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Wednesday, November 30, 2005

- do NOT listen to this unless

WARNING: Black Hat SEO audio - do NOT listen to this unless you
want to be tempted to the "dark side" of Internet profits...

http://www.2jump2.com/x.php?12i


I really hesitated to share this, but since there are
only less than 50 openings available, here it is.

This is a smash-mouth powerful technique that works, works,
works, but it is not for everyone - certainly not the faint of heart.

Serious Internet Entrepreneurs only.. need apply

http://www.2jump2.com/x.php?12i

Listen to what I found to be the most compelling audio I've heard
about Internet marketing techniques that really work.

Plus, it takes less than 30 minutes of your time,

THIS IS A VERY ,VERY, LIMITED TIME OFFER ..

IT PROBABLY BE GONE IN HOURS ( IF NOT ALREADY)

DEFINITELY NOT IN DAYS !!

Some people "get it" right away ..others don't

If you do "Get It" and DARE to ...( it takes guts ) then to go for it -

You can slip out of the internet rat-race-marathon .. scratching and clawing for adsense bucks.

I will keep the secret and never tell anyone if I am doing this or not *-).....
and you won't either... I know you won't ..it is almost too good to share ...

I would not promote something I did not believe in whole heartedly and know works..
enough said.. time is fleeting.

http://www.2jump2.com/x.php?12i

Please Do NOT email me and complain if you are SHOCKED by what you hear
on the audio - listen at your own risk... and make your own decision

Wednesday, November 23, 2005

How To Make Safelists Work For You

Here is an article I found by Nathan Brown that explains some of the prossess of how Safelists actually work and what you can do to learn more.

I hope this helps anyone trying to understand the "Safelists" concept.

Enjoy the article.

How To Make Safelists Work For You

By Nathan Brown


Since I own Safelist Training 101 people often ask me questions like, "Do safelists work?" "Can you really make money using safelists?"

The answer is yes, BUT you have to use safelists correctly. This is important because most safelist users are using safelist incorrectly. They get horrible results, and after a while they blame their results on the safelists. They never realize that if they changed their tactics, they would change their results.

To make sure you are using safelist correctly you need to educate yourself about safelist marketing before you go any further.

First you need to understand the basics about safelists. You need to be able to answer the following questions:

* What are safelists?
* How do safelists work?
* What kinds of safelists are there?
* What are you allowed to do with safelists and what is not permitted?
* What is the difference between a free and a paid safelist?
* How can you tell which safelists are worth joining?

Once you understand the basics of safelist marketing, you need to learn how to get great results from safelists. Getting great results from safelists requires being able to answer these questions:

* How do you handle the flood of ads you get from safelists?
* What is the best way to get your ads in front of safelist users?
* When you send ads to safelists, how can you make sure your ads are getting sent?
* How do you create safelist subject lines and ads that get a high response?
* How can you analyze your safelist marketing to learn exactly what is working and what needs improvement?
* Why do safelist marketers need their own website and how do you set one up quickly, easily, and affordably?
* Where do safelist users want to spend their money?
* What makes a safelist user respond to your ad?
* Why do safelist marketers need an email list and how do you create one quickly, easily, and affordably?
* How do use your own safelist email list to generate the most profit?

You may already know the answer to some of these questions, but it is important that you know that answer to all of them if you want to make serious money with safelists!

By subscribing to Safelist Training 101 you can take a big step in the right direction. You'll be receiving two Safelist Training 101 articles a month, each one containing answers to these crucial questions, but you don't have to wait around for me to send you these articles.

Click here to get access to all the Safelist Training 101 articles and learn the answers to these important safelist marketing questions today!

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Copyright © 2004 Safelist Training 101. All rights reserved. Nathan Brown is the owner and publisher of SafelistTraining101.com. This article may be republished and redestributted only if it is unmodified, and only if it includes this resource box.

Subscribe to Safelist Training 101 right now to let me show you how you can use safelists to get more leads, make more sales, and earn more profit!
http://www.safelisttraining101.com/RB

Saturday, November 19, 2005

Ending Procrastination

By: Jim Rohn


Perseverance is about as important to achievement as gasoline is to driving a car. Sure, there will be times when you feel like you're spinning your wheels, but you'll always get out of the rut with genuine perseverance. Without it, you won't even be able to start your engine.

