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The Gold Rush – It’s On Like Donkey Kong

April17

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No matter where you look online, if you are surfing the internet for any length of time no doubt you have come across a site, a banner, or an ad screaming at you ‘How To Make A Fortune Online’ and for good reason, there is tones of money transacted online every hours of every day all over the world.

It is no secret that many people are making money online and even more are trying to…and this is the main point of this article

In a recent survey of 50000 people with a website/internet business:

  • 75% consider themselves at an Advanced or Intermediate skill level
  • 75% Have being doing this for more than 2 years

(This is where it gets scary)

  • And from these people who consider themselves advanced marketers on the internet that have been doing this for more than 2 years earn on average less than a $1000 per month.

There is a tone of information out there about making money online and most of it is FREE and from the results of this survey it looks like people are eating this information up and educating themselves about marketing online and this is brilliant!

Is this a similar scenario for you?

Do you feel like you know what to do; you are doing your best at doing what you know but just aren’t getting the results that you are hearing others get?

Well I have some amazing news for you. There is a way you can put all this knowledge and skills that you have worked so hard to gain to work for you and finally pay off big time.

You see, just like your desire to learn internet marketing and make money online, well this desire is shared by every business in the world, especially your local small mom and pop business.

Business owners have a lot on their plate in 99% of cases they don’t have the time to study the latest strategies that are working online now.

BUT…and it is a BIG but…most of these businesses are willing to pay someone to do it for them.

There are thousands of businesses that want to follow up with their clients but don’t know that autoresponder even exist, let alone know how to use one. (I know simply stuff for you and I), almost all of them want to rank in Google for local search terms (which are much easier to rank for than a global term), and they all want to get a handle on their internet marketing but have no idea where to start.

You have knowledge that they are willing to pay for, and they will pay YOU big bucks if you know how to position yourself correctly. Check out this video.

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Facebook Just Kicked Google’s Butt

April14

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No matter where you look it seems like everyone is talking about Facebook as the number one source of internet traffic these days. And for good reason I understand why, their stats are extremely impressive to say the least and as an online marketer you simply can’t ignore them.

There is a lot of hype about at the moment however, and it is good to try and styay aware of what is going on and not get too caught up in it all, typically when there is a tipping point like this every man and his dog with a sniff of success start creating products about getting a million visitors to your site in a minute from Facebook.

If you are looking for a course to show you how to navigate and profit from the tsunami of traffic in social media then there are some awesome one out there however they are few are far between. Make sure to do your due diligence.

Facebook statistics speak for themselves, even Google has mentioned that Facebook pose a threat to them, however if you are going into to Facebook to get a flood of traffic and make some quick money, understand that  the traffic from Facebook is different from other sources of traffic like PPC for instance.

Facebook users are in a different mind frame, this does not mean you cannot sell to them or anything like that, it’s the complete opposite in fact, and you just have to funnel them to your offers in different ways. Making money from Facebook can be fast and easy – but and it is a big but only if you do it the right way.

That’s the Million dollar question – What’s The Right Way?

Well I am glad you asked because I have the answer, ok I don’t personally I am not that smart but I know someone who is.

My friend Robert has been quietly working away in his lad since 2008 cracking the code of Facebook traffic. Robert’s strategies work so well he has helped people like Anthony Robbins, famous basketball player Yao Ming and millionaire entrepreneur Alex Madossian create huge followings of fans on Facebook.

For a very limited time Robert has made available for FREE 3 detailed videos explaining his closely guarded secrets to Facebook traffic…but hurry they won’t be online for long.

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Facebook Traffic – Tests & Findings

April10

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Well, well, well…it has been quite a while since I last posted something on here and I apologize for I have been flat-out getting new projects going and well…just been lazy.

What I want to share with you today are some of the findings I have found after some small facebook advertising tests I have done.

Fist up I have to tell you that I have not had much luck with PPC in the past, most of the time I lost money or broke even and just didn’t know how to leverage it to become profitable in a big way.

However, like myself I am sure you have been hearing more and more about facebook ads and for good reason facebook has some extremely impressive stats when it comes to traffic, I believe they have over 400 million users now, with the average user spending up to 55 minutes EVERY day on facebook and that is only scratching the surface.

The first thing you will want to do is look around to see if you can find some free money!

I found a couple of facebook ad coupons that gave me some free money to start myself off, you can find one of them here or type in ‘facebook ad coupons’ in Google and search around.

The products that I personally found to convert well are game related products, like ‘how to unlocking your wii’, ‘Farmville secrets’ type of products.

The only problem is that most of these products only pay out around $20 commission which doesn’t leave much room for profit margin.

The cheapest clicks I got were an average 0.06 cents this happened when my CTR was around 2% or better. I found when it was lower than that I would pay between 0.12 cents – 0.30 cents a click. I believe Facebook ads can work if you employ the right strategy.

Some Tips For Getting The Most Out Of Your Facebook Ads:

Create landing pages that capture names and emails, this way if your campaign isn’t profitable you still walk away with a return of investment. I also believe this is the best way to sell high ticket items to facebook users.

