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Isn't it great to be alive!!! We all have limitless ideas and the ability to accomplish practically anything we want! Well....why don't we? Why is it that there are more "idea people" than "action people?" I'm here to tell you that ideas are a dime a dozen (I know, you've heard that before....but stick with me here) and action ISN'T enough, but it (ACTION) is certainly the first step to moving toward your goals and accomplishing your dreams. The purpose of this post is to explore what separates winners and losers, well intentioned idea people from millionaires, and success ...

I stumbled upon the below video earlier tonight - it's from an episode of the internet TV reality show called "The Next Internet Millionaire" which I was a featured guest on way back in 2007. The host of the show is successful internet marketer and friend Joel Comm. This video is 45 minutes long and it starts with a recap of the previous episode....I don't come on until around minute 21.30 or so.... Granted this is an oldie, but it was a great time spending a few days in Colorado and finds itself on my top ...

After taking the summer to spend time with my wife, son Kris Jr, daughter Lauren, and newborn Jackson....it's time to get back to work! Well.....I never stopped working but I did take a few months off from travel and public speaking outside of local events and seminars in my hometown of Wilkes Barre / Scranton, Pennsylvania. In addition, I started a new company (more on that in a later post) and put some money to work in various early stage and alternative types of investments. So....for those of you that attend internet marketing conferences or just so happen to attend ...

I spent the last three days in New York City at TechCrunch Disrupt with two KBJ Capital portfolio companies: Yumm.com and APPEK Mobile Apps. Both Yumm and APPEK absolutely crushed TechCrunch Disrupt! APPEK Mobile Apps From the time Adam Ceresko and Andrew Herman (Cofounders of APPEK) hit the Start-up Alley floor on Monday until the place closed down around 6pm the booth was packed - even Michael Arrington (founder of TechCrunch) stopped by with questions for the guys, as did representatives from Sequoia Capital, Google, and Bing. Appek Mobile ...

The picture above is of Obinna Ekezie, Former NBA Player and current CEO of Nigerian Travel Company Wakanow.com Last year I spoke at an investor conference in New York City which included 400 of the world's most successful internet entrepreneurs - while I had the opportunity to meet some incredibly smart and talented people one guy stood out in the crowd more than anyone else....Obinna Ekezie, and it wasn't only because he is nearly 7 ft tall. :) Not surprisingly, Obinna Ekezie is a former college and professional basketball player...first at the University of Maryland ...

Yesterday was one of the highlights of my professional career as eBay announced the acquisition of GSI Commerce, the parent company of Pepperjam, which I founded in 1999 (and sold to GSI in 2009). Pepperjam was an offshoot of a gourmet food company my brother Rick and I founded in 1999 called Grandma Jones' Originals, Inc. I founded Pepperjam as an internet marketing and consulting company while I was a graduate student studying psychology at Villanova University. After graduating from Villanova in 2000 I went on to study government law at Albany Law School where ...

I'm happy to announce that I've invested $50,000 (through my investment fund KBJ Capital) in B2B mobile app developer APPEK Mobile Apps! As a condition of the investment I will join APPEK as a strategic advisor and member of the APPEK board of advisors. After meeting with dozens of mobile app start-up technology companies from across the country I quickly discovered that APPEK Mobile Apps (located in my home town of Northeastern, Pennsylvania) is particularly well positioned to immediately take advantage of the massive supply demand discrepancy that exists between the tens of thousands ...

I'm beyond excited to share that my book "Search Engine Optimization: Your Visual Blueprint to Effective Internet Marketing" is now available digitally on the Amazon Kindle! Click here to download through Amazon. Until now the book has only been available in major bookstores like Barnes & Noble and Borders across North America and Europe....so I assume this is welcome news for folks that prefer to read on digital devices....as well as interested readers from different parts of the world. Enjoy!

I've included a video below on some considerations as you build your business, including who you should consider selling to (or not), whether (or not) to raise venture capital money, and how I believe you can get your company off the ground for $10 bucks and a decent amount of sweat equity.... Since the video is only 6 minutes long and I can talk about this issue for hours feel free to post any question you have HERE. Special thanks to Chris Winfield, Dave Snyder, Loren Baker, Brent Csutoras, and my other friends at BlueGlass for the invitation to ...

One of the most common questions I get from fellow entrepreneurs is what are my favorite business books. So.....I figured I'd make it really easy and present a list of the top 5 business books I read in 2010. Keep in mind that all of these books weren't necessarily published in 2010, although I read or re-read all of these books in 2010, which qualified them for my list. :) In general, I read for about 1 hour or more every day...usually at night in bed on my iPad or Kindle. When I travel on airplanes, which is quite often, ...