Starting an Internet business takes work - but it’s easier than you may think. Unfortunately, many people are stumped by the "technical" side of it. Here is just one example of the kind of e-mail I get from frustrated entrepreneurs on a daily basis…
A business associate of mine used to fax me on a regular basis. (This was before e-mail.) And every darn fax said URGENT at the top in big bold letters. At first, I found it curious. And then, it became annoying.
Aging baby boomers, who are retiring in droves these days, are fueling a $20 billion mega-market because they want to look and feel younger.
The market I’m talking about is nutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals. And you can make a lot of money selling these products on the Internet or by direct mail - even if you have limited capital to invest.
One of the most effective weapons in your marketing arsenal is urgency. Urgency makes your prospective customer feel that he has to take action and respond to your offer immediately. Your job is to give him a good reason to do it.
Richard called me in a panic, begging me to fill in as a guest on his local cable TV show. Seems that one of the people he’d booked had cancelled at the last minute. It sounded interesting, so I agreed.
The plan was nearly perfect.
I'd fly from Florida up to JFK and spend Friday night at my nephew's graduation party on Long Island. Saturday morning, I'd drive up to Boston to spend the rest of the weekend visiting friends, and would then fly back home out of Logan airport Sunday night.
Here's an exercise for you. Imagine that it's possible for you to earn 10 times your current annual wage.
Normally I pay no attention to political speeches, but this caught my attention. Less social mobility. That means a statistically lower chance for people to better themselves financially. Fifty years? Where's the progress?
Early in my career, I began to reassess some of the ways in which I was saving on expenses. I came to realize that in order to make intelligent decisions when it comes to saving money, time and stress should always be factored into the equation.
You have the greatest chance of getting big raises, big promotions - and eventually, a six-figure income - if the work you do has a positive impact on your company's bottom line.
By Derek Gehl | Tue, Sep 2, 2008
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