This may sound ominous, but it's far from negative. Never before have homes in great
neighborhoods been available at such depressed prices. There are foreclosure bargains in every
price range. And suggested government programs may subsidize the liquidation of these
foreclosure properties at even lower prices. It's a true buyer's market.
That's why those working the Home Seller Assist program, createdby John Alexander and also known as We Provide The Cash are doingso well in this market.
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Thursday, February 26, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
Real Estate Marketing - Using Forums to Market Your Business
by Rebekah Jones
One of the first uses of the Internet was the Bulletin Board, or online forum. Back in the early days, people would log in to the Internet and post questions or comments and others would answer or reply. This way of conducting conversations caught on fairly quickly and forums are an integral part of our online usage today.
Finding the Right Forum
To get started in using online forums, you must first find the right forum or two for your area of expertise. Using your favorite search engine, try searching for "your target market" plus the word "forum" or "discussion board". Chances are, you'll receive a myriad of results. Take some time to visit a few of these forums to judge the activity and see if there are enough people actually communicating to make this a worthwhile investment of your time and resources.
Creating Forums
If you have an established website, you may want to consider creating a forum yourself. This forum can speak directly to those in your target market. For instance, you could create a forum for First Time Homebuyers. Give it a catchy name based on keywords that folks use when searching for first time home buying information, and start posting valuable information. Allow others to join and ask questions or leave comments. And then reply to them, creating a relationship.
How to Respond on Forums
Once you've found the perfect forum to begin to use, make sure that you are careful about self-promoting. Be sure to read the rules and regulations for the forum, as each one is different. Some have special days where you are free to post advertisements or promote your services. Others only allow you to put one active link in your signature, while still others have a requirement that you post X number of times before being allowed to have a signature or send an advertisement.
Bonus Tip: By constantly providing good, quality information and answers for other people, you are establishing your expert status and will build client-generating relationships! Forums are a great way to begin to market yourself online.
And now I would like to invite you to claim your Free Instant Access to my e-course, "Your First Social Network" when you visit http://www.YourFirstSocialNetwork.com. This beginners guide to Social Networking will help you take that next step in marketing Real Estate online!
From Rebekah Jones, Real Estate Virtual Assistant and the MyRealtySuccess.com network.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Rebekah_Jones
One of the first uses of the Internet was the Bulletin Board, or online forum. Back in the early days, people would log in to the Internet and post questions or comments and others would answer or reply. This way of conducting conversations caught on fairly quickly and forums are an integral part of our online usage today.
Finding the Right Forum
To get started in using online forums, you must first find the right forum or two for your area of expertise. Using your favorite search engine, try searching for "your target market" plus the word "forum" or "discussion board". Chances are, you'll receive a myriad of results. Take some time to visit a few of these forums to judge the activity and see if there are enough people actually communicating to make this a worthwhile investment of your time and resources.
Creating Forums
If you have an established website, you may want to consider creating a forum yourself. This forum can speak directly to those in your target market. For instance, you could create a forum for First Time Homebuyers. Give it a catchy name based on keywords that folks use when searching for first time home buying information, and start posting valuable information. Allow others to join and ask questions or leave comments. And then reply to them, creating a relationship.
How to Respond on Forums
Once you've found the perfect forum to begin to use, make sure that you are careful about self-promoting. Be sure to read the rules and regulations for the forum, as each one is different. Some have special days where you are free to post advertisements or promote your services. Others only allow you to put one active link in your signature, while still others have a requirement that you post X number of times before being allowed to have a signature or send an advertisement.
Bonus Tip: By constantly providing good, quality information and answers for other people, you are establishing your expert status and will build client-generating relationships! Forums are a great way to begin to market yourself online.
And now I would like to invite you to claim your Free Instant Access to my e-course, "Your First Social Network" when you visit http://www.YourFirstSocialNetwork.com. This beginners guide to Social Networking will help you take that next step in marketing Real Estate online!
From Rebekah Jones, Real Estate Virtual Assistant and the MyRealtySuccess.com network.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Rebekah_Jones
Thursday, February 19, 2009
3-Step E-Mail Elimination
1:Categorize your e-mail messages in reverse chronological order (most recent at the top to the least recent at the bottom).
2: Quickly scan all of your messages and make certain there aren't any critical ones ( like those dealing with the We Provide The Cash, also know as Home Seller Assist ) that you've opened but haven't yet responded to. (You'll take care of those as soon as you finish this 60-second elimination procedure.) Then highlight all e-mail messages - opened and unopened - that are over 72 hours (three days) old.
3: After all those old e-mail messages are highlighted, take a 10-second deep breath... and then take five seconds to put your index finger on the DELETE key and press it down firmly.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Everyone wants to know what the “best way” to build their business is.
There’s a natural tendency to move towards methods that are most efficient…
Methods that bring the highest reward for the least amount of effort, and most distributors are on a constant journey to find this holy grail.
But we’re leaving out one part of the equation… You.
We all come to the table with different strengths, weaknesses, and abilities, and THESE factors determine what methods will work best for you as an individual.
Now if you’re new to the industry, you’re going to need to figure out which methods work best for YOU.
If the old-school ways don’t appeal to you, that’s fine. They didn’t appeal to me either. It doesn’t mean that my way works better than someone else’s. Both methods will require years of study and practice to master.
You need to approach your business using methods that are congruent with your interests and strengths.
Over time, I was able to come to a conclusion about my business, and the way I wanted to build it…
Many people have called it visionary. A few have scoffed and mumbled nasty things under their breath.
My method was as follows:
1: The best target market for prospects consists of distributors and leaders who are already in the industry. Instead of cold calling them, a minimum of 20-30 were going to contact me daily. This was accomplished not by pitching an opportunity, but by solving their problems and addressing their needs.
2: I was not going to chase or convince people to join my business. I was going to attract them to me by demonstrating value and leadership through effective marketing.
