Monday, March 12, 2012

How to Find Good People in Your Life


 

My Formula for Abundance

As Peter Diamandis claims in his new book, "Abundance: The Future is Better Than You Think", "humanity is now entering a period of radical transformation where technology has the potential to significantly raise the basic standard of living for every man, woman, and child on the planet."

There's also, believe it or not, an abundance of GOOD people out there who want to support you. While it might feel like you are always trying to go it alone, if you follow my formula for attracting good people into your life, you'll soon have an abundance of them.

Craig Ballantyne

"Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings." – Samuel Johnson



How to Find Good People in Your Life


By Craig Ballantyne


This is one of the most important articles I could ever write for you.

Recently we had a discussion on my Facebook page about whether or not it was difficult to find good, positive, supportive people in your life.

Frankly, I don't believe it is hard if you are willing to stand up for what you believe in, live in a way that is congruent with your beliefs, and put some effort into looking.

Who you associate with makes all the difference in your life. I once heard the incredible speaker, Dr. Nido Qubein, describe the impact of your social network using the example of the Koi fish. "The Koi fish grows in proportion to its environment. If you keep it in a pail of water, it grows only 2 inches. But if you let loose in the wild it can grow up to 2 feet," Dr. Qubein explained. So are you like the Koi fish that has been kept in a pail? Is your environment and social network stifling your growth?

If you believe this to be so, then Dr. Qubein has a suggestion for you, "Make a list of the 10 people you spend the most time with and your top 5 goals and top 5 values. Compare the lists. Are the people you spend the most time with congruent with your values and goals? If not, you might be held back by this association."

You need to spend more time with positive people and in a positive environment. In the weight loss world, study after study have shown that when you spend time with others who have the same goals as you, and who are making progress towards these goals, that you too will have greater success.

To help you attract the right people and positive support into your social network, here is the EarlytoRise.com Ultimate Guide to Finding Good People in Your Life

Step 1) Identify what you value in people.

Step 2) Identify where this type of person spends time.

Step 3) Go there.

Whether it is a church, gym, beach, dance lessons, bootcamp fitness class, Chamber of Commerce meeting, local lectures, weekend seminars, weekly group meetings, or a positive Internet forum, you don't meet good people by watching TV...but good people ARE out there. Go forth and find them.

Let this quote give you some inspiration:

"When you take action, particularly bold action, the boundaries of what you believe to be possible (your belief system) expand. Which, in turn, gives you the capacity to consider new ideas, new possibilities, and new concepts that you previously thought to be impossible." – Robert Ringer

Listen, I'm a lucky man.

The people I know and surround myself with, from my best friends from high school to the most inspirational fitness experts in the world to amazing entrepreneurs from all around the world, are people that I've met because I've lived my life with purpose and clarity.

I will not settle for less. I will not live my life according to anyone else's expectations. I get ridiculed, called names, and criticized a lot, but it's not going to stop me from living the way that attracts the RIGHT people into my life.

The decision to do so has been the most important I've made in my life.

That's why I'm surrounded by positive, high-energy people who are always trying to improve themselves, and who support me in my quest to be a better man.

There are my friends Isabel De Los Rios, a woman who has shown hundreds of thousands of people how to eat better (at last check her site has over 208,000 members and over 7744 questions answered on her forum). And she did it by not settling for less and through living by example without fear of what others thought of her.

Another one of my great friends is Bedros Keuilian, who has overcome being a poor immigrant from Armenia, who didn't speak a lick of English in 1980, and who had to "dumpster dive" for expired food to help his family eat. He too lives by example.

Then there are all the men and women in my businesses, from my business partner Matt Smith who challenges me every day to defend my arguments (we have great debates) to my assistant Amy who helps me run the ship here at Turbulence Training.

All of them inspire me, and all were attracted into my life by my decision to live by example. Lead by living by example.

You may have people resist you at first, but they will come around. Many of my best friends from high school resisted healthy living, but many of them now live even healthier than me (but not by much, and we make a great friendly competition out of it).

