Adding flair to your message using emojis

According to a survey by mobile app engagement provider Appboy, mobile users in the UK and US aged 14 and older viewed brands positively when ...

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Email submits

I had to complete a survey and an annoying offer to get the lead. .... Social media marketing can be a tricky game, so if you want to launch a catchy ...

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Atlas Shrugged Week 1: Ch 1-2

Atlas Shrugged - Week 1: Ch 1-2

Book Discussion Guidelines and Schedule

Welcome my most excellent business-minded friends, acquaintances, and random dudes; it’s FRIDAY! Hopefully you all wake up and eagerly join in on this discussion.


Chapter One
32 yo Eddie Willers opens the story by going into work on September 2nd by feeling an “immense, diffused...

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Inspiration Techniques

My mind tends to work better when things are laid out like a blueprint; so as the title states, what techniques do you guys follow to help you get the type of inspiration you had when you first began such and such. A little trick I found somewhere on here was a technique used to help with bad habits. It was to write a 50 reasons why it sucks being fat and 50 reasons why it's absolutely great to be thin/athletic. So something similar to this, like a trick or a set way to find inspiration.

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New product launch! NEED 3 video testimonials!

Hey FLFers!

After popular demand, I've decided to create my first ever video training series on how to launch your own e-commerce business and drive hyper targeted traffic to it.

I'm looking for 3 video testimonials in exchange for access to ALL the content (main course, upsells and the FB private group). No purchase necessary!

PM me if you're interested. First 3 only and no time wasters please. I only want people who are looking to go from the slowlane to the fastlane as quickly as...

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Best Entrepreneur Movies

Hey,

I'm looking for a movie to watch based on entrepreneurship/business. Anybody got any ideas?

Cheers,
Pete

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Top 10 Best Marketing Book Reading List

These were the books that were game changers for me. They helped me up my game in business. I read a lot of books, but I'm going to only give out 10 books, I don't want anyone to suffer from analysis paralysis.

Here are my top 10:

1. Ca$vertising by Drew Eric Whitman - solid advice on advertising. This book is a compilation of hundreds of years of advertising work from legends like John Caples, David Ogilvy, etc...
2. Permission Marketing by Seth Godin - teaches you...

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How to Duplicate a Page in WordPress

I love WordPress and by far it’s my favorite CMS to create and rank websites online. However, how come I need to write a post on how to duplicate a page in WordPress?

What year is this? 2003?

The truth is I think at some point I had the need to duplicate a post and I simply tried copying and pasting everything into a new one and forgot about it.

However, after years of using WordPress since it’s 2.0 version I still find it hard to believe such a basic feature isn’t yet integrated on the software.

I can’t be the only person who needs to duplicate or clone a WordPress post or page, right?

Especially now that WordPress has had the Gutenberg Editor live for almost a year (and I finally gave in and disabled the classic editor) duplicating pages/posts is a feature I imagine a lot of people want as you can build and create custom pages with different designs according to your needs.

Professional builders (A.K.A. paid themes and builders) have this feature integrated into their portfolio, but if you’re using a basic WordPress theme without a builder besides Gutenberg you’re not going to get the option of cloning a post or page.

So after a quick Google search and doing it myself I wanted to create this tutorial for you guys based on what worked for me.

WordPress – Duplicate Page and Posts

The beauty of WordPress relays on being able to tap into a huge ecosystem of themes and plugins to do pretty much anything we want. And if for some reason there isn’t a plugin, you can always code it.

That also is WordPress’s biggest flaw, but we’ll leave that for another post. Let’s focus on how to quickly fix this issue.

Step 1 – Install a Plugin to duplicate pages

Yeah, you guessed it. Duplicating any post or page is as easy as downloading a Plugin to enable this functionality right in your WordPress Dashboard.

So go ahead and add a new plugin named “Duplicate Post” by searching it in your plugin’s dashboard like this:

Or you can also download and manually upload the plugin from the WordPress repository: Download Plugin here.

Note: as you can see, the plugin has been downloaded a measly 3 million times! I guess I wasn’t the only person trying to duplicate a Page.

Step 2 – Duplicate away!

Once you install and activate the plugin you’re ready to duplicate posts or pages. Just go to your Posts list and hover your mouse over the post you want to duplicate.

You will now see a “clone” option that wasn’t there before. Click it and you’re good to go!

By the way, this plugin also works for Posts, so you can now duplicate both Posts and Pages on your website with 1 click. Check this out:

Step 3 – Optional – Customize your cloning settings

If you use the duplicate function a lot you might want to customize the way your posts get duplicated a little bit to make things easier.

Go to your WordPress menu and in the “Settings“, you will find the “Duplicate Post” options for you to configure.

Here, you can edit the elements you want to duplicate from a post like Title, Date, Content, Categories, etc.

In case you just want to use other posts as templates for new posts but don’t need to duplicate things like the title or featured image you can uncheck those. You can also add prefixes and suffixes to your posts to avoid getting confused between them.

You can also customize things like who is allowed to duplicate posts (admins, editors, authors, etc.) and if you just want to be able to duplicate posts but not pages, that is an option as well.

A word about duplicated content

If organic traffic from search engines like Google is part of your marketing strategy, you want to avoid having duplicate content at all.

The idea of duplicating your pages or posts is to use the structure or formatting of the old posts to create a new one, with new content, images, etc.

Also, make sure you’re not naming your posts and slugs (URLs) the same as the original or you could get in trouble for having duplicated content in your own site.

I really hope this article helps you achieve what you are looking for as it helped me and if you have any questions please leave a comment below.

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Popeyes Sandwich: Amazing Product, Marketing, or a Bit of Both?

