In this audio edition of the totally revised underground best seller, The E-Myth, Michael Gerber dispels the myths surrounding starting your own business and shows how commonplace assumptions can get in the way of running a business. He walks you through the steps in the life of a business, from entrepreneurial infancy, through adolescent growing pains, to the mature entrepreneurial perspective, the guiding light of all businesses that succeed, and shows how to apply the lessons of franchising to any business, whether or not it is a franchise. Finally, Gerber draws the vital, often overlooked distinction between working on your business and working in your business. After you have listened to The E-Myth Revisited, you will truly be able to grow your business in a predictable and productive way. Read more

A comprehensive and authoritative exploration of Bitcoin and its place in monetary historyWhen a pseudonymous programmer introduced “a new electronic cash system that’s fully peer-to-peer, with no trusted third party” to a small online mailing list in 2008, very few people paid attention. Ten years later, and against all odds, this upstart autonomous decentralized software offers an unstoppable and globally accessible hard money alternative to modern central banks. The Bitcoin Standard analyzes the historical context to the rise of Bitcoin, the economic properties that have allowed it to grow quickly, and its likely economic, political, and social implications.While Bitcoin is an invention of the digital age, the problem it purports to solve is as old as human society itself: transferring value across time and space. Author Saifedean Ammous takes the reader on an engaging journey through the history of technologies performing the functions of money, from primitive systems of trading limestones and seashells, to metals, coins, the gold standard, and modern government debt. Exploring what gave these technologies their monetary role, and how most lost it, provides the reader with a good idea of what makes for sound money, and sets the stage for an economic discussion of its consequences for individual and societal future-orientation, capital accumulation, trade, peace, culture, and art. Compellingly, Ammous shows that it is no coincidence that the loftiest achievements of humanity have come in societies enjoying the benefits of sound monetary regimes, nor is it coincidental that monetary collapse has usually accompanied civilizational collapse.With this background in place, the book moves on to explain the operation of Bitcoin in a functional and intuitive way. Bitcoin is a decentralized, distributed piece of software that converts electricity and processing power into indisputably accurate records, thus allowing its users to utilize the Internet to perform the traditional functions of money without having to rely on, or trust, any authorities or infrastructure in the physical world. Bitcoin is thus best understood as the first successfully implemented form of digital cash and digital hard money. With an automated and perfectly predictable monetary policy, and the ability to perform final settlement of large sums across the world in a matter of minutes, Bitcoin’s real competitive edge might just be as a store of value and network for the final settlement of large payments―a digital form of gold with a built-in settlement infrastructure.Ammous’ firm grasp of the technological possibilities as well as the historical realities of monetary evolution provides for a fascinating exploration of the ramifications of voluntary free market money. As it challenges the most sacred of government monopolies, Bitcoin shifts the pendulum of sovereignty away from governments in favor of individuals, offering us the tantalizing possibility of a world where money is fully extricated from politics and unrestrained by borders.The final chapter of the book explores some of the most common questions surrounding Bitcoin: Is Bitcoin mining a waste of energy? Is Bitcoin for criminals? Who controls Bitcoin, and can they change it if they please? How can Bitcoin be killed? And what to make of all the thousands of Bitcoin knockoffs, and the many supposed applications of Bitcoin’s ‘block chain technology’? The Bitcoin Standard is the essential resource for a clear understanding of the rise of the Internet’s decentralized, apolitical, free-market alternative to national central banks. Read more

“One thing I've learned being around Gary for the last decade is that when he sees new consumer trends or new best practices in marketing, people should listen and act on them.”—Michael Rubin, CEO of FanaticsIn his seventh business book, bestselling author, entrepreneur, and investor Gary Vaynerchuk offers fresh, in-depth advice to enhance brand development, grow sales, and beat the competition using modern advertising strategies grounded in social media.In his 2013 bestseller Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook, Gary Vaynerchuk showed the world how to create winning content for underpriced attention channels. But since then, new platforms have emerged, others have become less relevant, and algorithms are incentivizing new styles of content. New skills are necessary to create advertising that builds brand and sales.In his latest book, Vaynerchuk argues that today’s fast-growing businesses, brands, content creators, and influencers have one thing in common: They mastered storytelling in areas of underpriced attention, which predominantly exists across a handful of social media platforms. Informed by 20+ years of business and marketing success, he contends that the biggest transformation and opportunity is the “TikTokification of Social Media.” Increasingly, platforms are distributing content based on what users are interested in, rather than who they follow.Small businesses, large corporations, and creators can take advantage of this trend to develop brand and grow sales by producing relevant, strategic content, even if they don’t have an audience. But how does one make relevant content? What should advertisements look like, in this new world?In this book, Vaynerchuk provides detailed answers to these questions and more, revealing the tactics to master modern advertising with strategies you can apply to the moment you’re currently living in.Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. Read more

