PLR Insider Part 3 (1 of 3) : Five Changes
BOSS 2011 was awesome!! Thanks to all who came. I loved meeting you in person.
After BOSS I hitched a ride with American Airlines to DC. I’m having a blast with my family and 63 teenagers as we tour. Baby Girl is thrilled because there seems to be quite a bit of history around these parts.
[By the way, if you are a U.S. citizen and have not seen the Declaration of Independence firsthand, then add it to your “must see” list.]
We just experienced the changing of the guard at Arlington Cemetery. It’s an incredible and touching ceremony. To all our service men and women reading…
THANK YOU for your commitment to freedom!
Next we’re heading to tour the United States Capitol.
Once again I am thrilled to operate my business online. I’m sitting on a WiFi equipped bus!!!! It’s getting easier and easier to run your business anywhere in the world.
[[Quick note to Nicheology members. The Profit Academy will be released on Wednesday instead of Tuesday because of travel. Since I do videos for PA, I will save the teens from listening to me shoot a video while on the bus! 
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PLR Insider Part 3 : Five Changes (1/3)
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Let’s say you’ve purchased some high quality PLR. What are the minimum changes you should make to create the most value?
Here are five…
01 : Voice the Title
Does the current title of the content match you and your market?
Would someone hear the title and “feel” the alignment with you? Or would they think, “Hmmmmm… this seems different than what (insert your name here) usually puts out”?
If you’re known to be no nonsense and hype free then… “The Miracle Diet: How to Lose Twenty Pounds In Your Sleep” won’t sound like you. Instead you might change the title to… The Strategic Diet: How to Lose Twenty Pounds Safe and Sound.”
That’s voicing the title to sound like you.
You might need to voice the title for the market as well.
Let’s say you work with artists. These folks think differently. And certainly the word strategy would not connect as well. You might go with something like…
“The Creative’s Diet : How Artists Can Lose Twenty Pounds Without Starving.”
[Get it? It’s a play on the “starving artist” cliché. O well….]
02 : Cool Table of Contents
After books are judged by their covers; they are next judged by their table of contents.
Isn’t that one of your first stops in a book? Don’t you look at the contents to see if there’s something interesting? Something you want to know more about?
As people scroll through your PDF and come to the table of contents, it’s your chance to have them say, “Wow! I am glad I bought this.”
Since your table of contents will come from your chapter titles and subdivisions, make them descriptive. Make them fun if that matches your voice.
Example:
The Creative’s Diet : How Artists Can Lose Twenty Pounds Without Starving
Original: Chp 1 – Why Society is Getting Fatter and Fatter
New: Chp 1 – Why Artists Tend to Expand as Their Work Expands
Original: Chp 2 – Understanding the Role of Nutrition in Fat Loss
New: Chp 2 : Creative Nutrition for Your Palette
Original: Chp 3 – Simple Meal Plans
New: Chp 3 – Sketching Your Daily Doses
And so on as you work through the PLR. Take the original chapter titles and give them a twist to make them fit your people.
We’ll look at the next two changes tomorrow. We’re about to hit our next tour.
Success is NOT an Accident!
Paul
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Part 2 – PLR Legalities
What’s legal and illegal with private label rights?
It’s important to know because the government is serious about documents. If I write something and you use it without permission, you could get sued, right? If you write something and I use it without your permission, I could get sued.
(Just ask Vanilla Ice about how serious folks are about using a handful of beats on a music album without permission.)
So what can you do with the content you get that’s stamped PLR?
You can do whatever the creator of the content says you can do.
Private Label does NOT, NOT, NOT mean you can do ANYTHING you want with the content. People often assume this and they are flat out wrong!
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You Have the RIGHT To…
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The keyword in PLR is RIGHTS. What rights are you given according to the package you buy?
Here’s are the “average” rights with PLR…
What You CAN Do With This PLR Package:
[YES] Can edit, add to or sell the product as is
[YES] Can use the screenshots on your blog.
