What you are going to LEARN in this episode:

Why keyword research should be done BEFORE building an online business

Should you try and “cheat” the Google algorithm to get a faster start?

How to leverage Amazon using their affiliate platform

Moving from Solopreneur to managing and delegating to staff

Today’s guest is Ewen Finser, owner of Venture4thMedia.com. He has built and now manages a portfolio of ~25 websites and several of them cashflow >$5000/month. Not bad…eh?

I met Ewen at a recent conference in Las Vegas where he was a speaker. His presentation was on keyword research and the importance of validating your business idea BEFORE beginning to build it. It was good timing since I was currently building www.CryptoShirts.io and only later realized that only ~300 people per month search for “bitcoin t-shirt”. That’s probably a big reason that I’m seeing slow sales.

In this interview, Ewen gives you the inside scoop on how he started building online businesses, particularly his “review sites” that help consumers compare similar products (ie. running shoes) and links you (the consumer) to Amazon for the purchase. Since he’s driving traffic and sales to Amazon, they pay him out an affiliate commission. This could be >20% commissions earned on a product that you don’t have to stock, ship or support.

Like many of you, Ewen has chained to a desk for several years after college. Unsatisfied, he decided that he’d rather be working on building his own dream, rather than someone else’s dream.

After his day/desk job, Ewen would visit a Starbucks and build his own (soon to be) digital empire. Rather than sitting in traffic, why not sip some coffee and build and learn? You’d be amazed what you can build in only ONE focused hour.

The Freedom that Ewen experienced when he was able to generate his own income was life-changing and he quit the cubicle job, never to return. He controlled his time now and worked on projects that he owned and controlled. Reaping the rewards and experiencing the struggles of entrepreneurship.

Now Ewen manages a team of content writers, SEO experts and WordPress professionals. You don’t want to miss the part where Ewen talks about the transition between being a solopreneur to hiring, managing and delegating various parts of his business.

Our system of voting makes us much more divisive. Is there a better way to vote? This is the twenty-second episode of The LAVA Spurt, The Better Way to Vote Edition.

Tue, 15 November 2016

Rush Limbaugh has said a Trump victory is a repudiation of Big Government! Really!?

Donald Trump will be the 45th President of the United States. A guy who has never held public office will be serving in the most powerful position in the world. The world of politics today is crazy, to say the least and as some people are happy with this victory, others are crying their eyes out! What will 4 years of a Trump presidency bring us? I fear it will be a much bigger government and we will continue to add to our debt until the day of reckoning finally comes. The biggest conservative voice in the land, Rush Limbaugh, thinks a Trump victory was a repudiation of big government! I think Rush completely misses the boat with this comment among others he made the day after this historic election.

TK has transcended Fridays.

This is the first edition of the new format of the podcast. Monday episodes with TK, featuring deep dives into philosophy, education, tech, and personal development.

This week is all about reframing limitations and selling your strengths.

Why do so many people argue for their limitations?

In the face of opportunities, people start talking about their weakness or why they aren’t the person for the job. They don’t even get started before they tell you why you won’t want to hire them.

What motivates people to argue for their limitations and how can you do a better job of selling your strengths?

Get the answer plus:

Favorite basketball movies

Cubs win the World Series & Passive aggressive church league softball prayers

Don’t argue for your limitations

Why job posting requirements are always flexible

People want to be sold

People are debating implications, but they think they’re debating facts

The power of turning statements into questions

How TK learned coaching from Columbo

Applying your Socratic method to yourself

Modern day challenges don’t mean life was better in the past

Why we find ourselves fighting for things we don’t actually want

Follow your dreams, but let your dreams follow you

TK’s audition for a Nascar commercial & when will he go back to acting?

How can you get around limitations and unmet requirements during your job search?

Today’s Young Voices Podcast features Young Voices Executive Director Casey Given and YV Advocate Michael Shindler on why Congress should reform the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program before it runs out of money.

This is episode 149 of You, Me, and BTC – your liberty and Bitcoin podcast!

First up today, we cover one economist’s serious theory that Bitcoin could save Zimbabwe from another currency disaster. The country has used a variety of foreign cash for several years and now has a shortage. Apparently, it’s not so easy to stay afloat when you can’t just print more of your own money.

We’ll dive into the details and share some thoughts on the news. Why do people even need a national currency? Why can’t they just use whatever money the choose? How can we support private currency competition?

Then later in the show, we’ll chat about a little Twitter debate that began after last week’s episode. Some people bugged BCoin for making a different Bitcoin implementation, while others say we need the competition.

And to wrap things up, we’ll touch on an education sale over at Udemy. For the next few days, every single course (on coding, animation, cryptography, and more) will cost less than $20 and we just think that’s cool.

Tune in to learn how Zimbabwe can avoid becoming another hyperinflation lesson! Your hosts are Daniel Brown, Tim Baker, and John Stuart. Enjoy!

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The guys discuss the fallout of the Presidential election from the cultural response to what type of President Donald Trump could possibly be.

Trump takes on Hillary, the media, and his own party.

Tim and Meghan are joined by special guest Shawn Dooley during the first segment of the podcast to talk about Trump’s picks for various positions in his administration. After Shawn heads home, the conversation turns to Facebook and Google censoring what they deem “fake news”. Finally, a few random news stories that haven’t been covered by the “real news”.

In this episode, Bitcoin and Philosophy, we talk about bitcoin, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, SJW culture, and Stoicism.