Let’s go on a journey together!

Remember when you were a kid and how fun it was to go to the carnival and just well… be a kid. Go on rides, play games, eat junk food, and maybe get into some trouble!

Imagine yourself there NOW! The smell of cotton candy, mini doughnuts, and popcorn fills the air! YUM! The sounds of people laughing and screaming!

But, you’re not here to play kids’ games! No way! Although, you still may feel like a kid, you’re a grown up now and you mean business!

So you head straight for what will help you create optimism for the future!

Not a fortune teller… No… Wayyyyy Cooler…

ZOLTAR the GENIE MACHINE!

You put your 25 cents to have Zoltar the Genie tell your fortune and you ask him,

“Zoltar, what are the Top 12 Predictions in Apps in 2012?”

Well, since Zoltar is a super bad ass. He grants you this information.

Here we gooooo!

Zoltar says…

1) By the end of 2012, people will begin to switch from being App Consumers to App Creators!

2) App stores will intelligently recommend Apps based on Apps’ number of purchases and usage amounts.

3) Apple’s products -ipod/iphone/ipad- will be one of the top video game consoles along with Sony products, Nintendo products, and Microsoft products.

4) Smartphone sales will pass computers!

5) Apps will become the main communication medium between businesses and consumers using cloud technology replacing email, and they will function more like an instant message or text message but with MAJOR enhancements.

6) The technology for the use of Apps will force hardware to “catch up.”

• Like a cutting board in the kitchen with a screen on it showing you how to cut those crazy flowers out of a carrot while you’re using the cutting board to actually do it! Zoltar says that this app would be something like Gourmet Chef Training, much like Disney has done with merging the physical world with Apps.

Zoltar says that, “the advancement and development of Apps will give birth to a major boom and push in the hardware industry.”

AND HE SAYS THAT…

7) Apps will replace traditional media!

• Zoltar says that “it’s already happening so not really a prediction, although it’s going to accelerate VERY rapidly!”

8 ) Amazon will push hard into the app store space and the tablet space at a much quicker pace!

9) The adoption of Android will grow faster than most people estimate because of the flexibility.

And for App Developers out there… Zoltar says…

10) Companies that develop Apps for mobile e-wallet purchases and integration of social coupon sharing will explode and the Adapters that get into the game now will be bought out very quickly for huge sums of money.

• Zoltar stated tag lines like, “Swipe your smart phone instead of your debit card” or “Tap it, Swipe it, and Buy it” … will pop up!

11) And by adding a social plugin, it will take it to the next level.  Zoltar said that “Jim was able to send a 50 cent coupon for product X to 500 of his Facebook or social media friends.” (Hint! Hint!)

• This will be the ‘personal sharing with friend’ and trust factor! Major brands will kill for this because they don’t have the power of trust Jim has with Jane, of course!

12) And finally, as India, and south America continue to get online with less internet restrictions, Zoltar says that we’ll see a boom of hundreds of millions of new people eager to consume on mobile, and advertisers and smart App Developers are licking their chops!

• App Developers who want to focus for these markets are prime to be bought out for enormous sums as well in a very quick time, 14 months tops.  Again the money is in the collection of the data.

You say, “Awesome. Thanks Zoltar! You really are a SUPER bad ass. But what about my fortune for 2012?

Zoltar says, “2012 is YOUR YEAR! So DO IT UP!”

As always like/share this post on FB, Twitter, Google+, etc. AND would love feedback on “Zoltar’s” predictions.

Happy Tuesday! Grip it and Rip it!

Last week, I was in Vancouver, BC, Canada ripping it up with the Bitzio team this past week! As I mentioned in my last blog post Bitzio (www.bitzio.com) is the name of my Mobile Apps company that got acquired this past July. Oh ya…what’s even crazier is that it’s a publicly traded company now (stock ticker symbol is btzo.ob)!

It has been all-about-apps lately! And I wanted to share some insight into the industry with you on where I see it heading in 2012 after doing a bit of research.

First, some BIG NEWS!

Somewhere at a computer Wednesday, December 7th, a developer pushed a button and the one-millionth mobile app went to market.

WOW! That’s just INSANE!

NY times says…

14 days before the release of app No. 1,000,000, about 543 apps were released each day for Android-based devices, and an average of 745 apps hit the market daily for the iPhone, iPad and iTouch. The total for the two weeks across the Apple, Android, BlackBerry and Windows platforms was 20,738!

