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May 3rd, 2012

Internet Entrepreneurship – My Journey To Joining The Ranks


Internet Entrepreneurship – Property Development Is Where My Entrepreneurial Journey Began

Internet Entrepreneurship

Hugh Riding Doris On The Farm

It started a few years ago when I attended a weekend course in London on how to buy property for the ‘buy-to-let’ market. To become a property owner and landlady, finding properties with the right criteria in areas of high rental demand, with good potential for capital growth and just as importantly, to learn how to avoid the pitfalls.

At the time, friends and family thought I was crazy to consider such a scheme but since then, my husband Hugh and I have bought several properties in different locations in England. We had to develop some of these properties ourselves which has been quite a departure from our dairy farm that Hugh was running at the time and my job in new business development for an advertising agency. We did love farming and the way of life and the freedom and quality of the lifestyle we had.

Internet Entrepreneurship – The Farm Had To Go

But in 2001 we had to give up and leave the farm.  BSE (otherwise known as Mad Cow Disease and yes, we did have  a cow with BSE sadly) AND the dreaded Foot & Mouth Disease put paid to that and we had to sell our most precious dairy herd that Hugh had bred very carefully. The cow that Hugh is sitting on was called Doris and she would let us ride her (that’s not an optical illusion or clever photo-shop – Doris was a real Fresian and gave loads of milk). Hugh then spent the next three years travelling the world engineering before opening a business selling hot tubs in our home town whilst I worked in a new job I’d found in marketing in a further education college nearby.  We moved in with my mum as an interim plan while we figured out where we wanted to live in the long-term.

Internet Entrepreneurship – The Hot Tub Shop Had To Go

An unscrupulous supplier and a faltering economy saw Hugh’s dream shatter and the hot tub shop had to go. Problems caused by the economic downturn coupled with non delivery of pre-ordered, pre-paid goods from the supplier meant the business wasn’t viable. We didn’t just lose our business, we lost a lot of our savings into the bargain. Our mistake was to be too trusting resulting in our supplier playing some very dirty tricks on us.  We’d assumed that others would be honest like us.

Internet Entrepreneurship – Hugh Started A New Business

Ever the optimist, Hugh started another business as a swimming pool and hot tub engineer, moving into exciting areas of sustainable energy which he’s currently doing. He’s in huge demand and has finally reached a career that he can feel confident in keeping. He’s repairing equipment but he’s also working on new builds (swimming pools mostly) which he loves.  While all this has been happening, I was heavily into my marketing role but towards the end of 2010, was made redundant with 100 or so colleagues during enforced governmental budgetary cuts due to the economic downturn. This came as something of a shock I have to say. Never in my life had anything like this every happened to me.  Employers had always negotiated better terms to keep me, appreciating my loyalty and conscienciousness and the quality of my work with many ending up as friends – so being made to go was something that was alien to me.

Internet Entrepreneurship – Being Made Redundant From A J.O.B Was A Blessing In Disguise

I was horrified at being made redundant but soon realised it had been a blessing in disguise. It didn’t take me long to work out that there was no way I’d ever go back to working for a boss who called the shots. Someone who didn’t appreciate the fact that I consistently over-delivered on targets and objectives and who didn’t appreciate me. I never wanted my family life compromised ever again by being at the beck and call of a J.O.B.  I was never able to drive my daughter to school or other things that many parents take for granted.  I was also looking after my elderly invalid mum making sure my caring duties didn’t affect my job. All in all, my family could never be my number one priority because of my job and I can’t believe I stayed stuck in the employee ‘rut’ for so long. Mindless. What was I thinking of? I was brainwashed and I’m not proud of that.

Internet Entrepreneurship – I’d Have To Find A Solution

So to be made redundant was a wake up call and I knew I’d have to find a solution and I just knew I’d find my answer on the Internet. It was a gut feeling. And I did find the answer on the Internet. You know something like 2 billion people are searching the Internet everyday looking for goods, services and solutions. So it was the obvious choice. It’s the way everything is going now. It was a no-brainer.

Internet Entrepreneurship – I Got Lucky, I Found PRO U

Internet EntrepreneurshipWith the skills I already had I knew I wanted my own business so I was answerable to nobody but myself and it had to be a business that would fit around my family commitments. These were my priorities.  I also knew I’d need a good Internet marketing education and that’s when I found PRO U, the premier online business mentorship company for individuals aspiring to become online entrepreneurs. And what’s great is that PRO U have since become the number one incubator for many of the successful online entrepreneurs today. A variety of world-renowned experts, best-selling authors, gurus, business and thought leaders deliver mentorship to thousands of members in over 200 countries and I feel very lucky to be one of them!

