Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

Looking Back Before Moving On

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Wed, 22 May 2013 06:48:16 +0000

When I first started Entrepreneurs-Journey I wrote something that I believe was one of the most powerful rapport building pieces of content I have ever created.

I called it my “Business Timeline” and it was exactly what it sounds like, a chronicle of my life as an entrepreneur.

Since this blog began when I had already enjoyed … Read the rest of this entry »

What Is A Many To Many Business? (And How Can This Model Produce Billion Dollar Outcomes)

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:05:46 +0000

During the dot com boom around the year 2000, and the years that followed it (this was before I started blogging in 2004), I was a guy in his early twenties looking for a business idea to make my riches with online.

At that stage I had only built a few handful of websites, hobby sites that shared content … Read the rest of this entry »

How To Attract Coaching Clients Presented In My New Yaro.TV “Coaching Session” Video Format

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Wed, 08 May 2013 03:37:39 +0000

As you can probably tell I have upped the amount of videos I release on my YouTube channel.

I am personally recording quick behind the scenes updates that I call “Yaro.TV Dailys“, as well as releasing the occasional more substantial videos like my Stand Up Desk video.

I’ve also been working with my new Filipino … Read the rest of this entry »

How I Created My New Sales Page Video (And Why I’m Taking A New Approach)

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Wed, 01 May 2013 12:56:49 +0000

I recently had the opportunity to play with a couple of great cameras to record some videos. After some trial and error with lighting, I finally came up with a setup that combined the Canon 6D with an Ikea lamp and a Rode lavalier lapel mic and went to work recording videos.

The big video I needed to create … Read the rest of this entry »

From Father Of Three And Walmart Employee, To Internet Success Story, Joey Kissimmee Explains How He Made It Big Online

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 02:19:57 +0000

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Joey Kissimmee worked at Walmart for ten years. During that time, to make extra cash he went online and managed to bring in a few hundred to a few thousand dollars a month whenever he needed it.

He started with eBay, ordering a CD-Rom from a poster … Read the rest of this entry »

My Secret To Good Online Video Lighting: A $20 Lamp From Ikea

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 05:59:25 +0000

Over the last two weeks I’ve been doing some video recording work at home.

My goal was to create a new optin video for the new EJ design I have coming out soon. I also needed to create the video for the sales page of my upcoming product, the EJ Insider, a monthly interviews club.

I’ve been recording … Read the rest of this entry »

What Happens When Your Mother Dies

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 07:26:21 +0000

I don’t know how to start this article other than write the sad news that my mother passed away a month ago.

You may remember back in June 2011 she had a fairly significant stroke, which I wrote about in The Day My Life Changed and again in My Most Challenging Year Part 1: When Family Tragedy Strikes.… Read the rest of this entry »

I’m Heading To Sydney! – Yaro.TV Video

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:52:52 +0000

I’ve made the decision to spend most of the month of May in Sydney.

I’m going there to visit friends, explore some of the cool suburbs, sit at cafes and do my work, and hopefully attend a few events if there are any in May (if you know about startup or blogging or internet/social media events in Sydney in … Read the rest of this entry »

All You Need To Know About Manufacturing, Sourcing, And Importing Products From China, With Craig Ford

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:09:46 +0000

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If you have ever thought about sourcing a product from overseas and then selling it locally and online, or you have an idea for a physical product you want to have created in a country like China, were costs are lower, this is the interview to … Read the rest of this entry »

CrankyAds Now Available For All Websites

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 03:15:25 +0000

In case you haven’t heard, I’m a co-founder of a start-up called CrankyAds.

CrankyAds is an ad management tool that allows website owners to rotate banner ads, YouTube video ads and text link ads on your blog or website. You create ad zones on your site, determine how much to charge, and then sponsors can purchase ads directly … Read the rest of this entry »

Can You Become Too Old To Be An Entrepreneur?

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:07:02 +0000

Last night I attended the Silicon Beach Brisbane event.

This is the fourth such event I have attended. They are definitely a highlight on the Brisbane tech scene, attracting 100 to 200 entrepreneurs and people involved with or interested in launching a startup company.

Brisbane isn’t exactly known as a tech hub globally, but it’s great to see so … Read the rest of this entry »

I Just Watched “The Startup Kids” Documentary

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:20:12 +0000

Last night I was at the Sunshine Coast premier of the documentary The Startup Kids.

It’s an hour long movie created by two woman from iceland, Vala Halldorsdottir and Sesselja Vilhjalmsdottir, who came to America to interview people about life as a young entrepreneur working on a tech startup.

