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I just interviewed Internet marketer Mike Filsaime for an hour and a half to get to the bottom of some of the rumors floating around the blogosphere. Doesn’t it make sense to go straight to the source instead of guessing what he’s been up to?

In a nutshell, here are eight things you should know about Mike Filsaime…

1.    Mastermind Memberships. Like Napoleon Hill, Mike Filsaime has been a member of many mastermind groups over the past eight years as he’s built his business online. Right now, he’s a member of three different mastermind groups, including Russell Brunson’s group, Yanik Silver’s group (100 or so members), and the Syndicate mastermind group. No member of any of these groups is responsible for the actions of other members any more so than you would be responsible for the actions of one of your competitors if you both were members of the local chamber of commerce.
2.    The Syndicate Mastermind. “The Syndicate” is a tongue-in-cheek renaming of an informal mastermind group of marketing guys, including Mike Filsaime, who first started talking with each other about tech developments and online business at all of these Internet marketing seminars where they kept bumping into each other as speakers, attendees, etc. This is a closed-mastermind that communicates daily via email like any like minded group would in a yahoo/google “group.” The mastermind ends there. Members will talk one on one or meet at events just as they do (more often than not) with non members of the mastermind.

The group’s existence is the worst-kept “secret” on the Internet because members have repeatedly talked about it publicly. However, some of those “exposed” as members are not actually members.

For example, while Mike Filsaime is in a “separate” mastermind group with Russell Brunson. However, Russell is not a member of the Syndicate mastermind.

Mike Koenigs is also not a member of the Syndicate Mastermind. Mike Koenigs simply lives near and is friends some of the mastermind members in the syndicate (2 of them.)

Many marketers online are friends offline and will love to “talk shop” and find ways to do joint ventures and relationships develop.

3.    JV Partners. As part of systemizing his business, Mike Filsaime has streamlined how he selects JV partners. You can read more about it at http://marketingdotcom.com/an-open-letter-to-all-jv-partners/
4.    Product Launch Calendars. Like movie studios that check when a competitor has scheduled a blockbuster movie to release, Internet marketers like Mike Filsaime keep and check calendars for launching their products and services so that releases don’t conflict. If you filmed a movie, you wouldn’t want to release it on the same day as another big movie was coming out because there are only so many people going to the movies that weekend. That’s recognizing some dates are better than others for making money on your investment. Similarly, there are mastermind groups that keep calendars for tracking launch dates already announced by group members and others. To see a similar calendar anyone can use to determine what dates their competition has already scheduled product launches, go to Mike Merz’s JVNotifyPro.com.
5.    Promoting Each Others’ Products as an Affiliate. Being part of a mastermind group is no guarantee that someone will promote Mike Filsaime’s products (or yours for that matter). You can learn from each other in a mastermind but your economic interests are not the same. Sometimes it makes sense to promote for another group member’s product launch. Many times it doesn’t because you’ve got higher priorities. And even when there is promotion between members, the level of participation ranges wildly from sending out one email to a small sublist as an affiliate to putting on a full court press with multiple emails, videos, webinars, etc.
6.    Affiliate Tiering. Mike Filsaime, like most Internet marketers with affiliate programs, has a tiered structure. A, B, and C affiliates are treated differently based upon what they bring to the table per launch…not because of who they are but rather how much they support. Support is not determined by sales only, it is more a combination of the results produced by your over efforts. Mike is more likely to reward a B-tier affiliate with a small list that goes “all out” to promote than an A-tier affiliate who sends out one email blast. Like everyone out there, Mike started as a C-tier affiliate and worked his way up. A system that rewards marketers for working hard makes sense both short-term and long-term. One doesn’t get classified as an A-tier and ride the gravy train by not promoting.
7.    Pricing. Products and services are priced based upon market research and testing. For example, if a product doesn’t convert well at $1,497, it might do very well at $997. Similarly, a $77 product might outperform the same product at $57. But when pricing, there’s a huge difference between selling an eBook and a multimedia course that contains a dozen DVDs, group coaching calls, etc. The amount of work and value put into the latter justifies a higher price point. But the high dollar products carry risk. Most customers buy these using multi-payment plans. If value isn’t delivered, they will either stop paying or ask for a refund. That’s why it’s important to over deliver value no matter what price you set – It is good practice to get advice on your offer and positioning for other experts in your industry to do what is best for your business. An offer is “What the buyer gets and how he will get it” as well as “What the buyer will pay and how he will pay for it.” Getting consulting from a peer about how to create an offer is not price fixing it is simply advice on what to sell and what to sell it for.
8.    Charity. Mike Koenigs and his wife have a charity, JustLikeMyChild.com, which some Syndicate members support by attending fundraisers and through donations. While Mike Filsaime has not had the opportunity himself to attend one of these charity events, he did make a one-time donation of  $500 last year to the charity as well as several other charities. Accusations that the charity was set up by the Syndicate or is used by the mastermind members for money laundering are absolutely false and absurd. The charity is not owned or controlled by anyone other than Mike Koenigs. Any contributions are voluntary and not coordinated by anyone other than the charity itself.

