it’s time to take action!

You must be action oriented if you wish to experience the greatest level of prosperity in your life. Initially, it is most important to have the correct mental attitude towards the issue of wealth, and I have tried to supply you with the tools to help you think constructively. But now it is time for physical action. You must put yourself out into the world, give freely of your energy, your spirit and your knowledge, and watch the cash flow back to you. I have tried to ingrain an action oriented consciousness in you by having you do one simple task towards prosperity each day. Now it is your turn to figure out what you can contribute each day in order to receive true wealth.
It is pointless to spend thirty days developing your consciousness if you are not willing to follow through with the actions necessary to stake your claim to prosperity in this world. Although you will inevitably reap the rewards of training your mind in this way, true freedom will elude you if you rely only on the power of your thoughts. You must merge thought with action. Just as it is ineffective to take action in the world without having the proper conscious focus, without knowing your direction and deliberately acting towards your goals, in the same way it is useless to know your goals but refuse to take action towards them.
Remember the karmic law of action and reaction: the more of yourself that you give, the more you open yourself to receive. Remember also the very simplest action you can take: to daily put aside five or ten minutes to re-impress upon your mind the truths of prosperity consciousness. You have done this now for one month, I strongly recommend you continue this habit. Whatever you consistently sow, you will reap, so remember to sow thoughts of abundance and you will inevitably reap wealth and prosperity.
Take five minutes right now and feel the truth of these words :
I WILL TAKE ACTION TOWARDS MY FINANCIAL FREEDOM. I WILL GIVE OF MYSELF FREELY, AND I WILL FREELY ACCEPT THE GIFTS OF THE UNIVERSE. I WILL CONSISTENTLY SOW THOUGHTS OF ABUNDANCE AND PROSPERITY.
TAKE ACTION : You have already habitualized yourself to take ten short minutes out of each day to develop your consciousness. Today, decide to continue this habit even after you complete this program. Decide what action you can take for ten minutes each day that will improve your life. Ten minutes of visualizing your goals, or of affirming positive thoughts, or of reading inspiring books is all it takes to keep your mind focussed on the positive in your life. Decide now to actively pursue a constructive life from
this day forward.
Thomas Henry Huxley : “The great end of life is not knowledge but action.”

by Andreas Ohrt

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Identifying Brochure Problems

by: Janice Jenkins
Are you having trouble with your color brochures? Did you spend all that time, money and effort in brochure printing only to discover that they are not giving you the results that you want? Well there are several key factors why brochure printing can fail. In this guide, we will share with you some tips on how to identify these possible problems and correct them.

Do an opinion survey: The first thing that you need to do to identify any problems with your brochures is to do a survey. Look for the people that you gave your brochures to, and ask them a few questions about their reactions to it. Also, try to find other groups of people to give your brochures to, and then ask them immediately afterwards of their opinion about it. If you gather data that is large enough, chances are good that you should see a growing trend where your brochures fail to impress your readers. This should be a key factor on how to improve your brochure designs on the next printing run.

Re-analyze your target readers: Next, you may want to study once again your target readers or target market for your brochures. You may discover suddenly that your target market is inappropriate for your brochure, or that your brochure content is not ideal for your particular target market. This can be a common mistake for brochure printing, since some people just assume immediately what their target readers like while actually not researching what those are. So try to reanalyze your target reader’s wants and needs by looking at market research data about them.

Revise distribution techniques: You may want to check your distribution technique as well if it is indeed effective. Did you just hand out your brochures to people on the street? Did you mail them to several addresses in a mailing list? Or maybe you just left them behind in public places. Try to review these techniques if they are indeed effective and people are picking them up and reading. If you look closely enough you should identify key problems that make a certain technique not work. For example, you may be mailing brochures to the wrong kind of people or the public places that you leave your brochures to are not really where you target market is. So revise your distribution techniques accordingly and try other methods to see if those others can work better.

Find another location: Also, you may want to look at your distribution policies for your brochures. Sometimes brochures can fail because they have been given in the wrong locations. Try to determine who the most common type of people that pass by your distribution zones. Also if you mailed some of your brochures, try to see the demographic data on the neighborhoods that you sent them to. You may discover that your brochure message will not really be interesting or be well received by the people in your distribution area. When this happens, it might be a good idea to shift your distribution efforts elsewhere.

Use multiple concepts: Finally, you may want to branch out to several design concepts for your brochures and test them out separately. By testing multiple concept designs for your brochures, you should be able to identify which design works, and which does not have enough of an impact to customers This should be the last step in troubleshooting the problems on your brochure since this basically decides if you will change your whole brochure or not.

Hopefully by the fifth type of check, you should already identify the problems inherent in your brochure. Just try to be patient and methodical about analyzing your brochure problems so that you can identify it and rectify is as soon as you can. With some determination and hope you should be able to turn your brochure printing around before any kind of permanent harm is one for your business.

