The team here at Speaking of Wealth occasionally likes to bring to your attention other ways to earn income besides speaking. Today we’re talking about income property investing and a special opportunity to start creating wealth in Austin, Texas. Why Austin? Well, it just so happens that this vigorous city never really suffered a fallout…
DetailsHere at Speaking of Wealth, we understand that, when it comes to podcasting, iTunes is the 800 pound gorilla standing in the center of the room screaming for attention. There’s nothing inherently wrong with that. Somebody’s got to be the top banana. It just irks us when the Apple service prefers to stick its hand…
DetailsUntil recently, you may have been unfamiliar with crowdfunding. That is, until everyone and their dog (I’m not kidding, there are literally dogs on these sites) engaged in the online world of fundraising by way of sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. But, while there are plenty of stories of celebrities using and abusing crowdfunding platforms,…
DetailsA five-year old article posted at TwistImage.com made us here at Speaking of Wealth stop and scratch our collective heads. The author (Mitch Joel) decided to turn conventional wisdom around and look at the slow benefits of engaging in social media. The very thought of removing your foot from the marketing accelerator probably caused a…
DetailsIt’s easy to sit here and claim that podcasting is the best social media platform to get noticed in today’s noisy world, but the natural response question is, “Do you have any solid reasons for that claim or do you just like podcasting?” While we certainly do like podcasting, and it’s been good to Jason…
DetailsJason Hartman is a strong proponent of crowdfunding, and combining it with podcasting is a match made in heaven. There’s nothing we like better than capitalism infused with a liberal dose of entrepreneurial spirit. That’s why we think crowdfunding is one of the coolest ideas spawned by the Internet Age. So…have you heard of crowdfunding…
DetailsHow important are headlines? Well, if you’re reading this, then the one up there did its job, didn’t it? Here’s a powerful statistic from Copyblogger.com. Though 8 out of 10 people will read a headline, only 2 of those 10 go on to read the rest of the copy, no matter how scintillating it might…
DetailsNo matter how much you like jabbering into a microphone, creating podcast after podcast, there comes a time when the thought comes to mind, “I’d really like to get paid for all this time and effort.” The bad news is you need an audience before you’re going to notice any sort of serious cash flow.…
DetailsWhen the conversation turns to hot areas for real estate investment, Memphis is not the first city that springs to mind, but this laid-back mid-south metro area is certainly not playing the blues when it comes to low price, high profit opportunities for potential income property investors. And the time has never been better to…
DetailsIt wasn’t so long ago that the podcasting world was new and shiny and could do no wrong. Audio quality was an afterthought. Heck, that thirty-four cent microphone built into your keyboard worked just fine. While the background noise made it seem like a passing stranger was being mauled by a grizzly bear, listeners could…
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