You’re Just 3 Steps Away From Your New Business
“Man is always more than he can know of himself; consequently, his accomplishments, time and again, will come as a surprise to him.” – Golo Mann I’m willing to bet that one goal you have for this year is to become wealthier than you are right now. If you’ve been…
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With the market struggling over the past few months, you might be wondering whether to lower your stock holdings. You can keep an eye on two things that can save your portfolio.
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“Make visible what, without you, might perhaps never have been seen.” – Robert Bresson Whether you’re talking about the articles you include in your e-zine or about your sales message, one thing is certain: Content is king. The written word has the power to educate and inform… as well as…
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“Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity.” – Samuel Johnson “You want me to do what?!” I don’t usually respond to a request from Michael Masterson that way. But this time it sounded like he was asking for too much. He wanted me to give…
READ MORESuccess Loves Speed
“There are no speed limits on the road to excellence. We can’t be fined for speeding.” – David W. Johnson Last January, Bob Bly wrote an article for ETR titled “The Best Business Advice You’ll Ever Get.” In it, he credited Joe Vitale with making him an extra $200,000 a…
READ MORERev Up Your Sales With Google AdWords
“When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.” – George Washington Carver You’d been hearing all about how great Google AdWords is for driving traffic to a business’s website, and you were finally ready to get in…
READ MORETurning Your Monumental Foul-Up Into Lasting Goodwill
“The secret to making something good out of your mistakes is to (a) refuse to feel guilty about them, and (b) resolve to learn from them.” – Michael Masterson I placed the phone call and was told she would arrive within an hour. To my left and 55 floors down,…
READ MOREWhere’s the Ritz When You Need It?
“I was seldom able to see an opportunity until it had ceased to be one.” – Mark Twain Freakin’ Russia. It was one thing after another the morning we flew into Sheremetyevo Airport. We had barely stretched our legs when a burly airport cop tackled my colleague, Mike, for taking…
READ MOREOne Cyber Brick at a Time
“When you are through changing, you are through.” – Bruce Barton At any given point in time, most people assume, at least subconsciously, that the world is static. Big mistake. Remember when it seemed as though… No one could possibly rival Sears… until Wal-Mart came along. No one could possibly…
READ MOREThe Un-Sexiest Word in Real Estate
“That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and, hence, is just encouragement to industry and enterprise.” – Abraham Lincoln There are a lot of high-energy terms in real estate: flip, leverage, cash out, cash in, boom, bubble, and bust. Then there’s the sensible sister: amortization. Very…
READ MOREThe Slice-and-Dice System to Get Your Customers to Buy More
“I’ve always believed the greater danger is not aiming too high, but too low, settling for a bogey rather than shooting for an eagle.” – Peter Scott One of the best ways to build your online business is to build your house list of potential customers. But you can also…
READ MOREA Quick-Start Guide to Publishing Books
“Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.” – Groucho Marx Longtime ETR reader Tim C., of Raleigh, NC, e-mailed to say that ETR is sorely in need of a new type of product. Tim writes, “While your newsletter…
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