I’ll probably get flamed for doing the interview and posting this online. But I did it to clear the air in the blogosphere.

Always do your research, don’t rely upon gossip, and when in doubt, go to the source and ask questions. At a minimum, it will give you more information so that you can make an informed decision as to what’s real and what’s just idle speculation.

To your online success!

-Mike Young

P.S. Here is a note written by Mike Filsaime posted here without editing or comment.

I am writing this today about a blogger, Jason Michael Jones. He goes by the name “Salty Droid.”

Jason Jones is obviously very smart, witty, very funny, and has one of the best writing styles you may find around. And what many may not believe is that I actually agree with much of his “philosophy.” In many ways he is right about a lot of things.

But he and I differ in many ways. Jason Jones is a mean spirited person and incites hate. He uses profanity to degrade and humiliate people. His goal is to embarrass and humiliate people and he does a good job at it.
I simply can not imagine anyone wanting to be a part of something like that but I am not surprised by it. As Dan Ariely would refer to that is “Predictably Irrational” that anyone would look up to a person like this. But it is what I will refer to as the “Lynch Mob” effect. People tend to act terrible as a group in ways they would not act alone. Jason Jones wants to knock people down. I am not sure why he seeks significance from this. He wants to save the world from predators’, that is good. He just choose to do it in a mean and vicious way. He refers to me as vicious.

Jason Jones uses TABLOID tactics to get attention. He is the equivalent of a “Camera Wielding, Celebrity Chaser on a Moped.” These people are sensationalist. They hurt people for to make their points. As a tabloid would show unflattering pictures, so too will Jason Jones. He will take pictures of people and use Photoshop and audio and edits to make people look evil and edit audio and video to take messages out of context to support is allegations of illegal activities that simply do not exist.

He calls that helping people. I call it wrong. I call it mean.

Jason Jones is the person that will watch someone fall, take credit for their fall, and then kick them when they are down. There maybe a place for that, in tabloids and that what he is looking to do.

Jason Jones seeks to embarrass people, and has done a good job, by getting his hands on private property. Contrary to popular belief, this is not given to him by insiders as his readers suggest in comments (that he will not correct.) The truth is he steals it off servers. Marketers make mistakes with a loophole you could call it in cloud computing like s3 Amazon by not securing the ACL settings. What that means is if I see one video on your website I can remove the file name to expose the hundreds of audio, video, and .pdf files you store on there for your records.

Jason uses this personal information to attempt to humiliate. This is the same as getting your hands on a private intimate sex video of Hollywood actors  and posting it on your blog to prove what a jerk a person is. There is room for that in this world. People love to see people fall. This just don’t want it to ever be them.

It is simply tabloid. You see it in Hollywood, Sports, the Music industry, Celebutants, and high profile individuals. And yes, we see it in our industry. You simply don’t care about people you never heard of.

But some of us have a big spot light on us at all times. Every word you say on stage, calls, video, your blog, is ready for ridicule, counterpoints, and expose. People want to call you a hypocrite. You will make mistakes. You are foolish to think you are anywhere near perfect. But “some” people can’t wait for you to make a mistake so they can say “See, I told you this guy is a scammer.”