The odds are 75% in your favor that you will profit from an options trade. And it’s even less risky – and potentially more lucrative – for the smaller investor if you trade weekly.Do you want to have extra weekly spending cash to cover your day-to-day living expenses?Would you like to earn passive income while you sleep?Does the idea of a few minutes every other day adding up to consistent monetary returns sound good?Options trading is so well regulated and organized these days that it takes a lot of the risk out of the process, even if you are a total newbie to investing in any form.And although it seems complicated at first glance, the logic behind it is actually simple, once you get the hang of it.With proven strategies and clear explanations around how each level and element of how options trading works, you can take your trading know-how as far as you want with this practical guide.As your skills grow, you can keep coming back to it to level up or add more interest value to your trades.In this insightful and easy-to-follow book, you will discover:Your roadmap to trading success through weekly options trading – don’t worry, it’s not nearly as risky, and potentially way more profitable, than you realizeThe fundamentals of options – how they work, their long history, and how you can make serious money from themHow you can reduce your risk level (and your anxiety!) with these wise moves designed to protect your portfolioHow to rev your mindset and explode any unhelpful root beliefs holding you back from money successA gradient approach to trading strategies – from a few basics to the author’s own highly effective KaChing FormulaHow to ensure you don’t panic and make the right moves when things don’t go according to planWhy you should avoid this widely-owned stock when trading options – plus other kinds of stocks to steer clear ofThe key tool that the best and most successful traders always have in hand, and how you too can create one, with lots of examples to guide youAnd much more.The trading world can look complicated and overwhelming from the outside, but weekly options are an easy, no-fuss way to start making money and grow your trading know-how.Even if you are not that great with numbers or complex strategies, the easy-to-follow methods and explanations in this book will help guide you in the right direction.Start trading like a pro: Scroll up and click the “Add to Cart” button right now. Read more

New edition - fully revised and updated with new content and strategies! YouTube sensations and best-selling authors Sean Cannell and Benji Travis take your YouTube channel from slow and dormant to accelerated and engaged, using premium and updated YouTube growth tips for creators, business owners, digital entrepreneurs, and influencers. This is the ultimate game plan to grow a following and make money with the power of video. It's not enough to make a channel and upload random videos—hoping one goes viral. Sean and Benji break down the exact framework you need to take a leap of faith, convert your vision into a YouTube channel, and build a community that brings in the revenue. Stop wasting your time trying to figure this out yourself and instead follow these proven steps. In this book you'll find:The seven-ingredient recipe to building a successful YouTube channelHow to leverage and manage social media in your YouTube strategy to expedite your growthThe latest YouTube updates you need to know in order to skyrocket your videosFoolproof video ideas to get you started on the right path to becoming a YouTuberThe tactics that Sean and Benji have used to create six-figure channels and go full-time with YouTube The new expanded second edition also includes:Two full additional chapters: "The Perfect Video Recipe" for making your videos go viral "New YouTube Features" highlighting YouTube shortsThe latest data and stats revealing opportunities in the creator economy There's not a single person who can't grow on YouTube. Sean and Benji are ready to show you how your dream can become a reality! Read more

If you're looking to start, scale, or grow a digital business where clients act like your boss, and you see more of your office chair than your family...There are plenty of other agency models that will help you do that.If you want a business where clients are your partners and you're only needed for a few hours a day because AI does all the delivery for you...The Instant AI Agency is worth your attention.Whilst most people help businesses make more sales by adding more complexity, more staff members and more expensive overheads - We do the opposite.We help businesses get more sales from the leads they already have, and save them money on staff costs in the process.Instant AI Agency owners refuse to work their tails off, chasing the 'new'... when they know they can make a fortune from the old, with minimal effort.This book is the how-to manual on how to make $100,000+ for businesses and take up to half for yourself with AI doing all the work. Read more

