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Making Money on the Internet Forget all the Hype – You Have to Work at This

There are primarily two types of people who read my books, attend my seminars and listen to my Podcasts; professionals who are using (or will be using) the Internet in their overall marketing and those who are (or want to be) to making money exclusively from the Internet. The information I provide is a great fit for both. However, the people who are going to really succeed at this are the ones who clearly understand that they must be visible to their market.

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Low cost reports can generate thousands of dollars

We've all heard stories of people making boatloads of money online by selling information products. Yet for most people making their first $100 would make them very happy. You see, once you make your first $100 the next $100 is much easier. One of the best ways to develop your first information product is write a report. The best part of all is you can charge anywhere from $5 - $25 for the report! In some cases, even more.

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Low Cost Reports are a Low Cost Way to find out what your market wants

It's amazing how many people will develop information products before they even know if there is a problem and desire for a solution. Some people have spent months, thousands of dollars and expended tons of energy developing very complex programs only to find out what they thought the market wanted is not at all what they wanted. Low cost reports are one of the most cost effective ways to see how your market will respond to solutions you offer. If there is not an interest from your market for a low-priced report how do you expect to sell a high priced program to them.

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Leave Memories of Appreciation

What would life be like if you could decide moment by moment your state of mind? What if you could have complete control over your response to any situation life holds for you? What if you could live in the space of gratitude and appreciation regardless of the economy, loss, change or uncertainty? Seem impossible? If not impossible, difficult at best? Living is a state of appreciation no matter what may seem unrealistic and unattainable to many people. For lots of people it is. Yet for others it is believable, doable and realistic. It is a way of life.

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It’s Not that Internet Marketing Doesn’t Work; It’s that Your Systems Don't!

Using the Internet as part of your marketing mix can bring with it interesting challenges; a primary one being the amount of competition for the reader’s attention. For the sake of this article I want to talk about two primary types of Internet buyers. There is the impulse buyer looking for the next get-rich-quick program or the product that makes outlandish promises; a product that miraculously solves some type of physical ailment whether it be weight, romantic challenges, or money problems. Face it, most of these promises are empty and yet, people do buy this garbage and the empty promises.

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Is Twitter useful or a waste of time for authors? Judge for yourself

Lately there's been lots of conversations, postings in forums and in social networks about whether or not Social Marketing is useful or a complete waste of time for authors. As with any form of marketing you have to decide what is most beneficial to overall goals. The fact is, Social Marketing works for some and fails miserably for others. It is not a one size fits all process. I happen to be one it works for, but am very clear that there are only so many I should be involved with and only for a specified amount of time.

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Is Becoming an Amazon.com Bestseller Worth Anything?

Recently, I held a free teleseminar to teach authors how to become an Amazon.com bestseller. Not only have I achieved bestseller status on Amazon.com, I have helped several clients do the same. I was amazed at how many people registered for my free call. Between this one and another I hosted a few weeks ago, I had over 1,750 people who registered. I held the calls to educate authors and soon to be authors on what it takes to rise on the charts of Amazon. The information comes from my own success as an author and having coordinated numerous campaigns for clients.

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Internet Marketing! It’s driving me crazy!

I have been involved with the Internet for years. I use the Internet as a primary part of my overall marketing. I absolutely love what is possible because of it. However, it hasn't always been that way. When I first began my journey into cyberspace I had no idea that this would turn from a casual interest to my livelihood. Not only do I make a great living, I also get to correspond and do business on a global level, and I am able to help others grow their businesses through the power of the Internet.

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Internet marketing - Why do people refuse to listen to the truth?

If there's one thing that pushes my buttons more than just about anything it's the people who absolutely refuse to listen to what the truth is about Internet marketing and making money on the Internet. No matter how many times they hear the truth, read it or watch it on a video, for some reason they seem to think it doesn't apply to them. What's the truth? It's this.... you have put effort into your success. There's no other way to put it. You have to work at it.

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Internet Marketing - What's stopping your success?

I've owned and operated my business for years. Nearly 15 to be exact. In this time I have seen ups and downs in the economy, watched numerous business start and within a short period of time end, and watched other businesses flourish. I am fortunate to be among those business owners who have prospered and continue to do so. However, it hasn't always been that way. Before I could enjoy a successful business I had to employ certain practices. Although the essence of my business has remained relatively close to what is was 15 years ago is has actually gone through numerous transitions.

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Information Products; Step one … a Google search

Nowadays almost anything can be sold; tangible or intangible. Some have high profit margins while others have minimal. Some of the highest profit margin items are eBased information products sold as downloadable items. However, you can use information products as a way to build your database for future sales opportunities. Many top marketers make more from the products they give away due to backend opportunities rather then immediately trying to make a sale.

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How’s your back-end?

