An interesting statistic tells us that there are more than 832,000 millionaires living in the United States.
20.8% of them have made their fortunes since 1989 in networking/home business industry.
Conservative calculations estimate that networking/home based business is creating more than 40 new millionaires per day in the U.S.
Networking has been around for more than 50 years, and is not so much "a business" in itself as it is a way of doing business (it is a "marketing method" only). It is a concept of many people doing a little work as opposed to a few people doing a lot of work.
Have you found a way to share the work and wealth with others?
Andy Uhlig
http://www.smartecreation.com
Thursday, September 30, 2004
Wednesday, September 29, 2004
Low-Cost Marketing With Postcards
Bob Leduc http://BobLeduc.com
Here's a simple way you can generate lots of sales leads ...or traffic to your web site. Use postcards. They're highly effective and very low-cost. Plus, postcards provide the following 6 unique advantages over most other types of advertising.
1. Maximum Exposure for Your Sales Message
Postcards are delivered "ready to read". Even people who usually ignore other advertising will find it hard to avoid looking at your message when it's on a postcard ...especially if you keep it brief.
With other types of advertising you often lose prospects who would have been interested in your offer ...but they never saw it.
2. Simple and Low-Cost
Postcards are simple to produce - and very low-cost. You can print 4 x 6 inch postcards on your own computer for less than 2 cents each. Or you can reduce the cost down to about 1 cent each if you print 4 at a time on 8 1/2 x 11 sheets of card stock and cut the sheets into quarters.
Even postcards printed by a commercial printer are not expensive ...usually about 4 cents to 8 cents each.
The postage for mailing postcards is low too. In the US you can send postcards by First Class Mail for only 23 cents. This reduced postage rate applies to postcards that are at least 3 1/2 x 5 inches but not over 4 1/4 x 6 inches.
3. Get Immediate Results
Because postcards are simple and easy to use - they produce results quickly. Often your postcards can be mailed within a week from the time you decide to use them. You will start getting replies 2 or 3 days later.
4. Gain Control of Your Sales Activity
Postcards put you in control of your sales activity. You can avoid getting too many or too few responses during any time period by regulating how many postcards you mail and how often you mail them.
That means you can quickly boost your sales activity anytime it slows down. And you can avoid losing customers you can't handle immediately because you got flooded with too much activity at one time.
5. No Wasted Advertising Expense
Postcards enable you to spend your entire advertising budget on your best prospects. You don't have to pay for advertising to a large audience in order to reach a few good prospects.
With a little advance planning you can make sure your postcards only go to prospects likely to be interested in what you offer ...and who also have a prior history of acting on offers that interest them.
For example, analyze your customers and make a list of the characteristics they share. Then call several national mailing list brokers and tell them what you are looking for. You'll be surprised at how specific some mailing lists are today.
6. Can Evaluate Results Quickly
Postcards normally generate 90 percent or more of their total number of replies within 7 to 10 days. This enables you to quickly and accurately evaluate the results of postcard advertising. You'll know in about a week if you can confidently send more of the same postcards - or if you need to make some changes.
Don't overlook postcards when you want to generate sales leads - or web site traffic. They're highly effective, very low-cost ...and they provide these 6 unique advantages you cannot get with most other types of advertising.
Bob Leduc spent 20 years helping businesses like yours find new customers and increase sales. He just released a New Edition of his manual, How To Build Your Small Business Fast With Simple Postcards ...and launched *BizTips from Bob*, a newsletter to help small businesses grow and prosper. You'll find his low-cost marketing methods at: http://BobLeduc.com or call: 702-658-1707 After 10 AM Pacific Time/Las Vegas, NV
Here's a simple way you can generate lots of sales leads ...or traffic to your web site. Use postcards. They're highly effective and very low-cost. Plus, postcards provide the following 6 unique advantages over most other types of advertising.
1. Maximum Exposure for Your Sales Message
Postcards are delivered "ready to read". Even people who usually ignore other advertising will find it hard to avoid looking at your message when it's on a postcard ...especially if you keep it brief.
With other types of advertising you often lose prospects who would have been interested in your offer ...but they never saw it.
2. Simple and Low-Cost
Postcards are simple to produce - and very low-cost. You can print 4 x 6 inch postcards on your own computer for less than 2 cents each. Or you can reduce the cost down to about 1 cent each if you print 4 at a time on 8 1/2 x 11 sheets of card stock and cut the sheets into quarters.
Even postcards printed by a commercial printer are not expensive ...usually about 4 cents to 8 cents each.
The postage for mailing postcards is low too. In the US you can send postcards by First Class Mail for only 23 cents. This reduced postage rate applies to postcards that are at least 3 1/2 x 5 inches but not over 4 1/4 x 6 inches.
3. Get Immediate Results
Because postcards are simple and easy to use - they produce results quickly. Often your postcards can be mailed within a week from the time you decide to use them. You will start getting replies 2 or 3 days later.
