Hey everybody,

Today I have a BIG treat for you! Joe has agreed to take some time away from his busy schedule in Joeville to share his top secret advice with us all, I hope you like it… I find him very inspirational and this explains why.

Hey Joe,

Firstly, could you please tell us about yourself?
I’m Joe baby! I live in Kansas, wife and 3 kids, and my day job is a network engineer, however I’m working my way into full time consulting/marketing

Who/what is your biggest inspiration?
My family is my biggest inspiration, being able to provide for my wife and kids is what motivates me to try harder to build my empire

You have a very humorous blog, is it a reflection of your real personality or did you decide to make it funny because it grasps attention and readers easier?

That’s all me baby! When I was getting started, I read some marketers say you need a “character” to market online. I felt that was dumb, I’ve always been a real dude and so I just said I would give the people me, and that way if they hate me, at least they are hating me for me…likewise, when the love me, it’s for me and what I bring. It’s working out well so far.
You always have something to talk about, is there any “secret recipe” to this?
No, not really man, there is always something to talk about, always something around you. Sometimes it’s stuff I’m working on, sometimes it’s questions I have, other times it’s just random life stuff…whatever. People just want to hear from a real person, most of the times if you mix a lil knowledge and advice with some real life stuff, they enjoy that a lot more than just teaching stuff all day every day.

How do you keep yourself motivated?
Noing the goals and plans I have for my family man. There’s tons of stuff I want to do for them, myself, and others in the world. I can only do that if I’m in charge of my own thing, so that’s where I’m working towards.

You come across amazingly confident on video, how do you do it?!
You know man, I just try to keep it real. If I mess up, I keep it in there. I’m not afraid to talk in front of people or crowds, it’s very natural for me. So speak on video like I would if we were in person.

What is your opinion social media (such as Twitter and Facebook)?
It’s priceless if you know how to use it right. Use it to build relationship, show your personality, and share your expertise. People want to connect with you, so do it. It used to be the GURU and then the other folks, now, people want to feel connected to the folks the learn from, study, and purchase from. Social media gives you that…you just gotta have a plan and know what ya doing man!

Have you ever had times where you thought yourself or your blog as a “failure”? If so how did you stop feeling like it? If not how do you keep yourself so optimistic?

Hmmmm, when I can’t do or provide everything I want for my family, that makes me feel like a failure, that’s why I’m so motivated to take control and build my own brand. So then it rests on me, I’m calling the shots and if it fails I can’t blame anyone else.

I am constantly tweaking and redefining my approach as I learn more. I find things that “vibe” with my style and I add it to the mix. So far, just being me and sharing what I know has proven to be much better than trying to come off as some know it all loser just trying to push products and not caring about individuals I come in contact with.

When you were a child what did you want to be when you grew up? Have things changed? If so what has changed?
Ha, well, I don’t know about a child, but when I was in high school I wanted to be a few things! A model, a clothing designer, rap artists….. As you can see, everything pretty much revolved around me being in charge of my career. Yeah, things have changed quite a bit, I I’m not a rap star and have no desire to be though I’m heavily involved in music. I’m not a model, but I can be when folks send me gear or hats lol. I will be releasing some exclusive Joeville apparel so I guess that takes care of the designer part hahaha. Get that sammich hat soon boyeeeeeee.

If you could go back to when you were starting up, what advice would you give to yourself?
FOCUS!!! I tried so many things man, until I realized the best thing to do is pick something and work with it. I got enticed by all the shiny things man! Those days are over, and now I can help others because of my experience.

What plans do you have the future?

Keep spreading the Joe-ness around man, grow the Joeville community, take on more consulting clients, maybe get into some coaching or something. Basically whatever I feel man, just knowing I will be doing what I want to do daily is enough motivation to keep me going forever.

Is there anything else you would like to add?
If you want something real come on over to Joeville! Get involved, subscribe, and see what I got to say. I like interaction so don’t be a stranger. We welcome everyone over there!
Thank you very much Joe.