In 2012 Forecast Your Future With a Purpose Ask almost any online marketer what they wish they could change about their journey and it would probably be something along the lines of better planning. When you’re first starting out, it’s hard to consider your future. After all, you’re not even sure if you HAVE a [...]

Allow No Excuses is your last step. In the immortal words of one of the greatest philosophers of our generation: Do or do not: There is no try. –Yoda Yeah, that little green guy had it right: When it comes down to it, your excuses don’t matter. Your customers don’t care that you were going [...]

If you’re finding yourself mired in muck, longing to jump forward to success, it could be a matter of not having strong enough motivation, or not reminding yourself of why you want to achieve your goals. As a result, you can start slacking, skipping your workout, sleeping in instead of writing your daily five pages [...]

Even if you’re not quite where you want to be, you still have a history of success. You’ve graduated high school, done well on a test, lost weight, had a great friendship, or otherwise set and achieved some sort of goal. By analyzing your past successes, you can find a lot of clues about how [...]

In 2012,  Be Long on Value and Short on Greed You’re desperate for money. You’ll do anything to make $1,087 by next Monday to get your mortgage paid.   We all understand that.   But keep your ethics intact and realize that short of offering services to other successful marketers, you’re not going to become successful by [...]

Life is all about choice. Will we wear the blue tie or the red tie, or no tie at all? Will we have GrapeNuts or All-Bran for breakfast? Will we take the car or walk? Yes, these are seemingly simple decisions that you may think don’t belong in a report on how to change your [...]

We can only achieve as high as we *think * we can. Try this little exercise: Stand up and extend your arms out on both sides of your body. Close your eyes and, turning at the waist, see how far you can twist to one side without causing yourself bodily harm. Open your eyes and [...]

Reach people where they are – on their mobile device! Your customers read their text messages. They use social media to find out what their friends are recommending. Are you using text messaging and social media marketing as part of your outreach to existing and new customers? If you want to learn more about how [...]

Very few small businesses have websites that are mobile enabled. According to a 1&1 Internet, Inc. study, 50% of small businesses have never checked the appearance or functionality of their site on a Smart Phone. Never. Have you checked your website? Do you have a plan to take advantage of rapid Smart Phone growth and [...]

I think Star Wars was before it’s time; or, maybe just not understand fully as more than fun entertainment. Enjoy this little journey into the past! In fact, seeing this makes me realize I’m going to have to watch the Star Wars movies all over again. Listen carefully how Yoda explains “The Force” to Luke. [...]

If you are using a Facebook Page to market your business, then please pay attention to this email because Facebook is making changes that directly affect you. As of March 10th, Facebook is doing away with their “FBML” application. This is the application that allows us marketers to create “custom tabs” or “landing pages” on [...]

A common misconception of most authors or writers  is that they assume that great copy can be written by anyone.  Wrong! There is an art to copy writing and generally needs to be written by professional writers. While this is a good measure to take, pro copywriters can be VERY expensive. See, the secret is [...]

“We will open the book.  Its pages are blank.  We are going to put words on them ourselves.  The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.” ~Edith Pierce Wishing you all the Very Best Success in the New Year… ~Susan