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Procrastination – 7 Tips To Stop Procrastinating

One of our most common problems is procrastination.

We know what we want to do and should do. But still we end up spending hours upon hours doing “easier” work or escaping via TV, blogs, or music.

Now, there is nothing wrong with a little escape from time to time, but if you procrastinate too much, you will not get the most important things done, and you will also send yourself into negative spirals where your self-esteem plummets, and you spend your days in a vague, negative funk.

So what can you do? Read the rest of this entry

How To Build A Funded Proposal Will Interest You If You Hate To Sell

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If you are reading this post prior to May 15, 2012, then you still have time to get registered for our How To Build A Funded Proposal Workshop - registration deadline is May 15, 2012.

If you’re in network marketing/direct sales, then one thing you might notice, is that the people who become overnight successes, are usually very good with people, and are also very comfortable with selling.

They’re the people who will get up on stage at events, and have no hesitation speaking to a room full of people.

And the best ones ooze charisma… they attract others to them like a flame attracts moths.

The problem for me (and a lot of others), when I got started, is I wasn’t one of them.

I was always the kid at high school, who’d try to blend in, and not get noticed.

And, I carried that shyness into my twenties…

So what do you do, when you’ve just turned 62 years old, you’ve invested your entire life savings into a direct sales business, and now you’re expected to go prospect strangers? Read the rest of this entry

Does GoDaddy Suck?

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What is your opinion? Does GoDaddy Suck?

Honestly!

For myself I have never personally used GoDaddy, but I have been on their site several times helping others with different aspects of their accounts. Each time I have found it to be very difficult to navigate the site.

This could possibly be from not using the site all the time and getting really familiar with it, or it could be as most of the people I know that have used their hosting say, and that is “GoDaddy Sucks.”

Now this is only my opinion based on what I have heard from friends, mentors, and others that I have worked with since starting out in my Internet Marketing career…

Here is an email I received from the latest to fall to the wayside cursing profusely about GoDaddy and the experience he is just now hopefully getting straightened out with this hosting company… This email is from one of my mentors and here is what he had to say… Read the rest of this entry

You Are Wasting Your Time…

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I’ll bet you are wasting your time right now!

I’m willing to bet that right now, there’s just 1-3 activities in your business which bring in sales, and the rest are just wasting your time.

These are what you should be focusing on.

Everything else, is just wasting of your time. And every minute you spend doing the many activities that don’t directly contribute to your bottom line, is costing you.

I spent many years studying different courses, before I got to the point where I could build my online business full time.

And although I didn’t learn much… a few lessons have stuck with me.

One of these is the concept of ‘opportunity cost’ from economics. Read the rest of this entry

Money – “All you care about is money” she said…

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“All you care about is money” she said… Yep, that’s what she said alright.

I once had a very angry lady yell at me, and say ”all you care about is money!”

Why?

Because I would not get on the phone with her and help her for free. I told her she’d have to pay my hourly rate, which is $175.

I don’t give away my time for free. And neither should you. We are all here to make money, even her!

Time is the one thing that we can never get back.

But, in some respects, that lady had a point. She accused me of being money driven.

And you know what? She was right. And I don’t apologize for it one bit. I am here to make money.

It is my right to pursue a profit. And it’s your right too. Read the rest of this entry

Outsourcing Is The ONE Skill You Must Master If You Wanna Make It Online…

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This is ‘The ONE Skill’ you must master if you wanna make it online…

What is the most important skill to master when growing an online business?

Outsourcing.

Learning how to leverage other peoples skills and talents so you can grow your business to higher and higher levels by using outsourcing.

Over the next few nights, Matt Lloyd is going to be hosting a series of online workshops where he’ll share with you all the secrets he’s picked up, from outsourcing over 200+ jobs:

https://webinarconferencemeetings.com/outsourcingsecretsrevealed Read the rest of this entry

Make Money and Travel vs. Travel and Make Money

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Does it really matter which way it goes, make money and travel or travel and make money?

I would rather think not…however I think no matter which way it comes about the end will be the same.

Let me tell you a short story about how I came to understand this concept of make money and travel… Read the rest of this entry

What if I’m new, and don’t have a list? Can I still make it online?

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“What if I’m new, and don’t have a list? Can I still make it online?”

Here is a Question from subscriber:

I love getting your emails, and all the tips you give away. But, I kinda feel like a lot of your stuff works only for people who have an email list.

What if I don’t have an email list?

Can I still make money online?

And how do I go about building my first email list? – From subscriber

This is a question I get asked ALL the time… and it’s a question I’d ask myself a lot when I got started back in 2008.

