Internet Marketing Mentors

I bought into Sarah Staar's 'Licensed Product Team' some considerable time ago. I consider this to be one of the best purchases I have ever made.

Sarah specializes in video marketing which appeals to my way of learning because I like to be 'virtually' present at seminars and workshops etc.

Observing the reactions of a roomful of people comprised mainly of wannabe internet marketers – who have paid big money to be physically present – is a reliable measure of the product's popularity and value.

She is very big on webinars and question and answer sessions. I certainly never miss out on any of these: I always seem to manage to find the necessary time.

There are many internet marketers whose business includes mentoring. Sarah is one such person. One of her strengths is interviewing fellow mentors and marketers, thereby demonstrating the need to work with others in the business.

These interviews can be very valuable for those trying to establish strategies in internet marketing and information publishing. There's always something new to learn in this business.

Sarah also invites along fellow mentors/marketers to tell their individual stories of how they've developed and succeeded in the internet marketing niche.

I hang on every word which people such as Rob Cornish and Martin Avis utter! This is to name just two – there are many more to help Sarah's clients.

It seeems like I've been a licensed partner for ever but I've only opened up a very small percentage of the products which comprise the package that Sarah has suplied.

I like to tell things as they are and I must admit that Ms. Staar has a few little foibles which I find annoying.

For instance – like many other people – she uses 'OK?' far too frequently. The majority of folk will do so because they're not sure of their facts or where they are going next. With Sarah I'm sure it's just habit.

Also, I was watching one of her workshops when she said she was going to demonstrate how to produce a video. Since this activity is one of her strengths and something I really wanted to know the finer details of, I was overjoyed.

However, she spent so much time trying to sort out her computer equipment that nothing useful transpired and the audience were left wearing a variety of largely blank expressions.

Sarah ended up this 'non-demo' by uttering the much overused cliche 'it really is that simple.'

I personally can overlook these one or two things that I've found less than perfect because of the sheer quantity and quality of her products. The lady over-delivers.

I hope others will feel the same way because then it's pretty certain that mentors such as Sarah, Rob and Martin will keep us all up to date with internet marketing fashion and culture changes etc.

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Hackers

In the early days of my efforts to break into internet marketing I was beset by the problem of not having a clue as how to proceed. I needed genuine help and any hindrance was far from welcome.

I'm sure I'm not alone in this, but having spent weeks trying to teach myself – mainly by trial and error – how to get a URL and hosting for a website, amongst other important things, I gave myself a pat on the back for having achieved a measure of success.

Despite laboriously trying to 'do things' with the website I'd managed to build, my progress was ultra slow but I'm a very determined geezer who doesn't fall at the first fence.

One day I put my site's URL into the browser and got a screen full of rubbish chat. I called on a mate who knows about computing.

He immediately said "You've been hacked."

"What shall I do?" I lamely enquired.

"Get on to whoever hosts your site" Paul replied.

When I did this they must have thought I was a right dumbo – which in fact was a fairly accurate assessment of my ability. The guy on the other end must have been tearing his hair out as he tried to tell me how to change my password and re-load my files from my computer to the web.

I was elated when my re-published homepage re-appeared!

It was about this time that I discovered Rob Cornish and started following his blog on a page called Gain Higher Ground.

For anyone wanting to learn more about how to counter these abysmal hacking scum-bags, Rob has written a very good post relating to the subject of hacking.

I read all Rob's posts and recommend others do likewise. Just click on his name in the sidebar to the right and follow his words of wisdom. You won't regret it!

A basic understanding of Internet Marketing

I'm sure that there are very few individuals who can truly say that they are experts in every component part of the internet marketing business.

I'm a retired engineer who has always been accustomed to looking at a project and getting an understanding of how the essential bits and pieces interact. Getting a basic understanding is one thing but doing the necessary manipulation to make things happen is best left to experts in that specific action.

I know that I spout a lot about what affects me but I think that analysing the problems I have experienced is the only true way for any commentator in this business to be taken seriously.

