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Frazzled? Overwhelmed? Try Creating a Product Roadmap!

3. June 2010

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A product roadmap helps you figure out where your business is going.Amy asked, in a recent comment, “Do you have a plan on how not to overwhelm yourself promoting 10 products after they are all launched? Thinking of your 10 separate products reminds me of the traditional business advice of only focusing on one start-up [...]

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oDesk Review: Is Outsourcing Worth the Effort?

6. May 2010

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oDesk review from a real user. Does oDesk work? I wrote about how to outsource around-the-house tasks earlier, but many of you (including, most recently, Christine) wanted more detail on how to outsource jobs that can be done online. I’ve definitely had success outsourcing jobs online. In this blog post, I’ll show you which tasks I [...]

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How I Make Money Blogging

29. April 2010

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Last month, I made $4,795.76 as a direct result of blogging here at erica.biz. Today, I break it down, so you can see where every penny I made came from, which promotions were most successful, and what you can do right away to boost your blog’s income. At the end of every month, I tally up [...]

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Four Huge Pitfalls of “Lifestyle Design”

16. April 2010

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What if you didn’t need more money to live the life you want? What if you could live on less, spend less time on your business, and still be happy? This is the founding principle behind “lifestyle design”–a term that has become popular since Tim Ferriss released his book Four Hour Work Week. The idea behind [...]

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What to Do When People Just Aren’t Buying Your Product

31. March 2010

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Ever get the comment “I’d love to buy your product, but I just can’t afford it”? Or–how about the even more blunt “That seems expensive!” Here’s the truth: You probably don’t need to lower your price! In actuality, you can tweak your sales presentation or website by adding just a couple sentences, and that [...]

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