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2. Financial Insitutions

What Financial Institutions Do Not Want You To Know!

 

Introduction

 

This series was written in 2006 and 2007 before the massive financial collapse in the United States. Our clients who followed our Personal Economic Coach did not lose during this downturn. People who followed the information and practices of the financial institutions and their financial planners lost considerable amounts of their wealth.

 

This is proof positive that the methods of the financial people and financial institutions is wrong and you now know it. This series is designed to make you think and decide what you want to do to protect your wealth. As you read this information you will see that even before the current problem occurred the information was valid.

 

It is my hope that you will take us up on our offer of a free hour consultation to discuss how Personal Economic Coach can eliminate the guesswork and uncertainty in your economic world.

 

Thanks for reading

 

Dr. Raymond Jewell, Economic Advisor
www.FinancialFreedomRadio.info/
http://personaleconomiccoach.com/

 


 

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3. Financial Freedom

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Learn what the financial institutions, financial planners, and many accountants will never tell you... Financial Freedom Radio.info will give you insights that you will only hear from an economics perspective. Learn how to understand your personal financial world unlike ever before...

I will share with you information that views your financial world through an economic grid. Through our process called Personal Economic Coach you will see and understand how to recover many inefficiencies that will cost you millions of dollars over your lifetimes. You will be able to simulate your financial world and see the mistakes before you make them... Dr. Raymond Jewell

We are not financial planners but economist, therefore we look at your financial world through a macro economic grid and put you in a position to see your financial losses before they happen and then correct them


Dr. Raymond Jewell-Economic Consultant

Financial Freedom Radio

Personal Economic Coach




4. Financial Freedom

Highview Management, Ltd developed Personal Economic Coach at the request of many clients. They voiced their request that it would be nice to be able to see their financial world and the mistakes that they are making before they are made.
With this request in mind we began to put together processes that would actually simulate a clients economic, financial, future before it happens letting them see the mistakes before they are made. When they correct them they are then able to see what the future holds and know that they are on a more efficient path than before.

What happened when Personal Economic Coach was developed was that all of a sudden the information that was being put out as truth by the financial institutions was exposed as being false and un-verifiable. We learned that a large part of the information that was being delivered was designed to extract cash from the consumer, leaving them in a very devastating position later in life.

When our clients saw that they were losing enormous amounts of money over their lifetimes and could recover these lost dollars to put them to growth, they were able to see their wealth increase by huge proportions. We have found that consumers are losing millions of dollars to these financial institutions over their lifetimes. Recovering these lost dollars can result in greater wealth through out lifetimes.

We also found that Personal Economic Coach is not for everyone. It requires people to think differently than what is taught by the financial institutions. Many people have trouble making these paradigm shifts. You must be willing to think like the wealthy.

Understanding the statistics that if Ten percent of the people control ninety percent of the worlds wealth, than this proves that all of the financial institutions, financial planners, and many accountants are wrong otherwise the ninety percent would be in control. We teach and practice what the Ten Percent do not the ninety percent. Do you want to be in the Ten Percent or the Ninety Percent category?

Dr. Raymond Jewell
rbjewell@gmail.com
http://personaleconomiccoach.com/
http://financialfreedomradio.info
Personal Economic Coach
Highview Management, Ltd.
475 Little Conestoga Road
Downingtown, Pa 19335
Phone (610) 280-7000  Fax (610) 628-3358


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5. 7 Things Financial Institutions Do Not Want You To Know

Introduction

 

This series was written in 2006 and 2007 before the massive financial collapse in the United States. Our clients who followed our Personal Economic Coach did not lose during this downturn. People who followed the information and practices of the financial institutions and their financial planners lost considerable amounts of their wealth.

 

This is proof positive that the methods of the financial people and financial institutions is wrong and you now know it. This series is designed to make you think and decide what you want to do to protect your wealth. As you read this information you will see that even before the current problem occurred the information was valid.

 

It is my hope that you will take us up on our offer of a free hour consultation to discuss how Personal Economic Coach can eliminate the guesswork and uncertainty in your economic world.

 

Thanks for reading

 

Dr. Raymond Jewell, Economic Advisor
www.FinancialFreedomRadio.info/
http://personaleconomiccoach.com/

 


 

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6. Business Profit/Loss

"The reason why 99% of MLM opportunities fall apart from distributor attrition or "fall out" is because 99% of MLM companies are all DISTRIBUTORS not CUSTOMERS! If you watched my video you will discover what I did and why this is true. However, with this discovery and a unique system you will not only create maximum retention, but get a paycheck very FAST. I am so tired of MLM gurus selling you false promises while they watch you struggle for months only to become discouraged and quit. My new strategy is sharing the wealth with everyone." You may contact me here: Trivita Cooperative Marketing

TRADITIONAL NETWORK MARKETING DOES NOT WORK

99% of network marketing organizations are built with nothing but distributors (sales people). Everyone is put at a disadvantage because they're all in competition with each other for more distributors. Example: When you recruit three and they recruit three and they recruit three and they recruit three and they also recruit three your leading edge of 243 hungry distributors (sales people) represents 67% of your organization and none of them are making money. If they do not start making money soon, they quit and there goes your organization into a collapse. Why because they are not customers! They are only buying the product because of the promise to make money. Eventually they either quit or move on to another company or leave the industry all together. Having a business profitbility goal is one of the first steps that any online marketer should consider. Building a home business on Google, and making that business profitable, is the ultimate goal of this team.


IMPROVE YOUR BUSINESS PROFITABILITY

There is a better way. We have a system and team effort streaming new distributors into our system. Not with email but with Google white hat top organic (not pay per click either) search engine rankings. Everyone is delegated to help. The total team effort is building the down line and very quickly. But we are not dependent on distributors alone. We also have real customers!

What if every distributor had 100 real customers? "What if those customers loved the product and didn't care about earning nor were involved in making money? What if instead of buying leads (Like 99% of the MLMs will tell you to do) you could just buy customers instead? I think you can see the advantage this represents!

This is exactly what we are doing and we are breaking records in our growth and you are invited to get involved with this dramatically different approach to network marketing, where people obtain their individual business profitabilty goals.

  • No building, just delegated team effort!

  • Easier and more lucrative than any other way you have seen! Everyone wins!

  • Everyone is on the same team!

  • Volume and commissions roll from the bottom up to everyone!

  • Total synergy, everyones sales and sign-ups are combined.

  • Easy to work team environment, you're not alone anymore!

  • No duplication required!

  • There is only one thing you need to do right now to take advantage of this.
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    You are not going to believe how quickly our organizations exploded when we started incorporating these strategies.

    You have not had success in network marketing until you have been in the Business Profitability Goal that pays from the bottom up with "perpetual compression". It is a total win-win for everyone involved. Combine this with network marketings hottest and most proven product (HINT:customers) and you will soon find out why we are the #1 growth organization in network marketing today. So, do not delay ... fill out that form.

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    7. Financial Freedom

    Find out what the financial institutions do not want you to know.  Dr. Raymond Jewell, noted Business Economist, pulls out all the stops to exploring the insider tracks to business and finances.

     

    Dr. Jewell has been in the process of assisting others with their finances for over 30 years.  His business knowledge and sense has created millions of dollars in savings for people that have chosen his as their Business Advisor system.

     

    He has a well known radio show called Financial Freedom Radio.  You can hear these sessions on TalkShoeRadio.

     

    Here is the link for the latest recording.

