TechLifeMashup | Entrepreneurs, Social Media, and Technology

One of the primary goals many entrepreneurs have when starting up a new business is to someday reach a point where they can put the business on autopilot (mostly) giving them the free time to focus on other areas of interests while creating a constant revenue stream.  This in a nutshell is the whole idea behind passive income, which is lifestyle that continues to grow in popularity.  First time entrepreneurs often struggle with the technicalities of actually automating their web business so that they can take orders and make money while they sleep.  Well, today I’m going to show you a simple and yet very effective technique to create your own automated income system through such services as e-junkie so you can focus your time on what matters most. More »

Building traffic is one those things any website owner or blogger wants to do, but doesn’t always know how.  While many people will point you to social networking, there are few who actually tell you how to use social networking to build traffic.  Facebook has over 300 million users spaning across the globe! Taking the time to make a fan page on Facebook is a great way to build traffic to your blog or website. It’s also a excellent way to promote a product, event, or anything else you want a lot of people to see. I recently created a fan page for my blog (techlifemashup.com), and have been quite happy with the early success of it. I would encourage anyone else who is interested in maintaining an easy channel of communication among many around their blog or website to also look into using this tool. More »

The power of the internet is something any entrepreneur can appreciate.  Anyone can now take an idea and turn it into a living and breathing thing with minimal start-up costs and resources.  Not only can you launch a product or service right from your own home, but thanks to what some have called the social media revolution, you can also share it with millions of different communities at ease, giving your voice a platform that can’t be matched anywhere else.  With such a great opportunity just sitting at one’s fingertips, it may surprise you to know that not nearly as many people take advantage of it.  Everyone out there (you reading this right now – yes, you!) should have a blog.  Read on to see just how blogging can benefit you, and why blogging is a must for any internet user! More »

You have to spend money to make money or so the saying goes.  Any entrepreneur will tell you that you’re always going to have to spend a little money at least even if it’s just to buy your domain and hosting for your next startup.  Most entrepreneurs and first timers actually spend much more than a little bit of money getting their idea off the ground and running.  Knowing how to save money during the early stages of any startup can be crucial in the long-term success of the business.  Today we take a look at 5 quick ways you can save money on your next startup, which in the end means more money in your pockets.
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Whether you’re a entrepreneur who has been in the game for several years or you’re just starting to get your toes wet, making sure you take the time to file your small business earnings properly is a must unless you want a very unpleasant visit from Uncle Sam.  It’s frustrating enough to file my regular taxes most years, but even more so now trying to figure out how to include my entrepreneur ventures (well the ones that profited) on top of it. Fear not for I have some excellent tax tips for any entrepreneur running a business that are sure to make your next filing much easier. More »

Making money online is something many of us as entrepreneurs aim to do.  Pat Flynn was an Architect who lost his job a little a little over a year ago.  Being down on his luck, he decided to give entrepreneurship with very little background in the area.  Over the course of the next year he was able to generate over $200,000 in sales from his small online business.  Pat now works full time on his business as an entrepreneur with no plans of ever going back to the daily 9-5 workweek.  I’ll let Pat himself tell you all about it from how he did it (step-by-step) to what you can do to have the same success as Flynn. More »

Attention to any upcoming internet entrepreneur out there who has been sitting on a great idea waiting to take action – now is the time to take action!  Tim Ferriss (entrepreneur & author) and Shopify (an online store creation platform) have teamed together to put together the “Start Your Own Business & Win 100K” contest.  You heard right!  Not only is this a great incentive for anyone out there looking to make it as an entrepreneur, but it’s also a chance to get help and advice from someone who is actually living the entrepreneur life.  Read on for the full details and how you can get started in this 6 month contest scheduled to start January 1, 2010. More »

Video is now the fastest growing area of the internet advertising market.  Sites like YouTube, Hulu, and others have continued to assist in the digital media explosion that the internet has seen over the past few years through video.  You can see examples of this first hand on major news sites such as CNN who have switched a majority of their main page content over to video featured stories as oppose to traditional text.  So what exactly does this mean to you?  Well, if you’re an avid internet entrepreneur and/or blogger, you’ll want to read on to see all the reasons why video blogging is a must! More »

If you’re serious about making money online with your blog, then you probably have heard the phrase “Monetize Your Blog.”  The word monetize simply means taking something of value and turning it into money, which is exactly what so many people are looking to do with their own site.  So the question quickly becomes how can I monetize my site and make money online?  While there are more ways available than any one person could count, today we are going to highlight the 10 most effective ways to monetize your blog.  See what they are and how they can benefit you! More »