3: I was not going to sit on the phone all day pitching my opportunity to individuals. Instead I would use effective copywriting to sell to large numbers of people via email, and the web at once.
4: In the course of building a downline, I would expand my business vertically, and own the tools and systems used by the rest of the company.
5: I wasn’t going to focus on simply building a networking opportunity, which may or may not be here in 5 years. My focus was on building “You Inc”, which is my list, and the reputation I have with my list.
My list would become a virtual distribution channel.
This would bring stability, and allow me to build another downline with the click of a mouse, should something ever happen to the primary opportunity.
95% of prospects will say “no” to your products or business. I would find a way to make these people customers in other ways by providing solutions to their biggest problems, which would triple my income.
The long-term goal was not to build just a downline. It was to build a business that served the industry at large.
Now I’m not saying that my method is “the best”, but I can tell you this…
Following this plan has allowed me to accomplish all of my goals, and then some…
I haven’t called a lead in two years, but I’ve built one of the largest downlines in the Home Seller Assist company.
By adding value to the industry, I attract many networkers per day.
I’ve been able to produce a nice income from our primary opportunity, and more income by serving the 95% who said “no” to it…
By passing on my knowledge and methods,, I’ve been able to help 100’s… If not 1,000’s, quit their jobs and become financially independent.
Yet in the end, the techniques are simply my method. It might appeal to you, or it might not.
Methods that bring the highest reward for the least amount of effort, and most distributors are on a constant journey to find this holy grail.
But we’re leaving out one part of the equation… You.
We all come to the table with different strengths, weaknesses, and abilities, and THESE factors determine what methods will work best for you as an individual.
Now if you’re new to the industry, you’re going to need to figure out which methods work best for YOU.
If the old-school ways don’t appeal to you, that’s fine. They didn’t appeal to me either. It doesn’t mean that my way works better than someone else’s. Both methods will require years of study and practice to master.
You need to approach your business using methods that are congruent with your interests and strengths.
Over time, I was able to come to a conclusion about my business, and the way I wanted to build it…
Many people have called it visionary. A few have scoffed and mumbled nasty things under their breath.
My method was as follows:
1: The best target market for prospects consists of distributors and leaders who are already in the industry. Instead of cold calling them, a minimum of 20-30 were going to contact me daily. This was accomplished not by pitching an opportunity, but by solving their problems and addressing their needs.
2: I was not going to chase or convince people to join my business. I was going to attract them to me by demonstrating value and leadership through effective marketing.
3: I was not going to sit on the phone all day pitching my opportunity to individuals. Instead I would use effective copywriting to sell to large numbers of people via email, and the web at once.
4: In the course of building a downline, I would expand my business vertically, and own the tools and systems used by the rest of the company.
5: I wasn’t going to focus on simply building a networking opportunity, which may or may not be here in 5 years. My focus was on building “You Inc”, which is my list, and the reputation I have with my list.
My list would become a virtual distribution channel.
This would bring stability, and allow me to build another downline with the click of a mouse, should something ever happen to the primary opportunity.
95% of prospects will say “no” to your products or business. I would find a way to make these people customers in other ways by providing solutions to their biggest problems, which would triple my income.
The long-term goal was not to build just a downline. It was to build a business that served the industry at large.
Now I’m not saying that my method is “the best”, but I can tell you this…
Following this plan has allowed me to accomplish all of my goals, and then some…
I haven’t called a lead in two years, but I’ve built one of the largest downlines in the Home Seller Assist company.
By adding value to the industry, I attract many networkers per day.
I’ve been able to produce a nice income from our primary opportunity, and more income by serving the 95% who said “no” to it…
By passing on my knowledge and methods,, I’ve been able to help 100’s… If not 1,000’s, quit their jobs and become financially independent.
Yet in the end, the techniques are simply my method. It might appeal to you, or it might not.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
Let go, believe, and simply take immediate actions.
Letting go of old habits and ways of doing things is tough. We tend to want to lean on what we've been accustom to regardless of past results.
It's far easier to do what's comfortable and known than it is to try something totally different.
It's risky to try new things. We don't know what could happen. The fear alone is enough to stunt out efforts working the We Provide The Cash program.
You've got to be willing to let go, open yourself up to new opportunities, and finally . . .
Act in the face of perceived uncertainty. Do this and reap the initial rewards of those actions quickly.
Results are available to each and every one of us.
In entrepreneurial pursuits, set it as a precedent to acquire good information from those who have been where you want to go like Larry Potter at http://homesellerassist.blogspot.com
Be willing to follow that advice FULLY, and once acted upon with speed you will find yourself reaching income and business goals you once thought to be totally out of reach with the Home Seller Assist program that was created by John Alexander.
It's far easier to do what's comfortable and known than it is to try something totally different.
It's risky to try new things. We don't know what could happen. The fear alone is enough to stunt out efforts working the We Provide The Cash program.
You've got to be willing to let go, open yourself up to new opportunities, and finally . . .
Act in the face of perceived uncertainty. Do this and reap the initial rewards of those actions quickly.
Results are available to each and every one of us.
In entrepreneurial pursuits, set it as a precedent to acquire good information from those who have been where you want to go like Larry Potter at http://homesellerassist.blogspot.com
Be willing to follow that advice FULLY, and once acted upon with speed you will find yourself reaching income and business goals you once thought to be totally out of reach with the Home Seller Assist program that was created by John Alexander.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Lack of Listening Skills
LI can become easily distracted if the person I'm listening to is taking a long time to make a point. But when I remind myself to use active listening skills, I am able to toss aside this roadblock.
Through the years, I have developed the following tips to help me do that:
Your ears are for hearing... your mind is for listening.
Listen for ideas and central themes (even take notes).
Don't interrupt. Wait your turn to speak.
