Saturday, March 04, 2006

The Magic Of Thinking Small.

Hi Everyone.

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted here, and this will be my very last post on this blog.

My off-line business is taking priority nowadays and there is simply not enough time to go round.

So I wanted to leave you with a thought provoking message from a friend of mine, Mike Litman. This is about the power of thinking small……..yes I did say small! I hope you enjoy what Mike has to say. Thank you all for supporting this blog.

To your continued success.

Nicolas Sinclair PhD.



The Magic of Thinking Small.
By Mike Litman

What I'm about to share with you is very important.

This one thing I'm going to share with you has made me more money than I'd ever imagine at 30 years old and has helped me live my dreams.

You see, I used to think big. Let me say that again, "I used to think big."

I used to try to create million dollars, even billion dollars ideas. And what were my results of this 'thinking big'?

I was broke.

How broke?

A pay cheque or two away from not being able to pay my rent. (That feeling is horrible)

Internet Guru's say 'think big'. Here's what I say. I say that doesn't work for most people.

I know it didn't work for me. Yes, I had a dream, but the ideas I used to come up with to get that dream were HUGE. Enormous, so big I didn't even know where to start.

There's MAGIC IN THINKING SMALL.

What did Mike just say?

There's MAGIC IN THINKING SMALL. Yes, I'm saying to THINK SMALLER.

If you're making $2,000 a month, make $3,000-$4,000 your goal, not $20,000.

Here's how I revolutionized my income.

Follow me closely.

When I was making $3k a month, my goal was $5k. When I was making $10ka month, my goal was $12k.

When I was making $20k, my goal was $25k a month. When I was making $50k a month, my goal was $65k.

And on and on and on.

The ONLY WAY TO SUCCEED is staying DISCIPLINED to taking the small steps. (Read this again)

That's it.

I know too many people that have there 'head in the clouds'.

All the potential in the world, but where are there results?

(This was me for years)

They think TOO BIG.

START thinking smaller. Start focusing on JUST THE NEXT STEP.

Most people in this industry have very little or even ZERO personal growth.

That was me for 7 years. I had read over 3,100 books about success and I made ZERO dollars.

People have no personal growth because they NEVER REALLY START.

They just talk about starting. Get off your arse. Throw away your excuses.

START THINKING SMALLER.

Ask yourself. What is the next step you can take? What would be a realistic goal for me to shoot for next month?

People are also looking for the 'Hail Mary'. You're not going to 'get lucky'. Cut it out.

PAY THE PRICE.

Yes, it's not easy. Yes, it's tough.

But, GOODNESS GRACIOUS. It's WORTH IT!!!

How much money has 'thinking big' made you?

I challenge you to 'think smaller' for 30 days and watch the PROGRESS you make.

I and my company have coached thousands of people to HUGE success because we understand that 'inch by inch EVERYTHING is a cinch.'

I BELIEVE in having a DREAM and then 'think small'.

Get your head out of the clouds and into reality. What is the next step you can take in your business?

What is the next step you can take to improve yourself? That's it. Focus on that. TAKE ACTION on that.

Step up. Seriously. Make your move.

There's MAGIC in thinking small, I don't care what any 'guru' tells you.

I've used this ONE secret to live my dreams at 30 years old. Nobody gets married on the 1st date.

Nobody goes to college after the 1st grade. Success is about steps. I know how GREAT you are. It's time for the world to see it.

Never give up on your GREATNESS; EVER.

Mike Litman.

Wednesday, January 04, 2006

4 Powerful Ways To Fire Up Your Motivation.

Happy New Year Everyone!


After all the festivities, it is sometimes quite hard to get back into the swing of things and get ourselves motivated for the coming New Year’s plans etc:

Well, here is a fantastic article written by a good friend of mine, Michael Lee, that may inspire you:


4 Powerful Ways To Fire Up Your Motivation
By Michael Lee, CPA


It's so difficult to go on when everything seems to fail, isn't it? Are there times in your life when you really want to call it "quits" because you just can't see any good results from allthe hard work you've done?