     

    http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/audioPop.jsp?episodeId=150665&cmd=apop

     


     

    For other information concerning wealth creation, view the websites listed below.

     


     

    Dr. Raymond Jewell-Business Economist

    http://personaleconomiccoach.com/

    http://financialfreedomradio.info

     


     

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    Our AutoResponders are fully-loaded, feature-rich, and affordably priced. We make it easy to get started building and profiting from your own in-house lists.

    Easily set up and manage your mailing lists to take your email marketing to the next level.

    Get started today, absolutely free! We provide step by step training articles, online video tutorials, and unlimited support to help you make the most of your email marketing campaigns.

     


     

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    Dr. Raymond Jewell-Business Economist

    Personal Economic Coach

    http://personaleconomiccoach.com/

    http://financialfreedomradio.info
    Highview Management, Ltd.
    475 Little Conestoga Road
    Downingtown, Pa 19335
    Phone (610) 280-7000  Fax (610) 628-3358


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    9. Financial Planning

    Does Financial Planning Really Work?

     


    If financial planning worked, than why are so many people out living their money?

     

    Financial Planning has many flaws that are not talked about within the financial industry. These flaws are very important to understand, since they can cost you millions of dollars over your lifetime, if you are not careful.

     

    As you focus on achieving your financial freedom you only have one shot at doing it right. No one will tell you whether what you are doing is wrong because they either don't know or they have a hidden agenda. The financial institutions, financial planning and their representatives have a hidden agenda, which is to follow these four simple rules

     

    1. They must get your money!
    2. They must get your money on a systematic basis...
    3. Hold on to it as long as possible...
    4. And give it back as little as possible...

     

    If they violate these simple rules they are out of business...

     

    Let me ask you a few questions...
    Do you think the financial institutions and their representatives have your best interest at heart? Do you think that they care about your financial freedom and when you want to achieve it? And further more if you never achieve financial independence thru financial planning do you think that they care?

     

    You and I know that all the answers to the above questions are no. So why would you want to listen to people who don't care?

     

    I realize that this is harsh but I want to get your attention... I want to let you know there is a better way. Have you ever read any of the books written by Robert Kiyosaki, "Rich Dad Poor Dad", "Cash Flow Quadrant", "Rich Dads Prophecy", etc. In all of his books he mentions that financial planners, financial planning systems, and financial advisors do not have the tools to educate you on how to achieve financial independence. In most cases they don't know themselves!

     


     

    Financial Independence


    Let's call financial freedom, Financial Independence...because as long as we have a medium of exchange, money, we can never be free, but we can be independent...

     

    The only way to achieve financial independence is to make sure that the path you are taking has no potholes in your way. You need a smooth path and to make sure that this is the case you will have to see it first. Let's call the potholes economic inefficiencies. You will need to see where they are fist and remove them otherwise the financial institutions will win and you will lose.

     

    These financial inefficiencies have to be removed and the only way that they can be removed is to identify them and see how harmful they are. This is done through Economic models. A basic model of your financial world that shows you where the flaws are.

     


     

    Financial Models

     

    What are they and why are they so important?

     

    Architects build models of buildings before they build the building, shipbuilders build models of ships before they spend the money to build the actual ship, Aircraft manufactures build models of planes before they build the actual plane.

     

    Why do they do this?

     

    Because when large sums of money is at stake models are built to make sure that everything is verifiable and works. In approaching your financial independence you will be spending large sums of money, so you want to make sure that everything you do is verifiable and works. You want to make sure that you are highly economically efficient and that there are no mistakes.

     

    Just like the model builders, you want your model to be perfect before you embark on your journey of financial independence.

     


     

    Economic Models


    Economic Models are the only way to make sure that your path to financial independence is efficient and free of any problems that can erode away your wealth. Without a perfect financial/economic model you run the risk of making costly financial mistakes.

     

    When an economic model is built, of your financial world you can see first hand what you need to correct, so that you are able to achieve financial independence quicker without mistakes.

     

    With our economic models our clients are able to simulate their financial future and see what it looks like before it occurs... Once our clients are able to see a model of their economic future they then have a clear understanding of what to expect. When the path to financial independence is seen and felt the only thing left is to just let it happen...

     


     

    Personal Economic Coach


    Personal Economic Coach (PEC) has replaced financial planners, and financial advisors methods for preparing for your financial future. Through this new revolutionary process consumers are now able to simulate their financial future, seeing the results before they happen. Not having to rely on advisors opinions and unverifiable information, results are predictable and real.
     

     

    Through PEC everything is verifiable and provable. What does this mean? Everything that is shown and predicted has to be verifiable. There can be no guessing or opinions, everything has to be provable otherwise it is not part of the model. Too many times guessing becomes the backbone of a financial plan and then the results never happen. Guessing is reduced to accurate guesswork with verification of all statements, backed by proof.

     

    Consumers need to know that what they are doing is right, and not have to wait until it is too late and suffer the losses without time to recover. People need hope... you work too hard for your money and don't need to lose it to bad planning and faulty information. Our Personal Economic Coaching Process will give you the peace of mind that you desire and deserve.

     


     

    Life and Financial Imaging

     

    Through our copyrighted process we are able to build a model of your life based on your wants and dreams, thus allowing your life to have a schemetic of what you will do through your lifetime. It is a know fact that you will achieve what you dream and think about so with Life and Financial Imaging you now have direction that is planned out into your future.

     

    We have learned that most people have no Life's Plan and by creating one then we can simulate the events that they want to achieve before they happen and let them know what they feel like and experience them beforehand. We do things in life based on feelings and unless you know what it feels like to perform various wealth creation tasks then you probably will not know when they present themselves. We want clients to experience them before they happen so they will know when they present themselves.

     

    Like anything without a plan there is no direction and with a plan achievement becomes a normal course of action. Clients end up with two model, one macro, holistic economic model and a macro, holistic Life's Model. Now they can see everything before it happens and the path they will travel. Efficiency becomes one of the primary focuses along with the knowledge of where they are going.

     


     

    Dr. Raymond Jewell, Economic Advisor
    Personal Economic Coach
    Highview Management, Ltd.
    475 Little Conestoga Road
    Downingtown, Pa 19335
    Phone (610) 280-7000  Fax (610) 628-3358
    http://personaleconomiccoach.com/
    http://highviewmgt.com/index.html


    10. Personal Economic Coach

    Personal Economic Coach is a unique one-of-a-kind process that allows consumers to see their financial world, out into the future, and correct any financial mistakes before they happen. Our clients simulate their economic future and see the results, good or bad, before they occur. They are able to make intelligent changes and never end up wondering whether they are doing the right thing or not. They know what the outcome is before it happens.

    Through Economic Simulation anyone can make sure that they never fall prey to the financial institutions and their bad information. Consumers will be able to see where the mistakes are before they make them, thus knowing their financial future.

    People have economic inefficiencies that are costing them millions of dollars through out their lifetimes, Personal Economic Coach enables consumers to identify financial inefficiencies and convert them to growth.

    Personal Economic Coach is design and owned by Highview Management, Ltd. The development of this process is many years old with a proven track record of success.

    In addition to Economic Simulation every one of our clients is introduced to Life and Financial Imaging and builds a Lifes Model of their Wants and Dreams. Utilizing courses that were taken by Historic Wealthy people with hundreds of years of proven success our clients are put in positions to attract wealth.


    Dr. Raymond Jewell - Personal Economic Coach

    Highview Management, Ltd.

