3 Tips To End Overwhelm in Business
July 18, 2009 by Admin
Filed under Business Seminar, Entrepreneurs, Millionaire Tactics
If you’re like most entrepreneurs I talk to,
one of your biggest challenges is having
a lack of focus and getting overwhelmed.
Accelerate your business with results now.
This usually happens because they (you) have not defined the critical few results that, when achieved, will allow your business to move forward more quickly.
My good friend Christine Comaford calls these results “Needle Movers” because when you realize the result, you’re able to “move the needle” on the speed of your biz.
Envision the accelerator needle on your car.
Today I want to help you identify those few critical RESULTS that will open the doors to a bigger and better business.
Tip 1 – Needle Movers Are *RESULTS*
Needle movers differ from goals in one very important and specific way — goals do not necessarily have a business result attached to them.
Here’s what I mean…
You might have a goal to complete a proposal by a certain date and get it to your advisory board for review prior to submission. It’s possible that you have a deadline for this goal and you might even have a series of steps in place to ensure you achieve it.
But what business *RESULT* will you get from completing the draft of your proposal?
None.
The result you’re aiming for is to land a new client and the proposal is simply one piece of the puzzle that will help make that happen. Make sense? Focus on the outcome, the end result, and then take the action steps to create your daily and weekly goals.
Tip 2 – Needle Movers Are *SPECIFIC*
Like S.M.A.R.T. goals, in order to be truly effective, your needle movers must be very specific.
“Increase sales” is not a specific needle moving result.
“Close 7 New Sales By August 31, 2009″ is most definitely a very specific outcome.
See the difference?
One is kind of vague. Of course, you want to increase sales – who doesn’t? But by how much, and by when?
Here’s another example:
“Generate more marketing leads” although very important for every business is just not quite specific enough.
I’d rewrite it like this:
“Generate 1000 new targeted leads in the next 30 days.”
That’s so much better!
Tip 3 – *PRIORITIZE* Your Needle Movers
In business, there are always so many things that need to get done that it’s all too easy to get overwhelmed. Unfortunately, overwhelm usually causes us to focus on the seemingly “urgent” tasks and lose sight of the truly “important” ones. Let’s say that one of the outcomes you want to achieve is to increase your online sales by some specific amount.
But your website is not currently set up to effectively support that outcome and needs a lot of work to get it ready.
Your first Needle Mover for this quarter might be to get the website revisions completed, tested and online. That result will allow you to focus the next quarter on driving traffic to the site so you can achieve the result of increasing your web sales by a specific amount.
Make sure that your Needle Movers are in the right order, otherwise you’ll find that it is even *MORE* difficult to achieve the results you’re looking for.
Whew!
I hope those tips help you understand how to set your needle movers so that they are truly supporting your business.
Using these tips will help you get more clarity and focus, which in turn helps you build your business more quickly and with less frustration.
Your Next Step
How you actually create your Needle Movers and determine the actions required to achieve them is a little more difficult. Below you will see the template Christine uses to create her Needle Movers so that you can apply these tips. But if you want to get started right away, she covers needle movers in great detail in module 1 of her “Results Now” Webinar.
Not only will you learn how to set your needle movers, you’ll get all of the supporting docs and resources Christine uses at Mighty Ventures
to help stay on track and focused on achieving her own Needle Movers!
Check it out here!
How To Create Needle Movers For Your Biz
Once you’ve determined the specific *RESULT* and determined which Needle Movers you need to focus on first…
– I recommend only working on 3 at a time –
…now it’s time to write them out and put specific *ACTIONS* behind them, so you know exactly what you need to do in order to accomplish your objective.
You’ve already determined your “Target” or the specific outcome you’d like to achieve, so now I want you to give yourself a REALLY big goal — and a little breathing room. You’ll do this by setting a “minimum” of your target as well as a “Mind Blower”!
The minimum is the result that is slightly less than your actual target, but which is not the end of the world. (That way, if you don’t hit your target, but still hit your minimum, you can still count it as a win.)
