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A week or so Global Talk Radio sent out an invitation to who knows how many individuals offering them a chance to host their own Radio Program FREE. Keep in mind, they stated that only TWO shows would be accepted. This is a common “scarcity strategy” to get people to act quickly on an offer. I have enclosed a copy of what was sent to us initially… Here it is…
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Dear Friends,
We have an amazing opportunity for 2 individuals who would like to host their own talk show/podcast ABSOLUTELY FREE… and WE’LL PAY YOU for generating listeners!!

Whether you have an existing show or podcast, or you want to break into the industry… this could be your best chance to join Global Talk Radio… the fastest-growing internet talk radio station in the world!
If you can demonstrate the ability to generate at least 1,000 listeners per month AND have a topic that would interest our listeners AND can start within 1-2 weeks… we’d like to hear from you! Please visit:

http://www.globaltalkradio.com/hostashow2.htm

Note: Only 2 shows can be accepted at this time… so be sure to make your best pitch! Obviously, not all applications will be approved.

Good luck!!
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Sound simple enough, so I entered and sent my resume and show idea for an Internet Entrepreneur’s Radio Show. Voila… I was accepted…. So I forwarded it on to a friend of mine and guess what… his show was accpeted. Now what are the odds on that, especially when I sent it to him a week after I had turned mine in. But it gets better…
Today I received a notice that the show had been cancelled due to many of the hosts pulling out…

Wait a minute… Too MANY of the hosts pulling out? I thought only two shows were accepted and I know, my friend and did no such thing. Here’s where it gets nasty. I sent an email back saying that for one it was in poor taste to cancel on us since we had already planned the shows and invied guests and started promoting the shows. Below is the exchange between myself and the show producer Kevin Dawson from Global Talk Radio.
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Dear Prospective Host,

I truly regret to inform you that we have cancelled the free talk show production indefinitely.

The reason for this is that there were too many complaints from would-be hosts that they didn’t want listeners to go through a survey to hear their show. While we completely understand your concerns, the other side is that those advertisers were covering the cost of production so that you wouldn’t be out any expense. Unfortunately, there’s no such thing as a free lunch. So, without the surveys, there’s no free production either… and that’s a loss for both of us, because we felt you had a winning show concept.

I truly apologize for the inconvenience. We’re cancelling shows now, before they begin production, to minimize the impact on your planning.

As a gesture of good faith, we are hereby offering to give each of you a FREE ONE-TIME SHOW (provided that it’s produced before February 28th), which will be part of our Public Access Radio feature (http://www.globaltalkradio.com/shows/publicaccessradio) . If you want to take us up on the offer, let me know and we’ll coordinate a day & time with you.

In addition, we do still offer the traditional weekly hosting packages (Silver and Gold) which are host-sponsored and have no surveys for listeners to take. If you’re interested, please read more at http://www.globaltalkradio.com/hostashow.htm.

Hopefully, we’ll be able to work together in the future.

Sincerely,

Kevin Dawson
Global Talk Radio

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Here’s My My reply:
Nothin like leaving egg on the face of everyone that signed up for your program….
Incredibly unprofessional to say the least….

I’m afraid all 41,000 followers on twitter will not be happy to hear what you guys have pulled.
And then to hit us up with a sales pitch…. Whomever’s in charge needs a lesson in marketing.

Mick
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Mick,

I’m really not interested in your hate mail.

And yes, by all means, please post all over Twitter that we cancelled free production because the hosts, who didn’t want to pay for production, also didn’t want their listeners to do anything either. There is a common myth that internet businesses are support to operate for free. I wonder if I should tell our landlord, utilities, insurance company, server hosting service, etc., that they should work for free, too?

Don’t blame us. Blame the other hosts who all backed out at the last minute, because they wanted a truly free lunch (and then some).

Kevin Dawson
Global Talk Radio
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For not being interested in my so called hate mail,
you managed to take the time to send me a lengthy response.

First… This isn’t directed at you, I realize you are just the messenger.

This is for whomever had the bright idea to offer this program and then pull the plug
after getting people onboard and promoting that they had a show coming up.
This was unethical to say the least and made several of us look unprofessional.

“oops sorry… the show was cancelled do to poor planning”
I’m sure that will go a long way with the guests I had lined up.

To pin this on “The Hosts” that backed out only proves my point that there were..
1. more than two shows accepted… This is false advertising and totally unethical.
2. this was a ploy to get hosts to pay for their own shows.

