Microblogger Interviews: Online Business, Blogging, Entrepreneurship And Wealth Building

Do you know that there are folks out there making five figures a month publishing books directly via Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing? There are and today we talk to Steve Scott, who makes anywhere from $15,000 to $60,000 a month from his publishing empire and all of it is through Amazon’s KDP program. Whether you’re […] The post MBP #38 – How to Dominate Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing with Steve Scott appeared first on Microblogger.

A few weeks ago, Rob Berger, whom I interviewed for podcast episode 35, and Greg Go, whom I interviewed for podcast episode 2, suggested a “reverse interview” where they ask me some questions. Why not? We jump around on topics but we talk about my background, how I got into blogging, how it’s changed over […] The post MBP #37 – Reverse Interview – Jim Wang Answers Questions from Two Blogging Veterans appeared first on Microblogger.

Nellie Akalp is the CEO and Founder of CorpNet, a document filing service company. CorpNet is Nellie’s second document filing service business, the first of which celebrated a liquidity event back in 2005. In this episode, we talk about why Nellie re-entered the same business area, which was now a more mature and competitive market, […] The post MBP #36 – New Business Pitfalls You MUST Avoid, with CorpNet’s Founder Nellie Akalp appeared first on Microblogger.

Rob Berger founded Dough Roller many years ago but has only been podcasting since November 2013. Despite how relatively “new” it is, he’s been prolific… releasing over a hundred episodes (including one each and every day in January). I thought he’d been podcasting for years, based on his episode count, and in terms of lessons […] The post MBP #35 – Lessons Learned from 100+ Podcast Episodes, with Rob Berger appeared first on Microblogger.

When I started Bargaineering in 2005, the words “location independent lifestyle” had not yet been put together to mean what it does today. Lifestyle design and Tim Ferriss’ Four Hour Workweek had not yet been published (April 2007). The term digital nomad had no meaning. In 2006, Nora Dunn sold all of her stuff, including […] The post MBP #34 – How a Professional Hobo Works and Travels the World since 2006 appeared first on Microblogger.

Many years ago, internet marketers around the world shouted this “incredible” strategy from the rooftops: “If you could build a site that made $50 a month, all you had to do was make 100 of them and you’d create yourself a nice little income.” All true. But… … rarely does a business just generate cash, […] The post MBP #33: How Tom Drake Built, Bought, and Partnered His Way to a 40+ Blog Network appeared first on Microblogger.

One of the most popular ideas in all of business is known as the Lean Startup mentality. It applies to nearly everything in life, let alone business. While we never actually say the words “lean startup” during our chat, it’s a mentality that pervades everything Jonathan Milligan has done in building multiple courses and several […] The post MBP #32: Jonathan Milligan on How to Launch, Promote & Grow Membership Sites from Scratch appeared first on Microblogger.

Daraius Dubash was working for a big Fortune 500 manufacturing company, traveling the world and accruing airline miles and hotel points, when he left to go to business school. After business school, he began working for another company but he missed all those miles and points for free travel and stays and decided to figure […] The post MBP #31: Learn the Secrets of Million Mile Secrets with Daraius Dubash appeared first on Microblogger.

One of the most important qualities of a successful entrepreneur is the ability to learn quickly and learn a lot. Tim Ferriss has often said that it doesn’t take a lifetime to master something, “based on my experience and research, it is possible to become world-class in almost any skill within one year.” (link) Jaden […] The post MBP #30: How Jaden Hair Built the Steamy Kitchen Empire (then scaled it back!) appeared first on Microblogger.

Does that guy look familiar? Unless you haven’t watched anything on television ever in your life, you’ve seen him. He’s been in a commercial or television show you’ve watched. He’s the dumb guy. The clumsy cop. The dumb white guy who can take a punch, physically or metaphorically (all his words). Don’t believe me? Check […] The post MBP #29: Chip Chinery, Life as a Stand-up Comic, Television and Commercial Actor appeared first on Microblogger.

