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By Felicia Vaile

Do you feel life is passing you by?  Middle age is creeping up faster than you would like and you still don’t know what you want to do when you grow up?  You feel stuck, frustrated, and discouraged that you still can’t figure out what your passion is? You’re not alone…many people just like you experience the very same feelings and frustrations.  Here a six tips to help you get unstuck;

 1. Get motivated – Easier said than done, right?  Well, not necessarily…a few subtle changes can make a big difference.  You could be in a rut and if you are I guarantee you won’t find your passion while you’re stuck in a rut. Start by looking at your diet and exercise habits.  Even if you don’t have to lose weight, poor eating habits and lack of exercise will definitely affect your ability to focus and concentrate.  Decreased energy levels will cause you to become exhausted from your regular day to day routine leaving no energy for exploring passions.

  2. Quiet time – Allow some time before bed (an hour if possible) to relax quietly by yourself before falling asleep. This will allow some much needed down time to mentally prepare you for the next day and quiet contemplation and exploration of ideas and thoughts.

 3. Avoid negative people – nothing can bring you down faster than hanging out with a Negative Nellie. Whether it is a relative, friend or coworker keep interaction to minimum.  Surround yourself with upbeat positive people, their disposition is sure to rub off.

 4. Explore your interests – Spend sometime looking at your activities, what you do on the weekend for fun, the books you read, and the shows you watch.  Any extra curricular activity you find yourself doing could be a valuable tool in determining what you really want to do!

 5. Practice positive self talk – What is your inner voice telling you throughout the day?  Negative self talk is a habit and habits can be broken.  It will take a conscious effort at first.  I use motivational quotes or phrases that I repeat to myself.  My latest is “God wouldn’t have given you the desire if he didn’t give the ability” This one makes me feel that I have the abilities to accomplish what I desire to do.   Find  a couple that mean something to you.

 6. Find a Mentor – This doesn’t have to be a person that you follow around like a puppy dog 24/7.  It’s just someone you admire and would like to mirror your success after.  It can be someone you know personally or someone you admire from afar.  Learn about there success story, their outlook and philosophy.

By Anirban Bhattacharya

The success of your online internet business depends on a well-planned ecommerce web solution. As you already might know, ecommerce has become an important portal type for a successful online business stint and optimal market opportunities. To gain a competitive edge in sales, most companies ensure a fool-proof ecommerce solution. In such cases, an  ecommerce shopping cart solution  plays a key role for the success of your online business. Here are some important features of an ecommerce shopping cart:
Security: The most important aspect of a shopping cart solution is security. An ecommerce solution that offers a shopping cart with a variety of passwords and online technical support is very important for your ecommerce merchant account.
It must offer real-time order processing: An ecommerce shopping cart solution must offer real time payment authorization and order processing. This negates the possibility of third party provider to process your orders.
Customizations and Upgrades: An ecommerce shopping cart should be easily customizable and scalable to match your ecommerce site design. It must provide freedom to the developer to change it as per the look and feel of the site. A shopping cart must also be upgradable to help your site compete with other ecommerce sites.
Choices of payment Methods: A multiple featured ecommerce shopping cart must provide customers and merchants multiple payment choices and methods. These include payment by credit cards, PayPal or any other secure payment method. This can be a great advantage to your  ecommerce web solution  needs.
Does your ecommerce cart boast an autoresponder?  An ecommerce shopping carts ability to automate can bring instant success to your online business. The autoresponder feature in your ecommerce solution sends newsletters or emails and manages your mailing lists. This ensures a good marketing strategy and establishes a connection between you and your customers.
These  web commerce solutions  will help you to gain success in your online business in a competitive online marketplace.

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By Felicia Vaile

Successful people have qualities that have contributed to their success.  By associating with the “Stars” of the business world you not only gain wisdom and great business contacts you will also pick up on some of the following “Star” qualities that set the super successful apart from the rest:

Hard Work

It takes WORK to succeed and successful people understand this.  Successful people are up early and work hard to succeed.  When the going gets tough the tough get going.

Knowing what they want

Successful people have a clear vision of what they want to accomplish focusing their energy on reaching their goals.

Passionate about what they do

This is a big one…Successful people really do love what they do.  Find something you love and you will never work another day in your life!

They Invest in Themselves

Successful people invest in tools that help with personal growth and development.  Educational seminars, reading, podcasts are a few ways to invest in personal and business growth within yourself.

They Don’t think they act

Successful people don’t just think about goals they act on them.  Write down your goals or use a vision board to focus on the big picture.

They Network with other successful people

Networking with other like minded successful people is key to continued success in business and life.  I’m sure your Mother must have told you “birds of a feather flock together.”

  By Jeremy Gislason
  If you’re marketing a membership site, or any site for that matter, knowing how to set up a joint venture (JV in short) is one of the best free methods of promotion. In this article, you’ll discover how to increase your chances of success in getting a reciprocal JV partnership, whether you have a list or not. Are you ready to learn how to set up a joint venture that can explode your earnings? Read on…

Reciprocal joint ventures can be easily understood as the “you market my product, and I will market yours” phenomenon.  It is one of the simplest yet most effective methods for making fast money on the internet, simply because you get to leverage from the assets or resources of another marketer.

Once you’ve persuaded a reputable marketer and he accepted your proposal, you can expect to make boatloads of money – if your product is in demand and he has a large database of responsive subscribers.

The secret on how to set up a joint venture successfully is to select and convince JV partners who have established credibility in your specific target market, and who have a special bond or relationship with their audience.

So do you know how to set up a joint venture from the “big dogs” in your field? If you have a good-sized list yourself, then getting a reciprocal JV partnership won’t be difficult, since it’s a win-win situation for both of you when you cross-promote each other’s products.

If you have a sense they won’t promote your product because they’re unsure of the response rates, ask them if you can pay a fixed amount in exchange for them promoting your product. In this case, you can get 100% of the earnings since you will pay them a fixed amount. But to entice them even more, you can pay them a fixed amount for sending your promo email, but with their affiliate links intact. This way, they can be assured of a fixed amount of money plus potential commissions from the mailing. And to make it more worthwhile for them and earn their trust, endorse their products to your list for free, even if you’re paying them to promote yours.

A vital key on how to set up a joint venture is to always think of what’s in it for them. How can they benefit from your JV proposal? How will you get them to accept your offer by receiving something equally (or more) valuable in return? Find out (if you can) what the guru wants most, and give it to him.

Another key is to offer or give first before asking for your request. That means asking how you can help them in their business, and probably promote their product first, before you make your JV proposal. That’s the right way on how to set up a joint venture.

But what if you’re new to the industry and just starting out? How can you increase your chances of setting up a joint venture with a big fish in your industry, if you don’t have a large list or money to offer first?

One solution is to ask if you could do some work for him at no cost. That’s the closest irresistible asset you can offer a top marketer. Since the possibilities of having him partner with you are slim to none (as they receive too many offers in a single day), exchange your time for something that they want or need. This way, you could get the attention of the top-ranked gurus with your irresistible offer.

You can offer your writing or graphics services, or any other work that you think will give a favorable impression. You can make an offer about being in his customer service staff for a period of time. Tell him that there’s no strings attached; you simply want to develop your skills.

The downside of this strategy is the lost time, but at least you’re building that all-important relationship with a top marketer. Once you’ve established a close bond or rapport with the guru, you can subtly ask him if he can take a look at your product and ask his opinion if it’s something that could sell well. If he praises your product, ask him something like, “Since you’ve said that Product XX could sell really well, I was wondering if you’d be willing to tell your list about it.”

By doing this, you’re using the persuasion laws of consistency and reciprocity. The marketer has the tendency to stay consistent with his words, and he’ll want to repay you for all the services you’ve rendered for free.

And to entice him even more, give him the largest commission you could possibly give. Hey, you could even give him 100% commissions if your aim is to build a customer list which you can market to, as many times as you want.

So know that you know how to set up a joint venture, whether you have an existing list or not, go out there and make some money!

  Want to know proven ways to dramatically increase membership sales? Want to take membership marketing to a whole new level of overflowing profits? Build high-earning membership sites like a pro by going to http://www.membershipmillionaire.com

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By Felicia Vaile

Pandemic is a scary word, the affects of a global pandemic on a small business can be devastating .  Proper planning is the one sure fire way to protect your small business from the economical implications of a potential natural disaster such as Swine Flu.  Here are 5 ways to prevent Swine Flu from affecting your business:

1. Limit all non-essential travel to affected areas including Mexico, Texas, California, New York, Nova Scotia and British Columbia. 
2. Be prepered for staff issues related to employees taking time related to illness or illness of spouse or family members
3. Conserve cash Flow:  A pandemic flu could reduce  revenue by 8% and profit rate by 16% or more during the quarter of the pandemic.
4. Keep the office clean, post “wash your hands” reminders, keep waterless hand cleaner dispenser readily available for clients and staff to use. 
5. Hire a Virtual Assistant to handle business administration remotely. 