Hold your horses!

Never ever think of giving up. Winners never quit and quitters never win. Take all negative words out of your mental dictionary and focus on the solutions with utmost conviction and patience. The battle is never lost until you've abandon your vision.

But what if you're really exhausted physically, mentally, and most of all emotionally? Here are some sources of motivation to prompt you in reaching the peak of accomplishment.

1) The Overwhelming Feeling of Attaining your Desired End.

How would you feel after accomplishing your mission? Of course you will feel ecstatic. You might be shedding tears of joy. Let this tremendous feeling sink in and encourage you to persist despite all odds.

When I was studying for the Board Exams, I used this technique to motivate me. I would envision the sweetness of folks calling me a CPA. It would command respect. People will look up to me as a higher level of authority. And I would have better chances of finding a good job. I absorbed all these great perceptions into my inner being in order to achieve my ultimate goal.

2) The Reward System.

How would you feel if you've entered a contest, but there are no prizes for the winners? It's not very encouraging, isn't it?

The same principles apply to your vision. Reward yourself after accomplishing a goal. Set a particular incentive for every objective.

Let's say if you've achieved a particular task, you'll treat yourself to your favourite restaurant. When you've finished a bigger task, you'll go on a vacation.

Got the idea?

Just set something gratifying to indulge in after completing a certain undertaking.

3) The Powerful Force of Humanity.

If you want to succeed, surround yourself with the right kind of people who will support and encourage you all the way.

Be with people who have the same beliefs and aspirations as yours. Positive aura is generated by this fusion of collective energy from people of "like minds."

On the contrary, being with people who oppose your ways of thinking may trigger a negative, yet very powerful, kind of motivation.
Has anyone ever said to you that "You'll never get anywhere" or "You're wasting your time with what you're doing?"

Didn't it made you furious and determined enough to prove to them how wrong they were? This is what I'm talking about.

When aggravated, you will do anything to make those who are against you swallow their words. But of course, your main focus should be on the accomplishment of your goal and not for the purpose of revenge. Never let your emotions toward others alter your main objective.

4) Take Care Of Your Health.

Exercise regularly. Fill your brains with enough oxygen to allow you to do your daily tasks with more vigour and energy.

Take regular breaks if time allows. Having the will power to continue despite all hardships is extremely important, but you should still know your limits.

If you don't take enough rest, you will not be able to think clearly and you will not be able to do your tasks properly. In the process, you will just get more frustrated.

Take sufficient sleep and recharge yourself after a hard day's work. Never, ever ignore your health. I've learned my lesson when I sacrificed my health for the sake of success. I've worked very long hours everyday and just got minimal sleep. As a result, I became ill.

It's not worth it. Success won't matter if you don't have good health to enjoy it.

Fire up your motivation and live life to the fullest!


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About the Author:

Michael Lee is the author of "How To Be A Red Hot Persuasion Wizard...In 20 Days Or Less," an ebook designed to easily seduce others, fully improve your relationships, multiply your profits, win negotiations, and help you attain all the desired freedom and power you could ever dream of. Get a sample chapter and a super-powered report at: 20daypersuasion.com

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To Your Success...

From the Desk Of Nicolas Sinclair Phd.

Thursday, December 01, 2005

Incorporate Your Small Business?

Hi Everyone,

This week Lets talk about if you should Incorporate Your Small Business.


Every small business person considers whether or not to incorporate his business at some point. The form of a business isn't immutable; you can change the legal structure of your business as it grows.

A common scenario is for small businesses to start out as sole proprietorships or partnerships and become incorporated at some later date when the business has grown.

If you're one of the people considering incorporating your business, here are the main advantages of incorporating:

1. Limited Liability.
The main advantage to incorporating is the limited liability of the incorporated company. Unlike the sole proprietorship, where the business owner assumes all the liability of the company, when a business becomes incorporated, an individual shareholder's liability is limited to the amount he or she has invested in the company.

