Over the past 6 years I founded 9 .com companies. Most of the companies failed miserably and lost me a million dollars or so, but luckily a few of them did well enough to cover my loses. The main reason I had a lot of unsuccessful ventures is because I made some really big mistakes. Hopefully you can learn from my mistakes and not make them. [click to continue…]
Do you ever wonder why some entrepreneurs strike it rich, while others don’t? Sure, some it is luck and timing... but that’s not the main reason companies like TechCrunch get acquired for $30 million. So what is it?
It’s execution!
One of the things TechCrunch executed very well on is marketing. Internally they weren’t too familiar with online marketing, but with my marketing expertise and their content writing abilities, we were able to drastically increase their traffic without even spending a dollar.
Here is how I grew TechCrunch’s traffic by 30% through SEO. [click to continue…]
The number 1 reason businesses fail is because they don’t have enough money. Whether you plan on owning a business or not, this is important for you to know because you work for someone. And that someone is a business. The people who tend to keep their job the longest are usually good at sales because if you are bringing in revenue it doesn’t make sense for your employer to fire you. [click to continue…]
If you have watched American Gangster, you have probably heard of the quote: “the loudest one in the room is the weakest one in the room.” When Denzel Washington said that, he was trying to explain how he had tons of problems when he was showing off (being loud), and how he had very few problems when he wasn’t showing off. [click to continue…]
Finding a mentor can be a difficult thing to do. Over the past few years I have had many mentors, but the best one by far has been Andy Liu. Here are a few qualities that Andy posses and that you should look for in a mentor: [click to continue…]
2009 has already begun and you probably have a rough idea of some goals that you want to achieve during the New Year. There is nothing wrong with your list, but you probably want to add a few things that will make the rest of your life better.
Here are a few things that you should consider adding that will benefit yourself: [click to continue…]
This amazing course will teach you, step by step, how to double if not triple your traffic over the next 30 days.
Neil Patel is the co-founder of 2 Internet companies: Crazy Egg and KISSmetrics. Through his entrepreneurial career he 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 he named one of the top influencers on the web according to the Wall Street Journal, but he was also named one of the top entrepreneurs in the nation by Entrepreneur magazine. Neil has also received Congressional Recognition from the U.S. House of Representatives for his work in the nonprofit sector. Continue reading
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