• Noise Re/duction

Use the bricks ppl throw at you to build a $#%#ing castle

02.23.2012  |  No Comments ››

Branding is a By-Product

02.22.2012  |  No Comments ››

Want to publish a book, but don’t have the time or expertise?

02.21.2012  |  No Comments ››

Meeting Burner: The New Webinar Service Everyone Is Talking About [App]

02.17.2012  |  No Comments ››

How to Gain Social Influence and Market a #1 NY Times Best Seller [Video]

02.16.2012  |  No Comments ››

Receive Voice Messages From Your Website’s Visitors

02.15.2012  |  No Comments ››

Not Taking Risks is Risky [Video]

02.14.2012  |  No Comments ››

Preneurcast041: The Marketer’s Filter [Podcast]

02.13.2012  |  No Comments ››

Thinking, Fast and Slow – Daniel Kahneman [Book of The Week]

02.12.2012  |  No Comments ››

BBC Radio Report: The Internet Millionaires’ Club

02.06.2012  |  No Comments ››

Cheap, Easy Audio Transcription with Mechanical Turk

02.05.2012  |  No Comments ››

How To Build a Global Empire In Your Undies… Reloaded!

02.04.2012  |  No Comments ››

The Tim Ferriss Effect: Lessons From My Successful Book Launch

02.03.2012  |  No Comments ››

Audible Is Now Sponsoring The PreneurCast

02.02.2012  |  No Comments ››

The Myth of ‘Practice Makes Perfect’

02.01.2012  |  No Comments ››

PreneurCast039: How to Read a Book

01.31.2012  |  No Comments ››

Perfect Your Virtual Assistant Processes

01.30.2012  |  No Comments ››

Stuff Your Buffer with Reeder & Flipboard

01.29.2012  |  No Comments ››

Shooting Products and Video Using Home Depot Lighting

01.28.2012  |  No Comments ››

The 22 Most Popular WordPress Plugins Ever

01.27.2012  |  No Comments ››

How The MCG Was ReSold [Podcast]

01.26.2012  |  No Comments ››

10 Words You Need To Stop Misspelling

01.25.2012  |  No Comments ››

Great Site For Finding Stock Photos

01.24.2012  |  No Comments ››

Effective learning: Twenty Rules of Formulating Knowledge

01.15.2012  |  No Comments ››

Persuasive Speech: The Way We, um, Talk Sways Our Listeners

01.14.2012  |  No Comments ››

A Marketing Framework

01.13.2012  |  No Comments ››

Learning From The Chrome Penalty

01.12.2012  |  No Comments ››

Frank Kerns’ Annual State of the Internet Address

01.11.2012  |  No Comments ››

How to Access the Best New Features in Google Analytics

01.10.2012  |  No Comments ››

Checklists, Frameworks and Action Plans [Podcast]

