I gave some quick tips recently on making a living online, which included: Make a plan, but don’t plan too long. At some point, you just have to jump in and get started. The sooner that is, the better. After you check out the rest of the tips there, it’s useful to see what other experienced folks from ’round the web have to say about getting started. Here are a few:

Ruud Questions: Steve Rubel

Figure out what you want to be known for and how it differs from everyone else out there. Then use online tools to be that man or woman – and don’t veer from your individual strengths and talent. Fuse this into the services you provide and the way you engage online to build your business. There’s no room for generalists anymore. We all need to specialize.

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Gathering Grist For Your Mill

Doing the necessary homework before you start out gives you focus, direction and confidence. Yet many people have no notion about how to begin gathering information. At the beginning stage of the process, you aren’t making permanent decisions, you’re just collecting all the information you can to help you make an informed decision later on.

>> Follow Barbara Winter

How to Start Each Day Motivated

Here’s an unusual piece of business advice: Set yourself on fire every day. The life of an entrepreneur is full of ups and downs. One day things are exciting; the next we have to face a new hassle. On a movie set, the actors would say “It let the air out of our day.” In other words, the fire is out and the passion is gone. But as entrepreneurs, our passion is our responsibility.

>> Follow Sid Kemp

Takeaways: Plan, but not too long; Research; Be passionate.

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Self-Educate

Successful Entrepreneurs Surf the Internet

Being an entrepreneur these days requires an understanding of a thousand topics, many of which don’t even exist today in traditional learning vehicles, like schools and textbooks. The Internet and its information tsunami have changed everything – it’s the problem with constant change, and it’s the solution, if you use it to navigate quickly and self-educate.

>> Follow Martin Zwilling

Leadership or Luck or Karma

A Leader’s Guide to Making Luck (or, You Never Know When Instant Karma’s Gonna Get You)

It’s funny – most “karma creators” I know often chalk up their resulting successes to luck – but these folks are out there creating their own luck, by their kind, generous, noble, courteous, respectful, and thoughtful actions. The more of those actions you take, the greater your chances for those “knock you off your feet” moments that can change your life, lead to greater success, or just make you feel good all over. And as a leader (and as a person for that matter), who wouldn’t want to “make” that kind of luck?

>> Follow Terry Starbucker

AIDA

How to Create Successful Product Websites that People Love

Follow the AIDA model. Get their Attention first with your landing page. The first image they see. Hold their Interest and lead them through your site so they don’t wander off and click away. Make them Desire to know more by teasing with your best bits. Get them to take Action by asking for the sale/share and making it easy for them to proceed.

>> Follow DoshDosh (Maki)

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Competitive Advantage

Get Out Your Dancing Shoes

Pop quiz: Over the next three years, what is the number one skill that will be needed by marketing professionals? Answer: An ability to entertain.

>> Follow Mark Schaefer

Link Building

Link Building Trends for 2010

Content development will continue to be crucial but where you place content will be key. Article directories are still OK to use but drive little in the way of link popularity or syndication. Developing relationships with key bloggers, journalists and ezines will become crucial. Look also to topical online communities and the answer sites to find authorities to host your content.

>> Follow Debra Mastaler

Increasing Income

Where to Find a Self-Employed Professional Level Income

If you are going to earn the average income for Portland, Oregon, that means fifty-five thousand dollars a year. How might that much money be generated by an entrepreneur like yourself? Fifty-five people paying $1,000 over the course of a year. This could be $150 per month for eight months, or $250 per month for four months.

>> Follow Mark Silver

Characteristics of Success

Why are some people more successful than others?

Successful people are students for life. They are constantly acquiring specific knowledge in their business or field – as well as a large storehouse of knowledge on all sorts of other topics. As a rule, the more you learn, the more you earn.

>> Follow Bob Bly

Planning

How To Write A Foolproof Marketing Plan For Your Blog

A study released by Babson College found that formal business plans are worthless. Instead, make yours a manifesto for your life. Use pictures, music, crayons – whatever it takes to inspire you.

>> Follow John Haydon

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