More than 60 billion online messages are sent on digital platforms every day, and only a select few succeed in the mad scramble for customer attention. This means that the question for anyone who wants to gain mass exposure for their transformative content, business, or brand or connect with audiences around the globe is no longer if they should use social media, but how to best take advantage of the numerous different platforms. How can you make a significant impact in the digital world and stand out among all the noise? Digital strategist and “growth hacker” Brendan Kane has the answer and will show you how - in 30 days or less. A wizard of the social media sphere, Kane has built online platforms for A-listers including Taylor Swift and Rihanna. He’s advised brands such as MTV, Skechers, Vice, and IKEA on how to establish and grow their digital audience and engagement. Kane has spent his career discovering the best tools to turn any no-name into a top influencer simply by speaking into a camera or publishing a popular blog - and now he’ll share his secrets with you. In One Million Followers, Kane will teach you how to gain an authentic, dedicated, and diverse online following from scratch; create personal, unique, and valuable content that will engage your core audience; and build a multimedia brand through platforms like Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, and LinkedIn. Featuring in-depth interviews with celebrities, influencers, and marketing experts, including: Chris Barton, cofounder and board director of Shazam and former head of Android business development for Google Ray Chan, CEO and cofounder of 9GAG Julius Dein, internet personality and magician with nearly 16 million Facebook followers Mike Jurkovac, Emmy Award winner and creative director of will.i.am and the Black Eyed Peas Phil Ranta, former COO of Studio71 and VP of network at Fullscreen Eamonn Carey, managing director at Techstars London Jonathan Skogmo, founder and CEO of Jukin Media, Inc. Jon Jashni, founder of Raintree Ventures and former president and chief creative officer of Legendary Entertainment One Million Followers is the ultimate guide to building your worldwide brand and unlocking all the benefits social media has to offer. It’s time to stop being a follower and start being a leader. Read more

New York Times bestselling author and social media expert Gary Vaynerchuk shares hard-won advice on how to connect with customers and beat the competition. A mash-up of the best elements of Crush It! and The Thank You Economy with a fresh spin, Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook is a blueprint to social media marketing strategies that really works.When managers and marketers outline their social media strategies, they plan for the "right hook"—their next sale or campaign that's going to knock out the competition. Even companies committed to jabbing—patiently engaging with customers to build the relationships crucial to successful social media campaigns—want to land the punch that will take down their opponent or their customer's resistance in one blow. Right hooks convert traffic to sales and easily show results. Except when they don't.Thanks to massive change and proliferation in social media platforms, the winning combination of jabs and right hooks is different now. Vaynerchuk shows that while communication is still key, context matters more than ever. It's not just about developing high-quality content, but developing high-quality content perfectly adapted to specific social media platforms and mobile devices—content tailor-made for Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter and Tumblr. Read more

This guide from New York Times best-selling author Donald Miller is a must-have for any marketing professional or small business owner who wants grow their business. It will teach you how to create and implement a sales funnel that will increase traffic and drive sales.Every day, your company is losing sales simply because you do not have a clear path to attract new customers. You’re not alone. Based on proven principles from Building a StoryBrand , this five-part checklist is the ultimate resource for marketing professionals and business owners as they cultivate a sales funnel that flows across key customer touchpoints to effectively develop, strengthen, and communicate their brand’s story to the marketplace. In this book, you will learn:The three stages of customer relationshipsHow to create and implement the one marketing plan you will never regretHow to develop a sales funnel that attracts the right customers to your businessThe power of email and how to create campaigns that result in customer traffic and a growth in brand awarenessThe keys to wireframing a website that commands attention and generates conversionsThe inability to attract and convert new customers is costing business owners valuable opportunities to grow their brand. This prevents companies, both big and small, from making the sales that are crucial to their survival. With Marketing Made Simple, you will learn everything you need to know to take your business to the next level. Read more

Your Entire Marketing Strategy on One PageTo build a successful business, you need to stop doing random acts of marketing and start following a reliable plan for rapid business growth. Traditionally, creating a marketing plan has been a difficult and time-consuming process, which is why it often doesn't get done.In The 1-Page Marketing Plan, serial entrepreneur and rebellious marketer Allan Dib reveals a marketing implementation breakthrough that makes creating a marketing plan simple and fast. It's literally a single page, divided up into nine squares. With it you'll be able to map out your own sophisticated marketing plan and go from zero to marketing hero.Whether you're just starting out or are an experienced entrepreneur, The 1-Page Marketing Plan is the easiest and fastest way to create a marketing plan that will propel your business growth.In this groundbreaking new book you'll discover:How to get new customers, clients, or patients and how to make more profit from existing ones.Why “big business” style marketing could kill your business and strategies that actually work for small and medium-sized businesses.How to close sales without being pushy, needy, or obnoxious while turning the tables and having prospects begging you to take their money.A simple step-by-step process for creating your own personalized marketing plan that is literally one page. Simply follow along and fill in each of the nine squares that make up your own 1-Page Marketing Plan.How to annihilate competitors and make yourself the only logical choice.How to get amazing results on a small budget using the secrets of direct response marketing.How to charge high prices for your products and services and have customers actually thank you for it. Read more

