January 10, 2007

One Rotten Apple: Quality Content, Truth and Honesty, Reputation and Providing Value

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There is a saying:  “The Truth shall set you free”, but even truer to the point
is that honesty will not only set you free; it will sustain you. I have a
beautiful apple tree outside of my kitchen window in my backyard, and it is a
constant reminder of this fact.  

From the beginning of time, apples have been associated with love, beauty, luck,
health, comfort, pleasure, wisdom, temptation, sensuality, sexuality, virility
and fertility. It doesn’t matter what period of time or which culture, the
themes always come down to these. The apple tree signifies the Tree of Life, and
in Greek myth, the apple tree is a symbol of abundance.   More

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April 18, 2008

"Deliberate practice": what separates the merely good from the great

"He's just a natural." How many times have you heard someone say that in order to explain somebody else's greatness? This "explanation" derives from the commonplace belief that certain individuals have an innate gift that the rest of us didn't get and never will.  There's just a slight problem with this belief: it's wrong!

A recent article in the Harvard Business Review by some noted researchers totally debunks the myth of "the natural."* Studies by more than 100 scientists consistently and overwhelmingly proved this astonishing truth: experts are always made, not born.

Moreover, the studies show that the greats in any field do something that the average ones don't: they achieve their greatness through hours, days, and years of always practicing deliberately. Golfing great Ben Hogan once said, "While I am practicing I am also trying to develop my powers of concentration. I never just walk up and hit the ball."**

These researchers say that when most people practice, they just focus on the things they already know how to do. That's why, for example, an average salesperson makes the same easy calls over and over—and still calls it "selling." But a great salesperson, on the other hand, deliberately works at what he or she currently can't do well. And the research shows that this continual, deliberate effort is the distinguishing factor between the good and the great.

So, what does it take to become adept at deliberate practice? We think it's not only having the right tools or techniques, it's also having the right mindset in the first place. You have to have your mind focused in order to apply the techniques you've learned.

If you find that you are:

1. Not practicing your skills regularly (like you tell yourself you are going to do)

2. Not able to perform "live" as you do when you are practicing.

3. Fearful (not your full self while prospecting).

4. Not stretching and constantly improving.

Then it is likely that you are experiencing subconscious blocks.   These subconscious blocks can fight your conscious efforts every step of the way.

This is common, and probably the main reason why most beginning sales professionals and network marketers fail.  However, there are things you can do.

Through extensive experience, we have found that the safest, fastest, and most effective way to overcome these blocks is through hypnosis. Now, we're not talking about that fakery you've seen in B-movies. Clinical hypnosis is a proven technique that has been approved by both the American Medical Association and the British Medical Association since the 1950s.

Hypnosis helps you uninstall those blocks and install a mindset that facilitates—not blocks—your desire to become the performer you know you can be.  When you achieve this type of alignment, you find that deliberate practice becomes just something that you do, and you get better and better every day.

This of course means a direct and tangible benefit to your income, your financial freedom, and your options in life.

Finding a qualified psychologist who understands how to use hypnosis to help you in your sales or network marketing career can be difficult and extremely expensive.  A great option is use a home study audio hypnosis program created by a known commodity.  

We believe the cream of the crop is a program created by Dr. Peter Lambrou, one of the country's best-known sales psychologists (and a former successful salesperson himself).  Dr. Lambrou is also the Chair of Psychology at Scripps Memorial Hospital (a major research facility).

 The program is published by The Hypnosis Network, a company that works only with licensed mental-health professionals like Dr. Lambrou.  And this company is so sure of the effectiveness of its programs that it gives you a one-year money-back guarantee. Check it out at http://www.hypnosisnetwork.com/hypnosis/sales_prospecting.php

* The Making of an Expert, Harvard Business Review, July—August 2007, authors K. Anders Ericsson, Michael J. Prietula, and Edward T. Cokely.

**Golf Digest, November 2006.

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July 6, 2008

"If you are reading this, you want more readers."

I believe that creating a brand is the single most important thing we can do to ensure we have people who not only want to joint venture or network with us, but to create a long line of people and businesses wanting our valuable cooperation.

I read a book called Think Two Products Ahead: Secrets the Big Advertising Agencies Don't Want You To Know when it was released early last year and subsequently met Ben at the StomperNet seminar in Orlando, Florida in February. I read the book on the plane over.

The book cover has a good intro on the subject, so why not let it do the job for me:

"Branding is something you probably only think of in terms of household names and huge conglomerates. But branding isn't just for the big boys; smart branding is smart business for almost any company, no matter size. In Think Two Products Ahead, ad agency insider Ben Mack reveals all the branding secrets the pros keep to themselves so you can put branding to work in your business, large or small.

