Syed Balkhi is the Founder of WPBeginner, the largest free WordPress resource site for beginners, and List25, which is a popular site of curated lists of lesser-known intriguing information on a variety of subjects. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Huffington Post, Yahoo, Business Insider, Mashable, and more.

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Resource Mentioned:

• Your Big Idea: Successful Entrepreneurs have One Big Idea. Follow JLD’s FREE training & you’ll discover Your Big Idea in less than an hour!

Success Quote

• “Make friends, make money, go the extra mile to help when you can.” – Syed Balkhi click to tweet!

Business Failure

• Syed tried to get all fancy pants and change his website design at WPBeginner.com when it was working beautifully as is. The result was total chaos – find out why and what he did to recover.

Entrepreneurial AH-HA Moment

• Syed shares how the concept for WPBeginner was born and reveals his secret to its success.

Current Business

• Syed has two other exciting ventures that he shares with us. This guy wakes up at 4am daily and his results are obvious!

Small Business Resource

• Time Doctor: Time Tracking and Time Management Software that is accurate and helps you to get a lot more done each day.

Best Business Book

• The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

Interview Links

• WPBeginner.com
• @SyedBalkhi
• Optin Monster: Convert more visitors into subscribers by using our best WordPress popup, exit-intent technology, and other highly effective lead-generation methods.

Sponsors

• Onnit: A health and wellness brand focused on Total Human Optimization. To get 10% off your supplement purchase go to onnit.com/fire

• Ontraport: An all-in-one small business management platform that integrates all the software you need to start, systemize and scale your business. To learn more, go to Ontraport.com/Fire

• Shopify: Everything you need to start selling online – today. Get a free 14 day trial AND 20% off for life at Shopify.com/fire

Killer Resources!

1) Free Podcast Course: Learn from JLD how to create and launch your podcast!

2) Your Big Idea: Follow JLD’s FREE training & you’ll discover Your Big Idea in less than an hour!

3) Funnel On Fire: Learn how to create a funnel that converts!

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