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It All Starts With A Great Business Idea – Jerry Yang
Jerry Yang and David Filo (among the Top 25 Visionaries) started off as two graduate students at Stanford University. Today, they have a combined personal net worth of billions. That is all thanks to Jerry Yang's and David Filo's attempts …
Make An Appointment With Yourself!
In this week’s Entrepreneur University we turn again to a familiar face here at the Young Entrepreneur Blog: Leanne Hoagland-Smith. Leanne has already been profiled twice before (7 Ways To Get Rejected – Entrepreneur University and Avoiding The 7 Mistakes …
5 Ways To Know If Google Has Penalized Your Website
A common question that I get asked by website owners is “How do I know if Google has penalized / banned my website?” There are a few telltale signs that I wanted to share with you today. 1) You’re Not …
7 Ways To Build A Successful (And Profitable) Community Website
This morning my website was featured in a story in one of Canada’s most respected newspapers, the Financial Post. The story focused in on how entrepreneurs don’t like to talk about their businesses online and it’s difficult for people who …
How Dana White Launched The UFC
I covered UFC owner Dana White’s advice back in November (Do What You Love And The Money Will Follow – Dana White) and later featured his thoughts in a post on if you should go to college or not (What …
7 Ways To Make Money In A Hurry
This week's Entrepreneur University comes thanks to Chris Simpson. Chris is dedicated to helping people find honest and legitimate work at home and home based business opportunities. Chris shares with us his tips for 7 ways to make money in …
Clate Mask Interview
Name of Company: Infusionsoft.com 1. What ignited the spark in you to start Infusionsoft? We had a genuine desire to help small businesses use automation to grow. We hated seeing small businesses do things the hard way. Oh yeah, and …
5 Ways To Know If Your Business Idea Is Any Good
A question I get asked very frequently by young entrepreneurs is: “How do I know if my business idea is any good?” I thought today I would share some of the advice that I usually give. 1) You Love It …
SEO Advice – 21st Century Boy
It's time for another SEO Advice post! Last month, I offered free SEO advice to soundsofrock.com. I'm going to continue my SEO Advice series today by helping out another YoungEntrepreneur.com blog reader Gareth May, from 21st Century Boy. Gareth May …
6 Reasons Why You Should Hire Your Friends / Family
I had an interesting conversation this afternoon with a friend of mine who is currently working for me and we’re considering expanding his position and making it more of a full time role. I have always loved working with family …
Believe in your dream – Dave Thomas
Dave Thomas starred in 652 commercials for Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers, more than any other person in television history. But, he wasn't just that friendly face you saw on TV with his white shirts and red ties; Thomas built his …
You Will Have a Profitable Business By The Time You Finish Reading This Blog
This week’s Entrepreneur University comes thanks to Mike Michalowicz who is the author of The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur and has written two other posts for the Young Entrepreneur Blog. Congratulations! Your company has officially turned a profit! What? You didn't …
1,000 RSS Subscribers!
Today we passed the 1,000 RSS reader mark (officially at 1,019)! Thank you for reading our blog, subscribing and, of course, commenting and adding your thoughts to our posts! I wanted to celebrate today by highlighting some of the most …
Google Updates Page Rank
Every time Google does a Page Rank update it sets the SEO community on fire with people constantly refreshing their url in multiple Google data centers to see if they have moved up or down. Well over the weekend, Google …
What Entrepreneurs Think About The Bailout Plan
The congressional defeat of the proposed bailout plan by the Treasury led to one of the worst stock market days in history. The result was an elimination of trillions of dollars in shareholder wealth. The main reasoning for the rejection …
Are You A Big Picture Guy? – Jim Sinegal, Founder of Costco
The average customer visits their local Costco 22 times a year. The company has become one of the largest in the U.S., with 473 outlets and more than $50 billion in sales, and is also the largest membership warehouse club …
Entrepreneur University – What Do You Want To Learn?
Every week I’ve done a new post in our Entrepreneur University section of the blog. It’s always done on a Monday morning to give you some ideas to help give you a new idea or strategy (or maybe some extra …
Best Way For A Startup To Earn Revenue? – Entrepreneur Poll Update
Are you spending too much time on the “busy work” of setting up a company and not actually getting out there and selling? So far the number one response from our Young Entrepreneur Poll on What’s The Best Way For …
Dynamic vs. Static URLs – Google's View and Evan's Take
This week Google discussed in their blog the difference between dynamic URLs and static URLs. What is a static URL? A static URL is one that does not change, so it typically does not contain any url parameters. It can …
BizEquity – Free Business Valuation Tool
Adam put me on to a new website called BizEquity. It’s a company that helps you determine how much your (or your competitor’s!) business is worth. Here is what BizEquity promises to give you: Easily search approximately 10 million estimated …
The Customer Doesn't Care If You're A Small Organziation – Giorgio Armani
At 74 years old, he is still busy making people look good. Giorgio Armani is one of the preeminent Italian fashion designers in the world, still going strong after 33 years in the industry. Known for his classically tailored, sleek …
How To Organize Your Business – Entrepreneur University
This week’s Entrepreneur University comes thanks to Stephanie Calahan. Stephanie L.H. Calahan of Calahan Solutions, Inc. is a dynamic entrepreneur, nationally known speaker, media personality, author, publisher, productivity/ organization consultant, & business start-up coach. She focuses on conducting presentations, personal …
Best Way For A Startup To Earn Revenue? – Entrepreneur Poll
It’s time for another poll here at Young Entrepreneur! This time we’re asking “What is the best way for a startup to earn revenue?” Most startups are full of passion and great ideas but their businesses fizzle out because they …
Getting Even More Value From SpyFu
In July I did a review of a SpyFu, a keyword analysis tool, and ever since I’ve included some SpyFu suggestions as part of my regular SEO Advice series. One issue I’ve noticed is that some of the websites that …
What Do Famous Entrepreneurs Think Of College?
I came across a post in the Young Entrepreneur Forums (Who has an MBA and is it worth it?) that I found interesting. The poster, molimar, is considering doing an MBA at University of Texas Austin and asked what other …