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Master the art of what to say in your funnels to convert your online visitors into lifelong customers in this updated edition from the $100M entrepreneur and co-founder of the software company ClickFunnels.Your business is a calling. You’ve been called to serve a group of people with the products, services, and offers that you’ve created. The impact that the right message can have on someone at the right time in their life is immeasurable. Your message could help to save marriages, repair families, change someone’s health, grow a company, or more. . . .But only if you know how to get it into the hands of the people whose lives you have been called to change.By positioning yourself as an expert and telling your story in a way that gets people to move, you will be able to guide people through your value ladder, offer solutions to their problems, and give them the results they are looking for. This is how you change the lives of your customers, and this is how you grow your company.In this updated edition of Expert Secrets, Russell Brunson, CEO and co-founder of the multimillion-dollar software company ClickFunnels, gives you the step-by-step strategies you need to turn your expertise into a carefully crafted sales message that will attract your dream customers.Don’t hide inside your business. Implement these story selling techniques now so you can find your voice and gain the confidence to become a leader, build a movement of people whose lives you can change, and make this calling a career. Read more

More than half-a-million business leaders have discovered the power of the StoryBrand Framework, created by New York Times bestselling author and marketing expert Donald Miller. And they are making millions.If you use the wrong words to talk about your product, nobody will buy it. Marketers and business owners struggle to effectively connect with their customers, costing them and their companies millions in lost revenue.In a world filled with constant, on-demand distractions, it has become near-impossible for business owners to effectively cut through the noise to reach their customers, something Donald Miller knows first-hand. In this book, he shares the proven system he has created to help you engage and truly influence customers.The StoryBrand process is a proven solution to the struggle business leaders face when talking about their companies. Without a clear, distinct message, customers will not understand what you can do for them and are unwilling to engage, causing you to lose potential sales, opportunities for customer engagement, and much more.In Building a StoryBrand, Donald Miller teaches marketers and business owners to use the seven universal elements of powerful stories to dramatically improve how they connect with customers and grow their businesses.His proven process has helped thousands of companies engage with their existing customers, giving them the ultimate competitive advantage. Building a StoryBrand does this by teaching you:The seven universal story points all humans respond to;The real reason customers make purchases;How to simplify a brand message so people understand it; andHow to create the most effective messaging for websites, brochures, and social media.Whether you are the marketing director of a multibillion-dollar company, the owner of a small business, a politician running for office, or the lead singer of a rock band, Building a StoryBrand will forever transform the way you talk about who you are, what you do, and the unique value you bring to your customers. Read more

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Proven framework to propel your organization into a top market positionEndless Customers delivers a proven framework for businesses to become the most trusted and recognized brands in their markets by harnessing the power of developing the right content, website, sales activities, technology, and culture of performance. When executed correctly, this framework enables marketing, sales, and leadership teams to sync up on a business strategy that is transformative to the organization's growth, creating long-term success―and endless customers. An evolution of Marcus Sheridan's first book, They Ask, You Answer, the Endless Customers model has been enriched by years of practical application, hundreds of case studies, and recognizing the monumental impact AI is having on business and the buyer's journey. In this book, readers will learn about: Becoming the most trusted and known brand in their market, leading to more consistent lead flow and sustainable business growthCreating a culture of sales and marketing that is built to last, in a time when digital transformation and AI are changing the world of business and buying as we know itPromoting organizational change by investing in the right people in the right seats so as to evolve to a NEW way of effective sales, marketing, and brand growthWith all of the real-world examples, tools, and frameworks you need to immediately put theory into practice, Endless Customers earns a well-deserved spot on the bookshelves of ambitious business leaders, executives, managers, and entrepreneurs seeking to make their businesses household names in their industries. Read more

Bigger Results with Less MarketingYou keep being told to do more marketing — more complex, more aggressive, and more expensive marketing. Chasing the latest bright, shiny object is exhausting. Increased efforts keep leading to disappointment. The overwhelm for entrepreneurs, marketers, and business leaders is real. There’s a better way.The lean movement has transformed manufacturing and is now revolutionizing marketing. Small, medium, and large businesses are getting bigger and better results with less marketing.In this book, you’ll discover:Why many existing marketing techniques have stopped working and what to do instead.The exact tools and tactics you need to build a devastatingly effective marketing system.How to win with a simple, structured, and systemized approach rather than failing with random acts of marketing.How to pivot from bloated, ineffective, and wasteful marketing activities to ones that compel prospects to take action.How to create a strong product-market fit so that your target market intensely desires what you have to offer.How to do marketing you’ll be proud of that works without hype, scams, or pressure.How to build a strong brand that creates goodwill and attracts ideal customers.Lean Marketing is a follow-up to the international bestselling phenomenon, The 1-Page Marketing Plan.Stop trying to outshout the other guy. Stop blunt-force conventional marketing tactics that annoy, interrupt, and repel. Stop wasting time with theoretical claptrap that doesn’t work in the real world. Get immediate traction by implementing lean marketing. Read more

