We trust you are in the throes of preparing for time to celebrate this precious time of year. We hope those who are traveling to be with loved ones will arrive safely and enjoy this season as much as possible.
There are a number of things we want to share with you about internet marketing when we return from a holiday hiatus. We hope you will be greatly helped by what we have to share!
When 2010 arrives we wish that it will bring each of you and those you love a year filled with peace and joy; abundance and prosperity; and great fun!
We have covered affiliate marketing by going over preparation, goal setting and rewards; as well as your commitment. We have addressed the issues of how people might search for a solution to their problems and we touched on the importance of content.
A website without traffic is like a day without sunshine. The World Wide Web is not like a field of dreams: Just because you built it, does not mean they will come. What will drive traffic to your door is:
1. Quality, consistent content
2. Good search engine optimization
The way to accomplish this is to make sure your site has top notch information on it. In addition to good quality content on your site and your blog, it is necessary to create interesting, compelling articles to the various article submission sites that make up the dot com world. Depending on your niche, these might include the following:
You want to make yourself the marketer of choice. By offering appealing, inviting copy and videos that attract people you will find that people will want to meet you. They will learn to trust you-please make sure their trust is not misplaced-and they will want to do business with you. Please bear in mind that people do business with people they know, like and trust. Written copy in articles and videos are not the only avenue open to you. You could also create e-books; reports; and email campaigns. There is powerful traffic generation in Press Releases, internet radio and radio offline opportunities. You can hold webinars, teleseminars, interviews can be audios, written or video taped.
There is no need to erect false barriers to your success by shying away from any or all of these methods. Do your due diligence; stand in your truth; enjoy the fruits of your labor.
Affiliate marketing covers a multitude of areas. We will continue our exploration of this topic. We hope you’ll keep the coffee pot hot, pour another cup, and stay tuned!
Connie Baum *The FTC wants you to know there are affiliate links in this post. If clicked, this could result in a purchase. In the event this should occur, your humble blogger would be compensated. Use your best judgment when conducting business online or offline.
To date, the topics we have covered concerning affiliate marketing have included preparation, goal setting and rewards, as well as commitment. Since it's the holiday season, we excuse you for not commenting...YET...grin.
When people are looking for solutions to their problems, they are likely to do an internet search. They will log onto Google and type in the subject they want to know about. These folks might be looking for help with their affiliate marketing; they could be in need of work at home ideas. Or they may just want to know the fastest way to earn money online. Think of Rapid Cash Marketing as an example. If one searches for rapid cash, they may find Rapid Cash Marketing.com with the help of Google, Yahoo, or another search engine. This is only one example out of jillions of possibilities.
Searches are not done by people with the mindset of "Oh, let me look for Joe Blow, the new affiliate marketer who might have what I'm looking for;" rather, people just want HELP and they want help YESTERDAY. Your job as the marketer of choice is to optimize your website in order for people to find it with ease. When they come to your site you owe it to them to give them quality content, ease of navigation and the solution to their problems. As an affiliate, you can help them by touting Other Peoples' Stuff, reviewing products and services offered by Other People. You can demonstrate how that Stuff will solve the visitors' problems.
Let's visit the subject of quality content. Providing consistent, quality content for your visitors is the magic key to your success. It is incumbent to present quality content consistently to article submission sites, in your blog posts; at every turn YOU MUST PROVIDE QUALITY CONTENT. It can be written, audio or video content but it must be first rate.
Oh, and did I mention that Content is King?
I realize this is redundant but even little children learn by rote and if it helps you to learn how important content is to your overall success, then by all means, I shall be redundant. Repeatedly.
Cogitate on how your content can be the best on the web. Think about your sentence structure, your grammar and spelling. Think long and hard about what products or services you represent that are designed to solve your visitors' problems. Are you submitting articles? Have you been putting video messages on your blog? Do you send meaningful messages to the people who took the time and trusted you enough to opt in for your information? Do you post to your blog on a routine basis?
Let us know what you think about this topic, even though Christmas is at hand. Just write a comment on this page. Comments are moderated but that should pose no problem for you or for your humble blogger.
Part 4 will appear soon, so please stay tuned.
Connie Baum The FTC wants you to know that there are links in this post. If those links are clicked, resulting in a sale, your humble blogger will be compensated. Please do your due diligence when making purchases online or offline.
Affiliate marketing is about selling other peoples' stuff. If you have been working in that arena, you understand full well that it's a little more complex than that.
In Part One we looked at preparation, goal setting-and rewards-commitment, and consistency. In Part Two we will begin with expectations.
When you sell other peoples' stuff you can expect that there will be no start-up costs. The person with the stuff-the product owner-should provide training for you, as well as ideas and strategies. But when it comes to supporting you in your efforts, kids, you are pretty much on your own.
This is where you can expect your preparation, goals, commitment and consistency to pay off for you. You can get around the lack of support and really diversify by coming up with a workable and profitable solution: Create your OWN product!
This is phenomenal because you KNOW you can depend on YOU!
YOU can provide the best product for the best affiliate program!
YOU can test, test, test (It's all part of the preparation)!
YOU know to do things correctly and YOU will take action to git er done!
YOU understand the importance of preparation!
YOU will benefit from diversifying so as to have models that are monetized!
YOU will reap the rewards by creating the solution you seek!
To accomplish this affiliate success you will need a website. Here are some considerations when it comes to websites:
Having a website for each affiliate product gives you and your products credibility.
Free websites will diminish your professionalism and credibility; in addition, you have fewer options when creating free websites.
Make sure your site looks professional, not cheezy or amateurish. Keep it clean and free from blinky-blinky or garish ad banners.
It will be critical to have Search Engine Optimization in place. Work with a professional to make the most of SEO.
If your website is cluttered and difficult to navigate, your visitors will click out and go to your competitors.
Content is King. If you have a lovely, inviting website but offer poor content you will lose credibility, profitability and hope.
Traffic is critical to the success of your affiliate website. Good, quality content on the site itself in addition to strategically placed articles and consistent, persistent addition of content will propel you to your long term goals and usher success into your life!