One of my favorite shows is - America\'s Got Talent. I really enjoy watching raw talent come up from the ranks. There\'s great talent and there\'s... well, let\'s just say, less than great. Week after week acts are eliminated until one stands victorious as the winner. The mere fact that a singer, dancer, magician, or any act makes it to the top ten is against the odds. Even if elimination happens along the way contestants build a fan base due to all the visibility. What I find most amazing is how often the opportunity to build an online fan base is missed due to a few missed steps.

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How to Gain Visibility, Market Reach and Revenues from Writing Free Articles

I work with many speakers, authors, trainers and consultants who want to gain visibility on the Internet and within their market. Without a doubt, they all realize they need to market themselves, but many just don’t know where to begin. Marketing serves several purposes including market reach, visibility, credibility and perception of expert status. There are countless ways to achieve these outcomes. One of the best ways to do so is by writing and submitting articles to various online directories and Ezines.

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Give me your internet marketing services for free!

Last evening, I had the good fortune of having dinner with my sister who is visiting from California. Over sushi we talked about how grateful we each are for our businesses. Lorraine is a fine artist who has built a very successful business over a number of years. I told Lorraine I feel so blessed to make a great living by way of the Internet; yet there is a downside that is not often talked about; people who want "just a minute of your time" but "I have no money to pay you".

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Getting "hooked" helps you grow spiritually

It is always easier to be grateful when things are going exactly as we want. By the same token, it is easier to be “spiritual” when life flows as we want. It is during the times life offers up incredible challenges that the greatest test of our level of gratitude is experienced. And, when our Spiritual Teachers really irk us we are shown where we may need work to truly walk our talk. Not long ago I was presented with just such an opportunity to see where my spiritual deficits reside as well as how true I am to my spiritual talk.

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Don't put me on your mailing list!

Answer me this... why is it when someone opts-in for a report, ezine, eBook, teleseminar or whatever it is that is offered from a website, blog or landing page there are some subscribers that think it is okay to begin sending their information to the person they requested the information from? It is likely that many of us who provide lots of opportunities for people to opt in for something get unwanted and "not asked for" information sent to us or worse yet, someone subscribes us to their list without our permission. You know what? It is not okay to do this.

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Discover one way to use blogs to market and sell more books

Those who make great money online are those who continually seek opportunities to position their expertise. An excellent way to do this is with blog tours and guest blogging. What is a blog tour? Blog tours became popular by authors who were seeking a more cost effective way to get the word out about a book. In days past a book tour for an author consisted of going from location to location to do readings, signings and hopefully sell a few books. This has always been a very expensive way to promote books. For many authors it has also been extremely ineffective.

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Creating Multiple Streams of Income

One of the areas I specialize in is the creation and development of information products. If they don't know it when they first come to me, within a short period of time my clients learn the importance of packaging their knowledge into information products.

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Create More Sales Opportunities Through Creative Marketing

If you are in sales you know one of the most challenging aspects of what you do is getting in front of prospects. Prospects and clients are bombarded constantly with items that promote, market, or advertise what people do. So we sell, buy, receive, file, or throw away items that we’re just not sure what to do with. Millions of dollars in advertising and promotions end up in the trash, completely ineffective and wasted. Add to that the constant bombardment of email messages and it becomes a never-ending battle to stand out from the crowd.

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Competition into Collaboration - A Formula for Success

It’s one thing to know our own strengths and weaknesses in business. It is also important to know the same about your competitors. Unfortunately, many entrepreneurs don’t take the time to find out about their competitors until it is too late. Knowing your competitors’ strengths and weaknesses puts you in a better position to compete by marketing more effectively, and helps you find potential partnerships.

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Boost Your Online Business While Generating Revenues

Something that will boost your business, your revenues and your expert status more than just about anything is information product development. There are various types of information products you can develop; those that are used specifically for building your opt-in subscriber list, those that are used as revenue generates and those that accomplish both list building and revenue generating opportunities. Product and Service Offeringsr

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Attention Authors! Sell Lots of Books with Teleseminars!

If you’re an author, speaker, coach or consultant, it’s likely you know how important it is to market your products and services. The challenge for many professionals is not only what to do, but how to do it. Additionally, knowing what is a wise investment in their marketing and what is not. Take authors; Countless numbers of authors have the dream of selling lots of books, becoming well known (and even reaching celebrity status), and making their fortune through their craft. Yet, most will not succeed due to lack of how to develop and implement an effective publicity plan.

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Are you in overwhelm? Try this!

Daily I hear from people who say they can't seem to catch up to all they need to do. They want to move forward on various projects, but feel completely bogged down by what's in front of them and those things that seem to take up a lot of space in their mind. I know the feeling. I've been there, done that. There are subtle little things we do that can do more to zap our energy than just about anything.

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Are you guided by ego or spirit?