The Mind Blower is the really big target, that, if you hit it, will really ROCK your business! (Having a Mind Blower ensures you won’t get complacent when you realize that you’re on pace to hit your original target.)
So, for each Needle Mover you’ll have:
a) Target
b) Minimum
c) Mind Blower!
Moving right along…
On a sheet of paper, draw 4 vertical lines, splitting the page into 4 columns.
Label each column as follows:
1. Needle Moving Result
2. Actions
3. Owner
4. Resources
Once you’ve determined the result you’d like (including minimum & Mind Blower), write out all of the steps that need to happen in order for this result to come about.
These actions will drive your daily and weekly action list or “to do” list.
Next, for each action, determine who is the owner of that action. Sometimes it will be you, but whenever you can outsource or delegate an action to someone else, do so!
Finally, what resources will you need in order to accomplish each objective? Sometimes the resource will be a tool and in other cases it will be a person who is a subject matter expert.
Regardless, write out all of the resources you think you’ll need to accomplish that action. This helps you identify resources that may not yet be in place, so that you can gather them as they are needed, instead of that being an excuse for missing your target.
The final step is to get started completing the action items for each of your 3 Needle Movers. You and your team can then report on these actions weekly.
If you want to get even more in depth training on how to create your Needle Movers, including a “Monthly Planning Template” you’ll find that and more in Module 1 of Results Now Webinar.
Check it out here!
Plus, in subsequent modules of this powerful training, Christine reveals the exact system you can use to…
…generate 1000+ leads in just 30 days (and every 30 days thereafter)…
…to turn your knowledge and experience into a new stream of revenue…
…close 7 (or more) new sales in the next month using “High Probability Selling” and her unique “Quota Busting” approach…
…and much more.
Get the full story here:
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How to Get Cheap Airline Tickets
July 18, 2009 by Admin
Filed under Air Travel, FEATURED, Saving Strategies
Cheap Airline Tickets
How you can earn free vouchers
for airfare tickets just from making
a phone call and knowing
what to say to the agent.
The truth about travel agents vs airline agents that neither will ever tell you
How to trick the airline into selling you 25 vacation packages for the price of 1!
How to save a crazy amount of money when traveling with a child
How to become a travel agent yourself and save thousands upon thousands on your tickets every year!
All the secrets about reservations that airlines keep their mouths quiet about
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How to Build Solar and Wind Power
July 18, 2009 by Admin
Filed under FEATURED, Powering Your Home
Your Own Solar and Wind Power
When I first became interested in solar energy (many years ago), I thought I would never be able to afford the solar panels. I was astounded when I was given a quote of $28,000 for a simple installation. This prompted me to do some research into how the solar panels are created.
I discovered solar power can be very affordable
for the average person and it’s not complicated at all!
What if I told you that you can build your own solar panel or windmill for $200 or less!? It’s true! After extensive testing I have now made these plans available to everybody worldwide!
I have a great passion for the environment and I want as many people as possible to start generating their own electricity. My goal is to get your home running on free, renewable energy – Starting today…
Michael's experience in the alt power industry can help you save big.
After 15 years of industry experience I thought it was time to share the secrets of solar power. The biggest secret; It’s easy to make quality solar panels for a fraction of retail price! While I do have a lot of experience I realize that most people don’t know the first thing about making solar panels.
That’s why I have written my manual in simple, easy-to-read English, with clear illustrations that will guide you through the whole process. My manual was created with the complete novice in mind so I will basically hold your hand through the build and installation process.
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How To Make $100,000+ With 10 Clients
July 18, 2009 by Admin
Filed under Entrepreneurs, FEATURED, Internet Income, Marketing Help
EXPOSED: A Previously Confidential Blueprint Revealing The *Unconventional* Online Business That Made Us SIX-FIGURE Income From Just 10 “Sales”!
"Sure, a lot of people are interested in earning an income from home using the internet, but my strong recommendation is this: Start by starting with a known system. You really need a proven formula, a system that is known to work … it starts your cash flow (however small in the beginning) and then build on that. Even the Belchers, Pagans and Filsaimes who run $30-50 million-dollar businesses online started by starting."
