Podcast 3 – The five biggest mistakes in business (and how not to be a loser)




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Summary: This week I chat with <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/brendonsinclair" target="_blank">Brendon Sinclair</a> from <a href="http://tailored.com.au" target="_blank">Tailored Web Consulting</a> about the 5 biggest mistakes in business.<br> <br> Brendon is an experienced web / marketing guru having run his own business <a href="http://tailored.com.au">Tailored Consulting</a> for many years. He is also a public speaker, author and one of my mentors so I was stoked to have him on the show.<br> <br> Whether he comes back will depend on how many subscribers I lose as a result of his appearance ha.<br> <br> <br> <br> or <a href="http://media.blubrry.com/webdomination/p/wpcurve.com/wp-content/uploads/Podcast/web_domination_episode_3.mp3" target="_blank">Download the file</a> or <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/web-domination/id526349238" target="_blank">visit iTunes</a>.<br> Shouts / News<br> Check out the <a href="http://inform.ly" target="_blank">Informly</a> iPhone app.<br> The 5 biggest mistakes in business<br> 1.  Not doing what you love (or not loving being in business)<br> 2.  Not having a business model<br> 3.  Not marketing or doing poor  marketing<br> 4.  Saying "Yes" to everything/everyone<br> 5.  Letting negativity get you down<br> 6.  Not managing expectations well (under promise, over deliver)<br> Mentions<br> <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/ionlinebuzz" target="_blank">Josh</a> from <a href="http://ionline.com.au" target="_blank">iOnline</a><br> List of people potentially offended<br> <br> <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/ionlinebuzz" target="_blank">Josh</a> from <a href="http://ionline.com.au" target="_blank">iOnline</a><br> Americans<br> Middle age women<br> Clients<br> <br> Tech tips<br> <br> <a href="http://feedburner.google.com" target="_blank">Feedburner </a>for counting RSS subscribers and allowing people to subscribe via email<br> <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/feedburner-setting/" target="_blank">Feedsmith plugin</a> for redirecting your inbuilt WordPress feed URL to the feedburner URL<br> <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/rss-footer/" target="_blank">RSS footer plugin</a> for adding an anchor text backlink to your RSS feed.<br> <br> List of some RSS Directories<br> <br> <a href="http://boingboing.net" target="_blank">http://boingboing.net</a><br> <a href="http://www.icerocket.com" target="_blank">http://www.icerocket.com</a><br> <a href="http://www.rssbuffet.com" target="_blank">http://www.rssbuffet.com</a><br> <a href="http://blogdigger.com" target="_blank">http://blogdigger.com</a><br> <a href="http://jordomedia.com" target="_blank">http://jordomedia.com</a><br> <a href="http://feedagg.com" target="_blank">http://feedagg.com</a><br> <a href="http://syndic8.com" target="_blank">http://syndic8.com</a><br> <a href="http://feedsee.com" target="_blank">http://feedsee.com</a><br> <br> Full transcription<br> Dan: Do you have any questions?<br> <br> Brendan: Why is the sky blue?<br> <br> Dan: Why is the sky blue?<br> <br> Brendan: Yeah. My kids come up with that one when I'm out. You got any question. Yeah, Dad, why is the sky blue?<br> <br> Dan: It's not, have a look.<br> <br> Brendan: [Laughing] Yeah, it's gray. Yeah you smart ass its, gray.<br> <br> Dan: Web Domination is brought to you by My Start Up Webcontroller. My app shows you a simple one page live report on all of your important business information. It talks to your favorite services like Analytics, Mailchimp, Xero and more and centralizes the important info on one page accessible by mobile or the web. The basic plan is free. Feel free to check out Webcontroller.com/podcast. For more info, that be the app or about the show.<br> <br> Dan: Hey guys, welcome to the show, on today's show I'm really excited about today's show. I've got Brandon Sinclair,