Monday, February 18, 2013

Forever Affiliate Marketing by Andrew Hansen

**UPDATE** This course is getting RAVE reviews! I don't think I've seen anyone that doesn't LOVE Andrew's course. He even has an option where you can get a sneak peak for $1. Hurry and check, I don't know whether Andrew will leave this option up for long! 

 Andrew Hansen is one of the good guys in internet marketing. I'm very excited about his new course called Forever Affiliate.


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Saturday, February 16, 2013

Take Advantage of YouTube Video Marketing

YouTube continues to grow and can be a major source of targeted niche traffic as well as a big boost to your SEO efforts.

One of the great things about YouTube videos is no one is expecting a slick video production. Lots of people just like you and me put together videos on their kitchen table or just sitting in front of their computers.

You don't even need to show your face or speak if you are shy. Videos can be made to show what you want to show simply with text titles and screen shots.

Bottom line? There is absolutely no reason not to get started posting videos on youTube.

If you're not sure what to do first have a look at this course by a YouTube pro. That should get you on the right track. OK, that's it! I just want you to know that YouTube is accessible and you'd be foolish to overlook its power.

Monday, February 4, 2013

Why Might I Be Willing To Pay A Million Dollars For A House - Sight Unseen?

Because terms matter more than price in a real estate transaction, and I'll show you why.



Consider for a moment that terms are what determine whether a property will cash flow or not. As a real estate investor (as opposed to a mere speculator) cash flow is of utmost importance.

If a property cash flows without fail does it really matter how long it takes to pay the property off? For that matter, if I have guaranteed cash flow, does it really matter if the property ever pays off?

This is why I might be willing, for example, to pay a million dollars for just about any property even sight unseen so long as I can set the terms.

You might laugh thinking "what if I sell him a run down mobile home on its own tiny lot for a million dollars!" Au contrare! What if my terms are: "I'll pay you that million dollars - one dollar a day for a million days. I'll put the property in a trust so that the trust continues paying long after I'm gone."

Now I understand of course that I'm giving a somewhat extreme example here, but I'm trying to drive home a point.

Do you think I could make money, even on a run down mobile home on its own lot if I were paying a grand total of $365 a year? Sure I could! Even if I rented it as is for $300 a month that property would cash flow like crazy. My cash on cash return on investment would be through the roof from day one!

Now...does that mean I could or would run out and make this offer to someone? No, of course not. But there are endless offers that I could make to a seller that is stuck on "getting their price" which still get me my objective of a cash flowing property.

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So what's your takeaway?

Don't ever let price be the sticking point! Price is probably the least most important factor in a real estate transaction!

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Always Keep Your Money Working

Your money has a job--and that is to make more of itself. One way to do this is through making private loans. You have to be careful and make sure all the legal stuff is properly taken care of. At the low end of this scale of course you have things like:

depositing money in your savings account
using a money market fund
buying bonds
making small direct loans
etc.

You could also look into services such as Prosper which essentially connects private lenders with borrowers. Now to be clear I am not endorsing them as I have not used their service (I put my money to other uses), but you may want to at least have a look.

Here is a link to one of their ads. Click it to go to their site.


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Thursday, January 17, 2013

Build A Buyers List

What if you built a store and lots of people came to visit but no one bought? If the folks on your list just want to visit but don't want to buy then what good is your list?

You need to be able to build not just any old list, but a buyers list.

You see, some people just want freebies, some people just want to "kick the tires", some people can't make a decision whether to buy, and some don't have any money to buy. Unfortunately, it won't do us any good to have these folks on our list.

We need people who are ready, willing and able to buy. We need a list of buyers.

So how do we go about determining who the buyers are and how to get them to opt in to our list?

One way is to develop a quick and easy free product that is complementary (i.e. does not directly compete with the niche you want to go after. Then offer it as a sweetener to other list owners in your niche. Preferably it would be an unadvertised bonus on the thank you page after someone has purchased. That way, they get added to your list as well.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Make Leverage Part Of Your Gameplan

No matter what our situation we are surrounded by opportunities to employ leverage. I am convinced of this. The trick is in learning to recognize and make use of it  it whenever possible.

What does leverage look like?

Well, here are a few examples to get you started thinking.

Leverage could take the form of:

Other People's Money
Other People's Assets
Other People's Time
Other People's Expertise
Other People's Connections


It's embarrassing but years ago I missed an opportunity to employ leverage. I was convinced I needed to build and host my own websites for my business. So I proceeded to spend thousands of dollars hiring consultants, buying hardware, and installing special high speed Internet connections and firewalls.

I would have been much better off using a company like Bluehost for example to host my sites for me. I did not realize at the time that for less than $7 a month, I could leverage their specialized knowledge, assets and experience as a top-notch hosting provider. I was too focussed on the idea that I had to do it all in-house.

It all seems kind of silly now, but the bottom line was I was unwilling to spend a few dollars a month and instead spent thousands on consultants, hardware, and books. I had failed to employ leverage.

Look around you. If others have figured out a solution to your problem use your dollars to leverage their expertise.

Saturday, December 8, 2012

Idle Money Evaporates Without A Trace

Did you know idle money evaporates? Even if you don't spend it. Even if you keep it locked away. Year after year, even though your money might look the same, its ability to purchase becomes less and less. This is no accident. This is an invisible tax engineered by central banks in cahoots with governments to pick your pocket.

Learn to put extra money to work right away. Keep your money employed! Either use it to build and acquire new assets, or to acquire the tools and education to do so.

Preferably you should do both--set some money aside for tools and education, while putting the rest to work building new assets to generate more money.