01.09.2012  |  No Comments ››

Automate Your DropBox

01.08.2012  |  No Comments ››

The Secret of Life from Steve Jobs in 46 Seconds

01.07.2012  |  No Comments ››

20 Bloggers to Watch in 2012

01.06.2012  |  No Comments ››

JunkBox: Sell Your Old Stuff on Facebook

01.05.2012  |  No Comments ››

Starting 2012 Off Right! 31 Day Marketing Make-Over

01.03.2012  |  No Comments ››

Behind the Scenes Of A Video:: 25 Ways to Wear a Scarf

01.02.2012  |  No Comments ››

Preneurcast035: Pete and Dom’s Favourite Things

01.01.2012  |  No Comments ››

The 10 Best Commercials of 2011

12.31.2011  |  No Comments ››

The Entrepreneur’s Handbook: 101 Resources

12.30.2011  |  No Comments ››

The 10 Best TED Talks of 2011

12.29.2011  |  No Comments ››

What Makes Them Click – 5 Reasons Online Video Is So Persuasive

12.28.2011  |  No Comments ››

JunkBox: Conveniently Sell Your Stuff Through Facebook

12.27.2011  |  No Comments ››

Preneurcast034: 2011 Awards – The Shitweasels

12.26.2011  |  No Comments ››

Documentary Tube: Full-Length Documentaries Online

12.25.2011  |  No Comments ››

Get More Out Of Google

12.24.2011  |  No Comments ››

Cool Productive Macs App Bundle

12.23.2011  |  No Comments ››

25 Clever Ideas To Make Life Easier

12.22.2011  |  No Comments ››

Almost Half of All Adults Say Couponing is a Thrill

12.21.2011  |  No Comments ››

PreneurCast032: Minimum Viable Product

12.20.2011  |  No Comments ››

Killer New Book Summary Service

12.19.2011  |  No Comments ››

Cool Infographic on How the AdWords Auction Works

12.17.2011  |  No Comments ››

YouTube Analytics Tells You the Tale of Your Videos

12.16.2011  |  No Comments ››

Build Your List from WordPress Comments with AWeber

12.15.2011  |  No Comments ››

Zero Based Thinking

12.14.2011  |  No Comments ››

How to Create a Pitch to Sell Your Website

12.13.2011  |  No Comments ››

Each Apple Store worker brings in $278 per hour

12.12.2011  |  No Comments ››

BestVendor: Helping You Find the Best Work Apps

12.07.2011  |  No Comments ››

FTC Adds New Protections for Consumers Seeking to Work from Home

12.06.2011  |  No Comments ››

13 Crowdfunding Websites to Fund Your Business

12.05.2011  |  No Comments ››

Google Shares Some Thoughts on Personalization in Search

12.04.2011  |  No Comments ››

Inside NeXT: Steve Jobs Documentary Video

12.03.2011  |  No Comments ››

Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers

12.02.2011  |  No Comments ››

Note-Taking for Fun and Profit

12.01.2011  |  No Comments ››

Cool App for Viewing Your Website on Different Screen Sizes

11.30.2011  |  No Comments ››

SEO PIMP – Irrelevant, but comical.

11.29.2011  |  No Comments ››

Create Cool Video Websites in Minutes

11.28.2011  |  No Comments ››

How to Create Slides that Rock

11.27.2011  |  No Comments ››

Dictating with Monkeys, Bananas, and Alligators

11.26.2011  |  No Comments ››

Positive Constraints

11.25.2011  |  No Comments ››

Davey J & I Are Giving Away the Farm

11.24.2011  |  No Comments ››

Cool Tool for Creating a Printable Notepad

11.23.2011  |  No Comments ››

What You Have to Know About Conversion Optimization

11.22.2011  |  No Comments ››

Amazon Launches Kindle Owners’ Lending Library

11.21.2011  |  No Comments ››

Product Launch Formula Is Launching Again

11.20.2011  |  No Comments ››

Best Door-to-Door Salesman Ever

11.19.2011  |  No Comments ››

How to Build a Team of ‘A’ Players

11.18.2011  |  No Comments ››

Learn to Use the Tools You’ve Got

11.17.2011  |  No Comments ››

Flow – Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

11.16.2011  |  No Comments ››

Convert Any Webpage Into an eBook

11.15.2011  |  No Comments ››

There's also a bookmarklet (you know I love them).

A Better Way to Take Minutes (Notes)

11.13.2011  |  No Comments ››

Works brilliantly on the iPad too.

Pricing Experiments You Might Not Know But Can Learn From

11.12.2011  |  No Comments ››

Very well-researched blog post.

10 Great ifttt Recipes to Automate Your Web Life

11.11.2011  |  No Comments ››

If you haven't checked out ifttt, you're missing out.

Speaking of Relaunches…

11.10.2011  |  No Comments ››

Jeff Walker is relaunching PLF.

We Talk ReSelling the MCG on This Week’s Podcast

11.09.2011  |  No Comments ››

Also, check out all the back episodes and show notes at our new website.

Pragmatic Thinking and Learning – Andy Hunt

11.08.2011  |  No Comments ››

Great book on thinking and applying knowledge.

Every Book Answers a Question

11.07.2011  |  No Comments ››

Ask a question and find the right book to read.