Several high profile company founders feature in the … Read the rest of this entry »

What Is The Halo Effect And Why You Need To Understand How It Influences You

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 02:45:00 +0000

The Halo Effect, as per the Wikipedia definition is…

The halo effect or halo error is a cognitive bias in which one’s judgments of a person’s character can be influenced by one’s overall impression of him or her.

We judge a person’s character based on their physical appearance and the things around them. It’s a quick judgement that … Read the rest of this entry »

Are We Forgetting About Passion?

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 05:58:48 +0000

When I started teaching people how to build blogs that could potentially make money, I faced a difficult challenge.

How can I teach people to pick the right blog topic or niche?

It’s the hardest decision to make and the place where everything can wrong right at the beginning.

No one gets this 100% right from day one, … Read the rest of this entry »

Richard Eastes Reveals How He Built VroomVroomVroom.com Into A Leading Car Rental Comparison Site Generating Over $4 Million A Year

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:59:48 +0000

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In Brisbane we used to have a networking event called “The Hive” (you can find my presentation at the HIVE here). The very first HIVE I went to featured a talk by a gentleman named Richard Eastes, who cofounded the very successful car rental comparison … Read the rest of this entry »

Why Following In The Footsteps Of Other Bloggers Can Be A Treacherous Path

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:39:17 +0000

A few weeks ago on one of my Yaro.TV daily videos I talked about solving problems by learning how other people have solved the same problem before you.

You can study other people’s solutions and then copy them to solve your problem. Easy.

Here’s the video –

A week later I published another video talking about how you can’t … Read the rest of this entry »

How Andre Chaperon Developed His Unique “Soap Opera Story” Email Newsletter Formula

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:30:23 +0000

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Back in 2007 I met Andre Chaperon in Florida at one of the very first Rich Schefren Strategic Profits seminars. Before that Andre was a familiar name to me because I had seen him listed near the top of affiliate leaderboards for some of the product launches … Read the rest of this entry »

Thomas Smale, Professional Website Broker, Explains How To Value Your Website, How To Find A Buyer And Everything You Need To Know About Website Flipping

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:56:55 +0000

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Thomas Smale is a website broker, who founded Flipping Enterprises. He helps connects buyers and sellers of websites and has been involved in more than $5 million in deals last year alone.

Before starting out in brokering, Thomas bought and sold websites himself, which is how … Read the rest of this entry »

How I Began Selling Ads Online, The Story Behind CrankyAds And More In My Interview With Mike From Maine

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:11:47 +0000

I do a lot of interviews and usually do not post them up here on EJ because all I would have is interviews with me (and that’s way too much of Yaro for anyone to handle – me included!).

However this recent interview I did with Mike From Maine touched on a subject I don’t talk about as often … Read the rest of this entry »

From Radio Shack, To Self-Taught SEO Expert, Court Tuttle Reveals How He Always Knows Which Keywords Are Profitable Online

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 04:29:44 +0000

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How is this for a claim to fame – earning at least $200,000 a year for the last four years straight online. That’s what Courtney Tuttle has achieved.

A long time ago I was researching what top level keyword phrase I wanted EJ to rank for in … Read the rest of this entry »

7 Must Have Features If You Sell Products Online

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 05:43:17 +0000

Last year I did a lot of online shopping, more shopping than I have ever done before.

I suspect if you’re a net addict as I am, you spent more online last year than ever before too.

According to Comscore, over $43.2 Billion was spent online in 2012. That’s up 15% from 2011. It’s a cliché to … Read the rest of this entry »

Clay Collins Founder Of Startup Leadbrite, Pioneer Of The Prelaunch, And Serial Entrepreneur Shares His Story

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 05:53:37 +0000

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Clay Collins is the founder of Leadbrite, the company behind LeadPages and LeadPlayer, two tools that are fast becoming the go-to-standards when it comes to collecting leads online with video and landing pages.

This interview is epic in terms of how many things Clay talks … Read the rest of this entry »

Blog Content 2.0: How To Create Pillar Articles In Today’s New Media Obsessed World

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:55:02 +0000

Many years ago I coined the phrase “Pillar Article” or sometimes called, “Pillar Content“, to describe how to create great blog content.

To my surprise, it really caught on in the blogging about blogging community and many thousands of bloggers use it to describe what good blog content is.

If you have never heard … Read the rest of this entry »

Do You Wake Up Productive?

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:22:40 +0000

I’ve always been of the belief that success begins and ends in the mind.

Techniques and systems work, but if the driver is inefficient and ineffective, failure is more likely than success.

