Do you remember the days back when the internet was more like the wild, wild west? The days where if you knew even a little bit about how things worked, you could dominate the search engines for virtually any keyword you want? Well, to be honest, I don’t. Those days were well before my time, and over the last couple years we’ve seen a really dramatic shift in how the internet operates. Google has clamped down on spammers and ranking for high quality/high traffic key terms is getting more and more difficult because of it. That said, we’re poised for an even more dramatic shift over the next few years, and if you’re savvy enough to pay attention, you may
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9 Comments posted: August 8th, 2011
If you’re checking this out on a feed reader, make sure you click through to see the video! If you’ve been a reader here at Location 180 for awhile you know that I initially began my lifestyle business by learning some of the principles of SEO. I started with the TropicalMBA crew and then parlayed that into my own endeavors. Well aside from being able to create a livable income for myself through SEO, I’ve also had a few other interesting opportunities come my way via the trade. One of the more interesting of which happened recently and involved me flying out to Las Vegas and Southern Utah to film a tv pilot. Over time one of the most highly
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26 Comments posted: August 5th, 2011
So I’ve been talking about Location Rebel quite a bit on the site here. I know that can get old after awhile, so I swore that for the next couple weeks I’d go a different direction and not talk about it. Then I realized, that just wasn’t going to happen. For two years I’ve done my best to keep this blog as personal as possible, while still providing as much value as I can. Personally, Location Rebel has been a little on the overwhelming side of things. Much of this probably is unfounded, but when you spend 6 months pouring yourself into something, no matter what you’re going to run the gamut of emotions: nervous, excited, anxious, frustrated, elated – stressed. And
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18 Comments posted: August 1st, 2011
Over the past few days I’ve had a couple customer service experiences, that were, let’s just say, less than desirable. It’s not like I haven’t had bad experiences before, but this time it just got me thinking about my own business, and more importantly the fact that often good customer service is just as easy to execute as bad customer service. Case #1: Next week I’ll be taking a quick trip to Southern Utah and Las Vegas for a pretty cool opportunity that I’ll write more about on Monday. I had a flight booked with Delta to return home on Thursday the 4th at 7:15am. It turns out a friend of mine was going to be in town that night,
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13 Comments posted: July 29th, 2011
For the last two years I’ve had one primary goal. I don’t know anyone who isn’t pursuing this goal, but are certainly some who have placed it lower on the priority list. That main goal is to be happy. I mean isn’t that what life is all about? If someone asked you would you rather have $10 million or to be happy, which would you choose? Seems like a no-brainer right? Duh, the $10 million!! Ok, but seriously, it doesn’t matter what you have or don’t have, it simply matters if you’re happy. I’ve tried a lot of different things in pursuit of this goal. I’ve made tough decisions, major life changes, and gone through a hell of a lot
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12 Comments posted: July 26th, 2011
Have you ever seen the show Entourage? If so, then I know you’vc thought about how cool it would be if your best friend got famous and bought everyone in your circle an Aston Martin. Maybe one day… Until then however, the internet has made it easier than ever to build your very own “digital entourage” (Aston Martins not included). You can still have adoring fans swooning over you, people constantly seeking you out, and the occasional feeling of celebrity as you build up your legion. As I’ve been doing this blog thing for awhile it’s been interesting to see how different “entourages” have formed. You could call them cliques, networks, or any other names, but there are distinct groups
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3 Comments posted: July 25th, 2011
If you’re reading this in a feedreader click through to see the video Over the next few months I’ll be gearing up for a considerable amount of travel. Lately, I’ve been pretty firmly planted in Portland as I enjoy the summer (that still hasn’t quite arrived), and put the finishing touches on Location Rebel. I’ve gotta say. I’m excited. Really excited. In the next three months I’ll be heading to Vegas, Vail, Yellowstone, Bali, Laos and Thailand – among other places. I’ll be able to cross a few bucket list items off along the way, and take a little bit of time to enjoy some of the benefits of all my hard work. That said, recently I was going back
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19 Comments posted: July 21st, 2011
The past two months over here at Location 180 have been a dramatic departure from the previous two years I’ve spent blogging. I’ve always done a good job with the blog, but admittedly, hadn’t done a great job of capitalizing on the potential of the site. I wish I could say I just didn’t know how, or wasn’t sure how to go about it. The reality is I just never put the effort forth. I didn’t take the time to build a game-changing product, I didn’t focus the message of the site, and I optimize my the brand and message in a way that would create a buzz. Well that’s all changed over the last two months. Right now, I’ve got
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12 Comments posted: July 18th, 2011
We’re getting down to crunch time over here at Location 180 as in less than 2 weeks we will beta launch Location Rebel for 20 members. The course is designed to be a “handholding guide” to building a business you can run from anywhere. If you’ve been struggling with figuring out how to start your own lifestyle business, or simply are looking for a way to travel, spend more time with family, or just do more of the stuff you love, then you’re definitely going to want to check this out. That said, there are some things you need to prepare for before making the leap into a location lifestyle. For all of the great aspects of it, it certainly
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24 Comments posted: July 14th, 2011
If you’ve been paying any attention to the tech world lately you’ve probably heard about the debacle that is Final Cut Pro X. For those of you who don’t know, FCP has been the defacto standard for professional video editors over the last few years, and Apple just released the newest version of it. The reactions weren’t just bad, they were scathing. The editors of the Conan show even made a video about it. I’ll say right now, these bad reviews from the pros are completely justified. I’m not sure how Apple could release a “professional” level application that won’t allow you to import old FCP projects, but will allow you to import iMovie projects. That said, most of the features
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20 Comments posted: July 11th, 2011