If you're a sole proprietor, your personal assets, such as your house and car can be seized to pay the debts of your business; as a shareholder in a corporation, you can't be held responsible for the debts of the corporation unless you've given a personal guarantee. On the other hand, a corporation has the same rights as an individual; a corporation can own property, carry on business, incur liabilities and sue or be sued.

2. Corporations Carry On.
Another advantage of incorporating is continuance. Unlike a sole proprietorship, a corporation has an unlimited life span; the corporation will continue to exist even if the shareholders die or leave the business, or if the ownership of the business changes.

3. Raising Money Is Easier.
Corporations also have more ability to raise money, which may make it easier for your business to grow and develop. While corporations can borrow and incur debt like any sole proprietorship, they can also sell shares and raise equity capital, a big advantage because equity capital generally does not have to be repaid and incurs no interest. (Of course, by issuing shares, you are reducing your percentage of ownership in the company.)

4. Income Control.
If you incorporate your small business, you can determine when you personally receive income, a real tax advantage. Instead of getting your income when it's received, being incorporated allows you to take your income at a time when you'll pay less in tax.

5. Potential Tax Deferral.
Becoming incorporated gives you tax deferral potential. Because you can defer paying some tax until a later time, you may be able to realize tax savings if you are then in a lower tax bracket, or if the tax rates have fallen.

6. Income Splitting.
Another tax advantage of incorporating is income splitting. Corporations pay dividends to their shareholders from the company's earnings. A shareholder does not have to be actively involved in the corporation's business activities to receive dividends. Your spouse and/or your children could be shareholders in your corporation, giving you the opportunity to redistribute income from family members in higher tax brackets to family members with lower incomes that are taxed at a lower rate.

7. The Small Business Tax Deduction.
If you incorporate your small business, your corporation may qualify for the small business deduction. This annual tax credit is calculated at the rate of 16% on the first $200,000 of taxable income, which may be a much lower tax rate than that applied to your personal income.

8. Increased Business?
Having Ltd., Inc., LLC., or Corp. as part of your company's name may increase your business, as people perceive corporations as being more stable than unincorporated businesses. If you're a contractor, you may also find that some companies will only do business with incorporated companies, because of liability issues.

Incorporating your small business sounds like a great idea, doesn't it? But there are also disadvantages to incorporating that you need to consider.

The Disadvantages will be outlined next week.

Until then I wish you success.

Wednesday, November 23, 2005

Fabulous Niche Profits Course!...

Hi everyone.

If you remember, a couple of week’s back I mentioned I was going to put a special free report together regarding The ‘Mechanisms of Website Promotion’.

Well, I’ve gone one better……A friend of mine, Joe Cooper, has just released an incredible new course that takes you step by step through his proven methods of making insane profit in niche markets.

I have just gone through the course, and I loved it. He will be selling it for just $97.

But listen to this...

He gave me permission to share the thank you page with my blog readers and Newsletter subscribers - so you can get his amazing $97 course for Free!

Here is the link to Joe’s special thank you page.

Go and pickup your free copy now.

To your success,

Nic

P.S. I don't know how long Joe will be letting me share this page with you, so go and pickup your free copy right now:

Wednesday, October 26, 2005

THE 10 BEST REASONS TO SUBMIT YOUR ARTICLES TO E-ZINES.

Hi Everyone.


1. By submitting articles to e-zines, you'll brand your web site, business and yourself. You should always include your name, business name, your bio/credentials, web site URL and e-mail address in your resource box.

2. By submitting articles to e-zines, you’ll soon become known as an expert in the fields you write about. This will give you and your business added credibility and help you compete against your competitors.

3. Your articles could also be placed on the publisher's home page. If they publish each article on their home page this is going to give you added exposure.

4. If the publisher archives their e-zine on their site, you could get even more exposure. People often like to read the back issues before they decide to subscribe.

