The Lifestyle Business Podcast

Episode #156 – George Washington’s Guide to Being The Boss

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:18 +0000

Dan and Ian switch things up a bit this week to present the life principles of an American icon and “The greatest and best of men”, George Washington. The fellas talk you through his principled and altruistic standards and how they can directly apply to both your personal and professional life. Not only did this [...]

Episode #155 – The Power of Negative Action – Optionality, Convexity, and Anitfragility

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:00:43 +0000

Dan and Ian are coming at you this week after some intense reflection and mindset shifts. This episode is all about the power of negative action and leveraging the inevitable changes in the world as a small business entrepreneur. Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s book, Anti-Fragile inspires the content for today’s show and the fellas mold his [...]

Episode #154 – How Profitable Niche Selection Really Works: Rip Pivot and Jam Redux

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 02 May 2013 12:00:56 +0000

This week Dan and Ian are back in Saigon and are pumped to bring you this episode that’s chalked full of actionable methods and business frameworks. The Rip, Pivot and Jam is one of the fellas’ favorite business concepts so this episode is dedicated to helping you get the most from it. Running a business [...]

Episode #153 – 10 Potent Quotables From DC BER Speakers

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:00:35 +0000

Dan and Ian come at you this week from Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, Vietnam with the highlights from the DC Berlin Meetup last week. There were some absolute rockstar speakers at the event and the energy and excitement were electric. With topics ranging from smart drugs and focus optimization to SEO and ecommerce [...]

Episode #152 – The 10 Travel Commandments

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:16:16 +0000

Dan and Ian are drifting into your earbuds this week from Berlin where the DC BER meetup is in full swing. With all the talk of people traveling in for the event, and some recent European adventures between Dan, Ian and both their parents there have been travel tips flying all over the place. In [...]

Episode #151 – Social Feedback Strategy and Adwords Landing Pages

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:00:44 +0000

Dan and Ian are coming at you from Italy this week with inspiration from the stately statues designed in Ian’s likeness. The fellas have chiseled out their incredibly effective strategy for testing and launching physical products and will lay out the simple system for you in this episode. Their method is an upgrade on Tim [...]

Episode #150 – Imperfection and Getting on With It

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:00:04 +0000

Dan and Ian are back this week after an ill advised April fool’s joke earlier this week. Don’t panic though, according to the fellas, the podcast is the best part of their business so they’re not going anywhere… except Paris where they’re hanging out this week. Rather fitting for this episode, Dan and Ian talk [...]

Episode #149 – 5 Tips for Managing a Software Development Project

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:01:37 +0000

The LBP has changed hands as Dan and Ian have decided to “go in another direction” with their businesses and focus on the big picture in life. Taking over are Rob Walling and Mike Taber from the podcast Start Ups for the Rest of Us. This week they’ll take you behind the scenes of software [...]

Episode #148 – “Up or Out” – Re-Setting Your Strategic Scope

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:00:03 +0000

Dan and Ian go deep during this week’s podcast and start talking long term strategy and revitalizing your entrepreneurial drive with a focus on the philosophy that motivates your actions. This isn’t an episode for passive listening so strap on your thinking caps. The fellas discuss the difference between their current drives and motives and [...]

Episode #147 – Trade Shows and Low Blows

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:00:35 +0000

Dan and Ian hook up from opposite sides of the world this week to bring you some down to earth advice in a cloud based time. Dan is hammering away in Ho Chi Minh City while Ian is getting things done on the ground in Las Vegas. Though we’re not sure what Ian spent his [...]

Episode #146 – Some of Our Quirky Day to Day Entrepreneurial Habits

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:00:15 +0000

Dan and Ian do a little bit of contemplating this week on their entrepreneurial habits. As humans, we’re all creatures of habit whether that’s hitting the neon lights at 5:01 every day or getting up a little early for some yoga. The fellas talk about the habits they have worked into their current lifestyles which [...]

Episode #145 – Taxes, Taxes, Taxes, Taxes (featuring David McKeegan)

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:00:03 +0000

Dan and Ian are breaking out of the usual format to bring you some first hand knowledge on expatriate and lifestyle business taxes. Yep, it’s that time of year again when Uncle Sam starts checking his ledger to make sure you don’t owe. Even if you’re not a US citizen, there are some golden nuggets [...]

Episode #144 – The 10 Point Business Diagnostic Test

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:00:24 +0000

Dan and Ian break out the microphone from Bali this week to run you through their 10 point business diagnostic test. Consider this episode like an oil change and engine check to make sure your business is on the right path and won’t break down along the way. The discussion will give you that quick [...]

Episode #143 – The Art of the Deal and the Science of Ordering the Grey Matter of the Universe

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:00:55 +0000

Dan and Ian are excited to come to you this week with a discussion on the number one sticking point for entrepreneurs at all stages of the game. From a rainy Bali villa, the fellas are bringing the heat in this episode to pack it full of actionable content for you and your start up. [...]

