'Pathway To Success'
Volume 8, Issues #1-17, 2008
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Issue #17, 24th Aug 2008 Click here!
Feature Article
Question To Answer: How to Become a Successful Entrepreneur
Irena Whitfield
Frankly speaking, the above question is one of the most
frequent I receive though it is not the best to ask if
someone is seeking success. I would change it to:
How to become an entrepreneur? because this is exactly where
the biggest problem lies.
Most of the people who either start or think about starting
a home business or online home business are not entrepreneurs.
And I would like to stress that the most important point is
to create an entrepreneurial mind, and then you will easily
become a successful entrepreneur.
So let's start with an entrepreneur:
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Motivational Reading
How to Finish What You Start!
Peter Murphy
How do I overcome the problem of diminishing motivation? I
have started so many projects and most of them are never
finished. I start out strong, I start getting doubts about
the project, and I let it die on the vine. I seem to have
a problem taking a task or project all the way to the
finish line.
How many of us have started projects that we have not
finished? In that matter, you are not alone. Welcome to the
club. We often start projects due to some emotion of the
moment, and then, we often do not finish - for the same
reason.
... Read more
Subscriber Article
10 Blog Traffic Tips
Yaro Starak
In every bloggers life comes a special day - the day they first
launch a new blog. Now unless you went out and purchased
someone else''s blog chances are your blog launched with only
one very loyal reader - you. Maybe a few days later you
received a few hits when you told your sister, father, girl
friend and best friend about your new blog but that''s about
as far you went when it comes to finding readers. Here are
the top 10 techniques new bloggers can use to find readers.
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Issue #16, 10th Aug 2008 Click here!
Feature Article
Traffic Conversion Secrets Finally Revealed!
Dan Lok
People tell me all the time that their websites "don't convert."
(Not sure what "conversion" is? It's that "magical"
transformation that turns a site visitor into a product/service
buyer)
If you're a website owner who's unhappy with the business
your Internet presence is generating, I wouldn't be surprised
if you think your copy is the culprit, too. A lot of people
think that if there's a problem with conversion that the sales
copy must be at fault.
This is WRONG THINKING and potentially fatal to your website
success.
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Motivational Reading
Listen, Pause, Clarify and Validate
Michael Angier
Our ability to communicate effectively is one of the most
precious skills we can develop. Most of the time when we think
of communicating well, we think of effectively expressing
ourselves. This is certainly important, but listening is
the single most important of all communication skills. It's
what Stephen Covey calls; Seek first to understand and then
to be understood.
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Subscriber Article
3 New Methods For Article Marketing Success
Jim Sansi
It's amazing how much information is circulating around the
Internet on how to conduct an article marketing campaign.
Unfortunately most of these methods focus purely on dumping
large amounts of recycled, re-worded and junk content on
various article directories all over cyberspace, while this
method may garner a few links it certainly falls short of
delivering quality content to readers in your target
market... readers that will be warmed up to your offer and
ready to buy!
... Read more
Issue #15, 27th July 2008 Click here!
Feature Article
The 5 Must-Haves for Success In Affiliate Marketing
Irena Whitfield
Everyone coming to the Net is dreaming about wild success,
fantastic incomes and lazy times. However, not all comes
true for everyone.
There are those who are content to merely coast along with
their online businesses. Others, however, prefer taking
destiny into their own hands. They desire to steer the ship
themselves and take it wherever they want to. They are
motivated by deeply knowing that they can solve any problem
and weather any storm their affiliate business might run into.
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Motivational Reading
Why Isn't The Belief-Reality Connection Obvious?
Alan Tutt
The idea that we have the power to control every aspect of
our lives simply by choosing what we believe is a very
seductive concept. However, this seems to fly in the face
of common sense and traditional science. And if it's true,
then why isn't it obvious?
That's certainly a reasonable question to ask. After all,
over the course of time, we've discovered how to do many
different things, including how to harness the power of
the atom for both destruction and electrical power, and how
to create super-complex computer systems that can produce
fantastically realistic special effects in movies and
television commercials.
... Read more
Subscriber Article
Small Business Planning: Three Myths
Denise O'Berry
Are you like 70 percent of small business owners working
without a plan? Here are three myths that need to be dispelled
about strategic planning for small business.