4. Gain Control of Your Sales Activity
Postcards put you in control of your sales activity. You can avoid getting too many or too few responses during any time period by regulating how many postcards you mail and how often you mail them.
That means you can quickly boost your sales activity anytime it slows down. And you can avoid losing customers you can't handle immediately because you got flooded with too much activity at one time.
5. No Wasted Advertising Expense
Postcards enable you to spend your entire advertising budget on your best prospects. You don't have to pay for advertising to a large audience in order to reach a few good prospects.
With a little advance planning you can make sure your postcards only go to prospects likely to be interested in what you offer ...and who also have a prior history of acting on offers that interest them.
For example, analyze your customers and make a list of the characteristics they share. Then call several national mailing list brokers and tell them what you are looking for. You'll be surprised at how specific some mailing lists are today.
6. Can Evaluate Results Quickly
Postcards normally generate 90 percent or more of their total number of replies within 7 to 10 days. This enables you to quickly and accurately evaluate the results of postcard advertising. You'll know in about a week if you can confidently send more of the same postcards - or if you need to make some changes.
Don't overlook postcards when you want to generate sales leads - or web site traffic. They're highly effective, very low-cost ...and they provide these 6 unique advantages you cannot get with most other types of advertising.
Bob Leduc spent 20 years helping businesses like yours find new customers and increase sales. He just released a New Edition of his manual, How To Build Your Small Business Fast With Simple Postcards ...and launched *BizTips from Bob*, a newsletter to help small businesses grow and prosper. You'll find his low-cost marketing methods at: http://BobLeduc.com or call: 702-658-1707 After 10 AM Pacific Time/Las Vegas, NV
Monday, September 27, 2004
Benefits of Submitting Articles to Ezines
Written by: Robert Kleine
Opportunityknoxx
Writing and submitting articles to ezines is one of the best ways to brand yourself and your business. It's also completely free. Here are a few of the many reasons why it should be included as an essential part of your marketing plan.
1. You'll brand your web site, business and yourself by submitting articles to e-zines. You could include your name, business name, your credentials, web site address and e-mail address in your resource box.
2. You will become known as an expert on the topics you write about. This will give you and your business extra credibility which will help you compete against your competition.
3. Your article might also be placed on the publisher's home page. If they publish each issue on their home page this will give you some extra exposure.
4. You might get extra exposure if the e-zine publisher archives their ezine on their site. People might want to read the back issues before they make the decision to subscribe.
5. You will get free advertising. This will allow you to spend your profits on other forms of advertising. You could buy advertisements in other e-zines that don't publish your articles.
6. You might get extra income from people wanting to hire you to write other articles, books, or even ask to speak at seminars. This is a great way to multiply your income.
7. You could allow e-zine publishers to publish your articles in their free ebooks. Since people give them away, your advertising could multiply all over the internet.
8. You will get your article published all over the web when you submit it to an ezine publisher that has a free content directory on their web site. They'll allow their visitors to republish your article.
9. You'll gain people's trust. If they read your article and like it, they won't be as hesitant to buy your product or service. You will then be able to increase your profits.
10. You could get your article guaranteed to run in an ezine. You could agree to run one of their articles in your ezine if, in exchange, they run yours in their ezine. It's a win/win situation.
Opportunityknoxx
Writing and submitting articles to ezines is one of the best ways to brand yourself and your business. It's also completely free. Here are a few of the many reasons why it should be included as an essential part of your marketing plan.
1. You'll brand your web site, business and yourself by submitting articles to e-zines. You could include your name, business name, your credentials, web site address and e-mail address in your resource box.
2. You will become known as an expert on the topics you write about. This will give you and your business extra credibility which will help you compete against your competition.
3. Your article might also be placed on the publisher's home page. If they publish each issue on their home page this will give you some extra exposure.
4. You might get extra exposure if the e-zine publisher archives their ezine on their site. People might want to read the back issues before they make the decision to subscribe.
5. You will get free advertising. This will allow you to spend your profits on other forms of advertising. You could buy advertisements in other e-zines that don't publish your articles.
6. You might get extra income from people wanting to hire you to write other articles, books, or even ask to speak at seminars. This is a great way to multiply your income.
7. You could allow e-zine publishers to publish your articles in their free ebooks. Since people give them away, your advertising could multiply all over the internet.
8. You will get your article published all over the web when you submit it to an ezine publisher that has a free content directory on their web site. They'll allow their visitors to republish your article.
9. You'll gain people's trust. If they read your article and like it, they won't be as hesitant to buy your product or service. You will then be able to increase your profits.
10. You could get your article guaranteed to run in an ezine. You could agree to run one of their articles in your ezine if, in exchange, they run yours in their ezine. It's a win/win situation.
Saturday, September 25, 2004
Virtual Marketing beats Face-to-Face
Virtual Marketing beats Face to Face!
Why "Virtual" beats the "Face to Face" approach to marketing By Max Steingart
http://www.successway.com
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There are Six reasons why "Virtual" beats the "Face to Face" approach to marketing.