5. By submitting articles to e-zines, you’ll get free advertising. This can allow you to use some of your profits on other types of advertising. You could buy advertisements in other e-zines that don't publish your articles.

6. You may even get an extra income stream from people wanting to hire you to write articles or books; you could even be asked to speak at seminars, certainly another great way to add to your income.

7. Allow e-zine publishers to publish your articles in their free e-books. When these e-books are given away, your advertising becomes viral all over the internet.

8. When you submit it to an e-zine publisher that has a free content directory on their web site, you will soon get your article published all over the web. In this instance, the publisher allows their visitors to republish your article; with your resource box included.

9. If you publish articles, you are seen as an authority, and you'll gain people's trust. If they read your article and like it, they are far more likely to buy your product or service; thus increasing your profits.

10. If you can get your article guaranteed to run in an e-zine, as an exchange, you could agree to run one of their articles in your e-zine if you have one.

In next week’s report I’ll be discussing:


“HOW NOT TO GET YOUR SITE BANNED BY GOOGLE”.

Until next week, I wish you success...

Monday, October 17, 2005

A High-Growth Business Opportunity?

Hi Everyone...

As you know, the subject of this week's Report was going to be:

“MECHANISMS OF WEBSITE PROMOTION”.


Well, on reflection, the subject matter would be far too long for comfortable reading here in my blog.
So what I've decided to do is compile all the “MECHANISMS OF WEBSITE PROMOTION” info into a free PDF Report.
I will let you know when it is ready for you to pick up and where to get it.
Ok, so let’s get to this weeks subject:


A HIGH-GROWTH BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY?


Now to be honest, I was never a great lover of Multi Level Marketing Schemes. And I’ll tell you why.

The usual way to earn any decent money is to build what is known as a ‘Downline’, and this can be hard…I know because I’ve done it.

Most companies will tell you that ‘The Product’ is easy to sell and you should start the selling process via your family and friends, who in turn will tell their friends and so on.

In theory, it’s not a bad plan……but! Most companies assume that customers will believe the ‘Sales Script’ that the company has spent thousands of dollars having written.

Well dah! People aren’t stupid. People don’t just blindly believe what they are told anymore. Single Moms, or families working on a tight budget WILL shop around for the better deals…..they have to….actually we all have to from time to time don’t we?

So, when I was trying to sell an Aloe Vera-based product (here in the UK) at £30 for a months supply, most people would look around and soon find that they could get equal quality and quantity for around £15-£18 per months supply……it doesn’t take a brain surgeon to work out where they are going to buy that Aloe product does it?

So, not many sales = not many people wanting to sign up to become distributors = a non-existent downline = little or no money for the amount of time and effort spent. That’s not to say the product was crappy, it wasn’t……it was just way over-priced and out of most peoples reach.

I don’t want to knock myself out trying to sell a product, I don’t have unlimited energy to do that. I don’t want to go out in the rain promoting or having to sit on the phone trying to convince someone to buy this or that…….I don’t have the ‘Super Salesperson’ skills that some may have.

I want to earn my income at home, at my pace, in my time and I don’t want to have to spend a pile of money to do it! Do you?

So I devised criteria that a company and its product would have to meet if I were to consider its MLM scheme.
  • The Product Had To Be Top Quality.
  • It Had To Have Little Or No Competition.
  • It Had To Almost Sell Itself.
  • It Had To Be Affordable To Everyone.
  • The Company Had To Be Totally Solid.
  • And Has To Pay Well.


Several people told me I would never find a company or product to meet those criteria, and for a while, I thought they may be right.


Well, GDI is a company with a product that meets ALL my criteria and some.


I wanted to see how GDI performed for me before I told you about it…..and the good news is……it’s working very well, and with little effort.


Check out GDI here. I’m pretty sure you’ll be glad you did. Initially a great additional income stream that could quite easily become your main income source…..and absolutely no experience required. Go and check out GDI today!

To Your Success...