Live and lead by example. Attract the right people into your life, both in the 'real-world' and on the Internet. Take full responsibility for your social network.

After all, you are responsible for your results in all areas of life. When you accept your results without casting blame and you learn from your mistakes so as to not make the same mistakes again, only then will you achieve what you want and have the right people in your life. That is how you must live and that is why you will succeed.

If what you are doing now is not working, then you must change. Don't rely on doing "normal" things to get extraordinary results, because it doesn't work that way. Normal and average behaviors only get you average results, and those just aren't very good these days.

Many of the great people in my life have found me and my newsletters because I put my mission out there. I was proud of it, and I don't care who disagrees with me. All that matters are the good people who are attracted to the mission of helping others.

Live by example and stay strong.

[Ed. Note. Craig Ballantyne is the author of Financial Independence Monthly, a complete blueprint to helping you take control of your financial future with a web–based business that you can operate from anywhere in the world – including a coffee shop, your kitchen table, or anywhere around the world where there is Internet access..]  
 
   
   

Sunday, March 4, 2012

10 Awesome Ways To Attract More Orders

Today's feature article is: 10 Awesome Ways To Attract More Orders
Read it below!

1. Create a free ebook directory on a specific topic at your web site. People will visit your web site to read the free ebooks and may see your product ad.
2. Turn part of your web site into a members only  web site. Instead of charging for access, use it as a free bonus for one of your products.
3. Add a free classified ad section to your web site.  You could then trade banner ads with other web sites that have free classified ad sections.
4. Create two versions of your e-zine so people  can choose if they want ads included with it or not.  This'll attract the people who hate ads to subscribe.
5. Publish your e-zine only on your web site. Have people subscribe to a "new issue" e-mail reminder.  This could really increase your traffic and sales.
6. Sell advertising space in your product package. You could sell inserts, flyers, brochures, booklets, and digital ads for electronic products.
7. Offer daily or weekly visitor bonuses. This will increase your repeat traffic and sales because your visitors will visit regularly to get the visitor bonuses.
8. Allow people to download software or e-books from your web site at no cost. Just ask your visitors in return if they'll refer their friends to your web site.
9. Build up the number of people that join your free affiliate program quickly by temporally offering your
product for free to the people that sign up.
10. Negotiate with e-zine publishers to get free or discounted ads by letting them join your affiliate
program and earn commissions on the ad you run.
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Quote of the Day:
"Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it." -- Horace

Lesson 6: Make Money At Home with Pay Per Click PPC

Make Money At Home Online

Lesson 6: Make Money At Home with Pay Per Click PPC

Make money at home with pay per click PPC is the easiest way to make money at home from your website or blog, all what you need to do is to set up a PPC account , fill you correct information, Generate html code for the ads you want to place on your site then place it on your website or blog.

PPC (Pay Per Click) system means you will be paid for each click your visitors do it on the Ads that you place and that could make you $1000�s per month if you have high traffic because you will be paid cents or dollars for each click and that could happen 1000 times daily.

What is PPC system?
PPC system is a fast and easy way for website publishers to display relevant, unobtrusive ads on their website's content pages and earn money. Because the ads are related to what your users are looking for on your site, you'll finally have a way to both monetize and enhance your content pages, it�s free program and you will not pay a red cent to join it but you will start making money through it.

SET UP PPC Account to set up PPC account you need to:
1- Choose one of PPC programs.
http://www.mmahh.com/index_files/make_money_at_home_ppc.htm

2� Fill your website information your website URL and your website language.
If you do not have a website or blog yet, you can get free blog and start building your space on the net to start you online business, Get more info about how to get free blog.
3� Fill your contact information which are your address and where you want Google to send your money checks, your address should be you P.O. Box, and your name witch should match the name on your bank account if you are US resident or the name on your passport if you are not US resident to be able to change the checks you receive from Google.

Congratulation you have set up a new income stream for your self.