[YES] Sales letter can be edited
[YES] Can be bundled with other paid products
[YES] Can be offered as a bonus to a paid product
[YES] Can be added to paid membership sites
[YES] Can be used to create audio/video products
[YES] Can be used to create offline workshops and seminars
[YES] Can claim full authorship
[YES] Can alter graphics
[YES] Can be added to free membership sites
[YES] Can sell as a personal use only product
[YES] May publish offline as a paid product
[YES] May be translated into other languages as long as rules below are also followed
What You CANNOT Do With This PLR Package:
[NO] Can be offered through auction sites, dime sales/firesales
[NO] Can give away or sell private label rights
[NO] Can give away or sell resell rights
[NO] Can give away or sell master resell rights
[NO] Transfer the rights you have to your customers
Occasionally, you’ll come across 100% Unrestricted PLR. That means you really can do anything you want with the content.
But most of the time there will be some limits to what you can do with the content. Simply follow the rules.
Every now and then someone will email and say, “Paul, I thought this was private label rights. This package says I can’t sell rights to other people. That’s not true PLR.”
Yes it is.
In general, you have the right to private label (put your name on the content and edit it.) You have the right to sell it. In some cases to give it away.
It’s not unrestricted resale rights. That’s a totally different animal.
You cannot use YOUR definition of PLR. You HAVE to use the original author’s definition.
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What About the Copyright?
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Another BIG misconception about PLR is that you get the copyright.
Not true.
The copyright remains with the original owner of the content. Unless you change it to the point of it not being recognized.
Why?
Let’s say that you and Bill both publish “Magic Ticks for Trix” at Amazon. Bill sees you’re selling the same book and gets loco. He contacts his attorney who sends you a letter saying you’re plagiarizing because Bill owns the copyright. You simply say, “Nope, this is PLR content. You’re client is lying to you and you should probably sue him. Here’s where I, and most likely Bill, got the content.”
Chances of that happening are rare. I’ve never had it happen, BUT as long as the owner retains the copyright, she has the RIGHT to say who can do what with the content.
Not getting the copyright actually protects you.
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Don’t Get Silly
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Talking about the legal side of things can make people overly scared.
For example… let’s say a package gives you the right to post the content on your blog. But it doesn’t mention Squidoo. It doesn’t mention HubPages.
Does that mean you cannot use the content there? No. The rights would expressly state where not use it.
Now then, let’s say the rights tell you that you MUST sell the content. You cannot give it away. That means you can’t put it on your blog, use it at Ezine Articles, Squidoo or anywhere else that allows free access.
OK, that’s enough for today.
In part 3, I’ll show you the 5 minimum changes you want to make when turning PLR into your own product.
Success is NOT an Accident!
Paul
Oh…. I know, I know… history sounds boring.
My wife is a self-proclaimed history nerd. (She teaches advanced placement history and that’s all the proof needed that’s she’s right on target!)
Last night we were talking about some of our past trips and West Virginia came up.
“Oh, yeah,” I said. “We went to see that little battle at Yorktown.”
“Right, baby. That ‘little battle.’ The one where Cornwallis surrendered to Washington and ended the Revolutionary War.” Then she just laughed and laughed.
(Luckily I am not sensitive about my lacked of pertinent history knowledge.)
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The History of PLR
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PLR stands for Private Label Rights.
And it’s been around a while. It’s usually called private label and white label.
It’s been practiced most in the grocery store…
And bottled water…
PLR as we know it in online business has been around about 8 years.
It was created by Jimmy D. Brown.
It began with the little phrase: Products in the Rough.
Jimmy knew that the biggest problem with product creation was the amount time it takes. It’s tough to organize all the information. It’s hard to make it to completion. Enter Products in the Rough.
These were short ghostwritten ebooks. The concept was not to provide a perfect product. Instead, a product that would kick start the process of product creation. PITRs provided the skeleton and guts and then you would fill in the gaps. Add your voice. Add additional insights.
However, people wanted a more complete product. Even filling in the gaps was too much work.
