James Hale 
Can you make money from blogging? I get asked this question a lot. Even by members of my family that know I make a living from blogging. Thankfully my Mum just asks “How’s your job going?” now instead of “What is it you do, again?” I get it. Someone tells you that you can get … Read more
I woke up this morning when our son walked into our bedroom and exclaimed that his Gro clock had lit up, or rather “Sun’s come’d up”. He walked around the bed to his mummy and said “I love you mummy.” and gave her a big hug. Fantastic! Today is starting well! I went in for … Read more
Do you see yourself as a creative person? You can be if you want. There is nothing to say that one person should be more creative than another. If you are trying to become a better writer, build an online presence or start an online business then it really helps to have a strong creative … Read more
Writing is writing, right? Well, yes and no. It depends a lot on the intended reader. Writing a novel is clearly quite different to writing for a blog because the reader has different intentions. With a novel, the reader knows they are going to be setting aside a good amount of time to sit down … Read more
I just spent some time writing about all the reasons it is a great idea to start an online business right now. Then, once I had finished writing the article, I realised I needed to tell you how to do that. Sometimes my brain does work! In the article above I claimed that you could … Read more
And I mean right now. You could start an online business today and from then on it’s all about doing things consistently. That doesn’t sound hard does it? I’m not even dumbing it down to make it sound better. If you’re on the fence about whether you should start an online business, I want to … Read more
I’m going to make a bold statement. Whatever level your writing ability is at right now, you can make it better. I’m assuming that by reading this article you already think that improving your writing is something you need to do, so I’m not going to convince you about why you should improve it. I’ll … Read more
I think about this question all the time, because it takes me back to a state of mind that my clients usually find themselves in. They are at the foot of a mountain, at least in their minds, so how do I get them to place the first foothold? How do I get them to … Read more
I talk a lot about commitment. I think it’s the starting point of everything when it comes to building your online business. If you can commit to using every available resource, every available moment, every available sinew to building your online business for at least 3 years then you are virtually guaranteed to succeed. It’s … Read more
Let’s break things down a bit. What is an online business? I like to go to Wikipedia for things like this. Wikipedia is an awesome source of information that many people overlook, but more about that another time. We’re thinking about what an online business is. Wikipedia says that in a business: “..people work to … Read more