The Lifestyle Business Podcast
By Dan Andrews
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Podcast Description
Don't let the palm trees fool you, Ian (@AnythingIan) and Dan (@TropicalMBA) are on track to do over $1,000,000 in sales in 2011 and they are taking you along on their journey. They are fast becoming known on the web for their straight talk, fast paced episodes, witty style, and resource packed content. This podcast is not a sales pitch. In just over 36 months, Ian and Dan have built a product design and manufacturing company with offices in 3 countries. They've recorded episodes from the Philippines, Thailand, San Diego California, New York City, Bali, Indonesia, just to name a few... The guys at the Lifestyle Business Podcast believe your business should serve you, not the other way around. Go ahead and subscribe, it couldn't hurt :)
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Episode #90 – Rip, Pivot, and Jam: The Strategy That Launched Our Newest Product Line | Ian managed to pick himself up from a nasty spin-out on the racetrack this week to join Dan as they reveal their most recent product launch and discuss the strategy that they used to find the niche and then dominate it. Additionally, with listener questions pouring in they take the time to chat about some real problems people have experienced and how they might be able to get back on track. Listen to this episode and learn about: Picking up some contract work to bankroll savings and pay down debt – is it a good path to entrepreneurship? Avoiding self-sabotage, inaction, and disbelief while building your lifestyle business. How to use online email marketing services and which are best for some slightly shady deals Also in this episode, Dan and Ian disclose for the FIRST time on Lifestyle Business Podcast one of their product businesses: Portable Bar Company. Using the Rip, Pivot, and Jam method they were able to find a niche, apply known business practices, and rock out a successful product line. Rip - Identify if others in the niche are making money from it Pivot - Bring it to a new market / new approach Jam - Crash the boards with 100% energy This is also how they have built the private blog network that will be available for a limited number of subscribers starting next week (email Dan for more information and pricing) Mentioned: Ribbonfarm - Down with Innovation, Up with Imitation Supremacy SEO Todd Giannattasio’s Computer Takeover Quick Tips, Tricks and Funny Jokes ManageWP WhatsApp TweetDeck for Chrome Feedler For RSS Kindle App for iPhone Speedtest App SEO for Chrome Have fun. Leave a comment. Give us a ring. 888-554-8428. Go make it happen! Episode length: 33:17 Download options: If you want to download the audio, you can sync with the iTunes store for free! Or right-click here for a direct download. If you’ve found the podcast at all helpful or entertaining, we’d love if you could click over to our iTunes page and give us a positive review. This will help us to get more listeners and invest more in the podcast! If you know some ways we can make it better, please send us an email: Dan at lifestyle business podcast . com. | 2/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #89 – The Institutions of Marriage and Business Partnerships | Dan and Ian invited the guys from AdSense Flippers on the show to chat entrepreneur to entrepreneur (to entrepreneur to entrepreneur!) about what it’s like to start a podcast, hire employees, and provide constructive criticism or feedback. Then they get into it and talk about the realities of business partnerships and what it’s like to build a life together. Listen to this episode and learn about: The high caliber of aspiring location independent interns and freelancers Why a business partnership can be so similar to a marriage Planning out your financial and life goals when you have someone else to consider Letting certain ships sail and still maintaining fundamental respect The critical junctures when your workflow should and should not overlap Why it is important to imagine the eventual successes as well as evaluating the day-to-day of your operation Have fun. Leave a comment. Give us a ring. 888-554-8428. Go make it happen! Mentioned: AdSense Flippers (Joe & Justin) Tropical Work Force Quick Tips, Tricks and Funny Jokes MapQuest Mobile Solutions Bootie Mashup “Best of Bootie” collections (Thanks Lewis Q and Elisa for the find!) Call us with your questions or comments at 888-554-8428. Episode length: 38:11 Download options: If you want to download the audio, you can sync with the iTunes store for free! Or right-click here for a direct download. If you’ve found the podcast at all helpful or entertaining, we’d love if you could click over to our iTunes page and give us a positive review. This will help us to get more listeners and invest more in the podcast! If you know some ways we can make it better, please send us an email: Dan at lifestyle business podcast . com. | 2/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #88 – Listener Questions Answered – Micro-Publishing, Business Strategy and More | Taking to the masses, Dan and Ian take a few questions from listeners on a broad range of topics vital to anyone looking to start, grow or expand their business. Listen to this episode and learn about: A closer look at micro-publishing and blogging with some convo about standing desks (Question from Justin Treptow of CubeSapien.com) The dirty little truth behind the 4-Hour Workweek and start-ups Whether to incorporate and some of the possible implications (Question from Jim Johnson of AccentHelp.com) How to get referrals and then act on them (Question from Ryan of SanAntonioSEO.com) Graduating college with a boatload of student loan debt and making career decisions with that in mind Have fun. Leave a comment. Give us a ring. 888-554-8428. Go make it happen! Mentioned: iTunes 5 Star Reviews from Cam Collins and Dan from Marble Fitness Microconf – April 30th/May 1st in Las Vegas TechZing Tech Podcast w/Rob Walling from HitTail Quick Tips, Tricks and Funny Jokes Coconut Oil and other Brain Drugs/Supplements Bulletproof Executive WhatsApp for iPhone, Android, Blackberry & Nokia Call us with your questions or comments at 888-554-8428. Episode length: 27:30 Download options: If you want to download the audio, you can sync with the iTunes store for free! Or right-click here for a direct download. If you’ve found the podcast at all helpful or entertaining, we’d love if you could click over to our iTunes page and give us a positive review. This will help us to get more listeners and invest more in the podcast! If you know some ways we can make it better, please send us an email: Dan at lifestyle business podcast . com. | 1/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode #87 – Post-Business School: The Things They Never Tell You | After waxing a little philosophic about education and career prospects, Dan and Ian dig into the things that no one ever taught them in any business class or course. Listen to this episode and learn about: Real risks involved in cash profit and how it flows like water The Art of Entrepreneurship and how not to go crazy in your niche A simple mathematic formula for getting the most out of your networking efforts The value you add to your business and your role in that value Universal truths about public opinion Make sure to listen thru to the end for the one GMail hack that changed Dan’s life Have fun. Leave a comment. Give us a ring. 888-554-8428. Go make it happen! Mentioned: The Partially Examined Life Podcast Alfred App Time Scroller Ultimate GMail Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet Call us with your questions or comments at 888-554-8428. Episode length: 34:56 Download options: If you want to download the audio, you can sync with the iTunes store for free! Or right-click here for a direct download. If you’ve found the podcast at all helpful or entertaining, we’d love if you could click over to our iTunes page and give us a positive review. This will help us to get more listeners and invest more in the podcast! If you know some ways we