The opposite of perseverance is procrastination.
Perseverance
means you never quit.
Procrastination
usually means you never get started,
although the inability to finish something is also a form of procrastination.Ask people why they procrastinate and you'll often hear something like this, I'm a perfectionist. Everything has to be just right before I can get down to work. No distractions, not too much noise, no telephone calls interrupting me, and of course I have to be feeling well physically, too. I can't work when I have a headache." The other end of procrastination - being unable to finish - also has a perfectionist explanation: "I'm just never satisfied. I'm my own harshest critic. If all the i's aren't dotted and all the t's aren't crossed, I just can't consider that I'm done. That's just the way I am, and I'll probably never change."

Do you see what's going on here? A fault is being turned into a virtue. The perfectionist is saying that his standards are just too high for this world. This fault-into-virtue syndrome is a common defense when people are called upon to discuss their weaknesses, but in the end it's just a very pious kind of excuse making. It certainly doesn't have anything to do with what's really behind procrastination.

Remember, the basis of procrastination could be fear of failure. That's what perfectionism really is, once you take a hard look at it. What's the difference whether you're afraid of being less than perfect or afraid of anything else? You're still paralyzed by fear. What's the difference whether you never start or never finish? You're still stuck. You're still going nowhere. You're still overwhelmed by whatever task is before you. You’re still allowing yourself to be dominated by a negative vision of the future in which you see yourself being criticized, laughed at, punished, or ridden out of town on a rail. Of course, this negative vision of the future is really a mechanism that allows you to do nothing. It's a very convenient mental tool.

I'm going to tell you how to overcome procrastination. I'm going to show you how to turn procrastination into perseverance, and if you do what I suggest, the process will be virtually painless. It involves using two very powerful principles that foster productivity and perseverance instead of passivity and procrastination.

The first principle is: break it down.

No matter what you're trying to accomplish, whether it's writing a book, climbing a mountain, or painting a house the key to achievement is your ability to break down the task into manageable pieces and knock them off one at one time. Focus on accomplishing what's right in front of you at this moment. Ignore what's off in the distance someplace. Substitute real-time positive thinking for negative future visualization. That's the first all- important technique for bringing an end to procrastination.

Suppose I were to ask you if you could write a four hundred-page novel. If you're like most people, that would sound like an impossible task. But suppose I ask you a different question. Suppose I ask if you can write a page and a quarter a day for one year. Do you think you could do it? Now the task is starting to seem more manageable. We're breaking down the four-hundred-page book into bite-size pieces. Even so, I suspect many people would still find the prospect intimidating. Do you know why? Writing a page and a quarter may not seem so bad, but you're being asked to look ahead one whole year. When people start to do look that far ahead, many of them automatically go into a negative mode. So let me formulate the idea of writing a book in yet another way. Let me break it down even more.

Suppose I was to ask you: can you fill up a page and a quarter with words-not for a year, not for a month, not even for a week, but just today? Don't look any further ahead than that. I believe most people would confidently declare that they could accomplish that. Of course, these would be the same people who feel totally incapable of writing a whole book.

If I said the same thing to those people tomorrow - if I told them, I don't want you to look back, and I don't want you to look ahead, I just want you to fill up a page and a quarter this very day - do you think they could do it?

One day at a time. We've all heard that phrase. That's what we're doing here. We're breaking down the time required for a major task into one-day segments, and we're breaking down the work involved in writing a four hundred-page book into page-and-a-quarter increments.

Keep this up for one year, and you'll write the book. Discipline yourself to look neither forward nor backward, and you can accomplish things you never thought you could possibly do. And it all begins with those three words: break it down.

My second technique for defeating procrastination is also only three words long. The three words are: write it down. We know how important writing is to goal setting. The writing you'll do for beating procrastination is very similar. Instead of focusing on the future, however, you're now going to be writing about the present just as you experience it every day. Instead of describing the things you want to do or the places you want to go, you're going to describe what you actually do with your time, and you're going to keep a written record of the places you actually go.