Episode #142 – The Hiring Golden Triangle

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:00:13 +0000

Happy Valentines Day from the fellas at The Lifestyle Business Podcast. Everybody’s back together this week to bring you some love. Ian has determined Tokyo to be his favorite Asian city and Dan has returned from some business (and pleasure) in the Philippines. Dan and Ian discuss hiring, when to use interns vs. VA’s vs. [...]

Episode #141 – Rocking the Rockefeller Processes : “H” is for Hire

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:00:28 +0000

Dan and Ian are coming together again this week from across the seas. Ian graces us with his presence while still on his Tokyo trip with Dan getting his hands dirty down in Davao, Philippines. The fellas pull together this episode as the next chapter in the breakdown of the 1,000 Day Principle using the [...]

Episode #140 – The Location Independence Imperative

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:00:43 +0000

Dan and Ian are dividing and conquering for the next few weeks but don’t shed a tear, the separation is only temporary. Ian’s off to Tokyo for sushi while Dan’s swinging through the Philippines to check up on some business and meet up with entrepreneurs. This shows the beauty of operating location independent businesses which [...]

Episode #139 – “P” is for Product

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:00:28 +0000

Entrepreneurial integrity and the true drive of a hustler shine through in this week’s episode of the Lifestyle Business Podcast. With a dose of that familiar Dan and Ian banter and a sprinkle of delightful puns, they break it down in a longer than usual episode to bring you the valuable marketing mojo you’re looking [...]

Episode #138 – How The Pros Generate Winning Business Ideas

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:20:32 +0000

During this week’s installment of the Lifestyle Business Podcast, Dan and Ian hook up from Jakarta and Bali to provide the weekly dose you crave. When discussions range from medical examinations in South East Asia to announcements for the DC Berlin meetup, you know there’s a little something for everybody in here. The boys share [...]

Episode #137 – The Kamikaze Sample and 5 Other Online Marketing Stunts

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:42:52 +0000

It’s Dan and Ian coming to you from Bali once again this week. They’ve been working on some hot projects coming down the pipeline and getting everything ramped up for the DC Berlin meetup. If you think that’s exciting, wait until you hear what they’ve got in store for you during this week’s episode. Dan [...]

Episode #136 – A is for Apprentice

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:00:09 +0000

While spending a ruckus New Years in Bali with Brendan Tully and Tommy Schultz, Dan and Ian are ringing in the new year with a few beers, yoga and bike rides; though not all at once. Contrary to popular belief, it’s not all fun and games. They’ve also been working on putting together some Tropical [...]

Episode #135 – 8 New Year’s Resolutions

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 11:45:42 +0000

Dan and Ian are now back in Bali just in time for the New Year’s festivities. Between celebrations, they’ll be putting together their game plan for 2013 and setting some lofty goals for 2013. The turn of the new year marks Dan and Ian’s fifth year in business which sparks a discussion on goal setting [...]

Episode #134 – If It Makes You Money, You Shouldn’t Be Doing It (The SOP Episode)

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:04:11 +0000

Almost back in Bali! Ian’s heading to join Dan in Bali in just a few days for the end of the year. They’re going to take a look back at their businesses in 2012 and look forward at how to grow their businesses in 2013. They’ve realized that in order to continue to scale, they [...]

Episode #133 – Deferred Life Plans and the Action Jackson Strategy

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:00:59 +0000

Dan and Ian are making plans to rendevous in Bali again. Dan is still there working on his book, while Ian is in Orlando avoiding the M3 service industry guys and spending time with his family. Ian’s recent trip to a race prompted a discussion between the guys about deferred life plans. There’s a built in [...]

Episode #132 – “The Imagination Economy” and Other Predictions for 2013

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:07:18 +0000

Dan’s set a Sunday deadline for finishing his first book and getting it to a group of Beta readers. Ian and Dan have laid out the upcoming meetups for DCers with definite meetups in April (Europe) and October (Bangkok – #DCBKK) and a potential get together in the Phillipines in March. In today’s episode Dan [...]

Episode #131 – The Rule of 6 – And the 10 Commandments of Content Marketing

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:00:59 +0000

It’s getting late in the year and we all know what that means: Buck season. While Ian is stalking the big bucks back in San Diego, Dan’s writing binge in Bali continues. Content Marketing is a hot topic in the internet marketing world right now, but what does content marketing really mean? Dan and Ian [...]

Episode #130 – How to Be a Happy Sociopath

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 13:00:05 +0000

Dan has adopted the Tim Ferriss book writing method and isolated himself from everything except Evernote. Ian on the other hand is tearing it up in San Diego and prepping for a motorcycle race. In this week’s episode, Dan and Ian explore the benefits of being a “sociopath” (it’s not what it sounds like). Inspired [...]