Around 15,000 apps are released right now per week!

And, Google reported…

The Android Market app downloads hit one billion per month, but Apple said that iOS downloads surpassed 18 billion in October.

73 percent of apps created for the fourth quarter are based on iOS, compared with 27 percent for Android.

Apps are BLOW’IN UP! (Well, you knew this!)

So what do I think are the 3 BIG changes (or catapulting shifts!) coming in 2012 to the app market?

And by catapulting shift, I mean these overall shifts are massively changing the market…and FAST!

BIG SHIFT #1 – Developers moving into building apps for The Enterprise!

The consumer market is overcrowded and developers will begin to create apps for businesses!

From an SD Times article,

Since many of us are using our mobile devices to ‘do business,’ there’s an equally if not more lucrative opportunity for developers to develop & build apps to make ‘doing business’… easier! Yes!

Actually… Partnerpedia’s recent survey showed over 80% of the 200+ respondents indicated they currently are or plan to offer mobile app solutions to businesses.

AND with third-party developers entering into the Enterprise IT field… well, this is going to revolutionize and drive innovation in business apps.

This is all ultimately result in increased productivity! And more fun and cool ways to go about doing business-as-usual.

Here are a few biz apps that I think are BAD ASS:

Yammer:  Yammer allows you to share ideas, get answers and stay connected with your team through multiple communication feeds in your company.  Cost: FREE

Hashable:  Hashable allows you to track your business relationships; record meetings, calls and intros; and exchange business cards.  Cost: FREE

Whiteboard Capture:  Allows users to filter pictures of whiteboards to remove undesirable artifacts and get a near-perfect digital image.  Cost: $1.99/user

The Next Biggest SHIFT…

Big SHIFT #2- Apps will not only generate revenue ($15.9 billion in expected end-user spending in 2012) but … INNOVATION.

An overcrowded market means app developers are going to start getting very, very innovative and creative! Mobile carriers are no longer at the helm! With more of us using smartphones, internet players in the mobile space, and the rising-up of application stores, we’re reducing the dominance of the BIG mobile carriers! And this means, fewer rules! Anyone can bring an awesome app to the market now.

This takes me to my next point!

Big SHIFT # 3 - Apps with VERY unique features that cater to the mobile environment are keys to success in this over-crowded market!

The apps that will win our hearts will have wicked features, and WILL NOT simple be an extension of the ‘online’ version.

Innovative apps and technologies at the interface layer will have the competitive edge, for sure.

Over the next 24 months, Gartner Inc. expects the mobile functions, such as the ability to “check in” to a store to alert a retailer that you are there, or the ability to add items to a shopping cart simply by taking a photo of it in the store!

Wicked new features also means… SUPER advanced searching and a TON of entertainment-filled and productivity-fueled functions!

For the FULL report on trends for 2012 from Gartner, go here: http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1230413

That’s all for now! Just thought I’d share some cool insights to where the mobile market is going!

WELL….

If you didn’t know, not just one of my companies but TWO of my companies got acquired recently. One was around July and the other was late September/early October.

The first company that got acquired was a mobile apps company I started last year and the other was my main company DigiSpace Solutions that I have been running for the past 8 years. (and ran the last three years with my business partner and friend Jose Rivera AKA ‘Jay Styles’.)

At first, I didn’t believe that someone would be interested in buying my mobile apps company. I was quite shocked actually because I had only 70 small apps in the app store at the time and they wanted to acquire my system which rapidly created apps. My app company was profitable in it’s FIRST MONTH of operation, which is what caused them to look into my app company in the first place.

But, more importantly they believe SO much in my VISION…

My VISION to build a billion dollar company…

My VISION to create a company that will take Mobile Apps to a whole new height by bringing consumers, developers, and entrepreneur’s together…

And the BIGGER vision is to create a new cellular phone with apps that actually HEAL people (more to come on this in a later blog post…it’s super hush hush right now).

After they acquired my Mobile Apps company, they changed their name to my mobile apps company. It’s called Bitzio (www.bitzio.com) and it’s a publicly traded company (stock ticker symbol is btzo.ob)!

Then, they approached me to acquire my main company DigiSpace Solutions. Now…this was even a BIGGER shocker because I had no idea that a public company would be interested in buying an “affiliate marketing”, “info product”, “marketing”, and “technology” company. Especially because Bitzio was so focused on Mobile Apps. But they wanted to acquire DigiSpace because of the technology we have been building…specifically the Magic Bullet System technology. The idea is to eventually take MBS and incorporate it into the other mobile tools that Bitzio is building.

