You have heard me preach endlessly about the value of learning from the "masters" - the experts in your chosen business niche - and following their lead. But who should you be following? The internet marketing and business worlds are full of "gurus", each claiming to be the one with the answer to all of your problems. Here are the top 10 that I have learned valuable lessons from. In my opinion, they are the best of the best in their areas of expertise and come with my whole-hearted recommendation!
1. Ken McArthur - Ken is an author, marketing expert, legendary creator of Impact, and the resident expert in forming partnerships and collaborations. I met Ken when he became one of my clients in my capacity as an site selection specialist for HelmsBriscoe. Ken taught me the most valuable lesson of all - I don't have to do this alone. There are lots of experts available who are more than willing to share their knowledge, time, contacts, and advice with me.
2. Felicia Slattery - I met Felicia many years ago on Ryze and came to admire and respect her long before I had the opportunity to meet her in person. Felicia taught me the value of being able to communicate effectively in any format. And then she taught me how to do that.
3. Bob the Teacher - I have been on Bob the Teacher's mailing list forever so I was thrilled when I finally had the opportunity to meet in this past February at Ken McArthur's jvAlert event in Orlando. Other than being much younger than I expected from his level of expertise, he was everything that I had envisioned and more. Bob has taught me how to use a variety of marketing tools and not be afraid of them. Teleseminars, squeeze pages, mind mapping, Squidoo, Twitter - all tools I have embraced thanks to Bob's tutoring.
4. ProBlogger (Darren Rowse) - I discovered ProBlogger through a teleseminar that mentioned a man (ProBlogger) that was bringing in a six-figure income simply from blogging. I imediately went to his site and through his teaching, entered the world of blogging for myself. From a blog with 1 or 2 hits, I now have multiple blogs with hundreds of hits. I am currently participating in his latest project - 31 Days to Build a Better Blog. Who knows what will happen with my blogs after that!
5. Ken Evoy - creator of Site Build It! for web building and hosting. In addition to discovering an absolutely fabulous tool to help create and host websites, Ken taught me the importance of a content-rich site for business.
6. Marlon Sanders - lots of great products and Marlon's Marketing In a Minute newsletter.
7. Mike Litman - Mike is the author of the best-selling "Conversations With Millionaires." What is the most valuable lesson I learned from him? "You don't have to get it right, you just have to get it going." Thanks, Mike! I did just that!
8. The Barefoot Executive (Carrie Wilkerson) - I have only known of The Barefoot Exec for a few months. I met her at jvAlert in February. But she made a powerful impression on me with her reminder to focus and that nothing gets accomplished without massive action TO COMPLETION!
9. Wendy Y. Bailey - friend and fellow Baby Boomer Diva WendyY taught me to say 4 simple little words that have made a huge difference in my cash flow - "I Charge for That." She's a group coaching expert and will show you how to incorporate those skills into your business model.
10. Allan Gardyne - I have been a subscriber to the Associate Programs Newsletter since stepping out into internet marketing many years ago. It has never disappointed me. If you want to know how to make a living as an affiliate marketer, you need to know this man
There you have it - my top 10 list of internet business experts. Did I leave someone off that you think should be here? Post a comment with their name, website and why you recommend them and I will definitely check them out.
Showing posts with label Bob the Teacher. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bob the Teacher. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Teleseminar Formula Rocks!
One of my goals while at jvAlert was to ask Ken McArthur for recommendations on who I could work with to futher my business. When I asked him that question one morning over breakfast, his immediate response was Bob the Teacher. Now I have been a subscriber to Bob's newsletter for quite a while and it is always packed with useful information. So when Ken suggested I work with him, it sounded like a good idea.
Bob's presentation at jvAlert addressed using the power of teleseminars to boost your business, grow your list, and create products. I must admit, I had never done a teleseminar although I do listen to them and I always come away with new information. But the technology and cost were, to me at least, a bit daunting.
Surprise! I couldn't have been more wrong! Teleseminars are a snap. And inexpensive! And powerful! After listening to Bob speak, I sat there wondering why I hadn't ever heard this information before - and trying to figure out how I was going to use it. But wait - as with any seminar, the speakers at jvAlert had products and books one could purchase. Bob was no exception. His offering - The Teleseminar Formula Training Camp. For an extremely reasonable price, Bob will teach us everything we need to know about creating our first teleseminars. Of course, I signed up on the spot!