In other words, you're going to keep a diary of your activities. And you're going to be surprised by the distractions, detours, and downright wastes of time you engage in during the course of a day. All of these get in the way of achieving your goals. For many people, it's almost like they planned it that way, and maybe at some unconscious level they did. The great thing about keeping a time diary is that it brings all this out in the open. It forces you to see what you're actually doing... and what you're not doing.

The time diary doesn't have to be anything elaborate. Just buy a little spiral notebook that you can easily carry in your pocket. When you go to lunch, when you drive across town, when you go to the dry cleaners, when you spend some time shooting the breeze at the copying machine, make a quick note of the time you began the activity and the time it ends. Try to make this notation as soon as possible; if it's inconvenient to do it immediately, you can do it later. But you should make an entry in your time diary at least once every thirty minutes, and you should keep this up for at least a week.

Break it down. Write it down. These two techniques are very straightforward. But don't let that fool you: these are powerful and effective productivity techniques that allow you put an end to procrastination and help you get started to achieving your goals.

This article was submitted by Jim Rohn, America's Foremost Business Philosopher. To subscribe to the Free Jim Rohn Weekly E-zine go to www.jimrohn.com or send a blank email to subscribe@jimrohn.com

Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Info and Idea Overload ..How to Cope



I received a comment a few days ago that there wasn't much information on Internet Marketing on this blog????

(huh)
.
I don't think they read my whole Big Harry Blog ..cause I think there is plenty of Internet marketing info here .. but to be nice and try to please .. here is a BRAND NEW email I just received from Jim Edwards about how to deal with Information Overload and Idea Overload when it comes to Internet Marketing. The video is really informative and asks you for your help.

I don't get anything in return for passing this information on but I am really interested if you enjoyed the video or not ..so please let me know by leaving your comments.

As always Enjoy !

Hi Harry,

Jim Edwards here from "I Gotta Tell You" with a cool new
video to help you cope with Info and Idea "Overload!"

=> http://www.IGottaTellYou.com/idea-overload.html

"Information Overload" can cause massive confusion...
"Idea Overload" can paralyze you into not taking ANY action!

Here's a new video where I share my BEST strategy for
quickly dealing with the avalanche of ideas and information
that bombard all of us on a daily basis...

=> http://www.IGottaTellYou.com/idea-overload.html

To your success,

Jim

PS - HEY! If you like this "next generation" video, or if
you have a comment about it, please share it right there on
my blog where the video is posted!

=> http://www.IGottaTellYou.com/idea-overload.html

Wednesday, November 09, 2005

Spam and Scams Go Hand in Hand

Here is an article about Scams and Spam on the Internet
( I am sure we have all received emails like those mentioned here )

The article is a couple of years old but the information is REAL FOOD FOR THOUGHT .. especially before you actually respond to one of these emails..

Remember if something appears too good to be true .. it probably is

Enjoy

Spam and Scams Go Hand in Hand

By Denise Hall (c) 2003


We all know there's been alot of chaos lately about new
anti-Spam laws and honest business owners like you and me
don't want to have our businesses and ezines shut down due
to false complaints. Yet we also know that true Spammers
and Scammers will continue to get away with their crap.

Here's a prime example of both Spam and a scam that I
received in my inbox a few days ago. I've interjected my
own comments in brackets throughout.


"Subject: REPLY URGENT

Dear SIR,

[Since when did I become "SIR?" The last I knew, I was a
female. So if you'd like to propose a joint venture with
me, I'd appreciate at least being called "Ma'am."]

Thanking you so much for taking your time to read my request
mail and your timely response too.

[You're welcome. I needed a good laugh.]

To be candid, we do not know ourselves before this business
that has to do with Trust linking us up. We are strangers
to each other. But I purposely wrote you in faith to
sincerely know if you have the desire and the capability to
do this business with me. I got your contact through the
Internet with the hope that you have the qualities
desirable in such business.

[I know myself, but maybe he doesn't know himself.
Oops, I forgot he's foreign, so that explains the misuse of
certain words that could possibly cause me to misunderstand
this whole business proposal. I'll take that into account
to be sure I understand all the details. After all, he did
write me "in faith to sincerely" find out if I'm a gullible
idiot.]

We are civil servants and not business men, so we have no
particular investment in mind, hence we are equally
requesting you to assist us in this regard as soon as the
money is claimed by you on our behalf.