Jose and I agreed that the offer was right and it made complete sense to do this…and to our surprise they bought DigiSpace too! Bitzio acquired the rights to the Magic Bullet System and everything related to it.

If you thought MBS was gangster before, wait until you see what is in store for it in the future! Pretty crazy stuff.

During this whole process, I was a bit nervous…because I was an entrepreneur. I was all about building new courses, trying new things, and starting new businesses.  I was all about creating new things and building new things. It was always about ME.

But selling to a public company, becoming a part of a public company, and sort of “working” for a public company was SCARY.

I didn’t know what was in store for me and what would happen.

BUT…

I have to say it all worked out pretty well! I am now on what is commonly referred to as the “Board” of the new company, Bitzio, and will be leading the overall product vision for Bitzio. This includes everything related to mobile apps, technology development, and even the new MBS to some extent.

And so what is happening to Jose? Well…Jose and I have decided to part ways as far as business is concerned, but we still remain friends. We all have to eventually move on and grow within ourselves to reach the next level…and that’s where both of us are in our lives! Jose is starting a new, exciting venture and I know he has some really cool things in store for you…so if you haven’t already checked out his website and what he’s about…be sure to do so (www.jaystyles.com).

What’s really cool about this new “role” for me is that I drive the business from a VERY high level. That means, I drive the vision of the company and I get to tell the company exactly how I see the company unfolding, what technology to build, and how we are going to make money. Then it basically gets done! (pretty cool…huh?)

So is this like being an entrepreneur?

Well…sort of…

Since I am pretty high level, I don’t have to manage a ton of employees or make sure things are done on time. I don’t have to worry about accountants, lawyers, project managers, and other things that every company needs. So basically I don’t have to worry about the day to day stuff that eats up time. This is because I now have a TEAM beside me to execute on tasks and make things happen! Pretty exciting stuff.

At the same time, I get to execute on my vision to build an LEGACY. An Empire. A crazy awesome fresh company that has visions larger than the universe.

It’s time to make my DREAMS come true…to build a billion dollar company that will TRANSFORM the world. Seems like a big task, I know…but where would I be if I never thought LARGER THAN LIFE?

This time I’m going BIG…REAL BIG.

The best part about all this is that I still get to work on my “personal” projects and products. So expect to see some AWESOME new material from me in the coming months.

The new content is going to range from how to meditate, to how to build a business, to how to sell your business, to how to get into the Inc500, to finding yourself, to everything in between.

Are you living the life of your dreams? Are you going after your VISION? Are you living your life’s purpose?

Remember – when you feel like your back is against the wall and you have to make a decision in life…YOU ARE RIGHT.

You have to move on and advance…so stop making excuses and make decisions.

See you next time!

p.s. – don’t forget to like this post, tweet it, and leave a comment! I would love to know what your life’s purpose is and what legacy you want to leave behind!

I’m writing you from the sandy beaches of Maui where I’ve had some time to reflect on what it takes to affect change.

It’s true what they say…improvement begins with an I.

Yup. Think about it…anything you want to improve always begins with taking a good hard look at yourself and asking the questions, What’s going right? What could I stand to improve?

Now isn’t THAT the truth?

Funny thing is, the same thing goes with your PPC landing pages.

Everybody knows getting the clicks in search is easy…but how well are they really converting?

Let’s face it, it might be high time to check out your landing pages and implement the following top ten tips to enhance your efforts:

1)    I’m Not Asking for Much
When asking first time visitors for information be brief, don’t scare them off. Only ask for a few things but make sure you ask for information that’s going to make you smarter the next time you communicate with them. Forms with only 4-5 required fields—with a couple of them optional—are optimal.

2)    What’s In It For Me?
Be sure to highlight your product or service benefits throughout the page and have a clear call to action. Identify what you want your visitor to do…and tell them!

3)    Privacy Please!
Build trust and enrich the user experience by reassuring visitors that you respect their email privacy. Privacy policies matter—and make a big difference in your opt-ins—so don’t miss this simple step.

4)    A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words…Almost!
Images that relate directly to your service or product are great for conversion. But keep in mind that a bullet point summary of the product’s features and benefits will trump images every time.

5)    K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Stupid)
When it comes to copy, keep it simple. Too much text overwhelms…remember less is definitely more.