Convert Any Video to HTML5

11.06.2011  |  No Comments ››

Free Mac + PC software that does all the grunt work.

Watch YouTube Videos on 2x Speed

11.05.2011  |  No Comments ››

Opt-in and then check out the new player YouTube gives you.

Learn Speed Reading on Your iPad!

11.04.2011  |  No Comments ››

It even creates personalised programs.  Very cool.

Wikipedia Too Dense to Understand?

11.03.2011  |  No Comments ››

Try Simple Wikipedia.

Learn to Count to 31 on One Hand

11.02.2011  |  No Comments ››

Lots of other really cool lessons in comic form here too.

Don’t Forget to Check Out PreneurCast

11.01.2011  |  No Comments ››

If you're enjoying it, please leave us some feedback on iTunes.

Pitch Anything – Oren Klaff

10.31.2011  |  No Comments ››

If you haven't heard all the noise around this book, you have now.  A must-read!

Got a Minute? Sell Yourself.

10.24.2011  |  No Comments ››

Interesting social way to buy and sell expertise.

How eBook Buyers Discover Books

10.23.2011  |  No Comments ››

If you're a publisher, definitely worth a look.

Aww – A Web Whiteboard

10.22.2011  |  No Comments ››

Need a place online you can sketch an idea?

How Rich Are You REALLY?

10.21.2011  |  1 Comment ››

You might be surprised where you stack up on a global scale.

Questions, Questions, Questions

10.20.2011  |  No Comments ››

There's been a few episodes since the last NoiseReduction, so listen to them all.

‘Comedian’ starring Jerry Seinfeld

10.19.2011  |  No Comments ››

It's amazing that a legend of comedy still goes through so many struggles 'getting back out there.'

Mindhacker: 60 Tips, Tricks, and Games to Take Your Mind to the Next Level – Hale-Evans

10.18.2011  |  No Comments ››

WOW - Very cool book with easy, quick and implementable ideas from speed reading to note-taking.

10 Websites to Outsource Your Design & Marketing Tasks

10.04.2011  |  No Comments ››

Some oldies mixed with some new services worth checking out.

Another Cool Online FlowChart App

10.03.2011  |  No Comments ››

Can you ever have too many mind map tools?

Using PayPal Regularly? This App’s a Must.

10.02.2011  |  No Comments ››

Putler analyses, searches and downloads all your PayPal transactions.

The Fast Book Outliner

10.01.2011  |  No Comments ››

Great template for quickly outlining the structure of books for learning or review purposes.

A Great Way to Stick to Your Goals

09.30.2011  |  No Comments ››

... or you financially support an ANTI-charity.

The Most Productive PreneurCast Episode Yet

09.29.2011  |  No Comments ››

This week, Dom & I try a radical experiment in Productivity. If you join in, we guarantee that what we suggest will improve your productivity.

Accelerated Learning in Accelerated Times

09.28.2011  |  No Comments ››

A great presentation from Tim Ferriss.

100 Web Apps to Rule Them All

09.24.2011  |  No Comments ››

Some great alternatives to the typical apps we all use.

If They Only Knew How Many Emails You Had

09.23.2011  |  No Comments ››

Cool little Gmail add-on.

14 Infographics for Internet Marketers

09.22.2011  |  No Comments ››

I love the 1st one: an infographic on infographics!

Some Great Video Production Lessons for Beginners

09.21.2011  |  No Comments ››

Starting out making videos? Vimeo's resource centre is awesome.

The Best Start-up Promotional Videos Around

09.20.2011  |  No Comments ››

Starting something new? This is a good swipe resource.

Comics That Make You Smarter

09.19.2011  |  No Comments ››

For the 12-year-old geek in all of us.

Dead Bodies, Wedding Cakes and the Mirror Economy

09.18.2011  |  No Comments ››

This week, we talk about a very different night out before digging into the topic of 'Trade Exchanges' and the concept of the 'Mirror Economy'.

