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Much of our writing happens behind closed doors. We spend a lot of time coaching fellow entrepreneurs, but most of what we share goes off into cyberspace never to be seen again.

So today I wanted to share an answer to a recent question in hopes it may help you as well.

It’s my understanding that many online businesses look through their internal network before looking to a job search. Can you tell me some of the struggles you faced when looking to add someone to your team? Did you submit a job posting or additional resource?

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Althea is an old pencil sketch I found from about a decade ago that I decided to paint. This is a quick video showing how I use Photoshop to do that.

This is a quick video showing the first phase of a new character illustration. Using an iPad and ASKetch I flesh out the character, get all the line art completed, and lay down some base shading. Next, I’ll bring him into Photoshop, paint him, add some textural layers, and prep for print.

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First, a disclaimer: We are not affiliate marketers. At least not in the traditional sense.

According to nearly every article on affiliate marketing, achieving success is a complicated, cut-throat endeavor requiring loads of time and training and writing and list/link building and advertising and researching and reputation building and gaming and social media-ing, and… well, the list goes on and on.

For many this actually sounds like an endless source of fun and adventure. For us this sounds like an endless source of misery. Fortunately, there’s always another way.

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