Starting out on my own as a newbie to Internet marketing in October 2010 and finding PRO U was the perfect solution. The leaders of the company are teaching me everything I need to know about Internet marketing from basic and intermediate right through to advanced techniques and strategies along with the essential mindset skills needed to be successful. They provide all the custom built websites, business systems, tools, resources and support necessary to set up and run a business on the Internet.

Internet Entrepreneurship – Being Mentored By The Top Earners Of PRO U Is So Powerful

What an incredible learning curve it continues to be as I tune into the many live webinars, recordings and training sessions with the leaders, all of whom have achieved in excess of a minimum of $1 million in sales (in order to become a mentor) and I attend live events worldwide where we get to mastermind with these highly successful professionals (the top guns as I like to call them) that I’m being mentored by. Take a look at the most recent event I attended by clicking here (I went to Costa Rica in April 2012).

Vital to my own success is the mentorship I’m getting where the leaders are guiding me on the same path they’re treading in front of me, effectively showing me the way, thereby eliminating the possibility to stray off in the wrong direction (there’s loads of those for sure!). It’s  the most exciting challenge I’ve ever faced, running my own business on the Internet and I’m keen to share what I’ve learnt with others following in my footsteps.

So if like me, you are looking for a positive shift in your life, then why not take a closer look at PRO U. It’s been life-changing for so many of us and could be just the answer to your problems too.

Internet Entrepreneurship – Want To Attend A FREE Live Webinar To See For Yourself?

The Founder, Jay Kubassek, does a FREE Live Webinars each week so why not click on the link here and register to take a closer look. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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April 22nd, 2012

Internet Entrepreneurship – Lindsey’s Trip to the PRO U Peak Mastermind Retreat, Costa Rica, April ’12


Internet Entrepreneurship - Lindsey’s Trip to the PRO-U Peak Mastermind Retreat, Costa Rica, April ’12

Lindsey with Jay Kubassek

So –  I’ve been back a week already and I’m still on a high, want to know why?  

Flying out to Costa Rica in Central America this April 2012 to learn from the industry gurus of PRO U, those super successful leaders at the very pinnacle of success in Internet Entrepreneurship proved to be a life-changing experience for me. A real turning point in my career as an Internet Entrepreneur, I had the unique opportunity to network, mastermind and socialise with some of the biggest names in the business (doesn’t get any better than the PRO U Founder, Jay Kubassek himself no less!), while having a fantastically good time to boot!

This was PRO U’s first ever PEAK Mastermind Retreat event, held at the sumptuous Hilton Papagayo, Guanacaste (the Pacific side of Costa Rica) surrounded by stunning rainforest and incredible scenery amidst a backdrop of tropical splendour.  You might be surprised that I managed to learn anything at all with all the excitement, but when you have powerful, respected speakers and leaders such as Jay Kubassek, David Bach, Michael Force, Jay Kilberg, Justin Woolf, Aaron & Sophia Rashkin and Chris Daigle (friend and business associate of Ryan Deiss & Mike Dillard) to name but a few, can you blame me for being captivated?! What really set these few days apart as being totally unique in every sense was the opportunity for them to not just be speakers, but to socialise and integrate on a one-to-one basis too! David Bach, 9 times New York Times Bestselling Author was equally at home during his presentations talking about his vision as he was in the swimming pool over a cool cocktail at the swim-up bar, and our small group of around 40 facing their fears on the zipwire was a true networking experience I’ll always treasure.

Internet Entrepreneurship - Lindsey’s Trip to the PRO-U Peak Mastermind Retreat, Costa Rica, April ’12

Lindsey with David Bach

Zipwiring, come to mention it, was where everything came together. Just imagine being up in the canopy of the forest, seeing a terrifying ravine ahead of you which you’re about to traverse with nothing more than a clip or two on a thin metal wire anything up to around 40 metres above the forest floor between you and certain death! However, how better to sum up our goal in what we do in our businesses? Jay Kubassek, in his address the following day, likened the zipwire to succeeding in our businesses. Jay says we need to have crystal clear goals in mind and set a mental zipwire to them. He said we need to forget all the baggage which is holding us back. We need to face our fears and limitations head on and overcome them. Trying to solve problems using logical, rational thinking isn’t always the best option. Our subconscious usually knows exactly what we need to do (even if our conscious mind doesn’t) and can come up with the solutions. We need to forget our fears both in business and zipwiring and take the plunge. Jay says if our mental zipwires are attached to our goals and we focus clearly on them, we’ll find a way of getting there and before we know it, we’ll be heading in the right direction!

With Internet Entrepreneurship, dreaming big and believing in yourself is KEY

Inspirational sessions and presentations took place in between the more casual networking over candlelit dinners and pool-side chats. David Bach spoke at length about the four types of people that exist in today’s society – survivors, strugglers, strivers and thrivers. David’s main market is strivers and he impressed upon each and every one of us of the importance to decide which one we are targeting with our businesses!