Two weeks ago no one was talking about this sandwich. Then last week, everyone everywhere started losing their minds over it.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiwHmtoLR-k


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Sourcing products that other companies import

To keep it short, I am trying to find the best way to source a particular product from China. There's a wholesaler here in the US that sells this product but does a terrible job of marketing it and I don't want to purchase from them wholesale; I want to go right to the source and cut my COGS potentially in half.

Do any of you have any experience with finding out where a company imports their products from? I've used a few websites to search their orders but it looks like the product is...

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2020 Fastlane Summit at Talking Stick Resort... Event Info

As many of you know, last year's official Fastlane Summit was canceled. My reasoning was outlined here in this thread. Fast forward one year and I'm happy to report that forum usage (users) are up 57% since then, and regular user sessions up 27%.

At these metrics I believe the forum can support a Summit this...

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How I started and built my B2B importing empire

With concerns growing among forum members regarding the lack of control when selling on Amazon, there has also been an increasing interest in B2B selling, to some extent due to the greater control possible.

To help as much as I can, I decided to start this thread, firstly outlining the way I started my second B2B business, based on importing, and a strong marketing policy. Then I will show how I scaled it. I will be happy to answer questions that might arise.

Some of the following...

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[Progress] Graphic Designer Going Freelance & Fastlane

If you are like me, you came to the forum a while ago.

Reading this and that, writing up comments here and there.

It all seemed like a big buffet in the beginning. You came whenever you pleased and ate whatever you felt like.

Something didn't taste?

You left it on your plate and went to get yourself something else.

There was enough there, right?

The only problem with this approach is that you feel full before you can make it to the mouthwatering main dishes.


How To...

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Formal Education is Overrated!(or not?)

This old article from Marketwatch says most billionaires are highly educated.

But according to Forbes:

the billionaires who have only high school degrees have come farther, for the most part, than their more highly educated counterparts.

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Digital Marketing Mythbusters: 7 Myths Debunked

Did you know the Great Wall of China actually isn’t visible from space? At least not to the naked eye.

Also: bats aren’t blind, Viking helmets didn’t have horns, and toilet water in the Southern hemisphere does NOT rotate the other direction.

We love busting myths.

So, in this article, we’re going to take 7 of the most commonly held beliefs about digital marketing and hold them up to the light.

And then, taking a cue from the show MythBusters, we’ll proclaim whether each one is BUSTED (yes, it’s a myth), PLAUSIBLE (there’s some truth to it), or CONFIRMED (totally true).

Ready? It’s gonna be fun.

Digital Marketing Myth #1: More Traffic = More Money

Want to get more sales? All you need to do is get more traffic to your website.

Right?

Welllll…not necessarily.

Don’t get us wrong. Here at DM, we love us some traffic (the website kind, not the car kind).

But, not all traffic is created equal, and remember—you can’t take any of it to the bank. For traffic to be valuable, it has to actually convert to leads and sales.

Realize that “traffic” is more than just a number on a dashboard. It’s a collection of living, breathing human beings with hopes, dreams, problems, and fears.

And to convince those people to convert on your website, you need to communicate the value of your product or service strongly and frequently enough that they’re persuaded to buy from you.

(Want to learn how to do that? Try our Customer Value Optimization system)

So, what’s the status of this myth? We’re going to go middle-of-the-road on this one and label it PLAUSIBLE, rather than “Busted,” for one simple reason: it’s kinda, sorta true-ish.

All other things being equal, and assuming the traffic is of high quality, then more traffic does mean more sales.

But the truth is that not all traffic is equally valuable. So, when you’re crafting your digital marketing strategy, you need to focus on the quality and quantity of traffic.

And that leads us nicely onto Myth #2…

Digital Marketing Myth #2: Your Ads Should Appeal to As Many People As Possible

This myth has a lot in common with Myth #1: More Traffic = More Money. The common thread between them is the idea that more = better.

A lot of marketers will take this mindset when creating a new ad, and try to make that ad appeal to the widest possible audience.

They assume more people means more potential customers, which means more sales—right?

Welllll…

The problem with this approach is that when you try to appeal to everybody, you end up having to water down your message so much that you don’t really appeal to anyone that strongly. As a result, your broad-appeal ad gets totally ignored.

(We know, we know. People can be so rude.)

So what should you do instead? Well, take a look at this ad:

This ad for a waterproof firestarter definitely does NOT appeal to the widest possible audience. There are millions upon millions of people in the world who could see this ad and not be the least bit interested.

But that’s OK, because this ad isn’t for them.

This ad works because it speaks to a very specific group of people—survival enthusiasts. It appeals to their hopes, dreams, and fears. So when they see this ad, it grabs their attention and compels them to convert.

And that’s why you should not try to make your ad appeal to the biggest possible audience. Instead, nail down your customer avatars, write an ad that appeals to those specific groups of people, and watch your conversions skyrocket.

That said, we’re going to declare Myth #2 BUSTED.

Digital Marketing Myth #3: Email Is Dead

Every few years or so, someone will declare that “Email Is Dead.” Most recently, it’s been the rise of Facebook Messenger ads that has sparked criticism of email and its declining engagement metrics.

And it’s true. Compared to Messenger ads, email does have low open and click-through rates. But that doesn’t mean email is dead—not by a long shot.

The click-through rates might be low, but email still generates sales. Lots and lots of ‘em.

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The DMA reported that for every $1 spent on email marketing, $38 is generated in revenue. That’s a pretty respectable ROI.

And according to Campaign Monitor, email is 40x more effective than Facebook or Twitter at generating new customers.

Plus, consider the fact that everyone and their momma uses email:

When you look at the data, it’s overwhelmingly obvious. Email isn’t dying…

It’s GROWING!