Circle any points in your notes that you want to emphasize when it's your turn.
Judge content... not delivery.
Through the years, I have developed the following tips to help me do that:
Your ears are for hearing... your mind is for listening.
Listen for ideas and central themes (even take notes).
Don't interrupt. Wait your turn to speak.
Circle any points in your notes that you want to emphasize when it's your turn.
Judge content... not delivery.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Winston Churchill on Progress
"Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch
out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know
you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging,
only adds to the joy and glory of the climb."
out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know
you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging,
only adds to the joy and glory of the climb."
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Nuts and bolts that should be the foundation of every marketing plan.
1. A specific target market for each product. "Men" is too general. "Baby boomer men" is still too general. "Baby boomer men with back problems" might still be too general. "Baby boomer men with a certain type of back problem" is just right.
2. An anticipated return on investment. If you don't know how much money you need to make from a marketing effort (a print ad, for example) for it to be worth your while... you're just wasting money.
3. A way to test until you find the best copy and offer. Campaigns are never set in stone. Tweaking and fine-tuning (even wholesale overhauling) is necessary until you find the right mix. This goes hand in hand with the next essential component of a marketing plan...
4. A way to track and monitor all your marketing efforts. Without this feedback, you won't know what's working and what isn't. That's why Michael Masterson and MaryEllen Tribby almost always recommend direct-response marketing. As they say in their book Changing the Channel:
"Your online [direct-response] marketing efforts can offer you almost immediate feedback. And if you've done your testing properly, you can roll out instantly with your winner, while continuing to test different elements that can bring in more bottom-line dollars."
5. A goof-proof system for accepting orders. If a customer tries to buy and your online order form doesn't work - or the customer service rep who takes incoming calls can't answer his questions - you've just lost a sale. If it happens enough, you're going to be out of the Home Seller Assist business.
[Ed. Note: A comprehensive marketing plan is only one part of a business's overall growth strategy. You can find dozens of great ideas in Michael Masterson and MaryEllen Tribby's Amazon.com bestseller, Changing the Channel: 12 Easy Ways to Make Millions for Your Business.]
By Jason Holland
2. An anticipated return on investment. If you don't know how much money you need to make from a marketing effort (a print ad, for example) for it to be worth your while... you're just wasting money.
3. A way to test until you find the best copy and offer. Campaigns are never set in stone. Tweaking and fine-tuning (even wholesale overhauling) is necessary until you find the right mix. This goes hand in hand with the next essential component of a marketing plan...
4. A way to track and monitor all your marketing efforts. Without this feedback, you won't know what's working and what isn't. That's why Michael Masterson and MaryEllen Tribby almost always recommend direct-response marketing. As they say in their book Changing the Channel:
"Your online [direct-response] marketing efforts can offer you almost immediate feedback. And if you've done your testing properly, you can roll out instantly with your winner, while continuing to test different elements that can bring in more bottom-line dollars."
5. A goof-proof system for accepting orders. If a customer tries to buy and your online order form doesn't work - or the customer service rep who takes incoming calls can't answer his questions - you've just lost a sale. If it happens enough, you're going to be out of the Home Seller Assist business.
[Ed. Note: A comprehensive marketing plan is only one part of a business's overall growth strategy. You can find dozens of great ideas in Michael Masterson and MaryEllen Tribby's Amazon.com bestseller, Changing the Channel: 12 Easy Ways to Make Millions for Your Business.]
By Jason Holland
Friday, January 30, 2009
Recruiting
"Can you just show me a simple step by step system to grow my business that doesn't cost me a lot?"
It's a good question, but I'm revealing this to you today not to answer it, but to dig beneath it and use it to help you recruit more people into your business.
So think about that question for a second. What does it say to you? What it shows me is that many people are willing to work if they have a game plan. They just want to know "How".
More than your company's products or services, more than how great your comp plan is . . . Most of your prospects simple want to know how you can help them quit their job, or supplement their social security income. They want it to be simple, and they want action steps. If I've learned anything about marketing it's listen to your market and then give them what they want. Be the provider of that and recruiting will never be a problem again.
It's a good question, but I'm revealing this to you today not to answer it, but to dig beneath it and use it to help you recruit more people into your business.
So think about that question for a second. What does it say to you? What it shows me is that many people are willing to work if they have a game plan. They just want to know "How".
More than your company's products or services, more than how great your comp plan is . . . Most of your prospects simple want to know how you can help them quit their job, or supplement their social security income. They want it to be simple, and they want action steps. If I've learned anything about marketing it's listen to your market and then give them what they want. Be the provider of that and recruiting will never be a problem again.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
What am I trying to accomplish?
Some days, you wake up to challenges...
The alarm clock didn't go off. The modem isn't working. The milk has spoiled.
And yet, with those challenges come opportunities...
You awake to sunshine streaming through a window. You enjoy reading a newspaper instead of quickly scanning news online. You drink your coffee black, and realize you like it better that way.
What if you could turn all your Home Buyer Assist business challenges into opportunities, too?
It's possible.
Here's the secret: Focus attention on the daily tasks that will lead to success.
Before you make your coffee... Before you butter your toast... Before you drop the kids off at school or complete any part of your morning routine, ask yourself this question about your business goals: "What am I trying to accomplish?" More specifically, "What am I trying to accomplish today?"
It's a short question, but it packs a big punch.
Let's say, for example, that the idea of having a successful online business like the We Provide The Cash business created by John Alexander is enormously attractive to you. Not only does it sound cool to say "entrepreneur," it gives you the potential to make lots of money without spending much upfront. Yet, the same low-cost barriers to entry for an online business can mean a low probability of profit if you can't address the question: "What am I really trying to accomplish with this business?"
Whatever your goals, whatever your talents, you have to give this question your full attention every day. Anything less will lead you in the wrong direction - closer to frustration and further from your goals.