Here’s the thing:

If you do want to make a full time income online, then you kinda do need an email list.

That’s the bad news. Read the rest of this entry

Scarcity

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A few decades back, a guy by the name of Robert Cialdini wrote a famous book called ‘Influence.’

The book has become the bible of the saviest marketers, because the 6 principles of influence taught in that book can be used to get people to buy lots of your stuff (and enjoy doing so).

One of these principles is Scarcity. You probably knew that one.

People will naturally pay higher prices for things in limited quantities…and are much more likely to buy sooner to avoid missing out.

Here’s my trick question:

Can you name the other 5 principles?

(I’ll give you a hint- they start with the letters R, C, S, L, A)

If you can’t, then I have 2 things to say to you. Read the rest of this entry

Earnership and What Does It Have To Do With You?

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What Is “Earnership” and What Does It Have To Do With You?

If you have acquired “Earnership” & you are living this concept, then the freedom and success you can create is unparalleled.

But, if this concept is not a part of your life, then you will be ineffective and powerless…

Watch the following video to see how Jonathan Budd will help you unlock more of your own natural strength and ability today…

Leave me your comment to let me know what you think. And make sure to share this with your friends & fans on facebook… if you want to see a society of “Earnership Concept” just like I do.

The Biggest Commission Day in Our History? (rich people suck)

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Hey,

Here is an email I received from my team leader Jon Mroz, that he received from another team member here at Empower Network this morning and I thought I needed to share it with you…

I also wanted to tell you this. I got started with Empower Network back in October of 2011 when they first came online.

I signed up for the Basic $25 viral blogging system and was content to bring people in at that level until I started going to these livestream events, a replay of the last one is included in the text below.

What I came to understand was that I was not going to be very successful if I was afraid of spending money. I learned that in order to successfully earn more money, I had to put my fear of losing aside and jump in with both feet.

Here is what I did. On March 20, 2012 I took the leap and purchased the 15k formula for $250.00. Money is very tight so that was a very big step for me to take.

What do you think happened? Read the rest of this entry

How To Generate 10,000 Leads In 100 Days

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How To Generate 10,000 Leads In 100 Days By A 24 year old Ex ‘Lawn Mower Man’ and retire on $17K+ monthly – see how…

If you believe that you need to be an experienced and talented network marketer in order to make between $5,000 and $10,000 per month (or even more) you’ve been lied to.

And I don’t blame you for taking the bait.

You see, the “old” way of building a network marketing business meant you had to have a winning personality, be good on the phone and have a lot of money to invest in card decks, 800 numbers and other such advertising vehicles.

But with the advent of the internet, success is closer than you think.

In fact, a young guy from Perth, Australia recruited an entire team, and made over $17,022.85 in under 30 days using the internet alone. He was new to MLM.

He was partly broke after spending over $47,000 on gimmicks that didn’t work. He was *new* to network marketing. Read the rest of this entry

Empower Network Overview

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Empower Network Overview

This is an Empower Network Overview of what products and training is included inside this company.

I have been a member of Empower Network since they opened the doors back in October of 2011 and this is an overview of what is available inside once you join.

I originally joined with the Basic $25.00 membership which included the instant set up for you ready to use Viral blogging platform and the eight step core commitment training system.

This by itself in my opinion is well worth a lot more than $25.00.

This is the perfect way for a beginner just starting out on their online marketing journey to get a pre-built blog and all of the basic training necessary to start making money online.

Now don’t get me wrong, I am not saying it is easy. Nothing that I have found having to do with marketing online has been easy. What I am saying is there is nothing better online than Empower Network to get you blogging instantly and learning the proper strategies and techniques you need to get started.

This Empower Network Overview will show you many other products to further a persons abilities to succeed online as well. Read the rest of this entry

The Dirty Truth About Network Marketing That you Must Know and Understand If You Ever Want to Succeed

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“The Dirty Truth About Network Marketing That you Must Know and Understand If You Ever Want to Succeed”

Here it is:

On the surface, network marketing companies appear to be thriving communities of consuming customers all happy with the product that they are consuming and they really are, but what drives that community of thriving consumers has absolutely nothing to do with the product itself.

Let’s think about this statement.

Let me ask you a question:

Why did you decided to get started in a network marketing business?

You don’t have to say anything out loud but answer this question in your head right now to yourself.

I guarantee you answer is somewhere along these lines “Well, I started my business because I wanted to make some extra money and who knows maybe even become financially free.”