I downloaded the first lesson today and I'm already excited. Did you know there are more than one type of teleseminar? And that there is more than one way to profit from them? Me either. But I do now. And did you know that you can produce one and walk away with a marketable product for less than $100? Me either. Learned that today too! In fact, I learned so much today, I think I'm just a little overwhelmed - and it's only day one! I already have ideas for several teleseminars. In fact, I have an idea for an entire series! I know I'm probably getting a little ahead of myself here, but this is good stuff.
I've already lined up a couple of guests for interviews as part of my proposed series. If you're an expert in any field I may be contacting you as well. Meanwhile, I'm off to download lesson two. I hope it will address the only thing that has me concerned. What if I give a party and nobody comes? But I know that won't happen. I'm a Diva and my sisters will support me by being on the call - won't you ladies?
I'll keep you up to date on my progress through this training. And of course, I'll let you all know when I am going to host my very first seminar. Meanwhile, if you want to learn more about Bob the Teacher and check out the Teleseminar Formula for yourself, here's the link: http://TeleseminarFormula.com/profits/?talking=3670
Looking forward to my first! Hope to "see" you on the call!
Bob's presentation at jvAlert addressed using the power of teleseminars to boost your business, grow your list, and create products. I must admit, I had never done a teleseminar although I do listen to them and I always come away with new information. But the technology and cost were, to me at least, a bit daunting.
Surprise! I couldn't have been more wrong! Teleseminars are a snap. And inexpensive! And powerful! After listening to Bob speak, I sat there wondering why I hadn't ever heard this information before - and trying to figure out how I was going to use it. But wait - as with any seminar, the speakers at jvAlert had products and books one could purchase. Bob was no exception. His offering - The Teleseminar Formula Training Camp. For an extremely reasonable price, Bob will teach us everything we need to know about creating our first teleseminars. Of course, I signed up on the spot!
I downloaded the first lesson today and I'm already excited. Did you know there are more than one type of teleseminar? And that there is more than one way to profit from them? Me either. But I do now. And did you know that you can produce one and walk away with a marketable product for less than $100? Me either. Learned that today too! In fact, I learned so much today, I think I'm just a little overwhelmed - and it's only day one! I already have ideas for several teleseminars. In fact, I have an idea for an entire series! I know I'm probably getting a little ahead of myself here, but this is good stuff.
I've already lined up a couple of guests for interviews as part of my proposed series. If you're an expert in any field I may be contacting you as well. Meanwhile, I'm off to download lesson two. I hope it will address the only thing that has me concerned. What if I give a party and nobody comes? But I know that won't happen. I'm a Diva and my sisters will support me by being on the call - won't you ladies?
I'll keep you up to date on my progress through this training. And of course, I'll let you all know when I am going to host my very first seminar. Meanwhile, if you want to learn more about Bob the Teacher and check out the Teleseminar Formula for yourself, here's the link: http://TeleseminarFormula.com/profits/?talking=3670
Looking forward to my first! Hope to "see" you on the call!
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Building Wealth is Hard Work!
You see, to actually build wealth, you have to do something to get it. That means you actually have to work. Work smart. But also work hard. Anyone telling you that you can earn a six figure income in 6 months with no effort is lying. Plain and simple. Yes, you can earn hundreds of thousands of dollars - and in 6 months or less - but you will have to work.
I guess I'm sort of wound up about this topic right now. You see, I am still reveling in the experience of the recent jvAlert conference. And I want to share that experience with everyone. So this morning, I was having coffee with a friend and I was telling her about three of the speakers I met at the conference: Carrie Wilkerson aka "The Barefoot Executive", Bob Jenkins alias "Bob the Teacher", and Adam Urbanski. Each of them achieved phenomenal success in a relatively short amount of time. I gained valuable information from each of them that is helping me move in the same direction. And when I tried to encourage my struggling business friend to at least LOOK at what these three great coaches offered, her reaction astounded me. "Hard work and skill won't get you where anywhere. You have to have a system." (Does anyone one other than me thinks she's been watching WAY too many infomercials?)
Granted, the concept of getting ahead by hard work has become somewhat passe over the years. We are all encouraged to "leverage this" and "maximize that" and to "work smarter not harder." And those are all great ideas. We should leverage everything we can in our quest for success. And why wouldn't you want to maximize all that you do. And of course we should all strive to work more efficiently and effectively, i.e. smarter, when we can. But you still have to work hard. I don't care how much you leverage, maximize or whatever - if you are only working on your business a few hours a week, you will get a few hours a week worth of results!
My granny taught me that you get what you give. That means if you give effort, you get results. If you give leveraged, maximized, smart effort, you get enormous results!
