An Open Letter To Those Struggling To Get Started In Online Business
A letter from David Risley to those who are still struggling to find their way to getting started with their online business in the right way.
Mindset
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101 Productivity Hacks For Online Entrepreneurs (Based on 23 Years Of Experience)
A collection of 101 specific productivity hacks that I have learned over my 23 years as an online entrepreneur working from home.
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How To Successfully Grow Your Business, According To An Ancient Chinese Military Strategist
Over 2,500 years ago, Sun Tzu wrote The Art of War. In it lies a principle that explains why so many entrepreneurs stay stuck despite working hard… and how a simple strategic plan can change everything.
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The 7 Stages of Building An Online Business [Infographic and Guide]
Breaking the process of building an online business into 7 clear stages, so you can what you need to do next and where to spend your time. This infographic and process is designed to make what seems complicated… simpler.
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This ONE Little Shift In Your Blogging Approach Can Make The Difference Between $19 and $5982
You could be sitting on a goldmine with your blog, even if you have what you consider to be “small” traffic numbers. In this post, I talk about a very unfortunate mindset that too many blog owners and marketers get into, and it DIRECTLY contributes to their own failure.
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The #1 (Self-Created) Barrier To Entrepreneurship (And How To Solve It)
Hidden expectations → endless procrastination → zero progress. Break the cycle, ship the damn thing, and watch momentum take over.
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Wreck Diving On A Sunken Boat Wreck – And What It Taught Me About Business
I nervously plunged into the water in one of my first open water SCUBA drives on a shipwreck. Here’s how that helped me grow my business.
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This One Simple Calculation And Metric Can Make The Difference Between Success and Failure
This simple calculation can be rather eye-opening on where and how you decide to spend your available time.
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A Word On Gratitude
This post was originally written the week of Thanksgiving 2010. It was something I was thinking about hard that day… and all these years later, I still feel like it is a great message. So, here it is…
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On Being A Problogger… And A Dad
When I had kids, I literally blogged for a living. Here’s a tale of what it was like doing something so “weird” for a living while being responsible for a family now.
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The Circles Of Life: Which One Are You On?
There are two patterns most people live inside … usually without realizing it is a choice. One is self-reinforcing failure. The other is self-reinforcing success. Here is the framing I use to think about this, plus 6 principles that move you onto the success circle and keep you there … in 2026 specifically, where the pull toward the wrong one has never been stronger.
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Self-Employment Vs. Employee: Which Actually Provides More Financial Security?
Most people assume the 9-to-5 job is the safe path… and self-employment is the risky one. After two decades of being self-employed since college, I’d argue it’s actually the opposite. Here’s why, plus the honest tradeoffs nobody talks about.
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