A lot of people are saying that facebook users don’t like ads, and whether this is true or not, I don’t think it really matters, what the reason cause is, is the mind frame of the average facebook user, people go to facebook to socialize, talk to friends, get the latest gossip, escape from work, cure boredom, etc.

Someone in that mind frame is not the most likely candidate to suddenly purchase a product worth $1000, yet!  But if you get this people to opt in to you list and you build trust by providing great value then these people will be more willing to part with their hard-earned cash when they are in the appropriate mind frame.

Extra Tips – Getting Traffic From Facebook

One very interesting statistic I heard recently is that 20 million people join fan pages on facebook everyday. The cool thing about facebook fan and group pages is that you can email and market to these people as often as you like.

Start creating groups and fan pages that will go viral within the facebook community – I am starting to do a lot more of this and I will keep you updated on my findings.

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Super Green Foods And Antioxidant Drinks

November5

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Everywhere you look these days there is the push button cures, it seems like there is a pill for just about everything these days and if that is not good enough for you just get surgery or a heart transplant.

Whatever happened to prevention is better than a cure?!

What I want to share with you today is some good old natural ways to get more energy, look younger, feel better, and even heal yourself quicker.

Warning: I am not a doctor or a nutritionist, just someone who is takes a keen interest in his health.

There are many food out there that are referred to ‘wonder foods’ or ‘super foods’ these are foods with extremely high doses of vitamins, minerals and nutrients that are essential for your well being that can help in the fight against disease.

You may have heard of Acai berries, they have been all the rage lately and for good reason, Acai berries contain a high level of antioxidants. So what is an antioxidant?

In simple terms antioxidants are compounds that protect against cell damage inflicted by molecules called oxygen-free radicals, which are the major cause of disease and aging.

Some of the foods that contain the highest levels of antioxidants are: Acai Berries, Noni Berry, blueberries, pomegranate, grape seed extract, mangosteen, goji berry, green tea, muscadine, aloe vera just to name a few

There is a rating called ORAC or Oxygen Radical Absorption Capacity this is the measurement to range the amount of antioxidants in foods.

Foods higher on the ORAC scale contain antioxidants that minimize the damage caused by free radicals, linked to certain cancers and cardiovascular disease. According to the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, “Eating plenty of high-ORAC fruits and vegetables – such as spinach and blueberries – may help slow the processes associated with aging in both body and brain.”

This is why it is vitally important that you include these kinds of foods in your daily diet. I once told that your food should be your medicine, we really don’t need all the mediations that we take, we simply need to take an educated approach to health and wellness.

Eating foods with high antioxidants is not the be all and end all; this is just one step to overall health.

Due to my quest to stay healthy and find the best products on the market I also what to share with you an amazing drink I have been taking recently called Mind by Natural Vision

It contains the highest score of ORAC in the world and is branded the World’s Strongest Antioxidant Super Drink you can download their online brochure here.

If you are interested in purchasing Mind Drink you can get it here

How To Prosper From Your Problems And Failures

September12

What are you complaining about right? Yes, that is right, what are your problems right now? Ok…that is enough, I am sure you can think of plenty.

Now before you say way to go Sam I am here to find some inspiration and some positivity and you have me thinking about my problems …gee’ Well just stay with me for a moment.

I was watched a great video by Dr Joe Vitale about how an awakened millionaire thinks if you like you can check it out here. I found it very interesting and truly inspiring, especially at this time when many people have some many problems.

Most people look at problems as something bad and negative and hey, for good reason, problems are something that is not working, causing stress and worry and something we don’t want. Some people do some pretty destructive things to avoid or escape from their problems like over eat, take drugs, drink to much, etc.  Which usually just create more problems.

Here is a new way to look at your problems and failure.

First off most entrepreneurs attack problems as opportunities in disguise and learn to prosper from them. For example, for every problem, there is a solution, so whatever problem you are experiencing right now I bet there are others in the world having the exact same problem. That means you can learn how to solve this problem and create a product around how to solve this problem and you then have a product you can sell and prosper from.

I love the way Joe Vitale puts it – A problem is a potential product.

We live in the ‘information age’ and there are millions of people everyday searching the internet for information and many of these people are looking for answers to question or put another way looking for a solution to their problems.

So rather than being paralysed by worry and stressed by your current problems look for ways you can prosper from them and help others solve the same issue.

So I want to ask you again what are your problems and how can you turn them into a product?

Here is something else I want to share with you that has helped me in tough times because tough times are always there it is how you handle them is what counts.

My first job out of school was selling home security systems door to door. As much as some people cringe at the thought of this sort of job I have to say I loved it even though I wasn’t that good at it at the start. I knew that if I wanted to succeed in sales I needed to study it so that is what I did, and I studied a lot.

I read dozens of books and listened to audio tapes for hours every day. One of my favourite sales teachers was Tom Hopkins and his classic program How To Master The Art Of Selling. In this program Tom explains a way of thinking all top super achievers think about failure and setbacks because you are going to have them. This is a part of life.

To quote Tom he says:

“I never see failure as failure, but only as the game I must play and win.” And my favorite

“I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed: and the number of times I succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times I fail and keep trying.”

This advice and thinking has helped me countless times throughout my life, I hope it helps you too.

Sam

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