27 January 2010 | Vadym
Have you ever struggled to stay productive in a day?
You must’ve, if you’ve ever seriously immersed yourself into IM. Those days when you’re just kinda surfing the forums the entire day, or on instant message, or even just reading your mail and checking your mailbox every 10 minutes…
I know when I was subjected to full-time Internet marketing, at the age of 18, I failed pretty badly, due to a lack of concentration.
I tried finding tips and tricks to help BOOST my productivity somehow, but could never find anything that helped.
And then I came across one more trick…
And it helped me!
So in hopes of you being one of the people that it helps, here’s HOW TO PRACTICE PERFECT SELF CONTROL!
It’s easy, really.
First up, select a task that’s a huge time waster for you for the day. It could be:
1. Surfing and reading blogs and forums.
2. Checking email, Facebook, Myspace, etc.
3. Watching television or playing video games.
4. Leaving the computer too much.
Then choose a couple of things that you’d like to accomplish for the day:
A. Write a blog post or article post.
B. Outline and write half of the sales copy.
C. Write a portion of the ebook.
D. Send out 5 Joint Venture proposals.
E. Record the weekly membership site video.
And from here, simply group the tasks, and you are FORBIDDEN to do the one time-killing task until you complete the one goal you plan to accomplish for the day.
So if you want to do your daily hour of browsing blogs and forums, but really want to finish writing your article, make that priority A1. This can often be to your advantage, as the urgency of an important private message or interesting blog post will force you to complete the article much more quickly.
Multi-tasking is a time waster. Switching gears between projects in the middle of the day is a time waster. Sticking to a planned schedule is the only salvation in such a chaotic day.
Be aware of this, and begin practicing your self-control daily.
20 January 2010 | Vadym
Another key to my many on-going successes as well as my future millions, is that I’ve found the PERFECT time to work.
And let me assure you, everybody’s got one. Even you have one, though you may have just not found it yet.
This perfect time to work is what I called the Maximum Productivity (Maxprod) time period, and its the one point in your day when you really tear it up and get things done!
For some, its in the morning. For some, its after dinner. For some, the work day starts only after 9PM.
Its different for everyone!
But when you do find yours… My spine tingles every time I imagine the level of concentration and how “in the zone” I am every day at that point in time.
My maxprod time is RIGHT in the morning. The only thing I do is brush my teeth, and then its off to get work done. No breakfast (since a. I’m not planning to go to a regular day job for the next 8 hours, and b. I’ll get some food in me in 3-4 hours after I get the days hardest task out of the way), no sitting around, pondering whether I’m rich yet, none of that.
I wake up. I work. And I get a LOT done.
That’s my maxprod time.
And you’ve got yours!
You just need to test a little, and find it. And trust me, you’ll see the difference in your work speed, concentration and quality when you do!
17 January 2010 | Vadym
Right away, I’m going to tell you that this is the SINGLE most helpful thing I had ever begun to implement, and its solely responsible for my overcoming of being lazy, unmotivated, etc.
This is a one-step formula being used by many multi-millionaire marketers, businessmen, and successful people around the world.
Are you ready to break all of your motivation barriers and limits?
Are you ready to see the one step formula that’s helped thousands to earn their first million?
Well, here it is:
Step 1 – Do at least one thing to further your business every single day.
… That’s it. Really.
And if you feel disappointed that that’s the entire secret, then you’re either not applying it yet, or you don’t understand it yet!
Let me explain…
Success comes from moving forward, right?
Therefore, if you’re in a constant information overload, or a fear of failure, you won’t move forward.
Which means success isn’t coming any closer.
But when you do at least one thing, daily, to improve your business, to move it forward, then you’re constantly moving towards success.
Every single day!
And I don’t mean just on weekdays, either!!!
Do 15 minutes of work every weekend day. Write a single article. Do something!
Anything to KEEP the ball rolling…
Because if you’ve learned physics, you know about the law of Inertia:
“An object in motion tends to stay in motion, while an object at rest tends to stay at rest.”
I promise that if you begin to apply this simple method to your life now, you will fast-track your success.
THIS was the secret that got me where I am today, will get me to where I plan to go.
Are you a moving object, or an at-rest object?
If you’re the latter, this formula is your key to success!
14 January 2010 | Vadym
I remember when I first started Internet marketing. You know what my first goal was?
$5,000 a month within 6 months.
Know what happened 6 months later?
I failed.
So I picked up my losses, determined to become the best damn IMer on this side of hemisphere, and set my next goal:
$3,000 a month within 4 months.
And guess what?
I failed.
Of course, at this point in time, I was getting pretty frustrated. I mean, I had sunk almost a YEAR into IM, and was still making chump change.
So I decided to try a new approach, and set my new goal:
Get a list of 1,000 subscribers in the Internet marketing niche within 3 months.
And something magical happened…
It took me exactly 72 days to hit the 1,000 mark!
So my next goal?
Create 10 $17 reports, and sell them on DigitalPoint in a month.
(yes, yes, DigitalPoint is for newbies, we know, but that’s exactly what I was back then.)
And guess what?
I DID IT. Not to mention earned about $4,800 from these reports for the month!
And that’s when it all came together for me.