An inside look at who's watching you, what they know and why it matters. We are being watched.We see online ads from websites we've visited, long after we've moved on to other interests. Our smartphones and cars transmit our location, enabling us to know what's in the neighborhood but also enabling others to track us. And the federal government, we recently learned, has been conducting a massive data-gathering surveillance operation across the Internet and on our phone lines.In Dragnet Nation, award-winning investigative journalist Julia Angwin reports from the front lines of America's surveillance economy, offering a revelatory and unsettling look at how the government, private companies, and even criminals use technology to indiscriminately sweep up vast amounts of our personal data. In a world where we can be watched in our own homes, where we can no longer keep secrets, and where we can be impersonated, financially manipulated, or even placed in a police lineup, Angwin argues that the greatest long-term danger is that we start to internalize the surveillance and censor our words and thoughts, until we lose the very freedom that makes us unique individuals. Appalled at such a prospect, Angwin conducts a series of experiments to try to protect herself, ranging from quitting Google to carrying a "burner" phone, showing how difficult it is for an average citizen to resist the dragnets' reach.Her book is a cautionary tale for all of us, with profound implications for our values, our society, and our very selves. Read more

How To Double and Triple Your Sales in Any Market.Understanding the "psychology of selling" is more important than the techniques and methods of selling. Mastering it is a promise of prosperity that sales trainer and professional speaker Brian Tracy has seen fulfilled again and again.In The Psychology of Selling, Tracy shows how salespeople can learn to control their thoughts, feelings, and actions to make themselves more effective. You'll learn:"The inner game of sales and selling."How to eliminate the fear of rejection.How to build unshakeable confidence.The psychology of why people buy and how to leverage it. The Psychology of Selling quickly gives you a series of ideas, methods, strategies, and techniques that you can use right away to make more sales, faster and easier than ever before.More salespeople have become millionaires by listening to and applying these ideas than from any other sales training process ever developed. Read more

Have you ever wondered what happens during a swipe of a credit card? Every major tech company will become a payments company. Yet, not many people understand how payment systems in the US work. Those that do “get it” are unlocking multi-billion dollar opportunities. If you’ve ever wondered what happens when you actually swipe/dip/tap your credit card or debit card then The Anatomy of the Swipe breaks down the details in the simplest manner possible. Here are some questions answered within these pages:How does money move from my credit card to my favorite coffee shop?How can I build a neo-bank?How can I build my own debit or credit card?How can I accept card based payments?The Anatomy of the Swipe speaks to software developers and entrepreneurs who are looking at implementing card-based payments for the first time, merchants who want to be able to accept payments for a website or store, or those who want to issue their own debit/credit card. This book walks beginners through modern innovations created because of card-based payments, as well as the motivations and revenue models of each party in the payments ecosystem.Content from the book plus more is taught via a cohort based course now too: https://maven.com/anatomyoftheswipe/payments101 Read more

From the creator of Product Launch Formula: A new edition of the #1 New York Times best-selling guide that's redefined online marketing and helped countless entrepreneurs make millions."What Jeff Walker teaches in LAUNCH is vital for modern marketing success. You don't need more tactics or tools; you need smart strategy, and that's exactly what this book delivers."— Marie Forleo, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Everything Is FigureoutableThe revised and updated edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller Launch will build your business—fast. Whether you've already got an online business or you're itching to start one, this is a recipe for getting more traction and a fast start.Think about it: What if you could launch like Apple or the big Hollywood studios? What if your prospects eagerly counted down the days until they could buy your product? And you could do it no matter how humble your business or budget?Since 1996, Jeff Walker has been creating hugely successful online launches. After bootstrapping his first Internet business from his basement, he quickly developed a process for launching new products and businesses with unprecedented success. And once he started teaching his formula to other entrepreneurs, the results were simply breathtaking. Tiny, home-based businesses started doing launches that brought in tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, and even millions of dollars. Whether you have an existing business or you're starting from scratch, this is how you start fast. This formula is how you engineer massive success.Now the question is this: Do you want to start slow, and fade away from there? Or are you ready for a launch that will change the future of your business and your life? Read more