Category: Online Marketing

Sometimes, Money DOES Equal Happiness. Sometimes, Livin’ On a Prayer Gets OLD.

He looks me right in the eyes. Then, he blindsides me with the question. “So, how much do you charge?” My mind races. So does my heart. Ohshitohshitohshit. How much is too much? How much is too little? I don’t want him to think I’m an amateur! Quick, say something! Something smooth! I meet his eyes. “Well, what’s your budget look like?” I say, in a way that comes out sounding way more seductive than I mean it to sound.

The Red Hot Truth About Sex, Selling & Success (That Will Make or Break You In 2011)

Are you ready for this? Because I’m totally going to tell a mom story. I’m going to tell a mom story in a post with the word “sex” in the title. But it’s okay, because you’re going to love the story. And then you’re going to go off into the world and do amazing things, all thanks to MY MOM. If she were still alive, I’d absolutely make that her Christmas gift, because who doesn’t want their words of wisdom

The 11 Word Equation for Surefire Business Success

How you shine + How you can help others shine= BUSINESS BRILLIANCE Take a hard look at that, and really think about what that means. It’s the only equation you need to know. The rest are details that can be sorted along the way. So, what are you waiting for? Do the math, and get something going.

The Art of Business Rebellion

So, the other day I ask The Chilean to stop at the store on his way over and pick up some chicken. He gets here, plops down this bag, and proceeds to pull out a whole chicken, gripping it by the legs and asking me where I want him to put it. The conversation that followed went as such: Me: What do you think this is, Thanksgiving? Him: What are you talking about? Me: That’s a whole chicken! Do you

Do What You Love (And Get Paid for It): The Missing Link

So last week you met Paolo. You’re welcome. If you didn’t meet Paolo last week, you need to read that before you read this. If you don’t, you run the risk of having me track you down and fling spicy Peruvian chicken sauce in your eye. Yes, it exists—I’m dipping my bread in it as I write this. Anyway, if you met Paolo, you already know that he & I exchanged messages, that he’s a “goddamn solo performer,” and that

The Art of (Online) Seduction (And Why You Need It To Make Money)

Think of a time when you’ve been doe-eyed & dazzled, blissfully swept off of your feet & helplessly lulled into the warm embrace of a whirlwind romance. Was it the way they first looked at you? The way they tenderly removed your wine glass from your hand, before caressing the side of your face? The way they suddenly, desperately, hungrily pulled you in close for that first intense, painfully passionate kiss, your lips trembling against one another’s with an eager

Tired of Having A Neverending To-Do List? Use It To Your Advantage

At what point did productivity become worth dying for? At what point did we stop feeling, and just start doing? At what point did our lives turn into a never-ending assembly line, where the work is never done and we are never done? And at what point did we become okay with it?