can make it better, please send us an email: Dan at lifestyle business podcast . com. | 1/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #86 – 4 Online Business Trends That You Shouldn’t Miss in 2012 | After taking a Christmas break, Dan and Ian got together to discuss 4 online business trends that you shouldn’t miss in 2012. Listen to this episode and learn about: How small businesses can benefit from tax saving strategies that have been reserved to the big players until recently. Amazing opportunities to grow your business by hiring in 2012. The secret weapon that revolutionized Dan and Ian’s business. Why you should get onto the micropublishing bandwagon. Have fun. Leave a comment. Give us a ring. 888-554-8428. Go make it happen! Mentioned: Get a gig working for an entrepreneur at Tropical Workforce The Adsense Flippers Ning Calibre Amazon Kindle Steven King – On Writing The Elements of Style Call us with your questions or comments at 888-554-8428. Episode length: 28:16 Download options: If you want to download the audio, you can sync with the iTunes store for free! Or right-click here for a direct download. If you’ve found the podcast at all helpful or entertaining, we’d love if you could click over to our iTunes page and give us a positive review. This will help us to get more listeners and invest more in the podcast! If you know some ways we can make it better, please send us an email. Dan at lifestyle business podcast . com. | 1/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #85 – How To Get Started Sourcing Products From China | This week, Dan, Ian and special guest Matt Kowalak talk about how you can get started sourcing products from China. Matt has been living in China for almost a decade and specializes on sourcing. Listen to this podcast and learn: Why so many people are getting into selling physical products (instead of information) How to get started with sourcing products from China How to avoid getting ripped off Where to find manufacturers … and much more. Tip: Make sure to scroll down further to read some more advice from Matt after listening to the podcast. Have fun. Leave a comment. Give us a ring. 888-554-8428. Go make it happen! Mentioned: Dynamite Circle Tropical Workforce Calibre AliBaba Call us with your questions or comments at 888-554-8428. Episode length: 20:06 Download options: If you want to download the audio, you can sync with the iTunes store for free! Or right-click here for a direct download. If you’ve found the podcast at all helpful or entertaining, we’d love if you could click over to our iTunes page and give us a positive review. This will help us to get more listeners and invest more in the podcast! If you know some ways we can make it better, please send us an email. Dan at lifestyle business podcast . com. From Matt: This is a follow up article for the podcast, just to give you some basic tips on sourcing from China, where you should look for help and where you can do things by yourself. The China mindset is a bit different that just about anywhere else on the world, this place is busy, crowded and white hot with growth, development and manufacturing capabilities. Check your “western ego” at the door, humble yourself a bit, learn to listen and read between the lines a little bit, don’t rush through important things and you should do fine. Agents There is not really a rule of thumb for what you should be paying your agent, if they are good they know they are good and will charge you accordingly, either with what you pay them or by some arrangement they have made with the supplier. It really depends on the product, your order quantity and consistency on what you should pay a good agent. This backdoor commission is very difficult to detect unless you know your cost structure backwards, forwards and inside out. Agents in China can be very valuable and can help make sourcing easier, or they can add a layer between you and your suppliers making communication that much more difficult. Look for your agents to provide you with specific services, especially if they are invoicing you directly and you are not paying a supplier directly. Without being on the ground in China, it is almost impossible to independently verify your supplier properly. You should look for an Agent that can provide the following services: Walks you through the sampling process and uses several different suppliers Detailed Agreement structuring – Yes you can build a strong contract in China with a Chinese supplier, you just need to understand or find someone that understands Chinese law Long Term Negotiations – Real negotiations start immediately and never really end with a partner in China, the culture surrounding this is subtle and as long as you have any type of business relationship with a supplier, you should constantly be taking their temperature on things and bringing up information that supports your side of the discussion. This is especially important with regards to payment terms and orders. The following points are all factors in your price, product quality and production time: o Who paid for the tooling? o Who’s handling the shipping and logistics? o How strict are your QC requirements? o Exchange rate? What was it when you signed the contract? What is it when the order ships out? o Does the supplier know you aren’t in China? What will it cost for you to come and personally oversee a problem? Decent QC skills or hiring a 3rd party QC service – it is worth its weight in gold to have [...] | 12/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #84 – How To Live The “Four Hour Workweek” Dream And Make Money From Anywhere in the World | This week, Dan and Ian talk about how you can get started living the “Four Hour Workweek”-dream and make money from anywhere in the world. Listen to this podcast and learn: How to get started with your “Four Hour Workweek”-business How millionaires deal with their personal finances Why you should quit your job … and much more. Have fun. Leave a comment. Give us a ring. 888-554-8428. Go make it happen! Mentioned: Dynamite Circle Tropical Workforce Travis from SupremacySEO Tropical Talk Radio Mr Money Mustache Early Retirement Extreme Pat Flynn – check out this podcast Call us with your questions or comments at 888-554-8428. Episode length: 27:34 Download options: If you want to download the audio, you can sync with the iTunes store for free! Or right-click here for a direct download. If you’ve found the podcast at all helpful or entertaining, we’d love if you could click over to our iTunes page and give us a positive review. This will help us to get more listeners and invest more in the podcast! If you know some ways we can make it better, please send us an email. Dan at lifestyle business podcast . com. | 12/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #83 – A Business Failure Story (Our GoDaddy Account is the Boulevard of Broken Dreams) | This week, Dan and Ian talk about some news items and replay one of their most popular classic episodes. Listen to this weeks episode to learn of: A new project that Dan and Ian launched this week. An amazing TropicalMBA-style internship opportunity. One of Dan and Ian’s biggest business failures (it ended them costing $6k and Ian wasted one month in China because of it). Have fun. Leave a comment. Give us a ring. 888-554-8428. Go make it happen! Mentioned: David Hehenberger Dynamite Circle Tropical Workforce Amazing internship opportunity from the Adsense Flippers Show notes from Episode #44 Sign up to our mailing list to get access to Episode #46 - How to Waste 20k on a Web Application Call us with your questions or comments at 888-554-8428. Episode length: 36:41 Download options: If you want to download the audio, you can sync with the iTunes store for free! Or right-click here for a direct download. If you’ve found the podcast at all helpful or entertaining, we’d love if you could click over to our iTunes page and give us a positive review. This will help us to get more listeners and invest more in the podcast! If you know some ways we can make it better, please send us an email. Dan at lifestyle business