So, ask yourself again: "What am I trying to accomplish?" And continue to ask this question every day, several times a day, to maintain your focus.
Many wannabe online entrepreneurs struggle with this question. It's not because they lack confidence. It's not because they are trying to be evasive. It's simply because - no matter how long they have been thinking about building an online business - they just haven't given the question sufficient, serious thought.
What are you trying to accomplish with your Home Seller Assist online business?
If you choose to give your attention to something that will become your livelihood, you should certainly know what you hope to accomplish with it, right?
Think about companies like Starbucks and Apple. Their corporate and critical successes are due to passion, customer service, and paying attention to the right things.
You have to find those same magic seeds for your online business.
Without a well-researched and well-executed plan for growth, you stand little chance of succeeding as an online entrepreneur in a world of competitors.
Remember, the Internet is not located on a street corner. It's located on the World Wide Web. Your competitors may be anywhere on the globe. Are you ready to compete with them and win?
Do you know what you want to accomplish long-term? Just as important, do you know what you have to accomplish on a daily basis to reach that goal? Do you know what you have to accomplish today?
The alarm clock didn't go off. The modem isn't working. The milk has spoiled.
And yet, with those challenges come opportunities...
You awake to sunshine streaming through a window. You enjoy reading a newspaper instead of quickly scanning news online. You drink your coffee black, and realize you like it better that way.
What if you could turn all your Home Buyer Assist business challenges into opportunities, too?
It's possible.
Here's the secret: Focus attention on the daily tasks that will lead to success.
Before you make your coffee... Before you butter your toast... Before you drop the kids off at school or complete any part of your morning routine, ask yourself this question about your business goals: "What am I trying to accomplish?" More specifically, "What am I trying to accomplish today?"
It's a short question, but it packs a big punch.
Let's say, for example, that the idea of having a successful online business like the We Provide The Cash business created by John Alexander is enormously attractive to you. Not only does it sound cool to say "entrepreneur," it gives you the potential to make lots of money without spending much upfront. Yet, the same low-cost barriers to entry for an online business can mean a low probability of profit if you can't address the question: "What am I really trying to accomplish with this business?"
Whatever your goals, whatever your talents, you have to give this question your full attention every day. Anything less will lead you in the wrong direction - closer to frustration and further from your goals.
So, ask yourself again: "What am I trying to accomplish?" And continue to ask this question every day, several times a day, to maintain your focus.
Many wannabe online entrepreneurs struggle with this question. It's not because they lack confidence. It's not because they are trying to be evasive. It's simply because - no matter how long they have been thinking about building an online business - they just haven't given the question sufficient, serious thought.
What are you trying to accomplish with your Home Seller Assist online business?
If you choose to give your attention to something that will become your livelihood, you should certainly know what you hope to accomplish with it, right?
Think about companies like Starbucks and Apple. Their corporate and critical successes are due to passion, customer service, and paying attention to the right things.
You have to find those same magic seeds for your online business.
Without a well-researched and well-executed plan for growth, you stand little chance of succeeding as an online entrepreneur in a world of competitors.
Remember, the Internet is not located on a street corner. It's located on the World Wide Web. Your competitors may be anywhere on the globe. Are you ready to compete with them and win?
Do you know what you want to accomplish long-term? Just as important, do you know what you have to accomplish on a daily basis to reach that goal? Do you know what you have to accomplish today?
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
A Great Time to Start a Business?
Most people would say no.
Well, consider this...
William Hewlett and David Packard founded Hewlett-Packard in 1939, while the Great Depression had been underway for a full decade...
In September 1945, Masaru Ibuka started Sony after his country had been devastated by war and was occupied by a foreign power...
You see, a business start up can not only survive, but thrive in times of economic crisis.
YOU can do the same. And thanks to the Internet your journey to a bright financial future will be a lot easier - and faster - than Sony's or Hewlett-Packard's. You can be making $100,000 a year in no time with your own business with our proven strategies and coaching. Personally, after starting with the Home Seller Assist program in mid-June and with the training provided by John Alexander, I crossed the $50,000 in just over six months and you can repeat or even beat this!
Learn more here.
Well, consider this...
William Hewlett and David Packard founded Hewlett-Packard in 1939, while the Great Depression had been underway for a full decade...
In September 1945, Masaru Ibuka started Sony after his country had been devastated by war and was occupied by a foreign power...
You see, a business start up can not only survive, but thrive in times of economic crisis.
YOU can do the same. And thanks to the Internet your journey to a bright financial future will be a lot easier - and faster - than Sony's or Hewlett-Packard's. You can be making $100,000 a year in no time with your own business with our proven strategies and coaching. Personally, after starting with the Home Seller Assist program in mid-June and with the training provided by John Alexander, I crossed the $50,000 in just over six months and you can repeat or even beat this!
Learn more here.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
The "entrepreneur's mindset"
How important is it in building a business?" Your mindset IS your business.
It denotes where you will go and how quickly you will get there. The entrepreneur's mindset begins with their excitement about the success to come. The entrepreneur sees the opportunity put before them and he spends countless hours daydreaming thinking about the success and how it will FEEL when it comes to him. It fuels the fire. Without this, the gas in the tank, any entrepreneurial effort quickly empties.
They don't think about failure. You see an entrepreneur by definition is a person who offers a solution to a problem at a cost. At first, the problem that an entrepreneur faces in network marketing is how to solve their own immediate problems. How get a lead? How to get a new team member? How to help that new team member duplicate their success quicker than he or she did it? When they get these issues solved he benefits monetarily for the growth in his Home Seller Assist team, but metaphysically he profits for knowing he has added overall value to the task and process at hand for many many to follow.
The entrepreneur is not done at this point. There's more to be done. The entrepreneur sees the opportunity before him and sees that there is more value to be added. The people directly associated with him aren't the only people to have the problems they began with, so he devises a way to help more than his immediate circle.
