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Please go there, as that is where my blog will be updated, growing and developing from now on.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Josh

There are so many applications and websites providing information of how to register the right domain name for you or your business.

Folksonomy’s Domain Name 101: An Entrepreneur’s Guide provides some good information if you are looking at starting a Web 2.0 service. While there is still so much more to add on to these suggestions, it is a good start. 

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts of it. If you have any other good sources of information on registering domain names, post them up so we can check them out.

I am busy reading ‘Permission Marketing’by Seth Godin, which focuses on Internet Marketing. There was one quote that caught my eye. “Increasingly, there are only two kinds of companies: brave and dead.” 

What a great way to summarize the entrepreneurial mindset.  

That entrepreneurial attitude of going out there and giving it all you got. The attitude of not being afraid to take a chance, take a risk and have a go. The attitude of being a leader and exploring unfamiliar territory. The attitude of not being afraid of the consequences. The attitude of daring to make a difference. The attitude that you can either be brave or dead. 

For those entrepreneurs out there, the feeling of taking that chance, of growing an idea and developing it into a reality and making that dream come true is indescribable, and I would say addictive too. I think a lot of people would look at that quote and agree. 

We live in a world where there are a million different businesses, marketing messages, products and services thrown at us all day and night. The competition is stronger than ever before, and the barriers to entry in most markets are small, and non-existent. The market is only going to get more crowded and competitive. 

The idea that there are only two kinds of companies: brave and dead makes sense. After all, the companies that sit back and let the surf push them along the wave; will just get thrown off and left behind. The companies that really ride the wave and try all its tricks up its sleeve plus more are going to be heard. It is this bravery that will give a company the chance. 

Look at companies like Richard Branson’s Virgin, the fruit drink Nudie, the Boost Juice Bars, and Google. These are perfect examples of companies that went out there to take a chance, and look at the success that they received as a result of being brave! 

There are too many companies that just sit back and do nothing. These companies eventually become dead. I won’t give examples, as we don’t need to dwell in the past. 

So what is the main message we can learn from this? 

As the quote says, ‘increasingly, there are only two kinds of companies: brave and dead’. This hits the nail on the head. Take the chance, be risky and brave, or be dead. This is a call out to everyone in business, and a call that I think entrepreneurs exemplify and try to live by. 

So remember; if you are in the position of deciding whether to give it a shot or not, remember the quote. What do you want to be? Brave or dead? 

Have a very brave day! 

Josh

Welcome to my blog.

I am Josh Anstey and I am an entrepreneur, marketer, networker, and ideas man.

This blog is going to focus on all the interests in the ‘About Josh’ section, and many more.

This blog aims to be a source of information for all those like minded people out there, and also for anyone who has no idea about any of these topics.

Look at my blog as a canvas, where ideas can be shared, dreams can be created, developed and made into a reality.

I look forward to hearing your comments, and suggestions for topics.

Have a great entrepreneurial day!

Josh