Thursday, May 7, 2009
PRO Member Banner Creator
Step By Step Internet Marketing Training
The video player you see in this post is just one of the awesome tools PRO CrazyFoxes Marketing Group members can take advantage of. Note the player is branded with a re-direct link at the bottom.
Friday, February 27, 2009
It's an ill wind
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Get Off My List

I got a great email yesterday from Mike Dillard. It outlined what it REALLY takes to make in internet marketing - or really anything. The timing was perfect. One of the things that is really important to me in my business, is to be honest. I hate the hype and "dream seller" programs that flat out lie to people telling them that they can get rich overnight.
One of the things that I have found to be a real chore is getting people to accept reality. Reality is that there is NO EASY BUTTON. You have to DO the work, you have to LEARN the skills, and it takes time - I don't care how smart you are, it is going to take time!
Here's what he said:
I knew there was no "we'll do it for you" solution to anything in life.
I knew I needed to master a few key skill sets if I was to get what I wanted, which is why I spent most of my college years, not in class, but at Barne's and Noble reading "real" books on business.
I knew that if I wanted to stop buying leads, I'd need to learn how to generate my own, so I bought some books and learned how.
I knew that if I wanted to sell my business and products to people, that I'd need to learn how to write a sales letter, so I bought some books and learned how.
I knew that if I wanted to make my own sales letters, I'd need to learn how to make a website, so I bought some books and learned how.
I knew that if I wanted to be successful in networking, I'd need to get over my fear of the phone, so I took a job that required me to make 200-300 cold calls per day, and learned how.
I never complained, I never whined, I never bitched, I never blamed anyone other than myself, and I never gave up because I would have rather spent my life in poverty trying, than to have lived in resignation that I didn't have what it took.
I don't want to burst your bubble, but here's God's Honest Truth...
If you want what I've got, you've got to be willing to do what I've done.
You've got to earn the right through blood, sweat, and tears, and there is NO alternative, so don't ever ask me or anyone else if there's an "easy way" to do something.
Are you willing to do that?
He went on to provide a detailed listing of all the books he has read, the calls he has been on, the seminars he's attended, the courses he's completed... and then he gives a few Do Nots... just to make sure people "get" it:
NEVER... EVER... ask me if there's an easy way to generate leads, make money online, or build a downline.
Don't EVER ask me if "his program" will work for you or your company. (Of course it will).
Don't EVER ask me if it's the only book you'll ever need to buy. (Of course it's not).
Don't EVER ask me why there are fees for our programs. They cost you pennies compared what you'd pay to get that kind of information on your own.
Don't EVER whine or complain when a prospect rejects your weak phone call.
Don't EVER ask me if there's a magic pill that will change your life.
Why?
BECAUSE IT'S JUST PLAIN INSULTING TO THOSE OF US WHO PAID THE PRICE.
STOP MAKING EXCUSES, STOP BEING A BABY, AND DO THE SAME.
Success is not the result of luck or an accident.
Success is not fast.
Success is the culmination of countless failures and endless hours of study.
But most of all... Success is worth the sacrifice.
If you've read this newsletter and understood it's message, yet you still don't own a copy of "his program", then get off my list. Seriously.
You're kidding yourself.
Go back to your JOB and come to peace with the fact that you'll always be there.
There's no room for excuse makers in the Fraternity of Do'ers, and nothing I can ever teach you will bring the results you want until you get your head straight.
I LOVE it... Get Off My List...
This business is about getting the right people on your list. A list full of dream seekers is NOT what you want. A list full of business builders is what you DO want.
Now, let's get out there and build a business!
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
A Real Life Lesson for Internet Marketers
Acceptance, encouragement, and well wishes given from the heart of another person is always a wonderful gift. Today I received such a gift from such an unlikely source that it has prompted me to tell you of it. To me, the experience of which I'll tell you relates to Internet marketing because it demonstrates the very essence of 'relationship building'...the much talked about activity within Internet marketing circles.
I had a problem this morning. It was a rather large problem which was not within my power to solve. It involved a misunderstanding with a very large company whoes success or failure does not depend on my particular participation with them. There was no reason for this company to be caring about my problem. This was a problem which involved money. Noone knows better than I that a business is 'in business' to make money and, according to this company's records, I should pay them a large sum of money....well, it may not have seemed to be so much to someone else but for me, it was a bankrupting amount. I dreaded the contact with this company which was impossible to avoid and put it off for as long as possible.