So Jimmy created Private Label Rights Products. These were more complete. Required superficial changes. And also included sales letters.
For a very short time, Nicheology was the ONLY private label rights provider. Then Jimmy opened Content Goldmine, which provided PLR articles. This was when Adsense sites were huge. And both sites immediately rocketed to 1,500 members each (which is the cap.)
Within a year PLR sites began popping up all over the net. And now you can find PLR on just about any niche imaginable. Some of it great and some of it so bad PLR got a really bad rap.
The truth is PLR that costs the creator $2000 to produce is MUCH different than PLR that was written for $200. The quality is nowhere close. And to expect the same quality is naive.
Anyway… that’s the brief history of PLR and how Jimmy D. launched the craze with Nicheology.
(And for those wondering I bought Nicheology back in 2006.)
In part 2, we’ll look at the legal side of PLR. What you can and can’t do with it. And why you do not get the copyright to the content.
In part 3, I’ll show you the 5 changes you want to make when turning PLR into your own product.
Part 4 will cover using PLR for blog post and how to separate yourself from the crowd. Plus SEOify it.
Part 5, I’ll share my favorite sources of PLR
Part 6, the 10 Day PLR Profit Formula
Then we’ll see where we’re going from there.
Success is NOT an Accident,
Paul
P.S. This Thursday, 8 am – 9:06 pm CST, my Half Marathon sale!! I’ll send a link tomorrow just so you can take a look at the offer and have plenty of time to decide before the doors open.
P.P.S. Nicheology members… This month’s PLR is ready…
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11 private label rights products, plus 9 PLR Websites.
“The Help” has earned $154.4 million at the box office so far.
Not bad for a screenplay based on book that was rejected 60 times.
The author, Kathryn Stockett wrote, “In the end, I received 60 rejections for The Help. But letter number 61 was the one that accepted me. After my five years of writing and three and a half years of rejection, an agent named Susan Ramer took pity on me. What if I had given up at 15? Or 40? Or even 60? Three weeks later, Susan sold The Help to Amy Einhorn Books.”
Rejection.
It’s a fear that holds back so many promising people.
Sometimes it’s imagined.
“What if no one likes this? This was a dumb idea.”
Sometimes it’s real.
“Hey, I just bought your product. You said I could get a refund if not completely satisfied. Well, I’m not. Please send refund by 5 pm today or I will contact the Better Business Bureau.”
That seed of fear can paralyze you. It can prevent you from doing your work. It will play mind games with you. Telling you that showing the public your work will just end in shame.
Don’t fall for it.
Pros don’t care about what “others” think. They do what is best for the market, not what is best for the critic.
Amateurs let the negative opinion of others unnerve them.
Listen, there’s no way to please everyone. It’s impossible. If you get wrapped up in being accepted across the board then start packing.
That’s not to say you never listen to legitimate critiques. We all learn and grow from those sincerely trying to help.
However, no one learns and grows from the critic looking to hurt and harm.
The Pro keeps going in the face of adversity. He pushes ahead even when some clown blows his horn. She keeps moving when rejection strikes.
Kathryn goes on to say, “The point is, I can’t tell you how to succeed. But I can tell you how not to: Give in to the shame of being rejected and put your manuscript—or painting, song, voice, dance moves, [insert passion here]—in the coffin that is your bedside drawer and close it for good. I guarantee you that it won’t take you anywhere.“
The Pro forges on. Because the Pro knows deep down, as Steven Pressfield put it, “The critic hates most that which he would have done himself if he had had the guts.”
Success is NOT an Accident!
Paul
Nicheology Members:
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Links to this month’s updates…
The Profit Academy: Repurposing Content
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Q & A Live:
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Follow the Leader Interview with John Morgan
http://www.nicheology.com/members/John_Morgan.cfm
http://www.nicheology.com/members/PLR_September_2011.cfm
Aromatherapy
Bass Fishing 101
My First Baby
Webinar Basics
Facebook Ads
No Limits Personal Development Pack
Video PLR: FTP Mastery
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Product Profiles:
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Webinar Riches:
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The half-marathon is this weekend.