6)    Size Matters…
It’s true. If you want bigger profits, you’re gonna have to have bigger opt-in buttons. The bigger the button the more it gets clicked.

7)    Keep Your Promises
When a visitor comes a calling to your landing page, keep your promises and give them what you said you would. Plain and simple, eh?

8 )    Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3…
Copy is king when it comes to enticing your visitors to opt-in on your forms. Since you never know what copy is going to speak to your particular audience, be willing to test out different calls to action in the copy directly above your forms.

9)    The Heat Is On
Loads of analytics, including heat maps, are available (many of them for free!) to test where your potential customers are spending their time when visiting your landing page. Find them and use them. Trust me, it’s worth your time.

10) Share and Share Alike
It’s a social world we live in today so don’t be left out in the cold. Be sure to include share functions for social media such as Facebook and Twitter. Remember…happy customers are your best advertising!

Here’s to making the most of your landing page!

Aloha!

First…

Thanks for being a loyal subscriber to my list.

Second…

As you probably already know, I’ve been on this online business journey for more than 8 years now.

It’s been one heck of a ride and I’ve been WILDLY successful in various online businesses.

I mean…I’ve built SEVERAL multi million dollar businesses…

(which almost seemed to happen overnight)

But every now and then I turn around and say to myself…

“Why did I even start this in the first place?”

And that answer always leads me back to saying…

“To Help People.”

And now…more than ever…I have come FULL CIRCLE to where I was when I first started marketing online.

Let me explain:

I remember how hard it was when I first started my online business.

I remember the sleepless nights, the constant reading, the video watching, the testing, the networking, the seminars, the product launches, etc., etc.

I remember in 2003, there wasn’t even close to 90% of the information and content that there is now. In fact, I had to teach myself everything I know.

I remember it all like it was yesterday.

Then it hit me…

That…for me to REALLY “help people”, I have to make things EASY for you to learn and to TEACH you what you WANT to learn.

And that’s why I created this survey:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/AmishFeedbackSurvey

Whether you make millions of dollars a year or not, this survey is for EVERYONE no matter what stage of business you are in!

There is no bribe here, there is nothing free for filling it out…no PDF, no special videos, no product…none of that.

Just a simple 10 question survey that will help me help YOU!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/AmishFeedbackSurvey

Hope to see your responses!

Amish

P.S. – I’ve been reading this book called “Super Rich” by Russell Simmons. Pretty interesting book. There is this a part where he talks about “giving” as much as you can and letting the universe take care of the rest. And that’s exactly what I plan on doing…

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/AmishFeedbackSurvey

Brendon Burchard, founder of Experts Academy, is giving away copies of his new book “The Millionaire Messenger.”

https://burchardgroup.infusionsoft.com/go/mm/amish/

The book doesn’t come out until March, but Brendon is giving away review copies to amp up the market.

I HIGHLY recommend reading his stuff!

He only has 1000 to give, so go grab your copy today. I am!

You probably know Brendon from his $5000 seminars and multimillion dollar launches like Experts Academy.

But he started out as a simple guy with a great message. He turned his advice and life experience into a brand that changes millions of people’s lives.

“The Millionaire Messenger” is about how we can all make a difference and a fortune with our advice, expertise and how-to information.
As Brendon says, it turns out our life story and experience are our greatest asset in the new economy, and our greatest legacy.

Learn more and hear Brendon talk about the book here:

https://burchardgroup.infusionsoft.com/go/mm/amish/
Oh, and be sure to get your complimentary copy today before they’re all gone.

PS. Here’s what people are saying about the book:

“We all have a life story and a message that can inspire others to live a better life or run a better business. Brendon Burchard’s book proves it and shows how you can share your message to make a difference and also make an income. This book will help you change a lot of lives.”

—MARCI SHIMOFF, New York Times best-selling author of Happy for No Reason and Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul

“The expert industry has been shrouded in myth and mystery for far too long. Now Brendon Burchard, one of our most innovative and powerful leaders, reveals exactly how we—authors, speakers, coaches, consultants, seminar leaders and online information marketers—make a difference and earn an income with our advice and expertise. This is an industry defined by how much value we add to others’ lives, and this book delivers and shows exactly why Brendon is one of the best.”