[Yep, he does think I have "Idiot" written on my forehead
if I really think someone would hand me money for no reason
that I have to claim for someone else. I wonder what the
penalty is for money-laundering in this country? I don't
think I want to find out.]

This business I am asking you into are in two phases:

1. I want you to stand as the beneficiary to this deposited
funds after the legal changes have been made to your names
as the true beneficiary of this funds and you will be
officially informed by the security company about these
changes. This means that you will clear/claim this funds on
my behalf. In my proposal to you I made it clear why I want
you to claim this fund for us.

[Well, which is it? Am I the beneficiary, meaning the money
is mine or do I have to hand it over to this guy since I'm
claiming it on his behalf? I don't think he made it very
clear why I have to claim this fund for him. I'm
beginning to feel like a scapegoat for something.]

2. When you claim this funds, we will invest our own share
of the funds under your total control or advice. I believe
you still recall my reason of soliciting for a foreign
partner like you to handle this on our behalf. Your rewards
for investing this funds for us will be spelt out as we
progress through an agreement.

[Oh, now I get it. I have total control, but the money isn't
mine. However, I do get to tell this guy how to invest it. I
think I'll sell him shares of stock in my company. :) But
since he's foreign, I get the feeling he won't have to do
jail time with me when I get busted for whatever it is he's
proposing. That's OK. I'll get rich from selling him the
shares of stock.]

However, I want to let you know that I will be very happy to
work with you as far as you promise to be honest and
reliable with me over this business. Before we proceed I
will first of all want you to clarify and affirm to the
following points below:

(1) THAT YOU ARE AN HONEST PERSON



(2) THAT YOU WILL NOT CHEAT ME OUT OF THIS PROJECT.



(3) THAT YOU WILL BE WILLING TO WORK WITH ME AS A PARTNER IN THIS REGARD.



(4) THAT YOU WILL BE WILLING TO MAKE YOUR SELF AVAILABLE FOR A FACE TO FACE MEETING WITH ME.



(5) THAT YOU WILL BE TOTALLY COMMITTED TO ENSURE AN ABSOLUTE SUCCESS OF THIS PROJECT.



(6) THAT YOU WILL BE WILLING TO KEEP EVERYTHING RELATING TO THIS BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL.


[Of course, I agree to all of his conditions. That's the
type of person I am - honest, hard-working and full of
integrity. Anyone who knows me, knows that. I'm definitely
the gal for this job!]

As soon as I get your confirmations on the above points
mentioned, I will move to the security company for the
necessary changes to your names as the true beneficiary to
this deposited funds, after which you will be contacted by
the security company for an official appointment as regards
the claims of this funds. On my own part, I am assuring you
that this project is 100% hitch free as regards the
processes and the procedures involve, because I have done
my home work very very well. With your genuine commitment,
this project is deemed to be successfully completed within
a couple of days.

[I still don't know what's in it for me. Do I get a cut of
this trust fund, or what? Oh, well, it doesn't matter. He's
notifying the security company to put the funds in my
name. But why is he specifically telling me it's
"hitch-free?" Why wouldn't it be? He must be a great guy to
offer me this deal, right? And he did do his homework if
he picked me for this project.]

Also the following information is required from you:

1.YOUR NAMES
AS THEY APPEAR IN YOUR VALUABLE DOCUMENTS eg, INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVING LICENSE, TO ENABLE THE PREPARATION OF THE DOCUMENTS COVERING THIS FUND TO BEAR YOUR NAMES SO AS TO ENABLE YOU TO CLEAR/CLAIM THE FUND AS THE TRUE BENEFICIARY.

[No problem! I'll send the information immediately. I don't
mind someone stealing my identity so I can have this
wonderful business opportunity. How come he didn't ask for
my social security and bank account numbers, too? Doesn't
the security company need those to do their paperwork
properly?]

2.YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION
(TEL AND FAX)TO ENABLE ME AND THE SECURITY COMPANY ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH YOU .

Please respond urgently as I do not wish to contact another
person until you confirm that you are no longer interested.


[I better jump on this while I have the chance! I wouldn't
want to miss out on having everything I own stolen and my
credit ruined. If I pass it up, he'll ask someone else.]