As an affiliate marketer you have certain expectations, as do the visitors who come to your affiliate website. Expect to solve other peoples' problems and everyone will be happy. You will become the trusted marketer of choice and your reputation will be stellar. Expect your bank account to be healthier, too!
Upcoming posts here will address more details concerning affiliate marketing and work at home solutions. Connie Baum *The FTC wants you to know that there are links in this post. Should those links be clicked and that would lead to a sale, your humble blogger would be compensated. That's how affiliate marketing works. Do your due diligence when dealing with merchants online or offline, for that matter.
Affiliate Marketing is one aspect of internet marketing. It's all about selling other peoples' stuff and it is a great idea-if it works well.
Is affiliate marketing working well for YOU? If so, you no doubt understand why. And we would be interested to have your comments on this page, if you'd be kind enough to chime in! If success has eluded you, are you interested to learn how to make it profitable and productive? Or, like so many others, will you throw your hands up and surrender?
People will wail, "It didn't work for me. I tried it but I gave up because I couldn't do it!" Giving up is understandable but will not help you achieve profitability and it's not really necessary. Let's examine some of the elements of affiliate marketing and see if we can help you figure out what WILL work.
First and foremost, you must know that it is not the affiliate marketing that works; it is YOU.
If you know anything about real estate you have heard the expression "Location. Location. Location." Location is EVERYTHING in real estate. With internet marketing in general and affiliate marketing in particular the cry is: "Preparation. Preparation. Preparation.
Ben Franklin said "By failing to prepare, you prepare to fail."
People tend to want instant gratification so they think that by doing anything, even out of sequence, they will surely hit their mark. Think, "Ready. Aim. Fire." People who are unprepared are likely to fire first and fail to aim or be ready.
Would-be affiliate marketers would be wise to lay out long term goals with short term goals for every step that needs to be taken. Beyond that, there need to be rewards in place for the completion of both long term and short term goals.
SIDEBAR: Make the rewards fit the goals. For example, if you finish three things on your Task List, you get to do the Happy Dance and meet a friend at the coffee shop. When you earn the dollar amount you have set for yourself, you get to turn cartwheels in the yard and spend a day at the beach. Or you get to buy a new book dealing with your niche. I'm sure you get the idea. END SIDEBAR.
Here is a great idea from one of the Top Gurus in affiliate marketing: He uses a white board to post his goals and his tasks. As each one is accomplished he erases it, does the Chicken Dance, and eats waffles at his local hangout. For the bigger goals, he eats Chinese. That's HIS thing; what is YOURS? Don't get your knickers in a twist when you miss your mark. Reset your goal, tweak your priorities, keep at it and prepare like never before!
Commitment is a huge factor in the success of any endeavor. Internet marketing, affiliate marketing is no different in that way. If you are not committed to your preparation and learning and success, who will do it for you? Commitment cannot be outsourced nor can its importance be underestimated.
When you are committed, consistency will be a given. You cannot expect to post on your blog with your affiliate links and then wait a week or a month to re-post. Your lack of commitment and your lack of enthusiasm will be patently obvious to visitors of your site.
There is a great deal more to affiliate marketing than we can cover in this post so you can expect much more in the days and weeks to come. We leave you with the admonition to keep on keepin' on and stay prepared!
We ask for your comments because your experience and wisdom can help others. As always, we are grateful for comments; you are reminded the comments are moderated.
Connie Baum *The FTC wants me to tell you that if the links in this post are clicked and that results in a sale, I would be compensated. They worry about this much more than is necessary in my case.
You have been busy as a hive of bees. It's time to take a break from your home based business, from internet marketing, from all the routine. You owe it to yourself and your loved ones to schedule a Holiday Break!
No matter if you will be traveling or hosting the Main Event in your home; even if you enjoy feasting in a restaurant, take some time just to BE.
Relax, play with any children in your midst, and change your routine for a few days. Take guilt-free time for a few more zzz's in the morning and linger over that second cup of coffee. It will do you enormous good and your creative juices will flow even more when you go back to business.
The Rapid Cash Review crew want to wish you and yours the best Thanksgiving holiday imaginable! We all have long lists of things and people for which we offer our thanks. Topping our list is the loyalty and comments from the readers of this blog. Your support is inestimable and we sincerely hope we are worthy of your trust and confidence.
Internet marketing people understand the value and importance of creating and submitting articles in order to generate traffic to one's website. After all, what good comes to a home based business if no one visits their website?
A good part of any marketer's day is taken up with reading and commenting on other peoples' blogs and reading articles written with the express intent of generating traffic and buzz.
At the risk of sounding like a fussy spinster school marm I gently remind anyone who is spending precious time cranking out articles and blog posts to use the Spell Check feature on your computer!
It's really disconcerting to read copy that has gross spelling errors but even more to the point than misspelled words is that poor writing makes the writer seem far less credible and less professional than the expert he or she purports to be.
Surely your grade school teacher taught you how to use the dictionary. You are even likely to have access to a dictionary from your browser's toolbar. PLEASE USE IT.
You go through the effort to research and create articles; when submitting them, it only takes a moment to make sure there are no errors. Run a spell check on the article submission site before you publish your work. Your grade school teacher will not be present now to look over your shoulder and prevent your mistakes so it is your responsibility to make sure it could earn the grade of "A."
Many internet marketers are highly adept at text messaging; this is laudable. But in article writing, text messaging is not only inappropriate but inaccurate.
Article writing and article submission is a key ingredient to the success of any internet marketer who seeks to make money online. Do it well, do it correctly and do it with style. Your rewards will be great and you can know that you gave article marketing your best effort.
This cheery basket of cookies and flags will be delivered to a nursing home, where a dozen veterans who have served our country will be honored today.
There are 486 flags standing tall and proud around our local courthouse square. The men and women who have served in our armed forces have come together this very day to celebrate one another in grand style. They shared breakfast and good camaraderie to begin their day. They had lunch, compliments of the local school. Some of the vets in our area were invited to share their stories with school children. Tonight, when the flags are put to bed, there will be a meal for those who helped with this monumental task.