Episode #129 – ROUND 1 – Business Idea Smackdown – Dan “Coconut Crusher” Andrews vs. Ian “Benjamins by Birth” Schoen

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:04:50 +0000

Dan’s bean bag sitting in Bali, intermittently nuking himself off the internet to make sure he gets his book taken care of on time while Ian’s in San Diego taking care of business like a boss. After getting some inspiration from the Adsense Flippers, Dan and Ian decided to go for a knock down drag [...]

Episode #128 – Manipulating the Success Script

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:19:01 +0000

Dan’s still in Bali grinding out his first book while Ian’s back in San Diego working on taking the product business to the next level. Inspired by a talk Cal Newport gave, Dan and Ian reveal that the script to success, however you define it. While success is something each person decides on, there is [...]

Episode #127 – Generating Wealth and Re-Considering Retirement for Entrepreneurs

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:16:05 +0000

Dan and Ian are homeward bound. Ian just got back San Diego and Dan’s headed to Bali for November to write his first book. Both still coming down from the high and energy of DCBKK, they wanted to tackle a tough question on the real meaning of wealth and entrepreneurship. Everyone knows that society has [...]

Episode #126 – Gaming Google Search Results – What’s Working and What’s Getting Killed

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:00:49 +0000

After the first annual Dynamite Circle DCBKK Conference in Bangkok, Dan and Ian blew it out Bangkok-style. But first, they sat down with SEO guru Travis Jamison from Supremacy SEO to discuss some of the latest Google algorithm updates and how Travis is adjusting. Lots of site owners have been left scrambling after the Google [...]

Episode #125 – How to Avoid your Entrepreneurial Blindspots – Dan’s Stick-On Mirror Theory

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:00:13 +0000

After two weeks in Puerto Galera with the October TMBA session, Dan and Ian celebrated Dan’s birthday in style at the classic Filippino restaurant TGIFriday’s and then curled up under a staircase in the Mall of Asia to bring this episode to you. Having done three sessions with various TMBA participants and being asked weekly [...]

Episode #124 – How Marketing Beats Sales and Why Capacity Is A Number With James Schramko

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:06:51 +0000

Coming to you live from Badladz Resort in the Philippines, complete with patented LBP cafe noise and janky wi-fi upload speeds. This week Dan jumped on the phone with the man, the myth, the Aussie legend in content marketing and helping customers online, James Schramko of Super Fast Business and one of Dan’s new favorite [...]

Episode #123 – Getting To Five Years On A Business Trajectory

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:58:37 +0000

Five years ago (October 2nd, 2007 to be exact) Dan and Ian were sitting at brunch when Dan got a notification on his original iPhone that they had gotten paid for their first product sale. Starting that day they set their sights on a business trajectory that has taken them five years, multiple product lines, 10+ employees, world-wide travel destinations, a publishing venture, private mastermind community, and top iTunes podcast into the future.

Episode #122 – Fear & Loafing In Manila: The Story Of Dan & Ian

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 20:07:09 +0000

That's when the guys realized that newer folks might not know The Story of Dan & Ian. Two parts intrigue, one part San Miguel Light, three parts determination, and a splash of some good fortune and skillz, it is a tale that's filled with hard-scrabble and laughter that makes the LBP what it is today.

Episode #121 – How Solving Problems For 500,000 Users Inspired the Idea for SupportBee

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 12:00:32 +0000

This week Dan is the one hard at work and Ian is asleep on the job. Stranger things have happened…ever seen a tabloid alien story? Dan took the opportunity to chat up Prateek Dayal, founder of startups like Muziboo and recently SupportBee. Dan and Ian met Prateek as they traveled across Vietnam this summer meeting up with folks from [...]

Episode #120 – How To Profit From In-Person Events With Rob Walling

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 19:48:38 +0000

Dan and Ian are both in the States and working on their next big thing - the Dynamite Circle Conference in Bangkok in October. Planning conferences is a lot of work that you never even thought of until the hotel was asking what kind of breakfast menus you would prefer during your third break on the second day. Who has a breakfast menu during their third break?! They decided to call in a pro and chat it up with Rob Walling, the founder of MicroConf (The Conference For Self-Funded Startups.)

