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How to Deal with Internet Criticism, and the Higher Purpose of Online Discussions

I received an email from an anonymous person who harshly criticized my marketing methods.

Parts of the email had relevant points, and I will be responding in an upcoming post.

In this post, however, let’s first talk about how to deal with internet criticism, and how to critique others productively… 
How to deal with internet criticism / trolls

There’s productive criticism that benefits both parties and moves humanity forward… and then there’s trolling. 

Trolling, usually done anonymously,…

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The Social Media Platforms I Use and Recommend

The following blog post is from 2019.
For my recommendations for 2024-2024, see here: https://www.georgekao.com/blog/socialmedia25 

A reader asked about the various social media platforms I use in my business.

​Which do I recommend?

I use Facebook, Youtube, Instagram, Medium, Linkedin, and Twitter.

​I’ll explain what I think is the usefulness of each.
Facebook

The most popular social media platform, by far, is still Facebook. As of early 2019, there are 2.2 billion active users.

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Why I don’t like most certificate programs, and what I recommend instead...

I know I’ll get some flack for this post, but I believe it’s important to say this:

In many fields (maybe yours) certifications are an unnecessary cost.

The exceptions are psychotherapy, allopathic medicine, law, and a few other fields where one is legally required to be licensed.

In most other fields of transformation, coaching, and healing, a license is not required. There are alternative ways to spend your precious time, energy and money to reach success. 

Let’s explore one path that I’d …

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5 Requirements for Authentic Business Success

Having a sustainable livelihood -- on your own terms -- doing work that fulfills you, is one of the best experiences in life.

In other words: having a successful authentic business. With dedication and persistence, it is entirely doable.

In this blog post, I’ll outline what I see are the 5 requirements to success, along with 6 additional helpful factors.
Basic Financial Stability

You might be wondering, “Isn’t financial stability one of the reasons for having an authentic business?”

Yes, a succe…

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Create your own disciplined rhythm of Content Creation

Most successful content creators have some rhythm or schedule for creating & sharing content.

What about you? What is the discipline of content that you've committed to?

May this blog post encourage you and give you some guidance to create a consistent rhythm of content creation... 
One of the heroes of content is Seth Godin, who has consistently blogged every day for more than 10 years. If you look at his amazing archive of posts, it took 2 years of consistent blogging (2002-2004) before h…

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