Internet Entrepreneurship - Lindsey’s Trip to the PRO-U Peak Mastermind Retreat, Costa Rica, April ’12

Looking from the pool to the Pacific Ocean!

We were treated like kings too, a whole myriad of the most delicious food available at any time of day or most of the night from as many restaurants as you can imagine, and similarly the bars were open at all hours, even in the swimming pool! Every evening we had the privilege of dining with a different guru, each of whom shared their life experiences in an informal situation. What a fantastic way to learn – when we weren’t in sessions we could continue to socialise and absorb, almost like a drip feed, as we were able to mastermind on often a one-to-one basis with these true masters of their arts! This really was a truly transformational experience, where being able to have invaluable, personal contact was more than I could have ever wished for.

So how would I sum up my Internet Entrepreneurship experience?

Internet Entrepreneurship - Lindsey’s Trip to the PRO-U Peak Mastermind Retreat, Costa Rica, April ’12

Lindsey with David Wood

Apologies for those of you who are bored of the zipwire analogies, but this one is my own. This unique opportunity gave me a fast track to far greater understanding in my businesses as I look towards Internet Entrepreneurship. Thanks to the leg-up that I got from PRO U (in the same way the Costa Rican guides helped me into the harness for the zipwire) I was ready and raring to go (although sick with fright), eager to learn as much as I could. Spending these few days was a rip-roaring adventure, and just like when I was speeding through the sky at speeds I thought impossible dangling from a zipwire, I was speeding through the content at speeds I thought impossible too! My notebook is full and my brain now full of ideas, and as Jay Kubassek said, my goal is clear in my head. I’m not yet off my zipwire, but believe me, when I get there, I’ll be a better person because of it.

Hold your horses! Learning Internet Entrepreneurship from the masters

Internet Entrepreneurship - Lindsey’s Trip to the PRO-U Peak Mastermind Retreat, Costa Rica, April ’12

Looking towards the Pacific Ocean

One last thing – saving the best to last.

I was incredibly lucky while I was there to not just chat and hang out with the masters, but also to get some video time with them too! Follow the links to see my interviews with PRO U Founder Jay Kubassek and  David Wood from the Empower Network who dropped in as a special guest (David lives in Costa Rica), this really is Internet Entrepreneurship at its very best.

 

 

P.S: Take a look at what I’m doing with PRO-U and how I’m able to run my own PRO U business from home by either clicking here or on any of the pictures, which will take you to an entirely FREE webinar where Jay reveals his three secret tips to success online. 

To find out about joining my team with David Wood’s Empower Network, take a look here.

 

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March 27th, 2012

Work From Home Mum Gives 5 Top Tips On How To Be Effective When Juggling Work And Family


Work From Home Mum

Are You Juggling Work And Family?

These days I’m a work from home mum but it wasn’t always like that for me. I used to be one of the millions of people going off to the daily grind of a traditional job working for a boss, dependent on someone else for my monthly paycheck.

I have a family to look after including my husband, my daughter and my elderly invalid mother and between them, they all have complex needs, particularly my mum (see for yourself here). Then there’s our dog, he’s a border collie so needs a lot of exercise each day.

It was a juggling act fitting my family commitments around the demands of a full time job. At times, I felt like I was a hamster on a treadwheel going faster and faster and the worst part was not being around when my family needed me most. If you’re juggling family responsibilities with a job, then you’ll know what this feels like.

Not being able to do a simple thing like take my daughter to school seemed like a violation of my rights as a parent. But now that I’m a work from home mum running my own online marketing business, I can do these things and I have quality of life and we all benefit. I can be around when I’m needed and it makes a huge difference.

Since I found what I consider is the very best new online business that I run from home, if my daughter needs collecting from school, I don’t have those panicky feelings of how I’m going to get the time off work, I can decide for myself.

Whether you work in a traditional job or you are a work from home mum like me, you’re going to have all sorts of challenges to face, so I’ve put together 5 of my main tips that should help you keep on top of things.

Tip 1: Work From Home Mum Explains The Need to Prioritise

Prioritise: Learn to prioritise to make sure all the important things get done. One of the easiest ways to do this is to make a list. Have lists for daily tasks relevant to your business, shopping, events etc. They really do make a difference and keep you on track. If you write a list, chances are you won’t wake up in the night in a panic. I live by my lists and it’s amazing how much you can achieve in a day by using a simple list.

Tip 2: Work From Home Mum Needs To Explain The Importance Of Motivation

Motivation: This is something that only you can do and without it, you won’t get much done. Make sure you do whatever is necessary to put yourself into the right frame of mind. If you know what you want to achieve and you know how to achieve it then add in a reward when reaching certain goals and that should keep you motivated. I reward myself by taking my dog Ben up on the canal banks in the beautiful Devon countryside where I live. You might like to take a look here to see how lovely it is.