Like anyone doing anything for the first time, I’m buying stuff.
New socks.
Recovery drinks.
Anything that helps me make it to the finish line. Please remember that I am not racing, I’m just trying to finish.
Sidebar: In business if we would focus more on finishing rather than making something perfect the first time out there would be a lot more success online.
About a mile from my house is a multi-sport shop. Triathlon types hang out there. I looked on their website to check it out. Just to see if I should even walk in the joint.
It so happens that the store has several “clubs.” A running club. Swimming club. Biking club. You can join them two mornings a week at 5:30 am.
And each club has levels.
I quickly discovered that I am a novice. (I already knew this, but now it’s supported by ranking evidence.) I would be in the lowest division of each group. But at least my caliber is represented.
Now then, I am not completely out of shape. But when I walked in the store I noticed that several elite human beings were standing around. These seemed to me to be the upper classmen of the club sector.
Ripped. Chiseled. Lean. Aerodynamic. Machine-like.
I timidly looked around for the gel-energy packs that had been recommended by a friend. There were so many. I didn’t not know which gel was for the novice who was trying to complete, or the pro trying to compete. So many options.
Then I heard a voice, “May I help you?”
I swirled to see a tremendous athlete. This guy probably ate nails for fiber and eats the fish he’s swimming beside in the ocean for protein. He seemed to be more machine than homo-sapien. I could imagine him pumping his legs like pistons as he rode his titanium composite bike.
“Oh,” I said. “Hello, Mr. Robot Man, Sir.”
“Are you in the half-marathon this weekend?” Asked Mr. Robot Man.
“Kind of. I’m entered, but I have no delusions of grandeur. I’m just looking to finish.”
“There’s no shame in that,” said Mr. Robot Man. “We all had to start at some point. You should have seen me when I got started. You would have laughed.”
Somehow I doubted that, but his digitized voice became more human with that admission.
“Since this is your first race you don’t need to worry with a lot of extra supplements. There will be plenty of nutrition bars and sports drinks on the course. Just focus on that. No need to fill your mind with a bunch of prep stuff, just have a good time.”
I shook the robots hand and thanked him for his time.
Before leaving he gave me some info on the clubs. “Everyone is welcome to participate. You don’t have to be a machine.”
“Thank you, Mr. Super Athlete Robot Man,” I said exiting the store…
Pros finish – regardless of their ranking.
Amateurs quit – because they are afraid they’re not the best.
Going pro does not mean you’re a “professional.” It means you’ve got the heart and mind of someone who wants to make it to the finish line.
I already know that next year’s finish will be much faster than this year’s. But only if I keep training and keep racing. Not against the field. Against myself.
Throughout the year I speak at numerous online business conferences. I see the timid looks from some in the audience. They are not sure they belong. Not sure if this is really the place for them. They feel the way I felt entering Mr. Robot Man’s store.
But I soon found out that I was welcomed – even though I’m no super athlete.
You belong no matter what your level. The key is recognizing that and showing up day after day they way pros do.
Amateurs look around. Determine they don’t belong. And try to slip away unseen.
Pros may feel like they don’t belong, but they find their place anyway. They find their pace anyway. And they do the best they can for the shape they’re in until they reach the finish line!
Finish strong!
Success is NOT an Accident,
Paul
Nicheology Members:
Q & A Live. Enter your questions now…
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Follow the Leader Interview with John Morgan: Brand Against the Machine…
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John will help you get focused with your branding. No more cluttered communication of what you stand for in your market.
Did you know that Pros and Amateurs are identical in one way?
Pros wrestle with doubt.
Amateurs wrestle with doubt.
I don’t think I have ever met anyone who did not have a heavy case of “what ifs” from time to time.
What if…
- What if I embarrass myself?
- What if this stinks?
- What if I fail?
- What if this is stupid?
- What if I’m fooling myself?
And of course the dreaded “who am I?” conflicts…
- Who am I to publish a book on _______?