Jason Jones has nothing to lose. If you fall, he will write about you as if he takes credit and warned the world of you. He did it with James Arthur Ray, he did it with Bernie Madoff.  No one likes what they did. But you don’t see the news dealing with it with hate. They report the best they can with facts. Jason Jones incites a hate mob. And he does it well. And I find it sad but expected.

I wish for anyone, he does not puts his sights on you. He has nothing to lose like I said. He will seek to embarrass you and to watch you fall.

The truth is, he does have readers. Very much like the Howard Stern effect. Not everyone likes him, they want to see what he does next. A bit of virtual “rubbernecking” you can say. He has fans. And he has haters. I never wanted to address this on my blog as I did not want to make a person of HATE famous. But I felt it was time to speak on this.

He has “hunches” about me and many. For me, I can say he is wrong. He can knock himself out trying. But his accusations are really nothing more than conspiracy theory. Quite Comical at times. More often very hurtful. I am not going to lie to you. I try not to read it because I am human and the hateful words he says hurts me. It hurts my family, and it hurts my staff. But that is the price you pay when you are a leader in any industry. Think about that.

There will ALWAYS be people that participate and grab torches. He and his loyal followers will make fun of this and try to further humiliate me. It may work for a few hours, but at the end of the day, I know in my heart what I strive to do. He and I both try to make the world a better place. He does it with hate and trying to knock down people, or kicking them when they fall. I don’t see that helping anyone.

I wake up every day and find a way to provide value. If you want to know the truth about me, ask my friends, my family, and my CUSTOMERS and those that have been to my events. Those are the only people that matter. You will find a few unhappy people, It is to be expected. But the overwhelmingly, my products have helped thousands of people. I know this because I am told often that I was a major influence and inspiration to people.

I have donated tens of thousands of dollars to nearly 10 charities over the last few years. If a person down on their luck emails me for my $47 or $1997 product, I give it to them. I fly out people down on their luck to my office that I do not know, or I pay for their ticket to an event that they can’t afford and put them up in a hotel.

I love to entertain. I love to laugh. And I love to make a living helping people. To some, teaching how to make money makes you a scammer. I can live with that.

I have made mistakes. Small ones ,and some big ones. I will again although I hope I don’t. I feel I am growing as a person, a marketer, and a business man. There are things I have done years ago that would not be part of my business model today.

To those of faith I say, let those who are without sin cast the first stone. (That one means nothing to someone that is not a person of faith.) But what I am saying is, I know in my heart, I wake up every day and ask how can I provide the most value in my BUSINESS (meaning I will be compensated, as money is a by-product of the value you provide) and help people get what they want out of life.  If I make a mistake, I know Jason Jones will be there to kick me. To his readers, I ask that you investigate things for yourself. That is all. I know where my heart is and I will keep trying better every day.

To Jason Jones, I am not looking to embarrass you or do an expose on you. (Because you are perfect maybe.) So this should be my first and final word. So if you want to continue to trash me, I will wake up every day and keep providing value. You can Photoshop me, call me names, I won’t play your game. I will make great products and provide great free information. I will keep helping as much a I can in my heart. To the readers of Jason Jones, if you hate me, I understand why you might, Jason Jones’s blog gave you good reason with bad and hateful point of views. I simply ask that you ask the customers. But think twice about what it says about you to be cursing, and supporting a hate site. Read the Jason Jones’ blog with a fresh perspective. Is this something you would want your kids to support and admire. You want to change the world, you can do it by support the tabloid hate, or by providing value to this world.

As for me, I am not fighting him or you. I am going to wake every day and  try to enjoy life and help people and provide value. So get your torches out and chase me, or stop worrying about me and change the world the best you YOU know how.

My best friend told me yesterday, “Our destiny is- We are on a collision course with DEATH.” You and I are racing towards death. It is inevitable. There is nothing we can do about it. So what matters is what good we can do in this world from now until that day.

LEAVE A LEGACY. One that you can be proud to show your children.