... Read more
Issue #14, 13th July 2008 Click here!
Feature Article
15 Ways to Sell More of Your Products on Clickbank
Rosalind Gardner
It's amazing how many Clickbank merchants miss the basics...!
Are you a Clickbank Merchant? Are your sales of digital information products or software dismal? Perhaps you haven't seen even one Affiliate sale of your
Clickbank product?
Then listen up... because as a Super Affiliate I've visited
a TON of Clickbank merchant sites over the years and of those
that I review, only about 10% are worth promoting... and some
of those I have to run direct to the order page.
Here are 15 things that you can do to get affiliates to promote
your site and sell more of your products on Clickbank.
... Read more
Motivational Reading
The Power of Focus
Alan Tutt
Anything is possible to that person who can focus their mind
on one thing exclusively until that focus is no longer required.
Very few people are able to truly focus their minds. Most of
us get side-tracked, distracted, lose interest, or simply try
to do too much.
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Subscriber Article
Are You Using Videos?
Irena Whitfield
In today’s internet marketing circles, it is a given that videos
are a very effective marketing tool. No one will dispute this
fact because everyone knows that they work. A video will
raise conversion rates and increase traffic. Not sometimes,
not once in a while, but pretty much every single time. What
I was left thinking about that fateful day shooting pool was,
if I know that videos are effective, why am I not using them?
... Read more
Issue #13, 29th June 2008 Click here!
Feature Article
6 Easy Ways to Drive Paying Customers to Your Site
Derek Gehl
I’d like to share my top 6 traffic generation tips. If you’re
not using any of these strategies the time to get started
is today!
Traffic Tip #1: Give away free content
This is one of the best free traffic strategies out there.
Simply write a series of short articles that are packed
with useful information and tips, then submit them to online
article directories and other free content sites.
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Motivational Reading
Can Placebos Cure Our Sick Society?
Irena Whitfield
Everywhere you look, the news reports an increasing amount
of violence in the world. Countries continue to go to war,
children bring knives and guns to school, and the courts are
full of citizens suing each other over minor grievances.
Most of us agree that the world would be a better place if
there wasn't so much violence, yet what can we do?
... Read more
Subscriber Article
Internet Surfing Habits Revealed
Irena Whitfield
A new study published this week revealed some very interesting
information on the way people surf the internet, and if its
predictions are true, could have very interesting ramifications
on anyone whose employment is based around the World Wide Web.
The studying, focusing on surfing habits over the past 3 years,
initially seems normal. As if nothing interesting has changed.
The total amount of people surfing the internet is up again
this year and the amount of times a week that people surf
the internet is also up.
... Read more
Issue #12, 15th June 2008 Click here!
Feature Article
5 Characteristics of a Good Make Money Online Niche
John Tan
This is the first post for the Question Wednesday Theme Post
and the question that I want to answer today is:
What make a good make money niche?
Here is my answer: I still remember when I just got started
online, the main problem that I faced that cause me to stuck
in my online business is Choosing A Niche. I am sure many
of you face this problem till this day.
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Motivational Reading
13 Rules To Success!
Joe Girard
HAVE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE; hang around with positive people,
stay away from cry babies and complainers, because they will
pull you down to their level. If something isn't going right
in your life, keep it to yourself, no one wants to hear your
problems, make people believe you are having a wonderful time.
... Read more
Subscriber Article
Question to Answer:
The Many Facets of Viral Marketing
Irena Whitfield
In the beginning, email was the one way that viral marketing
was started. Since that long ago day, viral marketing has
gone from a marketing strategy to an art form and there are
many ways to accomplish the objective of creating a successful
viral marketing campaign. Seven of those ways are
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Issue #11, 1st June 2008 Click here!
Feature Article
15 Great ways to Get Traffic to Your Website
David Riklan
Many of our partners have asked me for advice on how to increase
traffic to their website.
To help all of you better understand what's working for small
to medium size websites, I have enclosed a list of 15 techniques
we've used to help build SelfGrowth.com into a site that draws
over a million visitors a month. Here they are
... Read more
Motivational Reading
Question to Answer:
How Will Consolidating My Debts Affect My Credit and
My Overall Level of Debt?