This isn’t hate mail, just FYI that the way GTR handled this was poor at best.
I’m not blaming anyone and neither should you. That’s operating below the line of integrity.

Dedicated To Your Success,
Mick Moore
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Mick,

Truly amazing.

Based on your emails, I take it you fall into the “I deserve a free lunch” category?

Obviously, we won’t be working together in the future. If you are on our contact list, please let me know what email address, and I’ll be happy to unsubscribe you.

Kevin
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Amazing isn’t even close…

You just don’t get it.

I walk the walk and most definitely would have paid for a premium account in order to take live callers.
But you’re so blind to the fact that you offered something and then cancelled without any consequence to your hosts. that all you can do is play hate mail with me.

Now I know why you work for someone else, you wouldn’t make it on your own.

Keep the emails coming and I will post them on my blog.
Should be fun for the next couple of days and definite fodder for the Social Media.

I will send you a link to my blog so you can retort… seems only fair,

Don’t worry about unsubscribing… I already unsubscribed myself for you.

Have a great weekend.

Dedicated To Your Success,
Mick Moore
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I will keep you up to date as this guy really doesn’t seem to get it…..

WARNING: Today’s post is going to rattle cages and put a spotlight on a potentially dark side of Internet marketing. It may tick some people off. That’s life. I’m more concerned with speaking the truth.

Todays post is a really good post about “The Dark Side of Internet Marketing” written by Joel Comm

Joel goes on to say that for some time it has been suspected that there is a “secret cabal” of Internet marketers who seek to do nothing more than drain money from unsuspecting customers who will buy their stuff. This group is accused of interacting with each other in a way that would exclude others from their circle. Several of us call this group “The Cartel”… Anyone that hasn’t been living under a rock knows who these guys are…..

Having written my first ebook in 2005 and having enjoyed a certain degree of success in the information marketing space, I believe I can honestly and openly speak to what I have observed.

First of all it is important to note that Internet marketing is a term we use to describe the people who sell training materials, software tools, templates, private label rights and other products related more directly to the “make money online” space.

My ebook on making money with AdSense falls into this category.

However, Internet marketing is really a method of marketing any kind of product or service on the Internet. So perhaps a more appropriate term would be infoproduct marketing. (Even that is not completely accurate as there are thousands of infoproducts that have absolutely nothing to do with the “make money online” space.)

So is there a secret group that exists to create products and sell them to people at exhorbitant prices knowing that others can not succeed with these products?

No, there isn’t.

But is there a group of marketers who have built relationships with each other over the years that tend to work together on projects?

Of course. People tend to befriend others with common interests. It’s just human nature.

But here’s the problem.

Just like any other group of people it is easy to lump everyone together and stick a label on them.

For example, all politicians are crooks. Is that really true? I’m sure there are some reputable, ethical politicians working on our behalf. (Just don’t ask me to name one…)

How about, all lawyers are scumbags. True, there are scumbag ambulance-chasing attorneys out there, but I have met some very nice ethical lawyers in my time.

The point is that we have to be very careful in lumping people together.

We are all individuals.

I didn’t set out to network with people in “the circle.” It just happened when I wrote an ebook that people wanted to buy. When it became a hit people naturally gravitated towards me. After all, success attracts the interest of others. (That’s the REAL law of attraction… not that mumbo-jumbo “the universe is your genie” crap.)

Others desperately want IN the so-called circle because they believe having relationships with other successful people will be the key to their success. I get emails all the time asking me to promote other people’s products because, and I kid you not, “I have a big list.” Gee, that’s a way to win someone over…

It’s important to understand that there ARE great products out there that bring value. I wouldn’t have sold thousands of copies of my AdSense ebooks if they didn’t bring value. Word of mouth and legitimate testimonials go a long way. I have always attempted to create products that bring value and will always continue to do so.

That doesn’t mean that you can’t make a lot of money with a worthless product, though. I’ve seen it happen time and again. All it takes is a carefully crafted sales letter, a well thought-out product launch strategy and a group of affiliates who will promote it on launch day for a commission.

I believe it is morally wrong to sell products that don’t bring real value. If you are going to provide training, make sure the training is valid. If you are going to sell a software product, the software needs to do what you say it does.