Just look at this chart from Statista. The number of emails sent and received is around 300 billion (with a B) annually, and still increasing every year:

People wouldn’t be sending hundreds of billions of emails a year if they didn’t work.

Safe to say we can call this myth officially BUSTED.

Digital Marketing Myth #4: All You Need Is 1 Great Ad (Or Campaign, Or Landing Page…)

A lot of marketers make the mistake of trying to hit a home run every time they go up to bat. They seem to think that if they can put together the exact right combination of words and pictures, it will result in a profitable campaign that basically prints money.

If only that were true.

The problem with this mindset is that it neglects to take into consideration the fact that becoming a customer isn’t a quick, one-time decision. Instead, there’s an 8-step process that people go through when making the ascension from “stranger” to “customer.”

We call it the Customer Value Journey.

When you understand this, then you can understand why you can never build a business on 1 great ad campaign. Because 1 campaign is almost never sufficient to take a person through the entire CVJ.

Instead, you’ll most likely need to create multiple campaigns to do that. Maybe you have a campaign that generates Awareness and Engagement. Then, another campaign that gets those people to Subscribe, and a third campaign that gets them to Convert.

And so on.

I think we can call it. Myth status: BUSTED.

Digital Marketing Myth #5: Retargeting Is Creepy

Depending on who you’re talking to, retargeting ads can be a divisive topic of conversation.

Some people shy away from retargeting because they’re afraid people might be creeped out by ads that “follow them around” on the Internet.

But are they really?

According to data from Wishpond, consumer reaction to retargeting ads is much more positive than negative:

Savvy digital marketers, on the other hand, LOVE retargeting.

Why?

Because it works.

It’s a fact: retargeting is one of the most efficient ways to bring people back to your site and turn more of your visitors into customers.

In that same report, Wishpond reveals that almost half of search engine marketing professionals consider retargeting to be the single most underused marketing channel:

Myth status? BUSTED. Totally busted.

Don’t be the marketer who misses out on the huge customer and revenue generating potential of retargeting ads. Set them up and watch your bottom line rise to the top.

Digital Marketing Myth #6: Content Is King

Unless this is your first time on the internet, you’ve almost certainly heard this phrase before: “Content is King.”

(And if it is your first time online, welcome! We’re so glad you chose DigitalMarketer for your first foray onto the interwebs.)

But is content still king? Or should the crown be handed off to someone else?

Haters will point out the fact that the supply of online content is rapidly exceeding the demand. For any question someone can type into Google, there’s already a wealth of relevant replies.

But this critique of content marketing misses the boat.

What you need to understand is that a true content marketing strategy includes much more than just blogging. Perfect content marketing is actually full-funnel.

That is, it helps lead your prospects from Awareness through Evaluation and all the way to Conversion.

(RELATED: How to develop a content marketing strategy)

When done right, content is what educates your prospects on what they need to know to fully appreciate the value of your product or service. And frankly, there’s no other way to provide this education; it has to be delivered through content—whether that’s a blog post, a video, a podcast, a lead magnet, a webinar, etc.

So when you look at it that way, content starts to look pretty freaking important. You might even call it absolutely essential for every company online.

Myth status on this one? CONFIRMED.

Content is, indeed, king.

Digital Marketing Myth #7: SEO Is All About Keywords

Once upon a time, in the early days of search engines, SEO was extremely straightforward. All you had to do was pick a keyword, then proceed to stuff that sucker onto your page as many times as it took to reach the first page of search results. And if you didn’t want it to look like you were keyword stuffing, you could just use hidden text (white text on a white background) with no penalty whatsoever.

Today, believe it or not, this approach actually does not work (actually…we really hope you don’t believe that).

And yet many marketers still treat SEO as if it’s all about the keywords.

Now, don’t get us wrong. Keywords are still important.

But if you want to win at SEO, you need to consider more than just the words people are typing into Google.

More specifically, you need to consider the intent behind the search. And make sure your page is written toward that intent.

(Click here to learn the solutions to more common SEO mistakes.)

Here’s the thing: Google’s one of the biggest companies in the world. And they kinda want to keep it that way. So, as a result they want to make sure people have a good experience whenever they perform a Google search.

In other words, they want their search results to give the searcher the thing they’re looking for.

So if the searcher is asking a question, your page needs to provide the answer.

If the searcher is trying to decide between multiple products, your page needs to give a helpful comparison.

If the searcher is looking for a product, your page needs to offer it.

The good news is, if you can make sure your page DOES provide what the searcher is looking for, then Google will see a low bounce rate when they click on your page—and reward you with better rankings.

Myth status: PLAUSIBLE. Keywords are still extremely important for SEO…but they’re only one piece of the puzzle. You have to consider many other things as well (like search intent).

What These Myths Have In Common

Most of the myths in this article were BUSTED, meaning that they weren’t actually true.

But just about every myth we’ve discussed has at least a seed of truth, which is where the myth came from in the first place.

And it pays to understand that.

For instance, take Myth #5. Retargeting is not creepy, if you do it right. But if people are seeing your retargeting ads 50 times a day for 6 months straight, that might start to get a little off-putting.

Or Myth #1: More traffic does not necessarily equal more sales. But more high-quality traffic almost always does.

Myth #3? Email isn’t dead by any means. But it’s getting more and more competitive every year, which is the real reason why open and click-through rates are dropping (And why it’s a good idea to leverage new platforms, like Messenger Ads, to stay ahead of the game as much as you can).

If there’s one thing we can say for sure about digital marketing, it’s that the landscape is always changing. What was true last year might just be a myth next year. So keep up with the latest in digital marketing by visiting your friendly neighborhood DigitalMarketer on a regular basis.