    475 Little Conestoga Road

    Downingtown, Pa 19335

    Phone (610) 280-7000 Fax (610) 628-3358

    Personal Economic Coach

    Financial Freedom Radio

    11. Personal Economic


    12. How Truthful Are the MLM Companies?

    How Truthful Are The MLM or Network Marketing Companies?

    One of the important points to look for is truth behind information. In this day of high interest rates and people losing jobs many are looking for alternative streams of income. Usually they will turn to the internet for their solution and Google terms like MLM or network marketing, home business, or other keywords that will give them results allowing them to investigate places to create wealth.

    This is where the breakdown occurs. Many of these sites representing MLM or Network Marketing businesses promise quick wealth and success attracting many to put their money into the respective business with hopes of riches that will solve their problems.

    What actually happens is the respective MLM or Network Marketing Companies grow quicker and faster. They promise wealth to individuals but are unwilling to assist them in getting it. When a MLM or Network Marketing company attracts a new distributor, each one has a specific dollar value to the MLM Company. They know when you join their company that you are worth a specific amount of money based on the excitement level that you join with. You will purchase products, tapes, websites, and buy up levels that result in growth to the MLM or Network Marketing Companies.

    Doesnt it make sense that each and every company will try to get you to join to further their company? They will make you feel that you are in your own business and should spend your own money to grow youre business, when in fact you are really spending your money to grow the MLM or Network Marketing Business. You are not growing your own business unless you are acquiring a specific revenue base. When you spend your own money you must get a potential revenue stream from your expense otherwise you are not in control of your business and you are not in your own business.

    The allusion is caught up in the excitement and hype that you will become wealthy through MLM which is not dispelled until several months when the promised riches dont materialize. False expectations of wealth become the reality of every individual that buys into the hype, and when they dont achieve the perceived wealth, anger sets in. Although the anger doesnt prohibit individuals from taking on another MLM opportunity the people move through several of them before they reach the point of total frustration. In all cases the MLM companies benefited and the individuals did not. If you have gotten caught up in this frenzy they you have first hand information but if you havent you will unless you change your way of thinking.

    Even thought the cards are stacked against you in the MLM or Network Marketing industry there is a business model that has creatively destructed the traditional MLM model. This business model is based on buying customers and not leads. In the MLM models that I have discussed above all are based on you building your own business through marketing and advertising. The expense is all on you and the results are dismal. The MLM Company gives you no assistance in selling to the end user which in most cases they are not skilled in selling to a consumer. They are only skilled in selling to distributors and letting you sell to the consumer and other distributors.

    The buy customers not leads model is skilled in selling products to the end user, the customer, and then selling the buying customer to you the business affiliate. Why would they do this you ask? They are able to reduce down their marketing budgets by recouping some of their cost in selling the customer to the BA [Business Affiliate]. They have created multiple streams of revenue.

    This model has no failure rate since there are customers right from the beginning and revenue received at the inception when the BA joins the group. This model is highly unusual since in the traditional model there is a huge failure rate but with the buy customers not leads model there is none. By eliminating the failure rate success is emanate.

    This is a unique paradigm shift and requires your immediate attention. If you are interested in creating an additional stream of revenue and building a long term income stream you should go to the ItsGoodBusiness.net site and hear for yourself.

    Thanks for reading,

    Dr. Raymond Jewell



    13. Its Good Business
    ItsGoodBusiness.net buy customers not leads

    14. USANA Great Company but Traditional Growth!!!


    USANA, Great Company but Traditional Growth

    USANA is a great company and has been built on a good basis of putting out quality products. Having a great reputation for making quality products is really not the answer. Many companies have a great reputation for quality and make sure that quality is never compromised.

    USANA has a great reputation and will probably continue to protect their reputation with good controls on their products and their distributors. You see like many MLM or Network Marketing companies USANA protects their presence on the internet as well as protecting the quality in their products much to their detriment.

    Their traditional marketing approach of marketing through distributors or affiliates puts USANA in the same mold as other traditional MLM or network marketing companies. The company may have the best products, maintain the highest quality but unless their marketing system is easier than the others theyre no better than the others.

    Like the traditional MLM or network marketing concept of marketing USANA relies on their distributors to spend their own money to get leads to call in order to bring new people into the business. Also through calling leads that have been purchased theyre trying to sell product as well. So the whole focus of growing a business is driven by cold calls to worthless leads. Unless you have a huge extended family that will listen to you and purchase the products your business development is extremely limited.

    All the MLM or network marketing companies rely on the individuals to spend their own money to develop their own personal sales. So the only way this can be done is relegated to the purchase of leads that have been sold many times over. This strategy causes many people to burn out quickly.

    Buy Customers not Leads

    As we know the old business model of buying worthless leads does not work, and when something doesnt work many times new strategies or models will replace a flawed outdated one. There is a new home business model that is taking the Internet by storm which is called, buy customers not leads. This new model enables a business developer to join a company that already sells to costumers then turns around and sells a customer to their business affiliates. The purchase of the existing customer is considerably less than the traditional way of acquiring customers. When you purchase a customer you now have a person who is already sold on your company and is buying products. Also when you purchase the customer you now get commissions for life.

    I can write volumes about this model but you have to see it yourself to feel and get its full impact. If youre interested in entering a business that is light years ahead of the competition you should go to http://ItsGoodBusiness.net and listen to the online presentation that is held weekly, Saturdays at 1:00 PM Pacific time. You will be able to learn how this new business model can literally allow you to create multiple streams of revenue without breaking a sweat . The purpose of this article is to simply get your attention and introduce you to this new business model. If you like what you hear at the online meeting and it is appealing to you please feel free to contact me at 610 637 4884 or Skype me at ID: rbjewell and I will explain the model further to you.

    Dr. Raymond Jewell, Economic Advisor



    15. Does USANA Work Long Term...?

    Does USANA Work...?


    In the last 10 years the number of home-based businesses has increased 20 times to over 30 million operations. USANA is attracting people from all walks of life and in international markets across the globe who have been able to build USANA businesses that generate great earning potential. Whether you want to earn a part- or full-time income, USANA is a vehicle that can help make that desire a reality. In the following section you can view a presentation, see an explanation of the pay plan, and read success stories of individuals who are already succeeding with the global USANA business opportunity.

    This statement was on the front of the Usana website talking about the increase in home based businesses. An increase of twenty times is quite a staggering figure but proves that people from all walks of life are looking to create additional methods of income. With inflation running rampant in some parts of the world and the United States in a recession all populations are looking to uncover methods of passive income.

    Turning to Usana is one good choice but like many other MLM or Network Marketing companies it is very difficult to attract people to the business simply because many have been burned by these companies before. How are they burned? Well they are told that they are building their own business and that they have to spend their own money to advertise the products. They have to buy leads and call them, to get people to join the business, and when calling the purchased leads they get hang ups and lots of other rudeness. When trying to build a sales arm for Usana or any other business it can be costly and tiring. Most people know this and are unwilling to enter a one sided relationship like this. They want the company to take some risk also.

    Well now there is a double sided business model where the company takes all the risk and then the Business Affiliate gets the benefit. This business model is a Buy Customers not Leads business model where the Business Affiliate buy a customer that is already sold by the company and already purchasing products. When the Business Affiliate purchases the already sold customer they then get commissions and bonuses from the purchased customer. If you could purchase a customer instead of a lead which would you choose? Any company that can sell a customer has great skills since MLM companies cant sell to a customer otherwise they would be in violation of their agreements with their distributors. They have to sell through their distributors but if the distributors get upset they can take their sales line of other distributors to another company.

