Many new and even seasoned internet marketers find it hard to stay focused on their tasks. When you work online it can be nearly impossible to get anything accomplished when you run across new opportunities, are tempted to visit websites, watch videos, check email, browse forums, listen to tele-seminars, browse Google and do other distracting online activities. Not to mention other offline distractions.
Here are a couple things you can do to diminish distractions.
1. Work Alone in a Quiet Space
If you have young children you'll understand how crucial it is to work in a quiet space where other people can't distract you. It seems just about when you're ready to start working you're barraged by request to do something or help with something.
Now, there's nothing more important to me than my family but when I need to work I must get down to work. Go to a quiet space and carve out a solid amount of time where you can be productive. If someone else is in the room with you while you're working you run the possibility of getting distracted.
[Sidebar- For those starting out you'll want to spend this time setting up automated systems so you won't be a slave to your computer. Automated income is the best way to keep you and your family are happy. The point of staring a business is so you can live a better life, not become a workaholic.]
2. Throw Your TV Out the Window
That's right. Turn it off and get rid of it. When I was starting out I would find myself wondering what was on TV. I would go over to TV.com and check my local listing. If anything interested me I would say to myself "well, I'll only watch a little."
Before you knew it I was watching an hour of more of TV. I now know that I was psychologically avoiding something I knew I had to do and procrastinating by watching TV. Procrastination is a surefire way to make sure nothing gets done.
If you find yourself doing this remember you can always record what you miss on Tivo or better yet, you can probably find what you miss on YouTube. YouTube is the media source with anything and everything, which brings me to my third point.
3. Get Rid of Internet Distractions
While it may be fun to look for online videos check you stats, check email, browse forums, you can literally waste hours doing these activities. Force yourself not to do any of your favorite internet time wasters until you've gotten some real work done and can see actual results from your efforts.
If you don't see results don't give up and give into temptation, try again and again. When you see results than reward yourself with your favorite activity.
If you don't actually have the will power to prevent yourself from engaging in your favorite online activities there is actually software which will block these activities for you.
By implementing at least one of these strategies you'll find your productivity going up and your goals much closer than you thought.
Sunday
Tuesday
Grow Your Business with Your Natural Talents
As more and more people connect to the Internet everyday around the world, more and more of them realize money can be made from the Internet. It’s quite an amazing revelation when you first discover this little known secret that is being gradually uncovered.
It’s nothing new to make money online; many small businesses have been doing it for quite some time. Though, recently the dynamics of making money online are changing to allow almost anyone to make money. Grandmother’s, high school students, college students, part time workers, stay at home mothers, many people are discovering the joy of being able to make an internet income. But unfortunately the majority of people will not make enough online to fully supplement their income, only a few savvy online “gurus” make enough to become financially free. This reveals something when people venture into the world of making money online, most people are not using the right money making model.
The reason many people are not using the right business model is because they get sucked into the get rich quick scams which promise enormous wealth for little or no effort at all which only make the creator rich, (like everyone else I got sucked into these my first few months online).
When you finally realize after many months that the scheme will not give you a decent income you go off looking for some other method to make money online. A little research and investigation turns up the best way to make a sustainable income online is with your own website. After some more research you find many people are making money as affiliates selling products. Most people at this point play what I consider a cyber version of follow the leader and sign up as an affiliate for the hottest affiliate program. This reaction is only natural.
People want to make the most money possible and besides if your websites is all about dog’s your banners for ringtones and digital camera’s should bring the big bucks in no time because that’s what everyone’s buying on the internet, right? Wrong.
That’s about as silly as making a site about making money online just because all the guru’s probably make their income from their “how to make money online" sites. All the big time gurus will tell you the key to making money online is a key within you. A talent you have that no one else has, something that can leverage your bottom line and possibly put you in the coveted guru category also.
Instead of looking at what everyone else is doing to make money online use your natural strengths, a subject you’re inherently love. Looking back through time you’ll find most successful people followed their natural abilities which leveraged their success, Einstein and science, Picasso and art, Bill Gates and computers.
The other great way to use your strengths to make the most money online is by creating digital products such as an ebook on the subject(s) of your natural ability. The Internet is littered with how to make money online ebooks and, but there are actually people online searching (this very moment) for subjects you know all about and share your burning passion for that subject also.
Sometimes your natural ability and sought after knowledge isn’t readily available as an ebook which makes you the first and most profitable author to write an ebook about that subject. You can write an ebook on any subject: cat’s, music, flower’s, travel, government, cooking etc…don’t keep your knowledge to yourself, share it for the benefit of you and your customers.
You’d be pleasantly surprised as to how much money you can make once you leverage your efforts with your knowledge and strengths. All you need to do now is take action and put your ideas into motion. Discover how to write and publish your ebook... in 7 days or less.
It’s nothing new to make money online; many small businesses have been doing it for quite some time. Though, recently the dynamics of making money online are changing to allow almost anyone to make money. Grandmother’s, high school students, college students, part time workers, stay at home mothers, many people are discovering the joy of being able to make an internet income. But unfortunately the majority of people will not make enough online to fully supplement their income, only a few savvy online “gurus” make enough to become financially free. This reveals something when people venture into the world of making money online, most people are not using the right money making model.
The reason many people are not using the right business model is because they get sucked into the get rich quick scams which promise enormous wealth for little or no effort at all which only make the creator rich, (like everyone else I got sucked into these my first few months online).
When you finally realize after many months that the scheme will not give you a decent income you go off looking for some other method to make money online. A little research and investigation turns up the best way to make a sustainable income online is with your own website. After some more research you find many people are making money as affiliates selling products. Most people at this point play what I consider a cyber version of follow the leader and sign up as an affiliate for the hottest affiliate program. This reaction is only natural.