After they activate your account you have to set up the ads that you want to place on your website or blog to start making money.
Set Up The PPC Ads
After you login
1- Click on the setup.
2� Choose the format and the color of the Ads that you want to place on your website which preferable to be similar to your website�s format and color.
3� Choose up to five keywords that you want the Ads on your website to be about, it�s preferable to be close to your website�s main topic, for example if your site is music site so choose keywords like free music, music download, lyrics and so on.
4� Your html code is ready now copy the code and place it on your website and stat making money now with Google ADsense.

After you place the code on your website it should be similar to the ads you see on the right of this page, you can change the colors, font, and size to what fits your site design to appear like a part of your website contents. Google Ads is great way to add contents to your website relevant to your website contents and make you very nice money.
make sure that you use the proper keywords to get ads relevant to your website contents for example: we use make money, make money at home, make money from home to get useful ads to our visitors and for us. if you have music site you should ads relevant to music like free music, download music, or mp3 music. it is not recommended that you use irrelevant keywords because you will not get the result that you wish.
You can read it here
http://www.mmahh.com/index_files/make_money_at_home_ppc.htm

How to Live a Rich Life


You Are Already Rich

Wealth is more than just about money. It's also about living well. Today we'll learn how to do that in a message from Mark Ford.

Craig Ballantyne

Celebrate your existence. There are over one billion people in the world living on $2 per day who dream of having the abundance in your life. No matter how tough you think things are right now. Stay strong. Look on the bright side every time. Be grateful for everything – and everyone – you have in your life.



You CAN Live a Rich Life While Building Wealth


By Mark Ford, editor


I grew up relatively poor, the second of eight children. My father earned $12,000 a year as a college professor. As a teenager, I was ashamed of our small house, my hand-me-down-clothes, and my peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches.

I dreamed, literally dreamed, of living like a rich man.

And so, when I got my first job at age nine as a paperboy – and then at 12 as a lackey at the local carwash – I would spend my money on luxuries, like a pair of brand-new Thom McAn shoes.

I worked every chance I got through high school, and then worked two or three jobs during college and graduate school. I spent 80% of my money on necessities: food, clothes, and tuition. But I always spent a bit on little niceties. Even back then, I had the notion that I didn't need to deprive myself now for some better life later.

I tell you this to emphasize a key part of the simple money-management system I've used to generate more than $50 million in wealth...

I don't believe in scrimping severely to optimize savings. I believe you can live a rich life while you grow rich, so long as you are willing to work hard and you are smart about your spending.

Think of the typical earning/spending/saving pattern of most wealth-seekers...

During their 20s, they spend every nickel of their modest income to make ends meet. At that age, it is nearly impossible to put aside money for the future.

During their 30s, their income increases. But this is also when they start a family. Expenses soar. There are more mouths to feed, a "family" car to buy, and the dreaded down-payment on a first house. They manage to save a little during these years, but not nearly as much as they thought they would.

If they work hard and make good career decisions, their income climbs much higher in their 40s and early 50s. They have more money to put aside for the future, but they are also tempted into buying newer cars, nicer clothes, more exotic vacations, and – the biggest wealth-stealer of them all – that dream house.

In their later 50s and 60s, their income plateaus or even dips... and they may have to start shelling out for college tuition. Aware that their retirement funds are being depleted rather than enhanced, they invest aggressively to try to make up the difference.

Finally, sometime in their mid- to late-60s, they realize that they don't have enough money to retire. They have spent almost 40 years working hard and chasing wealth, but they never managed to attain it.

It's sad, but it's the reality for most people. And it is just as true for high-income earners (doctors, lawyers, etc.) as it is for working-class folks.

There are two lessons to be drawn from this:
  • First, it is very difficult to acquire wealth if you increase your spending every time your income goes up.
  • Second, setting unrealistic investing goals means taking greater risks. And taking more risks, contrary to what many pundits say, will almost always make you poorer... not richer.
The truth is, there is only a marginal relationship between how much you spend on housing, transportation, vacations, and toys and the enjoyment you can derive from them.

My spending strategy is simple: Discover your own, less expensive way to live a rich life. By a "rich life," I mean a life free from financial stress, but also filled with things that give you pleasure.