    When you join a company that has the ability to directly acquire customers you are joining a company that understands the relationship between the Business Affiliate and the company. The company takes the risk and sells the customer then offers the customer to the Business Affiliate for less than they would pay for a worthless lead. If you would like to learn more about this masterful model come to a meeting at http://itsgoodbusiness.net on-line meeting and learn about a unique model that is enabling many people to make lots of passive income.

    Thanks for reading,
    Dr. Raymond Jewell, Economic Advisor


    16. Good Business Practices in the MLM Industry

    Are You Running Your MLM Business or Working For Someone Else?
     
    Good Business Practices with ItsGoodBusiness.net
     
    Have you ever wondered whether many MLM or Network Marketing Companies follow good business practices? Most MLM or Network Marketing Companies are honorable and enter into an agreement with their distributors or representatives with good intensions. Unfortunately many fail to disclose their true business plan therefore one is left to read between the lines. Dont get me wrong, I am not disparaging any one MLM or Network Marketing Company but simply pointing out what I can see as a flaw in their business strategy and reading between the lines.
     
    Many of these companies put together a marketing plan that intentionally persuades potential distributors to think that when they join up with the various MLM Companies they are entering into their own business. And since they are creating their own business they should spend their own money to market the products and services of the company they are joining.
     
    What is flawed with this strategy is that when anyone joins a MLM or Network Marketing Company they are not starting their own business. Unless they have put together a separate business plan and are structuring the business from scratch they are not running their own business. When putting together your own business you get very involved in the structure and organization of the new business. Simply following a plan that someone else is following is not an individual business plan.
     
    Running your own company requires you to be the CEO of your business and make decisions that one makes related to running your own company. Being head of your own company requires you to also make marketing and management decisions as they relate to running your own business. If you are unable to make your own decisions relating to your company then you are not running your own business, you are working for someone else. The confusion is that people are not financially educated enough to understand when they are being lead down a path of financial deception.
     
    Now lets talk about the concept of making you believe that you are running your own business so you will spend your own money. Yes, these MLM Companies convince you that you are running your own business and that you need to spend your own money to market products and purchase your own leads then convert the leads to customers. This is the MLM Companies way of transferring marketing cost to you, and eliminating the marketing cost that the MLM Company should spend. If they can get you to spend your own money to market their products than they have eliminated or minimized their marketing budget.
     
    You end up spending your own money to acquire customers through buying worthless leads and then trying to call and convert them to customers. Most of these leads have been sold to many others before you and they have been overcalled to the point that when you call them they are downright rude.
     
    Buy Customers not Leads
     
    No longer do you have to put up with flawed strategies of deception. There is a business model that eliminates the waste of money and time which usually is a deterrent in success. This new model eliminates the need to waste money on worthless leads and redirects it directly to purchasing already sold customers. You also dont have to spend time calling leads that hang up on you but can call customers that are already sold and have a common bond with you.
     
    This model of buying customers is new and is talking the internet by storm. Its strength is that when buying customers you are now buying someone who is already enjoying the value of the companys products. They are already sold. This model also makes no bones about it, you are representing a company, but in control of your outcome. Work hard and buy customers, which the company sells, and you will make solid passive income.
     
    I have seen many business models before and many of them failed but this one has staying power. The reason that it has substance is based on the products and the buy customers model. If you have any interest in this powerful model go to http://ItsGoodBusiness.net and sign up for the information. Once you sign up you will receive an invitation to come to the on-line live meeting that will give you all the information needed to learn about this model. It is not my intention to pitch a deal here but to explain the difference between an outdated flawed model and one that works.
     
    Thanks for reading,
     
    Dr. Raymond Jewell, Economic Advisor
    http://financialfreedomradio.info
     
    Butch Hamilton, SEO Master
     

     


    17. USANA and Leads
    USANA and Getting Leads
     
    I am sure that USANA is a very good company but like many other MLM or Networking companies the structure is set up to create huge cost on the distributors and little on the company. These companies try to let the individuals think that they are in their own business, then encourage them to spend their own money in marketing to attract their own customers.  This forces the so called new business owner" to spend their own money for leads or reverse marketing systems in hopes of bringing in new distributors.  Throughout this whole process the marketing cost for USANA is minimal.
     
    Also companies like USANA are not equipped themselves to sell to the end user which would be the person consuming the products, but expect the distributor to do the job for them. This is very difficult since advertising and marketing can be very expensive. The traditional way of acquiring customers is to purchase leads, cold call the leads, and get people interested. Another strategy is to bring in friends and family to the business and hopefully they will do the same. The end result of these combined strategies is rejection and very little people joining up. If the strategies worked the majority of people entering a MLM or network marketing business would be highly successful. Instead they are not!
     
    Buy Customers Not Leads
     
    There is a new model though, that eliminates all of the excessive expense and allows its business affiliates to purchase already sold customers. When purchasing a customer incentive leads the business affiliate begins to derive commissions from the already sold customer right away. No MLM or network marketing company is allowed to sell directly to the consumer, they must go through their distributors. By having in place mechanisms that sell to the end user, the customer, the company bears the expense of acquisition then passes the customer onto their business affiliates for considerably less than the cost of a sold lead.
     
    Although USANA and many other MLM or Network Marketing Companies have good products their system stinks as far as enabling their distributors to derive substantial revenue from them. If you would like to learn about buying customers instead of leads I would like to invite you to a live online meeting where you can hear and see a presentation about how the system works. If youre interested please go to http://itsgoodbusiness.net and sign up to receive the password to get into the meeting.
     
    If you have any desire to be successful on the Internet you should not pass up this opportunity. The presentation is free and informative! I have seen many business models come across my desk, but have never seen one this user friendly before. This http://itsgoodbusiness.net business model is surely for the little guy. If after you go to the meeting youre still interested please feel free to contact me [610-637-4884 or Skype ID: rbjewell] and I will explain this opportunity to you further.
     
    Thanks for reading,
     
    Dr. Raymond Jewell, Economic Advisor
    http://financialfreedomradio.info
    610-637-4884
     
     


    18. Its Good Business.net...Is Great Business
    ItsGoodBusiness.net
     
    If you are considering entering a home business or even creating passive income to supplement your current lifestyle then you should read this article. Many times you get invitations about the latest or greatest MLM or Network Marketing opportunities, only to discover that you will have to work your tail off to make it work. I dont care how it is sugar coated you will have to purchase leads and then call them and maybe, yes maybe someone will listen to you. Its like beating your head against a wall!
     
    I hate MLM or Network Marketing Businesses!
     
    I have seen the traditional MLM business model and understand the reasons why failure is eminent with them. Its simply duplicating losing strategies and ending up working in your business instead of running your business. If all of these opportunities worked then the failure rate would not be so high. [One out of every business will survive five years, and then the same statistics will follow for another five years.] This means that nine will fail! The reason for the high failure rate is known but not heeded. One is lack of a solid business plan and another is that when starting up a home business you are left to generating your own customers.
     
    Buy Customers and not leads!
     
    Itsgoodbusiness.net is a business plan that is built on buying customers instead of leads. Now if that peaks your interest let me explain further, with this business model you no longer have to buy leads and waste time calling them. You buy an already sold customer that is purchasing products. There is no MLM or Network Marketing company that is capable of marketing to the actual customer. Their customer is the distributor! The distributor then in turn markets to the customer. Any company that can sell direct to the customer has a leg up on the competition since the competition cant because they are trapped by their distributors. If the distributors decide to leave the company is out of business.
     
