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Peace,
Paul
Here’s an interview with GoFishN.com owner Ned Desmond.
His product is a social network for fisherman which is free.
Ned charges commercial businesses who join $25 a month (right now).
Notice, right now, he is not knocking it out. You won;t hear any crazy numbers (though it will grow).
But he’s on TV! Without having crazy numbers.
Success is NOT an Accident,
Paul
Carrie Wilkerson and P at Yanik Silver's event. Carrie won speaker of the year and donated the $10,000 check to 100X Missions.
As you know, I am the director of 100X Missions. Our mission is to rescue orphans worldwide from abuse and hunger.
One of our strongest supporters is Carrie Wilkerson. In additon to her regular gifts, you can se the photo to the left!
NOW HEAR THIS…
Her goal for this year is to donate $100,000 to the effort. Yep, six figures!!
Of course, the orphans would love for you to make that YOUR goal too! But first you’ve got to crank up your profits.
I love the following online business advice from Carrie. It’s so easy to rush for riches that tons of folks never settle on an actual business model. Here are the top five from Carrie. Reprinted with her permission…
Many individuals have wonderful intentions when they put all their hopes into a new online or offline business. However, the biggest mistake that many make is jumping in, full force without a business model in place.
The very first thing you must determine before diving into a new business venture is your business model. What do I mean by business model? You must determine what your business will focus on. For example there are several business models to choose from. Below are few:
- Affiliate Marketing
- Service Oriented
- Lead Generation
- Teaching/Training
- Informational Marketing
Many will go into business in hopes to reach an enormous market and simply burn out because they were never truly focused on their model. Many of the above models can be used in conjunction with your main focus, but you must determine your main focus first. Ask yourself what you are good at and move ahead from that point. Sure you can dive into something completely new but why make it harder on yourself?
Once you have identified your business model, everything else will fall into place nicely. Your next question will be who is your target market? Who will you serve, who can you help and how? Sure, those are many questions but very important ones when developing your business. The answers will determine your path and once that path is determined you must remain focused to stay on that path.
Most importantly you must remember that you do NOT have to do this alone. Learn from those who have come before you. Join groups that will help support your goals and aspirations. And the most important point I can stress to you is that you should have FUN, if you are not having fun, re-evaluation time is in order.
So, what is your business model?
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To hear the 5 in much more detail so you can make the best business decision for you then listen to Carrie’s Profit Explosion replay.
Success is NOT an Accident!
Paul
View from Evans' Mountain 
The family and I are still hanging out in the mountains of TN. Good times!
Last night we had and incredible meal at Foothills Milling Company. The Vaughn brothers place ranks in my top 10 restaurants ever. They have something special.
On the way back to the cabin my sister-in-law, T, started talking about her dream to create a site for teen girls. A community for them to share their hurts and healings.
We talked about what she would need to get started.
As I am typing, T and my 16 year old have gotten the site up. Created the graphics. And she’s outlined her first year of newsletters and sketched out the book she is going to write this summer.
Hmmmm….. weird.
T’s not zipping all over the net trying to figure out the “best” way.
She’s not making it hard or confusing.
She’s has a burden in her heart (see issue 171) and she’s figuring out a way to release it while helping as many young ladies as possible.
Is she going to be profitable by tomorrow?
Nope.
But by mid-summer T’ll have a few thousands teens communicating with her and with each other.
And when she gets ready to release her book, she will have a crowd waiting with mom’s credit card.
The thing I am loving most is hearing the excitement.
Every change to the page brings a squeal.
Every cool tweak delivers claps.
Sure, T’s starting a business. But she’s beginning with the conflict we talked about yesterday. And she’s having a BLAST.
The girl is not giving up her day job or dreaming of the big time. Just dreaming.
I also love that she’s starting in a healthy place.
Not a position of desperation or “have to do something.” But a platform of “I want to do this!!”
This is just flat out fun to watch and be a part of.