Tip 3: Work From Home Mum Explains The Need For Sleep

Sleep: Make sure you get the right amount of sleep your body needs. Avoid coffee or alcohol last thing if possible. Take a bath and find a good book. With the right amount of sleep you are more productive and will cope better overall. Without enough sleep it’ll be amazing if you can focus and concentrate well enough to get anything done. Believe me, I know.

Tip 4: Work From Home Mum Explains The Need For Daily Exercise

Exercise: The best way to start your day is with some exercise. I recommend a brisk walk or jog for thirty minutes and get your heart rate going. It’ll wake you up properly, you’ll feel supercharged and you’ll be surprised at how much more productive your day will be. The first ten days doing this will be hard but once you get into the habit, it will become easy and you’ll want to do it automatically. Once your habit takes hold, there’ll be no stopping you.

Tip 5: Work From Home Mum Explains The Importance To Prepare

Prepare: Always plan in advance and prepare yourself for the day ahead. If you fail to do this, you’ll end up creating more work in the long run and you’ll be far less productive. Have you ever noticed that some days you seem to get nothing done? That’s usually due to lack of preparation.

If you are thinking of becoming a work from home mum or you already are one and want to take a look at what I’m doing, then click on this link. It will take you to a free webinar where you’ll meet my mentor and Internet genius and he’ll explain the three key elements to being successful online. Whatever you decide to do, I hope my 5 tips will help you as much as they help me.

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March 14th, 2012

5 Advantages Of Home Business Opportunities For Mothers And Professional Women


Home Business Opportunities For Mothers And Professional Women

How Am I Supposed To Fit It All In?

If you’re a mother, have a job and are partially responsible for the finances in your home, chances are you’ll be pulled in a variety of directions. Women are capable of juggling many demands, but whatever you’re juggling, it only takes adding one extra ball to throw everything out of whack.

You might be able to handle the job, the children, and the bills most of the time, but what happens when you add to that an ill family member you need to care for, a plummeting economy that forces you out of your job, or a sick child that desperately needs you (typically on the same day a project is due at work)? Get one too many balls in the air and they’ll all come crashing down around you.

Home business opportunities for mothers and professional women offer some wonderful advantages that allow you to keep your professional skills honed while better accommodating the demands of your family.

  • Flexibility: There is no denying how empowering a flexible schedule can be to a mother. Business opportunities for mothers and professional women that allow you to work from home, set your own schedules, and work around the other demands in your life not only allow you to become more productive but also ease pressure you might feel trying to cram everything into a scheduled work shift.
  • Eased guilt: Tired of feeling guilty about saying no to your children when they want you to spend extra time with them? Do you dread the tears you know will well up in your childs eyes when you can’t be there for something important? Home business opportunities for mothers and professional women create the possibility of a guilt-free work zone. You can start saying yes to your kids more often.
  • Better work-life balance: Stay at home mums are sometimes frustrated at not being able to maintain their professional skills. Professional working women are sometimes frustrated at being away from home so much. Home business opportunities for mothers and professional women offer the best of both worlds, allowing you to create a work-life balance that really works.
  • Cost savings: How much money do you spend on your professional wardrobe? Your commute? That morning latte? Daycare? Those costs can all be diminished or erased completely when you work from home.
  • Job contentment: Often, we take jobs because we have to in order to help make ends meet. There is such a wide variety of home business opportunities for mothers and professional women, however, that you can find something that pays the bills and fulfills you.

    I was one of those professional women juggling several balls in the air as a mum and at times, it was crazy and I’d be running around like a headless chicken trying to be in several places at the same time keeping everyone happy – with my boss at the top of list of priorities. It was just nuts – that’s the best way I can describe it.

    Home Business Opportunities For Mothers And Professional Women

    It's Great To Have It All

    Fortunately, I was made redundant late in 2010 from a corporate job which forced me to take stock and re-evaluate my life. This led me to finding a community of expert internet marketers and online business professionals and mentors who got me up and running in my own online business from home and it’s completely changed my life. Gone is all that ridiculous juggling and putting my boss before my family.

    Pro U is probably the worlds number one online education platform and entrepreneurial mentoring program and offers members live training in online marketing, business, mindset and leadership skills with all the tools, resources, coaching and support needed for entrepreneurial success.
    You can learn at your own pace, meet likeminded individuals and above all, live your life as you please while you run your own business from home. To me, this is the most brilliant home business opportunity for mothers and professional women.

    Want to know more? If you do, you can always check out this free webinar? Just click here to organise a time that suits you.

    If my post was helpful, I’d love you to share it with your friends.

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    February 23rd, 2012

    Internet Entrepreneurship – Mid Life Crisis Was A Blessing In Disguise


    Life doesn’t always turn out as you expect, but even when everything went wrong with my career and I experienced what I thought was my mid life crisis and I needed a career change, Pro-U offered me a solution which has turned my life around!