Winning Voices

09.17.2011  |  No Comments ››

A great series on 'Winning' with Tim Ferris, Tony Robbins + more.

Take The Challenge Here

09.16.2011  |  No Comments ››

Have a Small Biz? Timbo is Running a Marketing Masterclass

09.15.2011  |  No Comments ››

Planning to Structure a New Website? Check Out JumpChart

09.14.2011  |  No Comments ››

9 New Productivity Tools to Simplify Your Online Life

09.13.2011  |  No Comments ››

Cool New Tool for Visualising Your Goals

09.12.2011  |  No Comments ››

The Challenge – How to Earn a Dollar Online

09.11.2011  |  No Comments ››

This year's 'Challenge' has started; and if you want to learn how to make a $1 online, you want to take on The Challenge.

Gary Vee on Morning Joe

09.10.2011  |  No Comments ››

It's a few months old, but I stumbled across it again this week. A must-watch.

Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There – Richard Fenton & Andrea Waltz

09.09.2011  |  No Comments ››

This week's book comes highly recommended by Ed Dale.

7 Speed Reading Tricks by a Former Book-Hater

09.08.2011  |  No Comments ››

Speed reading is becoming a trend in this edition of Noise.re/duction.

My buddy Michael has relaunched a very handy SEO Tool

09.07.2011  |  No Comments ››

If you are into SEO, give this a test.

If you liked Rich’s reading process, this service is brilliant

09.06.2011  |  No Comments ››

Fantastic for books that are not in Kindle or e-format yet.

10 Ways for Entrepreneurs to Build Their Brand Online

09.03.2011  |  No Comments ››

I'm not normally a fan of branding, but some good tools here.

A Peek into Rich Schefren’s Reading Process

09.01.2011  |  No Comments ››

This guy is a freak; but i do LOVE this process.

Cutting the Ends off the Roast

09.01.2011  |  No Comments ››

This week, we discuss the topic of modelling successful people and principles, and how important it is to understand WHY something is being done.

Read business books by email or RSS for FREE

08.15.2011  |  No Comments ››

Includes Seth Godin, Gary V, 50 Cent and Tom Peters.

6 Free Websites For Public Domain Images & Free Stock Photos

08.14.2011  |  No Comments ››

If you're going to use images in your marketing, best be using royalty free images.

50 Ways to Cope with Stress

08.14.2011  |  No Comments ››

Best Way -- "say no more".

Excerpts from Steve Jobs at the 1997 WWDC

08.13.2011  |  No Comments ››

Focusing is about saying 'no'.

Pete and Ed Dale sitting in a tree, r-u-n-n-i-n-g

08.12.2011  |  No Comments ››

This week I'm joined my Ed Dale as we discuss two mutual loves: running & John Mayer. [Image from www.myspace.com/johnmayer/]

Sham: How the Self-Help Movement Made America Helpless – Steve Salerno

08.11.2011  |  No Comments ››

It reads like a very one-sided view of the self-help industry (keep a grain of salt nearby).

John Mayer 2011 Clinic – Manage the Temptation to Publish Yourself

08.09.2011  |  1 Comment ››

It's only audio, but it's well worth a listen.  This man is so much more than a musician.

Google Authorship Markup Verification Tutorial for Bloggers

08.09.2011  |  1 Comment ››

This is the single most important thing that you'll do to your blog this year.

The Startup Daily

08.07.2011  |  1 Comment ››

Think www.Noise.re/duction with ideas and snippets from the best biz books.

True Stories of Unbelievable Rejections

08.07.2011  |  1 Comment ››

Need a reality check to keep you motivated?

Help Tim Ferriss build a library for children through Room to Read

08.06.2011  |  1 Comment ››

A very worthy cause, and great 34th birthday idea.

John Cleese on Creativity

08.05.2011  |  1 Comment ››

A very, very funny man.  Just don't mention the war.

Of Ironmen and Entrepreneurs

08.04.2011  |  1 Comment ››

On this week's podcast, Dom and I compare Ironman training to entrepreneurship.