(NOTE: Need a helping hand with your digital marketing efforts? Or maybe you just want proven, actionable marketing tools, tactics, and templates to implement in your business? Check out the latest deal from DigitalMarketer, and you will be on your way to helping your business grow.)

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Seven Important Things I’ve Learnt from Eleven Years of Freelance Blogging

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Have you ever thought of giving paid blogging a go?

Maybe you see it as a means to an end, or perhaps a handy way to make some extra money to support your own blog.

But paid blogging can also be a great way to super-charge your growth as a blogger. I’ve been a paid blogger for more than 11 years, and in that time I’ve learnt all sorts of useful things.

Getting a behind-the-scenes look at how dozens of blogs work introduced me to lots of tips and tools. And many of the things I’ve learnt over the past 11 years have been invaluable.

Here’s some of the top lessons I’ve learnt, both big and small.

Lesson #1: How to Keep Coming Up With Ideas

Some blogs assign me a list of posts to write. But others want me to come up with my own ideas.

If you think coming up with ideas for your own blog is tough, try coming up with ideas for half-a-dozen blogs belonging to other people.

But pitching ideas as a freelancer has definitely helped me get to grips with the idea-generation process. These days I have no problem sitting down and listing a whole bunch of ideas. And I’m pretty fast at evaluating which ones are workable and which ones aren’t.

Lesson #2: How to Meet Deadlines

Before I got into paid blogging, I was fairly good at meeting deadlines as a student. But the freelancing gigs I’ve undertaken have definitely honed my deadline-meeting skills.

The biggest tip I picked up here is to always allow an extra day or two. If I think I can have a post done by Thursday, I’ll promise to send it by the end of Friday. That way, if it all goes smoothly I can turn it in early. (Editors love this.) And if something unexpected crops up, I can still meet the deadline.

It’s amazing how often editors talk about writers not reliably meeting deadlines, or even blowing off assignments altogether. Being able to consistently hit deadlines can help you stand out as a great blogger to work with.

Lesson #3: How to Avoid Hitting “Publish” by Mistake

This is a small one. But trust me, it’s crucial.

If you’re working on a draft, or using a draft WordPress post to store notes for yourself or someone else you’re working with, the last thing you want is to accidentally make it live on your blog.

(Yes, you can unpublish a post. But it will have already gone out by RSS and potentially by email, depending on how you have everything set up.)

One of my editors had a brilliant hack for this: he set the date of the post for way in the future. That way, there’s no publish button – just a “schedule” button that won’t publish anything if it’s pressed accidentally. Genius!

Lesson #4: How to Adapt My Voice to Suit Different Blogs

I’ve written for dozens of blogs over the years. Some like chatty, breezy content. Some prefer a just-the-facts tone. And some like their writers to dig deep with personal anecdotes.

Writing for a range of sites – both under my own name and as a ghostwriter – has helped me learn to adapt my voice to what editors want.

It’s given me a greater understanding of nuance, and helped me shape my words more carefully. It’s also helped me think about how I naturally write versus how my ghostwriting clients might write or speak.

Lesson #5: How a Strong Editorial Process Makes a Huge Difference

One of the blogs I write for, Craft Your Content, has a fantastic editorial process. They coordinate everything through Trello cards. As soon as I pitch an idea they like, they create a card for it and assign it to me.

I write the first draft, and once that’s turned in a content editor does an overall edit of the post. I review the edits – often rewriting a few paragraphs or adding some new material based on the editor’s suggestions – and then the post gets assigned to a line editor. I review the edits again, and it’s passed to the proofreader. And then, after a final review from me, it’s ready to go.

I love this process. My posts are invariably stronger for it, which makes me look good.  Plus, it’s really helpful to get this kind of detailed editorial feedback. It helps me see where my posts are flowing smoothly, and where I need to tweak things.

Lesson #6: How to Format Posts Consistently Across a Blog

Some blogs I write for have dozens of writers working for them. One has a detailed template for writing their “best of” posts that round up the top 25 or 50 products in a specific category. The template tells me, paragraph by paragraph (almost line by line), what to include.

It probably took a lot of time to come up with that template in the first place. And I’m sure the details have been tweaked and expanded over time to keep writers on track. But clearly using a template like this makes for a truly professional blog, with readers knowing exactly what to expect from each post.

All the little variations you might get with multiple writers (headings in sentence case instead of title case, using H3 for subheadings instead of H2, and so on) are ironed out by the template.

Other blogs I’ve worked with have style guides or checklists to follow. And they’ve all helped me realise just how useful templates and checklists are – even if you’re just writing for your own blog.

Lesson #7: How to Feel Comfortable Writing for Big Audiences

One fear some bloggers have is how people will react to their writing. What if their post gets some negative comments? What if someone sends a nasty email? The thought of having their work read by thousands of people seems daunting. And it can really hold them back from growing their blog.

As a freelancer, your work will inevitably go out to a fairly large audience. (A blog with a tiny audience wouldn’t be able to pay for it). And while it may feel a bit daunting to begin with, you’ll soon get used to your words being read by a lot of people.

And remember: if someone’s paying you and publishing your work on their site, it means your writing really is good enough.

If you’ve never considered paid blogging before, I hope you’ll give it some thought. I stumbled into it by accident 11 years ago, and I’ve never looked back.

Even if your main focus is your own blog, taking on a few paid blogging clients can help you learn and grow so much faster. You’ll quickly get used to working with and writing for sites much bigger than your own.

If you’re a paid blogger, I’d love to hear how long you’ve been writing for blogs (whether it’s a few weeks or a few years) and the lessons you’ve learnt along the way. Just pop a comment in below to tell us.