podcast . com. Pics: | 12/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #82 – Podcasting, Launches, Bloggin’ about Bloggin’, and Chops – A Fireside Chat with Tim Conley | This week, Dan and Ian interview Tim Conley from the Foolish Adventure Podcast. Tim has been an internet entrepreneur for many years and focuses on information publishing and consulting. Listen to this episode and learn: How Tim got 7000 unique visitors on the day that he launched Foolish Adventure. Why more product launches fail than you think Why blogging and podcasting are still good businesses to get into, even though there are millions of competitors. Have fun. Leave a comment. Give us a ring. 888-554-8428. Go make it happen! Mentioned: Foolish University Foolish Adventure Podcast, check out this Episode with Ian Dynamite Circle Tropical Talk Radio Pat Flynn Sovereign Man Matthew Paulson saved our WordPress installation from an attack. Thanks! Potatoe Head Bali Simon and David who stay at the TMBA house Travis from SupremacySEO Quick Tips: Alfred App Gmail keyboard shortcuts tutorial. Best way to get started is to incorporate 1-2 new shortcuts per day into your workflow. Also check out the official list of Gmail keyboard shortcuts. House mixes - Upbeat House Short, Upbeat House Short, Relaxing Insistent 1 Hour Call us with your questions or comments at 888-554-8428. Episode length: 34:15 Download options: If you want to download the audio, you can sync with the iTunes store for free! Or right-click here for a direct download. If you’ve found the podcast at all helpful or entertaining, we’d love if you could click over to our iTunes page and give us a positive review. This will help us to get more listeners and invest more in the podcast! If you know some ways we can make it better, please send us an email. Dan at lifestyle business podcast . com. Pics: | 11/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #81 – 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Ranking #1 For Lucrative Keywords | This week, Dan and Ian interview SEO expert Travis Jamison from SupremacySEO.com. Travis isn’t your typical SEO consultant. He developed a product in a highly competitive niche (health) and had to figure out how to rank #1 for his keywords. Travis accomplished his goal and outranked health companies and government websites using grey hat SEO tactics. Listen to this episode and learn: Why you won’t read about the best SEO tactics out there on blogs like SEOMoz. How to use a grey hat blog network to increase your rankings. The most important part in ranking #1 in the post Google Panda world. Travis also shares his favorite SEO tools in the quick tips section. Have fun. Leave a comment. Give us a ring. 888-554-8428. Go make it happen! Mentioned: Travis from SupremacySEO Joe Magnotti from Adsense Flippers. Check out their new podcast episode. Rand Fishkin from SEOMoz Dynamite Circle Pat Flynn from Smart Passive Income White Hat SEO Beginner’s Guide (by SEOMoz) Recommended SEO Products: Market Samurai (by through our affiliate link and get a recording of a DC-exclusive SEO webinar with Travis) SEO Hosting (Recommended by Travis) SERP Fox Quick Summary of SEO Strategy outlined: On-site optimization is key. Build plenty of white hat links (Squidoo, Ezine Articles, …. – White Hat SEO Beginner’s Guide) Get high PR backlinks from blog network. Now your site is an established authority. You can now use spammy grey hat ways of link-building – it won’t hurt your site, it will make it only stronger. Make sure to listen to the podcast for more details. Call us with your questions or comments at 888-554-8428. Episode length: 27:49 Download options: If you want to download the audio, you can sync with the iTunes store for free! Or right-click here for a direct download. If you’ve found the podcast at all helpful or entertaining, we’d love if you could click over to our iTunes page and give us a positive review. This will help us to get more listeners and invest more in the podcast! If you know some ways we can make it better, please send us an email. Dan at lifestyle business podcast . com. Say hi to Rabies! Castin' in the dark... | 11/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #80 – How to Speed Up Your Learning by Years, Plus an Exciting New SEO Tool with Rob Walling | This week’s episode features Rob Walling from Software by Rob and Startups for the Rest of Us. Rob runs several online niche businesses (mostly software). Dan and Ian are huge fans of Rob and are super excited about having Rob on the show. Listen to this episode and learn: How you can speed-up your (entrepreneurial) learning by years Rob’s favorite books An exciting new SEO tool for bloggers and e-commerce store owners – get more traffic with little effort In the quick-tips you’ll learn of a Mac software tip, Ian’s favorite headphones, the best mic for audio recording and a plane-travel hack. Have fun. Leave a comment. Give us a ring. 888-554-8428. Go make it happen! Mentioned: Rob bought Hit Tail Rob’s Micropreneur Academy Tropical Talk Radio Built to Sell by John Warrillow Yes!: 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive by Cialdini The Ultimate Sales Letter by Dan Kennedy Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi Tommy Schultz David McKeegan from Greenback Taxes This American Life Josh Kaufman, author of the Personal MBA Quick Tips: Yeti Blue Mic OSX Lion Beats Studio by Dr. Dre – Hi-Def Noise-Canceling Over-Ear Headphones Call us with your questions or comments at 888-554-8428. Episode length: 34:44 Download options: If you want to download the audio, you can sync with the iTunes store for free! Or right-click here for a direct download. If you’ve found the podcast at all helpful or entertaining, we’d love if you could click over to our iTunes page and give us a positive review. This will help us to get more listeners and invest more in the podcast! If you know some ways we can make it better, please send us an email. Dan at lifestyle business podcast . com. Pics: Dan and Timmy McKeegan Ian got a great seat on his flight | 11/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #79 – 5 Dirty SEO and Internet Marketing Tricks | Dan and Ian got together to talk about some grey hat SEO, internet marketing and business tricks. Topics discussed include How to get media/magazine mentions for your products. How to make Search Engines believe that your sites are being updated regularly (this is important for rankings). How to get more people to open e-mail blasts you send them. How (manufactured) drama can create a buzz around your product. And much more. In the quick-tips you’ll learn of a tool that makes you a better writer and how to make your audio sound better. This Sunday the price of DynamiteCircle, our community for entrepreneurs will go up forever. Join today and get locked in at the low price-level for life. Have fun. Leave a comment. Give us a ring. 888-554-8428. Go make it happen! Mentioned: DynamiteCircle (DC) – Your last chance to join before the price increases. Join our mailing list (in the sidebar) to get the first 50 episodes for free. Tropical Talk Radio Wickedfire Fiverr Stack That Money – great blog for affiliates @davidhme (David Hehenberger) @aaronwall from SEOBook @randfish from SEOMoz BikeBandit @joelrunyon from the Blog of Impossible Things Yeti Blue Mic Quick Tips: OmmWriter > Writeroom or Darkroom Dan Lyons from How To Make Podcast Like A Pro Adobe Audition Call us with your questions or comments at 888-554-8428. Episode length: 27:25 Download options: If you want to download the audio, you can sync with the iTunes store for free! Or right-click here for a direct download. If you’ve found the podcast at all helpful or entertaining, we’d love if you could click over to our iTunes page and give us a positive review. This will help us to get more listeners and invest more in the podcast! If you know some ways we can make it better, please send us an email. Dan at lifestyle business podcast . com. Dan just turned 30 Announcing Tropical Talk Radio | 11/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #78 – 5 Radical Strategies