Tuesday, October 11, 2005

Is your Website Really Ready For Visitors?

Before we dive in on this week’s subject I want to take a minute to tell you about my Wife Christina.

As you have read in my last two posts, life threw us a few curve balls all at once and then I wound up with a serious chest infection which has really laid me low.

Christina, who is equally busy with her on-line projects as I am, put aside everything, including a good amount of sleep to care for me……continued to keep house…..as well as all the usual weekly shopping etc.

She has still found the time to make these posts for me and has never complained once….ever!

When folk are in a relationship, that relationship can be taken for granted……you know, you just get on with things, dealing with this and that as these things occur.

Over the past few days, I have seen strengths in my Wife that I have perhaps missed somehow or, dare I say it, simply took for granted. Don’t take your partner for granted.

Stop what you are doing right now and truly look at what your partner is to you and be thankful and give them a huge hug and tell them how much you appreciate them.


To Christina, my ever-loving, ever-giving Wife……I truly appreciate the person you are…..I love you more than words can say and always will. Thank you for keeping me going over the past few days and for believing in what we are trying to achieve.

You are Amazing and very special to me and our ‘young adults’.


Take a look at Christina’s Alternative Health Blog here; I would appreciate it if you would do that for her.

Ok, let’s look at……. ”Is Your Website Really Ready For Visitors?”

Before you go spending precious time and money on promotion it‘s well worth going through this short checklist to make sure that you are ready to promote the products and services you have selected or produced:

1. Do you have good products and services and are they supported by good sales copy?

2. Is your website easy to navigate and well laid out with an appealing non-crowded design?

3. Is it clear to your visitors what the focus or purpose of your website is?

4. Is your website hosting stable and able to support the volume of visitors that your promotions will target?

5. Make sure you are not anonymous. Provide your visitors with information and disclosures that will give them confidence of your credibility, for example:

Your contact detail, including a physical location and telephone number is highly recommended.

A statement relating to the Privacy of Information you request visitors to enter in any forms on your site.

A clear statement relating to the security for transactions entered into on your site. If security is provided by third parties (like Paypal, for example) state this - it provides confidence that transactions will be carried out on secure servers.

6. Are your WebPages fully complete with no "dead" links, and meta tags for keywords and descriptions placed for the search engines?

And most importantly, are YOU ready?

Your attitude must be truly focused to success, the provision of service and support to your visitors - and committed to put in the time required for the promotional processes.

Are you ready? If in any doubt, it’s well worth going through this checklist again, after all, it’s your business and your income isn’t it?

In my next Report I’m going to cover some more:


“MECHANISMS OF WEBSITE PROMOTION”.


See you next time.

Until then, appreciate your Partner & give them a huge hug.

Bye for now.

Thursday, October 06, 2005

HOW TO GET PEOPLE TO YOUR WEBSITE FOR LITTLE OR NO MONEY WHEN WORKING ON A VERY SLIM BUDGET.

Well, our dog, Max is feeling better, though he hasn’t regained his normal bark and the cats’ tail is back in action. Our car….well, to be honest I don’t have a great deal of confidence in it as the mechanic has informed us that the repair might not last.

And believe it or not, we are still waiting for the repair men for the washing machine and dishwasher and the plumber can’t come ‘til next week; oh well :-(

Let’s jump right in to today’s Report.

Let’s day-dream for a moment…….You’ve had an all-singing-all-dancing bells and whistles website built, hosted it with one of the ‘Big Boys’ and paid 25 dollars/pounds for you domain name.

Now you need to get people (Traffic) to view your site……no problem there then, because you’ve got hundreds of dollars to spend on Adwords and Pay-Per-Clicks.
That’ll get your website noticed pretty fast and you’re going to make a few bob.

POP! Well I did say ‘Lets day-dream’.

The truth is, Stay-at-Home Moms and Dads, Single Parents, People on Disability or those who have been unemployed or those who are working at present and are struggling to make ends meet…… can’t throw huge chunks of money at having a site built and then getting it advertised……it’s bloody hard.

