#AskPeshev 23: Guest Posting And Befriending Competitors

#AskPeshev 23: Guest Posting And Befriending Competitors

January 15, 2020

“Guest posting can work, but you can't "win it all" with a single publication or two. It takes continuous effort for accumulating results. ”

— Mario Peshev

Howdy!We’ve been busy with several marketing initiatives over the past several weeks. We're about to announce a new promotion tool for writers and contributors (including executives who get featured or interviewed here and there) and two separate networks for business professionals we have been working on lately.This effort is slowly pushing our endeavors into a micro media group for executive and entrepreneur opportunities that are not currently available on the market as an effective package to leverage.With the initial legwork that commenced back in early 2018 and later this year, we should have all the moving pieces bundled together. As with most long-term ventures, the initial investment takes a while, but I’m really excited about what is coming up - and appreciative of your support over the past year.As a loyal subscriber to my list, I’ll make sure I announce these early on once we have a beta version of each initiative ready to play with. Stay tuned for future updates and here’s what else I’ve been busy with in the interwebs for the past week.

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