1. Convenience
2. Direct access to more people
3. People are easier to approach
4. Rejection is eliminated
5. Targeting is easier
6. It's more fun
1. Convenience
Anytime it's convenient, you can sit down at your computer and have someone to talk to online. You have access to 150 million people that are online at the same time you are, and you're free to contact any of them when you know where to find them and how to use Instant Messaging.
2. Direct access to more people
Long distance doesn't exist online. You can meet people virtually that live across town from you, that you would never meet otherwise and send them to your website or invite them to your next business briefing or home party. From the comfort of your home, you can connect with people in the city your company holds regional or national conventions and meet them when you travel to the event. You can even establish relationships with people in other countries where your company does business and you won't need a passport to do it.
3. People are easier to approach
Sending an Instant Message to someone is an easy way to connect with a stranger online. On the Internet, you can use a "Screen Name" and "Profile" that gives you instant credibility and positions you to be immediately liked by everyone you contact. Let's face it, people like talking to people that like the same things they do or that are in the same line of work. Don't you?
4. Avoid rejection
Rejection disappears on the Internet because you know about a person prior to contacting them. The Internet profiles of other people help you identify the people that are ambitious or lazy, positive or negative. If you can pick the "Green" M&M's out of a bowl of candy, you can easily identify the best people online to talk to based on their screen name and the contents of their Internet profile Instead of going through 100 "No's" to get a "Yes" when you're prospecting in person, you can get eight out of ten people you contact via Instant Messaging to look at your business because you've read their Internet "Profile" which tells you all about them.
5. Targeting is easier
If you prefer talking to doctors, teachers, stay at home mom's, retired people or any type of profession about your business, it's a simple process to find them online. There are online Member Directories that let you search for people that have specific words in their Internet profile, so you can target the best people to talk to. You can actually talk to a physician online easier than you could by trying to make an appointment to see him in his office. With the click of your mouse you can find people that share your passion for a hobby and make a new friend by sending a simple Instant Message.
6. It's more fun
Let's face it, the reason most people fail in network marketing is that they run out of their warm market and stop building their business. On the Internet, the world is your warm market. You'll be amazed at the thousands of wonderful people that are online that share your interests, values and experiences that are waiting to hear from you. You can make a new friend in minutes. The old "Three Foot Rule" has been replaced with a new one. "When you're sitting in front of your computer, you're within three feet of the entire online world.. Once a virtual relationship has been made, it's easy to move it to the phone and then to a face to face meeting. Savy network marketers have learned that they can use the virtual world to contact a stranger online and then establish a relationship with them. Millions of people are doing it right now as you're reading this.
Max Steingart is the author of: Shaking Hands on the Internet; Success Online; Your Daily Motivation; Relationships Online; Make the Internet Your Warm Market; and Innovation - The Path to Success. Visit http://www.successway.com to find out more.
Why "Virtual" beats the "Face to Face" approach to marketing By Max Steingart
http://www.successway.com
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There are Six reasons why "Virtual" beats the "Face to Face" approach to marketing.
1. Convenience
2. Direct access to more people
3. People are easier to approach
4. Rejection is eliminated
5. Targeting is easier
6. It's more fun
1. Convenience
Anytime it's convenient, you can sit down at your computer and have someone to talk to online. You have access to 150 million people that are online at the same time you are, and you're free to contact any of them when you know where to find them and how to use Instant Messaging.
2. Direct access to more people
Long distance doesn't exist online. You can meet people virtually that live across town from you, that you would never meet otherwise and send them to your website or invite them to your next business briefing or home party. From the comfort of your home, you can connect with people in the city your company holds regional or national conventions and meet them when you travel to the event. You can even establish relationships with people in other countries where your company does business and you won't need a passport to do it.
3. People are easier to approach
Sending an Instant Message to someone is an easy way to connect with a stranger online. On the Internet, you can use a "Screen Name" and "Profile" that gives you instant credibility and positions you to be immediately liked by everyone you contact. Let's face it, people like talking to people that like the same things they do or that are in the same line of work. Don't you?
4. Avoid rejection
Rejection disappears on the Internet because you know about a person prior to contacting them. The Internet profiles of other people help you identify the people that are ambitious or lazy, positive or negative. If you can pick the "Green" M&M's out of a bowl of candy, you can easily identify the best people online to talk to based on their screen name and the contents of their Internet profile Instead of going through 100 "No's" to get a "Yes" when you're prospecting in person, you can get eight out of ten people you contact via Instant Messaging to look at your business because you've read their Internet "Profile" which tells you all about them.
5. Targeting is easier
If you prefer talking to doctors, teachers, stay at home mom's, retired people or any type of profession about your business, it's a simple process to find them online. There are online Member Directories that let you search for people that have specific words in their Internet profile, so you can target the best people to talk to. You can actually talk to a physician online easier than you could by trying to make an appointment to see him in his office. With the click of your mouse you can find people that share your passion for a hobby and make a new friend by sending a simple Instant Message.