So, does that push you out of the picture completely? A-B-S-O-L-U-T-E-Y NOT!

If you read my ‘About Me Page’ you’ll see that when we got started, we didn’t have a great deal of money either. So getting the initial Traffic to the site had to be done on quite a strict budget. It was slower than it would have been had I had plenty of money, but the traffic did get there and is still getting there.

Recently, I came across a Traffic Generating System that gets me linked from over 16,000 sites with one click. This is really doing well for me and my website…..and the Targeted Traffic hasn’t cost me a single penny…..and you can send out as many ads as you want pointing to your website. It’s literally a point, type in some details, click and your done deal, you just can’t go wrong.

The other way of generating Targeted Traffic to your website at no cost, is to write articles. Now, when I heard about this method my thoughts were “I can’t write articles, where would I start”?

Then I came across a Brilliant Book that tells you from A to B exactly how to do it, why you should do it and then how to submit them.

This Brilliant Book takes away any fears about writing articles and pretty soon Targeted Traffic arrives at your website.


How your articles generate Targeted Traffic to your site is amazingly simple but very effective……and that Targeted Traffic costs you absolutely nothing, zero, zip!

For such a tiny investment, This Brilliant Book will help you get truly Targeted Traffic to any of your websites for years and years to come that will not cost you a penny.

I devoured this book….it is easy to read, no BS, no hype and written by a man who really knows what he’s talking about……and then proves it.

Nothing ‘lasting’ is built over-night…..build your business slowly, professionally and credibly and you will have a business that will financially support you in the years to come and something that you can leave to your kids as an asset.

Just remember the old story of the tortoise and the hare.

If you have any questions, you can Contact Me Here and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.

My next Report will be on the subject of….

”Is Your Website Really Ready For Visitors?”




Bye for now

Take Care of Yourselves.

Nic Sinclair.

Friday, September 30, 2005

"GET A FREE WEBSITE AND START EARNING TODAY"


Today I’m going to explode the above statement…..why ‘free’ is not always a good thing and why you could damage your new business before you even get started.

But first I must apologise for not writing sooner.

Have you ever had one of those short periods in your life where everything just seems to go pear-shaped?

Well, this is how our last ten days have been……..

Firstly, our car, which isn’t that old, blew its head gasket as we went to get some petrol…….a couple of days later our washing machine decided to pack up……then a day or so after that, the dishwasher followed suit.

As it is now getting colder here in the UK we wanted to put the heating back on in the evenings……nope, that’s making all sorts of strange noises now too. Add to that our elderly dog, Max, needed to go to the vets a couple of times along with one of our cats.

The dog had lost his bark and sounded more like a seal who smokes too much and the cat had got himself into a punch-up and got bitten on the tail…….dragging it around like a length of wet spaghetti behind him and feeling very sorry for himself.

We also lost our close friend, Jacqui, to cancer.

Life just sometimes throws you a curve ball doesn’t it?

So, let me now get on with my report on ‘Free Websites’.

When you first think of starting an Internet Business and especially if your budget is slim, you could be tempted to go for the free option to get yourself ’up there’ on the ‘net' a.s.a.p.

You’ve looked around the internet and seen the prices of the major players in the web-building and hosting departments, but their prices seem steep.

Then you see an advert that says “Free Websites And Hosting” And you could think “Wow, that’s the way to go”. STOP! Consider this for a moment:

What looks more professional?......

www.freesitesforyoutoday.yournamexyz667721.com
or
www.yourdomain.com

When you start a business, any business, you want to look professional. Your URL must look professional…..you do not want to be perceived as a cheap-skate from the off-set do you?

Ok, lets look at it another way. Who would you consider hiring to paint your house…..the guy who turns up in rusting old van that has the words ‘Painter’ badly written on it or the guy who comes to you in a quality van that is well sign-written and presents ‘Professionalism’. Who you going to pick?