For more of my advice on how to get paid blogging jobs check out ProBlogger’s Ultimate Guide to Freelance Writing.

 

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Entrepreneur to IT Career back to Entrepreneur

Hi All,

I was born in Miami FL and I am a 29 year old IT professional. After owning two small businesses (DJ Productions and Convenience Store), I decided to pursue a career to spend more time with my family. Now I realize I was one the right track but doing it wrong. If I combine all my experience in running a business, technology, retail, customers service etc. I know I can gain independence. I want to start an eCommerce site focused on sales and rental of innovative tools and...

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Actionable tips on reaching an audience for my idea-validation questionnaire?

Hi all,
I'm currently validating an idea I've had for a while. It began as a scratch-your-own-itch solution, where I want to use personal data/insights to allow you to make intelligent decisions on what to do/change/avoid in your life to stay at your top game.

I'm currently posting in facebook groups related to entrepreneurship and high-achievers and sending to friends who I know are into self-actualisation. Anyone who wants to live their best life every day is part of my target group...

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Episode 72: Why DigitalMarketer Launched the DM Insider Email Newsletter With CEO Ryan Deiss

Are you wondering what DigitalMarketer’s strategy is around our latest launch of the DM Insider email newsletter? In this episode, CEO of DM, Ryan Deiss is here to explain why we chose to launch a newsletter, how we’re differentiating our newsletter content from our blog posts, and a look into our long term strategy.

Thanks so much for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to The DigitalMarketer Podcast? Have some feedback you’d like to share? Connect with us on iTunes and leave us a review!

iTunes not your thing? Find us on Spotify, Stitcher, or TuneIn.

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Wanna play a brainstorming game?

Either this ends up in the landfill or we exercise our brains some.

Step 1- Complain about something you deal with IRL, any pain point, serious or silly. First thing that comes to mind.
Step 2- Other people quote the problem and think of a product/solution they can sell to the other person.

Rule#1: If it works it ain't stupid! The point is to think outside the box. People are allowed to take someone's answer and improve it.
Rule#2: DBAB (Don't be a dick)


I start.

Problem: Only child...

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Hello everybody!

I am happy to be here. I am going to learn too much, transform my habits, and ignite my purpose, which is to get my financial freedom; I have too much dreams, but the key of all of them is this one. It is my first forum in which i am a member of, and i gonna do the things allright. I've read Unscripted and The millionaire fastlane, and for that reason I don't mention here two words i dislike: h*** and l***. so, i use 'gonna' the most of times because i'm totally decided to do the damn job...

Hello everybody!

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As the stomachs turns...

So, I took a pro-biotic after my regiment of anti-biotics.
I’ll let them battle it out.

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[Car enthusiasts] What is your car, what are the mods you've done to it ?

I was wondering whether I should create this thread or a 1/4 mile traps thread.

I guess this one is a good intro, so post up your car(s) and mods done to it. Bonus points if you add some power/torque figures and even timeslips.


I'll start with my car:

2019 Kia Stinger GT Limited (AWD) 3.3TT
Stock: 365hp & 374ft/lb

Currently stock, but I've ordered a chip (BMS JB4 with fuel wires - ~60whp increase) and I'll change spark plugs to colder ones.
Might put some DIY Intakes (~25whp...

[Car enthusiasts] What is your car, what are the mods you've done to it ?

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Supply/Clothing Rental Business

Hello! I was hoping to get feedback on a business idea.

I was thinking about a party supply/clothing rental business. Does anyone have any experience with this type of business?

I think I’ve found a niche market but not sure how to get started with this type of business and how to make it profitable.

Hopefully I’m posting in the right section. I would really appreciate your feedback, thank you.

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Got my bachelor degree in business administration. How to continue from here?

Hi there,

I'm currently finishing my bachelor thesis. Then I'll have a degree in business administration.

My situation:

-Soon to have a degree in business administration. I thought this would help me with my entrepreneurial enterprises but guess what, it didn't do shit.
-My wife is a communication designer, she works from home. So I can get free pictures / presentations etc.
-I don't have any knowledge about any industry. I read a lot of books about entrepreneurship, know...

Got my bachelor degree in business administration. How to continue from here?

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restarting at 40

Hey, I just read both books in a week after having my FTE. I was fired 6 months ago shortly before getting married (at least I had time for my honeymoon). After 63 applications, I was just about to sign for a job I thought to be really great when they made a "strategy change" and got rid of the position altogether. Just after that, a recruiter approached me on linkedin with something I would have thought to be a great opportunity in the past. I told her that I'd rather slowly castrate myself...

restarting at 40

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Paying For College (Fastlane Style)

Recently a number of threads talked about college from different angles. Is it good or evil? Worth it or not? A government mind control conspiracy? A corporate money scheme? This thread isn't for that. This thread is to discuss college from a Fastlane perspective. Hopefully we can answer questions like:

- Why do you want to go to college?
- Does college make sense for you, your business and your goals?
- What kind of training or degree should you pursue?
- How can you pay for your...

Paying For College (Fastlane Style)

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Need Help With Product in Tabletop RPG Space

Hey Guy's
So for a few weeks now I've been creating a digital product for the Tabletop RPG hobby. It started as a single page pdf to assist people who play these games to help cut down on the amount of work they need to do by providing instant adventures for busy game masters.

I'm not sure if anyone else has experience in this space but I have had a good response so far and have built a small following on facebook and reddit in a few weeks.
The issue I am having is distribution. After...

Need Help With Product in Tabletop RPG Space

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How much are/were you making at your slowlane job?

I’m just curious.

Currently 26 years old, $37/hr now. But have potential to work overtime for times a half.

