Increase the Value of Your Business with Great Tools

When looking for a business to start or a service to offer take a lesson from some of the most successful figures in history. Offer tools for success in a given area. You may choose to offer something totally unrelated to this or you may already have a product in mind to sell, but adding tools and training to your inventory will benefit you greatly.

During the many gold rushes throughout the United States in the late 1800's and at the turn of the century it was the providers of mining tools who made the real fortune. It is a difficult concept to grasp at first. For one thing it is much less glamorous, and for another it is a much slower road to wealth, but it is often more lucrative.

Many of the miners would invest all their time mining, and in turn invest money into needed equipment to get the job done faster and easier. There was a fininte supply of gold available to these miners, yet the promise of instant riches fueled their desire. The outfitters who supplied the needed mining gear, in the form of every tool imaginable, however, saw no end to the demand for their product and recognized this fact early on.

The late Howard Hughes inherited great wealth and increased that wealth by manufacturing and supplying drill bits to oil rigging companies. In fact, Hughes was often mistaken for being an "oil man" because of his association with the oil companies. He made a far greater fortune than the actual oil drillers. Albeit, he ventured into an endless list of other ventures in film and aviation, the foundation of his success was that of a supplier.

Keep in mind, there is still a hungry marketplace for a variety of products, but incorporating tools and training will further increase your success and enhance your overall business. Take for instance, marketing online, there is an endless supply of programs that promise instant wealth and riches much like the allure of striking gold in the Ozarks. You could readily compare the online world of marketing to a modern gold rush.

The times have changed, obviously, and the methods of mining take place through technology; but the dynamics are very much the same. Even the personality traits of the players are very similar. Online entrepreneurs tend to be adventurous and optimistic risk takers.

It is important to entrepreneurs to have well designed tools to make their job of mining easier. Anytime you recognize the opportunity or need to create a valuable tool that will benefit others by all means do so. On the other, hand if you find a valuable tool that is of benefit to you, chances are you can promote that tool, either as an affiliate or joint venture partner or just make your customers and business partners aware of it.

So much of our effort online is spent adjusting to changes in technology and learning the basics that this only makes sense. Consider adding or incorporating better tools to what it is you offer and you'll see better results. If your system, business, or program is weak in this area, then find partners to collaborate with who offer what you and your customers need. This way even more people benefit.

People can find many systems to promote, but the best systems are those with great tools and training. This can be in the form of mentorship, coaching, personal development, technical support, podcasts,webinars, conference calls, ebooks, software, videos, etc. The important thing is that the tools are available, regardless of the business that uses them. Why not be the one who brings them to your market?

So whether it's learning how to generate more traffic, how to create websites easier, how to attract leads or how to communicate and relay information; keep in mind that these practices all require good tools, and tools are products in and of themselves. Fuctionality, adaptability, and performance are what to look for in good tools. This will help you create more diversity in your business as a powerful resource center and not just another miner of gold.

The Free Traffic Formula Review. It's a Winner

My friends and fellow internet marketers, Dan Dimit and Daniel Pereira, are finally revealing their traffic secrets. It's about time guys. This stuff is just too good to keep to yourself. I'm excited about endorsing this awesome new marketing package. For one thing I've learned tons from these guys, and another thing, as soon as anybody gets hold of it because I refered them, it makes me look pretty darn good. Smart marketers will invest the dime and get hold of this valuable info but enjoy all the free tips and download the free ebooks while you're at it.

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The Secret Traffic Formula

[The Free Traffic Formula] Revealed:

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Why if you follow a few simple techniques, any business, online or offline, will literally multiply in size overnight!

How you can compete as the little guy against big businesses, including all of those giant companies that have been around before the dot com bust. Then, learn to legally "steal" massive profits straight from those sites!

Why you can ditch your advertising all together and achieve even more traffic (all for free) than if you would have spent $10,000 per month in advertising!

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How to dominate multiple positions on the first page of Google listings. Having the #1 spot is great, but why not go ahead and take spots #2 through 7 while you're at it?

How to make a current business of yours profitable, even if you have been at break-even for months! (I used to have a product in this same situation, I'll share my story of how I am now making hundreds per month in residual income with that one product (that used to be a for sure failure), without spending a dime in advertising!)

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How to get free leads and people calling you for your business, even if you never set up a website! (and still get those top search engine rankings!)

