The Importance of the First 500 with J.D. Bentley

Today I spoke with J.D. Bentley, Founder of Idea Anarchy, a web design firm that focuses on simple effective web design and powers aspiring bloggers to learn how to use their blog effectively. J.D. is also a blogger at Wage Slave Rebel where he blogs about dismantling the status quo. In this interview you’ll find out how J.D. started his blog, how he gained his first 500 subscribers, and an introduction to his new blogging course, The Fundamental Five Hundred.

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Social Media Development and Experience with Brenton Gieser

Today I spoke with Brenton Gieser, President of Convo Spark, a premiere social media development agency that focuses on creating social technology that engages and sparks conversations. In this interview you’ll find out how Brenton started his own company, how he learned from his past business failure, and how he uses social media to leverage his network.
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Why I’m Tapping into the Power of LinkedIn and Why You Should Too

 
When you hear talk about social media you may automatically assume that the talk is about Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube. These three platforms are indeed the main powerhouse sites when regarding the social web but there is one more site that shouldn’t be ignored and has the power to bypass any of the platforms above – this site is LinkedIn.

I met Lewis Howes (known as a LinkedIn Expert) a few months ago in San Diego and witnessed him give an awesome discussion about the platform. Immediately I started to step up my game within the site by filling out every section on my profile (online resume), connecting with several different groups that interest me, and even making brand new connections. The following reasons is why I plan to dig further into the network and tap into its real power.
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Invest in Yourself

About a year ago I remember being an attendee at a business summit, excited because Gary Vaynerchuk was the keynote speaker. It was the first time I’ll see the hustle phenom in person and I was pumped to introduce myself. The day before Gary V was suppose to give his keynote a different fellow prepared to give a speech. He was a wise looking man with a full head of gray hair. I wasn’t familiar with this person’s name and I really didn’t know what to expect. After all I was only following the modern business gurus (Gary Vaynerchuk, Seth Godin, Timothy Ferriss, and others).

After this man was done speaking I was in pure awe and knew his message would never leave my mind. Even though I was partly practicing the concepts he was teaching he made my subconscious mind aware and never forget. The concept was simple, invest in yourself.
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