What about your voice? Your energy? Your fun?
Success is NOT an Accident,
P
Let’s forget about money for a minute.
I think money is making people fail.
Or maybe more importantly, making people start wrong. And if you start wrong, well you go wrong. And if you go wrong you end up wrong. And wrong would certainly lead to no money, the very thing that got you moving in this direction in the first place.
“How can I make money online FAST?”
“How can I make money online FAST?”
“How can I make money online FAST?”
“How can I make money online FAST?”
That’s the question that comes in most.
Well, I’ll give you the answer and then we’ll get back to the REAL topic.
How to make money fast on the internet.
Step 1: Find a product with a $500+ payout per sale.
Step 2: Create a site for that product as an affiliate.
Step 3: Buy $1,000 worth of targeted traffic
Step 4: After traffic hits and there are no sales tweak your sales process.
Step 5: Repeat Step 3
Step 6: Repeat Step 4
Step 7: Repeat steps 3 & 4 until your successful.
Step 8: Once you get your system down, then scale it out.
See how simple it is?
Ok, now back to forgetting money.
If you want to start right do not start with money. Start with internal conflict.
Find a vision of what should be and what could be and let that become your platform.
When I started www.instantspeakingsuccess.com is was because of conflict.
“Boring speakers and the audiences who’ve slept through them.”
We’ve all sat through dull, dry speakers. (Some even call themselves professionals.)
Well, that’s ridiculous.
There’s no reason for a person to give a boring speech. Maybe everyone can’t be hilarious or fascinating. But everyone CAN share great content. Everyone can.
So I wrote a book about it. And thousands of speakers are giving better speeches. And hundreds of thousands, if not millions of listeners are grateful (and they don’t even know I exist).
And having sold thousands of copies of the ebook, and the confidence course, and the speaker’s profit system.
Well, well, well what do you know? I ended up with money too.
But it didn’t start with the money. It started with conflict.
What market conflict can you solve?
Success is NOT an Accident,
Paul
P.S. Jimmy’s offer (and mine) ends in two days…
http://nicheologyprofitletter.com/2010/03/jimmy-d-brown-blog-theme/
Enjoying the Smokey Mountains in Tennessee. Here’s a view from our cabin…
I already love to read, so this week I’m getting a lot in.
So far…
Ignore Everybody by High MacLeod (strong language warning if you get it).
Linchpin by Seth Godin.
Both are good. Recommended.
Both book have a common theme.
You are destined for more. You have genius inside you. You are responsible for your life. Most likely you’ve been brainwashed into believing you have to follow the rules.
In general, some solid thinking for these times.
And that’s what I’d like to talk to you about today.
It’s not enough to follow the rules. It not enough to blindly follow the blueprint.
Even if someone says, “Follow these 3 steps to success…” Success is not found in the 3 steps. It does not automatically show up.
It’s how YOU show up in those three steps.
It’s YOU that makes the difference. YOU eliminate the competition because anyone can follow three steps, but not everyone will shape those steps into something unique.
The herd online is trying to come to the plate with the same mentality they use at work.
“Tell me what to do. Pay me.”
That doesn’t work online. It’s not enough. Hundreds of thousands are trying that and are failing.
Ah…. The magic pill. It’s easy to swallow. But it’s a PLACEBO!
The steps are not the problem. The steps work. Almost every single “system” works. But the crowd fails to work them in a way that matches their personal creativity, intelligence, skill and art form.
And we ALL have that. “something” within us. Certainly in different measures. But we are all gifted in some area.
I’m tired of people being invited to make $$ online with a sales pitch that goes something like this…
“Bring your mediocrity. Bring your lack of discipline. Follow my program and you too can be successful.”
Uhh… OK… Uhhh… I’m seeing a lot of that working out well for folks, right? You are too, right?
Uh-huh. Yeah.
It’s fine if folks want to live under that delusion. If that’s the way they want to escape.