- Who am I to start this business?
- Who am I that anyone should listen to me?
Years ago I read an article in “O” magazine. The O is for Oprah. No I am not a subscriber. Really. I’m not. But Baby Girl was a few years ago.
In the magazine was an article on the Imposter Syndrome.
Meryl Streep was one of the stars interviewed. She said that she was terrified that people would wake up one day to discover she really could not act.
WHAT? Her mantle is weighed down with Oscars and other awards that PROVE she can act. The WORLD knows she’s one of the greatest actors ever. But she still has nagging doubts. Meryl is a Pros Pro and she wrestles with the internal villain that kills so many dreams.
The difference between Pros and Amateurs is that Pros fight the doubt and perform. They do the work. Meryl did not quit acting because of doubt. She kept going.
Three Ways You Can Go Pro In The Face Of Staggering Doubts
01 : Accurately Assess Your Talents/Skills/Experiences.
Start looking for proof that you can and SHOULD be doing what you’re doing. Make a list of what you’re good at.
And if you think… “Uh I am not really good at anything.”
First, know this… you’re a liar. You’re good at something. Most likely several things. You’re not giving yourself credit. So stop lying and write down what you’re good at.
Second, you do not have to be the best. You do not have to be a world expert. Just write down something you can do or something you know that would be helpful to someone somewhere on the planet.
You should easily be able to make a list of 50 things.
02 : Stop Thinking and Act
Instead of sitting there thinking of all the reasons you shouldn’t…
Finish the website.
Complete the book.
Step on the stage.
Act.
Do something. Anything to gain some momentum. Your mind loves to churn in doubt and self-deprecation. It feels it is protecting you from possible disappointment.
Every time doubt creeps in – you push forward.
03 : Follow the Leader
Write down the name of someone you admire.
Know this. There have been many intense periods of doubt in their life. But they kept going. He reached the goal. She achieved success. But they did not do it with a positive mindset the whole time.
Personally, I feel that knowing we’re not alone helps. It especially helps when the people we look up to have faced the same struggles.
Doubt is nothing to be ashamed of unless it you allow it to keep you were you are.
Success is NOT an Accident,
Paul
Going Pro – Part 3
A week and a half from today I’m running in my first half-marathon.
Actually, I am running in my first anything. I started running on June 22nd of this year – about 2 months ago.
Let me be clear… I HATE RUNNING. Or at least I hated it. Now I can tolerate it.
Two months ago I could not run a mile without stopping to walk some.
Monday I ran 10 miles without stopping. Wait. Not running, slogging (slow jogging.) But I finished.
Friends are asking me about my upcoming “race.” And I am quick to tell them that I am not looking to race, I am looking to finish. I can guarantee you that the racers are not concerned in the least about my entry!!
The secret of going from zero to 10 miles in two months hinges on Part 3 of Going Pro…
Pros take consistent steps toward a specific destination even when it’s frustrating.
Amateurs get discouraged fast and look for an easier route.
Since I LOVE biking, it would have been much easier to just ride off into the sunset. But there was something about running that seemed like a challenge. I may never be a competitive runner, but I am reaching my personal goals. And it’s not easy. It just takes consistency.
Are there days I don’t want to run? YES!
Are there days I don’t want to work on my businesses? YES!
But small, consistent effort accumulates. It produces results. Positive results that let you see how far you have come. And in business the results are profits.
Pros focus on the steps they need to take to move forward.
Amateurs focus on the steps they took that went backwards.
- Anyone, anyone, anyone can start an online business.
- Anyone can learn to buy a domain.
- Anyone can learn how to buy a hosting account and use it.
- Anyone can learn to put up a website.
- Anyone can learn to use WordPress as a website.
- Anyone can set up a PayPal account.
- Anyone can learn how to take the checkout code from PayPal and paste it on his blog and get paid.
- Anyone can learn how to use an autoresponder.
- Anyone can learn how to set up a squeeze page.