I did the housework and the laundry. I cooked...enough for the next three days. I wrote letters. I checked on the community's sick people. I made a grocery list. I fed the pup and decided she needed some petting....she allowed it just for a minute but chose to play with a canine friend from next door. With nothing left to do except, maybe, wash the windows, it was finally time to bite the bullet and make the call.
That hateful, automated recording with the multiple choices was the first sound to be heard coming forth with a statement that all lines were busy...I could remain on hold but it might be better to call back at a latter time. Well, I'd come this far, so hold I would. After being entertained by the complete works of Bethovan, the automated system verified that I was still there and that I didn't intend to go away. Shortly thereafter I was delivered, electronically, to the first company representative who had to go through a verification process....are you who you say your are?...are you approved to conduct business with this account....oh, yes, just what is the account?....now, who did you say you were? After receiving a clearance which should allow me to work for the Pentegon, I was finally ask the reason for my call. By then, I'd almost forgotten, but I managed to stammer out the fact that I had a problem and didn't know what to do.
I was very serious about having a problem and needing help with it. The company representative realized that I was serious....about what, he still didn't know...but the tone of voice from the representative changed immediately. It came to mind that he might think I was suicidal. This person seemed to actually care about the fact that I had a problem, regardless of the nature of that problem. He gave reassurance immediately that the problem could be taken away if I could explain a little about the situation. With my explanation, he told me, honestly, that he was not the person who could provide help...he needed to send me to another person. Repeating himself several times with 'don't hang up', 'the transfer will take just a minute', 'this person can help you', he actually gave me hope and a reason to remain on the line for the transfer.
Representative number two began our conversation by verifying everything that had been previously verified. I asked him to actually look at the account so that he could see for himself where and when the problem had taken place. He did. After looking at it for just a moment, he took a firm stand. I could hardly believe it when he saw the problem for himself and immediately knew how to reverse all the activity that had led to the charges in question...but, he was not the one who could actually do that....hold on while he got a particular lady on the other line. He would remain on the line with us until he was sure she understood what was needed. As the connection was made, he verified with her that I was verified and then explained to her what the problem was and where the problem was located.
This third and last representative took charge. With a few clicks on her computer, she was able to eliminate all evidence that the problem ever existed and to issue a credit statement in the amount that was needed to clear all costs resulting from that problem. My mouth was open. This huge, profit making business, actually gave up money that they could have forced from me. These people... all of them...had taken me at face value. They had taken the problem out of my hands and had made it disappear. That was 'big'.
But, here is the real biggie....these three were real people working with a real person. They were willing to expose bits and pieces of themselves during our time together on the phone. It seems that the three of them and myself all had something we could relate to with each other. We could identify something within the other that opened a door for more self exposure and self awareness.
When the call ended, I sat still for a while and rehearsed the items of information that had been revealed to me. I knew first names, race, geography, a home remodeling project, a teenaged son's car wreck, part time job, overweight problem, sister's divorce....the list went on. Each of these three people gave me the gift of themselves.
Real people working with real people. No one was trying to impress the other with more or better knowledge. There was a problem with all persons involved working to solve that problem. One person knew their limitations and passed the situation on to someone who didn't have those limitations. That person took time to look, listen and understand so that they could call in the person with the knowledge and power to solve the problem.
Isn't this an Internet marketing lesson? In making contact with a prospect, we don't have to know everything. We do need to listen and clearify any problems being related to us. Perhaps we can take care of the prospect's needs immediately. Maybe we need to honestly say we can't help but we know from where the help can come. The one, and only one, rule in contacting a prospect is to be openly and honestly who you are...just a person willing to work with another in problem solving activities.
This turned out to be a great day. I'm financially sound again (and all my housework is done!).
Dorothy Allen, Financial Stress Survivor
Contact Email: Skype: DixieDays Phone: 601 510 3581
Marketing and Lead Generation for Serious Business Success
Life Styles for Home and Business
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Go-Giver 5 Laws for Success
To view these five laws in full page view, click the little box in the right corner of the iPaper viewer.