I consider myself a lifelong student of mindset, in particular my own. Ever since I experienced the raw fear of panic attacks I’ve realised just how … Read the rest of this entry »

How To Set Up A Stand Up Desk And Why It Could Save Your Life

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 11:12:51 +0000

Sitting Down Is Killing You

Recently in the news you may have heard some rather alarming data was released about the impact sitting down for long periods of time can have on your health.

When I was younger I’d sit down in front of the TV for entire days sometimes, watching TV or playing Nintendo. I noticed if I … Read the rest of this entry »

Merry Christmas!

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 02:06:44 +0000

A short and sweet video message for you on Christmas day here in Australia.

I hope you have a great day wherever you are and I look forward to staying in touch with you in 2013.

This video is from my Yaro.TV channel, please subscribe if you haven’t already!… Read the rest of this entry »

I Have Been Seduced By Online Video

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 01:02:41 +0000

Every year I attend a massive sci-fi and pop culture expo called Supanova. There are events all around Australia and for anyone who is even slightly geeky, such as myself (well maybe more than slightly), they are awesome.

Whether you are into comics or anime or science fiction or superhereos or video games or card games or fantasy … Read the rest of this entry »

What Is Holding You Back?

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 06:08:29 +0000

As part of some big changes to my overall strategy next year I am once again overhauling my main email newsletter series.

This is where you come in, but more about that in a moment…

My newsletter is a sequence of autoresponder emails sent roughly once a week using the follow-up function in AWeber.

When I originally … Read the rest of this entry »

From Sneaky Sound System Saxofonist, To Australia’s Number One Real Estate Agent, Then Meditation Master, Meet Nick Broadhurst

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:35:21 +0000

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I was recently interviewed by Nick Broadhurst for his ASPIRE magazine. After the interview I asked Nick about his background…and things got interesting.

He explained he was a founding member of Sneaky Sound System, a dance act that is pretty huge in Australia and around … Read the rest of this entry »

The Trend That Matters Most In 2013

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 23:51:20 +0000

I’ve had my own small business online since the early 2000s. One of the benefits of being an “early adopter” is that I was able to assume a position of leadership before I faced too much quality competition.

It was great for me back then as I could test basic ideas, see how they went and report back my … Read the rest of this entry »

Why I Deleted Half My Email List

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:28:53 +0000

Picture this. You’re logged into your AWeber control panel looking at your different email lists. You’ve spent years building up nearly 80,000 subscribers, but you’re about to do something that seems drastic…

You’re about to delete half of them.

Since I was about to delete so many subscribers at once I had to work with AWeber support because … Read the rest of this entry »

When Is Saying No The Right Thing To Do?

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 06:21:17 +0000

Recently Glen Allsopp wrote a follow-up blog post to his announcement that he was writing a “For Dummies” book.

His new announcement? He was NOT writing the book anymore.

You can read all the reasons why Glen said no to a book deal in his blog post.

To put it simply, he didn’t like the format that the … Read the rest of this entry »

There’s No Such Thing As A New Idea And My New Social Page Proves It

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:46:39 +0000

A few months ago, Walter and Mick, my co-founders in CrankyAds.com, and I were having a brainstorming session to come up with App ideas.

Since both these guys are entrepreneurial we tend to go on these long tangents sometimes, thinking of cool ideas that just spring forth as we browse around the internet. More often than not we … Read the rest of this entry »

“How My Blog Business Works” Web Strategy Summit Video Presentation

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:28:35 +0000

Last week I presented at the Web Strategy Summit in Brisbane. The organisers of the event, Adam and Toby, invited me to come in and do a short presentation of 18 minutes, then a 10 minute question and answer session.

The event featured panel discussions for about 45 minutes and several 18 minute “keynotes”, so they could get … Read the rest of this entry »

Tim Ferriss Talks About His Latest Book “The 4-Hour Chef”, How To Learn Anything In Half The Time And Why He Went To Sniper School

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 01:16:47 +0000

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This is a good interview. Trust me. You’re not going to want to miss this. Just hit play now. Then grab a copy of Tim’s latest book – The 4-Hour Chef.

Timothy Ferriss needs no introduction. I interviewed him previously about his 4-Hour Workweek book, a … Read the rest of this entry »

How To Get That Darn Article Finished

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 05:46:45 +0000

One of EJ’s most popular guest columnists, Dr. Mani, has popped back in to submit this article. Take it away Dr. Mani…

Picture me sitting in front of my computer, writing this article.

The phone rings. I answer. It’s my friend. He’s moving, and wants some advice. For 5 minutes, we discuss his plans. Then I hang up, and … Read the rest of this entry »

Have You Tested Selling Video Ads On Your Blog?