    Just over 18 months ago towards the end of 2010, out of the blue I was made redundant from my job as a Marketing and Schools’ Liaison Officer at a Further Education college in the South West of England. I was one of around 100 that we’re made redundant that year, others before me had suffered the same fate in previous years and others have since – due to ongoing budget cuts in the downturn in our global economy.

    I’d spent a lot time advising students on the importance of transferable skills and flexibility with careers, and suddenly I found this advice applying directly to me! I’d told them that whilst the majority of our forebears had the luxury of one career throughout their lifetime, this day and age was different and many of us could expect to change careers several times.

    In a dismal job market, I realised that it could be extremely difficult for me to find a new job, and besides, I’d had enough of working for a boss from 9-5, ending up putting my work before my family, almost always – can you blame me? So, I took the plunge, and became my own boss. So what I thought was a mid life crisis actually turned out to be a blessing in disguise

    Pro-U has been instrumental in transforming my life. Pioneered by the wildly successful Jay Kubassek, Pro-U is a mentoring scheme, providing members with more than 10 hours of live training a week in varying areas of leadership and marketing. Members can access a myriad of tools, coaching sessions, resources, webinars and more, and it’s an ideal online education platform where you can learn at your own pace, meet likeminded individuals and above all, to live your life as you please. Why is that? The opportunities with online marketing are limitless, and Pro-U helps give you the relevant skills, tools and support that you need to be successful.

    I met Jay and other top industry leaders at an event in Costa Rica recently, you can take a look here if you like. What an awesome experience that was!

    So what do you have to do?

    New users are entitled to a free webinar to see what this is all about. Just click here to organise this at a time that suits you, where you can learn from Jay Kubassek himself. He’s helped thousands of people over the years to become successful online, and if you’ve come to a crossroads in your life just as I did, then perhaps this is an opportunity for you to start something new!

    Pro-U offer various packages based on the metaphorical ‘mountain’ of online success – Gear Up, Base, Ascent, Summit & Peak – to suit your own needs in terms of levels of mentorship and commitment.

    Rest assured, you’ll receive a first class education, unparalled opportunities to learn and mix with the best of the best online and an unrivalled skill-set to help you achieve your true potential online.

    Pro U can really allow you to live life as you choose, earning the salary you choose! So if you are in a mid life crisis, why not take a leaf out of my book and turn your situation around? If I can do it, so can you.

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    January 6th, 2012

    Why Women Working From Home Need To Consider Using Video Marketing – Part 2


    How To Start Video Marketing For Women Working From Home

    If you’re thinking of joining the ever-growing ranks of women working from home running an online marketing business and you’ve read my previous article about video marketing and are ready to get started, I’ve got some advice that I hope will help you on your journey.

    Through a process of trial, error and frustration, I worked out a fairly streamlined process that I hope, will make your life a whole lot easier.

    If you’re feeling daunted by it, don’t be – there’s no need. If right now you’re thinking you won’t be able to stand in front of a camera and talk for two or three minutes, don’t let that put you off. The benefits are huge if you can master the art of video marketing.

    The more you practice, the more confident you’ll feel

    It’s OK if you don’t feel confident at the outset. That’s how it is for the majority starting out and that’s quite normal. The only way this is going to get easier is to just jump in and get going even if you make mistakes and forget what you need to say.

    So assuming that you’ve already done your keyword research around the niche that you want to target, then let’s get started.

    Have you chosen a location to shoot your video? Do you have a tidy and light office away from noise or do you prefer an outdoors location? Either are fine but both have to show you in a professional way. You need to make sure you are neat and tidy too. If outdoors, you need to avoid a windy area and free from distractions for your viewers. They need to focus on you and not on the people playing games in the background.

    Do you have a video camera and a kind and patient camera operator? You could use a tripod instead but it takes quite a while to set up. Better still and much quicker, do you have a smart phone with a video camera? They’re great and really easy to use and you just download your video onto your computer, edit if necessary and send to YouTube. Alternatively, you can record straight from your laptop and that’s fine too.

    My preferred method is to get someone to video me using my iPhone, then I download it onto my Apple Mac. If no editing is needed, I just upload it to YouTube. Job done. Simple.

    If you really can’t face the camera, then you can always do a slide-show with recorded voice over. You can use power-point on a PC or keynote on an Apple Mac and these work great too. An example of this can be found here

    Punchy, interesting videos attract viewers – make the most of it!

    Remember, video marketing is very popular and it’s a great way to get your messages out to your target market. Don’t forget your videos need to be entertaining, informative or educational or a combination of all. They must be attractive to the viewer and provide valuable content.

    I aim to shoot around three minutes of video footage in total, preferably less, and if possible, without using any kind of cue prompter. A good method I recommend is to write an article on a topic you’ve researched or learnt for article marketing or for your blog, then read it a few times and do a video about it while it’s still fresh in your mind. This way you won’t need to read off a cue prompter or a sheet of paper and it’ll be much more conversational.