In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives – Steven Levy

08.01.2011  |  1 Comment ››

Also check out Steven Levy's Wired article: "Inside Google+".

Tapped

07.31.2011  |  1 Comment ››

Bottled Water -- The greatest marketing epidemic of all time.

Summarize Your Text Documents with Topicmarks

07.24.2011  |  1 Comment ››

Looks awesome, but I haven't had the greatest results with it yet.

Awesome service for finding alternative software apps

07.23.2011  |  1 Comment ››

Skip the pricey software packages with AlternativeTo!

Munchery

07.22.2011  |  1 Comment ››

Why do all the cool start-ups only happen in San Fran?  I want this service.

PreneurCast

07.21.2011  |  1 Comment ››

Dom & I finally released our new podcast to the world.

Fun Cartoon Avatar

07.21.2011  |  1 Comment ››

Want something a little more engaging for those forums?

Evil Plans – Hugh MacLeod

07.20.2011  |  2 Comments ››

The subtitle says it all -- "Having Fun on the Road to World Domination."

Never Say Never

07.18.2011  |  1 Comment ››

Watch it with a niece or nephew if you need an excuse -- but it's worth the watch. ...and the story of his manager Scooter Braun ...

SendOutCards

07.11.2011  |  1 Comment ››

Wanna learn more about SendOutCards - Check out a 7-day trial via my aff link: www.SendOutCards.com/7DayTrial.

19 Apps To Boost Concentration

07.10.2011  |  1 Comment ››

Make sure you check out RescueTime + Focus Booster.

Classic Thanks

07.09.2011  |  1 Comment ››

A simple and new alternative to SendOutCards.

Great Tool for Finding Creative Domain Names

07.08.2011  |  1 Comment ››

This is how I found Noise.re/duction - the new home of this newsletter on the web.

Create a Gorgeous Visual Timeline to Wow Your Clients

07.07.2011  |  2 Comments ››

Mix this with a ScreenFlow recording and you've got WOW.

Want to Make Awesome PowerPoint Presentations? Try Enrolling in Slide School

07.06.2011  |  1 Comment ››

Don't let the fact Microsoft created this put you off...

Kindle Book Creation

07.05.2011  |  1 Comment ››

Got an eBook you want converted to Kindle?

The Goal – Eliyahu M. Goldratt

07.04.2011  |  2 Comments ››

In honour of Eliyahu M. Goldratt who passed away last month -- It's an oldie but a must-read.

Objectified

07.03.2011  |  1 Comment ››

The creative processes of some of the world's most awesome product designers (ala Jony Ive).

Media Strategies for Internet Marketers – Pete Williams

06.27.2011  |  1 Comment ››

I've just released a new self-published book on Kindle over at: http://www.noise.re/duction/05_KindleBook.

Very handy new URL shortener tool

06.27.2011  |  1 Comment ››

Very handy new URL shortener tool.

Cool Online Wireframing App

06.27.2011  |  No Comments ››

Cool online wireframing app...

Top Incubators in the US

06.27.2011  |  1 Comment ››

Top Incubators in the US...

NumberQuotes

06.27.2011  |  1 Comment ››

Cool tool for livening up presentations with quotes about numbers.

Professional Voice Overs

06.27.2011  |  1 Comment ››

Just got the intros + outros done for my new podcast - highly recommended.

Improv Wisdom – Patricia Ryan Madson

06.27.2011  |  1 Comment ››

A great read, similar to "Do The Work". (Thanks to Dan Dobos for the recommendation).

Food, Inc.

06.27.2011  |  1 Comment ››

It's not new, but a must-watch if your health and well-being is important to you.

How We Decide – Jonah Lehrer

06.13.2011  |  No Comments ››

Covers everything from pro football players to poker players, and has a Malcolm Gladwell-esque feel.

Find Anyone’s Business E-mail with a Quick Web Search

05.29.2011  |  No Comments ››

"Peepmail is a tool that allows you to discover business email addresses for users, even if their email address may not be publicly available or ...

Cool-looking service for custom demo videos and screencasts

05.29.2011  |  No Comments ››

It's a hassle-free alternative (time-saving) to Elance, etc.