6. It's more fun
Let's face it, the reason most people fail in network marketing is that they run out of their warm market and stop building their business. On the Internet, the world is your warm market. You'll be amazed at the thousands of wonderful people that are online that share your interests, values and experiences that are waiting to hear from you. You can make a new friend in minutes. The old "Three Foot Rule" has been replaced with a new one. "When you're sitting in front of your computer, you're within three feet of the entire online world.. Once a virtual relationship has been made, it's easy to move it to the phone and then to a face to face meeting. Savy network marketers have learned that they can use the virtual world to contact a stranger online and then establish a relationship with them. Millions of people are doing it right now as you're reading this.
Max Steingart is the author of: Shaking Hands on the Internet; Success Online; Your Daily Motivation; Relationships Online; Make the Internet Your Warm Market; and Innovation - The Path to Success. Visit http://www.successway.com to find out more.
Friday, September 24, 2004
Business Health Checklist
What do the successful do in business to be and remain healthy and sustainable? Here is a checklist:
HAVE WRITTEN GOALS-
Know what they want out of life- Have direction and dreams- Are not confused and lostLearn how to become TOP PRODUCERS and LEADERS- It is better to be signed by a Top Producer than to refer one yourself- This way, you can learn HOW a Top Producer achieves- Mentioning that your leader is a Top Producer is a great recruiting tool.
TOTAL COMMITMENT-
Apply Action dailyORGANIZED- Does not waste too much time looking for documents
RECORD KEEPING-
Keeps accurate records of transactionsInterested in other PROFITS and financial success- Cares about the needs of their customers (clients) and the associates in their team.
ANSWERING MACHINE or voice mail service-
Can be reached easily by phone, email, and/or cell phone. RETURN CALLS promptly- They do not leave people with the feeling that they are not important.
INFORMED ON HOW to succeed in home based business/business/networking-
Keeps learning new things by reading and studying and applying what is learned
Keep AGREEMENTS and APPOINTMENTS-
COMMUNICATES on a regular basis with their team
FOLLOW-UP WITH PROSPECTS AND CLIENTS-
This is where most people fail and few succeed (our system does this like no other system - see below)
NEVER GIVES UP-
Have a 90-day, 6 month, 12 month, and 24 month plan. Does not get DISCOURAGED by small problems and inconveniences- Are consistent, persistent, and persevere.
Never BAD MOUTHS OTHER COMPANIES AND PEOPLE-
They know that anything can happen to the best companies (called life - nothing is for sure in business)
Serious about what they are doing in business-
They know the WHY for what they are doing.
Has SELF-ESTEEM-
Does not mean they think more of who they are than others, but believe in who they are.
Are Never LAZY-
Reaps the rewards of their organization's effort by being an example.
PROFESSIONAL-
They think things through before acting- They support their team- They always encourage. Represents a company that has a great retail product/service with a great price- Reliable product and/or service. Handle the complaints of clients and associates- They do not ignore people- They do not look at this as a problem, but as a solution giver- Finds a solution for each challenge.
RECOGNIZES and PRAISES organization and team achievers-
Praises people during good acts.
WORKS their business WEEKLY-
They know that "Steady plodding brings prosperity"
GLAD for others successes-
Love to see others get ahead in life.
Never BLAMES-
Never blame the company, the product(s)/service(s), the marketing plan, the compensation structure, lack of support from others, etc.- They realize that if others can succeed under similar circumstances, they can too- Takes responsibility.
Realistic about EXPECTATIONS for their effort-
Knows that dreams, supported by their goals, that have come from their WHY takes time and work.
Are in contact with POSITIVE people-
"Birds of a feather flock together"
ARE PATIENT-
Willing to put out the necessary effort to earn the money desired.
Pass TIMELY INFORMATION to their team immediately-
Communicates and engages everyone in their team
Never COMPLAINS-
Does something about what is bothering them.
Does not SWITCH to other companies and groups without first achieving some degree of success- Focuses on building one company over time.
Does not get involved in CHAIN LETTERS, illegal pyramids, and other schemes-
Their product and/or service is competitively priced in the market.
Does not depend on SPILL-OVER in matrix programs-
Depends on personal effort and never want something for nothing.
Are willing to TAKE RISKS such as investing in advertising, brochures, flyers, etc.-
Are not security-oriented-
Being in business for yourself will require you to spend money and invest time to make money.
Does not wait and watch.
Does not take "NO" personally-
No Only means "not now - give me a good reason to say yes" or "this is the wrong time in my life"- Does not give up because people say no.
Copes with CHANGES from the company/team/group-
Flexible in thinking - LIFE changes all of the time.
Believes in the product(s) and service(s)-
Not just in it for the money.
Not INFLUENCED by negative comments from family members, relatives, friends- Does not listen to both sides (positive and negative)- Can think for themselves- Thinks about the Wright brothers and what they were telling people ... "We are going to teach people how to fly in the sky" - How about Bill Gates - "Invest in our company - Microsoft - a little company in Washington that will help people communicate with each other all over the world?."
