To start a new career could be the best you ever have done Start a new career and find the joy you always have been searching for. How many are not struggling through their lives just to make a living? In many ways, the old traditional thinking is destroying the happiness we all deserve during this short time on earth. Not so long ago, people were “brainwashed” to spend their entire careers in one company at the same work position. Times are ...

If an hour for you will be longer or shorter than an hour depends on you.  An hour for you is and will always be 60 minutes. But how come some people can achieve a lot during these 60 minutes while others make almost nothing? Instead, the latter group of individuals quickly brings up explanations or excuses, like: “I didn’t have time.”  “The time was not enough.”  “The time blew away.” In one of my first blog posts, we discuss time from a perspective of ...

How is Artificial Intelligence (AI) changing the rules of the game?  Artificial Intelligence (AI) is something having an exponential effect on all we do. In recent years, the development has been optimizing processes and simplifying tasks in personal and professional aspects, and marketing is benefiting tremendously from this advance. Already three years ago, we were talking about how the digital revolution and Artificial Intelligence (AI) were going to change the rules forever. Today it’s a reality. But why is marketing having such a significant ...

Can a pandemic business plan for 2022 really be successful?  A pandemic business plan for 2022, at the first view, sounds kind of weird. How to incorporate the sad and turbulent pandemic in a business plan? What we all have learned during these two years of the Covid-19 lurking around, and sadly also has ended many people’s life, can be helpful when working on your pandemic business plan 2022. What have you learned so far from the pandemic? For sure, a lot. The ...

Avoid these rabbit holes and grow your online business successfully  Grow your online business successfully from the very beginning, and the foundation will be there forever. Of all questions I get from people about how to start their online business, they all can be summarized like this: "Of all tips and offers hitting my inbox every single day, I have no idea what I should focus on and what to prioritize. Can you please give a step-by-step recommendation to get on the right track ...

By chasing money, you’re probably on the wrong path  If you’re chasing money, you are doing one of the most common failures when starting your new business. The reason can vary, but the old traditional offline business still remains in many people’s mindsets.  In the old offline business world, you needed a considerable amount of money to get started. You should register the business entity, install an office or shop. It was necessary with warehouse, inventory, personal, and much other nitty-gritty stuff ...

Enter the group of successful multi-level marketing people!  Successful multi-level marketing is the desire for many but a nightmare for many MLM marketers. To transform your business into successful multi-level marketing activity, you can easily achieve this by taking the correct actions. Multi-Level Marketing (MLM ), also known as network marketing or referral marketing, is a marketing strategy that has been in existence for quite a good number of years. It is a marketing strategy whereby a marketer sells directly to consumers and ...

Work actively with perceived value, and you're heading in the correct direction  Perceived value can be explained in different ways, but in the end, it's the same. In an earlier article, we are analyzing the difference between price and value. Too often, people view price and value as more or less the same, and going down that path will mess it up completely for you. Let's take a look at a story I heard some time ago: In a University showcase, the teacher gave ...

Can you really start a dummy proof online business? A dummy proof online business! How would that be possible? In fact, it can be closer than you think. Would you like to know what most often holds back motivated and entrepreneurial people from starting their online business? It’s the fear of failure. The thought of investing time and money into something that maybe won’t work will paralyze them completely. Instead of taking the step and trying it out, they watch from the sideline. It’s like never ...

To start affiliate marketing is probably the easiest way to be successful online  Start affiliate marketing as the first step on your entrepreneurial journey online, and you will soon notice the benefit of it. Right now, we are facing a new era of work, entrepreneurship, and how to make a living without being tied up to a typical 9 to 5 job. Are you sometimes thinking seriously about selling something to generate an income stream, but you don’t know how to sell? ...

Do you need additional income streams after retirement?  Besides your pension, income streams after retirement are something few talk about, but many desperately are searching for. If you already retired or are about to retire, you should be able to live your golden years as you deserve. All that you have contributed to society, qualify you to wake up every morning and just love what you’re doing every single day for the rest of your life. So far so good, but how does ...

To take control of your retirement or your age will do it for you  Take control of your retirement once and for all. The sad side is that a considerable number of people accept their age, like the beginning of the end. The good news is that you can take control of your retirement if you decide to do it.  This is the shortest article ever published since starting my blog six years ago. It’s a straightforward message to all golden agers ...

Make your golden age lifestyle feasible with the right mindset   The golden age lifestyle is a dream for many but at the same time far away due to the missing mindset. The lifestyle for retired citizens has multiple options thanks to the Internet and the online world. Often the modern online environment doesn't relate to this group of people in the first place. Although the so-called baby boomers often are portrayed as the postwar generation of opportunity and optimism, many boomers worry ...

The 5 steps to overcome imposter syndrome forever  To overcome imposter syndrome should be something for all people. Researches show that around 70% of the population suffers from it. That should be reason enough to take it seriously to overcome imposter syndrome. But what is imposter syndrome? Without going into the scientific definition, in a nutshell, imposter syndrome is the experience of feeling like a phony. It's like feeling that you don't belong where you are and that you got there due to pure luck. ...

Your retirement lifestyle - from dream to reality   The retirement lifestyle you have in mind before retire does not always turn out the way you thought. There can be various reasons behind this, but typically it boils down to a financial issue. Today, when this article goes live, it was exactly 13 years ago Dow Jones Industrial fell 777.68 points. It's the largest single-day loss, following the bankruptcies of Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual. History shows that these financial crashes repeat almost in ...

Anyone can start a profitable online business by following a few steps  To start a profitable online business is something you hear frequently. Maybe you have even tried it or are about to start. Wherever you are on your journey, the bitter truth is that most people fail. So, how come that something that seems to be relatively uncomplicated produces so many that fail? Well, the answer can be divided into three categories: Being a victim of the false and scammy promises out ...

Could happy retirement and affiliate marketing make a fit? Mention happy retirement and affiliate marketing, and you will immediately raise question marks. Retirement is when you're going to slow down and enjoy life. Marketing "smells" work all the way through. To reach or approach the age of retirement was earlier an important milestone in life. It was the moment when the work responsibility was handed over to a younger generation. You should now enjoy life and do what you couldn't do during ...

A successful lead capture formula represents the basics for any business  Does a successful lead capture formula really exist? At least, this is a question all marketers sometimes raise in their life. If you already are into the marketing world, and particularly the online marketing niche, for sure, there is a phrase you have heard hundreds of times. "The money is in the list." If you still haven't started your business, first thing first, and let's define what we mean by a "lead." "A lead ...

Happy retirement for everyone by default    Happy retirement sounds so natural, but the truth is often the opposite. You work hard for many years. When approaching retirement, you start dreaming about all things you are going to do when finally the retirement day comes. But what happens….? The day when you will travel to all these places you have on your "to-do" list. Or having dinners and garden parties with friends and family that you never had time to do during your ...

Can airlines and online businesses be compared?  Airlines and online businesses have much more in common than what you imagine. Since my blog post more than four and half years ago, the curiosity to compare airlines and online businesses has always been there. Two days before the new year, the article invited all readers to join in for a new year journey, like an airplane trip. The success of the article was tremendous. Probably the connection with an airline journey to each and ...