J. D. Bentley
Published on July 6, 2010
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Having an introverted disposition, I’ve never really been one for networking. Until earlier this year I couldn’t have even told you what networking on the internet looked like or why I needed to do it, but everyone said I needed to do it, so I gave it a try.
Now, in a very general sense, we all network. Unless you’re a recluse it’s unavoidable. “Networking” is just a way of describing our interconnectedness. I know someone who knows someone who knows you, you know someone who knows someone who knows Bill who knows Amy. That’s just how we naturally operate. We’re social beings. If that’s all networking was I could totally get behind it. I enjoy meeting and talking to new people. As you probably know, though, that’s not all networking tends to be.
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J. D. Bentley
Published on June 29, 2010
39 Comments
Somewhere along the way I forgot Wage Slave Rebel's purpose. I'm here to teach people who are trapped in a job they hate not only how to escape that job, but how to build a better, more honest alternative. I'm supposed to do this by adhering to a better, more honest alternative myself. ...
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J. D. Bentley
Published on June 11, 2010
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Lately I've written about how [agility is the most important characteristic](http://wageslaverebel.com/idea-idolatry/) an online business can have and I really can't emphasize that enough. If you want to get anywhere online, you have to be agile. Period. That's why the little guys are the ones who win big on the web. They can move ...
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J. D. Bentley
Published on June 10, 2010
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Although I had been self-employed and freelancing since 2007, it wasn't until January of 2009 that I legally founded my first company. It wasn't that I hadn't thought of doing it before… I had. What kept me from it was how complicated every business book makes it sound.
I was reading books like *The ...
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J. D. Bentley
Published on June 9, 2010
27 Comments
My roughest year was, without a doubt, 2007. I had quit college after just five weeks and had barely settled down before I started having gallbladder attacks. The resulting surgery forced me into whatever work I could get to pay off the hospital bill. In my case, this work came in the form ...
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Hey, I'm JD. I'm a writer, web designer and contrarian entrepreneur. Wage Slave Rebel is a place where I (and others) explore alternative and ethical ways to earn a living apart from the corporate hierarchy. The goal of this site is to help people escape wage slavery and start reaping the full rewards of their skills and passions. 