The entrepreneur sees no failure. The entrepreneur detaches his emotions from all outcomes be they positive or negative. He sees the results of his actions as merely observable data to improve upon. The entrepreneur always asks himself "How can I do better next time?" And then sets out to improve upon their most immediate results for their personal growth and the benefit of all those associated with him.
The entrepreneur realizes that there is no such thing as "enough", he knows that just like an apple tree grows as large as it possibly can and then bares seeds, that he to must ALWAYS grow. If there is any one quality that the entrepreneur has that sets him apart from the average person is their confidence exceeds their competency.
The entrepreneur sees the opportunity before him and knows he must grow into it regardless of whether or not he knows HOW to do it. He just has confidence that he will. The entrepreneur asks everyday what it is that he wants and then sets out to get i twith excitement.
Step into this mindset and step into success.
Now is the time to take action!
It denotes where you will go and how quickly you will get there. The entrepreneur's mindset begins with their excitement about the success to come. The entrepreneur sees the opportunity put before them and he spends countless hours daydreaming thinking about the success and how it will FEEL when it comes to him. It fuels the fire. Without this, the gas in the tank, any entrepreneurial effort quickly empties.
They don't think about failure. You see an entrepreneur by definition is a person who offers a solution to a problem at a cost. At first, the problem that an entrepreneur faces in network marketing is how to solve their own immediate problems. How get a lead? How to get a new team member? How to help that new team member duplicate their success quicker than he or she did it? When they get these issues solved he benefits monetarily for the growth in his Home Seller Assist team, but metaphysically he profits for knowing he has added overall value to the task and process at hand for many many to follow.
The entrepreneur is not done at this point. There's more to be done. The entrepreneur sees the opportunity before him and sees that there is more value to be added. The people directly associated with him aren't the only people to have the problems they began with, so he devises a way to help more than his immediate circle.
The entrepreneur sees no failure. The entrepreneur detaches his emotions from all outcomes be they positive or negative. He sees the results of his actions as merely observable data to improve upon. The entrepreneur always asks himself "How can I do better next time?" And then sets out to improve upon their most immediate results for their personal growth and the benefit of all those associated with him.
The entrepreneur realizes that there is no such thing as "enough", he knows that just like an apple tree grows as large as it possibly can and then bares seeds, that he to must ALWAYS grow. If there is any one quality that the entrepreneur has that sets him apart from the average person is their confidence exceeds their competency.
The entrepreneur sees the opportunity before him and knows he must grow into it regardless of whether or not he knows HOW to do it. He just has confidence that he will. The entrepreneur asks everyday what it is that he wants and then sets out to get i twith excitement.
Step into this mindset and step into success.
Now is the time to take action!
Friday, January 23, 2009
Common Sense Gets in Your Way
The timing is never right.
For all the most important things, the timing always sucks. Waiting for a good time to quit your job? The stars will never align and the traffic lights of life will never all be green at the same time. The universe doesn't conspire against you, but it doesn't go out of its way to line up all the pins either. Conditions are never perfect.
Ask for forgiveness, not permission.
If it isn't going to devastate those around you, try it and then justify it. People -whether parents, partners, or bosses - deny things on an emotional basis that they can learn to accept after the fact. If the potential damage is moderate or in any way reversible, don't give people the chance to say no.
So if you're torn between pursuing a wild dream and following the common sense advice of people who care about you, what do you do?
I say... go for it! When I have followed my heart on career decisions and ignored the well-meaning advice of others, I have done very well.
Make your decision and then "sell" your loved ones on the value of being supportive of your new venture. Make an honest, enthusiastic sales pitch highlighting the many ways that following your passion will benefit them... not you. Make promises. And keep them!
"Someday is a disease that will take your dreams to the grave with you," says Timothy Ferriss. To that I would add this: The only thing worse than "someday" is "later."
29 percent of people fail to keep their New Year's resolutions after TWO WEEKS, thinking "I'll come back to this someday." Don't let YOUR dreams fall by the wayside. Learn how to get easy-to-follow advice and powerful success strategies that have been proven to work right here.
For all the most important things, the timing always sucks. Waiting for a good time to quit your job? The stars will never align and the traffic lights of life will never all be green at the same time. The universe doesn't conspire against you, but it doesn't go out of its way to line up all the pins either. Conditions are never perfect.
Ask for forgiveness, not permission.
If it isn't going to devastate those around you, try it and then justify it. People -whether parents, partners, or bosses - deny things on an emotional basis that they can learn to accept after the fact. If the potential damage is moderate or in any way reversible, don't give people the chance to say no.
So if you're torn between pursuing a wild dream and following the common sense advice of people who care about you, what do you do?
I say... go for it! When I have followed my heart on career decisions and ignored the well-meaning advice of others, I have done very well.
Make your decision and then "sell" your loved ones on the value of being supportive of your new venture. Make an honest, enthusiastic sales pitch highlighting the many ways that following your passion will benefit them... not you. Make promises. And keep them!
"Someday is a disease that will take your dreams to the grave with you," says Timothy Ferriss. To that I would add this: The only thing worse than "someday" is "later."
29 percent of people fail to keep their New Year's resolutions after TWO WEEKS, thinking "I'll come back to this someday." Don't let YOUR dreams fall by the wayside. Learn how to get easy-to-follow advice and powerful success strategies that have been proven to work right here.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Run A Marathon Without Gatorade?
A simple question right? Of course not!
Second, would you try to put on 20 pounds of muscle by just going to the gym and lifting hard? No you gotta eat right too! You've got to put fuel in the system to get the desired result.
I don't understand why so many people that get started in network marketing don'trealize this. Typically it happens like this: a person joins a new business like the Home Seller Assist program, created by John Alexander, initially fueled off the dream of creating residual income. They see their dream vividly in their mind and it excites them so they join. They go to their sponsor and they say "What do I do first?" There sponsor sends them off in one direction or another, depending on the particular marketing system that team is working with.