to Achieve Optimum Performance Levels | This week’s episode features a very special guest: Sebastian Marshall. Dan, Ian and Sebastian talk about how to hack performance and get more s**t done. Topics discussed include Time tracking and how it works. Diet optimisation. Neural enhancer supplements. Putting a dolar value on your time. The equal odds theory (or: why Einstein was more successful than the average scientist) In the quick-tips section, Dan and Ian talk about caffeine and an excellent productivity blog. Do you want to take your business to the next level? Learn from other successful entrepreneurs and check out DynamiteCircle, our community for entrepreneurs. Have fun. Leave a comment. Give us a ring. 888-554-8428. Go make it happen! Mentioned: DynamiteCircle (DC) Chris Tile - Heart in a cage Get on the mailing list. Daily Power Quotes iPhone App A total newbies guide to nootropics (smart drugs) Tim Ferriss has a 4 Hour Body – bonus chapter on Modafinil Steve Jobs Biography Sebastian Marshall on time tracking – check out “The Evolution of My Time/Habit/Life Tracking” and “Detailed Analysis of My Current Time/Habit/Life Tracking” and his time tracking video how-to Longecity <- for Neuro enhancements, anti aging, pro-longevity stuff Less Wrong Quick Tips: The Bullet Proof Executive Nasal spray Guayaki Call us with your questions or comments at 888-554-8428. Episode length: 23:42 Download options: If you want to download the audio, you can sync with the iTunes store for free! Or right-click here for a direct download. If you’ve found the podcast at all helpful or entertaining, we’d love if you could click over to our iTunes page and give us a positive review. This will help us to get more listeners and invest more in the podcast! If you know some ways we can make it better, please send us an email. Dan at lifestyle business podcast . com. | 10/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #77 – If We Were to Start from Scratch, How We’d Do It | This week, Dan and Ian talk about what they would do if they were to start from scratch in 2011. The answer might surprise you. Dan and Ian also ask a bunch of listener questions, including How to increase your chances of success when applying for a job (or the Tropical MBA)? How to be persistent? What should I do if I have no time and ressources to start a business? In the quick-tips section, Dan and Ian talk about the latest iOS version and their favorite iPhone apps. Do you want to take your business to the next level? Learn from other successful entrepreneurs and check out DynamiteCircle, our community for entrepreneurs. Have fun. Leave a comment. Give us a ring. 888-554-8428. Go make it happen! Mentioned: DynamiteCircle (DC) @elisadoucette, our new Tropical MBA Bali employee, check out “Pssst, Did You Hear? I Am Moving To Bali for the TMBA #9 Gig!“. @soloconsulting (Jeff), check out “How I Accidentally Became a Consultant (and how you can too…)“. Ning @adsenseflippers (Joe & Justin) those guys are super smart and super cool. Joe and Justin came to our Dynamite Circle meetup last week in Puerto Galera and wrote about it on their blog: “Crazy Philippines 2: Squatters Area And Boating Through A Typhoon“. Brendan Tully from the Search Engine Shop. Mr. Money Mustache, check out “The True Cost of Commuting“ Elisa from Eat Ur Veggies Amazon Kindle Audible Foolish Adventure, “The Breakup Episode” Quick Tips: Pro HDR iOS 5 Skype Call us with your questions or comments at 888-554-8428. Episode length: 23:42 Download options: If you want to download the audio, you can sync with the iTunes store for free! Or right-click here for a direct download. If you’ve found the podcast at all helpful or entertaining, we’d love if you could click over to our iTunes page and give us a positive review. This will help us to get more listeners and invest more in the podcast! If you know some ways we can make it better, please send us an email. Dan at lifestyle business podcast . com. In Subic with John and David Subic Bay | 10/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #76 – Zero to Online Empire in 12 Months | This week, Dan sat down with DCers Joe and Justin from AdsenseFlippers (one of Dan’s favorite blogs) to talk BIZNASS. These guys have a ton of hard-won business experience, an incredible story, and a scalable, repeatable business model that you can quickly draw lessons and inspiration from. WE LOVE THIS BLOG. These guys are 100% legit, quality business guys with a great lifestyle biz. Go subscribe now, you won’t be disappointed. Do you want to take your business to the next level? Learn from other successful entrepreneurs and check out DynamiteCircle, our community for entrepreneurs. Have fun. Leave a comment. Give us a ring. 888-554-8428. Go make it happen! Mentioned: Joel Runyon from ImpossibleHQ !!! and The Blog of Impossible Things, Check out “(3…2….1…Launch)” Spencer from Niche Pursuits, check out “What is a Long Tail Keyword.” Pat Flynn from SPI podcast and the Smart Passive Income blog, check out his September Income Report! Balla! DynamiteCircle (DC) Long Tail Pro Market Samurai Google Docs John McIntyre - New TMBA intern. Quick Tips: ZICO pure coconut water. Call us with your questions or comments at 888-554-8428. Episode length: Download options: If you want to download the audio, you can sync with the iTunes store for free! Or right-click here for a direct download. If you’ve found the podcast at all helpful or entertaining, we’d love if you could click over to our iTunes page and give us a positive review. This will help us to get more listeners and invest more in the podcast! If you know some ways we can make it better, please send us an email. Dan at lifestyle business podcast . com. Dan, Joe, and Justin hanging at Badladz in Puerto Galera... Afternoon swim with some of the DC guys in Puerto Galera... Laptops in Paradise | 10/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #75 – Forget 80/20, Aim for 99/1 With Critical Non-Essentials | This week, Dan and Ian are joined by a special guest: Brendan Tully from the Search Engine Shop (Dynamite Circle member, SEO, e-commerce and conversion optimization specialist). Brendan, Dan and Ian discuss the concept of Critical Non-Essentials (CNEs). CNEs are small changes that you can make to your business that bring huge results. The results that CNEs bring are super effective – changing a couple of small things could account for 99% of your improvements (thus 99/1 principle – forget the 80/20 principle). This Episode is features 8 useful CNEs that you can implement immediately, no matter if you run a consulting, e-commerce, software or more traditional business. Do you want to take your business to the next level? Learn from other successful entrepreneurs and check out DynamiteCircle, our community for entrepreneurs. Have fun. Leave a comment. Give us a ring. 888-554-8428. Go make it happen! Mentioned: Tropical MBA #9 DynamiteCircle (DC) @tullibo (Brendan Tully) from the Search Engine Shop This Week in Startups, check out the “Health and Fitness Special“ Startups for the Rest of Us, check out “Episode 52 – Getting Off The Hamster Wheel“ @ssstock (Simon Stock) @davidhme (David) Google Analytics Getting Things Done AMY Africa (research regarding cart abandonment) Quick Tips: Crazy Egg 4Q Survey Kiss Insights Call us with your questions or comments at 888-554-8428. Episode length: 23:14 Download options: If you want to download the audio, you can sync with the iTunes store for free! Or right-click here for a direct download. If you’ve found the podcast at all helpful or entertaining, we’d love if you could click over to our iTunes page and give us a positive review. This will help us to get more listeners and invest more in the podcast! If you know some ways we can make it better, please send us an email. Dan at lifestyle business podcast . com. | 10/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #74 – 4 Content Business Blueprints for Fast Monetization | Are you interested in content businesses? Dan and Ian certainly are and plan to focus more heavily on web properties like blogs and niche communities in the