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Over Deliver in Whatever You Offer

When undertaking a new business or internet enterprise be prepared to deliver the goods. That is over deliver. If you want to stand out amongst the countless mediocre businesses that are out there, give of yourself and share all the resources you have at your disposal. This is not only a good philosophy to adopt, but it is mandatory.

There is way too much competition and too many alternatives available today to offer some run of the mill product or service and expect people to be satisfied. Others may get away with it, but that doesn't make it OK to perpetuate this practice. Make it your mission to blow your customers away with the value you offer. You may fear this will exhaust you or overwhelm you, but I can assure you the opposite is true.

Outside forces tend to come into play when needed. If you are truly on a mission to help others and offer a business, system, or program that is of value it will get noticed and as such others will rally behind this system and actually compound and contribute to your efforts. You will find this reaction energizes you and inspires you to do even more.

So few people really make themselves available to spend the time assisting their newly recruited clients or customers and offering them the assurance and support they need. By simply going that extra step and taking the time to answer questions, return phone calls, return emails, and showing your concern; you are fostering more trust and a stronger bond that will pay off in the long run.

Take a lesson from the top businesses or noted personalities who are among us today. What are the commonalities? What qualities do they share? Above all they are givers. They blow people away. Disney World does this, Walmart does this, McDonald's does this and even Britany Spears. All in their own way, they offer something and they don't hold back. Fan or not, this is undeniable.

If this sounds foreign to you or like some unnecessary mumbo jumbo I would encourage you to reexamine your intent and your expectations. A customer can always buy from someone else or a new client can always seek a service elsewhere. Don't be concerned with "the how" as much as the effort. If you put forth more effort, even more than you think you possess, you will most assuredly reap the benefits, and in most cases, in more ways than you can measure by a bank balance.

Positioning You and Your Business for What Is to Come

Let me share some recent discoveries that may help you find the potential that will allow you to dramatically change or improve your financial status and quality of life. The world population is around seven billion people and the use of the internet defies belief when you compare the number of internet users to that figure. It's massive to put it plainly and online usage is growing at an astounding pace.

The online home based business industry is creating more millionaires than any time in history. Average people fed up with their nine to five jobs; stay-at-home-moms, entrepreneurs, people looking to expand or enhance their offline business, seasoned computer professionals, newcomers, hobbyists, network marketers, inventors, artists, musicians, even teenagers.

Based on statistics and the number of current users online there's a hungry marketplace. To position yourself ahead of the exponential growth expected in years to come will secure your position as a marketer. By starting now you can ride this wave and grow with it rather than being left behind.

The time now. Sure the economy is stagnate, but if history tells us anything at all, the economy is cyclical. I know where I'll be, right here online anchoring my position online "Staking my claim" if you will. It would be crazy not to develop an online presence. The potential is unlimited.

Right now there are so many free conveniences available to online users. Conveniences we sometimes take for granted. Take your email for example, or sites like Youtube and Facebook, other social networks, blogs and forums: they're all free. The cost of your internet connection is affordable. The cost of a domain name is cheap, and it's also affordable to have a website designed, developed, and hosted.

This isn't an economic report, but we are at a crossroads. The quiete before the storm if you will. The economy is recessing in general but internet commerce is moving right along. The housing market is temporarily stagnate which has many Americans worried and waiting. The stock market is in an overall bear market but the top analysts are optimistic. The presidential elections have citizens and the business world waiting to see what's next.

All these factors are normal and cyclical, so when everything rebounds the economy will take off. If the commerce on the internet is thriving now, wait until the economy as a whole is strong and growing again. Lookout! The next internet wealth explosion is very near and you want to be established and positioned in your business so you are running with it and so you don't get left behind. Starting your business today you can strategically take advantage of this coming boom now and avoid the regret of delay when it does come.

Online Success Is Earned

The lure of easy money and fast fortunes are rampant on the internet today. People are seduced into believing all the hype simply because they want to believe it. Many internet marketers prey on hungry and eager consumers omitting the fact that it takes dedication and knowledge and certain skillsets.

Fortunes can be made online, in fact, they're made every day. The ones who succeed online understand what it takes to market online. Marketing is the number one skill that must be cultivated and within that skill comes another subset of skills to learn.