So I am not going to worry about this Jason Jones. I am going to go work on my business. He can worry about me if he wants…

And in the words of Forrest Gump, that is “ALL” I have to say about that.

I wish you all success! (Even Jason Jones. He seems angry in his heart. I hope he decides to help people in a more valuable way.)

Mike Filsaime

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It’s Feb. 4th and I’m packing for my flight to Orlando in a few hours. For the next 4 days, I will be attending JV Alert Live with some of the coolest people that this planet has to offer, Internet Marketers.

Internet marketers and business owners are the coolest people to meet and have a conversation with. Most have great stories because they actually do stuff. It’s all about the lifestyle with most of these people.

Online Hello, Offline Conversation

Scott Stratten once told me that Twitter is to get the hello out the way for real life meetings. And it totally made sense to me. I knew most the people at that conference because I had either chatted with them or seen them multiple times on Twitter.

Most people online say that web 2.0 and social media is just one big conversation, but I disagree. It’s a shouting match most of time. Everyone trying to get someone to listen to what they have to say. In real life, as I’m sure you are well aware, it’s a lot easier to have a real conversation and get to know someone.

Real Life = Real Growth

Last April, I got invited to attend Extreme Business Makeovers in Orlando. At the time, I was unemployed and trying my hardest to get something working when David Faulkner invited me to the event.

My immediate answer was YES! I didn’t even stop to figure out how it would work because I knew it had to. It was meant for me to be there.

I ended up borrowing my brother’s broken down truck, stayed 2 nights with a friends, found a hotel for $15/night, went to the grocery store for food and ran out of gas and money on the way back home. It may not have been pretty, but you know what? I did it, which is more than most other people can say.

That weekend turned out to be the biggest growing experience of my life. The friends I made, the people I met, the stuff I learned (inside and out of seminars) and the life lessons.

Deals are Done Offline

The last thing that I want to add here is that deals are done at events like these. Usually, it’s while drinking a beer and writing on a napkin. What big deal is out there waiting for you, but you’re missing the opportunity?

Get off your computer every once in a while and make something exciting and fun happen. That’s why we are in this business.

Taken from: http://brendanwenzel.net/the-importance-of-live-events-for-internet-marketers/

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Thankfully, the web is truly worldwide, and these obstacles can be easily overcome with a little online networking and social interaction. We asked people who have successfully accumulated large online international networks about their recommendations for getting started. This is what they had to say.

Add your own tips for building an international professional network via the web in the comments below.

1. Join International Groups and Networks

Shel Horowitz, a publishing consultant who started an international business ethics pledge that includes signers from more than 30 countries, says he’s met most of his international contacts through online discussions.

“Over a period of time, people exchange information, answer questions, pontificate on whatever is going on in the publishing world,” he says. “And not only did I develop an international network of friends and colleagues through this, but also a considerably greater expertise in the publishing consulting I do.”

What kind of discussions you join will depend upon what your networking goals are. “You have to find a niche and decide who you want to meet,” says Vinil Ramdev, an India-based consultant for entrepreneurs. “Because if you’re an actor and you’re only meeting entrepreneurs, that’s not going to help.”

Social networking sites like LinkedIn or community platforms like Groupsite.com host discussions that you can search by interest, meaning you can find relevant international topics with the right search terms. E-mail lists from your alma mater, professional societies, and any organizations you belong to most likely have international members, as well. If you’re looking specifically to meet international contacts, however, you might also consider:

• Viadeo: Like LinkedIn, but oriented for European business
• Ushi.cn: An invite-only business networking platform for China
• A Small World: Another invite-only networking site that links members with other members, discussions, and events related to their interests
• Internations: Connect with expats living around the world. Membership is invitation-based, but you can request an invitation, so you don’t actually need to know a member.
• Xing: Like LinkedIn, but has a stronger presence in Europe
• Sandbox Network : Designed for the most influential people under age 30, this by-application-only social network has “ambassadors” in more than 20 cities.
• MeetingWave: This site allows you to search for networking events and meetings by interest and location. Look for international networking events near you.
• GeeksOnaPlane: Promotes cultural exchange through technology and entrepreneurship. You can request an invite to join the group on their international travels.
• Orkut: This is Google’s social networking site, which is quite popular in Brazil and India. You can target your posts by groups of friends, such as “Work Buddies” or “International Contacts.” All you have to do is create and name a category of contacts and add people. This feature allows you to keep your work and personal lives separate.