For comments and inquiries about the article visit:
http://www.printplace.com/printing/brochure-printing.aspx, http://www.printplace.com/printing/full-color-brochure-printing.aspx

About The Author

Janice Jenkins is a writer for a marketing company in Chicago, IL. Mostly into marketing research, Janice started writing articles early 2007 to impart her knowledge to individuals new to the marketing industry.

Visit the author's web site at: http://www.printplace.com

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How To Use Logo Effectively For Your Business

by: Keith Ng

A logo is a design or image that represents a company, brand or product. Its target is to help people identify the company with a positive buyer experience. It is the basis of all future branding, advertising and communication methods. Each Company wanted to prove it was essentially the best.

The appearance of emblems caused a revolution in the advertising world. More companies began demanding a novel symbol that is part of their business for future years.

The symbol wants to go through total tests in order to make a novel place in the market its brand owners operate in. Never forget that once selected, your logo will be a silent medium that may communicate the firm's ideals and philosophy. The logo should be electrifying and at the same time should not be over dramatic. The design elements need to be as few as possible so that the brand does not appear to be packed with different image parts. It should be in a position to draw in the consumers the company wants to draw in.

As an example, studies indicate that using bright colors does not create the brand confidence in finance related firms. Finance firms are recommended to stick by the standard grey, blues and reds. In my point of view, there is no point being another face in the bunch. So stand out and if you dare, be different. It should reflect the firm's business, products / services. It should be straightforward to compact and still uniquely keep its design elements.

Logo creates the loyalty of the company. Future clients form an opinion of a business within seconds and the brand plays a giant part in deciding this. Each aspect of the logo's design should be scrupulously investigated to make certain the right message is being communicated. Logos leave superb impressions possessing an enduring and a deep result on the hearts and minds of the viewers.

About The Author

Keith Ng is a Trainer and Online Business Consultant, who is specializing in web solutions and readymade business turnkey websites. He is also a professional designer, who provide 3D graphics like ecover design and minisites for many individuals and companies. His portfolio page at Ecover Membership

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Warm Calling Can Make You Rich Quick

by: Randy Babi
There are many different ways to get rich quick. It can happen fast, but only when you have the knowledge and know how to get rich, that is when you can go against mainstream knowledge and begin to learn the shortcuts to getting rich. When you have these secrets to getting rich you can then go ahead and make a substantial amount of money in minimal time, thus increasing your rich status. Let me start with the different ways.

Today, I am going to go with the way that is the hardest to calibrate but gives you near instant results. We have all heard of cold calling, which is calling a prospect seemingly right out of the white pages. Warm calling is someone who wants to get rich quick, signs his name, email and phone number into a lead site which then affiliates can buy very cheaply (about 1,000 a day for $19.99 a month or so), call and pitch the idea.

This would terrify most people, about as much as public speaking. The reason why is not because they do not want to get rich, it is because of our tribal background. Several thousands of years ago, everyone lived in villages and knew each other, so anything you did or said to anybody else would be known throughout the village, causing you embarrassment or worse. You will not get rich with this mindset.

In today’s world, the idea of calling someone with absolutely no connection to you can still make your heart skip a beat. The truth is that it should not give you any fear at all. These people do not know you, they do not know anybody you know and do not even think about the whole process they way you do. They either make you richer by buying or signing up or they hang up, never to be seen or heard from again. That is what should be going through your mind at all times while warm calling.

To be successful and get rich quick with warm calling, you first have to find that connect with your primal feelings and then DISCONNECT! If you want to get rich quickly with this kind of marketing you need to have no fear of the call. You have to remember that these people have requested the information that you are giving them. They are pretty much waiting by their phones with credit card in hand waiting to join your program or buy your product. What is the worst that can happen? They hang up and you’re done with them. That’s it. Nobody is going to come to your home or work and no complaints will be filed against you. In all my years warm calling, either in affiliate marketing or when I worked in mortgages, the worst thing that ever happened to me was a man called me back to apologize for being rude to me and he ended up joining my program and is now making 6 figures a year!

So when it comes to warm calling, it can make you rich quickly if you know how and you get over the fear of the call. Just keep telling yourself that we do not live in tribes anymore and that the worst thing that can happen to you is to get a sale or sign-up!

About The Author

Randy Babi is a former loan officer and successful internet marketer who has a reputation for going above and beyond in order to help who he sponsors become successful as well. Visit his website at http://www.SucceedIn24Hours.com.

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4 Steps to Making Money Online

Making money online has got to be every internet entrepreneur's goal. Making LOTS of money is an even bigger ream for many folks. I know that's one of MY reasons for being on the net. So how do you make money on the 'net?

