Alan Jackson is one of my all-time favorite singers and songwriters. With his music and words, he tells simple stories that pull all emotions out of listeners. Jackson tells stories of family, growing up, girls, appreciating the simple wonders in life, and all the struggles along the way that make us appreciate all the good. After 20 years, 15 albums, 25 number one singles, and 50 million albums Alan Jackson is still playing for sold-out stadiums and recording hit music. Sometime in the late 1980s, Jackson came up with the title and main hook for one of his biggest hit singles, Don’t Rock the Jukebox.

Have you ever noticed in the music industry that after an artists leaves a label and finds success at another label, that their previous label will release Best of… collections or Unreleased collections? Record companies have utilized a variety of techniques to package recordings of songs with which they hold the rights. One of these techniques is…

John Mellencamp’s career has been one of the most unique paths to success for any individual. He was signed at a young age and put out a few records that failed to catch on. He was young, married with a child, and doing everything he and his band could do to make it as a rock star.

There is a lot of buzz on and off the Web about Twitter. You know something has reached the masses when your parents are asking you “What is Twitter?” and wondering if it’s something inappropriate. Well I got caught up in the word-of-mouth buzz and passed along the news to a few people at work. I received one response back “Why is Twitter compared to The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal and not other sites?”

The summer months are coming around the US and in most hunting regions this means more time spent outdoors – it definitely means more golfing, boating, grilling, and general outdoor fun for me and my fellow Wisconsinites. As is expected, as your Website viewers rush to spend their precious time outside, your Website or blog traffic may decrease.

As nine students of Seth Godin’s Alternative MBA program said, “Ideas are a dime a dozen. The money is in the execution”. This is very true. It’s fun to sit down and brainstorm ideas. Some ideas will be junk, but that’s expected…even encouraged. But the process of brainstorming brings about the opportunity for great ideas.

In 1980, at the age of 17, Jon Bongiovi (Here Jon Bon Jovi’s full bio) went to work at his cousin’s recording studio. He swept floors while trying everything he could to learn about the music industry. On a bus trip between his home in New Jersey and the recording studio in New York he wrote what would become his first big hit, Runaway.

Leaving political and moral beliefs aside for this article, I’d like to focus on how Mikhail Kalashnikov was able to focus on the needs of a customer and service that customer with one of the most successful (in terms of sales and use) products in world history.

The Flip Video Camcorder is another great example of how a functional, simple, and easy-to-use device can take over an entire industry seemingly overnight. The simple concept can be used in many aspects of your personal and business life. You can streamline your hunting business by focusing only on what the customer wants and doing it better than the competition.

It seems like every business, rock star, and movie star is

“He [Bernie Taupin] gives me a lyric. I go away and write it without him hearing it,” Elton John on his song writing process.

Compare your hunting business to actual deer hunting. You share property with other hunters. You’re all after the same trophy bucks. You’re working hard to attract the attention of those trophy deer. It’s your job to stand out and fulfill the needs of those deer so you have the opportunity to harvest your trophy.

Most people with startup businesses think they stand out amongst their numerous competitors. In truth, it’s difficult to be different. Ever since high school we have wanted to be part of the “in” crowd. Successful entrepreneurs are leaders. Most people are followers.

Every website is different. Yours is going to be better than the rest (I believe in you!). Still, there are a few common traits that all sites seem to have. These are a few of those common truths I’ve noticed recently.