Episode #119 – Bro Pricing And The Most Important Model In Online Business

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 12:00:58 +0000

In this episode Dan & Ian tackle this frustrating issue that plagues many an information product or intangible service provider: My biggest question about business lately has been pricing. I have no idea whether or not I'm charging my customers too much, too little, etc. Head down and pencils up - this episode is full of pricing insights and strategies you need to have a successful online business, including: The Most Important Model In Online Business

Episode #118 – 5 No-Time Products And Questions From The Silent Majority

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:02:28 +0000

Dan and Ian spent the past week working diligently to poll the LBP audience and find the deepest darkest unasked listener questions. They ended up with some great questions and requests for advice from the LBP community, many of which were from listeners they'd never heard from before. Which made Dan grin, cause he loves you silent majority folks

Episode #117 – Flexing Your Hustle Muscle And Hacking A Job

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:00:33 +0000

Dan and Ian spent a fair amount of time (ok...they spent a session) learning Crossfit from Joe Bauer in the Philippines during the recent Tropical MBA session. After they managed to drag themselves back to the microphone, they realized there was some techniques to work out on the LBP. The thing with starting a biznass is that it isn't all rainbows and puppies. There's some heavy lifting that you have to do to get that baby off the ground, and we're not talking reps with a tropical umbrella drink. Sure, everyone wants the 4-Hour Work Week, but you gotta put in the work to make that happen. Wanna Flex Your Hustle Muscle And Hack A Job?

Episode #116 – How To Choose A Profitable Niche That You Can Love on Summer Marketing Mashup

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:00:16 +0000

It's a special podcast here at the LBP. Dan and Ian are joined for a bonus-length episode as they host the Summer Marketing Mashup guys (Pat Flynn from Smart Passive Income, Jason Van Orden & Jeremy Frandsen from Internet Business Mastery, and Tim Conley from Foolish Adventure) to talk shop on niche selection. So sit back, grab your beverage of choice and a notebook (or Evernote), and check out the final installment in the Summer Marketing Mashup series.

Episode #115 – The Most Expensive (But Profitable) Marketing Strategy In Your Arsenal

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:35:23 +0000

Marketing is a key piece of the biznass conversation. How do you choose? Some are quick and dirty, some are putting in for some long ball. How do you choose? Dan and Ian went back to their notebooks and online archives (thank you GMail!) and sorted through to find the most profitable marketing strategy they had ever implemented. Only problem? It's also their most expensive. But when you're a serious lifestyle business baller, you realize that sometimes you've gotta make the investment of resources to get the explosion of customers.

Episode #114 – Sometimes We Are The Champions, Sometimes We Are Awful

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:00:33 +0000

Which is to say, in true internet meme fashion, sometimes owning a business isn’t all double rainbows and Tiger Blood. Sometimes, you are killin’ it and sometimes you are struggling to get it all done, through some pretty adverse situations and circumstances. What Are Some Of The Things They Learned This Week?

Episode #113 – 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Lifestyle Business Owners

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:00:12 +0000

It was a bit of a somber moment earlier this week when we learned that Dr. Stephen Covey, the author of 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People, had passed away. This week, as a tribute to one of the first business theory books the guys got their hot little hands on, they are putting a bit of a spin on Covey's original 7 Habits. Since Dan & Ian have developed (or haphazardly (accidentally sometimes) created) their own vocabulary around the sites, they decided to see how some of the most popular and important principles of the LBP mindset align.

Episode #112 – The Importance Of Niche Flexibility And Finding The Real Reasons People Are Successful

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:00:01 +0000

This week the guys are slowly making their way to meeting up with each other in Saigon for a couple weeks before the next Tropical MBA session in the Philippines in August. As they work on getting back in the same space, they discuss the various niches and products they have pursued over the years (they edited out the 30 minutes of feisty heated discussion in circles) and how they decided to pursue them.

Episode #111 – South East Asia’s Top 6 Business Travel Destinations

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:14:53 +0000

Dan and Ian have been busy hopscotching across SE Asia the past couple weeks (Bali, Philippines, China, Vietnam) and have plans to continue the journey later in July with a motorbike excursion in Cambodia. All this travel got the guys thinking about the places they go and the things they love/hate about each place. More [...]

Episode #110 – Tropical MBA And The Power Of Conditioning Content

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 12:00:57 +0000

Dan and Ian are jet-setting around Asia for the next month between Tropical MBA sessions, currently doing some money biznass in Hong Kong. After the first Tropical MBA was so much fun and so successful, not only did they decide to host yet another session in October 2012, but the effectiveness of the program caused [...]

Episode #109 – The 7 Types Of Entrepreneurs And Johnny Arbitrage

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:00:29 +0000

This week Dan and Ian were reminded of a great project that you have all helped us to grow in the Lifestyle Business Podcast community. To date you guys have raised over $5000 on Kiva micro-funding businesses and entrepreneurs in developing countries. That’s pretty baller. Check out our Kiva page to pay it forward cause that’s what [...]

Episode #108 – Solving The Problem Of Startups

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:00:30 +0000

We’re a few days in to the first Tropical MBA Startup Session here in Puerto Galera and the entire team is buzzing with excitement and motivation working with these guys. Basically Dan and Ian just wander around with huge grins on their faces helping the guys with their startups. If you walked in to the think tank [...]

Episode #107 – How To Compete With Free And Not Fight Downhill

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:00:09 +0000

Reunited and it feels so good. Dan and Ian are together again at the infamous Badladz Resort in Puerto Galera, Philippines. This week they are joined by special guest Tim Conley from Foolish Adventure who will be working with the first group of folks here for the TMBA Start-up Summer project. Stay tuned in the [...]