For example, good, restful sleep is essential for a happy life. Ideally, you're going to spend around one-third of your life sleeping. So rather than "pay up" for an expensive car or an expensive necklace, buy a great mattress. By getting a great mattress (which can be had for less than $2,000), you'll sleep as well as any billionaire... and be just as happy.

Your family can be just as happy in a house that costs $100,000 or $200,000 as opposed to one that costs $10 million or $20 million. Likewise, a $25,000 car will get you where you want to go just as well as a car that costs 10 times that amount. There are dozens of ways to live like a millionaire on a modest budget. If you learn those ways, you will have a tremendous advantage over everyone else at your income level.

Make smart spending decisions. Stop thinking that because you're earning more money, you should be spending more. Your future wealth is determined by how much you save and invest, not by how much you spend.

So here's what I'd like you to do: Figure out how much you need to spend every year to live your own personal version of a "rich" life. It might help to spend a few minutes thinking about all the things you truly enjoyed last year. If you are like me, you'll find that almost all the things you enjoy require very little in the way of money. (Those are the true luxuries.)

Keep the biggest wealth-stealing expenses – like your house, your cars, and entertainment – to a necessary minimum. And eschew any expenditure that has a brand name attached to it. Brand names are parasites that gobble up wealth.

Don't nod your head and promise to get to it sometime in the future. Do it today. Estimate, as well as you can, what you need to spend each year to have the life you want.

This is a number you must have firmly in your mind if you intend to be a serious wealth-builder.

This simple system for managing money can work for you if you commit yourself to it. As I said, it's part of the system I used to build a net worth of more than $50 million – and it's still working for me and everyone else I know who has tried it.

So today, spend the time it takes to establish your own approach to "living rich" now... and in the future.

[Ed. Note. If you're not happy with your financial situation, you're in the perfect position to change it for the better. Most recently, Mark and his team uncovered an unusual group of stocks that are guaranteed to provide a steady, reliable stream of income to you every month. He's prepared a short video that tells you everything you need to know to start adding money to your bank account right now. ]  
  • You Are Already Rich


  • You CAN Live a Rich Life While Building Wealth
   

A New American Dream

As a graduate in accountancy and strategic planning, Rich Schefren was set to build his career with the prestigious accounting firm of Arthur Anderson but circumstances in the family business compelled Rich to return home to New York to pitch in. He revitalized the family's clothing store by marketing its products to consumers who wanted cutting edge urban fashion at discount prices. Rich's instincts paid off and the store attracted celebrity patrons and quadrupled its revenues in three years. After this success, Rich decided to try his hand at hypnotherapy which led to his next business venture – investing $ 7,500 in a hypnosis center which he expanded to multiple locations and $7 million in revenue in four years. From there, Rich jumped into the world of Internet marketing and in his first two years online amassed a personal fortune of $4 million. In 2004, he formalized his Internet marketing consulting work for other bu sinesses and launched his business under the name Strategic Profits. Using the skills he had developed as an entrepreneur, his training in hypnotherapy, and his experience at Arthur Anderson, Rich was able to rapidly help countless Internet marketers become better organized, more profitable, and gain more leisure time. His unique ability to help marketers and businesses achieve success has earned him the nickname of the "Guru's Guru" in Internet marketing.
   
   

How to Decide if your Business Idea is Right For You

Hi,

I hope you're having a great day! Remember to let me know if there is anything I can do to help you.
Today I would like to talk a little about how to know if a
business idea is right for you.

There are several factors that will contribute to this decision:
1. What would you enjoy doing every day, that could be profitable?
2. Will people pay for this service or the products you want to sell?
3. Does your idea need any financial backing and if so, how much financial backing do you think you can get?
4. What skills and resources do you have?
5. How much time and effort can you put into a business without sacrificing other aspects of your life?
Starting up a business means factoring in your interests, a buying market, your financial backing, and your time and dedication. For just a moment, put aside all the research that you'll need to do to determine whether your business venture appears worthwhile.