Spends very little TIME getting organized and a lot of time talking to potential team players and clients.
Understands there is no perfect company-
In fact, the longer the company has been in business, the more complaints and bad marks against them.
Plans to SUCCEED-
Plans to win.
Has a professional APPEARANCE
Does not give EXCUSES
Does not think they know everything-
"The more you learn, the less you know". Keeps up with the latest happenings in the business world, the industry, the Internet, marketing, etc.
Are Physically Fit-
Has energy and passion about what they are doing.
Strives to do their BEST-
Does not believe in RUMORS-
Checks the facts and the source of information.
Believe that: "IF IT IS TO BE, IT IS UP TO ME!"
Embraces the WORK in netWORKing
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Explore our system for successful internet-based home business success:
http://www.smartecreation.com/workfromhome
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HAVE WRITTEN GOALS-
Know what they want out of life- Have direction and dreams- Are not confused and lostLearn how to become TOP PRODUCERS and LEADERS- It is better to be signed by a Top Producer than to refer one yourself- This way, you can learn HOW a Top Producer achieves- Mentioning that your leader is a Top Producer is a great recruiting tool.
TOTAL COMMITMENT-
Apply Action dailyORGANIZED- Does not waste too much time looking for documents
RECORD KEEPING-
Keeps accurate records of transactionsInterested in other PROFITS and financial success- Cares about the needs of their customers (clients) and the associates in their team.
ANSWERING MACHINE or voice mail service-
Can be reached easily by phone, email, and/or cell phone. RETURN CALLS promptly- They do not leave people with the feeling that they are not important.
INFORMED ON HOW to succeed in home based business/business/networking-
Keeps learning new things by reading and studying and applying what is learned
Keep AGREEMENTS and APPOINTMENTS-
COMMUNICATES on a regular basis with their team
FOLLOW-UP WITH PROSPECTS AND CLIENTS-
This is where most people fail and few succeed (our system does this like no other system - see below)
NEVER GIVES UP-
Have a 90-day, 6 month, 12 month, and 24 month plan. Does not get DISCOURAGED by small problems and inconveniences- Are consistent, persistent, and persevere.
Never BAD MOUTHS OTHER COMPANIES AND PEOPLE-
They know that anything can happen to the best companies (called life - nothing is for sure in business)
Serious about what they are doing in business-
They know the WHY for what they are doing.
Has SELF-ESTEEM-
Does not mean they think more of who they are than others, but believe in who they are.
Are Never LAZY-
Reaps the rewards of their organization's effort by being an example.
PROFESSIONAL-
They think things through before acting- They support their team- They always encourage. Represents a company that has a great retail product/service with a great price- Reliable product and/or service. Handle the complaints of clients and associates- They do not ignore people- They do not look at this as a problem, but as a solution giver- Finds a solution for each challenge.
RECOGNIZES and PRAISES organization and team achievers-
Praises people during good acts.
WORKS their business WEEKLY-
They know that "Steady plodding brings prosperity"
GLAD for others successes-
Love to see others get ahead in life.
Never BLAMES-
Never blame the company, the product(s)/service(s), the marketing plan, the compensation structure, lack of support from others, etc.- They realize that if others can succeed under similar circumstances, they can too- Takes responsibility.
Realistic about EXPECTATIONS for their effort-
Knows that dreams, supported by their goals, that have come from their WHY takes time and work.
Are in contact with POSITIVE people-
"Birds of a feather flock together"
ARE PATIENT-
Willing to put out the necessary effort to earn the money desired.
Pass TIMELY INFORMATION to their team immediately-
Communicates and engages everyone in their team
Never COMPLAINS-
Does something about what is bothering them.
Does not SWITCH to other companies and groups without first achieving some degree of success- Focuses on building one company over time.
Does not get involved in CHAIN LETTERS, illegal pyramids, and other schemes-
Their product and/or service is competitively priced in the market.
Does not depend on SPILL-OVER in matrix programs-
Depends on personal effort and never want something for nothing.
Are willing to TAKE RISKS such as investing in advertising, brochures, flyers, etc.-
Are not security-oriented-
Being in business for yourself will require you to spend money and invest time to make money.
Does not wait and watch.
Does not take "NO" personally-
No Only means "not now - give me a good reason to say yes" or "this is the wrong time in my life"- Does not give up because people say no.
Copes with CHANGES from the company/team/group-
Flexible in thinking - LIFE changes all of the time.
Believes in the product(s) and service(s)-
Not just in it for the money.
Not INFLUENCED by negative comments from family members, relatives, friends- Does not listen to both sides (positive and negative)- Can think for themselves- Thinks about the Wright brothers and what they were telling people ... "We are going to teach people how to fly in the sky" - How about Bill Gates - "Invest in our company - Microsoft - a little company in Washington that will help people communicate with each other all over the world?."
Spends very little TIME getting organized and a lot of time talking to potential team players and clients.
