November 2011 Blog Posts (22)

1-2-3... How to Fall Asleep Naturally

Just for a change of pace, and you know we all need it occasionally I thought I would hand out a tip that will help those restless insomniacs.

About 13 years ago I was taught a little trick that has helped me to fall asleep almost whenever I want to.

It all started after an automobile accident that left me with a severe injury.  An object was catapulted through the rear window of my pick-up and came to a sudden stop when it met my…

Give me a Rainbow…. in Yellow?

Yellow pages advertising…

It sounds old fashioned and some people believe that yellow pages no longer receive response like other advertising methods do and while this is true to some extent it is not the whole picture.

When talking about traditional yellow pages, there is a decline in number of people opting to advertise in it. According to a recent report, even…

Advertising for free.. Just a thought or two

Advertising for free seems like an impossible thing when heard for the first time. Yet there are several ways in which the cost of advertisement can be eliminated, with the help of some imagination and creativity.

A business wishing to advertise, can write articles related to their field of expertise that can be submitted to…

Hallelujah and pass me the money

I want to welcome you to the Ultimate Global Super Freedom Wonder Business.  As a member you will be providing the poor, suffering and miserable downtrodden masses of the world with the answer to their prayers.  The Miracle Phyto Enhanced, Micro Injected Ocypolyhexoethylmetaglucoprotocellulose enriched tincture to cure their every ache and pain.

Huh?  Say what?

I will admit that while it was a lot of…

Another 50 Proverbs to live by….

51. Anything worth taking seriously is worth making fun of.

52. Anything you lose automatically doubles in value.

53. Are you wearing lipstick? Well, mind if I taste it?

54. Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

55. As long as there are tests, there will be prayer in public schools.

56. Assumption is the mother of all…

Eniee Meniee Minee Moe….. How to Price a Product

Short of picking a price out of thin air most people really have no idea on how to go about pricing a product or service that they have to offer.  Now it might seem that any “fair” price the seller sets should be the way it is done, however the truth is far removed.

This does not mean that there is a complicated formula that needs to be learned or that a ton of money need be spent doing…

Battle cry of the unsuccessful….. It’s not my fault!

Literally, the statement is a fact of life and of human nature. People become so accustomed to a situation that they fail to realize the reality of what is happening to or around them.

Should they realize it, most will fail to act upon that knowledge deferring the blame with the battle cry “It’s not my fault”!

Take a frog and put it in a…

Today’s Hot 10 Tips:

10 Ways To Generate Traffic And Sales With e-Books (Part 1)

1. People love to get free stuff. A freebie is just

perfect for getting them to visit your web site and get

the free book.

2. Give away the full version of your e-book in exchange

for testimonials. Then use them to improve your ads

effectiveness.

3.…

ABC… Ads by Concept

There are a few basics to human nature that are so easy that anyone can make use of them in order to invoke a response from a potential customer or client.  In short it is knowing what makes us tick and applying that to creating a responsive ad.

First we have emotions these have a whole subset of specifics that can be used to induce a reaction based on anything from curiosity to…

A word from Michael

My dear friend Michael Dlouhy is a networking genius who gives away all the "secrets" you pay for everywhere else yet he makes a ton of money.

Here is an excerpt from one of his recent eMails on what to watch out for.  It was so poignant that I felt the need to share it with everyone else

So here is Michael's own words...... ->

First of all, you've got to have a direct splash page for your #1, #2 and #3 selling MLM products. And please don't…

A BA of BS... or PhD of Hype?

Let me take you on a little scenario....

Your 18 again and just finished high school in June of this year... September finally arrived and you enrolled at the University of your choice.  Now with November almost done your just a week or 2 away from getting your Masters degree and earning $100.000+ per year!

Why are you laughing?  Isn't that how it works?  I mean come on now, just yesterday I ran across a wonderful network marketing company…

Would you like a T-bone.... or Pine?

I have said it before and I will say it again "You can do all the wishing, hoping and trying in the world but unless you know what your doing it will not produce the expected results!"

I am talking business here but I am going to assume that there are a few Christian readers out there and they will recognize this story but for those who do not I will explain all.

This is a story about a man who had a bag of seeds, a bag of seeds that…

Today's Hot 10 Tips: ... 10 Benefits Of Helping A Newbie

1. You are going to feel good knowing that you had a

part in helping them build their business. Then you

can sit back and say "I did that."

2. They will become a contact and maybe even one of

your best friends. Making friends is what life and

business is all about.

3. They could become your future business partners or

investors. You could do joint ventures and cross

promotional deals…

A Penny Saved.. is a Gnome?



As many of you who correspond with me regularly know my signature has not only a link or two in it but also a quotation.  Usually it is from "The Musings of the White Raven"



I received an eMail the other day wondering where I acquired these Gnomes. I like to think of myself as fairly versatile in the English vernacular but this one had me stumped, so off I went to find me a Gnome.



Guess what ... it is in actual fact a term that was used…

Since your business model is online, you have to use strategies that work on the Internet. Some of these can mimic well-known retail strategies, like limited offers similar to close-out sales, but ultimately the Internet determines how they are implemented differently. Some other types of strategies would make no sense in a conventional business, but make perfect sense on the Internet where you are appealing to a wider audience of people.

For instance, it costs you nothing to sign up…

Gluteus Maximus VS Cerebral Cortex

Before I get started I should translate for those who do not know.  The Gluteus Maximus is the largest set of muscles that make up your buttocks.  The Cerebral Cortex is the largest part of your brain and credited with giving you your reasoning…

Failing to Succeed or Succeeding at Failure?

I keep hearing about failure, why people fail, what makes them fail even why they SHOULD fail before they can succeed and I say, excuse my English, “BU:: SH*T” to that!

Yes there are many reasons why people fail and most are due to not paying attention to the details.  Bake a cake and get the ingredients wrong and the results will not turn out as expected.

Other people are simply so full of themselves and so…

Today's Hot 10 Tips: 10 Ways To Make Your Freebies More Valuable

1. Tell people the monetary value of the freebie.Example, "Free Subscription to my e-zine! A $19.95 value!"

2. Add other freebies to your freebie to increase thevalue. Example, "Download the book now and get a freesubscribe to my e-zine!"

3. Limit the time or supply. Example, This offer willonly be available until Friday." or " For the next 100people only."

4. You…

The Art of War… In Color?

Sun Tzu was an ancient Chinese military general, strategist and philosopher and is credited with being the author of “The Art of War”. A novel that has been used as the basis for everything from battle to marriages, from business to games.

Yet the key behind it all is the simple act of understanding ones self and ones opponent and although he wrote his book 2,500 years ago he…

I know cause ...

Who can quote for me, off the top of their head, what Corinthians 13:11 says?  For those not of the Christian persuasion you can skip this line but listen carefully to the rest of my questions because they are all about you and what you need to do to become successful in life.

Corinthians 13:11 says... "When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish…