As I was preparing to share this message with my friends on my Keeping It Real page on facebook, the thought came to me, why not share it here on my blog! So here it goes…
When I first got the idea for being in business for myself, it was June 1990. I was working in Corporate America and not very happy with my salary. I loved my job but the pay just didn’t come up to my expectations — I needed more, mind you I didn’t say, wanted more… we needed more to make ends meet.
Being the computer geek that I am, at that time I would create greeting cards, brochures, flyers, wedding and funeral programs for friends and family at no charge, simply because I loved doing it! Well, that’s until the day the light bulb came on …
“Start Your OWN Desktop Publishing Business ~ and make money doing what you love!”
Bingo… extra cash!
I gotta tell you, although I made some extra income here and there… it just didn’t turn out quite like I thought!
Why? Because I didn’t have a plan. I just thought business was going to come from…
where?… I dunno, LOL!
A lot of us start business the same way. We just know we want to do it without doing our home work first.
You see, there’s more to business than just an idea, DBA, bank account and computer. [click to continue…]
Did you know that one of the best ways that an entrepreneur can stand out from the competition is to write a book?
When you’re an author, you have a business card that lasts forever, sharing your message and wisdom with the world. In fact, a book is often your ticket to getting invitations for paid speaking engagements, media attention, information products, higher fees, and a steady stream of clients.
However, writing and marketing a book can be challenging, especially if you don’t know where to begin. Aspiring authors can get bogged down and never finish their books, or, even worse, write a book that no one wants to buy. Some people even get bored because they give up during the process.
The point is to never give up… it’s how you go through the process that determines the outcome! And giving up, should NEVER be the answer… [click to continue…]
I hope you got a chance to read my last message entitled “Offline List Building” where I mentioned, how to get the fortune out of your list building.
I like how Jimmy D. Brown phrased it:
“However “broken-recordish” it may sound, it IS a truthful statement. The fortune REALLY IS in the list. Fact is, if you possess the knowledge of how to grow and profit from opt-in-lists, you can pretty much write your own ticket.”
Now that’s a mouthful of good information.
Possess the knowledge of how to…
- Grow your list
- Profit from your list
- Write your own ticket
I know that building a list can be frustrating, been there… so when I stopped fumbling all over the place, I decided to buckle down. While studying List Profit System:
P – PROMOTE your list.
R - REWARD the optin.
O – OFFER a proposal.
F – FIXATE attention.
I - INITIATE a response.
T – THWART the filters.
I got that… but what I missed was:
You see there’s a (simple) strategic method to building a list and it’s not just online ~ hint-hint 
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