Sergio Raya

I love startup companies and the people who go all in! I'm currently in the health care space and I've been on this crusade to launch my own business. I am passionate about educating myself and becoming a self-trained entrepreneur.

Giving Back: My hope is that I can help people thrive in the new Entrepreneurial Economy by helping them learn a new set of skills through personal development, self education & technology.
Who I Follow

Two places I would look at doing an internship-

New tech startups and professional associations such as ASTD.

Become undeniably good at what you do… Gosh, I forgot who said that! I think it was Seth Godin. Anyways, I need to stay focused on building my knowledge of Wordpress and affiliate marketing. Descrecianry time is the goal!

Things to look forward to:

Volunteer at ASTD-San Diego chapter meetings

Finish reading Permission Marketing by Seth Godin

Start reading Running Lean by Ash Maurya- Early release from O’Reilly! Yes!!

Visit my alma mater Chapman University!

Crossfit!

How to Grow Your Business With Mobile Paid Search
Jamie Turner’s most recent book is Go Mobile, co-authored with Jeanne Hopkins, VP of marketing at HubSpot. He is also the founder of the 60 Second Marketer and a popular mobile marketing speaker at events and corporations around the globe. Many business owners are trying to figure out how to…

Self educational read of the week: learn permission marketing

Had to read this book first! I can use copy writing skills immediately when creating Facebook ads and when writing headlines for website content.

newgoogleplusicon150.pngWednesday in ReadWriteWeb, Jon Mitchell posted a very pointed opinion on how Google’s social network, Google+, is leading to gradual, though noticeable, adjustments in how all of Google’s services work. In his article, Jon provided evidence that Google search results appear to favor recommendations on Google+ that link to an article that meets the search criteria, over a direct link to the article itself.

Writes Jon, “Google used to be about organizing the world’s information. It was a service to the entire Web. But this social tangent is changing that. It’s turning the Web into a Google+ popularity contest.” However, he also writes that other Google users in his Google+ circles tell him they get different results.

Whether your designing a website or creating a blog always follow this rule: Know your audience. Know your audience. Know your audience. Know your audience.

Watch this great video on creating a user profile. 

From the USC Marshall school of business: Dr. Warren Bennis- Learn from decades of leadership and management insights in this interview with Jason Calacanis.

2012 head start

2012 head start

Dave Morin of Path - TWiST #216 (by ThisWeekIn)