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Love Everyday – An eBook Project

As many of you know, I’m in the middle of a move. We’re about 90% complete, so look for some killer posts next week when I finally get settled into my new office.

By the way, if I see another can of paint, I’m going to go crazy!

LOVEveryday_Pink_Cover1Even though I don’t have much time to write new content today, I do have something awesome to share with you.

Dustin, my friend over at Engaged Marriage, has worked really hard the last couple of months putting together a free eBook, which is a compilation of pieces about Love from some of the best relationship writers on the web. Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and if you didn’t know (I didn’t), this week is actually National Marriage Week.

Who knew!

Anyways, although I’m not a relationship blogger, I was honored to be asked to contribute a piece to this eBook. As you know, family is my number one priority and the motivation behind all the work I do online, so I happily accepted the offer.

Even if you’re not in a relationship, I invite you read the eBook, which again is totally free, and you don’t even need to subscribe to any newsletters or anything like that. If you read my piece, which is on lucky page #13, I’m sure you’ll find that what I wrote is something that can be applied to anything in life, not just your relationships, but with your businesses, goals, dreams and hopes.

So check out Love Every Day (on scribd), and look out for my piece on page 13. I hope you enjoy! And Dustin, if you’re reading this, post – job well done!

Thanks everyone for your patience as I situate myself into a new workspace. All the best to you!

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5 of the Best Internet Marketing and Blogging Forums

best-internet-marketing-blogging-forumsOver the past several months, I’ve been introduced to several internet marketing and blogging forums that I wish I knew about (or were available) when I was starting out on my own. I’d like to share 5 of them with you today, just in case you don’t already know about these wonderful communities of like-minded people who all want to improve their online presence, and at the same time share their knowledge, tips and tricks too. I’ve also included a short analysis of each so you’ll know what to expect.

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Stuff I’ve Been Reading Lately

stuff-reading-latelyI’m about 90% finished with the eBook that I’ve been working on for the last month (I cranked out 10 killer pages yesterday!), but I’ve still had some time to read some excellent articles and blog posts around the web that I’d like to share with you today.

For Bloggers

Problogging – 10 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started: This is an excellent guest post on Problogger which is a must read, even for the experienced blogger, because it’s a great reminder of exactly what we should be doing in case we’ve veered off course a little.

5 Basic Tips for Video Optimization: For those of you who are expanding your blog and brand onto YouTube, here are 5 excellent tips to make sure you’re getting the best results for your efforts.

Podcasts

Internet Business Q&A From Academy Members: Sterling and Jay from the Internet Business Mastery Podcast answer questions directly from existing academy members and share them with the public. Good stuff!

Interview With Alborz Fallah – A Million Dollar Blogger: This is probably one of the most inspiring interviews I’ve ever heard in my life. In case you don’t have time to listen, there’s a PDF transcript that takes about 1/3rd of your time to finish.

Resources

1Password: Do you log in to a billion different websites that all have different usernames and passwords? This is the tool that helps me organize ALL of my passwords so I don’t have to waste space in my brain to memorize everything. Plus, you can auto generate complicated passwords that are less likely to get stolen or cracked too.

RescueTime: This is the time management software that I use, which tells me each week that I’m spending way too much time on Facebook. Put it to use, and see where you’re wasting your time.

Other Interesting Reads

Do Young Entrepreneurs Need to Go To College?: Erica from Erica.biz discusses a VERY touchy subject for many people. Join the conversation, and scroll down to see what I had to say. Do you agree?

The Ultimate Home Buying Guide – Buying vs. Renting Detailed Comparison: M.D. from Studenomics gives us an extremely detailed comparison between buying and renting in today’s economy.

Building a $1,000,000 Website in 12 Months: Glen from Viperchill is one of the most hard-working and inspiring bloggers I know. I’m very fortunate to be good friends with him, and totally recommend following his progress on this little big case study of his.

WingSuit Base Jumping: This doesn’t have anything to do with internet business or self-improvement, but it’s a totally awesome video of these guys in suits with wings that just makes your jaw drop to the floor. I always watch this when I don’t have any energy, and it totally gives me a quick boost.

All right, back to my eBook. Thanks for your encouragement, and hopefully within a week or two, you’ll see a new website design finally go live, and a killer eBook that you’ll have free instant access to. :)

Don’t forget to love what you do.

Cheers!

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The Best of the Smart Passive Income Blog

the-best-of-passive-incomeHere are a few of my best blog posts from this past year that I’d like to resurface for you. Sometimes (actually, most of the time), great contents gets buried in a blog, so it’s good for your readers (new readers especially), to bring these back every once and a while. They aren’t necessarily the most commented on, or the most popular, but ones that I think provide some of the best or most useful content.

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Notable Links to Read this Weekend – Ed.1

Here is a list of some helpful and insightful posts I’ve read recently:

I’ve got some really exciting posts already drafted for this coming week, so stay tuned! Have a great weekend everyone. Time to get back to football.

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Hidden Gems at Problogger.net – Launching the 31 DBBB Ebook

One of my favorite blogs to read is Darren Rowse’s Problogger.net. I envy him not only because he’s one of the top bloggers in the world, because he has over 100k RSS readers, because he’s published several blogging books, and because he has a cool Australian accent, but also because lately he’s had some really helpful information on his blog that I’d like to bring to your attention.

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5 Inspirational Websites That Changed Me

I’ve been getting a lot of feedback lately about how I’ve been an inspiration to a lot of people. Not only to my readers online, but also to my friends and family too. I’m grateful that a lot of you feel this way, and it is my hope that I continue to do things that inspire people because in truth, hearing such feedback inspires me as well. It’s a vicious cycle that I feed off of to improve my business and my life. So, I want to thank you for inspiring me too.

Okay, so all of that sappy stuff aside, I wanted to take a little bit of time to show you the things online that inspire me. I guess you can say I am who I am partly because of who I read and what I watch. Feel free to wander to any of these sites below, and I’d be happy to hear what you think, or if you have come across some of these things as well. Enjoy!

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Merry Christmas Link Special

It just turned midnight here in California, and I wanted to just wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday. Please stay safe, eat lots of good food, and most importantly, enjoy the time you spend with your family and friends.

I’ll give the money stuff a rest today, and simply provide you with some really cool links of things that I’ve been enjoying online recently, from videos, to blogs and other interesting things you may not know about.

Enjoy your day, and I promise I’ll get back into the juicy stuff about passive income and lifestyle design very soon.

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Passive Income Tools of the Trade

I thought it would be helpful to create a resource page that you can always come to for all of your passive income needs. I’ll add to it as I learn more, but you’ll notice that in the future I will reference this page quite often. I recommend bookmarking it for your reference and convenience. Enjoy!

Please note that some of the links below are affiliate links to products that will earn me a commission. These are all things that I have experience with that I am recommending because they are helpful and are companies that I trust, not because of the commissions that I may earn from you using these products.

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Happy Thanksgiving Link Special

Today is Thanksgiving, and I just wanted to say thanks to you all for your readership and wonderful comments. It’s been just over a month, and I already have about 50 subscribers and over 200 visitors each day. That’s truly amazing to me, and your kindness inspires me to write even more. I hope you are enjoying everything you’ve read so far.

In the light of Thanksgiving, I want to thank you all by linking to each and every person who has left a comment. I’ve found my favorite posts from from those who have commented with a blog url and have listed them for you below. I recommend directing your browser to any that may seem interesting to you.

And of course, I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.

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