The Solopreneur Hour Podcast with Michael O'Neal

Normally I like to let the nuggets of wisdom naturally flow from a conversation, but when someone's Facebook page has over 250,000 likes, I need to ask how they did it. You’ve got to listen to this show to find out how! Bret and I have some of our history in common: A family tragedy put us onto the entrepreneurial path.  After his brother died of cancer, Bret purchased over 140 acres of land in Costa Rica to build a health and wellness retreat. In the process of financing that retreat, Bret would discover a few Facebook techniques that would allow him to reach THOUSANDS of people in a short period of time. He decided to start teaching those techniques and the rest, as they say, is history. In this show, you’ll learn: How many waterfalls you can have on your property before it’s “too many” How to use a Photo Album Stack on Facebook to get thousands of likes The best way to use a “like” button on your website Links...soon.     

Nick Unsworth (http://www.lifeonfire.com/) has a lot of hustle. He is one of the most successful trainers and coaches in the Internet marketing world. We sat down with a couple of glasses of vodka and recorded a wonderful show today. His stories of overcoming so much adversity are truly inspirational for any solopreneur. Soloists, listen in as he shares his journey from network marketing to a super successful six-figure income earner in the Internet marketing world. We talk about overcoming adversity, over delivering, keeping up the hustle, some great reading, why to “fail forward fast”, why going to events is so important and dig into some Facebook advertising, amongst other topics. As a bonus, he shares with us information about an amazing training coming up this weekend in San Diego.This show has so many amazing nuggets your hand will cramp up while you're trying to write! "If you wait until the last minute, it only takes a minute. " Links: smashitsocial.com http://www.lifeonfire.com/ Books: The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles (Get your FREE audiobook download here) The Secret Events: Live Life on Fire Event in San Diego: 9 am - 5 pm  W Hotel.  Friday Nov. 1 How to make more $$ doing what you love. For a FREE ticket, write to support@lifeonfire.com.

Hey everyone!  Dawn and I are back with “Find Your Swing™”, episode 2.  Dawn and I read your questions, offer advice and direction on how you might start your own online (or offline) business with your existing skill sets.  To submit your question, hop on over to http://solopreneurhour.com/contact/ and write me a message. Links http://Craigslist.com http://www.kijiji.ca/ http://docstoc.com http://dawnmarrs.com Books Get your FREE Audiobook from Solohourbook.com Chicken Soup for the Soul: Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten The Slight Edge (Revised Edition): Turning Simple Disciplines Into Massive Success Videos Kyle Cease - Bridging Comedy and Growth Ricky Gervais, Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Louis C.K. - Talking funny Pictures of Cheese Check out the Wine and Cheese Party Pics at:  http://facebook.com/solohour

Hey everyone!  Happy 8 Week Anniversary!  I’m celebrating my drop off of “New & Noteworthy” by hanging out with you all by myself and talking about how everything is going on my end. I go over all the important stats, and the highlights from all the episodes of the Solopreneur Hour Podcast, as well as some background from the shows. Thanks to all of you.  No links this time…just my sincere thanks for listening and being part of this.  Please write and leave me a hello or a comment on this page. Toasting to you! Michael

David Roth (Episode 8) is Back to talk about branding.  And I mean…REAL branding.  Big boy branding.  David is one of the world's premier experts on brand and brand positioning.  There's so much relevant, useable content in this show that I couldn't take notes fast enough. Find David at http://getstirredup.com In this show we chatted about David being a "Cereal" and "Serial" entrepreneur, and an "innovation activist" by calling. We talked about Simon Sinek's amazing TED Talk, "Start with Why"  (Click to view: http://youtu.be/u4ZoJKF_VuA) David went over the 4 key pieces of branding: The BRAND Serves as the Outline The EXPERIENCE Delivers the Results The CONVERSATION Sustains the Promise The IDEA STEWARDS are Visible and Vigilant Branding isn't about a "logo"...it's about how your audience feels when they experience your product or service.  And identifying that essence of who you are as a company is a difficult, but incredibly rewarding process.  That's why people get paid so much to do it.