You may have noticed that some of these networks are invite only. But you should be encouraged, not intimidated, by the exclusivity, says Severin Jan Ruegger, the co-founder of the Sandbox Network.

“With LinkedIn or Facebook anybody can join. And I don’t dispute that they’re helpful in certain situations,” he says. “But sometimes there is a lack of trust. And in any relationship there has to be some trust.” In Ruegger’s experience, people are more approachable, helpful and willing to talk to him in invite-only networks.

If you’re looking for an invite, Rawn Shah, the author of Social Networking for Business and a member of the Social Software Enablement Team at IBM, suggests that you check your existing connections to see if they are members of the group you want to join. Some sites, like Sandbox, have application-like invitation processes, in which case you can just apply.

Another option is to create your own e-mail list or group, which is what Horowitz did when the e-mail list he was on stopped meeting his needs.

“I just announced to that list that I was starting another list and that this was what was going to be different, and a critical mass signed up very quickly,” he says.

2. Don’t Forget About the Classics

While targeting international networks and groups is effective, networks that you may already belong to, like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, can also be extremely helpful if leveraged properly. In fact, Horowitz says his first international speaking gig came from LinkedIn.

Ramdev uses these networks to stay in touch with people after he has met them online, at a conference, in a webinar, or by commenting on a blog. “E-mail is very hard to send because it’s one on one,” he says. “If I update my Facebook status, though, I have 30 or 40 people commenting on it.”

It’s important not to go overboard while inviting people to your network on these platforms, however. “More connections doesn’t necessarily mean better, stronger relationships that help you in business,” he says. “Work first on interacting on a regular pace with your peers in the group through the discussion.”

Shah also recommends limiting the number of groups you’re involved in on sites like LinkedIn as well: “You want a productive relationship, which means that you should interact with others in the group for some time (at least a few weeks), and decide for yourself if it is worth staying in,” he says. “This means that it will take time to form your relationships in each group. The effort is not wasted, however, if you decide not to stay. It gives you perspective into different views and mindsets. Also if you look across groups, you might find the same names appearing repeatedly as they post. They may be worth getting to know.”

It’s also worth understanding that different networking sites are popular in different countries. The above mapuses data from Alexa and Google to show which sites are the most popular in each country.

3. Attend International Conferences and Webinars Online

“It’s a little more difficult obviously, however, the approach is very similar to offline,” says Ruegger. “You might also do that by chatting or sending a quick e-mail to follow up. It can also be personal. It doesn’t have to be very stiff and business-like. Something that makes you approachable, that makes you nice.”

Shah suggests taking advantage of the bio and contact information that is usually posted for each speaker by making contact after the seminar. It’s also helpful to chat with the group in the group space during the webinar or contact individuals about a comment they made or a question they asked during the webinar.

Another great way to stay in touch with your online international contacts is to invite them to your own webinar, which you can create using tools like Supercool School.

4. Find a Way to Interact With Your Contacts

Collecting contacts internationally isn’t merely a matter of adding connections to your social sites. If you want a valuable international network, you’ll need to stay in touch.

Ruegger’s approach is to be as helpful as possible. “Send opportunities, links — anything that you know these people would value. Send it over, give a contact, introduce people, and bring people together,” he says. “[It’s] just like offline. Introduce people to each other. All these interactions over time will build you a network that needs to be nurtured.”

Ramdev stays in touch with his network, which is mostly composed of entrepreneurs, by linking to information that will be relevant to them on his Twitter feed (as pictured above).

5. Make Your Web Presence Internationally Friendly

Today, he is able to use a WordPress plug-in called Global Translator that automatically translates his site into 48 different languages.

Horowitz also started the International Association of Earth-Conscious Marketers and recommends using the word “international” in any discussion groups or e-mail threads you start. “Having the word ‘international’ in print says, ‘you are welcome, we want your input,’” he says.

