Internet Marketing: Do Mastermind Groups Work?

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."

Connie Baum

How To Make Money From Home: Is It Possible?

Have you looked at the offers that pour into your Inbox? Have all your friends put you on their lists to see their Next Big Promotion? Do you ever feel so overwhelmed about working at home with the doorbell and the kids and the neighbor's barking dog to distract you that you consider finding a J-O-B?

Just as the song lyrics remind us, nobody promised us a rose garden. Nobody said it would be easy-or, if they did, they lied-but it can be simplified.

To begin with, it's important to create a PLAN and follow through with the plan you create.

When you work at home it's altogether too easy to take a break and throw a ball around with the kids. Pretty soon you've spent half an hour and it slips by so fast it's incredible. Or, the doorbell rings and you step outside to chat with the neighbor who is watering the flowers. Then you feel as if it's time for a sit-down break and you go to the kitchen for coffee, where the newspaper catches your eye. All these distractions can be a form of procrastination. Even cleaning and organizing your work area can be procrastination in its highest art form.

When you write down a list of tasks to accomplish in your workday, the end results depend on your doing everything on your list. SIDEBAR: Be realistic and pragmatic when you make your To Do list. Don't make the list longer than your arm. END SIDEBAR.

When your intention is to work to make money at home it's critical to work smart. That might mean signing up with a respectable coaching program and working with a coach to teach you whatever elements are missing in your online education. It could mean you partner with someone to create accountability for both of you.

When you work with an accountability partner, you are not likely to send a progress report listing "played ball with the kids for 30 minutes, then sat down for coffee and read the newspaper." There isn't much meat there about how you will create a stream of income, what steps you are taking to generate traffic for your blog, improving your search engine optimization or whatever you might be studying to increase your skills.

Whether you work in a factory, your money comes from a trust fund or you have a brick and mortar storefront, you NEED to take thoughtful, deliberate action to make any plan come to fruition. Multi level marketers must be out and about, talking to people. Salesmen had better be writing orders. Online marketers, working at home, had better be learning what they don't know yet and they had better be working diligently to create products, sell other peoples' stuff, or taking whatever steps are necessary to stay in the game of life.

Online marketers may create a home business startup as a part time venture or even as a hobby. In the case of the serious entrepreneur, however, making money from home must be structured for financial success or failure and disappointment may result.

Follow your bliss. Do your best work. Make a plan and stick to it. Be accountable.

YOU ARE A WINNER.

Connie Baum

Do YOU Have a Residual Income Formula?

The creators of Rapid Cash Marketing have a formula. They are willing to share it, too!

For those who are enrolled with this ingenious new program, there will be a Monday tutorial geared to teaching the students every method, strategy and formula to create and sustain a residual income.

Maybe other gurus are teaching these things; I wouldn't know. I do know I struggled mightily until I found The Tremendous Trio. I'm sure there are other people who have bought programs, been disappointed and discouraged, and they are still 'out there' wondering what to do to improve their situation.

The difference has to do with customer service and support. It has to do with integrity and accountability and relationships. It has to do with trust and getting results.

DO you have a formula for creating and sustaining residual income? If you do, you might like to add a stream of income to your household. If you like, you can visit Rapid Cash Marketing and check out all the excitement!

Rapid Cash Marketing

Connie Baum

Make Money Online = Residual Income?

In today's business climate much ado is being made about recession-proof jobs.
But being recession proof alone does not mean you'll have ongoing income.

The best way, in my opinion, to become independent of outside economic influences is to apply yourself to creating an online enterprise. Whether you begin on a part time basis during your time away from a job or if you plunge in feet first, you can create something for the long term. It's all about following your passion, finding your niche, being accountable, and sticking with your plan like June bugs on a duck.

The people who have put Rapid Cash Marketing together understand from their own considerable experience how to help you identify your passion, your niche. They will help keep you accountable and they will cheer for you as success reveals itself.

There is a dynamic affiliate program associated with Rapid Cash Marketing, too!

If you could be making money from home, wouldn't it be worth the effort? It might provide you with residual income and that would erase a lot of the stress from your life, would it not?

GO FOR IT!

Rapid Cash Marketing

Connie Baum

Home Based Business?

Your home based business can mean savings in many forms. There is no costly commute, you might be able to economize on child care and there is no special business wardrobe necessary. You can even receive your earnings online!

The downside of a work-at-home business? Interruptions can cause delays in the flow of commerce and working in your jammies may have a tendency to mean a lack of accountability.

When you work alone, it's possible that accountability can go by the wayside.

Time is money. There are so many things that could make working at home less than profitable; it's good to look at the realities of doing a home based business plan.

I have implemented some strategies that are working well for me and I'd like to share them with you here:

• I make sure people understand I am working when I am home. A note posted on the front door keeps would-be visitors apprised of my "business hours".
• I screen my telephone calls. I can take care of a business call but non-business callers can choose to call at another time or I'llbe happy to return their calls after my "business hours."
• Television is a no-no during working time.
• Emailing can be a time thief. For me, time spent with email is a reward for work accomplished at various intervals through the work day.
• Social Networking-Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and such sites are for social time, not working hours.
• After breakfast, I make sure I have things organized so I know what we'll have for lunch and dinner and I won't have to take valuable work time to figure out and prepare meals, or make emergency grocery runs.
• I have an accountability partner to whom I submit my day's intentions and my progress.

If you are considering a home based business opportunity for another stream of income, either on a part time or full time basis, I would heartily encourage you to check out Rapid Cash Marketing . The students in that program are teaming up for accountability in their online successes!

Rapid Cash Marketing

Connie Baum