PLEASE CALL ME TODAY ANY TIME AS SOON AS YOU GET THIS MAIL,
WITH THIS MY PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER 0031-64111xxxx

[I'll call him after I spend all the money I make selling
him stock in my company. I'm sure he'd help me out with
another business opportunity when I'm broke, don't you
think?]

Yours sincerely,

MR. ROBERT ....."

[That's odd. This isn't the name in the "from" field of the
e-mail I received. Who the heck is really offering me this
terrific opportunity? I want to thank the right person.]


Where the heck are those e-mail police when you need them?
This is true Spam and an obvious scam, but no one stopped
it from getting to my inbox.

Maybe someone should forward stuff like this to AOL, Yahoo,
Habeas and other companies who are quick to shut down the
honest business owners, but don't seem to go after the real
Spammers and Scammers.

Spam and Scams seem to go hand in hand on the Internet.
This e-mail is the type that those companies need to get
rid of. So where are they when the real Spam and Scams
surface? Probably enjoying donuts and coffee at the local
donut shop.

**************************************************
Denise Hall is the owner of Home Business on a Budget which
specializes in tools and resources for your home business
needs. Visit http://www.home-business-on-a-budget.com today.
Get weekly articles, tips, information and resources here:
http://www.home-business-on-a-budget.com/subscribe.htm

Sunday, November 06, 2005

4 Simple Secrets for NetMarketing Success

by J.L. Campbell

Starting an internet based business when you have zero marketing experience is, to say the least, bewildering. I speak from personal experience as I started out with no specialized knowledge. I gradually weaved my way through what seemed like hundreds of sites selling just about everything and tried to resist buying every white elephant that was offered.

In the interim, I purchased my first package which turned out to be of little practical use. While I was doing that, I somehow went off in another direction and bought another "package deal", hardly stopping to think that I did not have the requisite skill and knowledge to make this programme work either.

To cut a direct path through the dense forest, I'll tell you now that I spent much more than I originally intended. Thankfully, I learnt a few lessons along the way.

1. Stay Focused

It is easy to become swamped and distracted trying to run several programmes at the same time, on zero experience. Leave diversification to the pros until you have garnered some experience and at least have some sales/profit (whichever you prefer) from your first venture. Needless to say, you will find yourself floundering around aimlessly, watching your money burn, having done no research before making a purchase. If you feel a burning urge to buy anyway, read the material again, do some research, sleep on it and then make a decision. Twenty-four hours delay won't kill you and remember, one venture at a time.

2. Allow some "Opportunities" to pass you by

As God is my witness, I believe I became a member of at least fifty programmes that promised me anything from "massive profits" to "dramatic sales explosion, traffic, profit, great downlines"...you get the idea. Unless you have twenty-four dedicated hours to spend on your e-business each day, you cannot market all these web sites; and without the ability to create traffic to each site (and you get one for just about every programme you join), you are back where you started. ..And, by the way, did I mention the sea of email from other members? That's right, I didn't get beyond the hype at the top of the sales page either. So then, limit yourself to a manageable number of traffic generation ventures. Better to pay for leads or hits even if on a tight budget than to try to do the impossible. Allow some opportunities to pass you by. If they are too good to be true, they are!

3. Free Information...A hidden gold mine

I have hundreds of pages of free information (yes, I have printed them out, this works for me) received when I bought something or subscribed to an ezine. I have two words of advice...Use them! They are valuable, even if you have to wade through tons of information for a few golden nuggets. If your business is to grow, you have to be learning constantly. If all else fails, you can always rebrand the books, give them away to your subscribers or make some money from them by reselling the information. I read somewhere that a great percentage of ebooks remain unread by those who receive them. What a shame! Do your best to use that information, it is there to help you get ahead.

4. Keep at it, Rome was not built in a day

If you (1) stay focused on one or two manageable ventures, (2) channel your marketing energies wisely (pay where you can and forget the freebies), (3) read the complimentary material you get and (4) develop some stick-to-itiveness, you will eventually begin to see rewards from your investment. You may never make millions, but you will at least derive a steady income from your efforts.