Irena Whitfield
Consolidating your debts is essential if you want to avoid
the interest trap and subsequently future grief and stress.
Debt consolidation solutions relieve individuals and families,
as there are few feelings worse than being overwhelmed
with debt; it carries over to burden you in every other problem
you encounter.
... Read more
Subscriber Article
Who's Visiting Your Website and What are They Doing There?
Irena Whitfield
Have you ever wondered who is visiting your website and what
they're doing there?
Although it's never a good idea to speak in generalities when
it comes to people - after all, we're all as unique individuals,
there are a few basic personality types and certain common
behaviors or characteristics that you can use to your advantage
when it comes to creating your next Internet Marketing Campaign.
... Read more
Issue #10, 18th May 2008 Click here!
Feature Article
Generosity as Business Strategy
Bob Dunlap, ClickBank's Director of Marketing
Ever wonder why some products are wildly successful while
others struggle? Not an easy question to answer, but
successful products do share a number of characteristics.
First and foremost, they all meet a specific need or solve
a current problem for the prospective consumer.
Additionally, they all deliver real value, are well
positioned and marketed, and are priced right.
... Read more
Motivational Reading
Breaking Through the Either Or Syndrome
Lisa Jimenez
Let’s take a little quiz. Read the following five questions
and answer them as honestly as possible. Ready? Begin here
... Read more
Subscriber Article
Question to Answer:
Important Advice on Debt Consolidation
Irena Whitfield
One of the most frequent questions about debt consolidation
I receive is about the benefits of debt and bill consolidation.
To answer this, first of all, I want to say that debt and bill
consolidation are the same. When a person owes more than he
makes, his stress levels rise, the collection agencies pester
him, and he usually ends up running world of emotional delusion
to escape. It seems we can never win in a high-paced world,
but the fact is debt consolidation has helped thousands around
the world to re-establish their lives.
... Read more
Issue #9, 4th May 2008 Click here!
Feature Article
There Is More to Tracking Than Conversion
Michel Fortin
One of my coaching students recently asked me whether it's
better to offer a free trial or a $1 limited time trial as
an incentive to sign up for a paid newsletter subscription.
The answer involves the vital role of tracking and testing
throughout your entire sales funnel.
... Read more
Motivational Reading
Question to Answer:
Don’t Fall Victim to Cash Advances
Irena Whitfield
I can't help starting with my basic principle: do not get
cash advances.
The easy and convenient way by which cash advances are providing
people with money is creating a social problem called "cash
advances dependence". Many people aren’t even aware that they
are becoming dependent on cash advances. They have created
a secure destructive nest for themselves of which even they
aren’t aware. The best thing is to admit you have a problem
and get yourself out of it.
... Read more
Subscriber Article
The Top 7 Reason Why Every Business Should Have a Blog
Kenton Newby
It doesn't matter if you call it a "niche", a "target market",
your "ideal prospects" or some other term...if you're selling
products, promoting affiliate offers or simply creating content
online for nearly any group of people as part of your online
business, you absolutely MUST have a blog. These days, it's
just not an option if you truly want long-term success.
... Read more
Issue #8, 20th April 2008 Click here!
Feature Article
Viral Marketing In Its Purest Form
(Product Review)
Irena Whitfield
There are many ways to increase the amount of traffic to your
website, and one of the most effective and easiest methods
is known as Viral Marketing.
To use viral marketing to its fullest potential, you will
need to employ many different techniques into the marketing
plan of your site.
... Read more
Motivational Reading
Question to Answer:
The Basics of Debt Consolidation and Refinance
Irena Whitfield
Nowadays most people realize the fact that the best way to
repay their debts is to consolidate them. In this brief
summary I would like to mention just the basics to make it
absolutely clear.
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Subscriber Article
You Don't Have To Wait To Be Published
Georganne Fiumara
You don't have to wait for someone else to publish your
words if you publish them yourself on your own blog.
Blogs are big, and anyone can choose to write one. If you
make the right moves, you can attract more attention and
make more money with a blog than if you have just one
article published.
... Read more
Issue #7, 6th April 2008 Click here!