The new born networker gets moving in an all out sprint. Their sponsor says call 10 people a day, they call 20. Two weeks down the road they've called 240 people, spent $300 and recruited no one. They go to their sponsor and say "Why isn't this working?" The sponsor says "Just keep going and it will." The newbie, almost exhausted, gives it one last go and goes into an
exhaustive sprint. They say . . . "I called 20 people a day last time and it didn't work, I'm gonna call 40 a day this time cuase that's gotta do the trick." And they set out and do it . . . Two weeks later they come back to their sponsor after calling another 480 people who probably were not that happy to be called, and spending another $500 and the newborn networker has now taken on the negativede meanor of those she called. She provides proof of her work to her sponsor in a negative tone and with a negative mindset as if to say "You lied to me about all this." The sponsor says it's just gonna take time, but you are doing the right thing. Her immediate thought is "Yeah right." (But she doesn't say it out loud.) After the conversation she's already quit mentally, but she calls a few leads here and there for "good measure". Then a month later when nothing happens she quits and goes back to the 9-5 world. What happened?
Now you are probably thinking what happened is she wasn't taught to do the right things and for it she was not prepared properly. I agree and disagree, because there is one thing far more important that she missed. She didn't realize network marketing was a marathon. She thought is was an all outsprint. What happens when you try to sprint a marathon? 400 yards into it you gotta stop. Not only do you have to stop, but if you do make it a little further down the path and you don't refuel yourself, your body is NOT going to let you keep going. It's gonna shutdown.
So if you are going to run the network marketing marathon to success you have to fuel yourself constantly if you're gonna make it to the finish line (If there was one.)
What do I mean by fuel? What initially fuels you to success in your initial start out of the gate is your mental vision of what your success looks and feels like. Once you start getting some negativity down the road your vision quickly gets blocked. But it's that vision that fuels you. Simply,if your vision goes then so does your hope for any network marketing success. You have to ensure that no matter how much negativity you encounter (and you will) that it never smothers your dream. You have to defend that dream with all your heart's passion.
You defend your personal dream by reading and listening to the stories of other people's success. I guess personal development is what they call it, but I call it defending your dream.
In any game you must have both offense and defense to win. You actions to grow your organization are your offensive plays. Your defense is defending your dream - Ensuring it remains intact at all cost. And just like in any game there will be times when you are on offense and times when you're on defense. It's in those periods of defense that you need to be careful. That's when you need a good book with a good story of success that you can relate to.That's when you need to listen to uplifting information. That's when you need to comeback to emails like this one. Because if you let your guard down no matter how much offense you put out there, THEY will steal your vision and you WILL lose. (Just ask the Eagles!) Don't forget to drink your Gatorade you need your fuel!
On that note, you need to attend the webcasts at 8pm Eastern at http://www.fastbuyerloans.com each Tues and Wed
And to see how you get paid, head over to http://homesellerassist.synthasite.com and check out the Compensation Plan under the last box. That little system has now made me slightly over $50,000 since June. You can do it too....
Larry Potter
847-872-4047
Second, would you try to put on 20 pounds of muscle by just going to the gym and lifting hard? No you gotta eat right too! You've got to put fuel in the system to get the desired result.
I don't understand why so many people that get started in network marketing don'trealize this. Typically it happens like this: a person joins a new business like the Home Seller Assist program, created by John Alexander, initially fueled off the dream of creating residual income. They see their dream vividly in their mind and it excites them so they join. They go to their sponsor and they say "What do I do first?" There sponsor sends them off in one direction or another, depending on the particular marketing system that team is working with.
The new born networker gets moving in an all out sprint. Their sponsor says call 10 people a day, they call 20. Two weeks down the road they've called 240 people, spent $300 and recruited no one. They go to their sponsor and say "Why isn't this working?" The sponsor says "Just keep going and it will." The newbie, almost exhausted, gives it one last go and goes into an
exhaustive sprint. They say . . . "I called 20 people a day last time and it didn't work, I'm gonna call 40 a day this time cuase that's gotta do the trick." And they set out and do it . . . Two weeks later they come back to their sponsor after calling another 480 people who probably were not that happy to be called, and spending another $500 and the newborn networker has now taken on the negativede meanor of those she called. She provides proof of her work to her sponsor in a negative tone and with a negative mindset as if to say "You lied to me about all this." The sponsor says it's just gonna take time, but you are doing the right thing. Her immediate thought is "Yeah right." (But she doesn't say it out loud.) After the conversation she's already quit mentally, but she calls a few leads here and there for "good measure". Then a month later when nothing happens she quits and goes back to the 9-5 world. What happened?
Now you are probably thinking what happened is she wasn't taught to do the right things and for it she was not prepared properly. I agree and disagree, because there is one thing far more important that she missed. She didn't realize network marketing was a marathon. She thought is was an all outsprint. What happens when you try to sprint a marathon? 400 yards into it you gotta stop. Not only do you have to stop, but if you do make it a little further down the path and you don't refuel yourself, your body is NOT going to let you keep going. It's gonna shutdown.
So if you are going to run the network marketing marathon to success you have to fuel yourself constantly if you're gonna make it to the finish line (If there was one.)
What do I mean by fuel? What initially fuels you to success in your initial start out of the gate is your mental vision of what your success looks and feels like. Once you start getting some negativity down the road your vision quickly gets blocked. But it's that vision that fuels you. Simply,if your vision goes then so does your hope for any network marketing success. You have to ensure that no matter how much negativity you encounter (and you will) that it never smothers your dream. You have to defend that dream with all your heart's passion.
You defend your personal dream by reading and listening to the stories of other people's success. I guess personal development is what they call it, but I call it defending your dream.