—JACK CANFIELD, New York Times best-selling author of The Success Principles and originator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series

“I love making a difference in the lives of millions of people worldwide. It gives my life a deep sense of meaning and purpose. I wish I had read Brendon Burchard’s new book, The Millionaire Messenger, twenty years ago, because it has many of the lessons that would have dramatically boosted my career, both in terms of impact and finances. Lessons I had to learn the hard way. No matter what your age, now is the time to make the biggest difference in the world. Brendon will show you how.”

—DANIEL G. AMEN, MD, New York Times best-selling author of Change Your Brain, Change Your Life and Magnificent Mind at Any Age

“This is a must-read for any author, speaker, coach, seminar leader, consultant, or online information marketer. Brendon Burchard shows you how to get your message to the public in a bigger way (and get paid for it, too).”

—JOHN GRAY, New York Times best-selling author of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus

“You were born to make a difference, to contribute and to share your gifts with the world. Brendon Bruchard shows you how to make a living (maybe a fortune!) by making a positive difference in people’s lives.”

—DARREN HARDY, Publisher of SUCCESS magazine, best-selling author of The Compound Effect and Living Your Best Year Ever

“If you’ve ever dreamed of building a career and business around your advice, expertise and knowledge, then you’ll love this book.”

—DAVID BACH, #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Automatic Millionaire and founder of FinishRich.com

1) Explain why selling software is a VERY lucrative business

2) Explain why Trey’s new product “The Software System” is the best courses on selling software there is

3) Reveal my iPhone App Secret that VERY FEW people in the WORLD know about (and how you can get this bonus)

Okay, so first of all software was created to help people solve a problem.  Right?

Spreadsheets were replaced by Excel and other spreadsheet software.
Typewriters were replaced by Word and other word processing software.
Hand drawn graphics were replaced by Photoshop and other graphics software.

And those are just COMMON examples.

Look at the iPhone and iPad market. These little devices have “apps” that are replacing everyday tasks and automating them.

I was talking to a friend the other day and he said his wife is using a “breast feeding schedule” app which times how long you breast feed and the intervals in between.

Then he mentioned they have an app where you can use your iPhone as a baby monitor.

I was pretty damn shocked to hear you can use your iPhone as a baby monitor.

What’s next?!

So what is it about software and apps that makes people NEED them?

It’s quite simple.

It SOLVES a problem and AUTOMATES tasks.

Us as humans are always looking for ways to make your lives easier through simplifying our everyday tasks.

When I first started marketing online about 8 years ago, I realized I was doing almost everything manually.

From tracking my data in spreadsheets to using databases to spit out reports to building landing pages in dreamweaver! Along with soooo many other things that were just repetitive tasks.

So what did I do?  I started creating systems that help automate these repetitive tasks so I can free up my time to concentrate on making money and growing my business!

Later on I went on to sell this system which is now commonly referred to as “The Magic Bullet System”.

A good friend of mine, Trey Smith (who is releasing “The Software System” in a couple days), did something very similar with software, but with a twist…

About 3 or 4 years ago, during his first year online, he created television software which allowed you to watch TV on your computer which he sold on ClickBank.

Pretty simple concept right?

Well guess what?

Would you believe he made over 1 million dollars his FIRST YEAR with this software?!

He then later created another piece of software in the hypnosis market which led him to make over 1 million dollars AGAIN.

You can see more of that story here: https://infomillion.infusionsoft.com/go/soft1/imasscontrol/

So what did Trey do?  He found people’s problems and helped automate the task, but in completely different markets!

Brilliant!

Trey later went on to make a couple more pieces of software which helped people solve common problems…and he made a bunch of money selling those too!

But most recently, he created an iPhone app. This app didn’t really solve a problem. It was simply a game based off the old school game “Simon Says”.  Within a week his app hit the charts and he was making over $100 a day with the app on complete auto pilot.

You can see more of that story in his second video here: https://infomillion.infusionsoft.com/go/iphone/imasscontrol/

Okay, so now here’s my juicy secret…

I’ve been secretly making iPhone apps for the last 3 months…in fact I’ve made over 100 of them.

Yep, over 100 iPhone apps.

Now most people think they have to spend at least $500 to make an iPhone app.

WRONG.

Mine cost less than $12 each.

Out of the 100+ iPhone apps I have created, I have over 50 apps approved and in the App Store.

Guess how many downloads I have?

OVER 200,000 downloads…and averaging about 3,000 downloads a DAY.

And these apps continue to make me money everyday, will continue to make me money everyday and I’m not doing much at all.

So why am I even telling you this?

Because…I am going to reveal this closely guarded secret. (Don’t ask me why?!?)