future. In this episode Dan and Ian talk about 4 ways to monetize an existing content site starting today. If you don’t already have a site, you’ll get inspiration and information on what kind of projects you should tackle next. They don’t just talk theory, Dan and Ian also announce their latest content site (which is not related to lifestyle/business) to the world. Other topics discussed are the new Tropical MBA internship #9, Bali and an iPhone game that Ian is addicted to. Do you want to take your business to the next level? Check out DynamiteCircle, our community for entrepreneurs. Have fun. Leave a comment. Give us a ring. 888-554-8428. Go make it happen! Mentioned: Tropical MBA #9 DynamiteCircle Tropical Workforce Badladz Party October 8-12, Puerto Galera Ning SportsAndRaceCars Thesis Aweber OutsourceToThePhilippines Shopify Location Rebel @davidhme (David) (Tropical MBA 2 and working with Dan. Dan and David need reinforcements on the info businesses-side, thus the TMBA #9) @seanogle, check out “IT’S ALL ABOUT THE ADVENTURE…“ @ssstock (Simon, Tropical MBA 7/8 and e-commerce store owner) @philhq from TakeTake Quick Tips: GoToMeeting / Webinar Stealth Seminar Tiny Tower App Call us with your questions or comments at 888-554-8428. Episode length: 22:27 Click the button below to hear the free audio. Download options: If you want to download the audio, you can sync with the iTunes store for free! Or right-click here for a direct download. If you’ve found the podcast at all helpful or entertaining, we’d love if you could click over to our iTunes page and give us a positive review. This will help us to get more listeners and invest more in the podcast! If you know some ways we can make it better, please send us an email. Dan at lifestyle business podcast . com. | 9/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #73 – 3 Harmful Business Myths Learned from Big Biz | In this week’s episode, Dan and Ian talk about common small business myths. Learning about big, successful companies can be inspiring, but many entrepreneurs make the mistake of trying to copy their ways of doing business. The fact is that a company like Apple or Nike approaches marketing (and all other parts of running a business) entirely different than you should run your business. Listen to this episode to learn of the three most harmful myths. In the quick tips section radio DJ Dan Lyons gives podcasting advice. Furthermore, Ian recommends a podcast interview with “4 hour”-guru Tim Ferriss. Do you want to take your business to the next level? Check out DynamiteCircle, our community for entrepreneurs. Have fun. Leave a comment. Give us a ring. 888-554-8428. Go make it happen! Mentioned: DynamiteCircle Tropical Workforce The first 50 episodes on sale @Ribbonfarm (Venkat), check out “Fixing the Game by Roger L. Martin“ @PodcastingPro (Dan Lyons), check out “Get Your Free 70 Page Podcasting Report!“ @tferriss, check out ‘Engineering a “Muse” – Volume 4: Case Studies of Successful Cash-Flow Businesses‘ @KarolGajda, check out “The No B.S. Truth About Popups“ Quick Tips: How To Podcast Like A Radio DJ <- download the free report on podcasting @joerogan from JoeRogan.net, check out Podcast #137, Interview with Tim Ferriss (Props to Joe for being blocked in Indonesia by Nawala DNS filter) Call us with your questions or comments at 888-554-8428. Episode length: 22:11 Click the button below to hear the free audio. Download options: If you want to download the audio, you can sync with the iTunes store for free! Or right-click here for a direct download. If you’ve found the podcast at all helpful or entertaining, we’d love if you could click over to our iTunes page and give us a positive review. This will help us to get more listeners and invest more in the podcast! If you know some ways we can make it better, please send us an email. Dan at lifestyle business podcast . com. | 9/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #72 – 4 Things You Don’t Know About Hiring | This week, Dan and Ian answer a bunch of listener questions. Topics include An in depth discussion on hiring (including: how to delegate, how to find cheap talent, …) Trade show hacks that Dan and Ian use (hustling involved) How Dan and Ian first got started when they founded their business 4 years ago The quick tips section features Rob Walling’s (from Startups For the Rest of Us) top 3 sticky apps of 2011. We just launched DynamiteCircle, our community for entrepreneurs. Check it out. Have fun. Leave a comment. Give us a ring. 888-554-8428. Go make it happen! Mentioned: @robwalling, check out “Lessons Learned from a Software Developer’s First Attempt at Launching a Startup“ @singlefounder (Mike Taber), check out “MicroConf: How it all went down“ Startups For the Rest of Us (Rob Walling’s and Mike Taber’s podcast), check out “Episode 50 – Home Office Do’s and Don’ts“ @sebastmarsh (Sebastian Marshall), check out ”Amazing. I just bought 32 audiobooks for $158.“ DynamiteCircle Cad Sourcing Episode # 64 – 6 Ways to Get Laid or Get Paid Hiring Staff: Elance Odesk Virtual Staff Finder (highly recommended!) Solvate Quick Tips: Instapaper Simplenote Slickrun Call us with your questions or comments at 888-554-8428. Episode length: 26:34 Click the button below to hear the free audio. Download options: If you want to download the audio, you can sync with the iTunes store for free! Or right-click here for a direct download. If you’ve found the podcast at all helpful or entertaining, we’d love if you could click over to our iTunes page and give us a positive review. This will help us to get more listeners and invest more in the podcast! If you know some ways we can make it better, please send us an email. Dan at lifestyle business podcast . com. Ridin Dirty | 9/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #71 – How to Become a Blogging Superstar + the Entrepreneurial Leap | In this episode, Dan and Ian unveil their private community for entrepreneurs, DynamiteCircle. The “meat and potatoes” section features an interview with Sean Ogle who is launching his product Location Rebel. Check out Location Rebel if you want to quit your job and make the leap into location independence. Sean and Dan discuss 5 mindsets that will break or make your entrepreneurial ventures. They also discuss how Sean ended up becoming one of the top lifestyle design bloggers. In the quick tips section you’ll learn how Dan got 200 new subscribers to his RSS-feed overnight. We just launched DynamiteCircle, our forum for entrepreneurs. Check it out. Have fun. Leave a comment. Give us a ring. 888-554-8428. Go make it happen! Mentioned: We launched DynamiteCircle @seanogle is launching LocationRebel The Search Engine Shop Quick Tips: FD Feeburner WP Plugin Call us with your questions or comments at 888-554-8428. Episode length: 36:18 Click the button below to hear the free audio. Download options: If you want to download the audio, you can sync with the iTunes store for free! Or right-click here for a direct download. If you’ve found the podcast at all helpful or entertaining, we’d love if you could click over to our iTunes page and give us a positive review. This will help us to get more listeners and invest more in the podcast! If you know some ways we can make it better, please send us an email. Dan at lifestyle business podcast . com. Photos | 9/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #70 – 9 Tough Truths About Running a Business and Changing Your Life | In this episode, Dan and Ian talk about 9 tough truths about running or starting your business that bloggers won’t tell you about. Starting a business requires a lot of sweat, tears and sacrifices. You’ll feel lost or depressed every once in a while. You’ll have to stay at home while your friends go out and have expensive cocktails. Friends and family won’t understand or support what you’re doing. This episode is dedicated to these less glamourous parts of entrepreneurship. Dan and Ian also share their top 3 tips for people who are getting started with their business. In the quick tips section Dan and Ian talk about some of their favorite software and a