People want to make the most money possible and besides if your websites is all about dog’s your banners for ringtones and digital camera’s should bring the big bucks in no time because that’s what everyone’s buying on the internet, right? Wrong.
That’s about as silly as making a site about making money online just because all the guru’s probably make their income from their “how to make money online" sites. All the big time gurus will tell you the key to making money online is a key within you. A talent you have that no one else has, something that can leverage your bottom line and possibly put you in the coveted guru category also.
Instead of looking at what everyone else is doing to make money online use your natural strengths, a subject you’re inherently love. Looking back through time you’ll find most successful people followed their natural abilities which leveraged their success, Einstein and science, Picasso and art, Bill Gates and computers.
The other great way to use your strengths to make the most money online is by creating digital products such as an ebook on the subject(s) of your natural ability. The Internet is littered with how to make money online ebooks and, but there are actually people online searching (this very moment) for subjects you know all about and share your burning passion for that subject also.
Sometimes your natural ability and sought after knowledge isn’t readily available as an ebook which makes you the first and most profitable author to write an ebook about that subject. You can write an ebook on any subject: cat’s, music, flower’s, travel, government, cooking etc…don’t keep your knowledge to yourself, share it for the benefit of you and your customers.
You’d be pleasantly surprised as to how much money you can make once you leverage your efforts with your knowledge and strengths. All you need to do now is take action and put your ideas into motion. Discover how to write and publish your ebook... in 7 days or less.
Monday
7 Psychological Secrets to Maximum Sales
Imagine what it would be like if you could make more money online. Now imagine what it would be like if you could make that money just by writing words which motivated prospects to take a desired action.
The art of copywriting is a valuable skill. The art of great copywriting is a million dollar skill. There are certain techniques which trigger certain responses in people to buy your product(s) now. Here's one of the most important psychological secrets to maximum sales.
Stories
Using stories in your copy is an incredibly powerful and sometimes an overlooked method. Some stories are almost hypnotic even. When someone says "Hey let me tell you a story" your eyes glaze over and you listen ready to hear what they have to say. Good stories put people at ease and draw them in.
A good, engaging story will relate to readers and will in turn make people more willing to buy your product. People are looking for information which relates to them, or their life in some way. The easier it is to relate to the more it will sell.
One the most famous pieces of copy written is an advertisement for the Wall Street Journal. It starts out with the story of two men who attended the same college, were both ambitious and even worked at the same company.
The story concludes by telling readers even through these men were nearly the same there was a key difference between them. "But there was a difference. One of the men was the manager of a small department of that company. The other was its president."
The company president read the Wall Street Journal while the manager of the small department did not. The ad sold so many copies by itself it remained unchanged for many, many years and became the most successful piece of copywriting ever.
When working a story into your copy write like you're talking face to face with your reader or like you're talking over a drink in an intimidate setting. Write simply by using short paragraphs which are easier for readers to mentally process than long paragraphs.
Use words which most people will understand the meaning of. You can distract or alienate a reader by throwing a word like "abscond, vicarious, or imminence" into your copy. The purpose of a sales page is not to impress your high school English teacher, you're writing to sell a great service or product.
Also, add some humor into your story where appropriate. Make your reader chuckle a little bit. Laughter can has the effect of relaxing someone while improving their mood. Humor can be very powerful when placed in the right place at the right time.
Inject a bit of your personality into the copy also. Readers can relate more easily to copy with personality than something which sounds like it was written by a robot. Give your copy some personality, make it come alive. Great marketers are charismatic writers and in turn are more influential and persuasive sellers.
Great stories will make your people read all your copy from the first word down to the very last which means you'll make more money.
If you found these tips helpful discover 7 Psychological Secrets to Maximum Sales.
The art of copywriting is a valuable skill. The art of great copywriting is a million dollar skill. There are certain techniques which trigger certain responses in people to buy your product(s) now. Here's one of the most important psychological secrets to maximum sales.
Stories
Using stories in your copy is an incredibly powerful and sometimes an overlooked method. Some stories are almost hypnotic even. When someone says "Hey let me tell you a story" your eyes glaze over and you listen ready to hear what they have to say. Good stories put people at ease and draw them in.
A good, engaging story will relate to readers and will in turn make people more willing to buy your product. People are looking for information which relates to them, or their life in some way. The easier it is to relate to the more it will sell.
One the most famous pieces of copy written is an advertisement for the Wall Street Journal. It starts out with the story of two men who attended the same college, were both ambitious and even worked at the same company.
The story concludes by telling readers even through these men were nearly the same there was a key difference between them. "But there was a difference. One of the men was the manager of a small department of that company. The other was its president."
The company president read the Wall Street Journal while the manager of the small department did not. The ad sold so many copies by itself it remained unchanged for many, many years and became the most successful piece of copywriting ever.
When working a story into your copy write like you're talking face to face with your reader or like you're talking over a drink in an intimidate setting. Write simply by using short paragraphs which are easier for readers to mentally process than long paragraphs.
Use words which most people will understand the meaning of. You can distract or alienate a reader by throwing a word like "abscond, vicarious, or imminence" into your copy. The purpose of a sales page is not to impress your high school English teacher, you're writing to sell a great service or product.
Also, add some humor into your story where appropriate. Make your reader chuckle a little bit. Laughter can has the effect of relaxing someone while improving their mood. Humor can be very powerful when placed in the right place at the right time.
Inject a bit of your personality into the copy also. Readers can relate more easily to copy with personality than something which sounds like it was written by a robot. Give your copy some personality, make it come alive. Great marketers are charismatic writers and in turn are more influential and persuasive sellers.
Great stories will make your people read all your copy from the first word down to the very last which means you'll make more money.
If you found these tips helpful discover 7 Psychological Secrets to Maximum Sales.
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