    Buying customers is a masterful idea and is changing the world of home business. When a Business Affiliate has the opportunity to purchase a customer who is already purchasing products, then gets the commissions on their purchases Vs a lead which path do you think they take? Of course they would opt to buy the customer.
     
    Many people are making large passive incomes with this model and are seeing incredible rate of returns on their investments. This model also has the power of the Veretekk Marketing System behind it along with its creator Mr. Tom Prendergast leading the way. He has unleashed the power of the system and is at the helm of it making sure that it stays on course.
     
    If you would like to learn more about this new business model I would like to invite you to an on-line meeting at http://itsgoodbusiness.net where you can listen to how this model works and then ask any questions you might have. If after this meeting you are interested simply call me at 610-637-4884 or Skype me at ID: rbjewell and I will be glad to discuss it further with you.
     
    Thanks for reading
     
    Dr. Raymond Jewell, Economic Advisor
    http://financialfreedomradio.info


    19. Are You an MLM Junkie?
    Are you an MLM Junkie?
     
    I don't want to make phone calls!
    I don't want to buy leads!
    I don't want sell products!
     
    If you are in agreement with me and can indentify with the above statements than you should read further. I have witnessed people who have thought the way to riches was to slave, beg and cajole people into joining a MLM or Network Marketing business. Because these people were desperate to make money they promised things that they had no control in delivering.
     
    So many times people who join MLM or Network Marketing companies promise that the people they are getting to join with them will make large sums of money. Money much greater than the actual incomes of the people who are selling the business opportunity, have ever made themselves personally. Anyone who practices this is simply not being truthful. It is impossible for anyone to coach others how to make wealth, unless they have made it themselves. It is a know fact that the majority of the people who are involved in MLM businesses make very little money, therefore how can they teach others how to create wealth and earn high incomes?
     
    So whenever you see ads with people standing by fancy cars or people who promise that you will become a millionaire in a short period of time don't pay any attention to them they are not telling the truth. What they are doing is trying and hoping that you will buy into the hype and sell so they can make money off of you. Then in order for you to make money you need to do the same. There is a statement in MLM or Networking circles "Fake it until you make it.". This is simply lying to people and then they in turn lie to others and wow the whole system ends up being built on a lie. I don't like this negative spiral effect. 
     
    I don't want to make phone calls, sell anyone on buying a product, or spend my money for worthless leads. So you are asking how will I make money running a business? Well I am getting a pretty good ROI [Return on investment] buy following a new strategy model that has been around for almost ten years. This new model is a customer based model that has a pure customer focus from the company level to the Business Affiliate level.
     
    Buy Customers not Leads.
     
    Now to the real point of the article, you don't have to put up with all of the lies, scams and hype that has evolved within the MLM and Network Marketing world. There is a business model that has recently evolved and is drawing people into it by huge numbers. This model is built on buying customers and not leads. Yes you build your business by buying customers that have already been sold on the company and are currently purchasing products. Think about it, if you could buy a customer for less than you would pay for a qualified lead which would you do? Would you buy the lead and then call the person and try to persuade them to join your company and buy your products? Or would you spend your money for a customer that is already sold on your company and is already purchasing your companies products? I would hope that you would opt for the customer!
     
    There is much more to this concpet. In addition to the buy customers concept there is a team approach that is using a marketing system called Veretekk to bring in people and create a massive presence on the internet. This team is being lead by the creator of the massive Veretekk System, Mr. Tom Prendergast, who has a focus of providing the tools for the "little guy" to create wealth. Currently there are people, in a short period of time, rising to high levels of achievement using this program. If you are interested in learning more about this revolutionary system go to http://itsgoodbusiness.net and sign up for the on-line meeting which is held on line every Saturday at 1:00 pm pst.
     
    No longer do you have to beat your head against the wall to make income and revenue. All you have to do is come to the meeting http://itsgoodbusiness.net
     
    Thanks for reading,
     
    Dr. Raymond Jewell
     
    Butch Hamilton, SEO Master
     


    20. Tupperware Leads
    Tupperware Leads
     
    There are many quality companies that produce products and provide income opportunities to the public. Tupperware is one of those good companies and to have a business opportunity with them would be a good idea if the company had a good prospecting plan in place. The last thing you want to have happen is that you end up with the sole responsibility of building your business through leads.
     
    When anyone decides to join a MLM or Network Marketing Company they are hoping that they will be able to create additional streams of income. They pour their heart and soul into the new business only to find out that they had to sell the products to others and then also convince people to join their organization.
     
    The new business person in Tupperware or other companies resort to purchasing leads that have been called many times and dont want to hear from someone else about another vitamin or duplicated product. The leads that have been purchased are tired and sold over and over again. Think about it! If a lead was so good why would the lead companies sell them for peanuts. You can buy several thousand to tens of thousands of leads for a couple of hundred dollars to upwards of thousands of dollars. These leads have been pretty much picked over but even if they arent once you get the lead, you still have to call them and sell them on your business.
     
    I personally dont want to call anyone
     
    I dont like to call anyone and try to sell them to come into my business. That is why I buy customers and not leads. I refuse to purchase a lead and call anyone. I have done it and dont like it! I have heard stories of people being hung up on, cursed at, and had to listen to people tell then that they wish they could get off the list that is being sold. So when you buy the list you are not getting a quality name but a name that has a history of being sold over and over again to unsuspecting people who are trying to build a business.
     
    I get business proposals that come across my desk all the time from clients wanting me to invest in their business, or to look at it, and give them my feedback. Usually when they want my feedback they are really looking for me to read it and get excited about their business.
     
    Most of them are the same old thing, a MLM or Network Marketing opportunity that they have received from an associate that they want me to evaluate and give them my opinion. A lot of times they want me to invest with them. When I look at them I see the same common thread running through each and every one of them. They are opportunities that require massive amounts of buying leads and phone work. When I see this I stay away from these because I dont want to call anyone and try to convince them to join a business that I know will not produce the promises that were made.
     
    The one that go my attention!
     
    Although I read the business proposals out of courtesy I dont recommend them, until I got one that got my attention. This one was different and had a totally unique business model. It was a Nutraceutical Company that had a whole new approach to the MLM and Network Marketing Industry. I looked at the products and saw that they were powerful and promoted wellness. Although many others did too this company was unique in that it promoted Wellness and Wealth together.
     
    As I kept reading I saw what really triggered my mind, and made me realize that this is a totally different approach and that no other MLM company had anything like it. I could not find anything like this on the internet except the company proposed in the plan. What was this unique concept, buying customers.
     
    Buy Customers not leads
     
    I kept reading and learned that this company has the unique ability to sell direct to the consumer and then once the consumer buys the product they sell it to the Business Affiliate. I crawled the website and read everything that I could trying to find out if I was looking at this in the wrong way. I had never heard about buying customers and so I wasnt sure that I was reading it correctly.
     
    I called several people to verify the information and then I talked to a person who had been doing it for a while and they confirmed the information. No phone calls to leads who dont want to be called, all you do is purchase the customer from the company and get the commissions.
     
    I said This is like an investment. I keep reading and trying to find the flaws but none. So I went to a meeting at http://itsgoodbusiness.net and listened to Tom Prendergast talk about how he has gotten increased results every month for seven years. In other words his check has gone up every month since he started simply by buying customers.
     
