Recurring revenue shouldn’t make you go bald
If you have an online business, you've probably felt the pull to make things more complicated. It's like a tractor beam, sucking you in. It's a feeling that if something doesn't have enough actions, or enough layers, then it can't possibly work (this is why so many...
A better way to get recurring revenue
A lot of coaches are looking to add recurring revenue to their businesses, and membership sites seem to be the "in thing" nowadays. Their plan: Open a membership site, charge a low price that makes it hard for people to resist (ie: $10 or $20/month) and watch the...
My evil plan to destroy Mother Earth
It's Earth Day, so prepare for social media posts from people proclaiming their love for the planet and self-righteous celebrities lecturing you on your environmental habits. (The same celebrities who fly private jets instead of going commercial with the common folk -...
Hauling the junk out to the curb
We just had spring clean-up in my neighbourhood. Driving around the subdivision, I saw tons of people's crap left at the end of their driveways. Old TVs, broken chairs, desks and other stuff that looked like Homer Simpson tried to put it together and finally gave up....
Grudge Match: Gary Vee vs. Tim Ferriss
I recently put a poll up in my Facebook group asking members who they would rather have as a mentor: Gary Vaynerchuk or Tim Ferriss. Fight! Fight! Fight! After hundreds of votes, Ferris beat Gary Vee by about 55% to 45% (a lot of people abstained and commented that...
Let’s talk about ROI
Last week I disagreed with someone on Facebook who posted the following (about podcasting): "You don't do it for the ROI. You do it because you have to do it regardless" I strongly disagree. My response: "If you aren't getting an ROI on podcasting, do something that...
Consistency is key
On today's podcast I'm talking about consistency. It's not always flashy, but it gives big results. Have a listen here: www.TheMarcShow.com/episode-23/
Squirrels vs. antelopes
Newt Gingrich once gave advice on how a president can get things done, and it's equally applicable to coaches and online entrepreneurs. He said that the president has to be a lion, and lions can't hunt chipmunks, because even if they catch them they'll starve to...
The customer isn’t always right
Last week I posted on Facebook: "The customer isn't always right" Not everyone agrees with me on this, but I stand by my statement. For example: There was a disturbance on an AirAsia flight recently, when a passenger/customer tried to upgrade her economy seat to first...
A change would do you good
Let's talk about "change" for a second. People are scared silly of it, and hesitant to make any changes to improve their lives (regardless of how obvious it is that they need to do something differently). In The New Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz (and edited by...