    Listening to someone speak naturally even if they make a few mistakes is much more appealing that watching someone who is obviously reading. If you allow yourself to relax, you’ll find your words flow much easier.

    Another tactic I use is to have a few large bullet points on paper beside the camera to jog my memory as I go. This keeps the flow natural.

    Don’t forget you need to say your keyword in your video and you’ll need to put your keyword in the title too. You will also need to put your keyword and other related keywords into the ‘tags’ section and make sure you include a link to your social media or website in the ‘description’ box along with details of your video. I put the link at the top of the box.

    If like me, you want to be successful amongst the army of women working from home, and if you implement some of these strategies, they should get you off to a good start. I wish you good luck. Do let me know how you get on. I’d love to hear from you.

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    November 30th, 2011

    The Empower Network Viral Blogging System – Changing People’s Lives


    This is causing such excitement on the Internet right now and it’s only been going for a month. It’s such a great viral blogging system and you can earn 100% commissions paid directly into your bank account.

    Why don’t you watch the video and see what you think. If you like the look of what you see, click on the link below to find out all about how it could change your life too.

    It’s changing mine. Click here:    http://empowernetwork.com/almostasecret.php?id=LinARowe

    If you like this post, I’d love you to share it with your friends and family and pass it on. Thanks.

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    November 29th, 2011

    The Empower Network – Helping Ordinary People Change Their Lives Through Blogging On The Internet


    What is the Empower Network?

    To put simply, the Empower Network is a viral blogging system, potentially the most powerful viral blogging platform on the Internet, created by two experts and gurus in the field of Internet & Network Marketing.

    It was designed to help ordinary people make money through their own individual blogging platforms linked to this highly ranked, highly optimised and frequently searched blog platform, the brainchild of co-founders David Wood and David Sharpe.

    The two men, both multi-millionaires, credible individuals and highly respected in the industry, have collaborated to create a system and business opportunity that will empower and enable people from all walks of life and from all countries of the world, to earn what they call 100% commissions that will go directly into their bank accounts instantly.

    Yep, you heard that right. No waiting for 4 – 6 weeks waiting for your commission cheque to come through. It’s instant, paid directly into your bank account when a new member signs up.

    Many new members have already made huge amounts in commissions, recruiting new members to their teams to ensure ongoing sales, residual commissions and success at  levels never seen inside the industry before.

    To say there is a buzz on the Internet, is something of an understatement. The news is exciting and it’s travelling fast.   Over 500 people are signing up daily growing the already total of almost 9,500 enrolled exponentially.

    People are blogging about their businesses to promote their goods and services and they’re also promoting the Empower Network platform too or they’re blogging about any topic they choose – essentially piggy-backing on David Wood’s powerful blog bringing increased visitors to their sites resulting in more sales.

    It’s really as simple as that.

    In a little under two months since the system was launched around the end of October 2011, over $1,000,000 in commissions has been paid out to members with many members recording massive sales including residual commissions, also paid instantly in the form of 100% commissions.

    The three simple steps to follow are to 1. Blog Daily, 2. Tell Others and 3. Get Paid.

    Why Should You Do It?

    Give me one good reason why you shouldn’t be doing it.  Many including me are joining up and for a small starting fee of only $25 per month, you get a ready built blogging site linked to David Wood’s super-charged, super optimised platform including training on the most effective ways to blog and the opportunity to promote Empower Network to others through their banner adverts on each of your blog pages.

    Effectively, you buy a business for $25 per month and when you sell just one membership, for  $25 guess what – you’ve got a business for free. It doesn’t get any better than that.

    Now that’s powerful stuff don’t you agree?

    So in a nutshell, it’s about promoting goods and services through blogging, one of the most effective marketing methods in the age of the Internet and with the power of  social media, your messages go viral in an instant.

    Why am I recommending this?

    Because the industry has never seen anything like this before and as long as you take consistent action, follow the training and instructions and blog daily, you are going to benefit massively from this.

    What if I don’t know anything about Internet marketing or blogging?

    Don’t worry, you’ll get access to training to teach you how it’s done.  You don’t have to be a top Internet or network marketer to do this.  What are you waiting for?  Click here now.

    So how do I get it?

    So all you have to do to find out more is click here.

    Or you can take a look here:  http://empowernetwork.com/almostasecret.php?id=LinARowe

     

     

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    November 26th, 2011

    Women Working From Home Online Need To Understand The Importance of a Blog


    I’m one of the ever growing army of women working from home online and any of you more avid readers may recall me over the past few months, discussing the importance of video marketing, webinars, keyword research and other topics. And what is the best method to disseminate this information I hear you ask? Well, I’d have to say through the use of a blog. Never underestimate the importance of a blog as they have to deliver valuable information that will help others gain a better understanding of what it is you are writing about.

