Gary Vaynerchuk: Building Personal Brand Within the Social Media Landscape - Web 2.0 Expo NY

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Cmccann7 · 2010-06 · Strong recommendation

I was actually in this exact situation about ~8 months ago. One of the best inspirational videos that got me through that time was [VIDEO] . Caution: Gary is a little loud and obnoxious but he makes good points. Even if you have a 8-5 day job, work the 8pm-2am night shift and stop complaining. Take @edw519's advice and make a list of 10 things you can do to create value and start doing them. Even if you have to be somewhere for 8+ hours that sucks use that time to your advantage. There is no excuse for not making it happen, use that free time you do have to make meaning and create value.

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symptic · 2009-10 · Recommendation

I think you could benefit greatly from Gary Vaynerchuk's ideas in this keynote: [VIDEO] The general overview of what he says: it's never too late, you don't have to jump neck deep into it at first (i.e.: quit a job and take funding), you need more passion than Gandhi, and just fucking do it.

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vblord · 2016-09 · Reference

That's a great dream and a great goal. Unfortunate there isn't a magic way to make 100k from a website without building a good product. I wish there was a way. As for the 100 visitors saying "Hi, is anyone around here?" The chicken and the egg problem is a very common problem with social sites. The most common way I've seen this solved is by the owners of the site "faking" responses or filling in their site with fake content to look like it is active. They do this just until the site takes off. But it sounds like your project is not that large yet and needs to be built up larger. I'd say for you to keep at it or start another project that you can get more traction in. For what it's worth... In my experience, only working a couple hours a week on a side project won't get you anywhere fast. I usually spend around 15 on my side projects a week. Otherwise, nothing will get done on them. You just need to make the time. As Gary Vaynerchuk puts it... go to work, go home, kiss the dog, and between 9PM and 1AM you need to crush it. I wish you the best and hope you can make something happen. Edit: Here's that keynote where Gary talks about having a side project and working 9-5. [VIDEO]

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