I’ve written another piece of extended content, this time for Lateral Action. Rather than sending you over there, I’ll just tell you about it here.

It’s a free 31-page PDF report (don’t worry, it reads fast) called The Lateral Action Guide to Becoming a Creative Entrepreneur. It’s probably the most personal I’ve gotten about my history, but it’s still heavy on actionable, real-life examples.

Here’s what you’ll discover:

• Why I quit my cushy law firm job and turned to online publishing.
• How I failed miserably.
• How I then succeeded miserably.
• How I learned my lesson the hard way.
• The allure of the global microbrand.
• The rise of the “feeder” business.
• Why small is beautiful (and powerful).
• The 37signals approach to market research.
• Real-life examples of creative entrepreneurs.

Plus, a deeper examination of the 5 critical components of creative entrepreneurship:

• Create (Don’t Compete)
• Lead (Don’t Manage)
• Communicate (Don’t be Shy)
• Automate (Don’t Duplicate)
• Accelerate (Don’t Stand Still)

This report is totally free . . . you don’t even have to provide an email address.

Click here to download the PDF.

About the Author: Brian Clark is founder of Copyblogger and co-founder of DIY Themes, creator of the innovative Thesis Theme for WordPress. Get more from Brian on Twitter.

Over the weekend I discovered a site called LinkWheel that got my attention. They offer a service that creates “link wheels” for you, which is basically the “hub & spoke method” you may have heard about before.

The concept is that you have a money site, and everything else you create is for the purpose of linking to and boosting the ranking of this money site. The money site being where you promote and sell something, the spokes or other sites being relevant content that funnels visitors into that site…

This model can be a lot of work in regards to creating and maintaining all of the content and properties, and getting the link structure right – to and from each property. Done wrong it can ultimately penalize your money site in the major search engines, but done right I’ve seen some marketers have great success with it.

Howie Schwartz came to mind as I was first browsing through the site, and interestingly he was mentioned right there on the main page.

LinkWheel uses more than 60 different Web 2.0 Properties across unique IPs in addition to article directories, pinging, RSS directories, unique YouTube videos, images, etc. They say that all of their work is done manually, not outsourced overseas, and that they are the only link wheel service using 100% unique content.

You own all of the properties they create for you, with full log-in access.

I’ve read through every page of the site, including the 6-page PDF they offer via opt-in, and everything looks to be in good order. They have one-time plans as low as $65, and monthly development & management plans starting at $165.

This post is an advertisement for LinkWheel, and I would like to take this opportunity to open the discussion on their service and on the concept of the hub & spoke model… I’d love to hear your thoughts & questons.

Best,

It’s that time of year again…

Summer’s just about over, the kids are heading back to school, and Teaching Sells is opening up for the Fall semester.

Many of you might not be familiar with Teaching Sells, and that’s perfectly fine.

Here’s what we’ve got to introduce you:

For starters, a 22-page PDF report (or audio version) called Forget Everything You Know About Making Money Online (And Start Making Some). You’ll discover why you need to forget all the “get rich quick” crap and start building a real online business.

Plus, we’ve got three case studies for you that demonstrate three different ways Teaching Sells members have taken advantage of the online training opportunity we provide. You’ll also see why being an “expert” at the training you sell is completely optional.

Plus, we’ll also send you:

• A bonus report about building quick and easy membership sites.
• A 20-Step Process Map to building an online training business.
• An instructional video that reveals the solution to the “traffic problem” every online entrepreneur faces.
• And a complete course listing of the entire Teaching Sells program.

But hey, why read this?

We put together a brand new video that explains all of the above to you in wonderful Technicolor Teaching Sells style (and yes… we teach you how to create videos like this in the course).

You’ll notice the video is a bit of a tongue-in-cheek play on the typical “make money online” promotion. We had a lot of fun making it, so hopefully you’ll be entertained as well as informed.

Watch the Teaching Sells video here and sign up of all the free goodness.