Barrie Evans - Internet Marketing Tips
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Friday, 24 August 2012
What Do You Hate About?..........
What DO you hate about…. your job or your life or? Be honest, no matter what you are doing, there will be something you don’t like about what you do in life or as a job. Hate may be a bit severe a term, but there is certainly something you don’t like to do.
Why am I asking you this question? There is a very good reason for this. I have noticed that many people, when confronted with something that they don't like to do, simply don't do it. Take my case – I worked as an electrician for 30 years. This was a job that I didn’t really want to do, but there was nothing else available at the time I got into the job. I worked and trained with my father and, because I always want to be the best I can be, became very good at the job. I was lucky in some ways because our business was pretty diverse and meant that there were a lot of challenges that actually somehow managed to keep my interest, simply because I like a challenge.
As time went on I had further training that was vital to be able to keep trading and became very good at electrical testing. I had a reputation for having some of the best reports available, but there was one thing that really made me mad. The job was repetitive and was not interesting in any way for me. After the initial challenge of the new testing schedules, the job was so boring and, to be frank, was less interesting to me than watching paint dry. This testing project began to rule what I was doing. So much so that I HATED it with a passion. I didn’t want to get out of bed to go to do what was such a mundane task each day.
During this period of my life I had to constantly find new things to do that would spark some interest, but this didn’t last long because it became tedious and boring when I was doing the same things. After the initial period when I started and the tasks changed nearly daily, the projects were longer term and therefore I didn’t feel challenged and therefore I got bored.
My friend who also trained with me and saw my development into this “testing icon” was confused because he likes what he does and didn’t understand why I was so miserable when I can earn good money from doing this job. He asked me “what do you hate about this work then?” When I told him how I felt, he was still baffled but now understands why I had to give it all up. Failed business, nothing to challenge me, nothing to make me want to go to work and so on.
What is my passion to prevent “What do you hate about….”
My passion is to entertain and also to work with people to help them to be successful, so that’s why I now do what I do. There are things I don’t like to do as much as others, but these are essential to my progress. Marketing is key so I had to think about the following:
If what you don’t particularly like to do is vital to your marketing, you have three choices. You can ignore it and suffer the consequences of not doing it, you can just get down to it and get it done, OR...there is a final choice that, in my opinion, is the best choice of all. You can outsource the task. Hire somebody to do it for you if it's something that you can't stand...especially if it's going to make you more money in the long run.
Now obviously, you have to sit down with a calculator and figure out if it's worth paying somebody to do the work for you. For example, let's say you HATE article writing but you've heard that it can be a very good way to earn an income through marketing your products. Well, if it's going to cost you $3 per article to get it written and each article you market out there brings in $25 on average, doesn't it make sense to have somebody write those articles for you? Now, if it was reversed, and each article cost you $25 and only MADE you $3, well, then it doesn't make any sense to hire a writer. With the presence of fiverr you can get almost anything done for just $5, so this becomes easier to get sourced, You need to be careful that you check everything to start with because there is no point in having poorly written content as this will be detrimental to your business.
By looking at the things that you don’t like to do and evaluating the profit that can be made should you outsource those things, you can end up making a lot more money than you are now simply by hiring somebody else to do the job.
Or...you can do what I do.
Consider - what do you hate about your current situation and think of the future you could have by doing what you love. Then you will do what is necessary to progress your business so you can then outsource these tasks and do what you are truly happy to do.
To the future,
Barrie Evans
Friday, 17 August 2012
Stop Playing The Blame Game
It’s surprising these days how many people have issues about all sorts of things in life and business. If you are in business of any kind, but especially in the home business arena it’s important that you stop playing the blame game.
More and more often people are looking for someone to blame for anything that seems to go wrong, whether it’s the government, the bank or any other individual or organization they can place the blame on instead of looking at the situation in the correct perspective.
Perfect example of playing the blame game…
One of the most amazing and crazy stories I heard lately was that a friend of mine who is in the scrap car business was getting a damaged van that he had agreed to sell to a person who was going to repair the van and sell on to someone who wanted that particular van for the budget it was going to be for sale at. When my friend went to collect the vehicle, the company had made a decision to scrap the vehicle themselves instead of selling on.