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 01:29:54 +0000

Before I tell you the background story and my own results so far with video ads, if you haven’t yet tried out CrankyAds, I recommend you give it a go.

It’s a free WordPress plugin you can use to handle all advertising on your blog, and that includes offering video ads to your sponsors. This means an advertiser … Read the rest of this entry »

Pete Williams Shares His Entrepreneur Story And How He Came Up With The Truly Effective Outsourcing System Profit Hacks

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:19:40 +0000

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Pete Williams is a long time Aussie friend, who lives in Melbourne, and is co-founder of three bricks and mortar businesses, all of which use online marketing to get customers.

Pete’s first big business success was a telecommunications company that sells things like phone systems, which Pete and his partners grew initially without … Read the rest of this entry »

Brain Dumps, Prioritization And Productivity: A Beginners Guide To Getting Things Done

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:21:33 +0000

I’ve been thinking a lot about my plans for the coming months and the start of the new year.

There’s a lot I want to release next year and it’s all wrapped around a strategy that essentially rests on finally getting myself a proper sales funnel of my own products (if you’re new to the Sales Funnel concept, read … Read the rest of this entry »

The One Key Insight You Need To Avoid A Customer Service Disaster

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 23:00:05 +0000

I’ve been listening to Dan Ariely’s “The Upside of Irrationality“, which is the follow-on book to his very popular “Predictably Irrational” that I listened to earlier in the year.

One of the chapters I just finished takes a look at our desire for revenge when we feel hard done by. Dan illustrated with plenty of … Read the rest of this entry »

What To Do When You Run Out Of Money And Time?

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:08:52 +0000

A few months ago Walter, Mick and myself were at one of our regular Wednesday team meetings for CrankyAds, the advertising management tool for blogs that we have been working on together for over a year.

This particular meeting, I have to say, was not fun. We reached a point in our development process that was … Read the rest of this entry »

When It Is Okay To Not Get Things Done

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 03:59:00 +0000

It’s raining, just after lunch time. I’m sitting in a cafe called Blackstar in West End, Brisbane Australia typing this on my macbook pro laptop.

I don’t drink coffee, but I love the smell and don’t mind an iced coffee now and then. Blackstar brew cold pressed iced drinks, including one called “Full Creamy”, which comes in what looks … Read the rest of this entry »

How An Over The Top Bus Driver Showed Me How To Build Relationships Online

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 05:36:39 +0000

I was on the bus the other day, but it was no ordinary bus. The driver, who was certainly not your typical Brisbane city bus driver, had dubbed his bus the “happy bus”.

To help ensure the happy bus maintained the appropriate vibe, he made an announcement as we left the city station.

He explained how if you were … Read the rest of this entry »

What Separates The Million Dollar Information Marketers From The Rest

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 06:09:12 +0000

I was recently given access to the latest version of Jeff Walker’s Product Launch Formula course (Jeff was kind of enough to grant me access as a top affiliate and buyer of a previous version of the course).

As is typical for me, I went straight in looking for any audios I could download and stick on my phone … Read the rest of this entry »

Todd Garland Explains How He Started And Grew BuySellAds.com Into A $10+ Million Dollar Company

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:26:10 +0000

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Todd Garland is the founder of BuySellAds.com, an advertising management platform and ad selling service that I have to say I am quite jealous of.

Why am I jealous?

Because Todd has built a company – a company doing over $10 million a year in revenue – with the same idea I … Read the rest of this entry »

How To Invoke Reciprocity To Influence People, Drive Traffic And Make Sales

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 03:07:40 +0000

I recently published articles on Social Proof and Scarcity, two of the most powerful forces when it comes to human decision making, and thus marketing and selling.

Another equally important concept is Reciprocity. I think reciprocity, more than any other technique, is one every online business owner needs to master, especially if your platform is built on … Read the rest of this entry »

It’s Not What You Know, It’s Who Likes You Enough To Listen

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 03:40:30 +0000

I did an interview with Jeff Walker last week for a product I’m working on. If you have never heard of Jeff, he is the father of the Product Launch Formula, a proven model for launching virtually anything online.

I interviewed Jeff to learn his entrepreneur’s journey, like most of my interviews, so it wasn’t specifically about … Read the rest of this entry »

Searching For Enthusiasm (And Why It’s So Important To My Business)

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 03:50:57 +0000

During my early twenties I was introduced to the author Paulo Coelho, beginning with his book The Pilgrimage and then his most famous book, The Alchemist. I then went on a bit of a Coelho binge, reading everything I could find by him.