really funny video. If you want to support the show, check out our first 50 episodes on sale. Have fun. Leave a comment. Give us a ring. 888-554-8428. Go make it happen! Mentioned: Dynamite Circle, our private membership site. Check out my friend David’s lifestyle business, and get your US taxes done while you are at it…. He makes US tax returns for expats suck as little as possible, and does so at a flat rate of $329. BOOM How to Get Rich: One of the World’s Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets by Felix Dennis Tropical MBA Bali Pool Party @chrisguillebeau, check out his Gorilla trekking trip in Congo Quick Tips: Screenflow Dropbox Boomerang Louis C.K. on Conan Call us with your questions or comments at 888-554-8428. Episode length: 29:39 Click the button below to hear the free audio. Download options: If you want to download the audio, you can sync with the iTunes store for free! Or right-click here for a direct download. If you’ve found the podcast at all helpful or entertaining, we’d love if you could click over to our iTunes page and give us a positive review. This will help us to get more listeners and invest more in the podcast! If you know some ways we can make it better, please send us an email. Dan at lifestyle business podcast . com. Ridin Dirty Pool Party Other Pics Thanks for the iTunes Reviews! Thanks to Joel Runyon for sending this over... | 9/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #69 – 6 Unorthodox Blog Content Strategies | After the successful sale of OutsourceToThePhilippines.com (and making more than $200 per post), Dan an Ian discuss content/blogging strategies. While they often make fun of blogging, providing high quality content to the right niche can be very lucrative. In this episode, you’ll learn how to identify a profitable niche how to come up with content one content strategy that caters loyal readers and long-tail search terms alike and a lot more In the quick tips section Dan and Ian recommend one of their favorite business books. There’s also a heads up for US citizens about an important upcoming IRS deadline. If you want to support the show, check out our first 50 episodes on sale. Have fun. Leave a comment. Give us a ring. 888-554-8428. Go make it happen! Mentioned: @ChrisCDucker bought OutsourceToThePhilippines.com. Dynamite Circle, our private membership site. Market Samurai Check out my friend David’s lifestyle business, and get your US taxes done while you are at it…. He makes US tax returns for expats suck as little as possible, and does so at a flat rate of $329. BOOM Quick Tips: How to Get Rich: One of the World’s Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets by Felix Dennis Call us with your questions or comments at 888-554-8428. Episode length: 27:51 Click the button below to hear the free audio. Download options: If you want to download the audio, you can sync with the iTunes store for free! Or right-click here for a direct download. If you’ve found the podcast at all helpful or entertaining, we’d love if you could click over to our iTunes page and give us a positive review. This will help us to get more listeners and invest more in the podcast! If you know some ways we can make it better, please send us an email. Dan at lifestyle business podcast . com. Photos | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #68 – How We Sold A Blog For 5 Figures + Interview With Chris Ducker | In this Episode, Dan and Ian announce how the sale of their blog, OutsourceToThePhilippines.com, went. You will learn why they decided that it was time to sell this property and that Chris Ducker is the new owner. Chris is the only guy in the outsourcing industry whose products Dan and Ian have backed in the past (e.g. Virtual Staff Finder) so he’s the perfect buyer. This week’s meat & potatoes section consists of an interview with Chris Ducker. Dan and Chris talk about Chris’ future plans with OutsourceToThePhilippines. Outsourcing tips. How much you can expect to pay your home-based VA. What inspires Chris to keep working hard everyday in an environment (Philippines) where many other expats don’t have a similar drive. In the quick tips section you will learn of a piece of software that finally makes running and building membership sites both easy for the owner and usable for the customers. If you want to support the show, check out our first 50 episodes on sale. Have fun. Leave a comment. Give us a ring. 888-554-8428. Go make it happen! Mentioned: @ChrisCDucker bought OutsourceToThePhilippines.com. Also check out Chris’ blog, he’s running a Niche Site Project. Check out Chris Ducker’s Virtual Staff Finder. Real ballas hire staff in the Philippines with Virtual Staff Finder. Dynamite Circle, our private membership site. @SeanOgle is a very handsome man. He also writes balla blog posts, e.g.: “10 WAYS YOU KNOW YOU’RE A FRUGAL TRAVELER“ @tferriss, check out “How to Bulletproof (or Unf*ck) Your Mac“ @chrisbrogan, check out “ANNOUNCING MY NEXT BOOK“ @zen_habits (Leo Babauta), check out “Exercises for the Terminally Busy“ Quick Tips: Ning Call us with your questions or comments at 888-554-8428. Episode length: 34:04 Click the button below to hear the free audio. Download options: If you want to download the audio, you can sync with the iTunes store for free! Or right-click here for a direct download. If you’ve found the podcast at all helpful or entertaining, we’d love if you could click over to our iTunes page and give us a positive review. This will help us to get more listeners and invest more in the podcast! If you know some ways we can make it better, please send us an email. Dan at lifestyle business podcast . com. | 8/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #67 – Why Internet Business Owners Should Set Up in Hong Kong | This week, Dan and Ian answer a reader question about Hong Kong incorporation. You’ll learn What Dan and Ian’s HK incorporation experience was like. How much incorporating costs. Why internet business owners should set up a corporation in Hong Kong. Hong Kong vs. Singapore Hong Kong vs. the Philippines The quick tips will introduce you to a tool that makes your Mac even faster, a tool that makes using your computer at night easier on the eyes and some great podcasting advice from Dan Lyons. If you want to support the show, check out our first 50 episodes on sale. Have fun. Leave a comment. Give us a ring. 888-554-8428. Go make it happen! Mentioned: @myeggnoodles (Chris) is hosting his Asian Sourcing Event on October 19th in Hong Kong (the day before the HK Mega Show.) – Use discount code “tropicalmba” for a $50 discount. @DavidCrandall, something is happening over at HeroicDestiny. @PodcastingPro (Dan Lyons) gave us podcasting advice and interviewed Dan. @davidhme (David Hehenberger), check out “Durian: the dodgy King of Fruits“. Jumpstart Hong Kong Check out the new Tropical MBA internship. Be one of the next 3 persons who buys our first 50 episodes and get a free membership to Dynamite Circle. Adobe Audition Quick Tips: Alfred App How to make podcasts like a pro + CoolVideoGift.com F.lux Repost of David Crandall’s tip: Tip from David Crandall, originally posted at Dynamite Circle, our private community for entrepreneurs. Remember when Dan & Ian made their list of things they’d “never” do? One of their “never do this” was searching competitors’ sites for any files they have laying around their domain. Customer lists, project plans, ebooks they are charging for elsewhere…that kind of thing. Since they would never do that, they would also never want to use this bookmarklet either. Clicking on it while on a site opens a new tab and Googles the entire domain (regardless of how deep you were into the site) for any of the following file types: PDF DOC TXT XLS MP3 ZIP I would also “never” do this and would never have a few HUNDRED megabytes of files from doing this. Nope, no sir. Never. Which means I didn’t rush right out and create this bookmarklet code or that I now use it multiple times a day every single day whenever I visit a new site (make sure to remove any line breaks that the forum might add): javascript:var domain=location.href.replace(/^.