Episode #106 – Private Label Secrets Of Full-Time Income Bloggers

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:00:58 +0000

It is a sad day in the LBP world. After a year of pool parties, long nights of discussion and brainstorming on the deck, and countless DCers and LBP listeners visiting and crashing on our couches, the time has come to say good-bye to our Bali House (aka TMBA HQ). It’s been good times on [...]

Episode #105 – The Entrepreneur’s DNA Checklist

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 31 May 2012 12:00:03 +0000

This week Dan and Ian are dreaming of Ferraris. A slight departure from their regular dreams of Porsches and BMW’s. Ian might even by considering taking up a bartending job to bootstrap his new ride. Maybe he can get a gig working a portable bar somewhere? Mostly they are planning the shenanigans set to transpire [...]

Episode #104 – The Right Side Of History and the Secrets of Offshore Corporations

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:01:10 +0000

What Are The Top 3 Reasons To Offshore Your Corporation? Being on The Right Side Of History - Asset & Legal Diversification - Less Red Tape & Logistic Overhead In the future people will do business with the countries that meet their needs

Episode #103 – The Hero Skillset and Why No One Likes A Sell Out

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:00:12 +0000

Dan goes back to his roots tearing up Vietnam while Ian gets multi-cultural by voice-overing one of the funniest Italian accents in iTunes podcasting history. This week the guys got an email from an eager and ambitious listener, Skyler: I’m extremely passionate about entrepreneurship, however, I’ve found that it can be hard to find the right [...]

Episode #102 – The Drama Denominator: Finding The Cause Of Your Biggest Business Problems

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:00:07 +0000

Yeah Buddy! Another week and another chance to talk biznass is always a good combo. Once again Ian and Dan are talking marriage in business, discussing partnerships and what matters and what doesn’t in the listener questions. Thankfully Dan doesn’t nag Ian on his greasy oil change habits. Much. With all the questions coming in and [...]

Episode #101 – The Insider’s Guide To Thinking Outside The Index

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 03 May 2012 12:00:47 +0000

Coming off the euphoric high of 100th Episode bliss, Dan and Ian settled in this week to get back to business making money…for others. That’s right, they’re kicking around some angel investment ideas that would end with a qualified start-up getting some runway to make their lifestyle business dream a reality. Is an angel investment [...]

Episode #100 – A Bunch Of Stuff We’ve Screwed Up In The Past 1000 Days

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:00:34 +0000

Seems like only yesterday Dan was calling Ian from a noisy cafe in the Philippines to do up another episode of the Lifestyle Business Podcast. Oh wait. That was yesterday! If sports teams have throwback uniforms, consider this special 100th Episode of the Lifestyle Business Podcast a throwback episode, complete with some of our favorite [...]

Episode #99 – Do You Know If You Are A Shooting Star?

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:00:33 +0000

Less than 72 hours after we launched The Tropical MBA program exclusively to members of Dynamite Circle and then our pre-sale listeners, we have already SOLD OUT these first two sessions. Thanks so much – blown away, humbled, and excited as hell barely begin to scrape the surface of how we feel about that! This [...]

Episode #98 – 8 Lesser Recognized Forms Of The Resistance

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:41:11 +0000

As Dan and Ian gear up to launch their first Tropical MBA course to the masses, they’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about start-ups, marketing, and business practice in general. These are the things that the guys will be teaching small groups of entrepreneurs and aspiring start-ups this summer from beautiful Puerto Galera [...]

Episode #97 – Entrepreneurial ADD and Free Content For Hustlers

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:00:59 +0000

Who knew portable bars could be such a successful pursuit? Dan and Ian did, of course. And that’s where their time has been lately. Freestyling their content a bit this week, they take to their inboxes to answer some listener questions and discuss business strategy. Dishing out the free content for all the hustlers out [...]

Episode #96 – A Proposition : Start-Up August

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:00:24 +0000

Things are exciting in the TMBA / LBP world as Ian and Dan work to put together a unique experience for 10 aspiring entrepreneurs. Start-Up August isn’t just some make money quick conference – if they wanted to do that there’d be a lot more hugging and Dan would bring his guitar to strum out [...]

Episode #95 – Hiring Interns Right From The Start

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:00:31 +0000

With Ian back stateside and Dan back in Bali, the guys have said goodbye (for now) to their time in the Philippines and are back to biznass. This week, they are chatting about the re-launch of their lifestyle business site, Tropical Work Force. During their time chatting up colleagues and friends in the Philippines, they [...]

Episode #94 – 6 Financial Secrets of Lifestyle Business Ballers

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:00:12 +0000

Even though Dan & Ian’s travel adventures in the Philippines are winding down for now, they’ll be back. The folks they’ve been able to hang out with the past few weeks are straight ballin’, entrepreneurs and business owners with at least six figures kicking around in an account or five. Whether they’re hobnobbing with the Vice [...]

