Archive for August, 2007



Da Vinci and Internet Marketing

Monday 27 August 2007 @ 8:28 pm

Did you ever wonder how You can Developing A Niche?

The man tells it all; his works are one of the best in the world, in his personality, his inspiring accounts for the thirst for perfections.

In the present day, internet marketing can also be molded through his work being comparable to your own ways in this kind of business. Here are some ways to let you create your perfect niche in this internet era.

Can you make money on the Internet and the World-Wide Web? Thousands of other small business people are making money and saving money right now in this new communications medium.

But if you want to set up shop on the Net, it’s important for you to be just as professional, businesslike, and cautious as you would be in any other new venture. So I suggest take time to get to know the Internet and to develop a strategy.

Here in this free report I’ll clue you in on a few vital tips that will give you a good head start.

Get to know the Internet. Do plenty of exploring. If you’re already on the Net, you’re way ahead of the pack. I’ve run into plenty of people who are gung ho to advertise on the Internet before they’ve even got their own account.

You need to know what you’re getting into. Sure, you can hire someone to set up a web site for you. Nothing wrong with that. But this is your business, and you should have a good feeling for how it’s being promoted. You know your business better than anyone else.

Be a resource. Internet users expect information. Make sure your message is more than just hype. Be an information provider. Participate in online discussion groups, and be helpful. Provide useful background information about your industry, your specialties, and your areas of expertise. You will become known as an expert on the Internet.

Use online discussion groups for “soft-selling.” Newsgroups and e-mail discussion groups can be fertile fields for marketing. But watch out! Most groups don’t tolerate commercial postings.

Check your e-mail regularly. People on the Internet expect fast response. I recommend checking your e-mail messages twice a day. Respond as quickly as possible. This shows that you’re serious about your Internet presence and that you care.

Keep your World Wide Web site changing, so people will come back.

Repeat visitors are more likely to become clients or buyers, and they’re more likely to recommend your site to others. To draw users back to your site, you need to keep it changing. Update your material. Add new features, new resources and new information.

Use correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Project a professional image by correct writing. Even if it’s a lowly e-mail message, double-check it for typos or vague language.

Include a clear call to action in your message.

What do you want the user do after he or she has followed your presentation? Purchase a product? Request a proposal and price quotation? Join a mailing list? Ask for more information?

Let them know what you want them to do, and ask them to do it in clear, direct terms. Make it easy for them to respond. Set up a response mechanism — a direct e-mail link, a form to fill out, a button to click. The more direct and immediate the better. A phone number, a fax number, or a postal mail address is a second choice but better than nothing.

Promote your Internet presence through off line channels.

Let your regular customers and the public know about your Internet presence. Put your e-mail address and URL on your business cards, stationery, ads, brochures, and packaging — anything you can think of. Send out press releases. Get the word out.

Marketing over the Internet and the World-Wide Web can bring results in the form of leads, direct sales, publicity, and image-boosting. Get to know the medium. Work up a sound strategy. Seek out appropriate online marketing methods that will get your selling message across while respecting other Internet users. As Da Vinci strived for perfection to gain success, so should you. Never leave any stone unturned. Da Vinci had success that brought his name centuries upon centuries, try to be like this.




I went to an Internet Marketing Seminar!

Wednesday 22 August 2007 @ 7:41 pm

Last month in July, I was able to go to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for a Ross Goldberg’s Midwest Internet Marketing Seminar. Ross is a pretty cool guy with some really good stories; I also met a lot of Internet Marketers there. This was a wonderful experience for me and if you ever get a chance to go to an Internet Seminar, don’t hesitate, just go! I will write more on who I met at a later date.

I do want to tell you about a couple I did meet and spent a lot of time with, Greg and Stephanie Mulac.They needed a babysitter for their two wonderful little girls, so I brought my 14 year old son with to babysit their girls. The first night we stayed at a campsite and visited with the Mulac’s. The next night my son and I stayed at a hotel near Milwuakee, where the seminar was held. Greg had just quit his job about nine months prior to when I met him and his wife Stephanie has been marketing for awhile. I was on Stephanie’s list and if you want, you can see a picture of me with her at: http://success.90percentattitude.com/. If you go down to the second post, I am the guy on the left of her with the dark collar. Wow, do I look old for being only 44. :)

Greg and I started talking and he suggested putting up a blog, and of course he had an easy way of getting it up and running. I got their Brass Ring Blogging kit and this is so easy to do. This is my first blog and I do plan on doing more blogs on other sites I am working on.

