What Are Your 5 Values? Mike’s blog 171 Wrapping things up here in Saigon and one big takeaway is defining your own values. For yourself and then your business- which hopefully align. John Logar is an amazing speaker and giver in general – have seen him speak a few times now and he just never fails to put a ton …
How to Improve Your YouTube Channel with Visuals
How to Improve Your YouTube Channel with Visuals YouTube has been able to garner massive popularity among internet users to stay glued to their computers, smartphones and tablets to view viral videos, cat videos and virtually anything that they want to view. A lot of bewilderment is expressed by people with regard to means that enable these channels and videos …
How to Use Quora for Marketing
How to Use Quora for Marketing All enterprises and brands are on the perpetual lookout for new techniques and means of getting connected with their prospective customers. They are also searching for ways to become the leader of the pack and portray their knowledge and prowess of the industry. Quora is a neglected marketing platform that can assist you promote …
Instagram Story-Perfect Dimensions and Best Practices
Instagram Story-Perfect Dimensions and Best Practices The new feature in Instagram that lets us share photos with our friends in a moment is simply marvelous. It seems like ages when we used to listen to the disgusting ring whenever we attempted to connect to the internet using our dial-up modem and now we are in an era where even a …
Perfect YouTube Thumbnail Size and Best Practices
Perfect YouTube Thumbnail Size and Best Practices If you intend to accumulate more eyeballs for your YouTube videos, you can employ thumbnail images to get them quickly. Thumbnail images have the same significance as the video’s title if you are aiming to get more views. These images attract your audience and assist in making you stand out from the crowd. …
Back To Business In Saigon
Back To Business in Saigon Just can’t seem to stop hearing about this place Things are booming in Saigon, Vietnam! Mike’s Blog 170 Less than a year ago I took my first trip to Saigon, aka HCMC and this place is growing like crazy. Got an early bird ticket to DCxSGN a few months ago and honestly forgot about the …
The Ability to Work Anywhere
Wow, The Ability to Work Anywhere How do you adapt to changing environments? How to develop this skill? A bit rougher for me to get up and start writing this morning. Flew into Saigon last night from Hong Kong – booked the same flight as my buddy Chris Moore. Here for a Dcx conference this weekend on internet businesses and …
Ausdom AS2 Portable Bluetooth Speakers
Costly high-fidelity sound setups are now being replaced with spectrum sit Bluetooth speakers. They are cheaper, portable, and more convenient. The idea of Ausdom AS2 Portable Bluetooth Speakers was to create a small and portable speaker that can produce a loud sound and a good quality bass. Other than that, it has a nice lift, weighing 4.6 ounces or less …
Enjoy a Night Out With The Fam
Who needs a reason to go out and stay in a nice hotel with the family? Mike’s Blog 169 mikesblog.com/familynightout Pretty much this is great timing. I need a night out – and as always – mixing family and business. Hard Rock Cafe (and hotel) is opening up in Shenzhen and invited us over. Thanks Matt from Shenzhenparty.com for the …
How Do You Deal With Overwhelm?
How Do You Deal With Overwhelm? Mike’s blog 168 Chinese New Year is OVER – and there is like a floodgates being opened. Mostly in Wechat (as everyone in China basically lives in Wechat). Imagine its around Jan 1 (well let’s say Jan 3) and everyone is excited for new ideas and projects they were thinking about over the holiday …
Hardware Massive Pitch Events Coming to Shenzhen, Hong Kong
It is that time of year again! My friends at Hardware Massive are putting together another hardware startup pitch series and have what I call a “double header” with back to back events in both Shenzhen and Hong Kong for their chapters there. If you are a startup looking for exposure and a chance to get the big break you …
Weave a Story Into Your Message – Studying Storytelling
From my marketing years what I have been realizing – the most important thing for any piece of content is the story. It is all about story telling. Whether that is a book, a video blog, or a Hollywood movie – everything boils down to telling a good story. I was able to read a new book about the Art …
Making Mike’s Blog Something Bigger
As each new year comes closer – let’s all make our plans and see how we can grow. Take things up a notch. Mike’s blog is a great domain, and I want to do a lot more with it. For now it has just been a place for me to record the stuff in my head and also be a …
Back in China – Back on Track
I’m going to et back on track. Jeez that was a once in a lifetime (I hope) experience. Traveling to USA with 2 kids without your wife is something I do not recommend. The language issues trying to speak with her sister, and the kids hyper activeness and trying to communicate with my family too. While it is something I …
Back in Asia! Both New Years are Over. What is Up?
Back in Asia – Both New Years Are Over – What Is Up! So we are in 2018 and in the Chinese New Year of the Dog – finally a full “new year” I’m getting over jet lag – pro tip – don’t take kids on international flights. Make adults travel, not kids! Actually Maggie is still not fully adjusted …