BUT… each of these require small, consistent steps. Can you learn it ALL in a day? No, but that’s not necessary. Choose one. Learn. Then take the steps.
Will all the steps work perfectly the first time?
No.
You’ll miss a step. You’ll forget a step. Your browser won’t work the same. The buttons might look different on your screen. But you make adjustments and try again if you’re a pro. An amateur just whines and complains.
I talk with people all the time who say things like… “I’ve been trying to make a living online for the past 2 years. Nothing’s working. This is all just a scam.” They look disappointed and dejected.
I feel bad for them. So I want to help. “What’s your web address. Maybe I can help.”
“Oh,” They say. “I don’t have a website yet.”
What?
These people are NOT trying to make money online. They may be buying a lot of products. They may be thinking about online business a lot. They may be hanging out in forums having “discussions.” But they are not trying to make money. They are not trying to start their own business. They are not trying to take control of their life and fight this economy tooth and nail!
Last night I sent out a testimonial with the final invitation to get ROI. It was from John Hunt, MarketingPlanGuide.com, here’s an excerpt…
“I used Simple Six Figures to set up one site a few years ago that is still producing revenue today.”
John learned and took consistent action. He goes on to say about his ROI purchase…
“Why would an established marketing strategist and published author who has been written up in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today buy this system? Two reasons. First – I believe one must be a life-long learner and I practice what I preach. Second – I have used your specific systems to generate thousands of dollars. The proof is in the pudding… or puddin’ as you might say ”
“Life-long learning.” That is key for Pros!
“I have used your specific systems to generate thousands of dollars.” A system. Following a system requires simple consistency.
“But Paul, there’s so much to learn and understand. I’m not sure I can do it.”
YES, YOU CAN!
Do you remember sitting in school? 7 different subjects a day. Five days a week. Then you got tested on it. You hated it. You did it for twelve plus years. You made it. But you didn’t learn it all in a day. It took time. And there were plenty of subject you thought you would never understand that you wound up making an “A” in.
Be a pro! Learn and consistently apply.
Success is NOT an Accident!
Paul
Going Pro – Part 2
Pros know that profits are a process.
Amateurs believe profits come from step-by-step instructions.
Business isn’t elementary math. It’s not 2 + 2 = 4.
Profits come faster for some and slower for others. There’s no one size fits all.
Some people can buy a product. Execute step by step. And make money.
Others can buy the same product. Follow the same steps. And not make a dime.
How is that possible?
Let’s say you buy a product on blogging. It tells you how to set up a blog, choose a template and write your first article.
Ten other people buy the product as well. What’s the chance of all the blogs being identical? Zero.
Different markets. Different themes. Different articles.
Now let’s say that everyone is told to go into the dog training market. Everyone is given the exact same theme. Everyone is told to write their first article on the 5 Essentials of Dog Training.
The articles will still be vastly different even if the market and theme are the same.
Background, experience, education, vocabulary, etc all play a part.
The pro doesn’t expect everything to work perfectly the first time. They do the work and examine the results. Then make adjustments. Then try again. They don’t give up. They keep working. And they know it takes time to get things right. It certainly takes time to make a profit.
The amateur thinks he should follow the instructions and money should just pour in. No thinking required.
Success is NOT an Accident!
Paul
P.S. ROI closes tonight at 9 pm CST…
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P.P.S. Don’t forget to download a chapter from Carrie’s book…
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A few months ago I gave away The War of Art by Steven Pressfield during a comments contest.
That book will be the basis for some of the thoughts for this series on being a Pro.
I love this topic because way too many people are trying to make money online while remaining amateurs.
Yeah, yeah, yeah… there are thousands of promises of easy money on the net. Be lazy, get rich.
If you’ve been online more a month I bet the blinders are off by now, right? You know that the folks making those types of promises are just lying.
So let’s say you REALLY want to make it. What’s it take?
There are plenty of systems out there, so we’ll be talking more about philosophy. Most people online totally ignore this. And I can prove it…
I tested two products a few months ago.
The first was a “system.” Basically… “Here’s how I made $______” It sold like crazy.
