He is the Creator of the Blog Mastermind Coaching Program which teaches people how to earn a full time salary from part time blogging. Australian Entrepreneur Yaro Starak has created , developed and sold multiple internet business since 1998. His Business is portable which means he can work from home or a laptop almost anywhere. And he is my guest today .

Yaro Starak

Hello Yaro and Welcome to EntreSpot.

 Ok So for the people that don’t know you , could you tell them exactly what you do and what are your current blogs running?

At the moment I only have my one active blog,Entrepreneurs-Journey.com that I update several times a week. I used to have some other blogs, but I sold them off to focus on my information publishing business.

 What I do today is write articles about Internet business, marketing, entrepreneurship and self development to my blog. I also create videos, audio podcasts and do interviews with experts, which are all published to my blog. I also run three coaching programs on how to blog and how to make money with membership sites.

 Do you see blogging as a business or job or a hobby , and what is it for you?

Blogging itself is a lot of things to me. It’s the fuel that keeps my business going as it brings new people to me every day. It’s also a hobby as I enjoy writing and expressing my ideas online where other people can read them and offer feedback commentary if they like. 

Yaro Living The Internet Lifestyle

 

You have been an entrepreneur for many years now , You ventured into many online businesses  , But What attracted you to entrepreneurship rather than a normal Job?

 

 

Freedom is the most important thing to me, so I’ve always hated the idea of having to be somewhere when I don’t want to be there. That’s why I never wanted to get a full time job, and even having a casual job was tough. As a result of this strong desire for freedom, I always knew I had to run my own business in order to make money so I could live the kind of day I want to.

 Did you go into Online Business for any specific reason , And do you think there’s more advantages in online businesses  than offline ?

I went on to online business simply because of good timing. I happened to be growing up at a time when the Internet was growing up too, so I could experiment while at university and build a familiarity of how the Internet and websites work. I didn’t know it at the time, but my general interest in the Internet eventually turned into a great asset when I wanted to start a business. It was also a hindrance because I tried to do everything myself online at first, which was a mistake.

Your Blog Entrepreneurs-Journey attracts many visitors daily and do you use any technique to keep people coming back over again if any , or is it just good content that brings the people back?

Good content is the heart of a good blog, but it’s important to have mechanism to bring people back to your content proactively, which is what email is for. Having a tool that people can subscribe to where they give you permission to send them more information is powerful, because you can then get in touch with them when you want to, not just when they read your blog. Not everyone reads blogs every day, but most people read their email every day.

Yaro Starak And John Chow

 

Could you give us a brief summary of how you are able to earn over $10 000 per month through Entrepreneurs Journey , And what is your biggest source of revenue?

 

 

 

I earn income from my blog in three significant ways -

1. Selling sponsorship banners and text links (this is the smallest income, but very consistent)

2. I sell other people’s products as an affiliate (this is usually several thousand dollars a month, up to as much as $30,000 a month)

3. I sell my own products (this is the largest source of income and accounts for several hundred thousand dollars a year)

It’s good to have multiple income streams, so I make sure I maintain all three sources above so if one doesn’t do so well the others can support me.

 What do you foresee for the future of Blogging and online Businesses?

I think more online businesses are going to look at tools like blogs as a means to naturally communicate with their community – their “tribe” of customers. This is a much less aggressive form of marketing and leads to greater conversion rates long term as more trust is established. 

 Your online course Blog Mastermind , seems to be quite popular , what can people who haven’t tried it expect there and how can they join?

My course was created after I spent two years growing my blog from nothing to making me six figures a year ($100,000+). After achieving this goal, I sat down and wrote 27 lessons to teach people how to replicate what I did. The course also comes with lots of extra help, like an online forum community, live coaching calls with me, interviews with expert bloggers, videos, audios and more.

It’s the leading course on how to make money with a blog available today. You can find out more at http://www.blogmastermind.com

What can we expect from you in the near future?

I’m still blogging and I have a lot more to teach about how to be successful with a blog as a business tool. You can expect more training resources, videos, and podcasts, etc all at my blogwww.entrepreneurs-journey.com

 On a last note , I know you enjoy tennis so who’s your Favorite Tennis player?

That’s a tough question! I really have started to like Roddick a lot lately as he’s been very consistent and is just a funny guy. It’s hard not to admire the achievement and class of Federer and as an Australian I have to cheer for Hewitt too, though his career is winding down now.

On the women’s side there hasn’t been a standout favorite for me for a long time, although right now I’m keen to see how Kim Clijsters does now that she is playing again. I could see her dominate the game now that the competition isn’t as tough as it was when she was playing a few years ago.

Thanks for the interview Euveshan and good luck with your blog!

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