6. Understand How Networking Differs in Other Cultures

Ruegger says the best way to learn about networking in other cultures is to live there. For instance, while living in China he learned that it’s not culturally appropriate to criticize people or make suggestions in a public setting like a forum.

Obviously, moving to another country isn’t an option for everybody. But you can still take cultural differences into account. “Even though it may be virtual, people instinctively transfer the work behaviors, norms and expectations from the physical world into the online world,” Shah says. “There are many books on working with international cultures which would be a good start. Search Google or Amazon for “Doing business in [country].”

You can also use a site like Forrester Research to learn about how people use social media in whatever country you wish to target.

Shah says one thing to keep in mind is that in some cultures, personal and business networking is strictly separate. Therefore, it might be advisable to exclude your beach photos from profiles that you plan to use for international business networking.

7. Meet Online Contacts in Person Whenever Possible

“You actually try to physically meet the people who you met online … which then makes them much stronger connections in your general network …” Reugger says.

Post Taken From: http://mashable.com/2010/09/20/international-business-network-online/

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A few things to tell you about today…

First…

“Social Media” is all the rage everywhere you turn…

On TV.  In Magazines.  Newspapers.  Movies.  And more.

You’ve probably heard “Facebook” and “Twitter” so many times now in your life that you’re probably tired of hearing about them.

But the big question is… is using Social Media really good for you and your business?

I think for most entrepreneurs the answer is NO.

At least “no” because of the way most people are using it.  I’ve always said that Twitter and Facebook are great for SYNDICATION efforts.  There are some great ways to auto-publish links to your articles, blog posts, etc. with them.  And that is definitely something you want to be doing.

But I see so many entrepreneurs spending hours upons hours of their time ‘chatting’ with people on Facebook or Twitter.  Somehow they feel that because they are using those sites, and because the media is so ‘big’ on Social Media, that somehow their business is benefiting from it.

In many cases, it’s THE OPPOSITE.

Spending hours of time on Facebook and Twitter is most likely LOSING MONEY for folks.

In most cases, the traffic that can be generated from those sites is often very untargeted or very unqualified.  Facebook Ads is the exception and I highly recommend you test with it and use it to generate targeted, profitable leads if you can. * That’s where you can buy ads that run across Facebook based on user demographics and interests.

If someone takes the same amount of time they spend on Facebook or Twitter and spends it setting up ad campaigns on Google Adwords, or creating some targeted, highly optimized content for their site, they will make more money in their business.  I guarantee it.

Something for you to think about.

Again, I DO think those sites can help your business, but you shouldn’t be spending more than 5% of your “business time” on them.

I challenge you to use “Anti-Social Media” for 2 weeks.  (Or longer if you can do it.)  Don’t use Facebook or Twitter at all.  Put all of your time into SEO efforts, setting up AdWords campaigns, and writing articles.  You’ll be surprised how much faster your business grows.

The second thing to tell you about today…

Is an update on ME.

A lot of people have been asking me about my travels and my ‘experiment’ with minimalism.

After traveling non-stop for 2 months, I can tell you one thing for sure…

IT’S TIRING.

It’s rough to go from place to place and constantly be on the move.  It’s like it’s hard to ‘relax’ for very long because you know your current surroundings are only temporary.

And being without a “home base” of some sort, I believe, works against you mentally.  Your mind is always aware that you’re just a perpetual nomad and in ‘motion.’

I think the key to being able to perpetually travel is to stay in certain places for long periods of time. Even setting up a little “home base” and then travel to and from that point.

What’s up next for me is to spend some more time in MY OWN COUNTRY.  There are some great cities in the US that I want to experience. I also want to be in the US to spend more time with my family.  I’m realizing more and more that that’s what is truly important in life. (Yes, obvious, I know.)

As many of my long-time customers know, my brother died about 5 years ago.  And not a week or so goes by without being reminded that I wish I had spent more time with him while he was still alive.  And I know that one day (even, though, I definitely don’t like to think about it) I’ll probably have the same thoughts about the time I spent with my parents.