"First, Mack destroys the myth that branding is your logo or your color palette. Then he demonstrates how great branding works, so you won't waste your money on marketing that gets you nowhere. You'll learn practical, commonsense approach to marketing that empowers you to develop your own brand with the same techniques and technologies the big players use - but without breaking the bank. In fact, the less you spend on marketing the more important these tools are to your success.

"… Think Two Products Ahead shows you how to align your business plan with your marketing plan, so you can keep customers indefinitely.

"Using real examples from some of the most legendary (or disasterous) branding campaigns in history, Mack gives you an insider's perspective - and inside advice - on which tactics will float your brand and which will sink it. He sorts bad advice from the good, letting you avoid those missteps that get good companies in bad trouble."

I was very fortunate to get Ben Mack to allow me to interview him on this subject of personal branding.  This interests me as a student of marketing, and even during my studies of business I have written on the subject as it relates to organizational effectivity, but found it illusive. Ben Mack clarifies things like no other.

EVENT:  Ben Mack "YOU = BRAND"
DATE & TIME: Monday, July 7th at 11:00am Eastern
FORMAT: Simulcast! (Attend via Phone or Webcast — it's your choice)
TO ATTEND THIS EVENT, CLICK THIS LINK NOW…
http://TinyWebLink-001.com/?pid=4099089

"You don’t have a choice whether you want a brand…only whether you’re going to manage this relationship"

The best way to manage your brand and how to prosperously build it.


This simulcast will answer the following questions :

  • "What is a Brand?"

  • The two things you need to be if you want to sustainably grow your customer base.

  • The greatest mistake you can make if you can't afford advertising

  • How to think about your communications, and how to make each communication more effective.

  • What binds your communication efforts together

  • How to prioritize your messaging efforts through your media budget

  • When marketing begins

  • What is it that can give you and your business mythic proportions.

  • The one thing that is more important than "truth" 

  • Why people are willing to give you their attention and money.

  •  The one thing that gives you the credibility  to be a hero

  • How you can motivate many to take action.

  • Identifies who are the most influential with the greatest number of buyers

    EVENT:  Ben Mack
    DATE & TIME: Monday, July 7th at 11:00am Eastern
    FORMAT: Simulcast! (Attend via Phone or Webcast — it's your choice)
    TO ATTEND THIS EVENT, CLICK THIS LINK NOW…
    http://TinyWebLink-001.com/?pid=4099089

    See you there!

    Angela Wickenberg

    P.S. If you want to learn how to get the most bang for your ad bucks, then don't miss this call!

    http://TinyWebLink-001.com/?pid=4099089

 

 

 

 



 

 

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January 11, 2008

A Goldmine At Armand Morin's Internet Marketing Explained

I've been taking a look at some of the free material being given out by some of the biggest and most successful marketers online at this time. Some weeks ago, Arman Morin, who has reportedly sold products and services over the Internet during the past ten years or so for over $43,000,000 (USD), and is the founder of Big Seminar and mentor of many of the most successful and serious marketers online, started sharing lots of videos on his blog.

I was very pleasantly surprised to see just how much value this marketer is willing to give away in his launch build-up over the past few weeks.  He now has 10 instructional videos and a downloadable .pdf file available at http://internetmarketingexplained.com/blog.

In his report, he dispells many myths that are prevalent concerning online marketing and shows in his videos exactly what he is talking about.

So what's so special about his giveaways?  Almost any marketer worthy of the name is giving away things to build-up trust and relationships before launching the product that the giveaways are related to, but here is where the comparison stops.

His videos are very informative and actually tell some of the "secrets" that many marketers have sold in courses and in PAID memberships.  I kid you not!  One example is in the video called massive traffic where he reveals things that I paid for in no less than TWO COURSES on Adwords and PPC marketing.

Head on over there right away and watch that video.  In fact, watch them all!

http://internetmarketingexplained.com/blog/massive-traffic/

On other videos, he reveals virtually EVERYTHING you need to know about how to create products and sell them.  These are the kinds of videos I would have available on my site for my readers!

As I mentioned before, there are no less than 10 videos available there to watch - they are not downloadable.