The second product was on productivity. “Here’s how to get more done so you can make $______ .”
It sold some, but not as many as it should have – even though people constantly complain about being overwhelmed, having a lack of focus and not completing projects and products that they are working on.
What’s that tell you? People are far more enamored with hope than improving reality. I see it time and again. (Or somehow they believe their hope will magically become reality. By the way have I introduced you to my talking dog?)
Which brings us to part 1 :
Pros work based on perspiration. Amateurs work based on inspiration.
Pros do what needs to be done, when it needs to be done. Amateurs think about what to do and wait for the right moment to hit.
Pros crush it. Amateurs slush it.
From the War of Art:
Someone asked Somerset Maugham if he wrote on a schedule or only when struck by inspiration.
“I write only when inspiration strikes,” he replied. “Fortunately it strikes every morning at 9 o’clock sharp.”
That’s a pro.
When Carrie Wilkerson wanted to finish her book, she took a weekend, holed up in a cabin, and got it done! (Get a free chapter of her new book here… http://www.nicheology.net/barefootbook)
Make a list of 5 things that MUST get done in your business this week. What are the absolutes? Do not wait for the stars to be aligned. Simply get them done.
A few minutes ago a friend phoned and said, “You get more done than anyone I know. Plus you seem to read a lot. How many books are you currently reading?”
I made a quick count and replied, “Eight.”
“Eight?! How do you have time to do that?”
“I do what needs to be done. Then I use “non-profit” time for reading.”
“What do you mean by non-profit time?” he asked.
“My essentials directly make money. They directly make a profit. I do not let anything interrupt those tasks. Not email. Not a phone call like this. Nothing. I control my time,” I said.
Even if you have a full-time job you have time to devote to your online business. Are you focusing on what needs to be done, when it needs to be done? Or are you waiting until it “feels” right?
Part 2 tomorrow.
Success is NOT an Accident!
Paul
P.S. http://recurringonlineincome.com/ The special ends tomorrow night at 9 pm, CST.
P.P.S. http://www.nicheology.net/barefootbook Check out Carrie’s book.
“There has never been a better time to turn your passions into income. But just having an idea doesn’t mean you’re ready to order business cards just yet. Carrie Wilkerson’s “The Barefoot Executive” walks you through the process of developing your idea, finding your audience, and setting yourself up for a lifetime of success doing the work you love for the hardest boss you’ll ever have… yourself!”
-Dave Ramsey, host of The Dave Ramsey Show and best-selling author of The Total Money Makeover
“Carrie Wilkerson has done a great job with this book, and she’s personally helped me make tons of money with my business. I highly recommend this book!” ?- Chris Brogan, president, Human Business Works, and publisher of chrisbrogan.com
Nicole has just released her Blog CPR course and it’s super solid.
Her first lesson in the course is worth the entire price. Nicole covers how to connect with your readers. How to understand who they are and what they want. So many blogger are simply writing for themselves. When we write for others we begin building a core following. Nicole shows you how.
She also shows you..
- how to get organized and plan ahead (so your blog can withstand the surprises of life)
- how to come up with endless content topics and quick blog post ideas (kiss writer’s block goodbye, oh yeah!)
- what to do when you don’t want to or can’t write a single word (by legitimately using Other People’s Content – with their permission, of course)
- why plagiarizing yourself makes you one smart cookie (not to mention a richer one)
- how to spice up your blog with easy but meaty posts involving other experts and bloggers (and they’ll thank you for it)
- why and how to use Private Label Rights content (even if you’ve never considered it before)
- where to find done-for-you blog posts that actually make you money (this is my favorite blogging-for-money shortcut!)
- a collaborative technique she uses, which produces high-quality, unique content in a flash and tons of links from people with vast audiences (nobody else does this but after you get Blog CPR, you will too!)
- how to outsource writing and other parts of blogging so can finally enjoy being a blogger instead of being a slave to your blog (you’ll be surprised how affordable this is)
Success is NOT an Accident!
Paul