  By Jeremy Gislason

 It’s not surprising that social media has become so popular in so short a time. Not only is it a source of entertainment for most people, it is also the newest strategy for acquiring customers for businesses. And with hot new tools like Twitter, social media marketing has only become more progressive and popular!

What Is Twitter?

In case you’re not familiar with Twitter, it is a social media tool that allows people to know what their fellow twitterers (people using twitter) are doing at this very moment.

Are you getting ready for bed? Put that on Twitter! Are you buying a new couch or writing a report on the effects of social media marketing? Put that on Twitter! Are you throwing a birthday party for your golden retriever? Well, you can put that on Twitter as well. There are no boundaries as to what you can put on Twitter. In Twitter, even the most mundane updates about your life can be pretty liberating. 

Sounds simple, right? Perhaps, it is this simplicity that has made Twitter quite a sensation on the Internet. There’s also something amusing about knowing what other people are doing and letting them know your own business as well. This combination of fun and simplicity is what ultimately appeals to Twitter fans.

Applying Twitter In Business

If you’re business-minded, then you probably already have more than a few ideas on how to make this social media marketing tool work for you. Having a Twitter account allows you to inform your clients and would-be clients the progress in your company. You’re not putting up an ad every week (because that tends to be annoying). However, you get the chance to share with them what’s happening to your company’s products, people, tools, etc. right now. 

Twitter, unlike MySpace and Facebook, poses an advantage for new and advanced marketers. As an efficient social media marketing tool, Twitter allows you to build a giant list of followers. It allows your clients and subscribers to see what you’re doing right now. It gives them access to your immediate profile and permits you to share your ideas with other twitterers. All free of charge.

How Twitter Can Explode Your Profits

While many people have other purposes and values for the use of the free service, the marketer can use Twitter to jumpstart a list of followers that can grow into thousands.

If you’re someone who sells used cars, you can use Twitter to attract members who are interested in automobiles. When a new shipment comes in, you can use Twitter to announce that the latest Ford model has arrived. Or if you’re having a sale, you can use Twitter to let everybody know about it.

These followers are the next best thing to customers. If they haven’t bought anything from you yet, then you can rest assured that they will be buying something soon. As long as you keep providing them something nice to look forward to, they will always be enticed to purchase something from your company.

Think of it as fishing. You already have the fish interested in your bait. All you have to do is wait for the fish to bite. According to quantcast.com, Twitter reaches about 6.1 million U.S. people every month. This social media tool has also reached other countries and is hugely popular in Japan. In fact, there are other Twitter-like applications that have popped up due to its insane fame!

Despite the huge popularity of Twitter, it is not a disorganized system that doesn’t have any limits. For example, you can only send 1,000 updates, 100 API requests and send 250 direct messages each day. And while there is no limit to the people who can follow you, the same freedom doesn’t apply vice-versa.

The maximum number of people you can follow is limited to 2,000. In Twitter-speak, to follow means to receive Twitter updates. This limit will only be lifted if you manage to attract more than 2,000 followers to your account.

According to Twitter, this is done to prevent SPAM users from adding up into their system and to prevent abuse from all current members.

It’s not that difficult to attract more followers into your account. In the long run, this will only make your Twitter account more meaningful because of the effort you’ve put into it.

The beauty at this stage is that once you are at such a level, it’s easier to attract new followers into your account. The benefits from taking such steps are acquiring your own list of eager followers (in which you can pitch your own products and services); and more importantly, gaining new business contacts.

Other Social Media Marketing Methods

There are other methods of social media marketing available for your use. Twitter isn’t the only way to enhance your business and get a constant flow of leads.

Other methods you can explore include:

1) Blogs

2) Community forums

3) Social networking sites such as Facebook, Myspace, and LinkedIn.

4) Video-sharing sites such as Youtube, Metacafe, Google videos, Yahoo videos, and AOL videos.

5) Content sharing sites such as Squidoo, Hubpages, Wetpaint, Qassia, and Google Knol.

These days, you shouldn’t just limit yourself to one thing. With the Internet as vast as it is, you should use every opportunity to make new contacts and establish yourself. Besides, think of all the new things you can learn from interacting with other people online!