Thank you, Armand Morin, for showing us how to give real value and for sharing all of this.  Even those who can't afford to purchase any of his courses will benefit greatly from the information available for a limited time on his blog:

http://internetmarketingexplained.com/blog

Angela Wickenberg

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June 20, 2007

BlackMask Sucks $10,000 PER DAY Out Of Adsense

Just the other day, I was fed up with Adwords, and today I think I may have found my salvation.  I just purchased Project Black Mask from the same team behind two of the fastest-selling Clickbank ebook of all time: the Day Job Killer…which sold over 7,000 copies on the first day of its release…and Affiliate Project X, which sold over 6,000 copies in the first week. The reason for the massive success of these money-making guides is simple: people who bought them made money, so the success spread and went viral all over the internet! So, you can clearly see that Google's Dirty Little Secret is going to be THE number One money-making affiliate guide for 2007!

The sales copy is really hypey, but don't let that fool you; these are some really cool and downright dirty tactics!!!  I will be up all night learning to apply them.

These tactics make Google… HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS… maybe even MILLIONS daily.  I am certain they must be aware of them.

This package may be the single most important investment I made this year

…and the thing about investments is, you have to strike while the iron is… cheap!   I will be up all night working on this.

I spoke to Chris from DayJobKiller and even though “Google's Dirty Little Secret” has only been out less than an hour, he's already talking about raising the price.

So get in now, while the getting is good.

Here's a few things about this product:

The ebook contains the kind of stealthy, underground and downright nasty techniques (supposedly stolen from the successful and rich internet money-makers) which the Day Job Killer team is widely renowned for. It is very short and straight to the point, less than 100 pages and is extremely easy to read. It has no fluff, no hype, no outdated black hat redundant techniques that doesn't work any more. The techniques are said to be used right now by a few people in-the-know who are making a killing with it online.

This ebook is not just a re-hash of the same weak information that you can see in a hundred other products; this system is compiled by a very clever but average guy who just happened to 'crack' Google's secret formula and is now make big money every day online. So, you know you're dealing with someone who understands what it's really like to have to struggle hard for a living.

The techniques are very easy to learn. You don't have to be a computer genius, or an online marketing expert, or have a degree in physics, or learn any special new skills to use them to start making big money online. Anyone can do it.

The techniques in the ebook shows affiliates how to avoid losing money on PPC campaigns like Adwords: it reveals more powerful and effective alternative ways for the average affiliate to make money from Google other than having to buy expensive clicks…and then handing the profits right back to pay for the campaign costs. With the Google secrets contained in this ebook, it is seems like it would be impossible NOT to make substantial money online.   And there is an eight week guarantee.

The ebook exposes all the misleading myths about making money with Google Adsense: most people will NEVER make more than pocket change from Adsense…while a few savvy individuals make millions of dollars every year. Google's Dirty Little Secret reveals the whole truth about what is really going on behind the scenes, why most of the Adsense guides out there are worse than useless and how the smart few underground Adsense multi-millionaires are making a killing, laughing all the way to the bank every single day of their lives…and explains how to easily copy their secret formula to grab a piece of the Google mountain of wealth that awaits every one who discovers the formula.

You don't have to be rich or have a lot of money to invest in order to start making money with the Google's Dirty Little Secret techniques. Inside the ebook, you will find little-known ways of making money with Google which will generate a huge profit…but without having to spend a lot of money to implement them. You will learn very clever tricks and short-cut ways of 'stealthily' siphoning off huge amounts of money from other clueless marketers without them even knowing what's happening until it's too late.

You will be entitled to free lifetime updates on the program. These techniques are so hard-core and stealthy that they work phenomenally well in today's online marketplace. But of course, as we know, nothing on the internet ever stays the same. When these internet changes happen, Google's Dirty Little Secret will get updated to reflect them so that you continue to make money. And as a buyer of the ebook, you will receive these updates to the program for free whenever they occur, no matter how long ago you bought your copy.

Getting large volumes of quality traffic from Google to your website is very hard to do, right? Wrong? Not when you use the powerful, little-known and highly efficient techniques contained in the blueprint. The ebook reveals some of the easiest and most effective ways to drive hungry, motivated buyers to any website, quickly and without any effort, anytime you wish. The techniques are designed to be easy, fast and furious, so you don't even have to know anything at all about SEO and traffic to be able to start using them immediately.

You will NEVER find the techniques anywhere else on the planet…because these are not methods used by regular Internet Marketers. This ebook was created out of a system which is being used by such highly secretive individuals that there is absolutely zero chance of you ever meeting them in your life. So, the information you'll discover in the ebook is literally priceless. Purchase through my link below and receive bonuses of new and ready to sell products with resell rights worth $1470.00.

http://angelhawk2.cashmask.hop.clickbank.net

 

 

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