The following is a guest post from Erik, a 26 year old blogger, living in the Midwest, who writes at The Mastermind Within. He writes about personal finance, entrepreneurship and self-improvement and is passionate about sharing his tips for building wealth as a millennial and helping people unlock their full potential in life.I know Erik personally, having met him at FinCon … [Read more...]
Seven Steps to Increasing Your Career Income
The following is a guest post from Mike at MikedUp Blog. Mike calls on past and present life experiences to help readers change their lives through improvements in fitness, finance, and family.Anyone reading this site for more than 15 seconds knows I'm a big fan of growing your career (and thus your income).After all, doing so is a major part of the "E" in E-S-I, … [Read more...]
The Multi-Level Marketing People are Upon Me!
When we lived in Grand Rapids, Michigan I was used to getting a multi-level marketing (MLM) pitch on a regular basis.After all, we were in the home of Amway, the mother of all multi-level marketing companies.It took me a while to catch on to their system.After all, they were a finely trained army of network marketers and I was an innocent lad just trying to help … [Read more...]
How to Buy a Business: A Complete Guide
The following is a guest post from JW at The Green Swan. He amassed his first million by age 30 and is on the path to reach financial independence and retire early in his mid-30s.He's also someone who has purchased a couple businesses, something I thought many of you would like to read about. Yes, I've purchased a business myself, but his purchases were much more complex … [Read more...]
Seeking a Six-Figure Income
The following is a guest post from Penny who writes at She Picks Up Pennies.This post started with an exchange on Twitter. Penny said something like, "I'm not mad about people who earn six figures because I hope to join them!"I was impressed with both her intention and thinking and I had to know more. I told her I would love to have her share her thoughts in a guest … [Read more...]
Impact of Career Growth Calculator
This is going to be a special post.Since this blog's beginning I have written about the value of growing your career.It's a vital part of the "E" (earn) on this site. And I've said over and over again that if you can earn more in your career, it makes a lot of other financial issues much easier. Some might say I "harp" or "nag" on the issue. :)Whatever you call it, … [Read more...]
Five Steps to Creating a Winning $25k Blog, Step 5: Deliver Revenue and Profit
Note: As we continue this series, some may want to get started asap. If so, I have negotiated a special deal for ESI Money readers with HostGator. To take advantage of it, simply go to this page then use code “25kBlog” to save a bundle at checkout!Welcome back to our series on five steps to creating a winning $25k blog.This is our last post and will focus on how to … [Read more...]
Five Steps to Creating a Winning $25k Blog, Step 4: Drive Traffic, Part 2
Note: As we continue this series, some may want to get started asap. If so, I have negotiated a special deal for ESI Money readers with HostGator. To take advantage of it, simply go to this page then use code “25kBlog” to save a bundle at checkout!Welcome back to our series on five steps to creating a winning $25k blog.Today we're continuing the discussion on how to … [Read more...]
Five Steps to Creating a Winning $25k Blog, Step 4: Drive Traffic, Part 1
Note: As we continue this series, some may want to get started asap. If so, I have negotiated a special deal for ESI Money readers with HostGator. To take advantage of it, simply go to this page then use code “25kBlog” to save a bundle at checkout!Welcome back to our series on five steps to creating a winning $25k blog.Up to this point we have determined our strategy, … [Read more...]
Five Steps to Creating a Winning $25k Blog, Step 3: Develop Awesome, Shareable Content
Note: As we continue this series, some may want to get started asap. If so, I have negotiated a special deal for ESI Money readers with HostGator. To take advantage of it, simply go to this page then use code “25kBlog” to save a bundle at checkout!Welcome back to our series on five steps to creating a winning $25k blog.Now that we've got our site up and running, it's … [Read more...]