Say what you will about the value of a Like on Facebook, especially with Facebook controlling how many of your followers get to see your posts, but you can’t deny that more Likes is better. Today’s episode is with Taylor Flanery, the founder of three home management sites that have an incredible reach. So incredible […] The post MBP #28 – How Taylor Flanery Got 125,000 Facebook Fan Page Likes in 2 Months Without Paying a Cent appeared first on Microblogger.

Everyone agrees that differentiation is crucial. If you want to avoid being another face in the crowd, you have to stand out. This means you have to figure out what makes you different and showcase it to the world. Sometimes that means you’ll have to do a little, or a lot, more work. When Bob […] The post MBP #27: How Bob Lotich Married His Faith & His Finances to 55,000+ Subscribers appeared first on Microblogger.

Michael Mindes owns board game publisher Tasty Minstrel Games, publisher of hit titles such as Eminent Domain, Scoville, and Dungeon Roll. You may not have heard of some of their titles, they’re not household names like Monopoly (who actually like Monopoly?), but he’s a known quantity in the board game community. Michael has figured out […] The post MBP #26: How to Raise $962,575+ on Kickstarter with Michael Mindes appeared first on Microblogger.

Location independent living is a term that gets thrown around a lot these days. The basic idea is that when you earn a living online, you can live anywhere. You are location independent. It’s a romantic notion and an obviously fun one, if you like to travel and see new places, because you get to […] The post MBP #25: How an Everyday Nomad Travels the World Armed Only With a Laptop appeared first on Microblogger.

Crystal Stemberger loves to negotiate. And she’s good at it. So good that she negotiates with advertisers on behalf of other bloggers (to the tune of 400+ blogs) and she’s brokered $1,190,560 in sales (as of the end of May 2014). She’s also been doing this for years so you can a little taste of […] The post MBP #24 – How to Sell $1,190,560 in Ads: Ad Negotiation Strategies with Crystal Stemberger appeared first on Microblogger.

Be authentic. That’s a common piece of advice most bloggers hear and read over and over again. I know I say it all the time. But what does it really mean to “be authentic?” To be true to yourself even in the face of adversity? Even when life doesn’t go your way and it seems […] The post MBP #23: Agatha Kulesza on Being All Powerful, Authentic, and Fearless appeared first on Microblogger.

Wise Bread is extremely active in the personal finance blogging community and the cornerstone of that outreach strategy has been Ashley Jacobs. She joined the Wise Bread team in 2011 as a community coordinator and her role has expanded over the years, to include all of Wise Bread’s social media efforts. One of the most […] The post MBP #22: Ashley Jacobs, How to Throw a Successful #Trending Twitter Party appeared first on Microblogger.

Four years ago, Lauren Greutman started iamthatlady.com and has grown it to be a massively popular site through media appearances. In this episode, she gives a great collection of actionable strategies you can use to get more exposure for your blog through media. She got her start after keynoting a seminar and then being invited […] The post MBP #21: How Lauren Greutman Gets on TV All The Time appeared first on Microblogger.

At 35, Todd Tressider sold his share of a hedge fund and decided he’d become a financial coach. He registered a domain, FinancialMentor.com, in 1998 and has, over the last 16 years, built up a very successful practice that includes five published books. What I love about Todd is that he’s always trying something new […] The post MBP #20: How Todd Tresidder Used Great Content to Build a Successful Financial Coaching Business appeared first on Microblogger.

Luke Landes is most well known for building Consumerism Commentary, one of the grandfathers of personal finance blogs, into a business that was acquired for seven figures by Quinstreet in 2011. What isn’t as obvious is that Luke raised the profile of Consumerism Commentary by being an active member of the community. In addition to […] The post MBP #19: The Brilliant Strategy Used to Lift Consumerism Commentary to 7-Figures appeared first on Microblogger.