Today’s Something for the Weekend is a cool hierarchy graphic that made the front page of Digg earlier in the week. It shows the different types of online distractions that bombard you every day and prevent you from doing any actual work. While it has been presented in a humourous way, it just goes to show what us internet marketers are up against every day while trying to make money online and not falling victim to the numerous time wasters which are just a single mouse click away! (more…)

I have previously written about the steps needed to create an authority blog but I haven’t really discussed why I want to become an authority, an expert, the “go to” person in what is arguably an already saturated niche.

There are a few main reasons. The most obvious being there is a lot of money to be made in the internet marketing industry. People have come from nowhere and built six and seven figure businesses. I don’t think there is an industry quite like this where there are such low barriers to entry and the potential to make the sort of money it would just not be possible to make by working a “real” job. (more…)

Yesterday I had an opportunity to do a small joint venture with fellow marketer and Alex Jeffreys student Tim Owen. I hadn’t spoken to Tim during the coaching period up until yesterday but I am really glad we had the chance to get acquainted.

Before presenting an offer to his subscriber list, Tim likes to “warm them up” a little first by briefly introducing his JV partner to them via video and that is what I want to blog about here. (more…)

The final post in the series based around a Rich Schefren webinar I was fortunate enough to listen in to is based around your ability to manage. If you get this aspect of your business right, your business will not be dependent on any one person and will continue to grow and improve, regardless of whether you are involved or not.

These final four points conclude what has been an eye opening webinar and I hope you can take this information on board to improve your own business. (more…)

This is post five out of six based around Rich Schefren’s webinar and today looks at the importance of finding other people to help you grow your business. I am not talking about outsourcing to some guy in the third world for pennies on the dollar, but attracting some of the major players in your niche to blast your business into orbit!

These three points could mean multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars difference to your business, so they have to be worth reading, right? (more…)

The fourth in a series of blog posts based around Rich Schefren’s webinar is the most exciting yet! Here I am going to focus on how you can create killer products rapidly! After reading this post you will be able to create unlimited products which will have your blog readers and opt-in subscribers salivating at the prospect of getting their hands on the latest report, ebook, webinar, training course or whatever you produce! Grab a cup of coffee and focus – this is going to be great! (more…)

This is the third in a series of blog posts based around the incredible webinar hosted by Rich Schefren. Having covered both setting up an online business and looking at your entrepreneurial ability, the third aspect under the microscope is your ability to learn and apply. Three topics are covered in today’s post which should get you thinking the right way about the information you encounter and how you can speed up your learning by hours every day. (more…)