Shoeboxed – Taking the work out of paperwork!

05.29.2011  |  1 Comment ››

I've just started to use this service and it's becoming very handy indeed.

Animated Storytelling in Video : A Great Way to Engage Viewers

05.29.2011  |  No Comments ››

Link this with the speed animation Fiverr gig and away you go.

Meet The A-List Authors Of E-Book Self Publishing

05.29.2011  |  No Comments ››

Well, Amazon is selling more eBooks than printed books now.

Get a Cool Speed Animation Video Created for Your Next Project

05.29.2011  |  No Comments ››

Get a cool speed animation video created for your next project...

Foo Fighters: Back And Forth

05.29.2011  |  No Comments ››

It's always reassuring that successful people have struggles and hurdles too.

Hundreds of other awesome documentaries you can watch online

05.29.2011  |  No Comments ››

Great resource, especially if you don't have Netflix.

Frank Kern’s Now Driving a Rolls Phantom + Carrying $20K in Cash

05.29.2011  |  No Comments ››

Even if you don't wanna buy Frank Kern's stuff - you gotta love the entertainment factor of his videos.

Turn your entire office into a whiteboard

05.29.2011  |  No Comments ››

We are doing this in our office next week; I'll blog about how it goes.

Mix the Fiverr offer above with VideoHive and you can have something very cool and custom done.

05.29.2011  |  No Comments ››

Mix the previous Fiverr offer with VideoHive and you can have something very cool and custom done.

Get a HD intro for your online videos for $5

05.29.2011  |  No Comments ››

Get a HD intro for your online videos for $5...

Built to Sell – John Warrillow

05.29.2011  |  No Comments ››

I actually interviewed John last week so keep an eye out for that on the blog.

Exit Through the Gift Shop

05.29.2011  |  No Comments ››

Really interesting on many levels + check out what one good testimonial can do.

Using iTunes Star Rating to Manage + Organise Your AudioBook Collection

05.29.2011  |  No Comments ››

This is a new blog post I published recently. (It's Mac + PC-friendly too).

The Video Boss Will Soon Be Even BOSSIER!

05.28.2011  |  No Comments ››

You gotta opt-in just to watch a great marketer do great marketing.

A Cheat Sheet for App Store Pricing

05.27.2011  |  No Comments ››

Farts: go to jail, do not pass go. Do not collect 99 cents...

eBay offers a free analytics tools for sellers.

05.26.2011  |  No Comments ››

I only just discovered eBay offer a free analytics tools for sellers.

Great productivity app bundle for Mac users

05.25.2011  |  No Comments ››

It's worth it just for Text Expander. It's a must have.

Turn your handwriting into a custom font

05.24.2011  |  No Comments ››

This is just plain darn cool.

Walking with Einstein – Josh Foer

05.22.2011  |  No Comments ››

I'm now thinking of training for the Aussie Memory Championships in Sept.

Freakonomics

05.21.2011  |  No Comments ››

Great content, but also awesome 'context' -- what a great way to turn a bestselling book into a doco.

Steve Pressfields new book ‘Do The Work’ Is Still Free on Kindle

05.15.2011  |  No Comments ››

Another must read book from the author of 'The War Of Art'

How to Focus with Pomodoro Technique

05.15.2011  |  No Comments ››

How to Focus with Pomodoro Technique...

How to Find Creative Commons Content with Google

05.15.2011  |  No Comments ››

How to find creative commons content with Google...

I’ve thrown a few new posts up on my blog in the last two weeks

05.15.2011  |  2 Comments ››

Latest posts include how you can outsource video creation and how you can use use iTunes Star Rating to manage and organise your audiobook collection.

Looking for a business idea?

05.15.2011  |  No Comments ››

Very cool tool for going market first.

Frank Kern is ‘giving away’ a draft of his new book

05.15.2011  |  No Comments ››

It's a fun read.

How Friends Ruin Memory: The Social Conformity Effect

01.01.2011  |  No Comments ››