    I think of my blog as the main hub of my activity on the Internet. Facebook and Twitter among others are great for spreading ‘bites’ of information, but my blog is where it all happens, it’s the root of my network.

    Before we start…

    So what is blogging? Good question. Blogging has been around for a while online, and many people treat it as their diary, although without the same privacy one might expect from a closed book. Blogs allow people to express their opinions, their thoughts, interact with others, but increasingly now – to express their ideas, which is why people such as myself have caught on to the idea.

    Entrepreneurs across the world use their blogs to promote their businesses, raise awareness, show commitment to their customers and to boost their potential. A blog is a very powerful tool.

    Here’s how a blog can make a difference to you, whoever you are.

    Improving your brand

    Forgive me for continually bringing this up, but the fact that I do shows just what the Internet can do for you. Any presence online, as long as it is clearly interlinked (think colour schemes, writing styles etc) will build your brand and increase how noticeable you are. In an increasingly ‘busy’ online space the more active you are the better.

    A chance to write more

    Many of the other services in a marketer’s toolbox are about getting messages across as quickly and succinctly as possible, whether you’re using tweets, videos, short posts or more. Of course, you don’t want to overdo it, but blogs give marketers significantly more leeway to really go into a topic, demonstrating their knowledge and to give readers a comprehensive insight into that niche.

    Gain authority

    Some of the ‘bigger’ bloggers are revered widely for really knowing their stuff, and this is because they are using their blogs to their full effect. We’ve all come across these incredible blog posts which always seem to hit the mark, and this makes us set new trust in the blogger, even if, as in most cases, we’ve never met them. Competition is difficult here, but the more you post and the more impressive that content is (we need quality and quantity) then the more of this authority you will find yourself earning.

    Be accessible to all

    The beauty of blogs is that no particular credentials are needed to view them. This is all about spreading to the masses, and you don’t get a lot more open than a blog. Almost anyone, anywhere in the world can read blogs without the need to sign up to a service, and even if they want to comment on a post, then increasingly there are linkages with services such as Facebook where crucially, readers already have accounts so they can get involved with what’s being written without the need for a cumbersome sign-up process.

    Interacting with your readers

    Nothing makes you feel so good inside as a positive comment below your latest blog post from a new reader. It’s incredibly rewarding to hear people benefiting from your hard work, and it’s so easy to actually strike up a conversation or even a debate with people below a post. This is the beauty of the Internet today and in many respects, it’s focused on the user and the ability to get involved and interact with content, so blogs are a perfect way to tap into this.

    Search Engines

    For all of us working online, much of our time is spent trying to adhere to SEO guidelines – search engine optimisation. Think about it. The more blog posts you have across a broad range of subjects within your niche, the more likely you are to get higher up those hallowed search results pages, or ‘rankings’ as they are called, and therefore the more hits you might get on your site as a result.

    Competition

    Even the least competitive among us are still, in the back of our minds, thinking about how they might just get a few more posts or subscribers than the next person. It’s only natural, and blogging encourages this healthy competition. Competition keeps us on our toes and means that we put more effort into producing quality content, which can surely only be a bonus.

    Then how do I do it? It’s not as much of a hardship as you might think. Often, deciding what you want to write about can be the hardest part, but once you’ve settled down in the right mindset, have perhaps done a little research or reading around the topic area, this usually gets you going and before you know it, you’ve written a few paragraphs without too much trouble. Don’t worry too much if you think you have what’s commonly known as writer’s block, it happens to us all. You just need to go away for a while, do something different and start again fresh.

    In practical terms, try to get into your own pattern of work. If you’re the kind of person who benefits most from setting aside a certain portion of your day to get the creative juices flowing, then go for that, but if you find you prefer to write on the spur of the moment as ideas come to you, then that’s fine too.

    There’s no correct method here, and at the end of the day it’s up to you to think about what will work best for your set of circumstances. A quiet or at least reasonably distraction-free environment will probably help you, so I would suggest putting your mobile phone on silent for a while and turning off all your social media too. In my case, the needs of my family often have to take priority, but once they are sorted and happy, I’m ready to go.

    I can’t emphasise enough how great blogging is. Finally, just think about how you are when you’re on the Internet. If you’re anything like me, then you read one article or similar, and then you click on the related links on the side. Before you know it, you’ve been sitting there reading for twenty minutes, and that time had just disappeared in a flash.

    People are inquisitive by nature, and with blogs this can only work to your advantage. If like me, you’re amongst the ever-growing army of women working from home these days, hook readers and they’ll be sure to come back for more. Even though blogs are longer than your regular Facebook post, they’re still palatable for short reads, and you can’t ask for more than that really.