Most of his books I loved and still do. His writing style has always … Read the rest of this entry »

How To Increase Your Conversion From Online Advertising Using Retargeting And Segmentation

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 02:55:32 +0000

A quick note from Yaro: I’d like to introduce you to a good friend of mine, Chris Dowsett. I’ve known Chris for over ten years. He’s a genius at statistical analysis and other things to do with numbers. We recently caught up when he was visiting Australia. He explained some of the work he was doing with online … Read the rest of this entry »

Marketing With Scarcity: How You Can Apply The Most Effective Selling Technique To Your Business

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 07:42:25 +0000

Growing up like everyone living in a Western country, with shopping malls and TV informercials, I was well exposed to the concept of the time limited offer.

Whether it was the 24 hours I had to order within to get the extra set of steak knives during the late night commercial, or the “Christmas Special” with discounted prices … Read the rest of this entry »

What Should Successful Entrepreneurs Do With Their Money?

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:36:34 +0000

There are blogs on personal finance, then there are blogs on various forms of entrepreneurship, but very rarely do you find blogs that discuss both topics.

I can understand the desire to laser focus in on one’s target reader, but because I don’t see much of a blend of the two topics in the blogosphere, I (hopefully … Read the rest of this entry »

The Sprint: A Productivity Technique From Software Development Every Entrepreneur Should Know

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 03:48:17 +0000

I recently had a meeting with my CrankyAds team and a friend named Andy who I had not seen in many years.

Andy left a software company he founded over ten years ago. He’s one of those guys who can do everything. He wore many hats over the years at his company, including programmer, head of hiring and … Read the rest of this entry »

CrankyAds Can Now Manage Your Google AdSense

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 06:07:44 +0000

Just over a month ago, CrankyAds (my startup with two partners, Walter and Mick) made a huge shift in how we are developing our business and in particular, how we prioritise and create new features for our service.

I’ll write more about why we made the shift and how it was different from what we were doing previously, in … Read the rest of this entry »

How To Set Up A Profitable Blog Using The Become A Blogger 2.0 System

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:48:46 +0000

Video three in our Become A Blogger 2.0 series has gone live. This is the practical video, the one where we teach you the “how” our system works.

Leslie presents five steps that make up our system for building a profitable blog based business. They are -

How To Select A Money Niche
How To Set Up Your Content

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Mitch Wilson And His Million Dollar Sports Blog

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 02:26:03 +0000

Mitch Wilson was one of the very first students of my blog coaching programs. He was also one of the most proactive, attending nearly every live coaching call I did.

Mitch followed the system and took it to a whole new level, building a massive sports blog that is now in the top 1% of websites online – and … Read the rest of this entry »

Stop Wasting Your Time And Learn The Blogging System That Works

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:49:14 +0000

I’m happy to announce that we have just opened up access to the first video in a three-part brand new video series on how to make money with blogs, without the complicated geek talk.

This series is part of the opening celebration for Become A Blogger 2.0. Yee-hah!

Leslie Samuel, the new addition to the team … Read the rest of this entry »

Attention Affiliates: Become A Blogger 2.0 Launch Begins This Week

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:54:13 +0000

I’ve been asked many times over the last year or so where my affiliate program is. Since I closed down all my coaching programs, my affiliate program was shut too.

I’m happy to say with the imminent opening of Become A Blogger 2.0 (Gideon, Leslie and I start the launch this week), the affiliate program is open too!

I’ve … Read the rest of this entry »

How Much Can You Achieve By Yourself?

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 02:57:30 +0000

In recent months I’ve interviewed quite a few successful self-starter internet marketers. People like Farnoosh Brock, Brian Moran, Chris Guillebeau, and Adam Baker, all tell stories from the first few years of their online business where they were doing everything by themselves.

Tim Ferriss popularized the concept of outsourcing your entire life to other people … Read the rest of this entry »

From College Baseball Professional, To Facebook Advertising Expert, Brian Moran Shares How He Made A Million In His First Full Time Year Online

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 07:10:29 +0000

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Brian Moran is an all american college baseball player who just happened to get really good at selling using Facebook ads.

How good? … Read the rest of this entry »

The Membership Site Masterplan Original Audio Report

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 11:01:15 +0000

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This is the original Membership Site Masterplan in audio version, featuring my voice talking out the report to you. It’s 2 hours and … Read the rest of this entry »

Inevitability Thinking: Why Your Results Are What You Think They Are

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 12:22:24 +0000

A few years ago I was working very hard to achieve certain goals in an area of my life that I had never come close to realizing the kind of outcomes I desired.

