Master the Goal Setting Process

Do you realize that the only difference between your success and that of say a Donald Trump or a Bill Gates is the way that they think? Whether they did it consciously or not, their thought patterns follow a set of guidelines that led them to the success that they enjoy. These patterns are burnt into their minds, and they will not alter them for anything. It is who they are. Like them or not, they are effective in their chosen fields. Goal setting is a huge topic, and not quite as simple as described.... Read more »

How To Manage A Goal Setting Activity

A goal setting activity can be one of the most stressful and sometimes futile things you ever do in your life. Each new year brings new resolutions. People make unrealistic promises to themselves knowing that many of them are sure to be broken. But we do it anyway, because it is a tradition that has been passed down through many generations. There are several ways to plan for reaching your goals that can greatly increases your chances for success and reduce the amount of stress involved. First,... Read more »

How Is Your 2007 Goal Coming Along?

If you are not well on your way to achieving your goal for 2007, then pay attention to these words: “Dream big dreams; Only big dreams have the power to move men’s souls. How many times have you set goals, only to see them remain incomplete?” Stop whatever you are doing and write these words on a piece of paper that you can keep with you at all times. It is a quote from Napoleon Hill. By following a simple daily technique you can achieve everything you want in life. What stops you... Read more »

Prepare Yourself For Huge Rewards

We have all hear stories about the success and failure rate of exhibiting at Trade Fairs or Expos. Because of the large outlay for a stand at such an event, the Micro and Home Based Business operators really need to ensure that this is the way they want to move their business forward. Before deciding if you want to go down this path of promoting your business, make sure that you do your research. One of the first things to take into consideration is, who is the target market of the organisers of... Read more »

Changing Your Career Path

When I was a young thing - you were considered to be a poor employee if you were not able to ‘hang on’ to your job for your working life. Now you are considered to be somewhat of a dinosaur if you do! The fact that you are likely to change your job and even the type of business you are in, three to eight times in your working life, means that you should consider this when undertaking your initial training for a career. This does not mean that you should not train for and begin in an area... Read more »

How Podcasts Can Help Your Online Business

Podcasts has evolved from being just a hobby for the music enthusiasts to a serious marketing tool adopted by large multinational corporations. In fact, it’s evolution and transformation is tied closely to that of blogs. The reason is because podcasts is basically just an audio mp3 file which is distributed using Rss feeds. Think of podcasts as your different radio channels. You can tune in to a classical channel, or rock channel or jazz channel and so on. Initially the use of podcast was mainly... Read more »

Mentorship Programs - Should You Sign Up?

Mentorship programs are becoming increasingly popular on the Internet. Usually, they require a significant investment of money and time - but are they worth it? Imagine this scenario. You get out of bed early (as usual), sit down at the computer and open your email program. As you watch a flood of emails pour in, you feel overwhelmingly tired. This is understandable: you’re putting in hours and hours at the computer. You’ve tried one income-earning method after another; you’ve... Read more »

7 Mortgage Marketing Tips for Loan Officers

It is our intention that these marketing tips will help you avoid common mistakes made by the majority of loan officers. Heed this advice! Mortgage Marketing Tip #1 Make your advertising and print media more effective by having a headline on everything: letters, greeting cards, ads, everything. Headlines are what get the reader. They make them want to read more. They tell the reader what benefit he/she will get from reading more. And that’s exactly what you want them to do. Make the headline... Read more »

95% of Internet Businesses Fail - Why It’s Not Your Fault

First and foremost, if you don’t have people to talk to about your business, you’re not going to get anywhere, fast! You need to either have a warm market (people you know) to talk to, or the resources in place to contact a quality cold market; (new people you don’t know yet). If you are like most people involved in a home based business, you still have your full time JOB. Not only does that make prospect-sorting a time-constraint nightmare. Most people cannot find enough time... Read more »

No Traffic = No sales Part II

If you are going to be using Pop-Unders, Keyword Targeted Pop-Unders, Expired Domain Traffic, AUDIO is OK traffic, there are a few very important tips that will make using the POP method of promotion more effective. You need to be aware of the difference between HITS and GUARANTEED TRAFFIC. And, you need to be aware of the differences between RAW and UNIQUE traffic. HITS - are usually traffic from sites users who didn’t “want” to go to your website, they just got tricked or forced... Read more »