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....

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”,...

Download the Text Transcript in PDF Subscribe to this Podcast in iTunes. 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...

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,...

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...

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...

Subscribe to this Podcast in iTunes. 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...

Press play to begin streaming the audio or right click the text link and choose save as or save link. Download the MP3 [ 60 Minutes - 29 MB ] Subscribe to this Podcast in iTunes. Farnoosh Brock fled with her family from Iran to Turkey when she was eleven years old. They were supposed to leave only for...

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...

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 comes … Read...