Episode #93 – The Single Most Important Entrepreneurial Skillset

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 13:00:59 +0000

What good is a location independent lifestyle business if you can’t enjoy it? Dan & Ian join us from the beach at Badladz Resort in Puerto Galera where they have been adventuring around the shooting range, playing with go-carts on the back roads, cutting deals and hustlin’ connections like a boss, and relaxing/karaokeing with friends [...]

Episode #92 – Listener Questions: Manufacturing Advice, Biznass Models & Hacking Airport Lounges

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:00:43 +0000

Like the ballers that they are, Dan and Ian recorded this week’s podcast from the ballroom of the hotel they are staying at in Cebu City as they travel around SE Asia visiting with LBP listeners and members of the Dynamite Circle. With the popularity of their recent podcast which answered listener questions (and their [...]

Episode #91 – Are You a Hustler or an Entrepreneur?

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:00:25 +0000

Ian landed in Bali last Saturday and it’s been all-biznass-all-the-time as we make the most out of his time here. No one should be surprised that they were able to do all their prep at Starbucks before. Good Chai, Ian? ;) This week Dan and Ian discuss two of the most misunderstood words in business: [...]

Episode #90 – Rip, Pivot, and Jam: The Strategy That Launched Our Newest Product Line

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:00:26 +0000

Ian managed to pick himself up from a nasty spin-out on the racetrack this week to join Dan as they reveal their most recent product launch and discuss the strategy that they used to find the niche and then dominate it. Additionally, with listener questions pouring in they take the time to chat about some [...]

Episode #89 – The Institutions of Marriage and Business Partnerships

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:00:40 +0000

Dan and Ian invited the guys from AdSense Flippers on the show to chat entrepreneur to entrepreneur (to entrepreneur to entrepreneur!) about what it’s like to start a podcast, hire employees, and provide constructive criticism or feedback. Then they get into it and talk about the realities of business partnerships and what it’s like to [...]

Episode #88 – Listener Questions Answered – Micro-Publishing, Business Strategy and More

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:00:38 +0000

Taking to the masses, Dan and Ian take a few questions from listeners on a broad range of topics vital to anyone looking to start, grow or expand their business. Listen to this episode and learn about: A closer look at micro-publishing and blogging with some convo about standing desks (Question from Justin Treptow of CubeSapien.com) [...]

Episode #87 – Post-Business School: The Things They Never Tell You

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:00:29 +0000

After waxing a little philosophic about education and career prospects, Dan and Ian dig into the things that no one ever taught them in any business class or course. Listen to this episode and learn about: Real risks involved in cash profit and how it flows like water The Art of Entrepreneurship and how not [...]

Episode #86 – 4 Online Business Trends That You Shouldn’t Miss in 2012

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:00:14 +0000

After taking a Christmas break, Dan and Ian got together to discuss 4 online business trends that you shouldn’t miss in 2012. Listen to this episode and learn about: How small businesses can benefit from tax saving strategies that have been reserved to the big players until recently. Amazing opportunities to grow your business by [...]

Episode #85 – How To Get Started Sourcing Products From China

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:00:22 +0000

This week, Dan, Ian and special guest Matt Kowalak talk about how you can get started sourcing products from China. Matt has been living in China for almost a decade and specializes on sourcing. Listen to this podcast and learn: Why so many people are getting into selling physical products (instead of information) How to [...]

Episode #84 – How To Live The “Four Hour Workweek” Dream And Make Money From Anywhere in the World

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:00:49 +0000

This week, Dan and Ian talk about how you can get started living the “Four Hour Workweek”-dream and make money from anywhere in the world. Listen to this podcast and learn: How to get started with your “Four Hour Workweek”-business How millionaires deal with their personal finances Why you should quit your job … and [...]

Episode #83 – A Business Failure Story (Our GoDaddy Account is the Boulevard of Broken Dreams)

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:00:48 +0000

This week, Dan and Ian talk about some news items and replay one of their most popular classic episodes. Listen to this weeks episode to learn of: A new project that Dan and Ian launched this week. An amazing TropicalMBA-style internship opportunity. One of Dan and Ian’s biggest business failures (it ended them costing $6k [...]

Episode #82 – Podcasting, Launches, Bloggin’ about Bloggin’, and Chops – A Fireside Chat with Tim Conley

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:57:03 +0000

This week, Dan and Ian interview Tim Conley from the Foolish Adventure Podcast. Tim has been an internet entrepreneur for many years and focuses on information publishing and consulting. Listen to this episode and learn: How Tim got 7000 unique visitors on the day that he launched Foolish Adventure. Why more product launches fail than [...]

