SELF-EMPLOYMENT MAGAZINE

Welcome to a Better Life!

We’re drawn by the dream of a better life… More freedom and independence, a better income, quality time with our loved ones, the chance to do work that truly matters.

For most soloists, choosing to create a one person business is about freedom, choice, control, personal values, contribution, and the work. The problem is that we buy into the entrepreneurial model and everything that comes with it …then beat ourselves up because it doesn’t fit us.

Sean D’Souza on… Reclaiming Your Life

Reclaiming your life, is like losing weight. There’s no shortcut. You’ve got to claw back the things that made you happy. Things that excited you and made everyone think you’re a nutter.

Anatomy of a Sale

The next time you get discouraged because a client says he’s “not ready” to get started, or you feel like follow-up is a waste of time, remember Sandy.

Mark Silver on… The Triple Bottom Line

If you are going to go to the trouble of building a business, you want it to last through the fluctuating winds and storms of the marketplace. After all, it takes time, effort, and focus to build…

Meet the Lifestylepreneurs

No one is more surprised than I am that I became an entrepreneur. In fact, I’ve been known to declare that I would never go into my own business. I had good reasons…

Standing Out

When I’m leading workshops and giving talks, and I get to the Second Law of Marketing – The Law of Uniqueness, I get the most puzzled looks and the most head-scratching…

Chasing Perfection

You may have heard Voltaire’s quote, “The perfect is the enemy of the good.” Striving to make our marketing perfect, we never actually implement a good marketing strategy…

From Prospect to Client in Thirty Seconds

The process of converting a prospect to a client can seem like it takes forever. You meet a prospective client, follow up with him or her over time, and hopefully have a chance to make a sales presentation…

Earl Nightingale on Self-Image

Here’s a video from Earl Nightingale on the importance of maintaining a positive self-image. Although this was recorded 50 years ago, it’s still as relevant today!

I Say “No” to Focusing … A Contrarian’s View

For many years I have been told that to be successful I should focus. “Focus on one major goal.” “Focus on one niche market.” “Focus on one career”…

12 Google+ Marketing Tips from the Pros

Are you struggling to figure out how to market your business with Google+? Social Media Examiner asked 12 experienced social media professionals to share their best tips!

Think Like an Instant Billionaire

In sifting through emails from a R&D survey I launched a couple of years ago, I read the responses, and honestly, I wanted to cry…