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The word is out: content marketing is king. But when nearly every business has a blog, it's tough to stand out. The real secret is that there's a much better tool for spreading influence and generating revenue - one with far less competition. Podcasting offers rich opportunities, especially if you get in early and do it right.

Working for yourself can be an incredibly rewarding way of making a living, giving you more freedom, control, fun, satisfaction and even money than you could have imagined. This audiobook is a step-by-step guide, showing you how to do it in an effective, fulfilling and rewarding way. Drawing on Rachel Bridge's extensive experience and those of many others who already work for themselves, it contains practical advice and information, real-life examples and essential top tips to help you make a successful transition to working for yourself.

Difficult questions can be thrown at you from your first job interview through to challenges you get when you've made it to the top. If you find yourself on the firing line on a regular or occasional basis, this is the perfect go-to guide to help you turn tough questions into positive opportunities. Great Answers to Tough Questions at Work promotes a confident "win-win-win" mind-set for questioner, answerer, and wider audiences beyond. Author Michael Dodd provides golden formulae and proven strategies for constructing inspirational answers.

Want to rule the copywriting scene? Then listen to this book for simple and straightforward methods. I teach you how to start your life as a copywriter. I show you how to write better. And how to make money as a copywriter. By the time you are done listening, you will be an expert too.

The exact qualities that bring an individual to found a start-up company (their brilliance and expertise) are what prevent them from achieving the success they are looking for - this is the paradox that is entrepreneurship. What starts out as freedom and financial independence turns into grueling hours and added stress and bills. But successful five-time entrepreneur Curtis Morley is here to help. He shares that every entrepreneur is typically doing the same 15 things wrong or just not doing them at all - regardless of industry or business type.

Bring out the best in your team! A good leader manages, but a great leader builds a culture that engages people emotionally - helping both individuals and teams to achieve more than they ever thought possible. High levels of employee engagement have been shown to lead to increased customer satisfaction, employee productivity and profitability while also reducing staff turnover and absenteeism.

Stop running around in circles! These extremely powerful marketing insights will bring you the success of your dreams. Whether this is your first big business venture or you’ve already been around this block many times before, the truth is that marketing your product or service is no easy task. Knowing who you need to serve, how to serve them best, and how to connect with them in the first place, is a complex ordeal of ever-changing variables. All you need is to be let into the secrets that every successful entrepreneur knows.

The cannabis industry has experienced a remarkable transformation over the past decade. What was once an underground market has emerged into a legitimate and thriving industry in many parts of the world. With the increasing acceptance of cannabis for medicinal and recreational purposes, there has been a surge in entrepreneurial opportunities for individuals looking to enter this lucrative field.

Take a second to imagine how you’ll feel once you finally become the successful business owner that you’ve always dreamed of becoming, and how your family and friends will react when they can share in the joy and success with you.

Are you ready to double the profit in your salon business and cut your stress in half? This audiobook is for the salon owner who wants to create an amazing experience for their clients and run a successful business that leaves them the time, energy, and money they need to enjoy family, friends, and hobbies.

A colossal entity with almost one billion daily users interacting with each other and checking their newsfeeds for updates about the world - any smart digital entrepreneur will recognize the utmost importance of effectively using Facebook, the most powerful form of social media, to their advantage. Though it might first appear as a friendly, simple tool for modern social interaction, Facebook is undoubtedly one of the most complex marketing forms of the current age.

When Lynsi Snyder’s grandparents founded In-N-Out Burger in 1948, they built it with a passion for quality and service that Lynsi embraced at a young age. After starting as a store associate at age seventeen, she then worked in other departments, gaining firsthand experience with almost every aspect of the family business until she became president in 2010. She has led the company through explosive growth—today, there are three-hundred-ninety-two stores and counting—and is deeply committed to the well-being of the In-N-Out Burger family.

91% of small and medium sized businesses fail in the first 10 years. What is the other 9% doing to succeed? The 9% Edge is a highly practical guide to entrepreneurship and taking your business to the next level, no matter where you currently are in your build. Developed from extensive research on businesses and their founders, combined with the real-world, firsthand experience of author Candy Valentino, this book breaks down the core principles and concepts that are essential to bridging the knowledge gap between different stages of a build.

When you own a food truck, you call the shots. You’re the boss. You can decide your menu, your location, your brand, your image - all of which can be as outrageous or reserved as you’d like. In this book, I will take you through the entire process of starting a food truck business from startup to success. Once you’re done listening to this book, I am confident that you will be armed with the knowledge to launch your dream career.

No matter what you want to achieve in life, the secret to doing it is passion. For people to be happy, they need to find meaning in what they do and in the roles they play in their lives, careers, and communities. But it's not always easy to find our passions. Author Keith Abraham tells you how to ignite the passion in your life, as well as in the lives of your colleagues, employees, and associates. He includes in-depth research, easy-to-understand concepts, and inspirational stories to teach you how to find out what's meaningful to you and pursue it with passion and energy.

Certain businesses are legendary, exerting immense influence in their field. Zingerman’s in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is one of those places. Over the years, the flagship deli has expanded into a community of more than a dozen businesses, including a wildly successful mail order operation, restaurants, bakery, coffee roastery, creamery, candy maker, and events space—transforming Ann Arbor into a destination for food lovers.

This book is like having coffee with an award-winning marketing expert. Most business guidebooks treat you like a dummy or an idiot. Not this one. This is a short and easy-to-listen-to guidebook filled with useful, no bullshit, only-what-you-need-to-know, immediately actionable advice for marketing your business or startup.

Do you have a regular nine-to-five but often find yourself wishing for more money to take care of yourself and your loved ones? For some people, the thought of quitting their day job to pursue the entrepreneurial life is exhilarating. For many others, it’s terrifying. After all, a stable job that delivers a regular paycheck is a blessing. And not everyone has the means or the desire to take on the risks and responsibilities of working for themselves.

Tying our shoes, brushing our teeth, and driving the same route every day - all are habits. So why can't we create three automatic habits that effortlessly move us to network marketing success? Well, we can. Every new distributor needs habits. Every experienced leader needs habits. When our team has habits that build consistently, we can push our business into momentum.

Peter Caswell is a fictional character in an all-too-real situation. He has just received the news that his days are numbered. Of course for each of us, our days are numbered - but we don t know the number. Peter does. His number is 365, give or take a few. And he's decided to make the most of them for the future security of his family. This is how he finds himself on a cruise ship with some of the most successful multilevel marketers in the world.