Leave comments on your choice blogs and participate in forum discussions that allow for signature files after every post.  Make informative videos and upload them to video-sharing sites.  Explode your list of contacts through social networking sites. Share your knowledge and be recognized as an authority by submitting your content to content-sharing sites.

Not only will these help you establish credibility, you probably won’t even have to worry or stress about making money in the future. Remember that social media marketing, like any other marketing methods, works if you work it! Now like many of our mentors say – get to work!

  Jeremy Gislason is co-founder of the world’s leading client and content management system, the professional’s choice all-in-one “create and manage your own membership sites” e-commerce solution: http://www.memberspeed.com

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By Jeremy Gislason

Facebook is one of the most popular social networking mediums, and their membership numbers are increasing quickly. It is a great tool for networking; but like many tools available for networking on the web, promotional or marketing activities are frowned upon. 

So be careful when using Facebook and do your online marketing activities under the radar, or you might miss out on a powerful tool to boost your business.

In this article, I’ll give you some vital pointers to maximize the power of Facebook.

1) Just like any other social site, be careful what you put in your profile.

You don’t want to be seen as a link spammer. And you don’t want to give away too much personal information either (unless you don’t care that thousands of people may see your profile).

Just be careful with any personal details you put out there for others to see, such as where you live and pictures of your children. You do not want to pick up a stalker, especially when you are networking with strangers.

2) Don’t make the mistake of using your business name as your profile name, as this is against Facebook’s terms of service.

You are allowed to create other Facebook pages to brand your company, products or websites.

3) Respond to any friend requests and carefully send your own invitations. Make them personal and interesting.

Developing a great network is your long-term goal to generate a slow, but steady traffic stream to your websites. Use this tool to your advantage without being pushy or overbearing. Facebooks members hate spamming (who doesn’t?) and will carefully watch out for anything that violates their Terms of Service (TOS).

If you want to see profiles of those from another network, add them as your friends using the “Add to Friends” button. Follow the steps in the Edit tool to fill out any information you want others in your network, or others you accept as friends, to view.

4) Use various applications of Facebook.

Facebook has many applications which would make your networking experience easier or more enjoyable. Examples are applications for adding footage or photograph albums to your profile for others to see.

I’ll discuss two other powerful Facebook applications in a moment.

5) Use Facebook’s “My Questions” application to find out what people are exactly looking for concerning your niche.

This is where posters answer certain questions about themselves and what they are looking for on Facebook. They will also list their interests. Use this in your networking activities.

Unless they have expressed an interest in your field, do not invite them to join your friends list. Of course, you can still ask them if you genuinely want to be their friend. 

But if you are there to network for your website business, then choose your friends wisely. This is how you are building your list and getting traffic to your website. So you have to manage your time well and eliminate non-productive activities.

Again, be very careful about Facebook’s TOS. Do not go against it because breaking the rules will get you banned.

6) Use “Facebook Discuss.”

It is Facebook’s answer to instant messaging. Chatting, or IM’ing, on Facebook is truly quite easy when you use Facebook Discuss .

Just go to your Facebook page and you can start using Facebook Discuss immediately. At the base of each Facebook page, you may see your Facebook Discuss tools.

The first of the 3 Facebook Discuss tools is the online friends tool. This simply tells you which of your Facebook buddies is online at this time. The next Facebook Discuss tool is notifications that may let you know if you have any new Facebook notifications right from the tool. The 3rd tool in Facebook Discuss is the real discuss tool.

 7) Create and join Facebook groups.

Just as they have subscribed to your blog, they’re going to join your Facebook group. So people looking on Facebook for related groups would feel welcome to join.

Facebook groups are viral selling mechanisms. Search Facebook for groups on your topic and related ones. In each of these groups, you can post a message on the group Wall or debate board, or you may use the Post a Link feature to inform the group’s members of your group and your blog.

By promoting your Facebook group at first, rather than promoting your blog, you decrease the chance the group director will remove your message. Any Facebook member can make a group and invite users on their pals list to join.

A form prompts you to give the group a name, passing outline and class. At the following stage, you can customize your group’s available applications, upload a profile photograph and set privacy levels.

A secret group is fascinating for work-related activity, but it will not show up in search results. Choosing a closed group might be the best idea for you to protect your privacy. You will be inspired to choose members from your friends list to join the group.

When you start a group on Facebook, you can invite members to join the group and share their thoughts, viewpoints and consultations about your product, idea or start-up. Invitations to join a Facebook group can be through your Facebook buddies, your Yahoo contacts, etc.