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Looking for Software Resellers on Commission Basis

We have built an amazing mobile app development platform to create custom mobile apps in minutes. No coding needed.

We are looking for companies, Individuals, or consultants who are servicing existing clients to join our developer community as Resellers of this software as well as build apps on this platform for your client.

The apps will bring value to your clients while expanding your services and source of revenue. We will train.

For your clients, you can create the following types of...

Looking for Software Resellers on Commission Basis

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37 minutes until I board my plane, and then THIS happened

(1 of 2 due to size... continued in next post)

-

(2+ days ago…)

I find myself at the airport, waiting to head back home.

I’ve been in Arizona for the last few days visiting @biophase

Nothing too crazy, just hanging out with some MLMers and such(link).

I started thinking about the interaction with the kid in the store, some of the threads I...

37 minutes until I board my plane, and then THIS happened

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Student Loan Debt is Out Of Control

After coming across an article the other day talking about 30 distraught college grads (sorry don't have the link), who have tens and even hundreds of thousands worth of student loans, it brought the reoccurring thought back to my head:

Why the hell do we let kids borrow 10's and 100's of thousands of unsecured dollars for a largely worthless education?

Student Loan Resources: Financial Aid & Loan Debt Management

Student loans account for over $1 trillion in debt in America. Learn to acquire, manage, pay back different types of financial aid and other student debts.

www.debt.org

Stats according to this source: Total student loan debt - $1.4...

Student Loan Debt is Out Of Control

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Too Personal?

This is my first non-intro, non-I've read the books, post.

Bottom Line Up Front: My childhood (birth to 18) was an absolute horror. I lived this dichotomy, where I grew up in small town farm country in the midwest, where everybody knew everybody (and their business), yet I, and my family, ostensibly lived a secret, hellish existence. In short, my father was very mentally ill, had some fairly bad brain damage, and was in a toxic marriage with my mother--combined they unleashed a state of...

Too Personal?

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Parking Lot Striping

More of a side hustle (grades from D to C- on CENTS) , but I want to bounce this off you folks and this seemed the more appropriate sub forum.

So Painting parking lots, the "stalls" , the handicap marks, all that. So with this a lot of companies will just keep it in house (have the current maintenance people do it, or maybe in the case of a property management company make this a part of the job for core staff)

Needs to be done every 3 years, most don't keep up on it like that. You can run...

Parking Lot Striping

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I'm Diogo Melo, a 24-year-old from Portugal.

Hi guys.

As the title says my name is Diogo Melo, and I'm 24-year-old from Portugal.

I read TMF a few months ago, and I've been to the forum before, but never registered.
Today I decided to do so.

My interests are: football (soccer for U.S friends), reading and, of course, entrepreneurship.

I'm currently working a full-time job as a software developer, but I'm working on launching an e-Commerce store soon.

I hope to both learn and help the community.

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Andy's AdWords Course - Get found by the people already looking for you

The AdWords Jumpstart (updated for the 2019 interface)

Want to get found by the people ALREADY looking for you?

There could be someone looking for your business on Google right now, and they are not finding you.

Google AdWords can help you get those people to your website. It’s a great tool for generating high quality leads, but it can be complicated to learn and easy to lose your shirt.

You could learn AdWords by reading a 400 page book or...

Andy's AdWords Course - Get found by the people already looking for you

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Web Design Business 0 to 5k

I'm 21 and I'm currently after complete financial independance and the freedom to travel and work where ever I want in the world.

Quitting for 90 days:
- porn
- useless youtube binges

Cultivating:
- discipline
- focus
- gratitude

Daily habits:
- short meditation
- gratitude journal (3+ things)
- rolfing (scoliosis exercises)
- one journal entry every day (what did I do, what am I grateful for, did I make mistakes?)

Weekly habits:
- gym
- a walk in nature...

Web Design Business 0 to 5k

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[AMA] Importing & wholesaling for resale on eBay.

I have been lurking on the forum for about a month and have gleaned so much information I knew it was time to give back. I currently run an import/ resale on eBay business. I started the business about 3 years ago but just dabbled in it up until about 6 months ago.

6 months ago, I quit my job and started working the business "full time". I use that term loosely because full time for my business is abt 1 hr a day packaging up sold products and a few hrs a week researching new products.

I...

[AMA] Importing & wholesaling for resale on eBay.

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How I Landed My First Ever Web Design Client for $1500 with Cold Emails

Oftentimes on this forum it's preached that you have to go out and speak to people in person in order to land clients. While I fully understand the benefits of speaking to people in person having done door to door office supply sales, there are benefits to using E-Mail and cold calling too. So, here is exactly what I did to land my first web design project for $1500. The only other website I've made is my own and I did it in a weekend.

Step 1. Figure out what type of business you're...

How I Landed My First Ever Web Design Client for $1500 with Cold Emails

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#1848 How Compare.com competes as the Kayak for auto insurance

Joining me is an entrepreneur who created a company called Compare. I feel like he should be really boastful the fact that he got one of the toughest domains out there. Andrew Rose is the founder of Compare.com, a place to compare auto insurance prices. We’re going to find out how he came up with this idea, how he raised money for it, how he got customers, how he actually stood out in a world where Geico spent $1.7 billion in marketing last year.

Andrew Rose is the founder of Compare.com, a place to compare auto insurance prices.

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Dan Pena's 50 Rules For Success

I had to be the passenger in a long car ride recently and came across a Dan Pena video. Decided to take some notes on it as I watched.

For some reason the video gave some of his success tips out twice but gave them different numbers. So, in reality there are closer to 40 here but whatever... I took notes on them in the order the video presented them. Figured it may be helpful to someone here.

1. Practice success before you are successful.
   1. Go sit in expensive cars and...

Dan Pena's 50 Rules For Success

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Faking the SCRIPTED path to socialize?