Essentially what we are doing is allowing you to copy our ENTIRE business – literally every last detail… and if you felt that meeting potential customers face to face would be too daunting, or even if you wanted to target customers in other countries, you could easily make this work by driving traffic to the websites we’ll give you and communicate with customers via phone or email. In short, this is unlike anything you’ve seen before for one very specific reason…
Think about this: Generally speaking, a medium size ‘offline’ company would have around 60 employees, would probably work with around 500 ‘clients’ and most likely pay its CEO around $250,000 each year.
Then compare that to what you can make with an online business like this, with one employee (YOU) working from home each day. I mean just look how the profit numbers stack up…
5 customers = Potentially $50,000 /year
10 customers = Potentially $100,000 /year
50 customers = Potentially $500,000 /year
100 customers = Potentially $1,000,000 /year
As you can see, the power of this business is absolutely immense, especially when you consider that you wouldn’t necessarily need to employ anyone until you reached the $100,000 mark.
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About This Business Opportunity!
How to Make Cheap Telephone Calls
July 14, 2009 by Admin
Filed under BUSINESS, Telephone & VOIP
A long-distance plan for $30/year and call any number in North America — how can you beat that?
What is ‘VoIP’?
Simply put, VoIP refers to the carriage of voice signals over the Internet. PC to Phone VoIP refers to using your ‘Internet-connected’ computer to make calls to conventional telephones around the world. Whereas traditional telephone calls take place over fixed line ‘circuit switched’ networks, VoIP calls are routed through the Internet using a far more efficient method known as ‘packet switching’. Whilst carrying voice data more efficiently via the Internet is a benefit, the main advantage that VoIP has is one of cost. For example, a typical PC to Phone VoIP call to a telephone in the United States from anywhere in the world generally runs at just a few cents per minute. Keep in mind, the clarity/quality of PC to Phone calls is usually as good and in many cases better than that of a comparable Phone to Phone call.
How can it be so cheap?
Herein lies the beauty of PC to Phone calls. By using the Internet to route your calls, long-distance charges imposed upon you by the major telecommunications companies (Bell, Sprint, AT&T, etc) are all but eliminated. Furthermore, many of the governmental levies and fees associated with using the highly regulated ‘traditional’ telephone networks are also avoided. The result? Extremely cheap, long distance calling to conventional telephones around the world with little or no loss of call quality.
So how does it work?
In a typical PC to Phone call, your computer receives your voice input via a microphone and then translates your voice into a ‘data packet’. This packet of data is then transmitted via the Internet to as close as possible to the physical destination of the telephone you’re calling. Your voice ‘data packet’ is then switched to the conventional telephone network and routed to the phone that you are calling. All of this data transmission, translation and switching takes place transparently and extremely quickly. Chances are that the person whom you’re calling would have no idea that you’re talking to them using your computer.
So what do you need?
In order to start making long-distance telephone calls using your computer, you’ll need a computer that’s connected to the Internet, a microphone and speakers (a headset with a boom microphone is ideal). It’s worth mentioning that although there are several companies that support both the Linux and Macintosh platforms (e.g., www.skype.com), the vast majority of PC to Phone software is designed for use on Windows’ compatible PCs. As far as your Internet connection goes, the faster the better (e.g., high speed Cable or ADSL). However, PC to Phone does also work on dial-up Internet connections (the way I access the Internet).