Following on from this it should be obvious why I listen to the teachings of SARAH STAAR  and other internet marketers. They have learnt the business and done what we all want to do – make money from it!

I have always fancied my chances as an information publisher but cannot profess to being a 'technological geek' – although this would be extremely useful. Think about it  –  there is not enough time to make use of being a universal expert whilst making use of your core expertise to make money. Making money puts most other things on to the back burner!

Established marketers will not waste their valuable time trying to find out how to thoroughly learn computing skills for instance, but outsource where their time is better spent on the skills which directly make them money.

Outsourcing is often used by information publishers who are looking for articles to put on their websites. The activity can be applied to a multitude of disciplines!

Thinking along these lines I've recently had an idea for a new ebook, the premise of which might centre on the formation of local groups working together as equal partners. At this stage there are a lot of wrinkles to be straightened out and the thought process is ongoing.

As highlighted in this post, I'm a great believer in personal experience as a way of identifying and solving problems so in  future posts I will get more specific when talking about some which have affected me badly but must have affected others also.

My next post will look into how to counteract the hackers. Until then – stay focused.

My Blogroll

I've just had a look at an email I've saved from way back. It pointed me in the direction of a product where the vendor was going on about something called CFA.

I discovered that it stands for CONSISTENT FOCUSSED ACTION.

What makes this significant for me is that despite setbacks and a whole host of negatives in my quest to achieve success as an internet marketer, CFA has kept me moving in the right direction.

What a brilliant discovery – and I didn't even recognise this fact. It's probably because I love the business and all that it entails.

I have had some success in the last few days, having discovered how to provide extra value for my readers by starting a blogroll of other bloggers who I respect. The first 2 names can be found on the right-hand side of this blog.

Just click on a name and be transported to a world of valuable information. These first 2 people have not been chosen at random – eg they are both men who do not waste too much time banging on about how much money THEY'VE made – but tell exactly how to 'make things happen' for MY BENEFIT.

I've been reading posts by Rob Cornish – that's his picture on this post – for the last year or two, and can safely say that he and others like him have been instrumental in getting me to where I am today.

You are sure to find informative posts – which are worth close study  – by reading their blogs.

Please take advantage of the fact that I'm trying to make access to such valuable information ultra easy. It will pay dividends!

Thinking in bed

In this post I'm going to talk about how powerful 'THOUGHT' is in the pursuit of business riches. This is the main reason why I offer everyone a free video of Napoleon Hill's book 'Think and grow rich.' Just to remind you, you can get this by going to my page by clicking HERE

I think about Internet Marketing strategies all the time  and no,

it's not at the expense of other stuff I should be thinking about. When it comes to thinking I'm an expert multi-tasker; and this didn't come without a lot of conscious effort.

As I've said before, in order to keep my enthusiasm and mindset on track, I regularly listen to a chapter of Mr. Hill's great book. I thoroughly recommend this to everyone who wants internet marketing success. Do everything possible to KEEP UP TO SPEED and DON'T SLACK!

All business strategies start with thought and in particular as to whether a market exists in your chosen niche. I'm not going to go into details here other than to say that Sarah Staar, whose teachings I respect more than any other internet marketer, can explain this action better than I ever could.

I apologise to the other talented internet marketing teachers whose noses may be put out of joint by this statement  but rest assured I respect them all. It's just that Sarah's style and extensive content really appeals to me.

Probably it's because as I get older and don't seem to need as much sleep that although I may feel tired I spend the first few hours after retiring for the night just ... dozing and this is when I do my best thinking in relation to internet marketing. Unfortunately a lot of this thinking is wasted for the following reason.

We marketers like to keep a notebook and pen to hand so that we can jot down those thoughts that may be forgotten by morning unless they are recorded immediately.

Just finding the light switch or pull cord is never easy in a semi-comatose state, never mind where the notebook and pen are ... and what about the specs?

Ah well while I'm wrestling with this problem I'll listen to some music. It always seems to help my thought process. Come and join me ...