Consider this... when you do a kind deed, do you need to get credit for the action or do you take action simply because the task needed to get done? Your initial reaction may be that you took action on something because it needed to get done. Yet, many people (on a hidden level) can't stand the thought of not being acknowledged for what they do in the name of "service."

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An online bestseller book launch is only as good as the book

As an author you have some amazing opportunities if you know how to optimize your position. Beyond being an author is to become a bestselling author. There are many lists that one can make it on to become a bestseller. One of the ways I really enjoy and recommend to my clients is to utilize what the Internet has to offer to get you to the top of the two top online bookstores.

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A Surefire Strategy to Gain Visibility While Making Lots of Money

Today’s consumer is flooded with messages attempting to grab their attention and place a particular product or service first and foremost in their minds. Methods of advertising that may have been effective in the past are, in many cases, actually counterproductive. The sad truth is that many businesses continue to market and advertise as they have for years without determining if they are getting a reasonable return on investment. Today’s customers are far more sophisticated. They don’t want to be blasted with advertising; they want valuable information provided to them.

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A Life Can Be Changed by a Few Simple Words

"I'm willing... I'm ready... I'm available to more good than I have ever imagined or experienced at any time in my life." What a fantastic affirmation. I first heard this particular affirmation a few days ago while listening to one of the CDs in the Life Visioning series by Reverend Michael Beckwith. You may recall Reverend Beckwith from the movie The Secret. Until I watched The Secret I had never heard of him. Although I felt as if I had just discovered something wonderful through this introduction to his work, he has been sharing his messages for decades.

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6 Must Knows to Building a Successful Online Business

Every day, hopeful men and women join the ranks of those who want to build a successful business on the Internet or by using the Internet. What begins out as "stars in their eyes" may soon turn to tears in their eyes. The sad truth is, most will fail. It's not for lack of desire but rather that they miss one of the most important aspects of running a business - using the Internet. They fail to understand the absolute importance of running their business like a business. It's as simple as that.

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3 Simple ways to skyrocket your online visibility

Those who are making a living by way of the Internet are always on the lookout for ways to increase their visibility. The more visibility one has that builds market recognition, the more likely an expert's credibility will increase. Gaining visibility is actually quite simple, but not always easy. The difficult part comes when you don't know who your market is and you seem to be spinning your wheels trying to gain visibility in front of the right potential buyers.

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#1 Rule of Affiliate Marketing and Sales

Recently someone asked me what I think the #1 rule of affiliate marketing is. Actually, there’s more than one top rule, but here’s top of the list. #1 RULE: Pay your affiliates what you owe them when you owe them. Nothing can sour an affiliate relationship faster than you owing someone money or not paying them when you agreed to. Another rule: Pay them what they really earned. The best thing to do to avoid any confusion is to assure ahead of time the affiliate knows when you pay, how you pay and if you hold back any money in case of refunds.

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Here’s what article marketing can do for you

Recently one of my premier clients was invited to write a monthly article for a highly visible online magazine specific to her market. The magazine is extremely well known, has a huge readership and is definitely a feather in my client’s cap. These type of opportunities are huge and can open up a lot more opportunity. I consistently hear from men and women about how they would love this kind of opportunity but don’t do anything to create the opportunity.

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Who cares about your opinion?

Most mornings I check discussions on a few of my favorite groups on LinkedIn and Facebook. Today the discussion of blogging was posted on one of my writer’ groups. “Do you blog? On what?” were two questions posted on a Facebook Group. The woman who posted wasn’t sure what to write about. The beauty of blogging is that we can write on just about anything we want. That’s also the downside. And here’s why. Lots of people who never had a voice in times past can now blog on anything they want to speak out about. No holds barred. There are three main areas to consider:r

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Know What Keeps Your Customers Awake at Night

One of the most important steps you need to take in your business in order to fully serve your market is knowing your customers problems, concerns and worries. You must be able to answer this question, “What keeps my customers awake at night?” In addition, you must understand their dreams and goals. Knowing what worries your customers is essential in providing them with solutions. What are their most challenging problems? What drives them? What are their dreams and goals? And most important, what keeps them awake at night?

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Solutions May Surface in the Still of the Night

“Necessity is the mother of invention!” The first time I heard this was nearly twenty years ago when I was introduced to Tony Robbins’ material. I have to admit, the first time I heard this it didn’t quite register. However, nearly three decades later, it makes all the sense in the world. In fact, a majority of the things we take for granted were created out of a need. When the need became great enough, someone figured out a solution.

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Expert Status Means Increased Revenues

Many people think marketing is only about getting word out about your product or service. There's more, much more, to marketing. In most cases you must also establish yourself as an expert. With competition for the consumer’s dollars at an all time high, there are some very simple strategies you can implement to gain better market position while increasing your expert status. A better position can equate to increased revenues.