Understands there is no perfect company-
In fact, the longer the company has been in business, the more complaints and bad marks against them.
Plans to SUCCEED-
Plans to win.
Has a professional APPEARANCE
Does not give EXCUSES
Does not think they know everything-
"The more you learn, the less you know". Keeps up with the latest happenings in the business world, the industry, the Internet, marketing, etc.
Are Physically Fit-
Has energy and passion about what they are doing.
Strives to do their BEST-
Does not believe in RUMORS-
Checks the facts and the source of information.
Believe that: "IF IT IS TO BE, IT IS UP TO ME!"
Embraces the WORK in netWORKing
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Explore our system for successful internet-based home business success:
http://www.smartecreation.com/workfromhome
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Thursday, September 23, 2004
Getting beyond our stories...
Great newsletter from my coach.
It talks about how we make assumptions about others and their actions and how these assumptions very often lead us to reactions and thought patterns that are damaging to relationships.
There is a simple way around this common problem. Read the newsletter and find out.
http://www.herdlinger.com/unlimitedpotential/sep04b.pdf
It talks about how we make assumptions about others and their actions and how these assumptions very often lead us to reactions and thought patterns that are damaging to relationships.
There is a simple way around this common problem. Read the newsletter and find out.
http://www.herdlinger.com/unlimitedpotential/sep04b.pdf
Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Consumer Trends
"If only I could see into the future and predict what's going to be hot next year...."
That would be great. Get in early on a trend. Create a product or service around it. Cash in big. Well, I discovered an awesome web page http://www.trendwatching.com .
There are over 3,000 "trendwatchers" out there reporting on what they see coming. They observe consumer behaviour, trends etc. and report on it. I love visiting this site. It opens my mind...and who knows, some day I may have a million dollar idea to address one of these trends!
Check it out at http://www.trendwatching.com They also have a free newsletter.
That would be great. Get in early on a trend. Create a product or service around it. Cash in big. Well, I discovered an awesome web page http://www.trendwatching.com .
There are over 3,000 "trendwatchers" out there reporting on what they see coming. They observe consumer behaviour, trends etc. and report on it. I love visiting this site. It opens my mind...and who knows, some day I may have a million dollar idea to address one of these trends!
Check it out at http://www.trendwatching.com They also have a free newsletter.
Never try to hard-sell an affiliate product or service
If you really want to start earning good commissions from the affiliate programs you join, then you must understand that hard-selling is not the way to go; this means that banners alone just won't do it, the best way to make an affiliate sale is to 'romance' your visitors into it...
This can be done by writing a product review, a personal endorsement or an article related to the topic or niche you are targeting and posting it on your website. Give your visitors good information and they'll consider you an expert on the subject... and of course, they'll be much more open to your suggestions or recommendations.
When you're writing the article or product review keep this in mind: The idea is not to sell, the idea is to get the prospect interested enough to go visit a website (a much easier task). Consider banners and other affiliate graphics as good re-inforcements for your message.
For more tips on advertising, go to http://www.advertisingknowhow.com
and http://www.advertisingknowhow.com/forum
This can be done by writing a product review, a personal endorsement or an article related to the topic or niche you are targeting and posting it on your website. Give your visitors good information and they'll consider you an expert on the subject... and of course, they'll be much more open to your suggestions or recommendations.
When you're writing the article or product review keep this in mind: The idea is not to sell, the idea is to get the prospect interested enough to go visit a website (a much easier task). Consider banners and other affiliate graphics as good re-inforcements for your message.
For more tips on advertising, go to http://www.advertisingknowhow.com
and http://www.advertisingknowhow.com/forum
Tuesday, September 14, 2004
A Better Life...Only a DECISION Away!
One single, "mental move" has the power to create incredible success...by Bob Proctor
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There is a single mental move you can make which, in a millisecond, will solve enormous problems for you. It has the potential to improve almost any personal or business situation you will ever encounter, and it could literally propel you down the path to incredible success. We have a name for this magic mental activity ... it is called DECISION.
Decisions or the lack of them are responsible for the breaking or making of many a career. Individuals who have become very proficient at making decisions, without being influenced by the opinions of others, are the same people whose annual incomes fall into the six and seven figure category. However, it's not just your income that is affected by decisions; your whole life is dominated by this power. The health of your mind and body, the well-being of your family, your social life, the type of relationships you develop … all are dependent upon your ability to make sound decisions.
So, how is a person expected to develop this mental ability? Quite simply, as the commercial says, "Just do it." Decision making brings order to your mind, and of course, this order is then reflected in your objective world ... your results.
Indecision sets up internal conflicts that can, without warning, escalate into all out mental and emotional wars. Psychiatrists have a name to describe these internal wars - ambivalence. My Oxford Dictionary tells me that ambivalence is the co-existence in one person of opposite feelings toward the same objective.
You do not require a doctorate degree in psychiatry to understand that you are going to have difficulty in your life by permitting your mind to remain in an ambivalent state for any period of time. The person who does permit it to exist will become very despondent and virtually incapable of any type of productive activity. It is obvious that anyone who finds themselves in such a mental state is not living; at best, they are merely existing. A decision or a series of decisions would change everything.