If you are a veteran or are currently in the military I wish to thank you for your service.
Here's hoping YOU have the opportunity to find tangible ways to thank any veterans who might be in YOUR midst today.
Only in America can we have the freedoms we do and we are grateful for those who have defended those freedoms.
The Post Office and Banks are closed today. No business transacted there. We shall follow their lead and spare you any commercial message.
Point, Click and watch your PayPal account get fat?
Not quite.
Affiliate Marketing, or selling other peoples' stuff can be raised to an art form. If it's done correctly it can yield someone who's interested in working from home or anyone who wants to make money online a good living.
But it's not for the faint of heart. And no matter what claims you may have heard, it is NOT for the lazy. Anyone who has the gumption to take action and follow through can make something happen for himself!
There are numerous ways to promote the products you choose. You can write articles and submit them to article directories; you can promote things by using an ebook loaded with your affiliate links and you can bring attention to your affiliate products with press releases, social networking; even pay per click campaigns.
Video is ginormous and in order to be in the loop, video skills are a MUST LEARN. I know whereof I speak. I promise you it is on my radar and my To Do List.
It's important to have the proper elements in place to make Affiliate Marketing the profit maker you desire. Squeeze pages, opt in boxes, one time offers, thank-you pages and autoresponder messages are absolute necessities if you hope to make money online.
Under the heading of "This is how to git 'er done" you'd want to list consistent blog posting; quality article and blog post content; value; added value; over delivering to your prospects and customers; impeccable integrity and quality affiliate products in 'white hot' niches.
This would be daunting without the support of a good help desk. Are you interested in understanding Affiliate Marketing from the inside out? If so, I can link you up with the best coaching program in cyberspace. Check it out HERE.
Yes, my new best friend forever is a communications company in Pennsylvania!
You've heard me brag about AWeber. I think I told you about the pair of SOCKS AWeber sent to one of my gurus. Well, my guru is going to go through the roof when he finds out that Chase, one of many delightful and helpful representatives who work the phones on AWeber's help line sent ME a token of his gratitude. I was the one who owed a debt of gratitude! I had 23 messages all queued up and when I sent a TEST message to make sure all was well, ALL WAS NOT WELL. The messages were BLANK!
Chase came riding into my world on a white steed! He saved the day by showing me how to repair the damage. Furthermore, Chase knew WHY the error had come about and taught me how to avoid that issue again.
Naturally, I expressed my thanks to Chase. I even filled out a little survey to brag on him. He deserved it!
You have NO IDEA how surprised I was when I opened my mail to discover a gift FROM CHASE AT AWEBER, mind you!
Here is a tip for all internet marketers: You NEED AWeber in your quest to make money online! They are Top Dog when it comes to email newsletters, HTML email templates, autoresponders, and email statistics. They are genius when it comes to blog newsletters, personalization, and split testing. If you are doing affiliate marketing or list building their services are critical for you to have.
When it comes to customer solutions the AWeber team members are patient-I know this from personal experience!-and knowledgeable. They are courteous and personable; they GET how to solve problems quickly and efficiently.
Here's the best news of all: AWeber is affordable and I'll tell you right now it is some of the best money I ever spend on my business. It's a great value and worth every shekel.
If you haven't met AWeber yet, you are in for a treat. If Chase answers your call, please tell him hello from me, won't you?
If you do, the chances are great that your project or enterprise raises questions from time to time. Where can you go to find answers?
Here are a few questions that might pop up:
Question #1: Can you re-purpose your articles by submitting them, with some changes to the copy, in different venues?
Answer: Yes. Here are a few examples of what can be done with articles: You can edit them for use as blog posts, original articles on different article submission sites and webinar presentations. So long as they meet the criteria of Web 2.0 sites, you can submit them to those, as well.
Question #2: Must I always write my own articles and blog posts? I am working a full time job while learning to make money online as a weekend project so I have no time to create articles or blog posts.
Answer: Certainly. There are websites you can visit to find people to help you. One of those is Odesk. You might ask people in your community to help you, too. Sometimes students are helpful in this regard; you may have family members with whom you can barter and get this accomplished.
Question #3: I'm shy about asking questions, for I don't want to appear foolish.
Answer: Everyone is entitled to learn in a safe and supportive environment. Your question might help someone else to learn from the answer, so it is really a disservice to others as well as yourself not to speak up! If you are looking for a good, safe learning environment here is a fine suggestion: Click here: LEARN HOW TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE
Question #4: What if I'm not even sure I can manage an internet marketing business?
Answer: With the proper resources it can be done handily. We've met two little girls, aged 9 and 11, who have taken it upon themselves to manage a website that sells their products successfully. They have set up a PayPal shopping cart and the whole enchilada. You can see how well they have done for yourself by clicking here: SewingKits4Kids It's not clear if they had 'make money online' coaching but the fact of the matter is that they DO make money online!
The success that goes with internet marketing is sweet and attainable.
Not so long ago a new internet coaching program was launched featuring Jeff Wellman, Dixie Brown and Paul Counts.
For those who may not know, Jeff Wellman had the chutzpah to lay off his boss and became an internet marketing sensation. Dixie Brown brought all her technical expertise with her from a lucrative career in the corporate world and they partnered to become highly successful internet marketing superstars with their unique approach to their coaching program. These two are also well known for their integrity, humor and caring hearts.
That's when Paul Counts got on board. He, too, has impeccable integrity and the gift of knowing more about search engine optimization than practically anyone. He is a real expert in this area but he also understands every facet of internet marketing because he is successful online in his own right. He teaches with Jeff and Dixie as part of the Rapid Cash Marketing program. Together they are The Tremendous Trio.
Rapid Cash Marketing made a big splash and it has been profitable for many of those who work at home or pursue part time business opportunities. But these three are legendary for under-promising and over-delivering...they felt there were holes here and there, so they tweaked their formula just a tad, filled those teeny little holes and are now relaunching the same program with new updates.