Believe it or not, it was deemed to be my friends’ fault that the seller’s decision was changed according to the person who was going to receive the van and that my friend was letting the eventual owner down. The decision to scrap the van was made before my friend had arrived to collect the vehicle, so it’s unrealistic and unfair for him to get the blame for the decision.
I wonder if the person “blaming” had promised that the deal was done instead of saying that the deal is done in principle only and therefore is looking to blame someone for their own mistake.
If you are or have been in a similar situation then you need to avoid playing the blame game and look at yourself and the situation logically.
Thursday, 16 August 2012
Do You Have A Plan To Find Out How To Retire Early?
It has been big news over the past few years concerning pensions and the longer working time before retirement. The question for most people is when they will retire and what goals they need to reach to live a comfortable life in retirement. It’s important that you know what you want and have things set up for your retirement. So, do you have a plan to find out how to retire early?
Taking everything into consideration, your plan could include:
1. Working extra time and more jobs so you can save more money and invest in a lucrative pension plan with one of the several plan providers.
2. Keep on against massive odds and try to win the lottery
3. Look into owning your own business and taking massive risks. Of course, you could be successful, but how long will you have to work and how much will you be able to put aside for your retirement.
4. You could look into a business where you get residual income that can grow on a monthly basis and has LOW risk and low start up costs
Whatever your plan, you need to act as soon as you can from the youngest age you can because there is no guarantee that the government provision will be around when you retire. This is more important for those who are approaching middle age and have not yet made a right and proper provision for retirement.
So, which is the best way to answer the question how to retire early?
In my opinion and from my experience it should be the one that gives you a sustainable and true income that will enable you to have a comfortable retirement with no stress and no money worries that could ultimately affect your health.
Several years ago I was introduced to the concept of Network Marketing (commonly called MLM or multi level marketing). At first, because my wife at the time was sceptical and believed it was “too good to be true” and a few friends telling me to be careful because it’s a “pyramid scheme”, I didn’t get into the business at that time. Since then I have found out that good companies are government registered to carry out business and they must adhere to strict guidelines in order to trade legally, so they cannot be deemed a pyramid scheme because such schemes are illegal.
After carrying out this research I was approached by an ex school teacher who worked with a UK company who adopt the MLM structure and I joined him in that business.
What has this to do with how to retire early?
My new found friend and business colleague was successful at his part time operation in this business and living proof that, even in these difficult days for a lot of people, one can have a comfortable retirement after taking early retirement from his stressful teaching job.
Even though he had retired, his part time hours business provides him with an income each month that is more than his 2 other pension incomes combined and, what’s more, he will have this income for as long as he has the business. Basically for LIFE.
This business also benefits his family because he can pass the business on via an appropriate will to his children. So as long as his team grows and the people are active in that team he can now relax more and see the income coming in and his family will benefit when he is gone too.
This is the magic of residual income. It is income for LIFE and beyond for your family.
It does take a lot of work initially to get things moving and growing, but isn’t that the case with any business? The difference with Network Marketing is you can do this without too much outlay and have the benefit of being taught how to achieve great things from others in the team who have achieved things before you.
Every business requires a plan and action. Network Marketing is a system that requires the same, but the rewards of success are much greater and can give you so much more time and financial freedom along with it.
Each person has different experiences and take different periods of time to get the success they crave. The important thing to remember is that the only way to fail is to quit. Be consistent and work towards growth every day and things will happen.
Learn the lessons you need to do and implement what you learn and your plan will lead to success and the opportunity to retire early and have a great lifestyle of abundance and joy.
There are many plans available to get started and get to a full time income in your mew business venture quickly. You could do this in as little as 90 days with the right blueprint for success (One of the best courses to help you with this can be found by clicking here).
I hope this has helped you to find the answer to the question how to retire early.
To the future,
Barrie Evans
Wednesday, 1 August 2012
Those Who Give More, Get More From Life And Business
If you are looking to start a home business or any other business in fact, it’s important to see the trends. It’s more relevant than ever these days that those business people who give more, get more. The more you can contribute to your team or clientele the more you will see success and growth in your business.
“We must give more in order to get more. It is the generous giving of ourselves that produces the generous harvest.” - Orison Swett Marden
How can I be in a situation where I give more, get more?