Because these goals were so foreign to me I had a lot of self doubt, which only increased as I continued to experience poor results. I … Read the rest of this entry »

How I Created Our Pitch Deck For Investors And Tales From Our First Startup Presentations

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:18:00 +0000

As you may know I’ve turned most of my business attention towards a startup called CrankyAds for the past year or so.

Our team has been busy with the beta version of our software, ironing out bugs and figuring out what are the most important features to work on.

This process of running a software startup has certainly been … Read the rest of this entry »

Founder Of CrazyEgg And KISSmetrics, A Legend In The Traffic Generation Industry And A 6-Figure Earner Before Turning 18 – This Is Neil Patel

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 08:07:07 +0000

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Neil Patel needs no introduction if you have spent any time researching the world of online traffic and conversion. He’s a superstar of … Read the rest of this entry »

5 Entrepreneurial Lessons I Learned Since My Last Birthday

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 01:09:14 +0000

As I write this on my 31st birthday, I thought it may be helpful to take a look back at this year in my life as well as in business. I probably learned more about business in the past 365 days than I have thus far in my life.

Overall, my business did grow (prorating fiscal year) and … Read the rest of this entry »

What Is Social Proof And Why Your Business Can Live Or Die By It

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 12:18:38 +0000

When everyone looks up at the sky, do you do the same?

If no one is buying a certain flavour of ice cream, do you stay clear of it too?

If your friends all wear a certain brand of clothing do you desire to do the same, or the opposite?

The force that influences you every day when it … Read the rest of this entry »

From Iranian Refugee, To Successful But Unfulfilled Corporate Employee, Then Self-Made Info Entrepreneur – The Farnoosh Brock Story

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:17:06 +0000

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Farnoosh Brock fled with her family from Iran to Turkey when she was eleven years old. They were supposed to leave only for … Read the rest of this entry »

Living In An Echo Chamber: Is Confirmation Bias Secretly Destroying Your Business?

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 11:43:18 +0000

We are now living in the age of Vocational Darwinism, and the business skill that will make the difference in every professional life is the ability to adapt.

At its core, Vocational Darwinism is the application of Charles Darwin’s principle of “survival of the fittest” to our working world – and whether you are a budding entrepreneur … Read the rest of this entry »

What To Do When You Feel Trapped By Your Business From An Entrepreneur Who Escaped: Barnaby Andersun

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:40:46 +0000

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This is an interview for anyone who has found themselves in a situation where … Read the rest of this entry »

How Complete Silence Helped Me Figure Out Where I Was Going Wrong

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 06:25:14 +0000

Hello again dear reader, I’ve been out of the Entrepreneurs Journey loop for a few weeks now and would you believe, it doesn’t matter at all!

Yaro posted a great article on the exact topic I was contemplating for my next article as I sat in silent meditation for 10 days… I wasn’t supposed to be thinking about my … Read the rest of this entry »

From Army Officer, To $373 Million Dollar Exit From Pipe Networks, Tech Entrepreneur Stephen Baxter Reveals All

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:53:17 +0000

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Stephen Baxter is becoming a bit of an icon in my hometown of Brisbane.

He’s put in his own time and money to … Read the rest of this entry »

Bret Thomson Reveals How He Became A Six-Figure Copywriter (Plus Tips For Getting Your Copy Done Cheap)

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 10:49:16 +0000

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Bret Thomson is a good buddy of mine and an exceptionally skilled copywriter. He’s one of those guys who earns at least $10,000… Read the rest of this entry »

What Is The Theory Of Constraints And How It Can Change Your Life

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:31:32 +0000

When I first started an internet business and began studying online marketing, and in particular lifestyle design and productivity, I came to identify myself with the 80/20 Rule.

You can read my original post explaining how the 80/20 Rule came into my life here – What Is The 80/20 Rule And Why It Will Change Your Life.… Read the rest of this entry »

Would You Sell Everything You Own, Quit Your Job & Travel To Australia Just After Having Your First Baby? Adam Baker Did. This Is His Story…

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 10:00:51 +0000

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Adam Baker is a well known personal finance blogger. He established himself by doing something most people think is a bit, well, risky. … Read the rest of this entry »

What Is The REAL Reason People Do NOT Succeed Online?

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Mon, 28 May 2012 11:59:11 +0000

I was reading an article by David Risley, where he was taking a hard-line look at what he believes are some fundamental flaws regarding the make money online niche.