Episode #81 – 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Ranking #1 For Lucrative Keywords

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:01:09 +0000

This week, Dan and Ian interview SEO expert Travis Jamison from SupremacySEO.com. Travis isn’t your typical SEO consultant. He developed a product in a highly competitive niche (health) and had to figure out how to rank #1 for his keywords. Travis accomplished his goal and outranked health companies and government websites using grey hat SEO tactics. [...]

Episode #80 – How to Speed Up Your Learning by Years, Plus an Exciting New SEO Tool with Rob Walling

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:26:22 +0000

This week’s episode features Rob Walling from Software by Rob and Startups for the Rest of Us. Rob runs several online niche businesses (mostly software). Dan and Ian are huge fans of Rob and are super excited about having Rob on the show. Listen to this episode and learn: How you can speed-up your (entrepreneurial) [...]

Episode #79 – 5 Dirty SEO and Internet Marketing Tricks

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:47:24 +0000

Dan and Ian got together to talk about some grey hat SEO, internet marketing and business tricks. Topics discussed include How to get media/magazine mentions for your products. How to make Search Engines believe that your sites are being updated regularly (this is important for rankings). How to get more people to open e-mail blasts you send [...]

Episode #78 – 5 Radical Strategies to Achieve Optimum Performance Levels

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:33:00 +0000

This week’s episode features a very special guest: Sebastian Marshall. Dan, Ian and Sebastian talk about how to hack performance and get more shit done. Topics discussed include Time tracking and how it works. Diet optimisation. Neural enhancer supplements. Putting a dolar value on your time. The equal odds theory (or: why Einstein was more [...]

Episode #77 – If We Were to Start from Scratch, How We’d Do It

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:59:11 +0000

This week, Dan and Ian talk about what they would do if they were to start from scratch in 2011. The answer might surprise you. Dan and Ian also ask a bunch of listener questions, including How to increase your chances of success when applying for a job (or the Tropical MBA)? How to be [...]

Episode #76 – Zero to Online Empire in 12 Months

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:00:25 +0000

This week, Dan sat down with DCers Joe and Justin from AdsenseFlippers (one of Dan’s favorite blogs) to talk BIZNASS. These guys have a ton of hard-won business experience, an incredible story, and a scalable, repeatable business model that you can quickly draw lessons and inspiration from. WE LOVE THIS BLOG. These guys are 100% [...]

Episode #75 – Forget 80/20, Aim for 99/1 With Critical Non-Essentials

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:50:22 +0000

This week, Dan and Ian are joined by a special guest: Brendan Tully from the Search Engine Shop (Dynamite Circle member, SEO, e-commerce and conversion optimization specialist). Brendan, Dan and Ian discuss the concept of Critical Non-Essentials (CNEs). CNEs are small changes that you can make to your business that bring huge results. The results that CNEs bring are [...]

Episode #74 – 4 Content Business Blueprints for Fast Monetization

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:07:41 +0000

Are you interested in content businesses? Dan and Ian certainly are and plan to focus more heavily on web properties like blogs and niche communities in the future. In this episode Dan and Ian talk about 4 ways to monetize an existing content site starting today. If you don’t already have a site, you’ll get [...]

Episode #73 – 3 Harmful Business Myths Learned from Big Biz

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:00:09 +0000

In this week’s episode, Dan and Ian talk about common small business myths. Learning about big, successful companies can be inspiring, but many entrepreneurs make the mistake of trying to copy their ways of doing business. The fact is that a company like Apple or Nike approaches marketing (and all other parts of running a [...]

Episode #72 – 4 Things You Don’t Know About Hiring

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 05:00:02 +0000

This week, Dan and Ian answer a bunch of listener questions. Topics include An in depth discussion on hiring (including: how to delegate, how to find cheap talent, …) Trade show hacks that Dan and Ian use (hustling involved) How Dan and Ian first got started when they founded their business 4 years ago The [...]

Episode #71 – How to Become a Blogging Superstar + the Entrepreneurial Leap

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 11:32:50 +0000

In this episode, Dan and Ian unveil their private community for entrepreneurs, DynamiteCircle. The “meat and potatoes” section features an interview with Sean Ogle who is launching his product Location Rebel. Check out Location Rebel if you want to quit your job and make the leap into location independence. Sean and Dan discuss 5 mindsets that [...]

Episode #70 – 9 Tough Truths About Running a Business and Changing Your Life

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:00:25 +0000

In this episode, Dan and Ian talk about 9 tough truths about running or starting your business that bloggers won’t tell you about. Starting a business requires a lot of sweat, tears and sacrifices. You’ll feel lost or depressed every once in a while. You’ll have to stay at home while your friends go out [...]

Episode #69 – 6 Unorthodox Blog Content Strategies

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 08:57:17 +0000

After the successful sale of OutsourceToThePhilippines.com (and making more than $200 per post), Dan an Ian discuss content/blogging strategies. While they often make fun of blogging, providing high quality content to the right niche can be very lucrative. In this episode, you’ll learn how to identify a profitable niche how to come up with content one [...]