+\:\/\//,”);domain=domain.replace(/\/.*$/,”);domain=domain.replace(/^.*\.(?=.+\.)/,”);window.open(‘http://www.google.com/search?q=site:’+domain+’+filetype:pdf OR filetype:doc OR filetype:txt OR filetype:xls OR filetype:mp3 OR filetype:zip’); INSTRUCTIONS: I wish I could figure out how to just make this a draggable link, but alas…I could not; javascript does not like to play nice with HTML in forums. To use this code, right-click on your bookmark bar and select “Add page”. Give it a title (mine is called File Search) and paste all of the the above code in italics in the URL section. Then visit a site and give it a try…or rather don’t. Nope, you shouldn’t do that at all. Call us with your questions or comments at 888-554-8428. Episode length: 26:44 Click the button below to hear the free audio. Download options: If you want to download the audio, you can sync with the iTunes store for free! Or right-click here for a direct download. If you’ve found the podcast at all helpful or entertaining, we’d love if you could click over to our iTunes page and give us a positive review. This will help us to get more listeners and invest more in the podcast! If you know some ways we can make it better, please send us an email. Dan at lifestyle business podcast . com. | 8/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #66 – The Tao of the Hustle | In this week’s episode, Dan and Ian talk about hustling. Most people are better at talking about hustling than actually getting it done. Tweeting that you are hustling doesn’t mean you’re hustlin’. Just sitting in front of your laptop for 60 hours/week is not enough. If you listen to this episode, “The Tao of the Hustle”, you’ll learn the character traits that make an authentic hustler. In the quick tips section you’ll learn of a tool that makes working at night less eye-straining. If you are a Reddit-fan you will also appreciate the Reddit enhancer that helps you waste even more time on Reddit. If you want to support the show, check out our first 50 episodes on sale. Have fun. Leave a comment. Give us a ring. 888-554-8428. Go make it happen! Mentioned: Dan Norris – Strategies from small business podcasts I love @myeggnoodles (Chris) interviewed Dan about product design, sourcing in China and marketing. Chris is also hosting a conference on sourcing at the Hong Kong Mega Show. @sivers (Derek Sivers) on Mixergy @ribbonfarm (Venkatesh Rao) – check out “Houseboats, Containers, Guns and Garbage: the 2011 Ribbonfarm Field Trip“ Sites Outsource to the Philippines is for sale. Reddit 4Chan Quick Tips F.lux Reddit enhancer Call us with your questions or comments at 888-554-8428. Episode length: 24:04 Click the button below to hear the free audio. Download options: If you want to download the audio, you can sync with the iTunes store for free! Or right-click here for a direct download. If you’ve found the podcast at all helpful or entertaining, we’d love if you could click over to our iTunes page and give us a positive review. This will help us to get more listeners and invest more in the podcast! If you know some ways we can make it better, please send us an email. Dan at lifestyle business podcast . com. Good times recording the Podcast | 8/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #65 – The Technique That Gets Us $100K Months and How And How You Can Use it In Your Business | This week, Dan is speaking to you from Bali while Ian is back in San Diego after a trip to Washington, DC. In order to stick to the promised weekly schedule, this is a re-publish of Episode #28 (Dan and Ian recorded a brand new 4-minute intro.) This episode is all about visualizing. Dan and Ian visualized their target revenue to be $100,000 a year ago. As of this month, this goal is reached. You will learn how to grow your business by having a clear vision. Dan and Ian also address the difference between wishful thinking and reaching your goals. If you want to support the show, check out our first 50 episodes on sale. Have fun. Leave a comment. Give us a ring. 888-554-8428. Go make it happen! Mentioned: @ribbonfarm (Venkatesh Rao) – Tropical MBA is mentioned on the Ribbon Farm blog (Dan is a Ribbon Farm fanboy). @seanogle (Sean) – check out “How to be happy“ @myeggnoodles (Chris) – Chris’ great blog post about building a million dollar company, and Chris’ hot tip from Search Engine Land. Outsource to the Philippines is for sale. Call us with your questions or comments at 888-554-8428. Episode length: 26:01 Click the button below to hear the free audio. Download options: If you want to download the audio, you can sync with the iTunes store for free! Or right-click here for a direct download. If you’ve found the podcast at all helpful or entertaining, we’d love if you could click over to our iTunes page and give us a positive review. This will help us to get more listeners and invest more in the podcast! If you know some ways we can make it better, please send us an email. Dan at lifestyle business podcast . com. Our house in Bali: | 7/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode # 64 – 6 Ways to Get Laid or Get Paid | Dan and Ian talk about 6 tips that both help you get a date and make more sales. Sales and seduction techniques are strikingly similar in many ways, studying one will also improve your success in the other area. If you want to support the show, check out our first 50 episodes on sale. Have fun. Leave a comment. Give us a ring. 888-554-8428. Go make it happen! People @RobWalling and Mike Taber run the awesome “Startups for the rest of us” podcast. They also recently held their first conference, MicroConf 2011 in Las Vegas. Check out their wrap-up here. @LornaLi quit her job and is now successfully running her own business GreenMarketing. Tom the dentist approves Dan’s of glide floss – quick-tip. @DavidCrandall, check out “Elephants, pitchforks and confessions“ Links Drupal The Art of Seduction by Robert Greene The Ultimate Sales Machine The Game by Neil Strauss A new awesome podcast: The Partially Examined Life. Check out the Heidegger and Nietzche episodes. Quick Tips Tip from David Crandall, originally posted at Dynamite Circle, our private community for entrepreneurs.. Remember when Dan & Ian made their list of things they’d “never” do? One of their “never do this” was searching competitors’ sites for any files they have laying around their domain. Customer lists, project plans, ebooks they are charging for elsewhere…that kind of thing. Since they would never do that, they would also never want to use this bookmarklet either. Clicking on it while on a site opens a new tab and Googles the entire domain (regardless of how deep you were into the site) for any of the following file types: PDF DOC TXT XLS MP3 ZIP I would also “never” do this and would never have a few HUNDRED megabytes of files from doing this. Nope, no sir. Never. Which means I didn’t rush right out and create this bookmarklet code or that I now use it multiple times a day every single day whenever I visit a new site (make sure to remove any line breaks that the forum might add): javascript:var domain=location.href.replace(/^.+\:\/\//,”);domain=domain.replace(/\/.*$/,”);domain=domain.replace(/^.*\.(?=.+\.)