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As a young person, clients and customers are naturally going think your business is wanksta’ and you have to convince them that it’s gangsta’.

It’s not fair, but you have to give them a reason to trust and hire you. It’s one of the biggest problems that young entrepreneurs encounter and you need to know how to deal wit’ it if you want to have a successful business.

In this post I’ll explain exactly how you can build your street credz (a.k.a “credibility”) as a young business owner and how you can use their lack of trust to make yourself more impressive. I’ve broken ‘em down into offline and online techniqz.

Aight, let’s stop kickin’ it and keep it 100 by getting down to the nitty gritty of how you can get mo’ scratch for yo’ biznezz.

Keep Flossin’ It and Read More…

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Syed Balkhi

Syed Balkhi Interview: WordPress Wizard and Social Media Prodigy

by Nick Scheidies and Nick Tart

Syed Balkhi used to get online at three o’clock in the morning to trade stones for a game called Neopets. When he was 12, his cousin pointed out that he could do the same thing with domain names…

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Don’t Buy a Book Without Finding Where It’s Cheapest

by Nick Tart

College tuition: $5,000
Room and board: $2,000
Textbooks: $500
Saving $300 on books by using WeCompareBooks.com: priceless (actually it still costs $200, but you get the point).

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Summer 2009 Project Charter Goals Report: JJ Entry #25

by Nick Tart

Beautiful sunny days make it hard to sit inside and work on a computer. And this is evident by me only achieving 11 of my 20 goals. Whether I errored in setting or accomplishing, I certainly learned from this experience.

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10 Trusty Twitter Tips

10 Trusty Twitter Tips for Beginners

by Nick Tart

If you have a business, you need to be on Twitter. It’s quickly becoming the most effective, most targeted marketing channel on the Internet. But be careful how you use it. I have compiled 10 tips to build your social media brand on Twitter.

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JuniorBiz in Local Newspapers: JJ Entry #22

by Nick Tart

Over the last few weeks JuniorBiz and I have been featured in two major local newspapers, The Fort Collins Coloradoan and The Longmont Times-Call. In this JJ Entry I’ve included links to both of those articles…

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What it Takes to Be an Entrepreneur

What it Takes to Be an Entrepreneur

by Nick Tart

Can anyone be an entrepreneur? Absolutely. Can anyone be a successful entrepreneur? Probably not. Successful entrepreneurs are a rare breed. Not everyone meets the requirements.

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How to Network as a Young Entrepreneur: Online

How to Network as a Young Entrepreneur: Online

by Nick Tart

Two weeks ago I started this mini-series with an article about how to build your network offline. While there is no substitute for physically meeting and talking to people, online networking offers a capacity for…

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Setting Up Your Blog: With Some Security

Setting Up Your Blog: With Some Security

by Andriy Noble

I’m going to outline the steps for setting up a blog with all the added features that you would want. Then we’re going to add some security to it. Alright so we are going to work with the Wordpress platform…

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Twitter: To Auto-DM or Not To Auto-DM? JJ Entry #12

by Nick Tart

Following up on my Twitter Experiment with Direct Messages… It was a success, but at what cost? I’ll go into more detail under Objective 3 in this post. Additionally, this is the final JJ Entry from the JuniorBiz Project Charter.

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Experiment with Twitter Direct Messages: JJ Entry #11

by Nick Tart

On Sunday April 19th, 2009, I started an experiment with the Twitter direct message feature to try and get more traffic and feedback on JuniorBiz.com. I also completed numerous other tasks in the JuniorBiz Project Charter this week, but the majority of this post will focus on the implementation and results of my Twitter experiment.

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