So along with a lot of other areas that I want to have more balance with, spending time with my family is one of them.

I definitely still have lots of destinations on the “To Do” list and I still plan on getting to them all — but I have already come to realize that I need a more balanced way to continue to travel or I will reach a major point of BURN-OUT.

As for the minimalism stuff, I’m still a huge believer in it.  Not necessarily in only having a few shirts and outfits, etc. but just not having tons of STUFF in my life that can become a distraction.  I’m sure that I’ll be acquiring some new things as I set up a little home base, but I’m definitely never going back to the life I once had in regards to owning an overkill of stuff.

The one thing I’ve really experienced so far on my little ‘journey’ is getting some perspective. I’ve had plenty of time to think about my life and focus on what’s really important — I’ve also thought a lot about past choices and how things may or may not have been different.

More than anything, I’ve realized the value of BEING PRESENT.  That life really is short and it’s passing by in the blink of an eye.  And I’ve been doing an interesting “Time Machine” mental exercise (you should try it)…

Whatever you are doing today, or with your days right now, imagine eventually being 10 years into the future.  And imagine being able to get into a Time Machine and visit TODAY (10 years earlier).  Would you want to be doing whatever you were doing then? Or would you wish you had spent those days doing something else?

Like not to harp on the Facebook/Twitter stuff, but think of a day in the recent past when you caught yourself ‘surfing’ for several hours on Facebook, Twitter, etc. You know, when you were just chatting it up with people, etc. and you really didn’t do much to make more money in your business that day – heck, we’ve all been there and done that many times.

Don’t you wish you could have a ‘do over’ and get that essentially worthless day back?

Something to think about.

And if you have a dream to start a certain type of business or to do something you’ve been thinking about for a long time, DO IT.  Don’t wait.  Just go for it NOW.  Often times the ”worst case scenario” if it happens when pursuing that dream isn’t all that bad — so it’s definitely worth the risk.

Since I was a kid, I’ve dreamed of having a video game company.  And now, after putting it off for more than 25 years, I’m finally going for it.  And even if it ends up not having the same success as other businesses I’ve had in the past, I really don’t think I’ll care.  Because I know I’ll be a lot HAPPIER and excited about it. And at the end of the day, that’s really what matters.

So I challenge YOU… don’t wait.  Do whatever you’ve always wanted to do TODAY — or at least get started with ‘it’ in some small way that you can accommodate in your life right now.

Yours For Online Profits,
John Reese

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The highlight of all my videos which I took over the weekend would
have to be the one of Sir Richard Branson coming on stage, which I will
post below.

One of the main things which was shared and “Ham.mered” into us as
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This video is the first 15 minutes of a 45 minute tutorial I made for my Traffic Voodoo clients.

It not only reveals my “email subject line rules” that every email marketer needs to follow in order to create compelling email subject lines that get opened…

I also give you two of my most recent, highest open rate email subject lines that have helped me make several hundred thousand dollars… in less than two weeks… steal them and use them in your own business… my gift to you.

Check out this video:

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Oh and you probably can’t see it clearly, but Robbie Williams is standing behind us, watching the interview. I bet it doesnt happen very often when Robbie Williams watches someone else get interviewed in front of him.

Being a Deviant.

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Some time ago my travels took me to the red soil of Nairobi, Kenya. A gracious schoolteacher named George ran a foster care program for AIDS orphans. He took me on a tour of his world.

How incredibly different it was from mine.

Someone had given George a Toyota station wagon, so we didn’t have to walk. He drove me through twisting back-county roads of Kukoyu, dodging potholes the size of bathtubs and showing me how the other half lives.

We would pass bands of children walking along that road and women balancing jugs on their heads. I met all kinds of kids without moms and dads, mostly living with relatives and hopefully holding body and soul together.

I met one kid whose most recent home was a rock quarry.

We visited a wooden hut where a girl, maybe 9 years old, was playing in the dirt in her filthy pink dress. She was mentally handicapped and there was no one else around. George spoke kindly to her in her native language. He gave her something to eat. Eventually, we left.

