Nina Hartley is not only a legendary porn star but a 30-year survivor of a cutthroat business that is known to chew up and spit out its new talent in only a couple of years.  So how does she make a brand that stays around for so long?  What are her secrets that any entrepreneur can learn to do the same??

Mark Anthony talks with Nina Hartley and she tells us what you can do to be a long-term success in almost any business

Show notes and links can be found at https://askmrmark.com

So as an Uber/Lyft driver, you are not making the big bucks you thought you would? Yet, you want to stay driving, but want to make more money while driving? Ok, let's look at getting a "side Hustle". In other words, let's find a way to build up another income stream while still doing your Uber thing. Put a side hustle on your side hustle!

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Recently, YouTube made some changes to its partner program.  They will stop running ads and paying anyone who has a channel with fewer than 10,000 LIFETIME views.

Some see this as an attack on the smaller channels with few subscribers.  But I see this as a motivator for those of us who really want to make YouTube a part of our income stream.  

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Sometimes you just need to bite the bullet and talk about that one thing we hate to talk about;  Taxes.  Today I get to talk with my friend, enrolled agent Jimmy Epley from JD's Tax and Financial Solutions about being an entrepreneur, making money, taking tax deductions and the best ways of keeping the tax  man away.

I always like to know how or when they found that passion to start their own business.  For Jimmy, the third time was a charm.  With a degree in Computer Science to being a Vegas dealer to starting his own tax business.  From not wanting to work for "The Man" to being his own "Man" with a business that solves a problem.

* How to get the most deductions

* Home Office deductions

* Uber and Lyft drivers getting deductions

* Keeping receipts

* Using technology to save documentation

* Do what you love, be a success, make lots of money and don't sweat the tax man!

Its always great when you can find your passion and build it into your business.    However, that is not always the case for a lot of people. Either you haven't yet found that passion or there isn't a market for your passion.  So you need to find a balance between what can you do for other people (fill a need) ad find joy in filling that need (passion).

Mark Anthony and Marty McItsoh explore that as well as a few other topics around finding that passion and building a successful business

In this Podcast, Mark Anthony will hopefully spur your creative juices and get you to writing more stuff people want to read.  Long form creative content that is 1200 to 155 words each is not impossible and can actually be very liberating to your soul!!  

Yes, your first 100 posts may SUCk and they may SUCK the really big one. Who cares? You need to start writing to get past the bad stuff and move on to creating your voice and getting out there and make your mark as an authority voice people want to follow.  

Mark Includes a few tips on how to get past that point.  How to get the creative juices flowing and some pointers to getting into the groove and writing as a passion.  

Mark Anthony talks about how to make money from retailer returns using a site like liqudiation.com 

How to make money from big retailer returns, like Amazon and Home Depot. Sites like liquidation.com let you buy these returns in lots and sell them for a profit using craigslist, eBay and social media.

Here is a little peek behind the curtain to show you how this site works and how to properly bid on lots.

Liquidation.com is an auction site: Buy low, sell high. Do your research and be professional. Buy what you know you can sell, not what you want!

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After a long, drawn-out battle between the Las Vegas taxicab cartel and the general public, plus a few legislative battles, it looks like Uber, Lyft and other ride-sharing companies will finally be able to roll out, hire and operate in Las Vegas starting in October. And I know a few people who are eager to get started in their new career as a professional, independent driver for the new transportation companies.

So here is my answer to the most popular questions I have been asked. The main one being "How Can I Make More Money Driving for Uber or Lyft?"  The answer is actually valid for anyone who wants to be a professional driver.  Taxicab driver to luxury limousine chauffeur.  There are a few easy things to do to make more money driving.

As always, take it like a business you own or manage.  How would you like to be a passenger in your car? What would you look for in a driver and the car itself?

You Are The Business

Yes. You and the vehicle are the team, the building, the business and the marketing tools for your business. Keep the car clean, keep yourself clean and always be polite.  Always give the client information on how to get ahold of you for future business. You want to build a referral business where the client uses you again and tells other to use you as well.

Smoking in front of view of clients or potential clients kills your business.  Smelling of smoke kills your tips.  I never allowed any of my drivers to smoke anywhere near the car or while wearing the suit/uniform.  Some grumbled at first, but saw what it meant in their tips, they enjoyed being smoke-free versus smelling like an ashtray.

I have had business cards and word of mouth referrals from all over North America when I was a chauffeur.  Just because someone uses you one time, doesn't mean they are done with you.  They know friends and business associates that travel and will want a personal, dependable ride they can call on and not guess who is meeting them at the airport or hotel.

Today's podcast is all about dipping your toes in the water and get started "Gigging" - Selling your services on Fiverr.com  

Fiverr is a global online marketplace offering tasks and services, beginning at a cost of $5 per job/task/service performed.  Thats how it got its name.  "A Fiverr". The website is primarily used by freelancers who use Fiverr to offer services to customers worldwide and by customers looking for a task to be completed quickly and cheaply.

Most anybody has a service they can sell for $5.  Something fast, something that you may be good, want to get good at or you have the tools and technology to do something when somebody else doesn't.  

That's what I look for on Fiverr, are creative people who want to do something I don't have the time to do or want to learn to do. The people I hire on Fiverr have a complete profile, very detailed 
"gigs" telling me what they do, why they do it and what they will do for me.  With proof of their work in client samples or created samples.  They fill out their profiles and Gig descriptions.  

For a new seller, it can be overwhelming.  All the people on there and the competition to get the "gigs" can look daunting.  But look around and you will see a lot of them are crap.  Unprofessional and not very detailed.  If they can't take the time to tell me why I should hire them, what will they do on my project??  So anyone who steps above that level of mediocrity will be very successful.  And that's what I talk about on this podcast.  How to step into the Fiverr world and crush it.