I was not one of those people that’s motivated by money. I’m motivated by RESULTS. If I set my goals based on benchmarks, working towards greater and greater achievements in the pure sense of MARKETING, LIST BUILDING and PRODUCT CREATION, I succeeded!
And guess what?
So are 98% of the starting, intermediate, and professional Internet marketers out there!
So this year, do something different.
Set a goal that’s NOT related to money. Set a goal that you would be proud of looking back on January 14th, 2011, and saying to yourself, “Damn, I’m MADE for Internet marketing, and here is the proof of it.”
Do that, and see what happens. (I can pretty much guarantee MORE results than you would’ve ever received setting a money-driven goal.)
And just to give you some ideas…
I want to give you my goals for the 2010 year.
1. 50,000 Internet marketing-niche email list.
2. 2,000 IM-niche BUYERS list.
3. 2 major software launches.
4. 6 smaller software launches.
5. Launch 2 100% commission salesfunnel products.
Yeah, a big list, I know, but I plan to achieve ALL of these this year.
And even if I miss one, it’s evident that any ONE of these goals achieved will make me a full-time income on its own, easily.
And now its your turn.
Set a goal or two for 2010.
Hell, take one of my goals!
And if you want, leave a comment on this post, sharing your goal with myself and the fellow Helping Affiliate members!
12 January 2010 | Vadym
Today, I begin to motivate you. By writing a series of posts that will be enough to hit the dumbest, laziest and biggest procrastinator anywhere in the world straight UPSIDE the head, forcing him or her to start TAKING ACTION like a… real Internet marketer. One who takes vacations at least once every 2 months. One who doesn’t worry about the bills. One who buys a car just because he had a good earnings month this month. One who learns to enjoy Internet marketing.
And how will I do this?
By helping you figure out WHAT works for you.
Because it’s true.
What works to motivate me to work will NOT work for you. And what works to motivate YOU will not work for me. Or the guy next to you. Or your next door neighbor… who’s probably hiding just below your windowsill, right now, trying to figure out WHAT it is that you’re reading with such focus right now. (But don’t worry, this won’t work for him, because I’m writing this to help YOU!)
So my purpose, with these next few blog posts, is to get you to understand why you must work your butt off, and achieve exactly the kind of results you had dreamed of when you first heard about Internet marketing, and imagined the possibilities…
So stay tuned. Motivator #1 coming at ya in the next 2-3 days!
3 January 2010 | Vadym
As we all know, Internet marketing is one of the BEST ways to make money from the comfort of your own home. Working your own hours, living your own life, taking your own vacations, and a lot of the time, having a LOT more money than people with regular day jobs ever do.
Sounds great, right?
There’s just one problem. It’s friggin’ HARD to find a good Internet marketing guide.
One that’s not trying to sell you anything… an Internet marketing guide that will explain everything as it SHOULD be explained, without cutting corners, or leaving out any important parts.
A good Internet marketing guide should do the following:
- Explain the different types of Internet marketing.
- Explain the risks and rewards of Internet marketing.
- Give detailed explanations of the specifics of Internet marketing, and guide the reader through the courses with solid examples and easy-to-understand explanations.
- Answer any questions you might still have in terms of Internet marketing, with a solid host to guide you along your journey!
How does that sound?
Great?
Well… there’s still just one problem.
FINDING such an Internet marketing guide. And that’s not easy.
But please… do not buy ebooks!
We’ve all seen those Internet marketing guide books. The ones that promise you easy, fast riches, damn near overnight… and although they might contain some good starter info, they’re not worth the money you spend on them, and usually are advertising ANOTHER product, promising that THAT one will have all of the answers you need.
And although that seems evil, it makes sense. After all, if the goal of the ‘guru’ is to make money with his Internet marketing guide, he’ll make sure to make as much money as POSSIBLE… even if a couple of people get screwed over in the process.
So please, don’t Google “how to make money online” and spend $500 on the first ebooks you see. You’ll be disappointed.
So what CAN you spend your money on?
For now, if you don’t know anything about Internet marketing, you should NOT need to spend your money on anything.
After all, would you EVER buy a car without taking a test drive?
Would you ever buy jeans without trying them on first?
Would you ever buy tons of Internet marketing software without testing to see if Internet marketing is right for you?
Exactly.
But.
This does not mean that you should pinch your pennies.
There’s a GOLDEN rule on spending money in terms of Internet marketing… and that is, “if the tool will help you accomplish your task faster, and therefore give you either a greater return, either through taking less time to do the task, or through a higher return on investment… buy the tool”.
If the automated link building software will build your links and save you a dozen hours a week… buy it!
If the tool is useful to track your PPC campaigns… buy it!
Don’t be afraid to spend money to make money… just spend it wisely!
And that was an example of a solid Internet marketing tip from a guide that answers the questions people REALLY want to know.
But back to the original problem…
Where do we find a complete Internet marketing course?
Well… after trying to find a good course for the dozens of people asking me each week…
I couldn’t.
There were no COMPLETE and FREE Internet marketing courses out there.
So… I made one!
It includes detailed overviews, guides and examples of bum marketing, email marketing, and cpa marketing.
It is the FIRST and ONLY complete, and free Internet marketing course on the web!
So… read it! Read it now!
Read it here!