However, as for you and me. Let’s bring our best to the plate. Let’s allow our unique style and gifts to be our platform.
O… it’s fine to follow steps. But take those steps until your distinct walk emerges. You voice is recognizable. And your products are desired.
THAT’s how long-term success shows up. Because as you know…
Success is NOT an Accident,
Paul
P.S. If you are not a member of Nicheology, join today.
rarely do i post on Sundays.
usually a rest day. today a travel day.
after two cancelled flights and extra night on the road and a cap driver who thought the speed limit was 19 mph, i’ve made it to the south again.
home of sawmill gravy and fried chicken (although i participate in neither, it’s always good to plant a sterotypical image.).
the hartsfield international is bustling and i’ve got 2.6 hours until baby girl picks me up. then we’re headed to our secret cabin up in the smokey mountains.
that’s romantic right?
it would be, but our boys have been invited.
and my girl’s sister and family.
fortunately there’s plenty of room. and we have “the internets” most of the time.
if the powers that be, whoever they may be, are keeping the web smooth up in the mounts I might shoot you a video this week while i am there.
now then…
one thing i noticed over the past day of weather delays.
people do not like their lives to be out of control. they do not like being inconvenienced. and they hate hearing “we’re sorry but your flight has been cancelled.”
which is weird.
because these are the same people who allow almost everyone and everything to control them.
they hate their jobs but they let it control their time and energy. and they show up day after day to the place they hate. and they keep accepting money from the despised institution.
they hate the people they sit next to at work. or their boss. or cousin sandra. and, yet, one critical word from any of these sources and their spirits crumble. they allow people they do not even like to totally control their mood.
that’s so strange.
soooo. when control comes from someone who doesn’t count – airline support. in an area that truly cannot be controlled – the weather. people lose it. it’s their chance to take control.
yeeeeeeaaaaa. good for you. way to make a display in a moment of zero consequence. (clap. clap. clap.)
ok.
for the rest of us.
this is our life. mine and yours.
take control. not arrogantly. but wisely. smoothly. simply.
do good work. be proud of what you produce. celebrate that people are willing to pay for your good stuff.
and for the junk you can control, blow it off. for the people you can control, them them say what they will and ignore them.
life’s a mist. dew on a summer morning.
success is NOT an accident,
paul
Q: Ok, how do we recognize a real online business guru?
A: Just ask, “Show me your niche.”
They should be out in the market place still selling, creating and learning (and earning) in non-money-making niches.
Most folks wanting to make money online are in real, day to day markets (health, pets, self-growth, sports, family). And what you do and how you sell there is different from internet marketing. A lot different. So when you’re learning from someone who ONLY teaches how to make money on the internet, then try to use that in your market, it just doesn’t work the same.
Peace,
paul
So why do you need to create products fast? Well obviously the first thing that springs
to mind is that then you have more time to sell the product and make money!
Yet there are also other benefits, for instance you can quickly establish yourself in a
niche, and quickly test niches out. Instead of spending weeks creating a product in a
niche then trying to sell it and finding out the niche doesn’t react as you’d hoped, then
you can quickly churn out a superb quality product and test it out.
If it works then you can quickly expand your product line in that niche and make it super
profitable even quicker, if it doesn’t work then you haven’t lost too much time and you
can move onto another niche and repeat the process!
Plus of course the biggest advantage is that the more products you bring out then the
more money you can make, the more you can tempt affiliates and the higher your
lifetime customer value is going to be. Try to tempt in affiliates by giving them lifetime
commissions on anyone they get to join your list so they build your list for you!
It also forces you to focus more, Parkinsons law says that:
‘Work expands to fill the time available for its completion’
So by using processes that save time and giving yourself short deadlines then you force
yourself to cut out any wasted time, effort and content, and focus on the important
stuff. That means your products will be lean mean profit machines which your
customers love as they are not full of the filler which normal products have.