Now, some of you may have noticed that I haven’t written much lately in an email to you and that is because I did have some trouble with my hosting. I now have switched hosting companies to better accommodate my websites and lists. The hosting company I am now with is called HostGator and is a lot better for me due to the up time they have. I will be getting more in touch with you through emails and this blog. Please don’t hesitate to make a post.

To everyones success and longevity on the net,

Scott F. LaPlante




How to Overcome Procrastination!

Tuesday 21 August 2007 @ 1:36 am

When most people think of Procrastination, what comes to mind is usually basic information that’s not particularly interesting or beneficial. But there’s a lot more to Procrastination than just the basics.

It’s really a good idea to probe a little deeper into the subject of Procrastination. What you learn may give you the confidence you need to venture into new areas.

Problem:
People procrastinate because many are paralyzed with fear of failure, loss, pain and some, success! What we fear becomes our reality.

Solution
1. Fear is “False Evidence Appearing Real.
2. 90% of what we fear never becomes reality.
3. The best way to overcome fear is to do what we fear.
4. It helps if you visualize the worst case scenario and accept it as a possibility and realize it will probably never come to pass.
5. Our imaginations exaggerate negative fears completely out of proportion and in most cases never occur!

Problem
Few have a strategy to accomplish their goals.

Solution
1. Make a contract with yourself.
2. Identify specific rewards for positive action.
3. Establish certain penalties for procrastination.
4. Break your goals down into small steps.
5. Schedule a time segment for each activity.
6. Give yourself rewards for correct action and penalties when you do not follow through.

Problem
Many have a lack of discipline. It takes 30 days to break old habits and establish new ones.

Solution
1. Create a Success-Habits-Reminder card with boxes for check marks to record your daily activities.
2. Tape it to your bathroom mirror.
3. Stick it on your desk to keep track of your actions.

Problem
Most people do not have a plan or assign priorities.

Solution
1. Create a “To Do” List.
2. Determine immediate, intermediate and long-range goals.
3. Plan the goals that are in immediate reach of your abilities and assign priorities:
Important & urgent, important but not urgent, not urgent or unimportant.
4. Do the urgent & important tasks first.
5. 80% of your activities are not important to your goals.
6. Only 20% are urgent & important.
7. Learn to eliminate the 80% activities that do not help you attain your goals.

Problem
Many try to complete the most urgent & important activities at the last moment.

Solution
Every day schedule a block of prime time to work on an important activity that is due in the future. Soon you will find the time to analyze and polish your projects many times before they come due.

Problem
There never seems to be enough time to contemplate your decisions

Solution
Schedule quiet time to make important decisions. Listen to relaxing music that balances both brain hemispheres. If you do not schedule time for exercise, rest, entertainment, etc. you will spin out of control.

Problem
You are overwhelmed.

Solution
Learn to say, “No!” to activities and individuals that do not contribute to the attainment of your goals. Often, people take advantage of your kindness and generosity without ever realizing you have better things to do with your time.

Problem: Most people do not have a master plan.

Solution
1. Create a master list of all personal, spiritual, physical, emotional and financial goals for 1 year.
2. Assign priorities for each.
3. Predict a date for completion.
4. Write everything in pencil so you can change it.

Problem: Few people use an organizer or daytime planner to coordinate their activities.

Solution
1. Transfer the things on your master list to the correct dates in your organizer.
2. Check off each item as it is completed.
3. At the end of each day, reschedule the things that were not completed.
4. If an item is rescheduled twice, you are procrastinating.
5. Ask yourself, “What if I never do this?”
6. If the answer is, “No big deal!” Delete it.

Problem
Some people suffer from perfection paralysis.

Solution
1. Make the decision that you are not perfect and never will be. Everything you do will be imperfect in some way.
2. Realize that if it is worth doing, it’s worth doing wrong until you get it right.
3. Stop judging yourself according to your accomplishments.
4. Learn to trust yourself by developing intuition and following your hunches. You will find your first premonition is usually the correct one.
5. Discover just how right you are by making predictions and observing how a high percentage of them are correct. (Predict the line at the supermarket or bank that will move the fastest and take action accordingly.)
6. Make quick decisions in 20 seconds or less.
7. Make your decisions the correct ones by believing in your choices and acting with confidence.
8. In difficult situations, flip a coin, choose heads or tails and then observe how you feel about the outcome of the toss. Your response to the coin toss will help you make the right decision.

Now might be a good time to write down the main points covered above. The act of putting it down on paper will help you remember what’s important about Procrastination.




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Monday 20 August 2007 @ 2:06 am

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