In any game you must have both offense and defense to win. You actions to grow your organization are your offensive plays. Your defense is defending your dream - Ensuring it remains intact at all cost. And just like in any game there will be times when you are on offense and times when you're on defense. It's in those periods of defense that you need to be careful. That's when you need a good book with a good story of success that you can relate to.That's when you need to listen to uplifting information. That's when you need to comeback to emails like this one. Because if you let your guard down no matter how much offense you put out there, THEY will steal your vision and you WILL lose. (Just ask the Eagles!) Don't forget to drink your Gatorade you need your fuel!
On that note, you need to attend the webcasts at 8pm Eastern at http://www.fastbuyerloans.com each Tues and Wed
And to see how you get paid, head over to http://homesellerassist.synthasite.com and check out the Compensation Plan under the last box. That little system has now made me slightly over $50,000 since June. You can do it too....
Larry Potter
847-872-4047
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
How to Drive Off Your Customers
By David Johnson
Too busy in your business? More than enough revenue? Here are some ways you can keep those pesky prospects and customers away...
#1: Make Sure Your Marketing is All About You
After all... people who want to spend money with you want to understand how your products and services benefit them, so if you focus on you, your company's history, your features, etc., you'll be sure to keep people from bugging you. Whatever you do, don't use pictures of the people most likely to actually buy from you, and avoid connecting their needs and wants to aspects of your business most likely to appeal to them. Instead, just subtly communicate the notion that you're in business for your own benefit and that you really aren't interested in customers. They'll smell this a mile away and bug someone else instead.
#2: Ignore the Web
If your website hasn't changed since the Clinton Administration, you're on the right track here. Even better: no web presence at all! If you must have a website, make sure it doesn't show up in any search engines... and whatever you do: don't add fresh new content on a regular basis! You should convey to visitors that you might already be out of business just by the aged look of your site. To support this notion, hire a neighbor's kid to build it -- especially if he/she has no design experience whatsoever. Websites that have that "we don't care" feel do wonders at keeping people away. If you're still having response from your site, just bury the information that your customers want to find and add some contact forms to your site that do nothing and go nowhere. If you can get them to generate an error message, it's even more fun!
#3: Keep Your Marketing Efforts Unfocused
If people have a clear idea of who you are and what you're all about, they're much more likely to pester you. So, make sure that there's no unifying theme to your marketing. Buy ads at random, and always let whoever who sold you the ad design it for you. This way, all of your ads will come out looking different from each other. Make sure that your marketing doesn't target any one type of customer, and stick with the "shotgun" approach. Otherwise, your marketing might actually connect with someone, and then they'll show up or call, expecting service from you.
Well it's obvious (hopefully) that this is a bit tongue-in-cheek, but sometimes we need a bit of humor to see things the way they really are. Does this strike a little bit close to home for you? If so, I'm reminded of the famous saying, "If the shoe fits... change it!"
With a little bit of strategy and some focused effort, you can bring clarity and effectiveness to your efforts to reach out to your future customers – and your past and present ones if you have the opportunity for repeat business.
For some coaching and some up-to-the-second pointers on how to multiply the effectiveness of your efforts to keep your pipeline (and that of your team) full, join me along with Tom Ziglar on our upcoming webinar. Watch your inbox for a note from Zig Ziglar with your personal invitation.
David G. Johnson is the Founder of Epiphany Marketing, LLC. Since 1998, David has been delivering small business marketing solutions to companies whose reach spans the globe -- whether in software, healthcare, retail, services, contractors, or Internet-based business, the work that David has done with Epiphany has an impact that is measured in the millions of dollars. His company specializes in training, coaching and consulting small businesses in the art of high-impact, high ROI marketing. If you want to hear more from David, come join him at his webinar. Click here for more information.
Too busy in your business? More than enough revenue? Here are some ways you can keep those pesky prospects and customers away...
#1: Make Sure Your Marketing is All About You
After all... people who want to spend money with you want to understand how your products and services benefit them, so if you focus on you, your company's history, your features, etc., you'll be sure to keep people from bugging you. Whatever you do, don't use pictures of the people most likely to actually buy from you, and avoid connecting their needs and wants to aspects of your business most likely to appeal to them. Instead, just subtly communicate the notion that you're in business for your own benefit and that you really aren't interested in customers. They'll smell this a mile away and bug someone else instead.
#2: Ignore the Web
If your website hasn't changed since the Clinton Administration, you're on the right track here. Even better: no web presence at all! If you must have a website, make sure it doesn't show up in any search engines... and whatever you do: don't add fresh new content on a regular basis! You should convey to visitors that you might already be out of business just by the aged look of your site. To support this notion, hire a neighbor's kid to build it -- especially if he/she has no design experience whatsoever. Websites that have that "we don't care" feel do wonders at keeping people away. If you're still having response from your site, just bury the information that your customers want to find and add some contact forms to your site that do nothing and go nowhere. If you can get them to generate an error message, it's even more fun!
#3: Keep Your Marketing Efforts Unfocused
If people have a clear idea of who you are and what you're all about, they're much more likely to pester you. So, make sure that there's no unifying theme to your marketing. Buy ads at random, and always let whoever who sold you the ad design it for you. This way, all of your ads will come out looking different from each other. Make sure that your marketing doesn't target any one type of customer, and stick with the "shotgun" approach. Otherwise, your marketing might actually connect with someone, and then they'll show up or call, expecting service from you.
Well it's obvious (hopefully) that this is a bit tongue-in-cheek, but sometimes we need a bit of humor to see things the way they really are. Does this strike a little bit close to home for you? If so, I'm reminded of the famous saying, "If the shoe fits... change it!"
With a little bit of strategy and some focused effort, you can bring clarity and effectiveness to your efforts to reach out to your future customers – and your past and present ones if you have the opportunity for repeat business.