Contribution and giving is not just about giving money. These days it’s more about giving value to your marketplace. Successful people will always seek to give great value and then reap the rewards when they have products to sell. Most of the time they will OVER deliver and therefore make a great deal of money.
Those of us who are looking to grow our business should be looking for great mentors and GIVE more of ourselves. When we trade simple tips we can expand on those things and create more. Don’t forget that people will PAY for valuable things if it helps them to grow. Provide great value, be yourself and give everything you can to your own goals, helping others to do the same and you will have a successful business.
Education is the key to give more, get more.
Educate yourself – learn what you need to learn to be able to grow yourself and your business. Then you can go out and share what you have learned. Whether it is in a blog post or posting little tips on social media for all your friends and followers to see and take notice of or any other means available to you to share this great info. As you learn more, share this value and build your knowledge into something you could put into an information product that you can then sell to your loyal followers.
If people can see your content is pure gold and is valuable to them, do you think you can sell this? The answer is a resounding YES!!
The more value you create, the more people will follow you and then the more people will join you in your business or buy your stuff.
What if you don’t have a product? No problem. What you can do until you have a product of your own, and even after you do, is to be an affiliate to products you have bought and have found great value in yourself. That way your endorsement is honest and your recommendation is sound.
“Giving is better than receiving because giving starts the receiving process.” – Jim Rohn
So, when you go out and GIVE, you will in turn receive. Top marketers these days do this as a major part of the basis of earning the income they have aspired to and have succeeded in doing. If we all follow this example then every business owner who adopts the “give more, get more” method is likely to find their dream.
To the future.
Barrie Evans
Monday, 30 July 2012
Does Your Goals Template Include Helping Others Succeed?
One of the most important things required these days (as always in business) is a goals template. If you have a home based network marketing business, your own personal goals should include helping others succeed. Why? Because you need to be a team player and be prepared to be a LEADER and helping others in your team to succeed will also build your own business.
How to adopt a workable goals template.
This is pretty simple really – you can get many templates from the internet in different layouts for different types of goal setting. What you need for yourself in order for your business to grow faster is a daily planner that is focused on your daily activities. You must also make sure that the template includes your objectives and the completion date so you can hold yourself accountable. This will enable you to monitor your progress and, should you need a change of strategy or need to put more focus on a particular task, you can do this.
Because everything is written down and in front of you, you can easily adapt and change or “crank things up” if you need to do that.
To find out more about this subject, read the full article HERE.
Thursday, 26 July 2012
3 Mistakes To Avoid In Internet Network Marketing
There has been a growing trend these days to use the Internet to build your MLM business and more and more companies are jumping onto the Internet Network Marketing bandwagon. I can remember when all we were taught was the old traditional methods of approaching friends and family and building your contact list by means of finding people you may know through the type of work they do and offering them a new way to earn money.
Because of the financial climate, it has become more crucial for people to find ways to earn extra money from an extra job or from a home business that could turn into a full time income from part time work (which is when the MLM business owner comes looking for the opportunity to prospect).
As MLM business owners, we have all been told at some time or other to “keep to the plan” and we will achieve success. However, we would get rejected for being too “pushy” and this would make us seem desperate. Sound familiar? What the internet marketers teach is different. AND it is proving to be THE way to market for prospects these days too.
With the advent of social media, with sites like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and more, it is far more crucial for us to develop a completely different approach to the old tradition of “friends and family” and potentially hounding these people to join us in our business and then be ridiculed or ignored or both.
Internet Network Marketing - the 3 mistakes to avoid
- One of the biggest mistakes that is made first of all is the new internet network marketer doesn’t start by identifying their target prospect. They tend to approach anyone and everyone and, because they don’t understand the particular needs of everyone, will see a lot of failures. This can lead to disappointment and dejections and a desire to quit. The importance of finding the right target prospect is as essential as an electrician promoting rewires and other electrical installation projects. If the skill is electrical it’s not much use, or very credible for them to be promoting cat food when they have an electrical theme to their business.
So, if you know what an electrician who has a business that is struggling, and have a SOLUTION to their problem and can HELP them to earn extra income, that is what you need to market. The solution is key to the target prospect you can serve.
For the other 2 mistakes to avoid, go here