Think about a perfect world in which your business is sure to be a success. Ask yourself the following questions:
1. What is it that you really enjoy doing?
2. What would give you a sense of satisfaction?
3. What type of business could you take pride in?
4. What type of business could you immerse yourself in?
5. Do you want to run a full-time business or a sideline, part-time business?
6. Do you see yourself in an office? A storefront location?

Working from home?
Think about the perfect scenario for yourself. Of course you probably won't end up with that exact picture, but at least you'll have an idea of what it is you're looking to achieve. If after five years you find yourself in a situation that's close to what you pictured, then you've done very well indeed. People who've become successful in business often forget to look back at their initial dream and realize how close they are. They focus on the 30 percent they haven't accomplished and neglect to stop and look at the 70 percent that they
have achieved. To approach your business dream, start thinking small and realize that most successful big businesses grew step by step...
Warm regards,
John Baril

10 Incredible Ways To Keep Your Sales Soaring

Today's feature article is:
10 Incredible Ways To Keep Your Sales Soaring Read it below!

1. Maximize the effectiveness of your banner ads.Don't just use the same ad on every banner, use a
variety to attract the greatest number of clickers.
2. Make your web site load much faster by cutting down on banner ads and start using more buttons. Button ads are also smaller and take up less space.
3. Offer free advertising space to well known and respected companies on your web site. Sometimes
people link their business credibility to yours.
4. People have been taught all their life to respect people in authority. Tell your visitors that you are
the president or CEO of your business.
5. Offer people a free telephone consultation before they order your product. When they get to know
you personally, it could convert to more sales.
6. Test the "bill me later option" on your web site. Most people are honest and will pay you. It is a
powerful little niche and could increase your sales.
7. Find a charity your target audience would likely support. Tell people on your ad copy that you will
give a percentage of the profits to that charity.
8. Hold a "buy the most wins contest" on your web site. Tell people each monthly winner will get their
entire purchase refunded.
9. Attract visitors to your web site by offering them a free course. You could package the course on
a follow-up autoresponder and send lessons daily.
10. Interview people related to your industry and get their legal permission to convert it to an article.
Promote your web site by submitting it to ezines.
About Stone Evans, The Home Biz Guy:

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Quote of the Day:
"It doesn't make any difference whether what you face is something that affects your work, your personal
relationships, your sense of security, your appraisal of self-worth, or your appearance--the way you think about your situation largely determines whether you will do anything about it and what you will do." -- Dr. Arthur Freeman

10 Benefits Of Submitting Articles To E-zines

Hi,
Today's feature article is: 10 Benefits Of Submitting Articles To E-zines

1. You'll brand your web site, business and yourself by submitting articles to e-zines. You could include
your name, business name, your credentials, web site address and e-mail address in your resource box.
2. You will become known as an expert on the topics you write about. This will give you and your business
extra credibility which will help you compete against your competition.
3. Your article might also be placed on the publisher's home page. If they publish each issue on their home
page this will give you some extra exposure.
4. You might get extra exposure if the e-zine publisher archives their e-zine on their site. People might want
to read the back issues before they make the decision to subscribe.
5. You will get free advertising. This will allow you to spend your profits on other forms of advertising. You
could buy advertisements in other e-zines that don't publish your articles.
6. You might get extra income from people wanting to hire you to write other articles, books, or even ask to
speak at seminars. This is a great way to multiply your income.
7. You could allow e-zine publishers to publish your articles in their free e-books. Since people give them
away, your advertising could multiply all over the internet.
8. You will get your article published all over the web when you submit it to an e-zine publisher that has a
free content directory on their web site. They'll allow their visitors to republish your article.
9. You'll gain people's trust. If they read your article and like it, they won't be as hesitant to buy your
product or service. You will then be able to increase your profits.
10. You could get your article guaranteed to run in an e-zine. You could agree to run one of their articles
in your e-zine if, in exchange, they run yours in their e-zine. It's a win/win situation.

Quote of the Day:
"...even without success, creative persons find joy in a job well done. Learning for its own sake is rewarding..."
-- Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi