In life and business, there are certain guidelines we must abide by. Some of those are written in stone and some of those are passed down from generation to generation. My friends, today we are passing down our own 10 Commandments of Entrepreneurship. 1. Validate your idea before anything else If you are like most …
As business owners, we’re always looking for ways to find new customers, expand our brand’s reach, and grow year over year. So we read blogs, listen to podcasts, and do everything the marketing experts tell us to do. And while we flood the usual suspects with our marketing materials, there’s one channel that is often …
Meet Doc Williams, a serial entrepreneur who runs a 6-figure business. Doc is a man of many interests and found his entrepreneurial spirit early in life. How early in life, you ask? Well, at the age of 7, he was running his first business, trading baseball cards; at 12, he was a wedding DJ; and …
Unless you’ve sworn off using technology for your business, you’ve heard of—or tried—Facebook advertising. According to this study, over 20% of all Facebook business pages are using paid ads to drive traffic to their website and increase engagement on their posts. Between you and me, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve tried to …
Congratulations, you did it! You’ve just launched a website! Now, all you need is people to actually read it (Nana doesn’t count). And the single best way to make that happen is through email. Everyone is tempted to do their marketing through the new kids on the block, like Instagram and LinkedIn. But the fact …
When it comes to validating a business idea, there’s no one more qualified to do so than serial entrepreneur and AppSumo founder, Noah Kagan. We recently sat down with Noah to discuss his new experimental project, an email platform named Send Fox. Below, we’ll discuss the process Noah used to validate his new business idea. …
Starting a business is expensive. You’ve got to build a website, hire a branding pro, and buy a bunch of really sweet software to get your operation running smoothly. You might also need office space, supplies, and definitely a bean bag chair. And if you are like most new entrepreneurs, you’re probably panicking just reading …
Whether it’s because you can work when you want to, or don’t have to wear pants, the number of people freelancing has skyrocketed. We know there are a ton of you freelancers in our community, looking to grow your business. So we called up our old friend, Brennan Dunn, founder of Right Message & Double …
Did you know that AppSumo makes more revenue per employee than Google and Facebook? It’s true. Not only are we ridiculously good-looking and humble, but we are super successful, too. (Please keep reading.) So I thought it would be interesting to see if I could get AppSumo president Ayman Al-Abdullah to spill the AppSumo tea. …