Are you ready for this? You make money on the 'net the same way you make money off the 'net...You gotta sell somebody something. Services or products, your choice. You say you can't sell anything? You don't like to sell?

Let me explain a little something here. Everyone is in sales. Some of us are better at it than others. But, trust me, we've been "selling" ever since we were hatched...

When you first looked into your mother's eyes and greeted her with a big smile, you were selling her on the fact that you were the cutest, most wonderful child on earth and she should keep you around for a while! You were using pleasure, and the promise of "gain" to close the sale...

Later when you had a temper tantrum and Mom and Dad gave in to you and you got that piece of candy, you "sold" them on the idea that if they just gave you the candy, you would stop screaming. This time you were using "pain" to convince your "buyers" to complete the transaction. (Maybe they should have used a little persuasion on you to convince you different...)

Do you have a job? You sell your boss your time on a regular basis. Are you married? You convinced your spouse (sold them on the idea) that you were the only one for them, right?

As you can see, we are all sales persons to a greater or lesser extent. So to make money on the internet, like anywhere else, you have to sell something. To make money...well, we don't really "make" money. I mean, after all, the government is the one who "makes" the money. They print the paper bills that we call money. They mint the coins that we make change with. Money is just a means of exchanging value for value. We trade a dollar's Worth of our time for a piece of paper that will buy us a dollar's worth of someone else's time or goods.

So...to get internet people to part with their money, and give it to you, you've got to give them what they want!

You must determine what it is that floats their boat. And then make it easy for them to give you their money. Why? So you can give them what they want! Finding out what they want is your first step to success on the internet.

Step one: Determine your target market...

The people in your target market should be fanatics. They must become irrational when presented with their "want". They are so emotionally involved with their "want" that they cannot refuse your offer.

You do not want to spend your time convincing your target market to buy your product. That is one of the biggest mistakes that online marketers make...they create a product and then try to find a market to sell to. DON'T DO IT! You'll end up with the equivalent of a virtual garage full of prod-uct and no buyers.

So find a hot, target market of fanatics and give them the best info-product you can on their topic of interest. I'm not going to try to convince you that an info-product is the best product to sell. If you don't already know that, then just trust me on that one.

Step Two: Create a report...

Write a report about your target's want. Give them useful information that is on target. If you have experience along the line of discussion, you can personalize the report. If you know nothing about the topic, maybe you should choose a different target market. However, if you are a good student, you can do enough research on the internet to fill 8-10 pages in a report on the topic. While you are doing your research, keep your eye out for an existing information product that is on topic and has an affiliate program.

Why? Because that is how you are going to make your money. The report you write will include links to the affiliate page of the back-end product you found while doing research for your report. Some may object that your report is nothing more than just a disguised sales letter. Well, truth be told, if you do it right, that's exactly what it will be. It will convince the reader that they must check out the product mentioned in the report. And your ultimate goal is to receive a commission from the affiliate program that handles the product.

OK, so far you have selected a hot target market, and have written a report on topic that you will use to create affiliate sales. So how do you set this up?

Step Three: Build an automatic website...

With the proper kind of website, you can collect important contact information and deliver your report automatically.

By setting up a simple form on the webpage, your website visitor can enter their name and email address and receive the special report by return email. Or you can include a link to a webpage where they can download the report.

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING is collecting the contact info.

You want to be able to follow-up with this person who is reading your report. If you just refer them to the webpage of the affiliate program, the affiliate program owner will get their contact info and he will have a customer for life.

You will get nothing but a one-time commission. You won't know who visited your site, what they thought of your report or if they bought the affiliate product...until you get a commission. And then you usually only get a check with no details of who bought what. So make sure, whatever you do, you get a name and email address before you send out your free report.

Oh, by the way, never use a direct download page from an email form page. What I mean is when they enter their email address into the form it must be a legitimate working address because that is where you will automatically send the confirmation email with the download link for the free report. If you don't, freebie grabbers will enter a fake address to get to the download page to steal your free report. I always warn subscribers that they must enter a working address because fulfill-ment instructions will be emailed to the address that they enter into the form. Fair is fair, right?

Let's recap what we have so far:

Step 1 -- Find a hot target market. A popular term these days is "niche". Find your niche. Find a niche you can dominate.

Step 2 -- Create a report. (You could create a full blown product, but that will take too long. By writing the report and checking response to it, you will know right away whether you want to take the time to develop a complete ebook or home study course. For more info on writing a good profit-making report, you can learn more here:

http://www.i-65.com/r/ppr1

Step 3 -- Build an automatic website. The cost of a website has really gone down the last few years. You can find webhosting for less than $10 per month, even $5/month. Autoresponders have come down in price, too.(You need the autoresponders to take care of the automatic follow-up and delivery of your reports.) One place to get a complete package deal which includes webhosting, autoresponders, tracking, training materials, and products with resale rights is Bryan Winters' website:

http://www.i-65.com/r/pbp

So there you have it...three of the four steps:

1. Find a niche...a hot target market.
2. Create a report.
3. Build an autopilot website.

Now step four is the critical step. Without step 4, nobody will know you exist! At least, not on the web...

