For solopreneurs, the $10,000 mark is one of the most challenging milestones to reach. Here's how one man reached $10,000 -- and the lessons he learned along the way.
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Larry J Keltto submitted the following stories to BizSugar
How I Made My First $10,000: Treg Stark


From http://www.thesolopreneurlife.com 3024 days ago
Made Hot by: maestro68 on February 16, 2014 11:12 pm
21 Things We Love and Hate About Being Solopreneurs (in GIFs)


From http://www.thesolopreneurlife.com 3028 days ago
Made Hot by: LimeWood on February 9, 2014 5:22 am
In a typical day, how many times do you swing back and forth between loving the stuff you’re working on and hating it? But that’s the nature of the work, right?. And it’s why we love the solopreneur life.
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To Make Copywriting Easy, Start With a Fact Sheet


From http://www.thesolopreneurlife.com 3030 days ago
Made Hot by: LimeWood on February 7, 2014 10:42 pm
Here's the number-one lesson I've learned from legendary copywriter Gary Halbert: start with a Fact Sheet. If you do the Fact Sheet well, then the writing is as easy as falling off a log.
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Another Cool Niche Business: The Chair Guy at Franklin Barbecue in Austin, Texas


From http://www.thesolopreneurlife.com 3033 days ago
Made Hot by: centrifugePR on February 4, 2014 9:53 am
You could go a long way and not find a cooler niche business than this one: Derek Kipe, the Chair Guy, rents folding chairs to people standing in the legendary line for Franklin Barbecue in Austin, Texas.
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Blog Posts That Go Viral: Here’s Your Perpetual Source for Fresh, Tested Ideas


From http://www.thesolopreneurlife.com 3039 days ago
Wouldn't it be cool to have millions of dollars of research behind your blog posts and headlines? You can get it for free, if you know where to look.
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The Immortal Claude C. Hopkins and His 13 Don’ts of Advertising


From http://www.thesolopreneurlife.com 3043 days ago
If there was a Mount Rushmore of advertising, Claude C. Hopkins would be its George Washington. Test marketing, coupon sampling, and copy research are standards today in advertising, and Hopkins invented them all. Here, in his own words, are his 13 don'ts of advertising.
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How to Turn Your Sales Copy From a Frog Into a Prince


From http://www.thesolopreneurlife.com 3045 days ago
Made Hot by: mikehartman1 on January 24, 2014 6:04 pm
A New York ad agency used this process to help back up an audacious guarantee. You can use the process, too.
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How To Develop Your Niche — 5 Quick Ideas Based on My Experience


From http://www.thesolopreneurlife.com 3050 days ago
Made Hot by: AmyJordan on January 21, 2014 6:03 pm
This week a solopreneur sent me this question by e-mail: “I’ve identified my niche; do you have any thoughts on how to develop it?” Here’s my reply.
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Can You Guess the 2 Most Powerful Words in Advertising?


From http://www.thesolopreneurlife.com 3050 days ago
Made Hot by: SJC on January 20, 2014 1:55 am
Legendary ad executive John Caples once did a study of 100 of the most effective advertisements ever written. He wanted to know which words were used most frequently in the headlines. Here’s what he found.
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Cool Niche Businesses: 5-Hour Energy Went From Zero to $1 Billion in Less Than 10 Years


From http://www.thesolopreneurlife.com 3057 days ago
Made Hot by: thelastword on January 11, 2014 2:28 pm
There are many ways to skin a niche. One is by size. That’s what Manoj Bhargava did when he created his now-ubiquitous, 2-ounce “energy-shot” product, 5-Hour Energy.
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