Archive for December 12th, 2008

Internet Marketing Success Tips

To make money online today is getting easier and harder.  Easier because there are more tools you can use to get more work done faster.  Easier because of the wealth of knowledge from people who already make money online.

But also harder because so many new people come into this business on a daily basis from around the world.  The competition in most niches is extreme.  The days of finding unknown profitable niches every week are long gone.

Very few have been undiscovered with the large numbers of free and paid keyword research tools.  To find new keywords that everyone else knows about you really need to think outside the box and get into the head of your prospect and try keywords you make up of your own.

What would they type in if they were a good prospect for your product or service?

Come up with a few each day and check them out.  Also look at what others are already using.  Spyfu is a great website to come up with the keywords others are paying to advertise on.

If the same websites are advertising on a keyword constantly and for weeks in a row.  The odds are good that keyword is making money for them.

You could build a great business letting others do the discovery and copying the keywords they are using.  It is like a fast start to profits.

Do you really think you are going to have the money to explore and test to find 1000 keywords that are worth it?

Let others find the good niches, keywords and products.  Then just do what they are doing. 

One caveat,  look at the websites and dig deeper to see how long they have been in business, do they look like they know what they are doing and run through their marketing funnels to see what they are selling and how they are doing it.

This is the fast way to internet marketing success.  Mimick other successful marketing and do what they do.  Find out what products they offer and what backends and one time offers they are using to stay in business.

Don’t try to be special and unique or find the next BIG thing.  Sell what others are already making money selling.

Research any niche to see HOW people are making money.  Build the same kind of websites, advertise where they do, sell the same kind of product.  If they are using squeeze pages, you should test your own squeeze page.

To make money before you run out of money, don’t waste time being an inventor.  Do what others have already proven works.

If Life Stinks, You Can Turn It Around

It used to be that nice people did not use the word “suck.” Today, you hear nice people saying it just about everywhere — in particular, the phrase, “Life sucks.”

Now, you may be thinking that’s not how you would describe your life. But consider: Are there parts of your life that aren’t working? Are you failing to reach the joy and satisfaction you’d hoped for? If your answer to either of these is yes, here are six questions to consider to add joy and balance to your life…

Do you give away your power? Anytime you make someone or something outside of you more important than what is inside you, you’re giving away your personal power.

Example A: You let others make decisions for you, from what movie to see to where you live.

How to change: Start making this type of decision for yourself, being sure that it represents your true desires, not your need to please.

Example B: You assume your destiny depends on something beyond your control, such as the stars, politics or the workplace.

How to change: You can choose to fret and become miserable — or choose not to worry and be cheerful. Sculpt your life through your own attitudes and outlook.

Are your expectations too low? All of us inherit a set of beliefs. The question is, do you live your life bound by them or do you expand your beliefs to encompass all that life has to offer? By hanging on to self-defeating beliefs and low expectations, you’ll continue to operate at a low level instead of going full throttle ahead. Here are some ways to loosen the bonds of negative beliefs…

Forgive others. Don’t waste your precious life stewing over someone else’s bad behavior.

Forgive yourself. Instead of revisiting past actions and feeling guilty, ask yourself how the experiences moved you to a new place and be thankful you arrived there.

Expect that good can — and does — come to you frequently. Your life will shrink or expand according to your expectations, so think big and accept more until you retirement.

Are your thoughts sinking you? Many people have been programmed to think of life as a sea of troubles. In fact, it is an ocean of possibilities, a wonderful adventure to be enjoyed. Many people perceive themselves as deprived — of money, love, time, etc. The tricky thing about perceptions is that they become self-fulfilling. Focus on abundance.

Some ways to do this: Make a gratitude list. As you are going to bed, think about the things you appreciated during the day. Avoid watching the dark side of the news. Quit complaining about what isn’t working, and concentrate on what you can do to make things work. Sometimes a new bathroom vanity helps.

Choose to talk about what you enjoy — a visit to an art gallery, a great book, an afternoon at the beach. Get an exercise bike. See how it lightens your life. Don’t dwell on the negative.

Do you waste your time doing things that “suck”? Write down your activities over the course of a week. Then rate each according to whether it enhances your life or diminishes it, with 10 being the best. This will tell you what erodes the quality of your life. Now write next to each item ways that you can maximize what lifts you and minimize the downers.

Do you think you have to fix everything — including other people? Control freaks don’t have a power issue, they have a trust issue as in, “Nothing gets done right unless I do it myself.”

The truth is, our expectations of others play a major role in how they behave. Expect the best and that’s what you are likely to get. Trust people for a change, and invite others in to help. You’ll give yourself the gift of more time to pursue activities that renew you. Those around you will appreciate you more, not less, for your trust in them.

While you’re at it, give up trying to fix others. No one can fix anyone else, and no one can make someone else happy or unhappy. Only the person himself/herself can do that — even though he might try to persuade you otherwise.

Are you enjoying the journey? The happiest people evaluate life by the quality of their experiences, including those that have ended. Honor your past shining moments as you embrace the present. A day is no less glorious because it gives way to night… a glowing career is no less satisfying because you retired… a relationship that once brought you happiness is no less wonderful because it came apart in the end.

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