The next thing to do is choose a PC to Phone Service Provider. These are the companies that provide the software and infrastructure necessary for you to make calls to conventional telephones via the Internet. There are many Service Providers and each have their own benefits and rates so it’s a good idea to shop around. Almost all of them allow for pay-as-you-go usage (i.e., on a per minute basis) however some also offer unlimited calling plans to certain destinations for a low monthly fee. Some of the better known Providers include
Once you’ve chosen a Service Provider, you’ll need to open an account and deposit funds into that account. If you’re reluctant to use your credit card online, many of the PC to Phone companies offer alternative forms of payment (e.g., PayPal, direct deposit, wire transfer, etc.). Next, you’ll need to download the ‘softphone’ application from your service provider. A softphone is merely the interface program through which you dial the number of the person you’re calling and usually only takes a few minutes to download on even the slowest ‘dial-up’ Internet connections. Softphones generally resemble the keypad on conventional telephones and work in much the same way. Depending on your service provider, the manner in which you ‘dial out’ will vary. Typically, the softphone will take into account where you are in the world and adjust the dialing settings accordingly. In other words, you’d dial the exact same series of numbers into the softphone that you would if you were using a conventional telephone.
Once you’ve made a few calls to friends and family around the world using your computer, you’ll quickly realize the fantastic cost advantages of making ‘PC to Phone’ calls versus ‘Phone to Phone’ calls.
So what’s the catch?
Whilst PC to Phone is terrific, it isn’t perfect. There are some disadvantages that you should be aware of and these include:
a) Quality: If you access the Internet via a ‘dial-up’ connection (i.e., through a normal telephone line), you may experience call quality degradation if you are surfing the web and talking to someone via PC to Phone at the same time. In other words, the ‘bandwidth’ or ‘capacity of your Internet connection’ may be limited and this could affect your calling ability.
b) Echo: If you’re using computer speakers to hear the person you’re talking to, that person may hear an ‘echo’ of their own voice. This happens for reasons similar to that encountered with the ‘speakerphone’ function on conventional telephones. At the same time as you hear that person’s voice coming through your computer speakers, your microphone will also detect the voice and re-transmit the signal back to the person you’re talking to. This ‘echo’ can easily be avoided by using either a computer headset or by turning your speaker volume down so as to minimize the chance of your microphone picking up and retransmitting the incoming voice signals.
c) Cost: If you’re calling relatively small and/or remote countries, you should check the rates of the PC to Phone Service Providers’ to those countries before signing up for their PC to Phone service. For example, calling a country like Fiji in the Pacific Ocean is almost as expensive using PC to Phone as it is using a conventional telephone. The reason for these high rates to certain countries is usually due to the PC to Phone Service Provider not having the necessary switching equipment (required for switching your call back to the traditional telephone network from the Internet) physically located in that country. In these scenarios, your calls are routed through the traditional telephone network for a good proportion of the distance they travel and as such they attract many of the long-distance charges that the traditional networks impose. If you’d like to call one country in particular, it’s definitely worth shopping around to find out whether prospective PC to Phone companies have the necessary switching equipment located in that country (and hence, can pass on the savings to you in the form of cheaper rates).
So give PC to Phone a try. You’ve really nothing to lose and have the potential to save yourself a lot of money.
Nathan Smith
Nathan is the operator of http://www.netphonedirectory.com – a directory of PC to Phone and free PC to PC VoIP Service Providers. Nathan currently resides in New Brunswick, Canada
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How to Get 30%-40% More Responses To Print Ads
July 13, 2009 by Admin
Filed under FEATURED, Print Advertising
MAKE PRINT ADS CLICKABLE !!!
Print Ads, Yellow Pages, Directories, Newspaper Ads — increase your responses with these simple steps.
Get 30%-40% More Responses From Your Print Ads
Advertising IS expensive. Google Adwords is creeping up. Newspaper, directory, and magazine ads can add up to serious downdraft for a lot of small companies. So what to do? Can’t stop advertising. If you have their attention, create immediate interest by asking them to take the next action.
Now, what if you were to extend or build the emotional involvement of the print ad? Make the print ad clickable? The idea of running a small display ad and offering another communication piece (catalog, brochure, booklet) is not new. Bingo cards are well-established tactics in trade magazines.
But what if you were to add emotional multimedia links to the print ad. Instead of the logo, there’s a warm welcome from the president. Instead of picture of a product, you have a 60-second movie on the product. Each component of the ad is made into a more emotional appeal with multimedia. Read more on