A very basic law of the universe is "create or disintegrate". Indecision causes disintegration. How often have you heard a person say, "I don't know what to do." How often have you heard yourself say, "What should I do?" Think about some of the indecisive feelings you and virtually everyone on this planet experience from time to time. Love them; leave them. Quit, stay. Do it, don't do it. Buy it, don't buy it. Tell them, don't tell them.
Everyone, on occasion, has experienced these feelings of ambivalence. If it happens to you frequently, decide right now to stop it. The cause of ambivalence is indecision, but we must keep in mind that the truth is not always in the appearance of things. Indecision is a cause of ambivalence, however it is a secondary cause, it is not the primary cause. I have been studying the behavior of people who have become very proficient at making decisions for over a quarter century. They all have one thing in common. They have a very strong self image, a high degree of self-esteem. They may be as different as night is to day in numerous other respects, but they certainly possess confidence. Low self-esteem or a lack of confidence is the real culprit here. Decision makers are not afraid of making an error. If and when they make an error in their decision, or fail at something, they have the ability to shrug it off. They learn from the experience but they will never submit to the failure.
There is one cardinal rule with respect to decision making: decide right where you are with whatever you've got. This is precisely why most people never master this important attribute. They permit their resources to dictate if and when a decision will or can be made. When John Kennedy asked Wernher Von Braun what it would take to build a rocket that would carry a man to the moon and return him safely to earth, his answer was simple and direct. "The will to do it." President Kennedy never asked if it was possible. He never asked if they could afford it or any one of a thousand other questions, all of which would have ... at that time ... been valid questions.
President Kennedy made a decision ... he said, we will put a man on the moon and return him safely to earth before the end of the decade. The fact that it had never been done before in all the hundreds of thousands of years of human history was not even a consideration. He DECIDED where he was with what he had. The objective was accomplished in his mind the second he made the decision. It was only a matter of time ... which is governed by natural law, before the goal was manifested in form for the whole world to see.
The greatest stumbling block you will encounter when making important decisions in your life is circumstance. We let circumstance get us off the hook when we should be giving it everything we've got. More dreams are shattered and goals lost because of circumstance than any other single factor.
Let's consider money with respect to our decision making process. You should never let the lack of funds determine whether you will or will not do something. Think about it for a moment. When you decided to buy your first home, did you just happen to have a couple hundred thousand dollars sitting in the bank? I don't think so, I know I didn't. But, the minute you made the decision to buy the home, the money seemed to appear - just like unadulterated magic. Somehow you came up with the down payment; you may have had to scrimp and save every extra penny … but you did it. And if you were honest with yourself, you probably had enough money to buy new curtains and a bevy of other things for the new home. The minute you make the decision to do something, you will attract to you all that is requisite for the realization of that goal.
Whether you can afford it or not should never be a consideration. Whether you want to or not is the only consideration. You can afford anything; there is an infinite supply of money. All of the money in the world is available to you, when the decision is firmly made. If you need money, you will attract it.
How often have you caught yourself saying, "I would like to do or have this but I can't because ..." Whatever follows "because" is the circumstance. Circumstances may cause a detour in your life but you should never permit them to stop you from making important decisions.
Napoleon said, "Circumstances, I make them."
The next time you hear someone say they would like to vacation in Paris, or purchase a particular automobile but they can't because they have no money, explain they don't need the money until they make the decision to go to Paris or purchase the car. When the decision is made, they will figure out a way to get the amount needed. They always do.
Many misguided individuals try something once or twice and if they do not hit the bulls-eye, they feel they are a failure. Failing does not make anyone a failure, but quitting most certainly does and quitting is a decision. By following that form of reasoning, you would have to say when you make a decision to quit, you make a decision to fail.
Take the first step in predicting your own prosperous future. Build a mental picture of exactly how you would like to live. Make a firm decision to hold on to that vision and positive ways to improve everything will begin to flow into your mind.
Your life is important and, at its best, life is short. You have the potential to do anything you choose, and to do it well. But, you must make decisions and when the time for a decision arrives, you must make your decision where you are with what you've got.
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Bob Proctor is a legendary network marketer, coach and communicator, is one of my great resources I draw from to build my home business. Here is one of his articles. Enjoy and implement! If you'd like to learn more about Bob Proctor, go to http://www.bobproctor.com/
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Make a decision first. Then go out and get the tools. I can help you develop your own internet business. Find out more here: http://www.smartecreation.com/workfromhome
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Monday, September 13, 2004
Can you catch the Bird?
Let me set the stage: Friday evening, 6pm at City Market in Savannah, Georgia. I am sitting in an outdoor cafe waiting for mypizza. City market is slowly filling up with tourists and locals, getting ready to enjoy the weekend.