There is, however, nothing evil or even unethical about crafting a good sales letter, preparing a launch strategy and recruiting affiliates to promote your product.. As I’ve discussed before, it is important to write a persuasive sales letter (as long as persuasion doesn’t become manipulation.) It is essential to have a product launch strategy. And affiliate marketing is nothing new. It’s critical that others are eager to share your product or service with their members. New FTC regulations require that affiliates are forthcoming with their relationship with the product they are promoting, but there’s nothing wrong with doing a promotion.

So where is the problem?

Well, there actually is a series of problems that I have observed over the years. I’m not going to name any names because that’s not the purpose of this post. The point is to make you aware of what is broken in the industry. It’s then up to you to find out who the people are that have made it this way. Hopefully, you’ll also be able to discern who the good guys are.

With that said, these are three areas that I find disturbing in the Internet marketing space.

1) Back-scratching.

I understand the “if you promote this for me I’ll promote that for you” mentality. I have encountered it all too often.

In the earlier days of Internet marketing, many of the products were fresh and original. Entrepreneurs were coming up with great solutions and many of them worked quite well.

Things have changed. With so many people in the “make money online” space, many are creating products just to enter the niche. As I’ve written before, a number of them have no credibility and some of them outright copy others to make a buck.

Now there’s nothing wrong with asking for reciprocation, but I have a problem endorsing something I don’t think will serve the customer. Over the years I’ve presented numerous products and services. I’ve only regretted endorsing a small handful because I turn away from promoting MANY offers that I don’t believe bring real value.

That’s not the case with everyone.

I’ve seen some Internet marketers promote everything and anything that comes their way, all in the name of reciprocation.

I can’t do it and I won’t do it just to do it. I will only reciprocally promote an offer if I believe it is worthy to promote.

2) Unhealthy attitudes towards customers

This one may make you angry and it probably should.

I have spoken at a number of Internet marketing, online business and personal development conferences. I will go more in depth on these events in another entry, but for now I want to focus on an experience that I had.

I was at an event a couple years ago and was accompanied by one of my employees.

The event was such that the people attending paid very little to be there. The speakers were to deliver quality content and end their presentation with an opportunity for the attendees to purchase their product or service.

There is nothing wrong with this model. It allows people to learn something new and consider if they want to learn more. It allows speakers an opportunity to get in front of an audience and present valuable content. Of course, it also allows the speaker to sell his or her product.

Anyhow, at this one particular conference I was outside the room with my associate. We were speaking to the promoter of the event and asked him how things were going in the room. That kind of question means “how is the content and are people investing in product.” In order for a conference like this to be a win/win for all both need to occur.

My associate and I were stunned when the promoter told us that the attendees to his event were always looking for the next big thing and that it was like he was selling crack to them… providing their next fix. He made it clear that he didn’t expect them ever to make any money and he was fine with that.

I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. I lost a lot of respect for this person that day.

This attitude can be found in spots throughout the Internet marketing space. I’m not saying it is everywhere. It is rare. But it does exist.

3) Bonus offers to make more sales as an affiliate

It is common for marketers to have affiliates compete to see who can make the most sales during their product launch. They will frequently rank the affiliates each day so everyone can see who is winning and prizes will be awarded based on final standings.

I think healthy competition is a good thing and I see nothing wrong with having a sales contest. Corporations have contests among their sales teams all the time. I’ve offered prizes to affiliates in the past. It provides them with incentive to promote my product.

But I draw the line at affiliate bonus offers.

The merchant selling the product will ask affiliates to provide a bonus for customers who purchase their product through the affiliates link. The idea is that more people will buy through my affiliate link if I offer them an attractive bonus, thereby earning me more affiliate commissions.

I think I did this for another marketer’s promotion one time, several years ago. I gave away a free copy of one of my ebooks for customers who purchased through my link.

But many marketers will offer bonuses with high perceived value. I’ve seen people give away their high-end products to incentivize customers to purchase through their link.

I have found this puzzling because some people are willing to completely devalue their own products in order to make more sales of someone else’s product.

I have refused to play this game.

Essentially, it means that when I promote a product I feel adds value and choose not to add a bonus I will make fewer sales. After all, if a customer can purchase through Affiliates X’s link and get two-thousand dollars worth of bonuses, why would they purchase through my link?

And I’m ok with that.

I’m not going to devalue my own product in promotion of someone else’s. It doesn’t make any sense to me.

I’ve got more to say about Internet marketing and will be posting another entry shortly.