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Demographics Analysis for Online Marketing

Knowing your market is essential to your business success. Understanding demographics enables you to do incredibly targeted marketing. The demographics of your market are their geographic location, age, gender, family status, income, buying behavior, buying preferences, etc. Analyzing the demographics of your market helps you understand their behavior. Here are some essential questions for gathering demographics: What is their age group? What is their gender? What is their family structure (number of children, extended family, etc.)?r

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Identify Your Expertise for Market Influence

The best way to influence people’s buying choices is to offer something they can only get if they work with you or buy your product or those you recommend. What is your expertise? What sets you apart from others? And why should prospects choose you over your competition? This is a portion of what will define your unique selling proposition (USP).

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Marketing Has Its Own Energy

Ask most people what marketing is and they will give you the steps and strategies of marketing for an answer. There’s more to marketing than the mechanics. One very important part of marketing is the energy of marketing. Energy marketing is an energetic connection with your marketing and sales. It is one thing to learn the mechanics, skills, and steps of marketing; it is something completely different to go beyond the surface level and truly “connect” with your market. I am convinced that much of effective marketing occurs on an invisible and subconscious level.

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Are media releases worth the effort?

When it comes to media releases, also known as press releases, there are mixed feelings as to whether or not they are worth the effort. If done right, they can be well worth the effort. However, they can also be a complete waste of time for many people. To assure the greatest result for your efforts there are some essential ingrediants to a well-written release.

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I’m tired of the misguided world of online marketing

Want to know how some online experts really feel about the world of Internet marketing? It may shock you to learn that sometimes we just get plain fed up with the garbage that goes on. On both sides of the fence there are unrealistic promises and expectations. Making a great living online is truly a blessing, but it does come with a price. Those of us who understand that this is the real deal of business are willing to pay the price.

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Three Ways To Build A Solid Relationship With Your Opt-In Subscribers

Show Your Subscribers Real Results or Data If you run a business that can offer case studies or data, you will get the best results by sharing these things with your list members. For example, if you are an expert at selling books via Amazon.com, you can show real-life case studies of what you have done. Or if you are an expert at selling low-priced reports, you can show people how you write your copy, price your items, and get the most out of each sale.

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Your wasting money on information products if you’re doing this…

Countless dollars are wasted every day on information products. People may as well flush their money down the toilet. You might be wondering why someone who makes their living selling information products would say this. Here’s why. More people than not buy product after product in hopes that the “next one” will be the magic bullet. They may have the best intentions when they hit the “buy now” button, but in quick order they get sidetracked, bored or realize it actually takes time, effort and work to get a result.

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Why are you in the business you are in?

Have you given thought to why you do what you do? Why are you in the business you are in? What motivates you to work with the clients you work with? In the last few years the energy of business has shifted dramatically. With all the spirit-driven businesses currently in existence and those that will be created there is an incredible shift taking place. If you are reading this chances are you are aware of this transformation. If you are not yet aware of the shift the fact you are reading this means there is a slight ray of light shining through your consciousness.

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What Will It Take For You To Make The Changes You Know You Need To?

Have you ever had reality hit you smack dab in the face yet chose to deny it. A quick look around would indicate virtually everyone has done this at some point or another. The fact is we may know there are changes we should make to live a more quality life, but don’t. We often postpone taking the initiative to make the change because the thought of the change is more painful than continuing a behavior that may not be serving us at the highest level.

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Are you getting your share of mailbox money?

Does your business allow for “mailbox money” and a lifestyle you love? If not, what would it take for you to create this? Let’s start with the definition of mailbox money. This is money you receive in both your inbox and your physical mailbox. I first heard the term from Mary Morrissey. When I heard her definition I realized I have had mailbox money for years.

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The Truth about Building An Opt In Subscriber List

“I don’t have a list! What do I do?” I have been asked this question countless times. My answer is always the same; start right where you are. I’ve been making my living (and a great one at that) on the Internet for many years now. But it wasn’t always this way. There was a time when I made no money at all online. The two primary reasons were no market reach and no subscribers. Today I have both. But each took time to build. I had to be willing to start where I was.

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3 Things to Know In Order to Sell More Books

Over the years I have written numerous articles, developed product and spoken on the topic of using live presentations as a way to sell books. If an author is proficient at the art of speaking they can make hundreds, thousands and even tens of thousands of dollars in book sales. This is true with both paid and nonpaid engagements. To assure greater success it is essential to be fully prepared. A huge part of the preparation is to know as much as you can about the group you will present to.

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Create extremely high value for those who buy your books

If you have your books listed on Amazon and B&N it’s likely you get very excited when the book rises on the charts. Unfortunately, lots of authors never sell more than a handful of books on either of these locations because they don’t do any marketing. If you want to see your books rise on the charts here’s what you can do. Let’s start with a short discussion on a somewhat overused method. Basically, you get a bunch of bonus gifts that are listed on a webpage for a potential buyer to read a short description on.

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