I was going to actually release an iPhone App course sometime in May, but I am going to give everyone who buys The Software System on Thursday, February 10th, access to this information as a bonus. I think it’s the PERFECT addition to Trey’s course.

I can guarantee you that VERY FEW people in the WORLD have so many apps at such a low production cost.  And EVEN FEWER know how to actually make apps that get “downloaded” and ranked on the charts.

Did I mention that one of my apps may be featured at SXSW coming up in March? And it only cost me $10 to make! (more on that in a later post.)

I’ve figured out a SYSTEM that will allow you to:

1) Find The Perfect Markets for iPhone Apps
2) Build iPhone Apps Fast & Cheap
3) Get Massive Amounts of Downloads
4) Rank in the AppStore Charts and Searches
5) Monetize your apps for long term residual income

And the ONLY way you can get access to this bonus is if you buy Trey’s course “The Software System” on Thursday, February 10th through this link:

https://infomillion.infusionsoft.com/go/blackbox/imasscontrol/

After you purchase it, please forward your receipt to support {at} themagicbulletsystem.com.

Pretty simple right?

In the meantime, go to the links above and watch his videos. You can learn a lot from them!  Especially the last link I pasted above…he talks about how Zuckerberg (Facebook dude) uses a technique called “Black Box” to actively stay in communication with his users.  Pretty crazy stuff.

Oh ya, one more thing…I REALLY want to share this Software System Bonus with you! But I may limit the number of people who get this bonus…because quite simply put – it’s just too powerful. See you on the other side!

UPDATE!

TWO MORE BONUSES ADDED!

1) I am going to PERSONALLY review your software on my blog which has a TON of visitors a DAY. If you know me, I don’t “review” people’s products on my blog for money. I put up reviews on software that I BELIEVE in because I don’t believe in bribes.

2) I will give you VIP Access to my MBS Seminar this May. The value of this seminar is well over $4,000. Even  Trey  himself said…”You guys did it right…GREAT JOB.”
John Reese and other TOP internet marketers called it “The Best Seminar Ever.” Check out what our community had
to say about our seminar here:  http://mbstestimonials.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html (and that’s just HALF the testimonials!)

Wanna see it?

http://goo.gl/77yTZ

STOP! I need to tell you something VITAL first…

Some KEY points that I am going to teach you.

Before you watch even the first 30 SECONDS of this video, please understand the following 3 KEY points:

———————-————-
#1 – Traffic Disruption
————————-———-

There’s been a massive disruptive force in Online Marketing.

Getting Traffic has completely changed, and it’s killing most other businesses.

But NOT my business.

They have spent millions of dollars architecting a system that creates and manages huge magnitudes of traffic.

…Without the worry of Google Slaps or reduced quality scores.

——————————-——————-
#2 – Three BEDROCK Principles
—————————————-———-

If you’re not “Reducing Risk to Almost Zero”, Automating Smartly, and using Volume Control…

You’re not generating profit, period.

———————————-——-
#3 – Three CORE Models
————————-—————-

It took years.

Literally, YEARS of our trial and error and MASSIVE testing to verify the Three critical Core Models that have guaranteed our explosive growth.

(My video will show you that too).

So, I have to ask you a Question:

How’s your New Year been. I mean, so far?

Make Lots of Resolutions?
Have you said “This is THE Year” to your self?
Making lots of To Do Lists?
Making sophisticated plans and flow charts?

But—have you DONE anything yet? Got any $$$$ Results?

To get RESULTS, the kind that you can measure in PROFIT, please watch this video.

http://goo.gl/77yTZ

The $14k in 1 hour is just the start.

Also, keep an eye on the Case-Study called “Ten TIMES MORE Opt-Ins”.

This is the right way to start off your New Year – with Actionable Information.

P.S. “An Award?” Yes. Our techniques have been so successful that a MAJOR organization actually gave their company an Awesome Award.

This is no joke.

In the first 5 minutes of the video, you’ll see what I mean.

http://goo.gl/77yTZ

John Reese is a old school domainer, internet strategist/technologist, and a really SMART dude. He owns a ton of domains and businesses, including income.com.

With this ONE email, he truly opened my eyes to things I forgot, things I needed to remember, and ways to run an efficient business.

This email REALLY put stuff back into perspective. WOW. Thanks John.

I hope all of you find this email just as helpful as I did so I am copying and pasting his email directly below.