Am I right? Read the rest of this entry

My Online Business Empire – 2 Things KILLING Your Business (Part 2)

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Today I will share with you the second part of the 2 Things KILLING Your Business and how you can use My Online Business Empire to solve these things.

Yesterday, I shared with you the 2 reasons why most can’t make an online business work, and we looked at reason number 1:

1.) They are spending their time on the wrong things.

2.) They are constantly changing directions (so they never get traction).

Today, I want to talk to you about reason number 2.

Here’s the thing: every single day… you’re getting emails from different gurus, telling you to buy more stuff.

And I’ll admit… I even do the same thing from time to time, except my stuff actually works ; ) Read the rest of this entry

Empower Network Bonuses

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Sign up with me today to get these Awesome Empower Network Bonuses…

Empower Network is the fastest growing Viral Blogging Platform in the world right now!

Empower Network has paid out over $3.5 Million dollars in 100% commissions to their subscribers in barely over 3 months.

Doesn’t that tell you something?

Empower Network is only getting started. We haven’t even had a regular launch to promote Empower Network yet?

Now is the time to get involved and for only $25.00 you can have a blog that is instantly ready for you to use to start generating traffic, leads, and 100% commissions directly into your bank account.

If you need more information you can check out the following link to a capture page that you will get as part of our team website created by our team leader Jon Mroz right here.

Empower Network - http://virgilcook.com/empower-network Read the rest of this entry

Virgil Cook – My Little Video Cam

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Virgil Cook – My Little Video Cam

I am involved in an 8 week video challenge where this week I am showing you my little video cam. This is the third week of the challenge so that makes this my third video.

I have a little video cam that is about half the size of my index finger and it takes up to 4 hours of video. They actually make another disk that will allow you to take up to 8 hours of video. It is truly amazing the technology they can put into things that are so small… Read the rest of this entry

Acapulco – Views From A Helicopter

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**There is nothing like seeing Acapulco from the views you can get from a helicopter**

I have a friend and business partner by the name of Jeffrey Earnest that lives in Acapulco and when he sent me these pictures of his hometown, I could not resist sharing them with you.

I love any place in the world that has super clear water. I love getting out in a boat and being able to see to the depths of the ocean. Watch the different multi-colored fish swimming around in plain view.

I have made several trips to the Caribbean, snorkeled in the clear blue waters, water skied in the warm waters, etc.

But I have not been to Acapulco although it is in my not to distant plans to go there. So check out this slideshow I put together for you and I mixed in favorite toy to make it even better.

The background sounds you here are from my 1990 fxstc Harley Davidson motorcycle. I just love the sound that a Harley Davidson makes. I understand that they do not have any helmet laws in Acapulco, which in my opinion is awesome. Read the rest of this entry

Copywriting Is The Most Critical Component In Marketing

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Copywriting Is The Most Critical Component In Marketing

Copywriting is the most critical component in marketing as it is the bridge that creates common ground between you and your prospects and customers. It allows you to develop rapport through the use of the written word, and when used properly it can move people to take action.

This article addresses copywriting and specifically how it applies to direct response internet marketing. I have no doubt you’ll find the content incredibly valuable and receive immediate benefit from applying the methods taught here in your copywriting.

Speed Copy and Hot Qualified Leads - What are the 10 Magic Words that keep prospects riveted to your copy – what they are and how to use them.
Three simple questions that cut hours out of your writing time – and get you going in the most powerful, profitable direction
Five shortcuts that zero-in on powerful buying “hot buttons” for your prospects!
The magical “rule of 7″ – how to get prospects to psychologically “take ownership” of your product so they have no choice but to buy it!
Secrets of Pay Per Click advertising
How to get a firehose of traffic to your site through your copywriting
Blog traffic secrets

Here are the 10 Magical Words that Speed Copy and Hot Qualified Leads Read the rest of this entry

Virgil Cook & My 8 Week Video Challenge

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I wanted to share with you “Virgil Cook & My 8 Week Video Challenge”, that I am doing.

I am participating in this video challenge with people like Vitoria Castro, Andrea Goodsaid, Jim Talbott, Otoabasi Umoh, and Janet Garcia to name a few for the next 8 weeks. I will be posting copies of my videos each week as we go along.

Each video is limited to 3 minutes or less on different subjects each week of this video challenge. The first week, this one, the subject is to be about ourselves. This is not my best subject because I do not like to talk about myself that much. I am much more comfortable creating video tutorial that will help other people learn.

What this video challenge is meant to do is create a habit of posting videos in a consistent and timely manner. YouTube and video in general, is a very potent marketing platform and should be a part of every online marketers daily plan. Read the rest of this entry