    I thought I had heard it all but not this time. This is a new innovation that has been around for almost ten years but as it catches on it will drive the other MLM or Network Marketing Companies wild because they cant compete. It will pull their producers away from them since no one likes to make unnecessary phone calls. Many producers are already looking at this model and planning on leaving their existing companies. But just think you can never lose your customers since they are customers and not someones downline. This makes your business stable and solid.
     
    If you would are considering Tupperware or simply want to learn more about ItsGoodBusiness.net, then go to http://itsgoodbusiness.net and sign in then you will get an invitation to the meetings. If you are interested after the meeting then feel free to contact me through skype ID: rbjewell or call me at 610-637-4884. If I dont answer please leave a message and I will call you back.
     
    Thanks for reading,
     
    Dr. Raymond Jewell
    http://financialfreedomradio.info
    610-637-4884
     
    Butch Hamilton-SEO Master
    http://butchhamilton.com 
    http://avirtualoffice.com
    806-874-3314
     
     


    21. USANA Leads
    Usana Leads
     
    There are many quality companies that produce products and provide income opportunities to the public. Usana is one of those good companies and to have a business opportunity with them would be a good idea if the company had a good prospecting plan in place.
     
    When anyone decides to join a MLM or Network Marketing Company they are hoping that they will be able to create additional streams of income. They pour their heart and soul into the new business only to find out that they had to sell the products to others and then also convince people to join their organization.
     
    The new business person resorts to purchasing leads that have been called many times and dont want to hear from someone else about another vitamin or duplicated product. The leads that have been purchased are tired and sold over and over again. Think about it! If a lead was so good why would the lead companies sell them for peanuts. You can buy several thousand to tens of thousands of leads for a couple of hundred dollars to upwards of thousands of dollars. These leads have been pretty much picked over but even if they arent once you get the lead, you still have to call them and sell them on your business.
     
    I personally dont want to call anyone
     
    I dont like to call anyone and try to sell them to come into my business. That is why I buy customers and not leads. I refuse to purchase a lead and call anyone. I have done it and dont like it! I have heard stories of people being hung up on, cursed at, and had to listen to people tell then that they wish they could get off the list that is being sold. So when you buy the list you are not getting a quality name but a name that has a history of being sold over and over again to unsuspecting people who are trying to build a business.
     
    I get business proposals that come across my desk all the time from clients wanting me to invest in their business, or to look at it, and give them my feedback. Usually when they want my feedback they are really looking for me to read it and get excited about their business.
     
    Most of them are the same old thing, a MLM or Network Marketing opportunity that they have received from an associate that they want me to evaluate and give them my opinion. A lot of times they want me to invest with them. When I look at them I see the same common thread running through each and every one of them. They are opportunities that require massive amounts of buying leads and phone work. When I see this I stay away from these because I dont want to call anyone and try to convince them to join a business that I know will not produce the promises that were made.
     
    The one that got my attention!
     
    Although I read the business proposals out of courtesy I dont recommend them, until I got one that got my attention. This one was different and had a totally unique business model. It was a Nutraceutical Company that had a whole new approach to the MLM and Network Marketing Industry. I looked at the products and saw that they were powerful and promoted wellness. Although many others did too this company was unique in that it promoted Wellness and Wealth together.
     
    As I kept reading I saw what really triggered my mind, and made me realize that this is a totally different approach and that no other MLM company had anything like it. I could not find anything like this on the internet except the company proposed in the plan. What was this unique concept, buying customers.
     
    Buy Customers not leads
     
    I kept reading and learned that this company has the unique ability to sell direct to the consumer and then once the consumer buys the product they sell it to the Business Affiliate. I crawled the website and read everything that I could trying to find out if I was looking at this in the wrong way. I had never heard about buying customers and so I wasnt sure that I was reading it correctly.
     
    I called several people to verify the information and then I talked to a person who had been doing it for a while and they confirmed the information. No phone calls to leads who dont want to be called, all you do is purchase the customer from the company and get the commissions.
     
    I said This is like an investment. I keep reading and trying to find the flaws but none. So I went to a meeting at http://itsgoodbusiness.net and listened to Tom Prendergast talk about how he has gotten increased results every month for seven years. In other words his check has gone up every month since he started simply by buying customers.
     
    I thought I had heard it all but not this time. This is a new innovation that has been around for almost ten years but as it catches on it will drive the other MLM or Network Marketing Companies wild because they cant compete. It will pull their producers away from them since no one likes to make unnecessary phone calls. Many producers are already looking at this model and planning on leaving their existing companies. But just think you can never lose your customers since they are customers and not someones downline. This makes your business stable and solid.
     
    If you would like to learn more about this unique business plan go to http://itsgoodbusiness.net and sign in then you will get an invitation to the meetings. If you are interested after the meeting then feel free to contact me through skype ID: rbjewell or call me at 610-637-4884. If I dont answer please leave a message and I will call you back.
     
    Thanks for reading,
     


    22. Usana leads or Buy customers
    You're in good company with USANA Health Sciences. It all began with one man's dream and has spread into a vision of a healthier world. With top-rated nutritionals, a fair and balanced compensation plan, and recognition from national business magazines, USANA has become synonymous with true health and true wealth. And it is only the beginning.

    USANA Health Science's mission is to develop and provide the highest quality, science-based health products, distributed internationally through network marketing, creating a rewarding financial opportunity for their Independent Associates, shareholders and employees.

    In the last 10 years the number of home-based businesses has increased 20 times to over 30 million operations. USANA is attracting people from all walks of life and in international markets across the globe who have been able to build USANA businesses that generate unlimited earning potential. Whether you want to earn a part- or full-time income, USANA is a vehicle that can help make that desire a reality.

    The USANA Binary Compensation Plan is a binary system in which you build balanced left-side and right-side downline organiza-tions for the purpose of selling USANA's nutritional and personal care products. The weekly commissions you earn are based on the balanced Group Sales Volume (GSV) points accumulated in your left-side and right-side downline organizations.

    USANA Business Centers are designed to pay you weekly commissions on Sales Volume with no limit to the number of levels from which you can earn your commissions. In addition, a USANA Business Center allows you to be paid on the Sales Volume created by your downline Associates and Preferred Customers.

    The income you receive from USANA will be in direct proportion to your ability to retail USANA's products to your customers, as well as your ability to build an organization of Associates who, like you, retail to their customers and build an organization of Associates.

    USANA Leads:

    If you are new to buying leads, heads up. You will need to call hundreds of them to find one who is remotely interested. You need to have excellent telemarketing skills. You will need to take the abuse and rejection that you will receive from 90% of the people you call. You may be very good at telemarketing and rejection doesn't bother you.

    What about your downline? Realize that your entire downline is not customers but distributors just like you. Are they all going to buy leads and do this too? Nope.


    I don't buy leads. I buy customers. I don't have to make any calls. I don't get rejected. I do not have good telemarketing skills. I don't need them. And when I buy customers, they appear in my downline with out any effort on my part.

    And the 10% of my downline that are distributors do the same thing. Man-O-man we are happy buying customers not leads!


    Copyright © 2007 Sohomatic.com.


    Feeds for The SOHO Quest [Online Reviews & Resources for Small Office + Home Office ]

    1. SpiderWeb Will Rock the Web
    Whoa Baby! This blog is getting whiskers. Anyone that has followed my path will know that I now have been heavy into educating myself about Internet marketing. Thus, the reason for no posts.

    But I have been busy and on assignment. One of the keepers is a beta program known as The SpideWeb Marketing System. If you have seen it in passing, but did not consider it...time to time warp for a reconsider. I think this is going to be the next big monetizing scheme for the web.