For some coaching and some up-to-the-second pointers on how to multiply the effectiveness of your efforts to keep your pipeline (and that of your team) full, join me along with Tom Ziglar on our upcoming webinar. Watch your inbox for a note from Zig Ziglar with your personal invitation.
David G. Johnson is the Founder of Epiphany Marketing, LLC. Since 1998, David has been delivering small business marketing solutions to companies whose reach spans the globe -- whether in software, healthcare, retail, services, contractors, or Internet-based business, the work that David has done with Epiphany has an impact that is measured in the millions of dollars. His company specializes in training, coaching and consulting small businesses in the art of high-impact, high ROI marketing. If you want to hear more from David, come join him at his webinar. Click here for more information.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Don't be cheap about your education
Success isn't for those of extreme luck or talent,
it's for those that prepare to be successes by
learning what works and doing it.
Don't be cheap about your education.
If it has to do with you're industry:
Buy it
Read it
Think about how you can apply it to your Home Seller Assist business
Test it
And if works keep on doing it!
Friday, January 16, 2009
Don't chase the money
You start with focus. You decide exactly what it is you want your life to be.
Then you ask yourself how do I want my Home Seller Assist business to support this lifestyle?
Next, you ask what would I love to do and love to STILL be doing 5 years from now. And then you go there. You find the problems to be solved. You commit to becoming a marketing expert, and then you etch your name into history in your own special way.
This can't happen if you're blinded by the need of money now. If money is what you want now and that's it, a business isn't what you're looking for. In fact, if you do, you'll always find yourself loosing more than you make. (I know because I've been there and done that and it ain't pretty)
Ask yourself right now and be honest. Am I chasing money, or I am starting a business because that's the lifestyle I want to live and then act accordingly.
Some may be offended by what I just said, but if you search your heart you know I'm right,and I'm telling you this because I know it will both save and make you money in the long run.
Either way, you deserve to give yourself that chance. Go here now, get this free blueprint,and REALLY listen when it shows up on your doorstep to the process, and if success in the We Provide The Cash arena is in the cards for you,simply follow my lead.
Then you ask yourself how do I want my Home Seller Assist business to support this lifestyle?
Next, you ask what would I love to do and love to STILL be doing 5 years from now. And then you go there. You find the problems to be solved. You commit to becoming a marketing expert, and then you etch your name into history in your own special way.
This can't happen if you're blinded by the need of money now. If money is what you want now and that's it, a business isn't what you're looking for. In fact, if you do, you'll always find yourself loosing more than you make. (I know because I've been there and done that and it ain't pretty)
Ask yourself right now and be honest. Am I chasing money, or I am starting a business because that's the lifestyle I want to live and then act accordingly.
Some may be offended by what I just said, but if you search your heart you know I'm right,and I'm telling you this because I know it will both save and make you money in the long run.
Either way, you deserve to give yourself that chance. Go here now, get this free blueprint,and REALLY listen when it shows up on your doorstep to the process, and if success in the We Provide The Cash arena is in the cards for you,simply follow my lead.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Remove Your Success Stumbling Blocks
Having trouble reaching your Home Seller Assist program goals?
You might be sabotaging your efforts and not even know it.
Do you know how to reach your goals?
Have you sat down and really thought about what it's going to take in order to achieve them?
What steps must you take to bring that dream alive?
Are your day-to-day life activities eating into the time you need to spend nurturing those goals?
Is anyone encouraging you towards the finish line of your success, like John Alexander does for those working We Provide The Cash !
If you can't positively answer the above questions, then stumbling blocks litter your path to success.
Before you start out on your path to success you must have a firm destination in mind and the route mapped out in advance.
You might be sabotaging your efforts and not even know it.
Do you know how to reach your goals?
Have you sat down and really thought about what it's going to take in order to achieve them?
What steps must you take to bring that dream alive?
Are your day-to-day life activities eating into the time you need to spend nurturing those goals?
Is anyone encouraging you towards the finish line of your success, like John Alexander does for those working We Provide The Cash !
If you can't positively answer the above questions, then stumbling blocks litter your path to success.
Before you start out on your path to success you must have a firm destination in mind and the route mapped out in advance.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Shoppers Are Making More Purchases Based on Recommendations Received Through Social Media Sites
Here's a surprising statistic: 49% of Web users now make a purchase based on a recommendation they received through a social media site (like Facebook, MySpace, and so on).
Okay, maybe that's not so surprising, but you know what is? Apparently only 25% of online retailers created a Facebook page this year!
Despite its clear success rate, marketers have generally been slow to make the leap to social networking.
So if you haven't tested the social media waters, NOW is the time to get started!
Personally, I use Facebook.com, Twitter.com and MySpace.com to help promote and gain contacts for the Home Seller Assist program which is also known as We Provide The Cash, created by John Alexander.
Social networking is the perfect way to develop your online presence, and continue to cultivate lasting relationships with your potential customers. It's also, as the statistics show, a great way to start generating extra income!
But before you run off and start building your social networking profiles and pages, you should know that other forms of social media sites will also be crucial tools for your business in 2009.
Take the social bookmarking sites, for instance (like Digg, Delicious, and StumbleUpon).
Currently, 52% of people are using these sites as they search for information online, and a full 81% of users read the links marked as "most popular" or "most emailed."
So what does this mean for you? Another key strategy for you in 2009 will be to create lots of content, and get it to appear on these sites.
You're going to want to write articles that are relevant and useful... and that your readers will want to pass along to their friends, family, and colleagues, and recommend on the social bookmarking sites.
In doing so, you'll continue to raise your online profile, establish yourself as an expert in your field, and build those all-important relationships with your potential customers.
Now take a moment and visit MySpace.com, Facebook.com and Twitter.com and look for my name, Larry Potter, and join me and follow my posts and I will do the same for you.
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