*********************************************

E-biz Home Business Resource is hosted online by J.L. Campbell
and is a valuable, creative tool used by people starting an
online business as well as the experienced entrepreneur. Get
your *FR*EE* subscription today at
mailto:ebiz-netrepreneur@getresponse.com or visit
http://www.pluginprofitsite.com/main-1954 to embark on your
e-business voyage to success.

Tuesday, November 01, 2005

"4 Keys To Making Money On eBay® The Right Way, The First Time"


© 2005 by Dave Lovelace


It's true ...

Over 69 million registered users. 59 million dollars in sales ..
Per Day! Astounding isn't it?

eBay® is the most powerful cash-generating machine on the Internet
and thousands are claiming their share. What about you?

Are you ready to scratch that eBay itch? Would *Today* be soon
enough for you?

[Warning]: Before you start relieving that itch, you must know
that there's a right way and a wrong way to sell on eBay. Not
knowing the truth can cost you.

Most people are getting it wrong. But that's not going to happen
to you because you're going to arm yourself with the following
keys guaranteed to get you up and running the right way.

If you're ready, then let's get started.


1 - Create A Winning Title & Description

Use Keywords in your auction title and listing description. What
words are your prospective customers typing in the search box to
find what you're selling? What would 'you' type in if you were
looking for your product? Put those keywords into your title
and in your description.

Don't forget, you have 55 characters available to you for your
title. Use all 55 to maximize your auction title. 75-80% of
people searching for your type of product will enter keywords
based on your Title. So use the space given to you.

Finally, add sizzle to your description by using emotionally
powered adjectives. Is your product Beautiful, Elegant,
Amazing? Will it 'bring joy' to someone's life? Will it 'make
life easier'? Does it 'save time or money'? What's the greatest
benefit of buying your product? Put the answer in the
description.

2 - Choose The Proper Category

Many people don't have a clue about the importance of choosing
the proper category to list their product. Spend a few minutes
browsing the eBay categories to see what kind of products are
being listed in each. Quick Tip: You will quickly notice 'Sub
Categories' several layers down. These sub categories really
target the best possible place to post your auction. Don't get
lazy with this important step.

3 - Post Those Photos

Would you purchase a product, site unseen? I wouldn't, unless
it's an ebook or software. Even then, a nicely designed graphic
can portray a quality product. You *must* have pictures on every
auction. And your digital camera is the way to take them. You
will want to use a minimum of 1 up to 3 photos. You don't need to
create overload. The more pictures, the slower the page loads
and you don't want to turn away potential customers because of
this.

Pictures are especially important when you have a product that
has a flaw. Yes, you want to show the flaw. Use a close-up shot
in fact. Doing so shows you are an honest seller and you can be
trusted. This will create sales for you. Never be deceptive.

4 - Maximize Your Listing Time

The best time to start your auction depends on when you want it
to end. Let me explain. More traffic equals more eyes on your
listing which equals more sales, would you agree? The most
traffic on eBay is always on Sunday evenings. So you always want
your auction to end on Sunday evening. eBay time is Pacific time
so kickoff your auction between 5-6pm Pacific (8-9pm EST).

If more traffic equals more eyes and sales, then you want your
auction to be seen for a longer period of time. So make sure you
choose the 7 day duration option and you can't go wrong.


Congratulations.

You've just passed eBay Success 101!


What to do from here?

Take action. The longer you do what you've always done, the
longer things will stay the same.

Do you want to make money on eBay®? Do you truly want to turn
your goals or dreams into a reality?

Then go get it. The hardest part is taking that first step. But
I know you can do it.

While these important keys will get your foot in the door, why
not take the full tour? If you want to know more about creating
a real income on eBay®, there are 49 minutes and 18 pages more
where this came from. But it's up to you...

Whether you take it to the next level or not, why not take that
first step today. Build your skyscraper one floor at a time and
soon you'll be sitting high atop your own mountain of success!

---------------------------------------------------------------
Dave Lovelace is the author of eBay® Platinum Profits. A powerful
new audio course that reveals a proven step-by-step road map to
creating your own profitable eBay business the right way, the
first time. Click now for details: http://www.2jump2.com/x.php?sv
® The Right Way, The First Time" © 2005 by Dave Lovelace