Pivotal Business and Wealth

Sure, it’d be great, but it probably wouldn’t have a huge impact  on your mortgage, retirement savings, orthodontist bills, kids’ college fund, or the piles of bills that are cluttering up your
desk, right?

But what if you could earn that $900 a month by working just 5-8 hours?

And what if, by using the same strategies you used to make that first $900, you could quickly start to DOUBLE it… and double it again… and again…

… until you’re making potentially thousands a month. Does *that* change the picture?

I was just reading a case study on Derek Gehl’s website about a 15-year-old girl who’s actually doing this: making $900 a month on the Internet while working no more than 8 hours.

http://www.marketingtips.com/success-online/t/1087521

She obviously has NO business training or experience, and at just 15, she’s clearly pretty short on “life” experience, too, but still, she’s given up babysitting for good, thanks to the success she’s having with her website.

And while she’s not exactly getting wealthy (yet!), she’s using the exact SAME strategies that hundreds of other successful Internet entrepreneurs have used to make MUCH more (sometimes millions of dollars) with their own Internet businesses.

I really recommend you check out her case study on Derek’s site!

In it, he actually walks you through the exact, step-by-step system she, and thousands of his other clients, are using to achieve these remarkable results with their Internet businesses.

To read the case study, just follow this link:

http://www.marketingtips.com/success-online/t/1087521

Enjoy!

P.S. When you read the case study, Derek will give you permission to use the profit generating strategies it reveals yourself for 30 days, to see if they’ll work for YOU, too…

… so make sure you check it out right away!

http://www.marketingtips.com/success-online/t/1087521

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When you model someone who is playing a bigger game than you, you expand your world and look through new eyes. By reading about others who have achieved the kind of success that you seek, you’re likely to find yourself there. At the very least, Chris Howard says, you will find yourself in a whole new playing field. What you chose to do when you get there is up to you.

My advice? Get a role model. Get many. Think bigger. Think broader. And start turning your passion into profits, right now.

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In his book Predictably Irrational, Ariely describes a series of simple experiments that offered subjects something desirable - chocolate - at a variety of prices. Two types of chocolate were used - a Hershey’s kiss and a Lindt chocolate truffle. While the kiss is an inexpensive and common treat, a Lindt truffle is a far more tasty confection that costs an order of magnitude more than the kiss.

 The first experiment offered subjects a truffle for 15 cents (about half its actual cost) or a kiss for 1 cent. Nearly three out of four subjects chose the truffle, which seems logical enough based on the relative value of the offers.

The next experiment reduced the price of each product by one cent - the truffle was offered at 14 cents, and the kiss was free. Although the price differential remained the same, the behavior of the subjects changed dramatically: more than two thirds of the subjects chose the free chocolate kiss over the bargain-priced truffle.

the power of free  http://www.neurosciencemarketing.com/blog/articles/the-power-of-free.htm

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How do stellar sellers work their magic? From the first cold call to closing the deal, discover the top sales secrets of some seriously successful salespeople.

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Malcolm Gladwell on the challenge of hiring in the modern world.

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When it comes right down to it, there are really only three ways to grow your business: 1) get more customers, 2) sell more to existing customers, and 3) make more profit per sale. Which of these do you think is the easiest to do, and which is the hardest?

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  One of the most frequent questions I get is, “How do I turn leads into appointments… how do I connect with or follow up with prospective  clients and get a meeting with them where they are sincerely interested in exploring how I can help them?”
 
 If you knew the answer to this, marketing would be a whole lot easier, wouldn’t it? When you’re actually meeting with a prospective client, your marketing has been successful and the sales process starts.
 
 For some strange reason, everyone thinks of getting appointments in two ways that are polar opposites: One is having a prospect call  you because you were referred to them. The other is making a cold  call and setting up an appointment.
 
 The truth is, the first one is rather rare and the second one is very hard. The good news is that there’s an approach in-between that you
 can do much more frequently and easily with better results. Read on …

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From the reviews

Is the customer always right? According to Danny Meyer, one of America’s leading restaurateurs, the answer is no–but “they must always feel heard.”

In this landmark book, Danny shares the lessons he’s learned while developing the winning recipe for doing the business he calls “enlightened hospitality.” This innovative philosophy emphasizes putting the power of hospitality to work in a new and counterintuitive way: The first and most important application of hospitality is to the people who work for you, and then, in descending order of priority, to the guests, the community, the suppliers, and the investors. This way of prioritizing stands the more traditional business models on their heads, but Danny considers it the foundation of every success that he and his restaurants have achieved. He hired “genuine, happy, optimistic” people. They shared their good feelings with customers. And customers felt liked and valued. They became regulars — and if the secret of a successful long-term enterprise

Read more … or visit Amazon where the book is selling for $17.70 (reduced from $26.95)

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Teleseminar - listen on July 8 (or wait for the download)

with Elaine Floyd
The old publishing model is nearly dead for most authors. Finding an agent, then a publisher, then waiting 18-24 months for the book to be produced is way too long for entrepreneurs who can sell their book to their clients, in the back of the room and on the Internet.

But for your book to sell well and be positively received, you don’t just format it in Word and duplicate it at Kinko’s. You need to understand the nuances of creating a book that looks like it’s from a big publisher, even if you’re on a tight budget.

Elaine Floyd has produced top-selling books herself; she also has two titles published with major publishers. She’s learned that self-publishing is the best way for speakers, trainers and consultants to get their message to their market, as well as make more money. Lots more money. People began flocking to her to ask her advice as she seemed to have unlocked the magic formula for producing high-quality books and selling thousands of them. She began to consult with others who wanted to duplicate her success. She now helps clients create books that drive business.

You will learn:

• how to create a system for selling not just one book, but a series
• why your book must exceed the standards of major publishers
• the three critical components to making your book a success and what most self-publishers skip — to their book’s detriment
• key components of a jump-off-the-shelf cover
• internal layout tips that separate “home-made” from professional
• how to decide between soft- and hard-cover

Register or order the CD or MP3 recording

Date: Tuesday, July 8
Time: 7:00 pm Eastern, 6 pm Central, 5 pm Mountain, 4 pm Pacific
Length: 60 minutes
Cost: $25

If you want more information on using books as a cornerstone of your business, we’re offering a special discount — only $10 each (while quantities last) — on the audiotapes (note: not CDs or MP3s) of two earlier programs to complement Elaine’s program:

• “Unearthing Hidden Markets for Gigantic Book Sales” with Jerrold Jenkins
• “Make Big Bucks from Niche Books” with Dave Richardson, CSP

With your order of Elaine’s teleseminar, CD or MP3, at checkout you will be offered these tapes and transcripts at a special discounted price of $10/each. This offer expires July 31.

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Though more than 68% of business travelers say they are spending more time on the road than in the past, nearly two-thirds (66%) claim that they are able to manage work-life balance while traveling, according to a survey by Expedia Corporate Travel.

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