To make any sales at all, you must have visitors to your website.

So how do you get visitors? Every way you can think of to generate traffic. I remember receiving an email from a trucker one day. He was complaining about a van doing the speed limit on I-65, south of Louisville, KY. He had copied my web address from the back of my van, visited my website, got my email address, and then sent me the note about driving so slow on the highway. I guess the vinyl lettering I picked up at Home Depot and put on the back of my van worked! Just a few bucks for a little outdoor advertising...

Put your web address on everything. Put it in your email signature. Put it on your business cards, letterheads, and in all of your print ads. Anywhere someone may see it. I even have a T-shirt with my web address on it! Another place to get traffic is online discussion forums. You must be careful not to spam the boards...some forums do not allow any kind of links to be posted. However, most forums do allow a "signature-type" link at the end of a good post.

The key to forum participation is to contribute good, solid information on topic. DO NOT post a "Check out my new ..." type of post with a link. You will get zapped. Make your comments on topic, make them informative, and positive. By visiting on a regular basis and posting good quality additions to the forum, an occasional link to your website will be accepted.

That link can bring many new visitors to your website. For more info on forum marketing, read Rebekah Nahai's ebook:

http://www.i-65.com/r/forumprofits

Ezines are another good way to get traffic. You can buy an ad in a good ezine and attract traffic to your website. Prices vary according to the number of subscribers. Be careful and check out the ezine before you place your ad. Ask for references. Reputable ezines will be glad to give you references of satisfied advertisers. Just because an ezine claims 50,000 subscribers, it doesn't mean any of them are reading the ezine on a regular basis. A targeted ezine with a small list of loyal subscribers will often produce more response than a big list full of Hotmail accounts. Be careful when paying for ezine advertising.

An even better way to get response from an ezine is to write an article and submit it for publication. You simply include a resource box at the end of the article. The resource box is your free "advertisement" at the end of the article.

You submit the article to ezine publishers offering them the right to use it in their ezine if they will include the resource box. If you get published, you get a free "ad" that could be worth hundreds of dollars and might generate a windfall of profits from your website. Jim Edwards has written a great resource about writing articles for ezines. Check it out here:

http://www.i-65.com/r/words

One of the fastest ways to generate traffic is from a J.V. If you can get the endorsement from a big-name guru, you could get a flood of traffic to your site. An endorsement letter sent to the guru's list by the guru saying, "Check out JDB's ezine...it's really great...subscribe here: LINK" can do wonders for your subscription list. I have been fortunate enough to have the benefits of an endorsed ezine article and received many new subscribers through JV's. (FYI, J.V. is short for Joint Venture.)

Search engines will eventually find your website and you may get some traffic from people searching Google and other search engines. Making your website search-engine-friendly is something you will want to do, but is beyond the scope of this report. Search engine optimization is a real challenge as they seem to keep changing the rules all of the time. As soon as someone finds a clever way to beat Google at the game, then Google will change the rules again.

A relatively new twist is Google Adwords. These are PPC (pay-per-click) ads that are placed on the Google search pages according to specific keywords. Many folks are making a good ROI on their Google Adwords campaigns. You need to know what you are doing since you are paying so much per click for your ad to be placed on the Google page.

For more information on Google Adwords, check out this link to Perry Marshall's webpage. He offers a free e-course to learn about Google Adwords. To sign up for his course, go here:

http://www.i-65.com/r/pmga

1. So are you ready to get started as an Internet entrepreneur?
2. Do you know your target market?
3. Have you chosen a niche to dominate?
4. Do you have any ideas for your niche report?
5. Are you ready to build your website?
6. Do you have your promotional campaign all lined out?

These are the four steps to making money online...

1. Find a tightly, targeted niche.
2. Write a report on a hot niche topic.
3. Set-up a website to distribute your report with an automatic list-building system included.
4. Promote your website!

Remember, your report will include references to affiliate products. Those references will include links with your affiliate ID. You will receive affiliate commissions based on the click-thrus from your report.

The more you promote your website, the more times your report is downloaded and read, the better are your chances of getting an affiliate sale. AND if your report becomes very popular, you just may have an idea for a new, fully-devel-oped ebook or ecourse!

So put on your thinking cap, get out a notebook and pen, and start writing down your ideas. Your online success could be just one idea away... You can find more advanced information about how “You Can! Make Your Living Online” by going to

http://www.internetprofitscoach.com .

Sources : John David Bradshaw- The #1 After50 Entrepreneurs' Coach "Together, we can make the impossible, possible!" http://www.makingmoneyonlineafter50.com

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