As we drove away, I thought, “I’d never leave MY kid here. . .”

I met a 7 year old boy who was dying of AIDS for lack of a $1 bus ticket to get a free shot.

It was gut wrenching. All these people staring at me with that blank gaze of poverty and apathy. Paralyzed by a belief that there’s nothing they can do to make their life better.

I asked George if he ever helped any of these people start businesses. “Yes!” he nodded excitedly. “I will show you some of our micro loan recipients.”

George drives me to another village. We walk into a cobbler shop. A guy named Paul is fixing shoes. Paul had polio when he was a kid so he can’t walk. His crutches are leaning against the wall behind him.

Paul does NOT have that blank hopeless stare. His eyes are clear. He’s alert and he’s aware. He’s proud of what he does. His kids have uniforms, they attend school, they are well fed. He’s a respected man in the community.

His legs might not work right, but he’s not a cripple.

George explains to me that with a $50 business loan, Paul founded that cobbler shop and became an economic pillar of his community.

By American standards Paul is poor, but he’s not living in poverty. Paul doesn’t speak the same tongue as me yet when our eyes lock we both sense that we share a common language: The language of entrepreneurship. He’s proud of what he’s accomplished and he’s not asking for handouts.

My friend, there is one and only one path out of poverty. It ain’t UNICEF. Or the United Nations. It’s not even jobs or technology.

It’s entrepreneurship. It’s brave people like Paul.

NOW:

Imagine for a moment that someone had taken Paul’s $50 and sold him a sham “business opportunity.” Big bag o’ smoke. Hit & run. Ain’t worth the paper it’s printed on.

How much would that scam have cost Paul . . . really?

For one thing he’d be a cripple living in a rock quarry today. Begging on the side of the street. Not a successful entrepreneur. Not a guy with a house and a kitchen and 3 beautiful kids.

His 3 kids would be living with who-knows-who, or maybe no one. Paul’s cobbler shop wouldn’t be there in the middle of his village. People wouldn’t be getting their shoes fixed. A certain school would be minus 3 students. A seamstress would have sold them three less school uniforms. The vendors who sell him soles and nails and leather would have one less account.

His kids might be stealing food instead of buying it.

Do you see how these little tiny hinges swing big doors?

That’s why it really frosts my cookie when snake oil salesmen and film flam men sell bad business advice. They’re teaching people s*** that don’t work.

Doesn’t matter whether it’s Africa or America or Antarctica, it’s still a crime. I hope them scammers end up living in a rock quarry. They sure don’t deserve to be making megabucks, that’s for sure.

I got fleeced real good for the first few years of my business career. You probably know that story and if you don’t I won’t bore you with it. But anyway, I’m one of those people who believes things happen for a reason. Maybe one of the reasons that happened to me was . . . so I’d know what it’s like.

Cuz God forbid that I ever sell people big bags o’ smoke. Or that you should ever spend your money one of those bags o’ smoke.

I believe that when someone teaches how to fish, they should teach you with real boats and real fishing poles and real ponds. Not with a flight simulator. They should be able to prove what they do works. In real market conditions with real tools and real customers. Not shills.

Every time someone sells fake business advice, the world loses a few entrepreneurs. People who might have made it, but they couldn’t recover from that one loss.

Who knows… what might have been?

Every time someone delivers *real* business advice, the world gains a few entrepreneurs. More “Pauls”. More cobbler shops. More kids going to school. More food to go around. More for everyone.

I take my job – and your job – very seriously. What we both do matters. A lot.

If you have any kind of “real” business on the Internet; if you know that more clicks for less money, better sales conversion, improved follow up and a superior marketing strategy would put more money in your pocket; then I invite you to apply for this fall’s personal AdWords coaching session.

Not all are accepted, but if we let you in, I back it with a hugely ballsy guarantee and a promise that if you put in the effort, you’ll get the results. www.BobsledRun.com. Starts September 28.

Whether you live in Africa, Europe or America – whether you only learn, or if you teach as well – I hope you take your teaching, and your learning, very seriously. Because a very very important entrepreneur depends on the knowledge you apply:

YOU.

Perry Marshall

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