Don't believe me? Take it from the experts. Carrie's presentation centered on building success using "M&Ms". What's one of the M&Ms? Massive action to completion. Massive action = hard work.
Or read an excerpt from an email I received from Bob the Teacher after enrolling in his Teleseminar Formula workshop. "It's an intense schedule...Keep yourself focused on this one course, and eliminate as many distractions as you can." Intense schedule, keep focused. Or in other words, hard work!
How much work is enough? Think about it like this. If you are working full time at your business, then you should be devoting 8-9 hours a day to your work. If you had a job, would you tell your boss you can only work 2 hours a day and still expect to get paid in full? Of course not! Your business is your job. Work it like you would your job. Forty hours a week. Now I know some of you are saying "Hey - if I'm working 40 hours a week, why not just keep my job?" Well, I work 40 hours a week - in my PJ's some days, on my porch, at the local Starbucks, in Orlando, at my daughter's or my sister's. Can't do that with a job! And if I want to work all night and sleep in, I can. If I want to work all weekend and take a couple of days off during the week, that's my choice.
Now if you are still working a job part time while you build your business, that's a different story. But you still need to be devoting a least an hour or two EVERY DAY to your business. One day off for your relationship with God and family (wealth without God and family is meaningless) - and then back to work.
Knowledge, skills, and hard work are what it takes to succeed. Forget the "system" that will make you money while you sleep. Sure you can eventually automate and build your own system that will allow you to generate income 24/7. But unless you have been building your business for a while, some hard work now is what will make the difference in your success down the road. So roll up your sleeves, turn off that infomercial, turn on your computer, and let's get going!
I guess I'm sort of wound up about this topic right now. You see, I am still reveling in the experience of the recent jvAlert conference. And I want to share that experience with everyone. So this morning, I was having coffee with a friend and I was telling her about three of the speakers I met at the conference: Carrie Wilkerson aka "The Barefoot Executive", Bob Jenkins alias "Bob the Teacher", and Adam Urbanski. Each of them achieved phenomenal success in a relatively short amount of time. I gained valuable information from each of them that is helping me move in the same direction. And when I tried to encourage my struggling business friend to at least LOOK at what these three great coaches offered, her reaction astounded me. "Hard work and skill won't get you where anywhere. You have to have a system." (Does anyone one other than me thinks she's been watching WAY too many infomercials?)
Granted, the concept of getting ahead by hard work has become somewhat passe over the years. We are all encouraged to "leverage this" and "maximize that" and to "work smarter not harder." And those are all great ideas. We should leverage everything we can in our quest for success. And why wouldn't you want to maximize all that you do. And of course we should all strive to work more efficiently and effectively, i.e. smarter, when we can. But you still have to work hard. I don't care how much you leverage, maximize or whatever - if you are only working on your business a few hours a week, you will get a few hours a week worth of results!
My granny taught me that you get what you give. That means if you give effort, you get results. If you give leveraged, maximized, smart effort, you get enormous results!
Don't believe me? Take it from the experts. Carrie's presentation centered on building success using "M&Ms". What's one of the M&Ms? Massive action to completion. Massive action = hard work.
Or read an excerpt from an email I received from Bob the Teacher after enrolling in his Teleseminar Formula workshop. "It's an intense schedule...Keep yourself focused on this one course, and eliminate as many distractions as you can." Intense schedule, keep focused. Or in other words, hard work!
How much work is enough? Think about it like this. If you are working full time at your business, then you should be devoting 8-9 hours a day to your work. If you had a job, would you tell your boss you can only work 2 hours a day and still expect to get paid in full? Of course not! Your business is your job. Work it like you would your job. Forty hours a week. Now I know some of you are saying "Hey - if I'm working 40 hours a week, why not just keep my job?" Well, I work 40 hours a week - in my PJ's some days, on my porch, at the local Starbucks, in Orlando, at my daughter's or my sister's. Can't do that with a job! And if I want to work all night and sleep in, I can. If I want to work all weekend and take a couple of days off during the week, that's my choice.
Now if you are still working a job part time while you build your business, that's a different story. But you still need to be devoting a least an hour or two EVERY DAY to your business. One day off for your relationship with God and family (wealth without God and family is meaningless) - and then back to work.
Knowledge, skills, and hard work are what it takes to succeed. Forget the "system" that will make you money while you sleep. Sure you can eventually automate and build your own system that will allow you to generate income 24/7. But unless you have been building your business for a while, some hard work now is what will make the difference in your success down the road. So roll up your sleeves, turn off that infomercial, turn on your computer, and let's get going!
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