Gone are the days of having a replicated website that thrives on sheer luck and market demand. Now the buyers market is educated, aware, and selective. It's the responsibility of the marketer or would be marketer to offer value and be accountable for what they are offering.

People who don't grasp this concept early, are in for frustration and disappointment. The ones that do grasp it will be in that upper echelon of the online marketing community. What many opportunity seekers don't realize is that the company or person that they're buying from put the work in at some point in time. They may have acheived a status or position that actually does allow their business to run on autopilot now.

Sometimes the marketer fails to reveal how much work came before their success and when the new prospect does not get instant or similar results, they feel ripped off or cheated. There are so many variables to grasp when starting any enterprise. Learning and applying the basics are crucial in developing a foundation to build upon. This doesn't have to be a painstaking and long process either, as long as you're open to learning and mastering certain skills.

Keep in mind that if you want to acheive a higher level of success you will be offering or selling a product or service just as it was offered to you. In order for you to succeed you've got to be able to pass some of what you've learned down the line. Your success level depends on just how much you are willing to offer. If you try to skip over learning the basics or if you didn't have a good guide to begin with you may end up wondering why your not making your fortune.

Just remember to be prepared to put some effort into whatever business it is you decide to take on. Look for coaches, mentors, and support communities that share your vision and this will excellerate the learning process. Make your mistakes early, then it will get easier and with some effort you to will be on your way to your fortune.

Some Eye-opening Statistics

Here are some eye-opening statistics I thought I'd post. They are very sobering and I post them not only for readers to find, but also to refer back to myself. I have no problem staying motivated, but in the chosen path of internet marketing, or any other field for that matter, a reminder now and then never hurt anything.

Out of all people that start employment at age 20, by age 65
1% are wealthy
4% have enough money to retire
3% are still working (can't afford to quit)
63% depend on Social Security, friends or charity
29% are dead and
95% of all Americans retire in poverty after working for 45 years!
- Bureau of Labor Statistics -

New Web Browser Recommendation: Flock

Just when I was getting used to my Firefox web browser, along comes Flock. A flock of what? Well Flock is a relatively new web browser that is creating a lot of buzz in the web 2.0 world. It is actually a close relative to Firefox, as it is built out of the Firefox codebase.

I first became aware of this service by tuning into the Thirty Day Challenge. Ed Dale does a 30 Day Challenge to teach affiliate marketing techniques for free, to anyone who signs up. Ed Dale provides such useful and cutting edge information during this thirty day period, that when he gave such high marks to Flock, I decided it was time to check it out.

It's a bit overwhelming and confusing at first, because there is so much on the screen. Though I must say I am very pleased with this service and give it a high recommendation as well. The speed at which I'm able to zip from page to page is a welcome bonus. I can see this facilitating the speed at which I accomplish the task I do on a daily bases. As an online web 2.0 marketer it is envaluble, as a tool the way it integrates with the popular social networks, blog sites, my own emails, etc.

Flock specializes in providing social networking and other Web 2.0 features built into its user interface. The browser is built on the Mozilla Firefox Code base. On June 16th 2008 Flock 2 based on Mozilla's Firefox 3 went into open beta.
The Flock browser is available as a free download, and supports Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux platforms.

In May 2008, Flock won the Social Networking category of the Webby Awards. Flock was nominated for this award along with Facebook, Bebo, and Ning. On July 22, 2008 Linux distributor PC/OS announced that the Flock browser would replace Firefox as its primary browser on its workstation releases.

Features
Flock 1.1 integrates social networking and media services including YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Blogger, Flickr, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. When you log into any of the supported social services, Flock automatically activates these services within its features:

* Flock can indicate when friends have updated their profile, uploaded photos or other items.
* Flock has internal features that allows the sharing of text, links, photos and videos.]
* Flock has its own "media bar" allowing preview of online videos and photos, and subscription to photo and video feeds.
* Flock's Feed Reader organizes Atom and RSS feeds.
* Flock's Blog Editor allows direct posting into a designated blog, along with being a blog reader.
* Flock's web-mail component allows users to check email without going to the site, compose new messages, and to drag and drop pictures and videos from the mediabar or web clipboard into a new email message.

I'm still learning some of the features and not even taking advantage of all of them, but I highly recommend downloading Flock and giving it a test drive. I can already see the advantages of using this quick and agile service. And in the web 2.0 world, high speed is what it's all about.