Influence and Income Online

Book excerpt: Influence And Income Online: Three Millennial Millionaires Share Their SecretsOnly six to eight years ago, most people who wanted to take a message or product to the world had to ask permission (from the authorities, associations, and governing bodies that centralized content distribution).But now, because of technology (particularly social media and video), decentralization is everywhere (technology inherently decentralizes). This has empowered everyone with a phone to reach the masses without ever worrying about asking for permission again. This book reveals how three millennial influencers did just that and took their message to hundreds of thousands (and sometimes millions) of followers-all without ever asking for "permission." This is the day when kids make $1000s doing things adults once mocked with statements like:"keep making that face and it will become permanent""when are you going to stop dancing and go get a job""stop playing those video games, like someone's really going to pay you for that"As more Fortune 500 brands fall by the waste side, people like Steve Larsen, Josh Forti, me, and many other entrepreneurs, many of which are featured in this book, are taking up the baton and running without looking back.¿we are the ones Steve Jobs envisioned when he ran the most famous technology commercial of all-time in 1997: Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers.The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules.And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them,glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things.They push the human race forward. While some may see them as the crazy ones,we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.Thank you Mr. Jobs¿ and now to the crazy ones, let's go get it!James Smiley(and remember¿ it's all about attitude!)