I suppose one could compare it to the upgrade Microsoft just made the other day, except that Jeff, Dixie, and Paul were not on every television screen in every home in America. Those three were quietly coaching their many students around the globe. They were answering support tickets. They were conducting coaching calls. All three were working together to prepare webinars, bonus products, and making sure every student's needs were being met and exceeded. This Tremendous Trio from Rapid Cash Marketing were fielding questions from England, from Canada, from every state in the Union. Quietly. Efficiently. Deftly. With extreme care.
They have loads of information about making quick cash online. They are eager to answer any question about the nuts and bolts of how to launch and manage a successful online business.
Do YOU have questions that need answers? Do you have an online business or internet marketing idea you could use some help to launch? Are you a seasoned marketer but you feel stuck and need some fresh ideas?
There is every possibility you peeked in on Rapid Cash Marketing when it first arrived on the scene but the timing was not right for you. If that's the case, you will be keenly interested in the relaunch of the new and improved Rapid Cash Marketing coaching program.
When Mary was in "kindergarten" class for internet marketing her very first homework assignment was to write articles. This first assignment was intended to generate an online 'traffic jam' by sending readers to Mary's website, where she could show off her Widgets, enticing people to buy them from her. Mary's internet coach meant not to overwhelm but to guide her as she made her way along a learning curve to a successful home based business career.
Alas, Mary saw article writing as time consuming. She insisted she felt inadequate; besides, she claimed she did not have the time to write every day. Mary could not recognize her own life experiences as having value, so she turned in an 'incomplete' and turned in few assignments. The result: Mary did not generate enough traffic to keep her in the 'make money online' game for long.
Someone said Mary recently applied for public assistance and moved into low income housing.
IF ONLY, Mary could have generated one or two articles a day every day except Sunday perhaps she could have earned a comfortable living.
The coaching program Mary foolishly left behind had her best interest at heart. Mary just did not understand that by creating quality content on a consistent basis she could have established herself as an expert following a distinguished career as a teacher!
Moreover, if only Mary had made the effort to submit well written articles with premium content to article submission sites on a consistent basis she might be living an entirely different life.
How would it affect traffic generation to YOUR website if you were to submit quality content on a regular basis? And how do you suppose that might impact YOUR income?
Wouldn't it be worth the time and effort to follow through on that idea?
Incidentally, if you are in the market for a Team of coaches who would keep YOUR best interest at heart, I can link you up. Check it out RIGHT HERE!
With a relaunch program looming, Jeff Wellman and Dixie Brown of the Rapid Cash Marketing Team recently hosted a MeetUp in Iowa for a group of their students.
Internet marketing coaching programs can be found all over the internet. I defy anyone, however, to find a program or a coach with the integrity and heart that Jeff and Dixie displayed in the event they held for us.
These people have the skills and patience to make sure we students understand the material we have been given in our lessons to become highly successful in our own internet marketing pursuits.
The range of applications at our gathering was not only mind boggling, but interesting. Everyone learned from one another and we all feel better equipped now to pursue our blogs, our websites, our marketing efforts with new zeal and a new appreciation for what we are experiencing.
It was so much fun to introduce the man from Lay Off Your Boss to a fresh faced kid who was clearly in awe of Jeff Wellman. It was heartening to enter an eatery and see our very own Dixie Brown greeted with hugs from the patrons there. They all presumed we were Dixie's family and Dixie assured everybody they would be correct about that! It was difficult when this precious event came to a close and we had to say our "so longs" to one another. There are live events happening all over the country from time to time. If you can go to a live event you will experience the magic that happens when marketers come together to look at new ideas, different strategies and meet the people who earn their livelihood online every day.
Whether you are marketing articles, blogging, or selling widgets you can recharge your internet batteries and breathe new life into your home based business, your affiliate marketing sources and learn about your own product creation and launch.
If you have a coaching program that is helping you to be successful in the arena of internet marketing, bless you. If you are struggling with the technical aspects of making money online or you are less than pleased about your PayPal balance, you would be wise to look into the new and improved Rapid Cash Marketing program.
We peruse a newspaper every Sunday, searching for the best buys in food so we can shop wisely. We wait for our favorite mall to put 'SALE' tags on clothing we would buy if only we felt things were priced right.
Are we shopping around for Internet Marketing deals and Coaching Programs?
The above mentioned video is not likely to be up very long because the Rapid Cash Marketers will not be able to correctly handle more students than they have allotted space to serve.
Jeff Wellman, Dixie Brown and Paul Counts WANT EVERYONE TO SUCCEED the way their current students are succeeding!
These people have already improved a program that was incredible when it was first launched! The reason? They are widely known for over delivering their goods!
The improvements they've made are for real. You may recall a time in history when garish medallions were slapped onto detergent packages, touting "New and Improved" but what actually was new? The color of the packaging was the only difference. The soap was the same old-same old product. Rapid Cash Marketing has been REINVENTED.
You won't be sorry for looking into it. Particularly if you are interested in getting Rapid Cash!
If your Inbox is anything like mine, you get oodles of emails every little bit.
Depending who sends them, I read the important looking ones and move on. The "delete" button is my friend.
This headline caught my attention: "Internet Marketing for Smart People" and opened it because A/I like most everything that comes down the pike from this blog and B/They had a really great post about headlines recently. I was "GOT."
Turns out this blogger, Sonia Simone, thinks I am smart simply because I read her blog! She said so directly:
"There’s no delicate way to put this. If you’re a regular Copyblogger reader, you’re just . . . well . . . smarter than most people looking to market online."
There was a four point explanation about the benefits of being a Copyblogger reader and I won't go into that because I want YOU to go there for yourself. If you are as smart as I suspect you are, you'll leave here immediately and go there: Copyblogger.com
Hurry, because Sonia, Jon and Brian take turns loading every post with quality content, imparting wisdom laced with humor. Even the COMMENTS are worth checking out.
There is an email update box on the upper left side of their page. Please add your information there so YOU, too, can be smarter than most people looking to market online!
There are a number of key factors that are instrumental to any internet marketer's success. You could make a list that would be at least as long as a kid's wish list for Santa Claus.
