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    advice Can I Imagine a Business Using The Domain Name?

    When I am evaluating a domain name to purchase, one of the most important questions I ask myself is this: Can I imagine a business using this domain name? It seems like a pretty elementary question, but I think it is important to ask. When I deploy capital on a domain investment, I want to be...
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    advice Can I Imagine a Business Using The Domain Name?

    When I am evaluating a domain name to purchase, one of the most important questions I ask myself is this: Can I imagine a business using this domain name? It seems like a pretty elementary question, but I think it is important to ask. When I deploy capital on a domain investment, I want to be...
  3. Eric Lyon

    strategy Entrepreneurial Psychology – The Motivational Theory Of Instinct

    As some of you already know, I started studying a little psychology again last week. One of the fields I've been covering is Entrepreneurial Psychology, which is quite interesting. In this first article, I cover "The Motivational Theory Of Instinct", which drives lots of entrepreneurs to...
  4. Eric Lyon

    strategy Entrepreneurial Psychology – The Motivational Theory Of Instinct

    As some of you already know, I started studying a little psychology again last week. One of the fields I've been covering is Entrepreneurial Psychology, which is quite interesting. In this first article, I cover "The Motivational Theory Of Instinct", which drives lots of entrepreneurs to...
  5. Eric Lyon

    strategy What I Learned While Working With The Rapper Candyman (Candell Manson) In The 90’s

    After a year managing the companies (listed above) I was tasked with terminating 25 employee’s on Christmas eve. This was very heart-breaking and stressful for all parties involved. As you can imagine, I had mixed reactions from each employee as I pulled them into the office one by one to hand...
  6. Eric Lyon

    strategy What I Learned While Working With The Rapper Candyman (Candell Manson) In The 90’s

    After a year managing the companies (listed above) I was tasked with terminating 25 employee’s on Christmas eve. This was very heart-breaking and stressful for all parties involved. As you can imagine, I had mixed reactions from each employee as I pulled them into the office one by one to hand...
  7. Eric Lyon

    strategy Royalties And Residuals – A freelancer/independent contractor retirement option

    As most of you are already aware, freelancers/independent contractors are just on the outside of the cusp for retirement options. Many freelancers/independent contractors have to invest in their own medical insurance and generally don’t have a 401k or pension to fall back on when they retire...
  8. Eric Lyon

    strategy Royalties And Residuals – A freelancer/independent contractor retirement option

    As most of you are already aware, freelancers/independent contractors are just on the outside of the cusp for retirement options. Many freelancers/independent contractors have to invest in their own medical insurance and generally don’t have a 401k or pension to fall back on when they retire...
  9. Eric Lyon

    Selling Brand Design Services - Brand Mapping / Brand Strategy / Creative Design

    I've been asked over the years what our brand/logo (Scorpion Agency™) actually stands for (The meaning behind it). Some have even reminded us of the story about the scorpion and the frog (Sometime's a turtle). Many times, people assume the brand was inspired by my astrological sign (Scorpio)...
  10. Eric Lyon

    Selling Brand Design Services - Brand Mapping / Brand Strategy / Creative Design

    I've been asked over the years what our brand/logo (Scorpion Agency™) actually stands for (The meaning behind it). Some have even reminded us of the story about the scorpion and the frog (Sometime's a turtle). Many times, people assume the brand was inspired by my astrological sign (Scorpio)...
  11. Eric Lyon

    strategy Brand Development Tip – Being Yourself Leads To Rapid Conversions

    I read an article the other day by Michael Gilmour (How to get new customers). It was a nicely written piece using his new bird bath as the setting to teach new businesses how to find their target customers by moving the bird bath around the yard until he finally found a sweet spot that the...
  12. Eric Lyon

    strategy Brand Development Tip – Being Yourself Leads To Rapid Conversions

    I read an article the other day by Michael Gilmour (How to get new customers). It was a nicely written piece using his new bird bath as the setting to teach new businesses how to find their target customers by moving the bird bath around the yard until he finally found a sweet spot that the...
  13. Eric Lyon

    strategy Online Business development – Research And Do It Yourself At First – Here’s Why…

    The other day I was scanning some social media posts and came across one talking about an expert/guru they hired to perform a few development and content tasks for them. After the project was completed and handed over, the buyer/investor unknowing promoted someone elses embedded affiliate...
  14. Eric Lyon

    strategy Online Business development – Research And Do It Yourself At First – Here’s Why…

    The other day I was scanning some social media posts and came across one talking about an expert/guru they hired to perform a few development and content tasks for them. After the project was completed and handed over, the buyer/investor unknowing promoted someone elses embedded affiliate...
  15. Eric Lyon

    news Life/Business Lesson – A Patent Mistake I Made With Boeing In The 90’s

    Patenting your ideas is "Very Important"! I've been seeing way too many people getting their ideas scooped up from public social media groups and open communities. The other day I came across a few ideas published on members feeds/timelines and couldn't help but think about the "What If's". In...
  16. Eric Lyon

    news Life/Business Lesson – A Patent Mistake I Made With Boeing In The 90’s

    Patenting your ideas is "Very Important"! I've been seeing way too many people getting their ideas scooped up from public social media groups and open communities. The other day I came across a few ideas published on members feeds/timelines and couldn't help but think about the "What If's". In...
  17. News

    strategy Altering My Domain Business is a Challenge

    When I tell people my company owns around 500 domain names, some people think this is a huge number and others are surprised my company owns so few domain names. Compared to other pros in the domain investment space, this is a relatively small number. This number is actually higher than it was a...
  18. News

    strategy Altering My Domain Business is a Challenge

    When I tell people my company owns around 500 domain names, some people think this is a huge number and others are surprised my company owns so few domain names. Compared to other pros in the domain investment space, this is a relatively small number. This number is actually higher than it was a...
  19. Eric Lyon

    strategy From Freelancing to a Start-Up – Protecting Your Brand Name

    It’s easy to lose track of things when you’re self-employed, freelancing, or a new entrepreneur. However, there is going to come a time in your business when you need to expand more, take it more serious, and step into the realm of new start-up companies. When doing this, it’s essential that you...
  20. Eric Lyon

    strategy From Freelancing to a Start-Up – Protecting Your Brand Name

    It’s easy to lose track of things when you’re self-employed, freelancing, or a new entrepreneur. However, there is going to come a time in your business when you need to expand more, take it more serious, and step into the realm of new start-up companies. When doing this, it’s essential that you...
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