    Many have tried to create a self-sustained or auto-pilot system. This puppy started out with 12 streams of income, but now has 22. I have a gut feeling it's going to be a winner.

    It still is in beta, so do get in now to position yourself. Leave a comment if you want to join my team. It's no cost, but I also don't need any slackers. Yes, I will drag you along, but you have to do exactly as I say and follow a plan of action.

    Check out my blog on the subject, too, at "The SpiderWeb System Information and Reviews".


    2. How to Produce 365 Videos in One Year
    (Archived in: Online Income Reviews)

    If you have been involved in the blogosphere for long, you know that many bloggers are gravitating towards video aka Video blogs, Vlogs, Vidcasts, or a Video Podcast.

    This is a heads up on Mark Wielgus at 45n5.com. Mark is on top of online trends, and I am here to tell you that he researches, tests, and reports on things you will come to appreciate on a daily basis. All the information in this post was gleaned from 45n5. My belief is that Mark combines some marketing savvy with geekdom knowhow. He even writes simple, but useful utility programs and then gives them away for free on the blog. Here is a recent link to one he dubs "Keyword Scrubber".

    45n5.com has turned into one of the few blogs I simply must check out on a daily basis. Now Mark is committed to deciphering Affiliate Marketing as a top priority. Another project he is combining with this effort is his personal mission to produce and post a video every day in 2008.

    I think with 365 videos in the planning, his little experiment is one to watch for trends, plus the techniques, tips and tricks he is bound to uncover along the way. So, if you want to make 365 videos in one year, watch this guy in 2008 and I think you will learn something.



    3. Prioritize Your Blogging for 2008
    (Archived in: Social Media Marketing Social Media Optimization)

    Welcome to the New Year! I have been spending the last week planning for 2008, which has included changes to my blogging style. If you follow my blogs, you know that I have decided to concentrate on Digital Nomads and The Rugged Notebooks Blog as my main focus for blogging, and with less frequent posting to this blog and The Sovereign Journey.

    This is not for a lack or loss of interest, but merely a necessity of time management. Regardless, my blog niche revolves around the central theme of mobility and using technology to be independent. So, you can always check back here and/or catch my more frequent updates at the Rugged Notebooks or Digital Nomads sites. My plan this year is to move to private domains.

    One thing I have been doing is writing more focused posts...themed, if you will, or a series of posts on a subject of interest. Recently, this has had a major slant towards telecom, and in particular new gadgets like MagicJack and VoIP telephoney solutions like Google GrandCentral.

    I am finding that being more focused on a particular subject area makes it easier and more interesting to research, test, review, and write. I think my readers appreciate it a well and it is helping in the SERPS.

    If you are still blogging, drop me a line and let me know how you are getting on. There seems to have been a drop in the number of friends I met online in 2007 that have continued to blog, or scaled back like I have. -Digital Nomad


    4. Twelve Step Program for Email Addicts
    (Archived in: Online Usability Reviews)

    I saw this over at the BigString 2.0 website and thought it was good advice. BigString is an interesting concept in itself, which I will let you discover for yourself. These 12 items have been edited somewhat, so not to get dinged for duplicate content. There were some typos in the original text anyway. Enjoy.

    1. Do not send email when you are angry. Wait until you calm down before you send that email. Feelings and thoughts can be difficult to interpret and easily misconstrued.

    2. Never send a sarcastic email that could be taken out of context. Sarcasm and email do not mix. You can easily offend someone in an email without intent to do so.

    3. Do not send email gossip. You never know where the email will end up. Just make a commitment to yourself not to participate in any gossip.

    4. Never end significant relationships via email. Email is the equivalent of an electronic paper trail. Not good for any sour ending, whether business or personal.

    5. If you don't want your boss or coworkers to see it, better not send that email from work.

    6. Never put anything in writing that may come back to haunt you. A good overall policy. Not just for email.

    7. Never, ever, hit ‘Reply to All’ when you just want to send an email to one individual.

    8. Don’t email pictures of yourself to others. Especially, online acquaintances and complete strangers.

    9. Don’t make promises or commitments via email that you cannot or will not keep.

    10. When you send attachments, be sure that you have selected the correct files and documents.

    11. Good advice from New York Governor Elliot Spitzer, “Never write when you can talk. Never talk when you can nod. And never put anything in an email.”

    12. Try BigString recallable email. If you do happen to make errors...the recallable, erasable, and non-forwardable features will help to correct such mistakes.



    5. How to Build 10-Minute Affiliate Website Mashups
    (Archived in: Online Income Reviews)

    If you are searching for ways to be innovative with your online marketing, then here is another plug for many of the ideas featured at 45n5.com authored by Mark Wielgus. No, this is not a paid post.

    This is the good stuff, it's an addendum to the post on "30 Websites in 30 Days", and Mark calls this his YouTube-Ebay-Amazon Affiliate Website Mashup Thingy.



    I have had a few email exchanges with Mark, and these are a few of his cautionary thoughts by way of how he has explained the ideas behind how it should work. Most people will not succeed with this mashup concept, or any other website scripting without the underlying concept and knowledge (or experience from learning) of how to build such a niche site.

    Cranking out "out of the box" and rubber stamp solutions is what everybody else is doing. Doing the same thing that everyone else is doing online will bring the same results...which happens to be not making any money online. This also happens to mirror Einstein's theory of insanity, and he was no dummy. It's also making many people wealthy for some pretty worthless online information products.

    So, if you use the script out of the box, most of your money will be made from luck or successful keyword research (aka) what words and topics you use to build these niche minisites in mass production.

    Now is the time to learn. Take the time to consider doing it right. - Digital Nomad


    6. A SOHO Reprise of Honest Riches System
    (Archived in: Online Income Reviews)

    A 25 Year Old Entrepreneur Making a Living Online from Home


    You probably have read about or heard of The Rich Jerk and Chis X of Day Job Killer. If not you better stop and do a Google search right now. About 2 years ago, Holly Mann, a young mother started to successfully market directly against high profile Internet marketing gurus like these guys.

    Living in a foreign country with no job and few resources, Holly decided she could research, design, and deliver a kinder and gentler approach to online marketing. Evidently she found her niche selling "How-To" information, because she has become successful in a short period of time (well, a couple of years).

    "Honest Riches 2" is a 95 page proven guide. Holly shows all the techniques she has used to make money online through affiliate programs starting with no website and no start-up money, then on to free websites that can easily be setup with little or no experience, including free advertising that most people don't know or think about.

    Yes, it seems possible to make money online and work from home just about anywhere (Holly lives in Thailand), but don't quit your day job just yet. You need a system and you need the right tools and knowledge to be successful. Changing your career is a life altering decision.

    Before taking the leap, do plenty of due diligence and adequate research for information and resources about starting an online business and becoming an online entrepreneur. This e-book is geared for beginners, but is a valuable resource for all online marketers. No "get-rich-quick" schemes here....like any real business endeavor, it involves some effort and some work. But you will learn strategies and techniques to start making money right away.

    To read more about Holly Mann techniques and other online marketers, visit Thank You Holly Mann.


    7. John Chow Calls It Quits on Agloco
    (Archive in: Weblogs and Business)

    After many attempts at beating a dead horse, everyone involved in the Agloco fiasco can now uncross their fingers. It ain't gonna happen. Even John Chow has finally admitted defeat along with almost 30,000 signed up in his Agloco network.