For now let's just look at these: 3 Things Critical to Your Success:
Find YOUR niche. Does the niche you represent REPRESENT YOU? Does your niche reflect your passion, your personality, your goals for your life?
Be persistent. You won't find glory in working an hour a week. It's not fair to blog once every three months and be surprised there's been no impact.
Take action. Research everything you must, decide what you want to do and what you'd like the outcome to be. Then act on your decision every day, tweaking things where you need to make changes and do NOT stop until your goal has been reached.
I want to tell you about a bright young woman whose cheery voice I hear from time to time on conference calls. She is charming, savvy and she KNOWS these top 3 faves because she performs them faithfully no matter what. Her questions on these calls are relevant; her expertise is obvious when she helps to provide answers for other peoples' questions and she is the first person to step up and help those who lack her technical expertise.
This young lady is highly competent when it comes to WordPress blogs, flipping websites, product creation and affiliate marketing. She understands the nature and need when it comes to quality content; added value; and solving problems.
Let's call this go-getter Laurie. Some time ago I noticed that Miss Laurie was conspicuously absent from our regular call schedule. We all understand that life happens but when Laurie's voice was silent for so long, I began to consider that something might be awry.
As it happened, Laurie's father had fallen ill and passed away. This series of events may have tempted Laurie to stop working on all her internet projects but she knew her father would want her to pursue her dreams.
While working online one morning, Laurie discovered that an online guru she had long admired was making a fantastic offer. She contacted this marketer and volunteered to provide a bonus the guru could use. She was disappointed when her generous offer was immediately rejected.
SIDEBAR: Note #2 above. Laurie was not going to let rejection deter her. She kept on keepin' on! Good on YOU, girl! END SIDEBAR.
While Laurie went about her online business the guru had a change of heart. She contacted our persistent friend and agreed to take her up on the offer, after all. Now they are working on their NEXT PROJECT.
What three things in your internet marketing would help you reach your goals and bring YOU to the kind of success you yearn for and deserve?
Today's post begins with this disclaimer: Nobody paid me to write anything on any of my blogs. EVER. Period.
Everyone with a pc, cell phone, television or radio is acutely aware of the hoopla that has been discussed in the past few days about bloggers receiving money or products in exchange for their review of products.
In the case of Rapid Cash Review, your humble blogger has been known to take out bragging rights on a number of things, not the least of which would be the world's #1 internet marketing coaching program. The people involved with Lay Off Your Boss 3, Rapid Cash Marketing,Autopilot Wealth Institute, Easy Sales Formula and I M Tech Talk are people who have personal integrity and honor. Their programs stand on their own merit.
They do not need to bribe someone to say nice things about them. These people have done the same things they teach ALL their students to do: offer quality content; solve peoples' problems; take action and make impact.
As for some of the companies' products and services I have boasted about-ToothSoap, Open Cloud RSM backup system and and Aweber just to name a few-I'll have you know I buy their products on a regular basis and because I believe in them so strongly I have made it my life's work to be sure everybody knows about those quality items in order for others to live THEIR best lives!
So, what do YOU want and need? Rapid Cash Review probably could link you up to whatever will make your life better.
Your comments about this issue or any of the products and services mentioned are quite welcome on this page. Just click "COMMENTS" to post your opinion and have your say! Thank you very much.
“Money isn’t everything but it rates right up there with oxygen”
-Zig Ziglar, Motivational Speaker
How is YOUR quest for wealth progressing? Do you feel as if you are meeting your financial goals? Does your financial future look on paper the way you envisioned it in your head?
If you are looking for improvement, may I offer you a suggestion?
How would you like to have a teamof experts helping you to learn how to bring a stream of income-real money-into your household RAPIDLY? Would an extra hundred dollars make a difference to you and those you love? How would an extra thousand dollars impact your family? Money isn't everything but it certainly helps!
What if I told you there is a team of experts at the ready? All you need to do is scope them out and let them be your guides. Follow their lead and the money will come.
These experts are uniquely qualified to help you with your income. You must by now be aware that internet marketing is the new way of doing business. Would you appreciate having help in navigating the world wide web?
Let me introduce to you the woman who spent three decades at a major Fortune 500 company, the man who had the courage to lay off his boss, and a ‘kid’ who became a search engine optimization specialist: Dixie Brown, a Tech Genius; Jeff Wellman, internet professor extraordinaire; and Paul Counts, who is a Boy Wonder.
These people have it ALL going on! They are consummate internet professionals whose integrity is impeccable, whose skills are unmatched and whose expertise is the very finest. Not only THAT, these people have heart. They each have a passion to teach their students in every way that will help them to learn, no matter the style of learning that works best.
You may be comfortable where you are. That’s fine. If you crave change and yearn to squeeze more out of life than you have had, then you are well advised to join the ranks of other internet marketers who have enjoyed success under their tutelage.
One student worried about never seeing the coaches or having any contact. She was pleased when she realized they take your hand and guide you PERSONALLY. Another has been watching her PayPal account grow with regularity-she said, “I’m beginning to feel like a real pro!”
Did you know there is rapid cash to be made using products with Resell Rights?
This is exciting news!
To gain from Resell Rights it's important to have a hot niche. Let's suppose you've identified YOUR hot niche and let's go one step further with that. Let's say you also have the endorsement on this product by a well respected internet marketing guru. He or she has put a personal seal of approval on this product and YOU are allowed to promote and resell it!
WAIT!
Before you take any action with this gem, be sure to look at the LICENSE. What does it allow you to do? What does it restrict?
Furthermore, if you like the terms of the license, is the content top quality? If the answer is no, then move on to something worthwhile.
In order to take the best advantage of a resell situation, it is critical and incumbent upon you to make that product your own. Infuse YOUR personality and YOUR language into your product. Tweak your sales page to feature your ideas, your words, your philosophy to reflect YOU. Enhance the value of it.
After all, you have a relationship with your customer list and your potential customer base. Utilize that relationship. Cultivate it and help solve their problems.
You will give yourself the edge by bundling this resell product with other items. You can add value and increase your own credibility if you put this hot new thing together with pictures and graphics, video tutorials and seminars or one-on-one contacts. These things will ensure that YOU will become the marketer of choice, enjoying a preferred status!