The main question at the heart of David’s article was why people do not actually succeed at making money online, despite the wealth of information available to do … Read the rest of this entry »

Over $300,000 From A Website About Model Trains – Ian McConnell Reveals His Online Business Success Story

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Tue, 22 May 2012 12:48:54 +0000

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I really do love these niche site success stories, especially when they feature such passion driven subjects (and I admit it, I think … Read the rest of this entry »

The Original Blog Profits Blueprint Audio Version

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:14:35 +0000

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I realize you probably already have my Blog Profits Blueprint since it has been available for over five years now and has been … Read the rest of this entry »

I Just Don’t Feel Like Working Today

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Tue, 15 May 2012 08:47:49 +0000

Many years ago I lived in a share house in the inner city suburb of West End in Brisbane, Australia.

Although I prefer to live alone, I appreciated living in a share house with other people because it gave me some kind of socialization during a period of my life when I was largely spending the rest of my … Read the rest of this entry »

An Unusual Interview With World Traveling, Book Writing, Internet Giant, Chris Guillebeau

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Fri, 11 May 2012 08:21:00 +0000

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This is no ordinary podcast interview with Chris Guillebeau. I say that because you have probably seen a lot of interviews surfacing … Read the rest of this entry »

Can You Apply The Minimum Viable Product Principle To Information Products?

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Tue, 08 May 2012 05:59:45 +0000

I recently listened to the audiobook version of the Lean Startup by Eric Ries.

My motivation for “reading” it is to help with the development of CrankyAds, my software startup. Lean startup principles are particularly good for a software company because of the unlimited features you could develop (given unlimited resources) contrasting with the need to just … Read the rest of this entry »

How A Guy With A Full Time Job Built A $2,000 A Month AdSense Income Niche Site And Then Sold It For $200,000 – Patrick Meninga Tells His Story

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Wed, 02 May 2012 00:03:04 +0000

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Apologies for the tiny bit of static that came through in the recording.

This is one great interview if you are looking for … Read the rest of this entry »

How A Holiday To Brazil Helped Me Climb Out Of A Creativity Rut

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:52:01 +0000

In my experience, one of the main reasons many entrepreneurs seek the freedom of working for themselves is because they crave variety, stimulation, and the ability to grow organically in their career. Employees who are stuck in the 9-5 routine dream of entrepreneurship as a way to set themselves free to the uncharted possibilities of a fabulous life… … Read the rest of this entry »

Reviewed: The Laptop Millionaire By Mark Anastasi

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:44:59 +0000

Hi there fellow entrepreneur, today I’m reviewing a book by Mark Anastasi called “The Laptop Millionaire”.

Mark has put together this book to create a guide that covers a wide variety of ways to make money online and create businesses that allow you to work from your computer and live anywhere in the world.

A lot of … Read the rest of this entry »

How To Value Your Startup Company When Looking For Investment

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:35:03 +0000

Last week I began the process of looking for funding for CrankyAds.

This has been a completely new experience for me, which is fantastic, I’m enjoying the challenge and the process of learning how another aspect of entrepreneurship works.

I’ve been attending networking events and putting my feelers out in Brisbane where I live for a while, which … Read the rest of this entry »

Madeline Veenstra Explains How She Achieved Early Startup Success Combining Fashion With A Wiki

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:49:11 +0000

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I’ve been watching the startup community here in Australia a lot recently. This is because of my own interest having a startup and because things are heating up in Australia in general when … Read the rest of this entry »

Lies Lies Lies: What Internet Marketers Must Learn From The Advertising Industry

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:51:41 +0000

I was really thrilled with how my previous article, Have Internet Marketers Lost The Plot was received. It was controversial, but I was pleased to discover my suspicion was correct – new Internet marketers and the customers and consumers of high profile and established Internet marketers want more!

And that is going to be the sentiment behind this … Read the rest of this entry »

6 Tips I Gave My Team To Help Them Get More From Their Content

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:14:16 +0000

Here is my review of what I call the six layers of quality content writing, relevant for the web, books, news or even a technical white paper. I gave these tips to my team and thought it would be worth sharing them here on EJ as well.

1. Topic Selection

You already know your niche. You already know … Read the rest of this entry »

When Getting Fired Is The Best Thing That Can Happen To You

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:50:36 +0000

I don’t believe most businesses are planned. At least, KAS Placement (my business) wasn’t.

There were certain seeds that were planted almost unbeknownst to me at the time, but hindsight shows that they were truly crucial to my career, the careers of the employees at KAS, and those of our job seekers and our clients.

During college I took … Read the rest of this entry »

My Tech Startup Journey: Learning How To Fund A New Software Company

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:38:30 +0000

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com has always been a sounding board for my own use as an entrepreneur. From the day I started blogging I wrote about what I was up to with whatever business I was focused on at the time.