    Here is a partial screenshot of his last post on the subject, and here is a link to the post about the Agloco demise at TechCruch. Like John says...it shows that all those MBAs don't always muster up success, even the second time around. For posterity, watch the video on the Agloco viewbar attributes, and think about all the gurus that were on board for this.



    8. How to Build 30 Websites in 30 Days
    (Archive in Ecommerce SOHO Online Usability)

    It may sound implausible, but it is not impossible. Follow this Digital Nomad and you know that just feeding the blogs is not going to cut it anymore. Blogging should be part of your online marketing network, but not a diversion.

    I have been searching heavy for the folks that are making it online and not the wannabes. One such source is 45n5.com authored by Mark Wielgus. This guy tells it straight. You have to hunt an peck to find the good stuff, and you will have to piece it together, but I think a good start is on this website.

    Mark will show you how to find a niche, create a website in 10 minutes, and then shove it in the pipeline with some SEO tricks. Theoretically, there is no reason why you could not do this everyday for a month and then have 30 minisites up and running for affiliate programs in thirty days. That's if you want to have a website between you and the merchant.



    I am finding that you maybe don't even need a website to market affiliate programs, but you do have to commit to spending some money for Google Adword campaigns. Better have a pad and pen ready.

    There is always something to learn. Take the time to learn something new each day. - Digital Nomad


    9. Thinking Blog Celebrates First Year with A Free Laptop Giveaway
    (Archived in: Shoutouts Social Media Marketing)

    Anything that goes viral online can be fun to watch, but sometimes it's even more exciting if you are part of the effort with some skin in the game. The Thinking Blog will make you think about many different things, and it will also make you think about viral marketing with the chance to start the new year right with a new laptop computer as part of an online promotion.

    You should know Ilker Yoldas as a website developer and graphic designer. Ilker is also a professional blogger. A great combination for promoting ideas and new products online.

    The Thinking Blog celebrates its first anniversary with an online giveaway to help get a new product line of rugged computers noticed online and hopefully taking it viral. Few things work as good as "FREE", except maybe these two words combined: "FREE COMPUTER".

    The giveaway rules from Ilker state, "To enter our giveaway, all you have to do is write about it in your blog. Ensure you have two links on your blog post, one link with rugged related keywords to RuffPC.com (e.g. "rugged computer", "water resistant laptop", "spill proof notebook", and the likes) and another link to this giveaway post."

    With a worldwide entourage of blog buddies and faithful readers, some bloggers become the experts of online marketing by disclosing this online information by showing you what to do. "TTB" is in this category with over 1600 subscribed RSS readers and several thousand new and returning visitors to the blog each day.

    To win the free laptop giveaway at The Thinking Blog you have to participate by writing a review in your own blog post. This promotion is being sponsored by Ruff PC, and the computer giveaway is worthy of your participation.

    The computer is a brand new, rugged, water resistant laptop called the RuffBook Tech. This road-worthy laptop has a magnesium alloy case, and is built to survive the harshest conditions.

    Stop reading about it in this post, and go read the complete entry rules at The Thinking Blog. Now go get your chance at owning a new rugged laptop before the end of 2007. Also, congratulate llker by leaving a comment or two on the blog.

    Happy Anniversary! -Digital Nomad

    Related Links:

    www.thethinkingblog.com or email: ilker@thethinkingblog.com
    Contact: Alan Shad, President: www.ruffpc.com
    Telephone or email: sales@ruffpc.com

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    10. Stop Feeding Your Blogs with Endless Content
    (Archived in: Social Media Marketing Social Media Optimization)

    I wanted to make a quick update in reference to writing and submitting Pillar Articles to article directories vs. the chore of "Feeding Blogs" with endless content. This test is progressing nicely. I have submitted 5 pillar articles since about the middle of last month.

    I know this is working, as I have been posting less to all the blogs I author in varying degrees as a test. This has not affected the blog traffic much at all. Traffic is actually improving, according to StatCounter and Alexa for two of the blogs that I author. One averaging over 10 page views per visitor at the time of this writing.


    It may also be that I am now writing better, more focused content, since I do not feel pressured to try and post something every day for the sake of trying to post so frequently.

    The five recent pillar articles have been downloaded for publication over 100 times in less than 30 days, and this is just for GoArticles. I periodically will submit similar articles to several of the more popular article directories.


    OK. You can "stop feeding your blogs" now, and you also can stop making endless comments on popular blogs, trying to get made a "Fav" on Technorati, and otherwise making the meter go up on metrics that have much ado about nothing when it comes to quality traffic.

    I think submitting to article directories will also create better traffic with better long-term and permanent links.

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    11. A Cheap Way to Secure Any Domain Dot Com
    (Archive in Ecommerce SOHO Online Usability)

    Here is possibly a way to secure a domain name when you are in a hurry, and at the worst an extra free email account. You can use your own domain to create a personalized email address for you, a business, or anything else through an AOL service called My eAddress. You have up to 100 invites for others to get their own email address on your domain. The free service is called AOL My eAddress.

    Just a few comments and cautions from the TOS. You have to give out quite a bit of personal information, like a valid cell phone number in the US or Canada. Additionally, if you use the "Bring your Own Domain" option, you can use any hosting company you like while using free email service from AOL. However, if you choose the "Popular Custom Domain" option, you will be stuck with AOL as the administrator for the domain, so you will not be able to host a website at that domain.

    This could be a catch 22 for your future plans, so please read the "Terms of Service" carefully at AOL My eAddress.

    Source: www.nofullstop.com

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    12. Planting Seeds with Pillar Articles
    (Archive in Ecommerce SOHO Weblogs and Business)

    Bouncing around the blogosphere, you may find that many of the well known bloggers are coming to the same conclusions that I already have. Get back to basics, don't worry about PR, Technorati, or Alexa ranking...and concentrate on traffic.

    For some people this still means spending horrific amounts of time networking and hitting the social network scene. I am more convinced that writing pillar articles for submission to article directories is a much better approach.

    This involves spending more time on research and organizing your thoughts far enough into the future to determine how you can approach a particular subject. You need to write for yourself, but you also need to write about things other people will have an interest in reading.

    In many ways this is much better than the prospect of having to write posts just for the sake of writing a post. I know at many times people get a writing block, or just get bored, or even fed up with the notion that they have to "feed the blog" (I think I just coined a useful phrase).

    Some of the additional rewards of pillar articles, is that your writing will be more involved and engaging, you will be building authority in one or more areas of personal interest or a niche, and you will be expanding your own knowledge base as you research and process information.

    Additionally, you will have a greater chance of having your articles republished elsewhere on blogs and mentioned in references in such a manner that they are permanently linked back to your blogs and websites. Go plant some seeds for future traffic building, and resist the urge to "Feed the Blog".

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    13. Google Page Rank Drops Like A Rock for SEO Stars and Network Gamers
    (Archive in Ecommerce SOHO Weblogs and Business)

    The Death of Page Rank! Everyone is complaining about their PR, or Google Page Rank dropping. I say, "Get over it and move on". As I wrote in a recent post about traffic strategy, it is becoming more obvious all the time that all these ranking metrics really prove is nothing...unless you want to post and brag about how you make the meters move.

    Just like Technorati, or Alexa ranking, PR has little or nothing to do with traffic and successful marketing. Anything ill-gotten is just that, "ill-gotten". So, if you have spent months or years gaming the system, don't be surprised to see what your true worth might be in the Blogosphere and the Arpanet.

    Take a de