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In light of my upcoming 40th birthday, I want
to share 12 valuable mini-lessons that I’ve
learned so far as an entrepreneur…

These range from mistakes to avoid, to
making strategic decisions, of how to get
cash flow to come in the fastest, etc.

They are in no particular order…

1. ALWAYS DO MORE THAN IS EXPECTED OF YOU

I learned this at an early age from my Dad.
He had a very successful career as a business
executive and engineer, and this the core
principle that created his success.

You can apply this to your business in many
ways… over-delivering to your customers,
giving unexpected bonuses to your employees
or outsourced workers, and more.

Most people do just the bare minimum. Do
more than is expected of you and it will do
amazing things for your business.

2. STOP DREAMING AND START DOING

Too many entrepreneurs get caught up in the
big dreams of how they will one day be rich
and how their life will be amazing…

…but they never end up doing anything.

They buy courses, read all they can, jot
down little notes and ideas in a notebook,
but nothing ever actually gets created.

A web site doesn’t get made. Advertising
isn’t run. Markets aren’t tested. Nothing.

If you want to make a lot of money the only
way that happens is getting stuff done. Period.

3. DON’T LET LEARNING DELAY ACTIVITY

Most people that have studied Internet Marketing
much already have the basic skills that are
needed to build a million-dollar business.

That’s worth REPEATING…

Most people that have studied IM much ALREADY
HAVE the basic skills that are needed to build
a million-dollar business.

You can get stuck learning new stuff FOREVER.
There will always be new methods and techniques
that get discovered. The Internet changes on
a DAILY BASIS. This is a given.

Don’t get caught in the trap of “I’m going to start
building my business right after I go through this
next course…”

You can start building your business TODAY while
you are studying and learning new things that you
can easily apply TOMORROW.

Things will NEVER perfectly align for you and
your business. There’s no such thing. So don’t
wait. Get started NOW and take action. Get some
stuff going and go from there.

4. MULTIPLE IDEAS CAN BE THE KISS OF DEATH

It’s okay to work on multiple projects and ideas.
It’s almost impossible to stop entrepreneurs
from having tons of new ideas at the same time.

BUT…

No new money comes in the door until you get
ONE project launched and making money.

Something has to be launched FIRST.

5. MAKE JUST ONE DOLLAR FIRST

No one has ever made a million dollars in sales
without generating $1 first.

ALL successful businesses start with that first
sale and then grow from there.

It doesn’t matter what your income goals are.
The faster you make your first dollar, the faster
you will reach your goals. PERIOD.

6. DO THE IMMEDIATE CASH PROJECT FIRST

What should you work on next? Whatever will
bring in cash the fastest for your business — and
of course, I mean that in a moral/legal/ethical way.

If you analyze all the great ideas you are probably
sitting on, I bet you can realistically prioritize them
in the order of which ones would actually make
money come in the fastest (if it succeeds.)

THAT is the project you need to focus on.

Cash is the lifeblood of your business (and your life.)

Save some of those “big” ideas for the future. Focus
on the ones that stand the best chance of getting
new money to come in right away. Once you have
some stable ongoing cash flow in your business, then
you can take a chance on that project that may take
longer to pay off.

7. EMAIL MARKETING KICKS THE CRAP OUT OF
EVERYTHING ELSE

When it comes to growing a business online, nothing
generates long-term cash flow like an email list of
engaged subscribers & customers.

Email marketing is the best way to generate traffic.
It’s the best way to ‘recycle’ the same visitors again
and again to any of your projects. It’s also the best
way to convert prospects into buyers.

RSS, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, BLAH BLAH BLAH

Yes, those methods can generate leads. Yes, those
methods can generate some sales. But time and time
again little old email marketing kicks their butts — by
a long shot.

So make building a list, and a solid relationship with
it, a top priority in your business.

8. RUN A LEAN OVERHEAD MACHINE

I can’t stress this one enough.

When you start growing a successful business
it’s really easy for your overhead to get out of hand.
It’s easy to start hiring a bunch of people and
committing to a bunch of expenses.

Take it from me, when you have months where
your fixed expenses (doesn’t include advertising, etc.)
are well over $100,000/MONTH (and growing) it can put
you in a tough position to make healthy profits.

I used to have fixed overhead that high but never again.
I realized there were smarter ways to do things.

What you need to realize is that REVENUE doesn’t
mean jack squat. It’s your profit (income) that
matters.