I want to conclude on an up-note.

There is hope that the industry is changing.

New FTC regulations attempting to reel in fake and unreasonable testimonials as well as a crackdown in the merchant services sector are forcing marketers to take a long hard look at what they are dong.

I believe this is going to serve to weed out more of the scam artists and provide opportunity for those willing and eager to do business the right way.

Assuming you have an idea for a product or service of value, I would encourage you to see it through and bring your dream to fruition.

So what are your thoughts on the topic? I’d love to hear your comments below.

Here is an interesting post on Facebook by my buddy and fellow Butterfly Warrior, Bret Treadwell.

Bret goes on to say that we as a people are dealing with a fractionalized banking system as our adversary.

This means that there is more debt outstanding than money in circulation, although, for every submission technique there is a counter to it. ~ The Butterfly Warrior

The following is very quickly outlined proposal to pay off our national debt.

We cannot do it with these ideas alone, they are far from perfect solutions ALTHOUGH they are turning a corner towards a REAL solution.

Focusing on SOLUTIONS is the only way to solve ALL OF OUR challenges.

For every problem there is a solution. It simply depends on whether we chose to FOCUS on why it won’t work, or how it can.

#1 what we focus on expands. So we must focus on our desired outcome.
#2 when we ask the right questions our dreams come true. ~ Example: How is Canada paying off their debt?
#3 Reality is made when we agree. Lets get as many people as possible focusing on 1 and 2.

These are the first 3 of 10 principals of the Butterfly Warrior!

1) Most of our debt ‘right now’ comes from the money we borrow from China to fund ‘primarily’ our foreign policy. Ultimately, this is the unconstitutional occupation of over 130 countries worldwide.
(As a side note, if we quit occupying other people’s countries we would dramatically lower the terrorist threats we face today, how would we feel if China had bases in the US)?

Now, if we were to stop borrowing money EVERY DAY from China and end our unconstitutional occupation of 130 countries that would begin to address the problem of not being able to pay it back, because paying it back is directly connected to NOT SPENDING OR BORROWING MORE.

2) Our income tax (which is unconstitutional and was set up as a ‘volunteer’ WAR tax) pays for the interest on our national debt, which again is primarily to fund our foreign policy. If we stop borrowing, we can start to pay the principal down, exactly like a credit card.

3) Every person over age 18 owes a little under $180,000 of this debt presently.

4) The ‘volunteer’ WAR tax was originally catalyzed by AMERICAN pride and a desire to have a country that was in the black. We ‘may want to consider’ to begin to instill that kind of pride again in our country and our economics (this is another entirely beautiful subject that I do not have time to get into, but it is near and dear to my heart) and encourage people to take ownership for their government and its present military and financial situations. (As a start point)

We can do this by allowing small businesses to begin trading in real money. This would encourage folks (at the very least) to trade in silver and gold. There are plenty of people that would like to (I know I would) and in fact MINTS across the nation started printing coins during the 2008 elections with Ron Paul on them and small business started to get excited about using them until the FBI illegally shut the MINTS down and confiscated all the coins with Ron Paul stamped on them. Keep in mind that Gold and Silver with Mickey Mouse is OK, though. Hmm.

For more on this interesting and thought provoking post, please visit HOW DO WE PAY OFF AMERICAS DEBT?

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/note.php?note_id=290566882344&id=1759280793&ref=mf

Here’s a great article I found from the Huffington Post.

Social networking tools like Face Book, Linked In and Twitter are not just social networking tools but should be used as ways to create relationships and create real sales. This is a whole new world that is exploding with sales opportunities and not just a way to find old college buddies. Social networking is for more than just making connections but for making sales!

Go into this with the idea that you are going to use social networking to increase your contacts, get them thinking and talking about you and then covert those contacts into contracts! Unfortunately or fortunately depending on who you are, most people are just using this tool to entertain and waste time.

Getting started is as simple as entering your email address into any of these sites, what you do with after that is what counts. Focus on what image you want to create and how to get people to see your site and the creative ideas of how to stay connected with those people. Getting to the right person at the right time with the right presentation is what creates the sale. And that is what these sites can and should do for you. With the economy much tighter it is critical that salespeople increase the number of opportunities they personally create and not wait for something to happen. Social networking tools are transforming the salesperson’s sales efforts.

