This post is about 19 Ways to Create Value Out of NOTHING… plus HOW and WHY you and I can do it. Most people think they have a money problem, when in fact what they have is a creating value problem. You can’t “make” money… the Federal Reserve and the Mints do that. Value, on the other hand, […]
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3 Steps: How to Create a Snarky Meme For Your Blog
All words and no play makes Jack’s blog dull, boy! Heh. See what I did there? Took something familiar… the popular saying, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy“… and put my own twist on it. Makes it catchy but also makes a point. That’s what memes can do for your blog: take […]
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3 Ways to Kill Procrastination and Actually Get SOMEthing Done!
My PROMISE: In this post, three surefire ways to get over this procrastination thang… once and for all. If you’re worried about procrastination being a character flaw, consider this: one of the most influential men in the Renaissance, Leonardo Da Vinci… was a terrible procrastinator. You and me, we might be procrastinators, but least we’re in good […]
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“Bizness” is Simple and Easy When You’re Already Making Money
How to Start a “Bizness” – FIRST, Get Proof of Concept So often I talk with folks I meet in coffee shops about what I do… teaching people to become profitable quickly in a small “Bizness” of their own, based on their hobbies or interests… and folks just don’t ‘get it’. They’ll say, “Well don’t […]
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I’m Figgering Out Twitter!
In today’s post: a reminder that what gets measured, improves. How I’m improving my blog’s exposure not just by using Twitter… but by measuring the results from Twitter… as well as some key people that I’m personally following and a couple of techniques and tips that I’ve learned already. I’ve had a Twitter account for a while […]
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Creating Value
The biggest thing about creating value is to realize WHAT might have value to someone else. In the oldest version of the Aesop’s fable of the Lion and the Mouse, the Lion is trapped by hunters with a net. As they boast about their great capture, the mouse gnaws through the ropes and frees the […]
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Ten Principles of a Shoestring101 “Bizness”
Are You… or do You Wanna Be… In Business for Yourself? By nineteen years of age, I had come up with an idea that saved the computer company I was working for thousands of man-hours and dollars. I got zero compensation and even less recognition for my contribution. Meaning that someone in management levels above […]
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Birds of a Feather Flock Together
So, when I was first learning about marketing so I could get paid waaaaay more per hour than most 19 year old kids… One of the big buzzwords was “demographics”. Demographics is a way of saying, “birds of a feather flock together”. Shoestring Step TWO is Find Out The W’s and it means Who Wants your […]
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Money Isn’t WORTH Anything!
Hello, Steppers! Today I’d like to share with you an idea that changed the way I think about money forever. After having this revelation, I stopped worrying FOREVER about having enough money… I don’t worry about it at all now. Get this: neither will you, if you understand what I’m gonna lay before you in […]
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Get it OUT THERE!
Today is Monday: Get Off Your Ass day at Shoestring101. SO here’s my quick post for the day, written for my own benefit as much as yours… Quit screwing around. Heh. “Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it!” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Most folks […]