So while running a $10,000,000/year business (sales)
is impressive, I know people running a $1,000,000/year
business that nets MORE than the person that owns
the $10MM/year business.

It all comes down to your expenses.

Sometimes it certainly DOES take heavy expenses
in order to make a lot of money. But that’s not my point…

My point is, your overhead can really get away
from you. If your sales experience some dips,
and it’s almost guaranteed they will at some point,
then you can LOSE YOUR BUTT very quickly.

So add to your overhead as a last resort.

9. MAKE ACCOUNTING A PRIORITY

This is a big mistake that most entrepreneurs
make — and I’ve been guilty of it as well.

Keeping the books and doing accounting work
is the LAST thing that most entrepreneurs want
to mess with. We have more fun by coming up
with new ideas and trying to make them grow –
not spending hours of our time inputting receipts
and figures into QuickBooks.

If you don’t like accounting, immediately pay
someone a few bucks to handle it for you. Just
make sure your accounting is always up to date.
It’s very important.

As an extension of this, make paying your taxes
a priority — even if you pay them in advance.

I have paid a small fortune in tax penalties because
of being lazy and filing late. And it’s too easy to
let one delay turn into another and for the problem
to get worse. So make it a priority.

Don’t “rob Peter to pay Paul.” This is a trap
most entrepreneurs fall into — again,
I’ve been guilty of it in the past myself.

It’s easy to start making a bunch of money
and think “I’ll just use this money to make
more money instead of paying my taxes
on it now and I’ll just pay the taxes later
after I’ve made even more money.”

Or the same thinking is applied towards
delaying payments to a vendor, or some other
expense that needs to get paid.

This is probably the #1 mistake entrepreneurs
make that can create problems and a lot of
wasted money in paying penalties and interest.
So make sure your accounting is taken care
of and your taxes get paid on-time for you.

10. DON’T LEASE OFFICE SPACE

(If possible.)

As tempting as this might become if your
business starts to grow, avoid it at all costs.

If you’re like me, what will happen is that you
will eventually stop going to the office and just
work from home where you always were
more comfortable anyway. And/or you will
end up realizing you really didn’t need it.

Having an “office” is not required to have
a successful business. We live in a
Digital World now and it’s just not important
anymore.

Even if your business grows and you need
employees, you still don’t necessarily need
an office. There are people out there running
$20MM+/year businesses with no office; the
employees all just work virtually. This is
becoming more and more common.

* There certainly are exceptions to this. My
team in the Philippines works out of an office
I leased. But they are collaborating on software
projects and NEED to work in the same location.
And, of course, it’s also very inexpensive.

Most office leases are thousands of dollars
per month and usually don’t turn out to be
a good use of cash.

11. ALMOST EVERYTHING TAKES LONGER

When creating new projects, or having some software
made for you, or having an ebook ghostwritten, or
anything else, know that things almost always
take more time than originally expected.

This is the #1 reason why you need to act TODAY
to start putting things in motion to grow your
business. The longer you wait, the more into
the future you push your potential of getting
money to come in the door.

12. THE MONEY IS IN THE MARKETING

Don’t get caught up in trying to make Web pages and learn
HTML, or studying how to create javascript, or learning to
master Linux so you can administer your own server, or
how to use Photoshop to create little logos, etc.

You can certainly do that stuff if you want, but know that
it will most likely just be a HOBBY.

It’s no surprise that some of the most successful entrepreneurs
I know are also some of the LEAST TECHNICAL people I know.
The main thing they do right is to simply pay others to do all
the “nuts & bolts” stuff that makes online business work.

It allows them to spend all their time on the marketing — which
is where the money comes from.

*** BONUS LESSON ***

* See how I’m over-delivering as mentioned in the first lesson?

SPENDING TIME ONLINE ISN’T NECESSARILY WORKING
ON YOUR BUSINESS

Just because you spend hours a day online doesn’t mean
you’re working on your business.

You can do ‘research’ forever and never make a cent.

You need to be spending most of your time on:

- Generating Traffic
- Communicating With Your Customers (i.e. blog, list, etc.)
- Creating Content

Don’t fall into the trap of reading blogs & forums, chatting
on Facebook or Twitter, checking stats, reading news,
etc. for hours upon hours.

Just know that almost all of that stuff (with rare exception)
is LOSING YOU MONEY more than making you money.

—

I hope you enjoyed these mini-lessons. Hopefully, you
can apply them to your business and be a lot more
successful!

Yours For Online Profits,

John Reese

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