There is this little girl, probably about 5 years old. She has this glow in her eyes and a face full of joyful expression as she chases a little bird, a sparrow, that is trying to pick up crumbs from the ground. And of course, as soon as the girl gets close to the bird, it flies off, only to land again a few feet away. The girl giggles and keeps on chasing it. This repeats itself for the next fifteen minutes, and the girl persists, full of excitement and a big smile on her face.
What is she doing? Does she really think she can catch the bird? - It doesn't really matter. It is the excitement of the POSSIBILITY that she might actually catch it. But she won't, because she does not realize that the bird is scared of her laughing, stomping, clapping and sudden jumps. If by any chance she were to ge a hold of the bird, she probably would be terrified of that little being flapping its wings wildly in her grasp.
I am sure, as she grows older, she will get more resourceful and will realize that she has a better chance to get a close look at this bird by sitting very still and perhaps lay out some bread crumbs to attract it closer to her.
Resourcefulness and Planning - that's the lesson of this story.
Think about the bird being a dream or a goal of yours. This may be a very rare bird that is hard to spot, i.e. a dream so big and far removed from you current reality that you have never thought about seriously pursueing it.
With a detailed action plan, YOU CAN bring these goals into your reality. But you must be resourceful and persistent in their pursuit. Ask yourself these questions and then act upon them:
-- What are my goals and dreams? Examine all of them, regardless how ridiculous or far-fetched they may seem to you.
-- Do I have them written down? Put them on paper and read them often. Write them out in great detail. Think about what you will be, have and do once you reachthem. Write down how you will feel and who else in your circle of influence will be part of your fulfilled dream. Keep them in frontof you every day and review them so they may become part of your daily routine.
-- Do I have a plan how to reach my goals? Look at the step-by-step actions you'll have to take to movetowards these goals, however small these steps are, they are significant. Remember that a 1-mile walk starts with your first step.
The little girl just doesn't know better at her age and she chases the bird without a purpose. What we can learn from her, however, is that she has ENTHUSIASM. Even though she has no success (=failure) she keeps on going, trying and persisting with a joyful attitude.
It is the journey toward success that should be enjoyable and fun. If it is not, then the dream is not worth pursueing.
For me, the SFI business opportunity is the perfect vehicle that teaches me to be resourceful. It gives me the skills and tools I need to "catch my bird". Like with the pursuit of that bird, SFI and any business project requires patience, persistence, passion and enthusiasm.
So I ask you today: Where is your bird, and can you catch it?
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There is this little girl, probably about 5 years old. She has this glow in her eyes and a face full of joyful expression as she chases a little bird, a sparrow, that is trying to pick up crumbs from the ground. And of course, as soon as the girl gets close to the bird, it flies off, only to land again a few feet away. The girl giggles and keeps on chasing it. This repeats itself for the next fifteen minutes, and the girl persists, full of excitement and a big smile on her face.
What is she doing? Does she really think she can catch the bird? - It doesn't really matter. It is the excitement of the POSSIBILITY that she might actually catch it. But she won't, because she does not realize that the bird is scared of her laughing, stomping, clapping and sudden jumps. If by any chance she were to ge a hold of the bird, she probably would be terrified of that little being flapping its wings wildly in her grasp.
I am sure, as she grows older, she will get more resourceful and will realize that she has a better chance to get a close look at this bird by sitting very still and perhaps lay out some bread crumbs to attract it closer to her.
Resourcefulness and Planning - that's the lesson of this story.
Think about the bird being a dream or a goal of yours. This may be a very rare bird that is hard to spot, i.e. a dream so big and far removed from you current reality that you have never thought about seriously pursueing it.
With a detailed action plan, YOU CAN bring these goals into your reality. But you must be resourceful and persistent in their pursuit. Ask yourself these questions and then act upon them:
-- What are my goals and dreams? Examine all of them, regardless how ridiculous or far-fetched they may seem to you.
-- Do I have them written down? Put them on paper and read them often. Write them out in great detail. Think about what you will be, have and do once you reachthem. Write down how you will feel and who else in your circle of influence will be part of your fulfilled dream. Keep them in frontof you every day and review them so they may become part of your daily routine.
-- Do I have a plan how to reach my goals? Look at the step-by-step actions you'll have to take to movetowards these goals, however small these steps are, they are significant. Remember that a 1-mile walk starts with your first step.
The little girl just doesn't know better at her age and she chases the bird without a purpose. What we can learn from her, however, is that she has ENTHUSIASM. Even though she has no success (=failure) she keeps on going, trying and persisting with a joyful attitude.
It is the journey toward success that should be enjoyable and fun. If it is not, then the dream is not worth pursueing.
For me, the SFI business opportunity is the perfect vehicle that teaches me to be resourceful. It gives me the skills and tools I need to "catch my bird". Like with the pursuit of that bird, SFI and any business project requires patience, persistence, passion and enthusiasm.
So I ask you today: Where is your bird, and can you catch it?
==> For more information on building your home business, visit http://www.smartecreation.com/workfromhome
Sunday, September 12, 2004
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