    If you’ve found my blog post interesting, I’d love you to share it with your friends.  Thanks

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    November 21st, 2011

    Women Working From Home Can Run An Online Business And Look After Their Family And Invalid Parents


    There must be millions of women working from home worldwide juggling the demands of a family with the responsibilities and pressures of caring for elderly invalid parents who are no longer able to support themselves through illness.

    It is likely too that many of these family groups will be living in the same house reducing any chance of a normal family life for the care givers, with little freedom or choice to come and go or take off for the day spontaneously. In many cases that can’t happen.

    Throw all this into the mix and there’s no hiding the fact that it must be a struggle as I know from my own experiences. I don’t deny that it’s a challenging situation to be in but it’s one that I would hope others would find as satisfying as I do.

    Helping those people you hold especially dear that have supported you throughout your lifetime and who have never knowingly or deliberately let you down. How could you not do everything in your power to help and provide support thus increasing any chances of quality of life to your loved ones when they need and rely on you most?

    It’s heartbreaking to see anyone suffer, let alone a close relative progressively deteriorating through disease to the point where they are no longer able to do anything for themselves, rendering them totally reliant on those that care for them.

    How particularly unfair also for the person being cared for who has spent their entire life selflessly serving others, raising their family whilst caring for their invalid parents and running the family business all at the same time, to be then struck so cruelly down upon retirement with a terrible disease that they can never recover from. To my mind, this is a cruel twist of fate and applies to my dear, undeserving mother.

    I completely understand the struggle that millions face and would like to encourage those people wondering how they can juggle similar responsibilities, that it is possible to set up and run a business from home. It just boils down to a question of commitment, prioritising and juggling family responsibilities to fit everything in. I’m doing it, others before me have done it and future generations will do it. It’s no big deal.

    Until a year ago, I was in a traditional 9 – 5 job working for a boss, dependent on someone else for my paycheck. Then along with a hundred other colleagues, I was made redundant. It was a huge shock at the time but it forced me to look for alternatives and that’s when I found the perfect solution on the Internet.

    Because of the opportunity I found, I can make money in my own online home based business because it allows me to be my own boss and work when it suits me. And with the many family priorities I have, it’s happened just at the right time.

    Since starting what I consider is a top home based business from home, I’ve had to take stock and prioritise. It’s the only way I can begin to fit everything in. I’m lucky as I have carers that come in for a few hours during the week to help with mum’s care and it’s during these times that I take advantage and shut myself in my office to work. I’ve also got into the habit of working in the evenings once my mum and daughter are in bed. Very often it’s at this time of night that I can be most productive.

    The great thing about the Internet is that it operates twenty-four hours each day and it never closes and because I’m working with people from all corners of the world in different time zones, it’s ideal. I can be talking to someone in Australia when it’s their night and my day.

    The flexibility of operating a business from home is something I appreciate more than anything. It’s a wonderful feeling knowing that if I want to drive my daughter to school I can. If I need to take mum to the doctor I can. Being able to do something you’ve never been able to do is a truly liberating and wonderful feeling.

    Believe it or not, it was almost impossible to do these things before. Work almost always got in the way or taking the time off was way too difficult. Asking for time off was a huge barrier to me and any time off work had to come out of my annual leave so was always problematical. So having the freedom and flexibility now is the best thing that could have happened to me, because for the first time in my life, there’s no boss other than myself to ask.

    Running an online marketing business from home means so much to me and there’s no way I’d ever consider going back to a traditional 9 – 5 job working for someone else.

    Naturally, I’ve had to make some sacrifices along the way in order to find enough time to devote to my business and to focus properly, so watching TV was the first on the list to go.

    You’d be surprised how much time is wasted in front of the box. You can get so much more work done when you get out of the habit. I’ve also had to develop other habits to become more productive, one of which is getting up early each morning to get the family sorted before the working day starts.

    I find that if I start the day with a half an hour of vigorous exercise, this wakes me right up so I’m super-charged throughout the day and this way, more gets done. This is both easy and pleasant as our family pet dog is a Border Collie called Ben so we head off along the canal banks near my home for a good workout. He’s hard to keep up with.

    I’ve surprised myself at how much I can get done now that I’m fully focussed, eliminating time-wasting distractions throughout the day. No longer would I dream of shopping during the daytime or taking time out to have coffee with friends. They all know I’m working and I’m training them all to take my business as seriously as I do.

    For me, this is how is has to be right now and my work has to fit around my caring and family priorities. So if you’re a mum and a carer like me, you might want to consider joining the growing army of women working from home and set up your own business. It’s ideal for me and could well be the answer you are looking for too.

    You can always check out my ‘Work With Lindsey’ section on my Blog or go to www.CopyTheExperts.Com to find out what my business is if you are interested.  If you  have found value in reading my post, maybe you are in a similar situation, then I’d love it if you pass it on to your friends or family.  Thanks so much.

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