Hello guys,

I'm 31y and have a normal 9-5 job routine and have been faking that I'm following the scripted path in order to socialize with people in general such as family members, friends, and coworkers.

In daily interactions, I'm pretending to save money for a house deposit, get a 30-year mortgage, get a partner, have kids and etc.

The idea if anyone approaches me asking when I'm going to act in it I will blame and divert to uncontrollable variables...economy, unstable job market...

Faking the SCRIPTED path to socialize?

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Faking the SCRIPTED path to be socialize

Hello guys,

I'm 31y and have a normal 9-5 job routine and have been faking that I'm following the scripted path in order to socialize with people in general such as family members, friends, and coworkers.

In daily interactions, I'm pretending to save money for a house deposit, get a 30-year mortgage, get a partner, have kids and etc.

The idea if anyone approaches me asking when I'm going to act in it I will blame and divert to uncontrollable variables...economy, unstable job market...

Faking the SCRIPTED path to be socialize

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The Coming Recession (2019-2020?)

MODERATOR NOTE:

THESE POSTS WERE EXTRACTED FROM A CONVERSATION ABOUT "BUYING A HOME."

BECAUSE THEY DICUSS THE POTENTIAL FOR A RECESSION, THEY WERE COPIED AND EXTRACTED INTO A NEW THREAD.

topherea said:

Why?

Click to expand...

Real estate indicators don't make it seem we're necessarily at a top, but in most recessions, real estate doesn't lead the downturn --...

The Coming Recession (2019-2020?)

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Had FTE Moment, Scared Shitless, But Going In Anyway...

I've been laid-off for the second time in 5 years. This last one was my 'dream' job, working at a nonprofit (which I still believe in), low-balling my salary request in the hiring process to get my foot in the door. I reasoned that I could impress and get raised to a higher wage as I progressed. But I couldn't make ends meet because I lived stupidly, not understanding how to handle or make money. I'm about to turn 46, and feel ashamed because only now am I getting it. I should have been...

Had FTE Moment, Scared Shitless, But Going In Anyway...

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From 0 To $240,000 Per Year PROFIT In 18 Months

From 0 to $240,000 per year profit in 18 months

I've been a follower of this forum for about a year now, had read the Millionaire Fastlane book, and finally have decided to tell my story. About a year and a half ago, I found myself unemployed and with near zero savings, two house payments, and a second baby on the way. Things were so dire that I was contemplating bankruptcy. I had just lost my slow-lane job with one of the original big three TV network companies. Worked there for about...

From 0 To $240,000 Per Year PROFIT In 18 Months

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Point of no return

I woke up half in the night and I started writing this post very early in the morning. I’m in some sort of ‘crisis’ and I ‘should’ be panicking right now, but I’m actually feeling a bit lightheaded. I don’t deserve your reply, because I haven’t taken any visible action yet, to follow my entrepreneurial dream. But this day might become my point of no return. Well… it has to become it. I just have no other options left. It’s very simple. It’s not even a decision anymore.

I’m finding myself in...

Point of no return

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The "Half Baked" Ideas Thread

So insiders has "Fastlane Ideas: Executioner Needed" and we have "
100 Unsexy Business Ideas: Name as many as you can!"

I thought it might be interesting to have a freeform / brain dump thread for just ideas in general. Remember no crying foul if someone executes on something you post. I'll start.

1.)Outsourced agriculture / crowdfunding :
So outsourced agriculture is a...

The "Half Baked" Ideas Thread

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Journey to “perfect” health

The last “unnatural” product I have is rich Pusan’s pre workout 5150 and his pump product. They both contain dye and sucralose.
I got rid of all my protein powder. I drink oats and egg whites with peanut butter after every workout.
This may seem extreme but extreme results don’t come from mediocre actions.

Im all in. I am 23 and have a great body and strength and that is with mediocre nutrition. Time to see what I can do all out. Anyone else a health junkie like me and want to join let’s do...

Journey to “perfect” health

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From Riding High, To Hitting Bottom

I just wanted to introduce myself to the group. I am an entrepreneur of the last 10 years who has seen the highs and lows of it many times before. I had previously built an IT consulting firm from 2008-2015 which I sold to a competitor for a very good sum of money. I treated myself to the nice car, the vacation and then felt like I needed to get back to work. As I was spending a lot of time in the USA (I'm from Canada) I noticed a lot of people using e-cigarettes and vape shops popping up...

From Riding High, To Hitting Bottom

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How I used the slowlane to create a net worth explosion of almost 500% in 3 years

I'm just starting to read TMF again now that I'm starting my journey in entrepreneurship (more details on that in my intro thread here).

First of all, it is hitting me SO much harder this time, now that I'm more bought in to the entrepreneur mindset. Some people call this the growth mindset, I think they are pretty similar though. But also, it made me realize...

How I used the slowlane to create a net worth explosion of almost 500% in 3 years

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Biophase - 2018 Ecommerce/Amazon Business Coaching Program

I have decided to do the coaching program again in 2018​

I was on the fence for the past month, but seeing a bunch of last year's clients doing well and even selling out their products during the holiday season made me decide to do this next year!

Below are results from four of my 2017 clients. Keep in mind that mpst of these numbers are from just 3-4 months of selling.



The format will be the same as last years...

Biophase - 2018 Ecommerce/Amazon Business Coaching Program

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Want To Become A Super Affiliate? Read This...

Is there a refund policy? Absolutely not. This coaching involves us getting on the phone with you each week for one hour and our time is too valuable ...