Integrate your application into specific areas of the Facebook profile.

A Facebook application can take on a lot of forms; but in order to entirely implement the selection of integration points and deliver a full user experience, it is advised that you integrate your application into specific areas of the Facebook profile.

This permits millions of viewers to see your business everywhere on Facebook and attract potential patrons, who would naturally visit your start-up Internet site.

Remember to follow all Facebooks rules; otherwise, you’ll risk getting banned and your account deleted. This is not what you are looking for. Instead you want to use the group feature to promote your website within Facebooks rules. Do not overstep by thinking you can get around the rules. Use Facebook features to your advantage and you will see an increase in your website traffic.

  Want to know proven ways to tremendously increase membership sales? Want to take membership marketing to a whole new level of overflowing profits? Build high-earning membership sites like a pro by going to http://www.membershipmillionaire.com

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Author: Steve Conn

In order to be successful, we of course have to have dreams and goals. Without them, there is no ambition or desire to be more then what we are. Thinking about something we want to have or achieve, however, isn’t enough.     Many have heard of the story of the Harvard graduating class. They asked who had goals and how many of them had written them down. Only 3% had written them down and when they checked in on those 3% twenty years later, they were earning ten times as much as the other grads combined. First of all, the study didn’t really exist other than in goal setting seminars and books, but in reality, since that story has been told for decades, other studies have been done that do show astonishing results.     So lets look at the reality of it all. If we do write down our goals or put pictures of things we desire or a lifestyle we hope to achieve one day on our refrigerator, it is no doubt going to keep us focused on them. We can go so far as to put ourselves in the goal by taking pictures of ourselves in that car we want or in front of the home we desire. We can have fun with it and put ourselves in any picture we want these days with computer software.     When we see ourselves in the picture often enough, it seems normal. Just like any other photo in our album. When you get nostalgic and look through your old photo albums, don’t you start to relive the moments to the point where you actually feel younger or can remember how your were feeling at the time the photo was taken?      So if seeing something often enough, helps our mind to believe that it is possible, why don’t we all have dream boards around our homes and goal sheets in our pockets. I’ve personally seen such dream boards in the homes of millionaire associates of mine and seen folded up index cards in their wallets that have thirty or sixty day personal goals for health, business and other things they want. Each time they look in their wallet, they see the card. Sometimes they take it out, unfold it and read what it says usually to discover that they can cross something off as accomplished.     In order to achieve our goals we need to see them, either in writing or in picture form. When we see them often enough, we believe and it is only a matter of time till we accomplish them. It never fails to amaze me the stories I’ve heard from hundreds of people over the years and witnessed in my own life.     If you have a personal story, share it as a comment.

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beautiful, God honoring women I know. We have been blessed with a 17
year old daughter who is my influence to be great. I believe that if
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By Felicia Vaile

You decided to create a new web based business. That’s great! Congratulations! Maybe you decided to focus on writing reviews for click bank products or set up a nifty little website with adsense ads, quite possibly you have taken Potpie Girl’s advice and you are generating a nice little online income with Squidoo. Whatever your strategy is you’re happy because you’re starting to bring in some money. How many people did you actually network with to make that money? I mean…. How many actual telephone conversations or face to face meetings did you have? Many people become very wealthy operating online businesses never communicating with a single sole other than via e-mail, and that is perfectly fine. Let’s look at it from a different perspective.

Let’s say you are experiencing amazing success with Squidoo, which is an excellent way to generate an online income (Potpie Girl’s success is a perfect example of this). I actually have a few lenses myself. Let’s say your entire business is focused on Squidoo, what happens if Squidoo ceased to exist? Would you still have a business? What if Click bank crashed….What if the internet was no more? Would you be in financial ruin? Would you be able to maintain your current lifestyle? Would you be able to pick up the phone and call up internet colleagues, suppliers, or some of those loyal customers to get your business back up and running? Would they know who you are?
If you did make that call would there be enough of a connection with you to continue dealing with you or would it be easy to “forget” to call you back because you are just one of the many nameless, faceless automated internet businesses they have dealt with in the past? Ever wonder how those old family run hardware stores or the Mom and Pop Corner stores continue to exist among huge retailers like Wal-Mart, Home Depot, and Price Club? It’s not the prices…it’s the people. We have an amazing quality that internet robots and spiders don’t have….it’s the personal touch, let’s use it to our advantage!

By PotPie Girl