Learn how to leverage your position. Understand what it means to offer an upsell or a one time offer or even a membership to your people. Find and enjoy every advantage there is to upselling and taking Resell Rights to the next level. Your internet marketing business will follow and the rewards will be great.
I told you this is exciting!
If you need assistance to understand the nuts and bolts of this type of promotion don't hesitate to call in the 'Marines' at Rapid Cash Marketing.They are MASTERS at using Resell Rights to the best advantage and would be charmed to teach you precisely how it's done!
Back in the day, Louise Hay, well known author, talked about her word processor and the issues it held for her. She referred to the machine as the 'Magic Lady' and when she finally surrendered to the fact that there was only one way to get the Magic Lady to work properly-The Magic Lady's way-she was successful at producing copy.
By now, Louise Hay, and the rest of us are surrendering to XP, Vista, Mac or what have you.
The key? Surrender.
In the wonderful world of internet marketing we must set our preconceived notions aside. We must learn how the technical side of the computer allows us to post blogs, send email campaigns or present webinars. Furthermore, we would do well to study our marketing techniques, all the while refining our efforts, streamlining our work days and getting the most bang for our bucks.
When I first learned about blogging I had great difficulty putting a prepared post into the template. I felt foolish when I asked on a conference call if anyone else had that same issue. It took a long, long time for me to GET that Microsoft Word does not work or play well with internet templates. Silly me. I had a preconceived notion about how to do a thing but I was completely wrong. As soon as I surrendered, the mystery solved itself!
Whatever we believe will drive us to act whatever way we do. If we believe we will fail, for example, that's precisely what we will do. Then we can play the Blame Game and point fingers at parents, old bosses, anyone we begrudge and whoever stands close enough for us to see!
If we THINK we can or if we THINK we can't--either way, we are 100% correct.
What do you believe? What do you tell yourself as you sit at your computer, creating squeeze pages and one time offers? If you live your life-business and personal-moment by moment in truth and love you may be amazed at how much smoother your business flows.
Our internet marketing businesses are not unlike Louise Hay's "Magic Lady" because when we surrender, when we work in an educated, organized manner and when we believe the truth about whether we can or can't-will or won't-we will reap whatever we have sown.
We think a great many thoughts over the course of a day. We just as well focus on positive thoughts, positive people, positive results. I'm positive of that!
No mystery there! May all your thoughts be good and true and may your life be filled with the glorious success you deserve!
If you are a home body, a mom, or house husband the chances are good you are earning a living by working at home. Or you may work FROM home. Either which way, you are one of a growing number of entrepreneurs who chose to lay off your boss.
Under some circumstances it would be very easy to feel isolated while working at home. If those around you are three and five years old there won't be an abundance of adult conversation. When a spouse goes to work and the house is quiet enough to accomplish many things but there is now no "adult supervision" you may become distracted by television, the view outdoors, or what is calling your name from the refrigerator.
One of the things that can serve you well in this kind of work environment is habit. There is a lot of power in habit; that power can enable you in your work or it can hamper your efforts. It all depends on how you apply it.
Habit works with the precision of a machine. Your behaviors program your habits and your behavior reinforces the programming. You can use this to your advantage or you can allow it to bring you down. The choice is entirely up to you.
Here are some of the habits you might like to consider programming and reinforcing to help you boost your bottom line:
Create a daily task list and prioritize your items. This will assist you in minimizing distractions and help you to remain focused on your goals.
Reward yourself for accomplishments. An example of that might be to finish a blog post, then read for pleasure for half an hour. Or if you post an article or press release, you have earned a cookies n milk break. Set up your rewards to suit the task involved and your personal preferences.
You may want to consider hiring child care for a certain block of time so you are not interrupted with the needs of others. For instance if your children nap during the afternoon, you may want to have help during the morning so you'd have assistance with lunch. Design your days for maximum productivity.
Sitting to make phone calls or work on the computer for long periods will require that you physically move your body from time to time. Set a timer, if necessary, and take a moment or two between tasks to stretch your muscles. In case you do not have an exercise program in place, you would be wise to begin at once.
If it falls to you to perform household tasks, plan your day around those. Don't fall into the trap of getting caught up in laundry, dishes, sweeping and bed making and forfeit time that could be used in your marketing efforts. One resource I'd like to share with you in that regard is a website that is loaded with ideas for organizing tasks:FlyLady is one of my best friends and with good reason! Be sure to visit her but be warned that it is a very large website and you could spend too much time looking at all that's offered there. Set your timer and return to your tasks when it rings!
Be very clear about what you WANT and what you DO NOT WANT. If you do not want interruptions in your day, then set your boundaries and make sure they are not trespassed. Post your "Office Hours." If you want to network with people, meet them for breakfast or coffee throughout the workday. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to create the kind of work environment you like best.
One last point I would offer is that if you are working at home and are not affiliated with a coaching program you can trust implicitly, please study this list and make a choice that suits YOUR needs and reinforces your best habits:
Life is filled with choices and these programs are designed to help you make wise ones. Here's hoping you can choose good work habits to create good things for yourself and the people you love most!
If you are working from home, the chances are good your "uniform" is jeans and a tee shirt or something close to that. You probably wouldn't really think about donning a MINER'S HAT, would you?
Well, on second thought, if you knew how to 'MINE your own business' for golden nuggets of success, you might reconsider that miner's hat. It has a light on it, after all.
'Mining your own business' is a play on words that Dixie Brown teaches her students in order for them to learn about product creation and internet marketing. She maintains that if you begin modestly and grow your business incrementally as you refine your internet marketing skills and business acumen you can achieve the kind of success you'd like to have.
She emphasizes having a written, step-by-step plan that is executed consistently and with purpose and passion. She makes it clearly understood that no one has to be a "one man gang" and perform every element of the process alone. Some of the work can be outsourced, such as graphics or copy-writing or recording. Think everything through carefully. Remember that content is key and people want and deserve VALUE.