First, understand this is not a place to waste time and meander but to connect with those that can propel your business. When I use social networking I am looking to connect with those that can either promote my business or directly see and buy my products. If my old college mates can help me great then go after them but that should not be your primary purpose when using these tools.

Keys to making social networking successful for you:

1.Before creating a site clarify your purpose.

2.Build your site with your purpose in mind

3.Always use a photo as people want to see who you are.

4.Provide a list of items in your profile that substantiate you as a professional.

5.Make sure all communication is professional and supports your purpose.

6.When you communicate make sure that the viewer finds the information you are providing to be useful.

7.Understand this site is like a living entity and it will needs daily attention in order to get you results.

8.You don’t need to know anything about technology you need to know about sales.

At 51 years old I am a bit handicap with using technology and most of my office are amatuer in this new world of technology. We actually experimented with the selling principles from my book Sell to Survive to see if those same principles would work with social networking. We created over 700 strong business connections on Linkedin in just two weeks. Our FaceBook effort was a lot easier for us and we hit 5000 connections in a couple of months. More importantly our sales grew almost 5 times in the same period. New announcements are very important in this ‘new’ world so we used the launch of our new Virtual Interactive SalesTraining Site to create tremendous interest on all our social networking initiatives.

This proves that you don’t need internet skills to get connected, you need sales skills. You can check any of my sites to get ideas about what we have done with them to generate opportunities and create sales. Social networking is a real sales’ activity and a substantial way to keep your clients or prospective clients thinking about you, talking about you and ultimately selling your products and services.

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There was a survey conducted on highly motivated people that showed two very interesting things:

It showed that out of 100 people only 10 will become millionaires.

And any of the 100 could have chosen to be one of the 10

Today, everyone has the opportunity to become wealthy and reach their dreams.

But only 10 will choose to do so… Are you one of those 10?

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Dedicated to your success,
Mick Moore,

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It’s a dirty but undeniable fact: billions of dollars worth of software, ebooks and other digital products are stolen from Internet sites like yours every year.

In the time it takes you to read this report, more than 60 unauthorized copies of your product can be snatched from your site by thieves who didn’t pay you a dime!

In most cases, it takes a crook about three mouse clicks and 30 seconds to bypass so-called security systems and steal whatever you’re selling…

and you’ll have no clue it’s even happening!

The Facts Will Outrage You!

Take a look at these shocking statistics:

49% of all existing copies of software programs and digital ebooks are illegal bootleg versions!
86% of computers users “own” digital products they did not pay for! (These are not free or trial versions!)
70% of people admit they wouldn’t pay for a product if they could get a pirated copy for free!
56% of users don’t think there’s anything wrong with sharing digital products they’ve paid for.
36% don’t even know this is illegal!

Imagine Just How Much All Of This Costing You?

It’s ironic that what makes digital products so popular-unlimited duplicating, fast and easy availability via instant download or email-also makes them so easy to steal. Whether your product is a software application, ebook, report, audio file, video file or other digital item, you’d be appalled to know how easy it is for some lowlife to steal it right out from under your nose!

How do they do it? While describing exactly how thieves steal digital content would be irresponsible (much like broadcasting credit card numbers or safe combinations all over the Internet), here’s a general idea of the most common methods used:

They find your download page. Even if you’re not naïve enough to name it something easy to guess, like www.yourwebsite.com/thankyoudownload.html, hackers are relentless and very talented!

They will find it!

They pay for your product and then request a refund. They get their money back (right from your pocket), but unlike when getting a refund from any store, they keep the product and continue to use it!

They share your product with all of their friends (regardless of how they obtained it). Some sleazeballs even sell your product from their web sites and keep all the profit! The better your product, the more vulnerable it is to being ripped off!

These gaping wholes in your security can cause you to lose thousands of dollars from legitimate sales!

Here are a couple of methods you might use to help protect your products and your sales:

Change your download link regularly. If you change the URL for your download page on a regular basis, you can prevent some buyers from sharing that link with their friends. Of course, you’ll also have to update the information with your payment provider so the online ordering process doesn’t get messed up. Some file security systems will automatically “hide” your download page so you don’t have to do this manually.

Use passwords. There are several software applications that allow you to create a password feature for your download page or your product. When customers purchase your product, you can email them the password or set it up so that it’s an automatic part of the download process. Passwords make it more difficult to gain unauthorized access.

The problem is, neither of these methods do anything to prevent unscrupulous people from sharing unauthorized copies of your digital product (and the password) once they get their hands on it!