Blogging is fantastic for all kinds of business reasons, but it’s also great as a tool just to write about what … Read the rest of this entry »

How I Made My First Internet Dollar – A Passive Income Niche Site Case Study

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:25:05 +0000

A few weeks ago I received my first ever payment from Google Adsense in my bank account. While it was only $170, it represents a small but significant step to making money in a way that is completely independent of my time.

Making money passively has been something that I’ve been wanting to do for several years, but … Read the rest of this entry »

How Anshul Dayal Leveraged Ebay And Small AdSense Sites To Quit His Day Job

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 07:00:22 +0000

Hello again dear reader, today we’re hearing from a friend of mine, Anshul Dayal.

Anshul is an ex-architect turned animator who worked on the Oscar winning film, “Happy Feet.” Like almost everyone reading this blog, Anshul was bitten by the online entrepreneur bug and after that there was no turning back.

Press play to hear … Read the rest of this entry »

Want To Sell Ads On Your Blog? Introducing CrankyAds.com

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:13:54 +0000

I am very pleased to announce that CrankyAds.com, my new ad management system for bloggers, is ready for a full public release.

You can download the plugin for free from here -

http://www.crankyads.com

The plugin is currently available only for WordPress bloggers, however in the future we will have options for any website.

It has been tested on … Read the rest of this entry »

The 3 Pillars To Create A Successful Information Product

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 23:00:48 +0000

Frank Kern kicked off this year with his State of The Internet address. This is a speech where Frank talks to the Internet marketing community and discusses where he thinks things will be headed for in the upcoming year.

This year was a simple speech, but I believe it has the potential to make a profound impact. For those … Read the rest of this entry »

How I Overcame My Fear Of Public Speaking

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 06:27:03 +0000

On Saturday last weekend as I type this article, I was a guest speaker at a live event on the Gold Coast in Australia.

I spoke in front of 200 people for about an hour. I used 27 slides in my presentation, which were almost all just one picture each slide that I put together the night before I … Read the rest of this entry »

The Power In Thinking Small When Starting Your Business

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 06:57:26 +0000

Many of us, as entrepreneurs, start off with big intentions to do big things. Although I love dreaming big and hear a lot about people thinking big, I find that there is power in thinking small when we are getting started as entrepreneurs or solo-preneurs.

Thinking small when you’re just getting started gives you permission to start where you … Read the rest of this entry »

Does Formal Education Matter When Opening A Business?

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 07:54:49 +0000

Entrepreneurship is taught in nearly every business program at university, but does your education or your college major really factor into success when going out on your own as an entrepreneur?

If so, what types of education are beneficial to entrepreneurial success and what types are worth a second look?

To best answer this question, we must look further … Read the rest of this entry »

How We Made A Three Person Partnership Work

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 11:52:18 +0000

In case you missed it, last week Gideon Shalwick and Leslie Samuel, my two partners in Become A Blogger 2.0, along with me (Yaro), hosted a live webinar.

Before I begin telling you some of the background story about how this new partnership came together and the challenges we faced, I want to make sure you … Read the rest of this entry »

How To Make Money Online Without Having Your Own Website

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:10:33 +0000

Most internet marketing websites and blogs you come across these days preach the idea of being able to generate income online through websites and blogs. While owning your own web property is certainly a favorable situation, it doesn’t have to be for you to profit from the resources already available on the internet.

Unfortunately, not many internet marketing bloggers … Read the rest of this entry »

Have Internet Marketers Lost The Plot?

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 05:12:03 +0000

Before I begin – a warning, I expect that this post will be quite controversial, because, to my knowledge, this severe fault I have experienced with the internet marketing industry (and the most successful internet marketers within it) has not been addressed, yet!

Sales Technique Or Major Mistake?

The reason I am bringing it to light for discussion today … Read the rest of this entry »

Just Released: Our Ten New Become A Blogger 2.0 Training Videos

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:09:36 +0000

About four years ago I partnered with Gideon Shalwick to create ten free videos to teach one thing – How To Set Up A Blog.

The videos were deliberately focused on beginners, people who wanted to follow the steps presented in a video to learn how to do each task necessary to create a fully functional, optimized and … Read the rest of this entry »

How To Sell More Ads On Your Blog

http://ReplytoYaro.com (Yaro Starak) — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:46:01 +0000

I previously explained my simple formula for pricing ads on your website. If you missed the article, please read it first here -

How Much Should You Charge For Advertising On Your Blog?

Now you know how much to charge, the next step is exactly where to place the ads on your site so you can achieve these goals … Read the rest of this entry »