Part of mining your business is cultivating relationships. Giving your customers the best content you can possibly give them will cement those relationships.
After you have developed your plan and made your commitment to yourself to see your project through, then you need to make up a TASK list. As you move through your list of tasks you will see that your project will be finished when the last item is checked!
Then it is time to rinse, wash, and repeat the process with the next product, program or idea. Keep moving forward by consistently taking action.
Your mother will be so proud! Dixie Brown, ever the consummate instructor, will be proud of you, too.
You are likely to remember seeing bumper stickers posing this question: "If you are not part of the solution, then you are part of the problem!"
FOLLOWERS talk and think about the problems!
LEADERS think and talk about solutions!
The JOB of any internet marketer is to solve peoples' problems. We need to create easy, affordable, lucrative ways to help people do whatever they do.
Going about problem solving can be done in a variety of ways. We can go to forums to see what folks are talking about. We can read blogs to see how other people offer their help. We can sign up for email notifications and learn much about the ways other business people communicate.
We can invite our readers/visitors to chime in and offer their questions, their comments, their ideas and their suggestions. We can offer them surveys to take so we can "take the public pulse."
I know a blogger who ADORES greeting cards. So she offered them to her visitors. They may or may not have one thing to do with her website but there they are, for all the world to see and enjoy. And if you like, you may donate something for the use of the image she provides. That's a pretty cool way to help people. It may not be YOUR way, but it will spark ideas in your head and those ideas will reflect YOUR personality and goals.
Do you need help getting things done but can't quite handle the expense of a personal assistant? Try this on for size: Become your own personal assistant with the help of this simple list:
Send 5 emails
Make 5 calls
Program 5 autoresponder messages
Write 5 pages of a book
Outline 5 articles
Just think how your internet marketing enterprise would advance if you only did THREE of these five things!
Everyone is unique. Each of us has certain passions, gifts, skills and great ideas inside our being. How will you choose to use yours? By doing SOMETHING, ANYTHING AT ALL, sets you up for leadership! Wouldn't that feel great?
There is an international speaking and leadership club called Toastmasters, International. Their program helps men and women all over the world to learn to communicate better. They learn step-by-step how to speak more eloquently, more professionally, and without nervousness. AT THE SAME TIME, they learn how to take responsibility and ACTION to accomplish their speaking/leadership goals as well as the goals of their club, area, district, and region.
It's exactly the same for internet marketers! Every single action we take helps us build for the next set of actions, products, and programs!
If you are struggling with your work at home business or online enterprise I'd like to recommend you find the solution or solutions that will propel your business. It may be you need a coaching program. You might want to form a Mastermind group with your friends. It could be such a thing that the Toastmasters program I mentioned could be of help to you in terms of your marketing efforts.
SIDEBAR: TOASTMASTERS CLUBS ARE LISTED WITH MOST EVERY CITY'S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ALL OVER THE WORLD. END SIDEBAR.
Here's hoping you have stumbled across some ideas and solutions on this page that hit you like a brick! PUT THEM INTO ACTION! BECOME THE LEADER YOU KNOW YOU ARE MEANT TO BE!
Feel free to tell us about YOUR internet marketing experience or offer YOUR solutions in our comment box. We appreciate your taking the time to share with us! Connie Baum
Jeff Herring said this: "EVERYTHING in your life is an article." My own interpretation of Jeff's statement is that 'everything is a blog post.'
If you ever stared at a white screen with a blinking cursor-and I do not mean 'blinking' in the bleeped sense of the word; the cursor actually does blink-you understand that there may be times in your blogging life that you are unsure what to write.
Here is the problem that can create: You may hit a wall with respect to not knowing what to write about or you haven't thought up an angle with which to approach a certain topic. So you scrap blogging for that day. You play golf. You piddle with your emails. You go out for lunch. Pretty soon you get out of kilter with that blog and when you look again SIX MONTHS have passed. No wonder your list is dwindling; you have not even written anything for an email campaign!
Jeff Herring suggests that playing golf, emails, a lunch out CAN BECOME MATERIAL for you to use in a variety of ways.
Let's say, for example, that you have a wonderful luncheon meeting in a cafe you seldom frequent and you have a delightful encounter with your server or you have a chance meeting with someone who is interested in your latest project. YOU CAN WRITE ABOUT THOSE THINGS. Furthermore, you can RE-PURPOSE every account. These events can translate from blog to article to press release to e-book to audio/video...do you see where I'm going here? I am taking you down a pretty productive path.
If you consistently take action-which is advice from JEFF WELLMAN AND HIS PARTNERS-using your life as a template for your product creation and blog or write or email or whatever your choice is EVERY DAY AND EVERY DAY AND EVERY DAY, you WILL reach your internet marketing goals!
Jeff Herring also says this: "GUTS" aka"Now GO USE THIS STUFF" !
Working from home has pros and cons just as does working in an office in the heart of a city.
Take yesterday, for example. The "To Do" list was longer than a yardstick. Never mind the blog posts and the auto responder messages. Forget the phone calls, laundry, cooking, housekeeping and grocery shopping. Don't even mention the visitors who came to the door, knowing full well I am working but just wanted to stop for coffee! There was the little matter of the messed up blog site that consumed me and a committee until, thankfully, it was resolved right after bedtime.
As internet marketers and entrepreneurs, these are the things we must take in stride. The key in all of it is not to become stressed, discouraged, or overwhelmed.
It is far more important to have stamina for the task at hand, call in the troops to help when you get into hot water and learn to manage your time. Frankly, when you work at home and you see dust bunnies, you must learn to look away or get help with that issue.
I remember when one of my massage clients once asked me, "Do you have a girl?" Presuming she meant my daughter, I replied in the affirmative. She said, "Getting a girl-a good girl-was the smartest thing I ever did for my dress shop business. If I had to go home and clean house, I could not sell dresses." Bobbi understood the value of delegating and by hiring someone, she could focus on selling dresses, not housekeeping.
Maybe your way of delegating is to outsource some of your technical work. Perhaps you need to find someone who will cheerfully write your blog posts if you pay them in greenbacks. It could be you need a nerd god to tweak your computer from time to time. Whatever your issue, get help with it.