And they don’t keep anyone from continuing to use the product after obtaining a refund!

Did you know there are thousands of freebie-seekers and “professional refunders”-people who have no intention of paying for your product, no matter how affordable it is or how much they need it-are surfing the Internet every day? They go from site to site, ordering whatever strikes their fancy.

And then they take advantage of the generous money-back guarantees! It’s gotten so bad that many Internet marketers refuse to mention guarantees on their websites!

Well I found a way to protect my digital downloads and it allows me to instantly Deny Access To Copies Of my Digital Products That Have Been Stolen, Shared, or Refunded!

It’s called Digital Lockdown Pro

Have you heard of those fancy new high-tech security systems for cars? They can track the car’s location, remotely unlock the doors, or even disable the engine if the car’s been stolen! Wouldn’t it be cool if you could rig your software program, ebook or other digital product with something like that? You can!

Digital Lock Down PRO uses a powerful technology called IP tracking. Every computer connected to the Internet can be identified by a unique string of numbers called an IP address. Digital Lock Down PRO requires your buyers to “register” their new product before they receive a license code needed to access it. Don’t worry, it’s quick and easy so it’s not a hassle for your customers!

Once the product is registered, you can track it and monitor its use. If unauthorized users try to access the product-or if the buyer obtains a refund-you can immediately “deactivate” the product with a click of your mouse! You have full control!

Take Control of Your Inventory and Protect Your Business!

Digital Lock Down PRO allows you incredible flexibility-and power! Power to protect what’s yours, what you’ve worked your tail off to achieve! Here’s what it allows you to do:

Track the use of your product. With the magic of IP-tracking technology, you’ll know exactly how many people are using your product, where they got it from, and whether they’ve paid for it!

Collect information on your buyers. Your customers register their new product by submitting their name and email address. License codes are automatically generated and immediately provided to your customers so they can use their product. A record is created for you with the customer’s name, email address and license code.

Contact unauthorized people using your product. You can give them a chance to do the right thing and pay for it, or simply deactivate their copy!

Disable a buyer’s copy of your product when he/she obtains a refund. No more free rides at your expense! (Wouldn’t it be great to see the look on their face when they realize their something-for-nothing scheme didn’t work?)

Set expiration dates for your product. This is a great feature if you charge a monthly fee. For instance, you could offer a free trial, and if the payment isn’t submitted by the time the free trial offer expires, you can make the product inaccessible!

As you can see, Digital Lock Down PRO is much more than a simple file security system! It is your silent partner watching over your business’s digital inventory-not just while it’s on your “premises,” but long after it’s out the door and subject to more thieves and threats!

It’s Remarkably Easy to Install and Use!

It took me literally 5 minutes to set it up and I didn’t have to modify my existing website or product.

If you have a digital product you are selling, I highly recommend you use this easy, inexpensive service. It will save you three times the money than it costs in theft prevention.

Click here to see for yourself:
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To your success,
Mick Moore – The Internet Entrepreneur
www.QuickStartExpert.com

There are a lot of different theories on how to get into Google’s search returns quickly but by far the simplest way to do it that I’ve found is to simply get a lot of links from other relevant webites that have already been indexed by Google and that Google sends it’s bots to regularly.

Of course you can also submit your site to Google to be ranked or use a search engine submission program to do it – but I find the link option works pretty well in most cases for me. It might take a several months, or even longer, but in most cases it works reasonably well depending on your chosen field.

My advice in getting on Googles first page is similar to getting indexed. In order to climb the rankings you again need other sites to link to you. In my mind this is the most important aspect of good SEO (search engine optimization). There are of course other factors, but what it largely comes down to is experience in inbound links from other sites (relevant, highly ranked ones using the keywords you want to rank for to link to you ideally).

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Now that christmas 2009 has come and gone, we can get on to the real business at hand which is gearing up for 2010. Getting yourself started and up to speed with a new or floundering home based business will be key in deciding the success you will experience in 2010.

I myself spent the last two months of 2009 setting up a new product to be released in early January that will not only help those interested in starting a home based business, but advance those already working from home. Most people have figured out the basics to using web 2.0 with Facebook and Twitter, but did you know 2010 is going to be the biggest year ever for video and marketing with Youtube?