/,”);window.open(‘http://www.google.com/search?q=site:’+domain+’+filetype:pdf OR filetype:doc OR filetype:txt OR filetype:xls OR filetype:mp3 OR filetype:zip’); INSTRUCTIONS: I wish I could figure out how to just make this a draggable link, but alas…I could not; javascript does not like to play nice with HTML in forums. To use this code, right-click on your bookmark bar and select “Add page”. Give it a title (mine is called File Search) and paste all of the the above code in italics in the URL section. Then visit a site and give it a try…or rather don’t. Nope, you shouldn’t do that at all. Follow us on Twitter @TropicalMBA (Dan) @AnythingIan (Ian) @DansPodcast (Show updates) Call us with your questions or comments at 888-554-8428. Episode length: 31:16 Click the button below to hear the free audio. Download options: If you want to download the audio, you can sync with the itunes store for free! Or right-click here for a direct download. If you’ve found the podcast at all helpful or entertaining, we’d love if you could click over to our iTunes page and give us a positive review. This will help us to get more listeners and invest more in the podcast! If you know some ways we can make it better, please send us an email. Dan at lifestyle business podcast . com. | 7/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #63 – What We Believe, Plus a RE-INTRODUCTION to the Lifestyle Business Podcast | Dan and Ian just finalized their Hong Kong incorporation and announce a new publishing schedule for the Lifestyle Business Podcast. There has been an incredible explosion of new listeners to the podcast over the last few months. Therefore, Dan and Ian re-introduce themselves and their business beliefs in this episode. They talk about: How much money Dan and Ian are they making from this podcast Why there are too many solopreneurs out there Why you should avoid taking loans Why niche sites suck Why having real skills, not following a bullet-proof formula is going to make you successful How the technological revolution of the last decade created an incredible amount of opportunities for entrepreneurs In the quick tip section, Dan and Ian talk about the best e-commerce platform out there if you don’t wanna deal with technical hurdles and developers. Dan also provides a tip on dental health. If you want to support the show, check out our first 50 episodes on sale. Have fun. Leave a comment. Give us a ring. 888-554-8428. Go make it happen! People @MikeStankavich rocks. @davidhme (David Hehenberger), check out his video post “Storming the Floating Bar“ @TimConley from Foolish Adventure @LewisQuartey, e-commerce expert that does contracting work for us, check out his website E-Commerce Nerds Links Dynamite Circle Jumpstart Offices in Hong Kong Quick Tips Shopify Floss your teeth. Dan swears on Glide Floss. Follow us on Twitter @TropicalMBA (Dan) @AnythingIan (Ian) @DansPodcast (Show updates) Call us with your questions or comments at 888-554-8428. Episode length: 33:17 Click the button below to hear the free audio. Download options: If you want to download the audio, you can sync with the itunes store for free! Or right-click here for a direct download. If you’ve found the podcast at all helpful or entertaining, we’d love if you could click over to our iTunes page and give us a positive review. This will help us to get more listeners and invest more in the podcast! If you know some ways we can make it better, please send us an email. Dan at lifestyle business podcast . com. $530 for 7 days of accommodation in Hong Kong Hong Kong Incorporation | 7/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #62 – 5 Countries, 3 Companies, 1 Hell of a Party and Why Your Internet Business Should Be Based in Hong Kong | Dan and Ian travelled 5 different countries over the last few weeks. Each of these places comes with many reasons to do business or live. In this episode, you’ll find out why Dan and Ian travel, live and do business in the following locations: USA China Bali/Indonesia Philippines Hong Kong Besides that, we have a quick tip that will increase your email productivity and give you updates on what we’ve been up to (had a party in the Philippines, rented a house in Bali, ran a new internship.) You’ll also learn why Hong Kong is the best place to incorporate if you’re doing online business. If you want to support the show, check out our first 50 episodes on sale. Have fun. Leave a comment. Give us a ring. 888-554-8428. Go make it happen! People Joel Runyon went Bungee jumping Sebastian Marshall, our favorite personal development blogger. Check out “The Single Most Important Difference Between Those Who Are Successful and Those Who Aren’t” David from GreenbackTaxServices Matt from highcappin.com Ula from ula.asia Mike from Shenzen – check out his adventures on his blog Michael from Project Getaway Chris Ducker, check out “How to Outsource… Understanding Cultural Differences when Working with Filipino VA’s“ Links Who/where TMBA Party Badladz Resort in Puerto Galera 17 free memberships for our mastermind community left Jumpstart Offices in Hong Kong Quick Tips Boomerang for Gmail Follow us on Twitter @TropicalMBA (Dan) @AnythingIan (Ian) @DansPodcast (Show updates) Call us with your questions or comments at 888-554-8428. Episode length: 35:35 Click the button below to hear the free audio. Download options: If you want to download the audio, you can sync with the itunes store for free! Or right-click here for a direct download. If you’ve found the podcast at all helpful or entertaining, we’d love if you could click over to our iTunes page and give us a positive review. This will help us to get more listeners and invest more in the podcast! If you know some ways we can make it better, please send us an email. Dan at lifestyle business podcast . com. USA: Venice Beach China: Shanghai Image credit Bali: Quiet neighborhood in Seminyak Backyard of our compound Kuta Beach Philippines: Floating Bar in Subic Bay White Beach, Puerto Galera Hong Kong: Hong Kong The #TMBAParty (Summit): Memes: | 7/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #61 – 7 Reasons Why Your ‘Four Hour Work Week’ Business Is Failing | Did you read the Four Hour Work Week and are struggling to get your business off the ground? In this podcast episode, Dan and Ian discuss 7 common mistakes that aspiring entrepreneurs make. Building a business isn’t an easy undertaking. Listen to this podcast if you want to build a 4 Hour Work Week business, you may be making some of these deadly mistakes. If you want to support the show, check out our first 50 episodes on sale. Have fun. Leave a comment. Give us a ring. 888-554-8428. Go make it happen! Pimpin an affiliate offer. Yeah Buddy! If you are involved in any kind of Search Engine Optimization activities (you should – search traffic means money), make sure to check out Market Samurai. Our in house SEO team uses Market Samurai and makes us five figures a month because of it. Try it for free. Blogs you should check out SebastianMarshall.com Personal development. MyEggNoodles.com Asian travel and entrepreneurship. RibbonFarm.com Awesome. FoolishAdventure.com My favorite content marketing podcast. RidiculouslyExtraordinary.com Straight talk marketing. Tynan.com One of my all time favorite personal development blogs. Sivers.org Philosophy + entrepreneurship. SovereignMan.com Makes you feel cool to read it. This Week in Startups Excellent start-up focused podcast. MicroISV on a Shoestring Super methodical software entrepreneur in writing. Start Ups for the Rest of Us Super methodical software entrepreneurs in audio. People @SeanOgle, check out “The Anti-Four Hour Workweek Movement“ @tferriss, check out “How to Use Philosophy as a Personal Operating System: From Seneca to Musashi“ David from Greenback US Expat Tax Services @Jason Calacanis @Tynan has a GREAT post on networking Websites/Other stuff Who/where Party at Badladz, the best Resort in Puerto Galera The Four Hour Work Week Charlie Hoehn at TEDxCMU – The new way to work Quick Tips Kindle Crocs Flip Flops Dan’s cheap Noise Canceling Headphones (Dan’s note: I suggest you get better ones if you can, the principle the headphones is what I’m pimpin’) North Face Surge Targus Laptop Bag Follow us on Twitter @TropicalMBA (Dan) @AnythingIan (Ian) @DansPodcast (Show updates) Call us with your questions or comments at 888-554-8428. Episode length: 34:51 Click the button below to hear the free audio. Download options: If you want to download the audio, you can sync with the itunes store for free! Or right-click here for a direct download. If you’ve found the podcast at all helpful or entertaining, we’d love if you could click over to our iTunes page and give us a positive review. This will help us to get more listeners and invest more in the podcast! If you know some ways we can make it better, please send us an email. Dan at lifestyle business podcast . com. Bali | 5/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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