Category: Business
The Succeeding in Reading: 54 Takeaways from 54 Books
We just discussed why reading is vital to building wealth in the article “The Succeeding in Reading.” Now let’s look at the 54 books I have completed in the last ten months. “10 Other Real Estate Investments You Can Make” There are many ways to profit with real estate, outside of owning rental homes. “40…
5 Takeaways from “Content Inc.”
I love creating content as I build an audience, but it is difficult. “Content Inc.” by Joe Pulizzi is all about doing just that. If you are interested in making an empire by first creating content, this is the book. First, why would you want to build an audience first before you launch a product?…
Write a Book in One Week
So many people want to write a book throughout their lifetimes but come up short. They have the knowledge and the skills; however, they intimidate themselves by making this a daunting task. But writing a book can be a straightforward process, one that you can complete in a week. Yes, from start to finish. Now,…
Sustainable Riches: Return to Earth. Make Green.
The slow rotation to Earth is upon us. Most of the civilized world has moved into city centers, and we are starting to see the adverse effects of this migration. People are unhappy with unfulfilling careers and cramped lifestyles. During the pandemic, we realized that most people didn’t enjoy commuting to work or sitting in…
Start a Community Garden and U-Pick-It Farm
For the last six months, I have been saying it; the world is ripe for a return to Earth. We have gotten too far away from our roots (no pun intended), and returning to the ground is the only way to reset our core (and life) values. Josh, what the heck does that mean? It…
Harvest Beneficial Insects for Passive Income
Funny title but a critical topic it is. Not all bugs are bad for your garden, herbs, plants, or fruits. In fact, some are very important to the ecosystem that you are trying to nurture. So what are the benefits of these beneficial insects? With the rise of sustainable and organic farming solutions, the appetite…
Inflation vs. Royalties
How much have your trips to Walmart increased in price? Remember all those stimulus checks that we received over the last year or so? Well, they come at a cost. We now have more money than ever chasing after the same amount of goods or services. This imbalance causes inflation. The Federal Reserve says that…
Create Content for Your Home-Based Business
Now that you have decided to become a Passive Income Hero and begin your home-based business, you will need to learn how to stay super productive. Many pitfalls can befall you on this path to greatness; the main one is your creativity. So, let’s get into how to get the most out of your time…
The Biggest Book on Passive Income Ever
The Biggest Book Ever of Passive Income includes 310+ Chapters, 1,000+ Pages, 350,000+ Words! And did I mention that each chapter has its own individually crafted chapter artwork? This should keep you motivated to reach the end. If you can finish this book, your outlook on life will be vastly different. Good Luck on your…
5 Takeaways from “How to Market a Book”
“How to Market a Book” by Ricardo Fayet is all about how to get your book to stand out in a very crowded market. As a writer, I would love to only focus on writing and design. However, the truth of the matter is that many other parts of the business sell books. To reach…
Mothers as Entrepreneurs 2: 7 Great Work From Home Strategies
Welcome back, everyone! Despite the name, this is an all-inclusive article focused on anyone looking to make money from home. I like to focus on mothers because they stand to gain the most from building a home-based business. This article is part two in the series, and you can find part one here. It has…
Create an eBook Series for Passive Income
Making money from home while doing something you love would be everyone’s ideal dream. At least, I would assume most people would love to have freedom of time and money. However, starting a passive income stream takes time, energy, and knowledge. I became fascinated with the idea of creating royalties after reading “Rich Dad, Poor…
How to Write 1000+ Words Every Day
Ahh, so you want to call yourself a writer? How cute. To earn the distinction of being a writer, there is one major accomplishment you will need to achieve. You will need to write. Yep, that’s it. All you have to do to call yourself a writer is write. Indeed, when I was starting, I…
The Magic of Royalties: Random Riches
I have been feeling a bit magical recently. I have felt the magic of dividends and the magic of rents, but lately, I have been touched by another: the magic of royalties. I am entirely new to this form of passive income, so let me explain. I never knew that a standard person could earn…
Basics of Design 106: Typefaces & Colors
We are approaching the end of our Basics of Design series (101, 102, 103, 104, 105), and we have some major topics to discuss. So today, we jump into typefaces (fonts) and colors. Typefaces come first. There are six styles of typefaces. The styles are sans serif, modern, slab serif, old-style, script, and decorative. Never…
Basics of Design 105: Proximity
The fourth and final principle of design is proximity. Proximity is something you must be aware of, especially if you have multiple points of interest in your artwork or design. Proximity is the act of physically moving items together to show a relationship. If they are close, they form a group. This information should all…
Basics of Design 104: Alignment
Welcome back to the Basics of Design series (101, 102, 103). Today we discuss the easiest of the four principles and the one that we can mess up the fastest. Alignment has two basic rules that fall under it. 1) First, alignment covers the alignment of the text on the page. Just like when you…
Basics of Design 103: Repetition
Are you ready to learn more about design? This is part three in the series (101, 102). Today we cover something ubiquitous, but you don’t notice until you learn about it. It’s called repetition. Repetition is using various techniques, such as color or design, to make the art flow together. On a one-page document, like…
Basics of Design 102: Contrast
Here we go with our first principle of design: contrast. We use contrast to attract the reader’s eye and also lead them along with the page. If we did not use contrast, everything would seem important, or everything would seem unimportant. We can use contrast with color, size, weight, boldness, fonts, etc. We want to…
Basics of Design 101: Don’t Leave Home Without It
I never knew that I had a creative streak. I grew up in the US Military and had never really had to exercise my creativity throughout my career. As a technician, I had to come up with some unorthodox methods to solve some issues, but never creativity as a design aspect. Then, I went and…