Working at home can mean that you feel isolated from time to time. The best way to counteract that issue is to plan your day so you meet someone for lunch occasionally or take a break by walking with a partner. You might think of scheduling times when you meet other work-at-home folks so you can talk "shop" and compare notes with those in similar circumstances. It's all about time management and priorities.
If you have enjoyed financial rewards and success in your own working from home ventures, we'd love for you to leave your comment here for everyone to see. You can take out braggin' rights, if you like! Who can resist self promotion?
Whenever there is a gathering of people one question internet marketers and storefront owners are asked is, "So, how's business?" And most people either make a perfunctory statement: "OK, I guess" or they tell an outright lie and say, "OH! It's great!" I think their noses grow as they speak.
I know that there are men and women who are raking in more cash than they can count. I also know there are a few-maybe more-who are whining about this problem or that one and not making much, if any, money at all.
What is the difference?
Some people complain there isn't enough TIME. Hey-everyone gets 24 hours every single day. It might be prudent to learn how to manage it more profitably.
Other people will tell you, if you stand still long enough to listen, that their coaching program is impersonal or incomplete or their coaches are inaccessible. If that's an issue, I'd suggest you make other arrangements ASAP. If you need info about that, I can give you names and phone numbers! grin
I made arrangements yesterday to spend 5 hours on conference calls and webinars. It was a commitment of time but I am fiercely determined to learn all I can learn as fast as I can learn it so I can share with you some of the lessons I am absorbing. I had a sort of epiphany as I heard ideas, suggestions, recommendations and looked at screen shots and images to reinforce my learning process. After making 16 pages of notes I perused them and became SO EXCITED about how limitless the possibility of my internet marketing life really is that I was sure my head would burst!
When it comes to Press Releases, for example, I have done a few lately that have rattled some cages and brought some attention and traffic to places I hoped would have a light shining there. I recommended to a friend that she write a press release...IN THE HOUR AFTER SHE POSTED THE THING SHE HAD 118 hits!
Here's the thing: if you follow your passion and do what the coaches ask of you and consistently take that action PLUS introduce new strategies and ideas as you progress you cannot help but realize that YOUR business is burgeoning.
There are programs that promise to reveal secrets to make you money. GET REAL. The "secret" if there were one is that the harder you work, the luckier you get.
Steve Jobs said, "Things don't have to change the world to be important."
It was fortuitous that I presented myself for a coaching program when and where I did because part of the program required me to participate in a Mastermind group. I was assigned to a collection of men and women from all over the world.
As you can imagine, the men dropped off first. Then one woman, and another...now we have a collection of internet marketers who have bonded and become fast friends. Only 3 of us have ever met face to face; the rest of our numbers are just friendly voices on the phone and email addresses!
Last night's Mastermind conference call was so phenomenal and so filled with information that it was decided to summarize it and send it to those who were absent. Life happens, you know-people go on vacation, have ailing relatives, get laid up themselves and we all can't be present for every call. We don't want to miss a single thing; we remind me of mothers who want their children home in time for supper!
Each member of this group is working in a different area. Some are bloggers, some have non-profit ventures. Some work on offline projects as well as online activities. Some of us are working full time jobs in addition to our online activities. Everyone is incredibly generous with their time, talents and resources. We share information if we find a Golden Gem somewhere. We cheer one anothers' accomplishments and mourn with others if they struggle.
Each of us has accountability partners, to whom we report our activities and progress. We are nudged to reach a little higher, think outside the box in different, better ways and we connect when an idea or question pops up for consideration.
Some online entrepreneurs may not need this kind of support. For me, it is life giving and nourishing the way nothing else is. Our little sisterhood may not change the world, but it has colored MY world and it is critically important to me in my internet marketing journey.
My Mastermind Sisters have demonstrated to me what Jimmy Carter knew:
"You can do what you have to do and sometimes you can do it better than you think you can."
You have made the leap. You have committed to spending a certain amount of time developing your work at home program. Maybe you are still working your J-O-B to get you by until you get this internet marketing and the rapid cash concept down pat.
You looked at your PayPal account and it didn't move. Or it didn't swell the way you had hoped it would.
Does this make you feel discouraged? Or, does it fuel your determination to make it all come together the way all those marketers SAID it did for them?
The guy from Lay Off Your Boss, Jeff Wellman, put his internet machine into high gear and made his mark IN THREE WEEKS! It has taken yours truly as an internet marketer, even availing myself of the finest coaching program, MUCH longer. But to be fair, Jeff does not have to cook, hang laundry or do the grocery shopping! I guess he does have to feed his chickens and teach kids how to do the Chicken Dance. That can be time consuming, all right.
Jeff wisely took in partners: Dixie Brown is the Tech Queen who brought with her three decades of corporate experience and expertise, as well as the personal touch in teaching the fine points of Tech Talk. Paul Counts is the Boy Genius of Search Engine Optimization. If you were to look in a dictionary under "Search Engine Optimization" I am confident Paul Counts' photo would be displayed.
This partnership offers much more than coaching, technical skills and strategies for search engine optimization. This offering cannot be purchased at any cost and is the most valuable tool in their entire arsenal. Each of these whiz kids has INTEGRITY, PASSION, and ENTHUSIASM. Add those elements to the great products they keep coming up with and you can build on whatever you have NOW. You will reach heights of success you never even imagined were possible.
This trio did not stop with this 3 way partnership. These three joined forces with Keith Wellman, longtime internet guru and mentor for his dad, Jeff. Now there is a powerful foursome in cyberspace and it is a force with which to be reckoned! The Question and Answer sessions these guys host are not only the ultimate in information, detail, strategy and personal connection; they are good-natured FUN.
If your internet marketing experience has not lived up to your hopes and expectations AND IF IT HAS NOT BEEN FUN, you need to look into the program called AutoPilot Wealth Institute. Do not be led astray by the name AUTOPILOT. It is NOT automatic, instant wealth. Internet marketing is labor and time intensive. But the rewards are phenomenal.
Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!
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