Well the same is true with Domain URL’s. www.yourdomain.com says that you are a serious business person and not a fly-by-night…..you’re building credibility.

Ask yourself this question also…..would you spend your hard-earned cash and purchase something from a website that looks crappy, that is full of free hosting advertisements…..would you trust that? Probably not.

The strange thing is, that the Major Players in the web and hosting game are not always the best buy. There are smaller companies out there that actually give you much more for a lot less and, more importantly, their overall service is far better than the ‘Big Boys’.

The Hosting Company I'm With gives me a fantastic deal, they’ll even let you have your choice of a dot com domain name for free when you sign-up for one of their packages. All for a lot less money then you would think, a lot less. All my sites will be hosted here.

When I first started with them I had a ton of questions and each and every question was answered by email within a few hours……some where even a step-by-step guide for me.

So, my website is completely devoid of flashing banner ads and pop-ups…..it is professionally hosted, looks clean and has my identity on it and, more importantly, I control the look and feel of it.

“But I can’t build a website Nic so I’ve got to go for the ‘ready made’ one”. Oh really!
Listen, I had absolutely no idea how to build websites…..html was like a foreign language (Still is!) and I’m a Hunt-and-peck typist. Add to that, I’m blind in one eye.

I used This System, so I can build as many websites as I want, whenever I want and using whatever template size I want. This System is very easy to use…..if I can do it, so can you….I promise you that.

So, to recap….you don’t have to spend truck-loads of money getting a site built and hosted with your very own domain name.

Look professional and be professional right from the start and gain
c-r-e-d-i-b-i-l-i-t-y quickly. It’s your business on the line if you do the opposite.

Next time I will be reporting on a fantastic way of getting people to your website for little or no money, for those of you working on a very slim budget.

Until then, take care and be successful.

Bye for now.

Thursday, September 22, 2005

So Just Who Is The Rich Jerk?

As an Internet Marketer it’s vitally important to keep abreast of what’s going on in ‘net-land, who’s selling what and who’s scamming who….you know what I mean.

Ok, that means quite a lot of emails filling my in-box, but it’s a great way of keeping ‘On Top’ of things ‘net wide.

Recently, there has been a lot of talk about The Rich Jerk… in forums….email sales pages….and alike. His/Her site name got me quite curious.

I read through the sales copy on The Rich Jerk site and found it very interesting that this ‘person’ was using an age-old ‘strategy’ of insulting potential Customers and Affiliates.

By all accounts, being a foul mouthed salesperson is lucrative. On ClickBank, the Affiliate program for The Rich Jerk e-book is ranked number 1 in the Money and Employment category.

The Rich Jerk, the ‘supposed’ author of the e-book, claims to have made “Over $13 million dollars online in the past 6 years, mostly as an Affiliate Marketer."

The Rich Jerk is willing to share their hard gained knowledge with you if you buy The Rich Jerk e-book for $97, but do it quick, because the price could (Yeah right) go up to $197 at any time. (Always a great sales tactic that one….)

The Rich Jerk website is one of those very long sales letters complete with ‘Testimonials’. I don't know who is falling for those ‘Testimonial’ things, but all of the "gurus" use them, so they must be genuine, right? (??)
Anyway, the e-book is about 40 pages, of mediocre information…. nothing you can’t get for free on Marketing Message Boards or Quality Newsletters. Nothing new or ‘Outstanding’ in it at all.

Here’s what just one disenchanted buyer said of the e-book:

“I paid $97 for 40 pages of rehashed stuff I could have mostly gotten for free! I'm so stupid. There were no ‘Secrets’ or ‘Amazing’ facts.
As someone fairly new to Internet Marketing, and obviously gullible, I thought I’d struck gold with this e-book, oh how wrong I was”.

James Markinson
Texas

Now, some would argue that the ‘Author’ of this e-book used ‘Reversed Psychology’ to his/her advantage…..and probably made a pile of money doing it.