Now is the tim to spend a little time and maybe a little money educating yourself in how to tie all of the home business internet marketing together with the use of video on youtube. Since youtube accepts up to 1gig of video now, HD has come into it’s own and the bandwidth to view such video is constantly increasing.

Since becoming a huge fan of HD over two years ago, I spent the remaining months of 2009 selling off all of my standard def video and antiquated recording gear on ebay right up to the days before chritsmas. This week I spent several days researching the latest Sony HD mini camcorders, so I could capture spur of the moment interviews and happenings and be able to meld it seamlessly with my larger more expensive HD video cameras. The reason I went with Sony is that I already have a lot of Sony gear and of the batteries and accessories are interchangeable, etc.

I highly recommend spending an extra $300 on a really good mini camcorder instead of a Flip-Camera or small mini webbie camcorder. And stay away from Flash Drive camcorders as they tend to “Lag” or “Drag” when shooting. The low light shooting you would do indoors sucks on most of these flip type cameras. I’ve tried the Flip, The new Kodak, The Sony Webbie and several others. The low light shooting you would do indoors or during and event where there is little sunlight is terrible with all of these cameras. Even shooting in a well lit indoor room was less than acceptable.

After painstaking research, I have decided on a Sony HDR-XR200V 120GB HD Handycam® Camcorder. This is by far the best bang for your buck as far as small body, low light shooting and picture quality. The best part is I can shoot with this camera and mix it right into anything else I have shot with my big sony HD camera. The HD is sealess and most would never see any difference in quality.

It’s not about lenses and 24P anymore. It’s about systems and since I already have a large Sony HD camera, multiple batteries and chargers, not to mention microphones and software, staying with Sony was the best choice for me. This allows me to interchange batteries amongst cameras and and use the same drives and software.

In summary, getting yourself ready to make a lot of money online in 2010 all boils down to education. Educating yourself about web 2.0, educating yourself about internet marketing and educating yourself about systems and hardware. Do your due dilligence and get started here. www.HomeBusnessSuccessKit.com

From there it’s all gravy. No pun intended… May your new year be abundant, joyous and exciting.

Cyber-criminals are taking advantage of people by sending out friend requests on social networking sites.

They send out phishing emails which look like a friend request from Facebook or MySpace. If you click on the link in the email, it will take you to a site that looks like a Facebook or MySpace site. Then, it automatically installs software which can take personal information such as bank details.

If you receive a friend request via email, David Marcus, an online security expert at McAfee says, “Go to Facebook itself, log into the application and see if they friend requests are actually in the application. Still do a little bit of homework. Who else do they know in your friends list? Then accept them as a friend.”

It’s Christmas time and the cyber-criminals are also sending out Christmas e-cards. Be careful when you get a Christmas e-card, especially if it’s someone you do not know. Do not click on the link on the e-mail, instead go to the site itself and type the code which comes on the email.

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KOMO news

It’s true. The key to any successful business is to be innovative and generate a product or service that’s is better than the rest – then promote the hell out of it.

The product or service will take care of itself and you’ll have a prospering business – By using common sense, one can practically guarantee success. The same holds true for starting a home based business using the internet.

Virgin Airlines founder Richard Branson didn’t spend months creating a business plan when he started his airline. They basically wrote ‘VIRGIN AIRLINES’ on a piece of paper and told associates about his private jet sharing idea. He then leveraged the ‘Virgin’ name from his existing music business. The decision to use the ‘Virgin’ name was a result of simple branding strategy, they basically wanted the name to stand out and already had a presence in the Music Industry.

As the story was told to me, Richard Branson was waiting for a flight back home to London. After having his flight delayed for several hours, he checked out the price of a private jet that could take him home NOW.

After doing a calculating the difference in cost, he realized if he split the cost of this private jet with a few other stranded passengers who’s flight to London also got delayed, they would actually break even and this private jet wouldn’t cost him anything. His idea interested more passengers and they ended up making a profit for organizing this flight.

The point of this story is: If you have what you think is a good idea, go with it and trust that with a little effort, you can make it fly. No pun intended! All the small details and optimizations can be completed later, but to start with get started! A nice quote that summarizes this nicely is: “It Ain’t Gonna Do It On It’s Own”.

It’s only as Virgin became a success that Branson hired actual departments solely focused on branding the Virgin name.

If you have a good idea, take action and get started doing somethig about it. Spend an hour or so every day bringing your idea to fruition. It takes action to take an idea and make a successful business out of it.