Feature Article
Affiliate Marketing Basics: How To Convert Traffic Into Sales
Irena Whitfield
Whether you are in the online business for weeks or for
years or whether you’re just getting started in Affiliate
Marketing, one of the most important things you need is
traffic specifically targeted traffic that you convert into sales.
Why? Because although it’s become somewhat of a cliche these
days, the truth is, the money is in the list but that means
YOUR list, not the list of the people whose products you’re
selling at least not if you want to be successful.
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Motivational Reading
Question to Answer: When To Use a Cash Advance
Irena Whitfield
This is one of the questions I receive the most often. If you
regularly read my articles and books, you know that basically
I do not recommend it and will always tell you that you
should not borrow to pay your bills or buy consumables or
make unnecessary purchases with no regard to what a great
bargain you might lose.
... Read more
Subscriber Article
5 Easy Ways to Ramp Up Your E-Book Sales
Irena Whitfield
It is quite surprising how many people think that once they've
written their ebook, got their website up and integrated their
shopping cart, they can sit back and start waiting for the money
to come rolling in. They do not realize how wrong they are!
These days it's getting harder than ever before to be able
to get people to notice you and just because you build it
doesn't mean they're going to come.
... Read more
Issue #6, 23rd March 2008 Click here!
Feature Article
Uncovering the Top Ten Sales Myths
Mark Winder
In the dog-eat-dog world of entrepreneurs, there's a basic
truth that is irrefutable: if you have no customers, then
you have no business.
Over the years, I've come to notice that most entrepreneurs
that I get to work with, tend to fall into one category:
they tend to be exceptional at executing their business -
they perform their services better than their competition,
or they have better products than most people in the market
place; but when it comes to getting customers and making
sales, they tend to fall a little short.
... Read more
Motivational Reading
My Top Ten Rules of Success
Donald J. Trump
If you've heard me speak, you may have noticed I emphasize
several things repeatedly - never give up is one, being
passionate is another, keeping focused is up there, and keeping
your momentum runs a close fourth. I've learned those things
from experience.
Here's the complete top 10 list I give when I speak at colleges:
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Subscriber Article
What Day Is It?
Robert Phillips
If you think of Wednesday as "hump day", chances are you have
a job. Frequently I'm not certain what day of the week it happens
to be. I'll have to check out a calendar to be sure. The clock
at the bottom right corner of my PC will tell me the day if
I just slide my mouse over it. I used to have a job and back
then I sure as heck knew what day it was; I also knew how
long until lunch and how long until it was time to call it
a day.
... Read more
Issue #5, 9th March 2008 Click here!
Feature Article
How I Earned My Freedom and Quit My Job
Steven Lohrenz
Recently my online business has started making enough money
to enable me to leave my job and strike out entirely on my
own. I have had to work hard to be able to get to this point,
but I attribute my ability to leave my job to the 3 things
below (they're things you can do too)
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Motivational Reading
Can You Really Achieve Total Success?
Dr. Joe Capista
Success is one thing. Total Success something completely
different. Find out what it takes to achieve Total Success
from one of the top rated business owners in his industry.
Dr. Joe Capista shares insights into how to create a life
you can be proud of.
... Read more
Subscriber Article
10 Super Charged Ways To Spark Your Sales
Richard DeNoyer
1. Add a free interactive game to your web site. You could hire
someone to create it. The game should be related to the theme
of your web site.
2. Train your employees as a team instead of just individuals.
Everyone must do their job in order for the others do theirs.
3. Make people feel like it's their idea to buy, they will
be less hesitant. Tell them in your ad "You're making a smart
decision for buying our product".
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Issue #4, 24th Feb 2008 Click here!
Feature Article
Personal Loans And Payment Protection Insurance
Martin Sumner
Whenever you apply for finance such as a personal loan or
a credit card, you're likely to be encouraged to take out
an insurance policy to cover your repayments should you be
unable to work because of illness or redundancy. Payment
Protection Insurance, or PPI, can be useful in mitigating
the financial effects of a sudden and drastic change
in circumstances, but there has also recently been some
controversy over the way it has been sold to customers, who
in some cases were not properly advised on whether or not it
was appropriate to their circumstances.
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