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Hey All-

Just in case you missed the awesome  ”Bloggers You Should Follow” series here at SIB, I had 5 amazing bloggers, who I admire, stopped in and gave them the reins to the castle with a guest post.

Frank Dickinson- The 4 Verbal Traits of the Powerful Entrepreneur

Maren Kate- The 17 Hour Work Day

Eric Gati- Gati’s Way- My Interview with Eric Gati from My 4 Hour Work Week

Rob V. Smith- A Beginner’s Guide to Crowdsourcing

Thom Chambers- Michael Jordan and Steve Carell on Why Your Blog Isn’t Working

I’ll be having a season 2 of the Bloggers You Should Follow Series coming soon!  If you’ re interested in guest posting here on the SIB, click here or send me an email at kevin at smartincomeblog (dot) com.

Later.

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Martin who is an expert on the freelance, marketplace website Fiverr.com.  If you’ve never heard of Fiverr, it’s an online marketplace where you can get services (or “gigs”)  from logo design to having your product tweeted to thousands of Twitter followers.  It’s an interesting service that is gaining popularity, especially in the entrepreneurial circle.  Read more as Martin describes how to  select quality providers on Fiverr.

With all the pro’s about Fiverr there also exist the unfortunate part that some providers aren’t  providing quality services or products on there. And this makes it really hard to select the best gig for your needs.

Fortunately there exist as set number of steps which I take when selecting those whom I hand a fiverr to. Continue Reading »

In the fifth installment of the “Bloggers You Should Follow Series”, is the incomparable niche community master, Thom Chambers.  Thom has been building niche communities for more than four years.  His newest venture, InTreehouses, is a free online magazine that helps teach bloggers, entrepreneurs and start-ups how to build profitable niche communities.  Here’s Thom:

There’s this line, right, in the film Dan in Real Life where a teenage boy tells Dan (Steve Carell) that “love isn’t a feeling, it’s an ability”. It’s a trite line in a mostly excellent film, but despite being rather lame it’s a line that’s stuck with me. Why?

Because when you say that love is an ability, it means that you can get better at it and impact it and be the actor rather than the recipient. It’s not something that just happens to you.

And neither is success online. Continue Reading »