldn’t get hurt, it did make things a lot easier.
Now I can’t guarantee a smooth ride during your entrepreneurial journey, but I can help make things a bit better by giving you training wheels.
So in that spirit, here are 8 things that you should know before starting your entrepreneurial journey. [click to continue…]
I know there are a lot of resources on SEO, but most of them are junk. I have been doing SEO for over 9 years now and I learned most of it from reading and practicing it. If you want to learn SEO, and actually get good at it, read and use the following resources:
Blogs
The world of SEO is constantly changing because search engines constantly change their algorithms. These sites offer news, information, and tips about SEO.
Google Blogoscoped – This blog is also all about Google. But the difference is, this one is written by an outside party instead of by someone at Google. [tweet]
SEO Black Hat – If you want to learn about the dark side of SEO, this blog should do the trick. [tweet]
Wolf Howl – A blog by an SEO who isn’t afraid to speak his mind. [tweet]
Do you know how many WordPress plugins are out there? Well, there are currently 11,247 plugins, which means there is no way you know which ones you should be using.
Heck, I don’t even know all the plugins I should be using. But I do know the plugins that will help boost your traffic. Here are the 7 WordPress plugins that are worth checking out:
Plugin #1: Sharebar
The easiest way to get more traffic to your website is through social media sites like Twitter and Facebook. One way you can leverage these sites is to ask your friends for votes. But a better way is to place social media buttons on your website.
The cool thing about the Sharebar is that it places social media buttons on the left side of your blog post. And as your readers scroll down, the social media buttons move down so that they never leave their screen. [click to continue…]
I get anywhere from 20 to 50 questions a day from entrepreneurs like you. You usually ask me a variety of questions ranging from what I do everyday to how I make money.
But one question that seems to be stuck in your head is: what business would you create if you had to start all over again?
The problem with that question is that I wouldn’t start any business. And no, I wouldn’t get a 9 to 5 job either.
See, the hardest part about starting a company is creating it… or at least that’s the hardest part for me. The easiest part for me is growing a business.
So if I were to start my entrepreneurial career all over again, here is exactly what I would do. [click to continue…]
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About Neil Patel
Neil Patel is the co-founder of 2 Internet companies: Crazy Egg and KISSmetrics. Through his entrepreneurial career Neil has helped large corporations such as Amazon, AOL, GM, HP and Viacom make more money from the web. By the age of 21 not only was Neil named a top 100 blogger by Technorati, but he was also one of the top influencers on the web according to the Wall Street Journal. Continue reading