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32 years old with out direction

Hey everyone haven't been on this forum in a while but its time for a change in my life. Im 32 years old, going to school which i am thinking of dropping out. I just went back after 10, 15 years and coming to realize college isnt for me. By trade im a website developer. I started up a niche website development company which i am getting a lot of leads for (no closes yet). But still its a good start. I've always been the type of person to idea hop which isnt good and only leads to failure...

32 years old with out direction

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Allow me to introduce myself

Hello all,

I'm an Air Force veteran, 24 years old, and currently living in Phoenix, AZ.
At the moment, I am working for a big military contractor at Luke AFB and going to school for computer science.

So why am I here?

Well, while I'm making comfortable money with my job, I am still dissatisfied with life due to the lack of time, control, and most of all - purpose.
Earlier this month was my one-year anniversary of separating from the Air Force.
Naturally, I did some self-reflecting...

Allow me to introduce myself

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My e-commerce store

Hey I'm looking for any expert advice that I could receive on how to improve my store regardless of anyones experience. Me and my friend just opened it up recently and we started running ads and people are entering our store. But I just want to get any advice to make people buy our product. Feel free PM me to see the store and to help me out tweak it. This will be greatly appreciated.

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The steps to my process.

I've decided to list my steps here to get some feedback and improve.

Step 1. Identify my "why" Like many who start reading UNSCRIPTED, I idolized Money and the things it buys. It literally was at the core of all my motivation. Now that my eyes have been opened to what money really is. I bought everything in my mind then asked myself. Then what? I couldn't exactly see myself sitting at home doing nothing or endlessly playing with toys. Then it hit me.... I WANT TO HELP PEOPLE...

The steps to my process.

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Older brother just tried to recruit me into a pyramid scheme LOL

So a little background, my older brother has a lot of health issues (started with a genetic thing and kind of spiralled), he had to drop out of his PHD program (got a amsters0 and now lives with my parents (he's in his mid 30's, definitely not the dream life)

So he gets me on the phone a few days ago and tells me he has a gig as a "financial advisor" but he needed to come run his shpiel by me and the wife as part of the training, ok? , I mean thats a little odd but not red flag territory...

Older brother just tried to recruit me into a pyramid scheme LOL

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Do You Want to Get Money, Get Fit, Party, and Develop Incredible Work Ethics At the Same Time?

Do you live in Canada?

Are you around 18 - 25 years old?

Do you have no idea what in the world you're doing with your life?

Do you want to get some money, have a fun time, and experience life outside your comfort zone?

If you've said yes to all the above, then I've got just the job for you.

Tree-planting.

Every summer (~April - August), millions of tiny a$$ trees are planted as required by the Canadian law that states that every tree that is cut must be replanted. Thus the profession...

Do You Want to Get Money, Get Fit, Party, and Develop Incredible Work Ethics At the Same Time?

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My Story Of Success, Escaping Rat Race (admist cushy job)

My Story Of Success

This thread is about my journey through entrepreneurship. Very soon I will cross the #1 goal off my dream list. Therefore to me, it's a success story, and means everything to me.

I decided to place this thread outside the "Insiders" section, so that newbies can read it. I know there are a lot of hopeful entrepreneurs on this forum who are in the exact same position I was. Stuck in the rat race...

My Story Of Success, Escaping Rat Race (admist cushy job)

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I posted an Upwork proposal!

I took a family vacation for two weeks and I returned two days ago. This was the first time that I went away on a vacation without my Laptop. While on my holiday I found myself browsing through TFF a lot on my phone. I rarely post here but read a LOT usually but on my vacation it seems whenever I wanted to "connect" I instead ended up reading this forum. I blame poor content everywhere else!

AND I noticed a pattern. I could be wrong but I saw many people struggling to come up with a few...

I posted an Upwork proposal!

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Freelancing tips on Upwork: Ask me anything

Let me begin by stating that I am no guru. I have no course, no youtube channel and absolutely nothing to sell to you. I don't even have a personal website. I have been freelancing for several years and have completed 93 jobs on Upwork (another 3 in progress) and roughly 4200 hours billed. I don't want to post my Upwork link publicly here but if you are curious, I can share my profile link with you in a private message. If you know my profile link, I request you to not post it publicly here...

Freelancing tips on Upwork: Ask me anything

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''Humanness'': Why giving Value Away For FREE is NOT What You Might Think It Is…

Would you like to boost your sales by learning how to provide value for FREE without giving away samples of your product/service?

Our perceptions regarding the concept of ‘’value’’ have changed radically…

In the old days, the western aristocrats defined value as something you can extract from the land…

In fact - if you had bought wool from a sheep farmer, turned it into a hat and then sold it for a mark-up…

You’d be considered an exploiter.

Of course, our perception of value has...

''Humanness'': Why giving Value Away For FREE is NOT What You Might Think It Is…

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Creating an amazing platform! But how?

Hey I hope you`re doing well,
This is my first Post here so if theres a mistake in it feel free to correct me.
I read Millionaire Fastlane and Unscipted. I took a long time of brainstorming and searching for ideas daily. I was really surprised that I got a lot of ideas.
After I had enough I filtered them out and chose the in my opinion best one.
The idea provides huge value in a niche which isnt served until now. It will be a platform where people can interact and trade. My company will...

Creating an amazing platform! But how?

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How to Take Action When You Don't Feel Like It

We all have those days where we wake up and we'd just rather... not.
You are tired, it feels like you're making no progress on your goals.
But you typically find some way to get in the right mindset.

This technique is for the days you can't.
This is when you can't be bothered to do anything else.
Or don't want to, etc.

Here it is in four easy to follow steps:

1. Take five deep breaths, as slow as you possibly can.
2. Decide on the goal you'd like to work toward...

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How to Take Action When You Don't Feel Like It

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