Episode #68 – How We Sold A Blog For 5 Figures + Interview With Chris Ducker

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:00:52 +0000

In this Episode, Dan and Ian announce how the sale of their blog, OutsourceToThePhilippines.com, went. You will learn why they decided that it was time to sell this property and that Chris Ducker is the new owner. Chris is the only guy in the outsourcing industry whose products Dan and Ian have backed in the [...]

Episode #67 – Why Internet Business Owners Should Set Up in Hong Kong

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:00:33 +0000

This week, Dan and Ian answer a reader question about Hong Kong incorporation. You’ll learn What Dan and Ian’s HK incorporation experience was like. How much incorporating costs. Why internet business owners should set up a corporation in Hong Kong. Hong Kong vs. Singapore Hong Kong vs. the Philippines The quick tips will introduce you [...]

Episode #66 – The Tao of the Hustle

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 08:35:34 +0000

In this week’s episode, Dan and Ian talk about hustling. Most people are better at talking about hustling than actually getting it done. Tweeting that you are hustling doesn’t mean you’re hustlin’. Just sitting in front of your laptop for 60 hours/week is not enough. If you listen to this episode, “The Tao of the [...]

Episode #65 – The Technique That Gets Us $100K Months and How And How You Can Use it In Your Business

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:30:24 +0000

This week, Dan is speaking to you from Bali while Ian is back in San Diego after a trip to Washington, DC. In order to stick to the promised weekly schedule, this is a re-publish of Episode #28 (Dan and Ian recorded a brand new 4-minute intro.) This episode is all about visualizing. Dan and [...]

Episode # 64 – 6 Ways to Get Laid or Get Paid

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:50:35 +0000

Dan and Ian talk about 6 tips that both help you get a date and make more sales. Sales and seduction techniques are strikingly similar in many ways, studying one will also improve your success in the other area. If you want to support the show, check out our first 50 episodes on sale. Have fun. [...]

Episode #63 – What We Believe, Plus a RE-INTRODUCTION to the Lifestyle Business Podcast

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:54:38 +0000

Dan and Ian just finalized their Hong Kong incorporation and announce a new publishing schedule for the Lifestyle Business Podcast. There has been an incredible explosion of new listeners to the podcast over the last few months. Therefore, Dan and Ian re-introduce themselves and their business beliefs in this episode. They talk about: How much [...]

Episode #62 – 5 Countries, 3 Companies, 1 Hell of a Party and Why Your Internet Business Should Be Based in Hong Kong

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 07:44:56 +0000

Dan and Ian travelled 5 different countries over the last few weeks. Each of these places comes with many reasons to do business or live. In this episode, you’ll find out why Dan and Ian travel, live and do business in the following locations: USA China Bali/Indonesia Philippines Hong Kong Besides that, we have a [...]

Episode #61 – 7 Reasons Why Your ‘Four Hour Work Week’ Business Is Failing

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Thu, 26 May 2011 15:14:03 +0000

Did you read the Four Hour Work Week and are struggling to get your business off the ground? In this podcast episode, Dan and Ian discuss 7 common mistakes that aspiring entrepreneurs make. Building a business isn’t an easy undertaking. Listen to this podcast if you want to build a 4 Hour Work Week business, [...]

Episode #60 – 2 Blogging Pitfalls and an Inside Look Into Our Membership Sites

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:30:49 +0000

Dan and Ian talk about common traps and mistakes that people make when building an information marketing business. They also reveal the architecture of their upcoming membership sites. In the quick-tips, you’ll learn of a potentially life-changing read. Enjoy! If you want to support the show, check out our first 50 episodes on sale. Have [...]

Episode #59 – 3 Forgotten Principles You Need To Know About Rule Breaking And Rule Making

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:27:20 +0000

In this episode, Dan and Ian talk about rule breaking and rule making. As an entrepreneur, you can’t always wait for somebody else to give you permission. You have to make your own rules. In the quick tips, a few useful iPhone apps are discussed. Enjoy! If you want to support the show, check out [...]

Episode #58 – 9 Millionaire Success Principles

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:06:45 +0000

In this episode, Dan and Ian talk about character traits and principles that self-made millionaires have in common. Dan is currently hanging out with some multi millionaire friends in Subic Bay. These successful entrepreneurs think and act very different than the average working class person. You’ll learn of 9 millionaire principles that you can start [...]

Episode #57 – The Case Against Flying Solo

Dan@lifestylebusinesspodcast.com (Dan Andrews) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:53:53 +0000

Today, Dan and Ian compare going solo to hiring people and building a team. Almost everybody in the “lifestyle business” niche thinks that not having a team is the road to more freedom, less hassle, location independence or a “4 hour work week”. Dan and Ian’s case is the exact opposite: having a team and hiring [...]