But I have questions……
  • Why does the author wish to stay anonymous? Genuine, Honest Internet Marketers are quite open about who they are and how you can contact them etc.
  • Genuine, Ethical Internet Marketers don’t have to resort to insults and shabby allusions to owning fabulous cars and property.
  • Genuine, Ethical Internet Marketers ‘Over deliver’ with Quality Products.
  • I could go on…..but I think you ‘get’ where I’m coming from.

There are Genuine, Ethical Internet Marketers out there who truly ‘Over deliver’ with Quality Products and in the coming series of Reports I will be naming those names.

I will be drawing all you new-comers to Internet Marketing a ‘Map’ to follow, so you can spend your Business-Building Dollar/Pounds, wisely; without getting ripped off and demoralized.


A wise and wealthy businessman once said…..

”Be honest in all your dealings. Ask yourself, ‘Would I buy my own product or service?’

Honesty and Dignity….can you hold your head up and be proud of how you make your fortune?”


It’s very easy to make a fast buck…..but I want to hold my head high and be known as someone who is genuine and honest in all my dealings…..I don’t want to hide in the shadows frightened to take a phone call or answer an email…….


“GET A FREE WEBSITE AND START EARNING TODAY”


In my next Report I’m going to explode the above myth and tell you why ‘Free’ in this case, will kill a new business stone dead.


Bye for now,


Nic Sinclair.
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Friday, September 16, 2005

At Last... The No B.S. Facts About Getting Started In Internet Marketing.

One of my favourite quotes:

If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.


Hi there.


The question I’m often asked is…” Can anyone really earn a six-figure income as an Affiliate/Internet Marketer?”

And my answer is ‘You can’…..But….And there is a big ‘BUT’.


‘The Super Affiliate Handbook’ by Rosalind Gardner tells her story of how she achieves six-figure incomes; and believe me, she does achieve it regularly….the book is a fantastic read.

But what Rosalind’s brilliant book doesn’t cover, I WILL. Because I know that folk like you, who are probably just starting out, need to know both sides of the Internet Marketing story.

So, the whole reason for this blog, if you haven’t already guessed by the URL, is to ‘Cut-The- Crap’ out of all the HYPE and B.S. about Internet and Affiliate Marketing.
My objective here is to tell you the TRUTH! If you don’t want to listen to the truth about what you truly can and can’t earn as an Internet Marketer, then leave now.

BUT, if you do want sensible, logical, no bulls**t, honest, experienced advice, then stick around……because I promise to give you the “Truth, the whole Truth and nothing but the Truth; even though that truth may hurt or go against what you’ve already been programmed to think by the scammers, the chiselers and the con-artists.

Here’s a very simple Truth for you:

Affiliate Marketing is a 95 Billion Dollar industry that is expected to grow to approximately 230 Billion Dollars by the year 2008. (Source: Forrester Research)

On my workfromhomedirect.com website I ask the question:

‘Who Else Wants To Discover How To Have Their Own "Work-From-Home" Internet Affiliate Marketing Business...? No Experience Required....

Anyone coming into the Internet Marketing Business would like a share of 95 Billion Dollars, who wouldn’t? Is it really possible? Can someone with absolutely no experience earn massive amounts of money?
The broad answer is, yes! But it sure as hell ain’t going to happen as quickly as the scammers would lead you believe.

Let me save you Hundreds, possibly Thousands of dollars. Let me save you the heartache and tears….and possibly your relationship and sanity.
All I ask is that you listen to Reason…Logic and Honesty. If you’re thinking of coming into this wonderful Internet Marketing Business….and it is wonderful….and you can earn mega bucks…..let me give you the Right map to follow.

The right map will allow you to avoid the Pitfalls, the Charlatans the Get-Rich-Quick Schemes and the Sharks.

In my next Report, I’ll be asking the question…..Just who is ‘The Rich Jerk’? Then I’m going to give you the answer.

Until then,

Take Care and Be Happy.