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Speed Reading: How To Do It?

    One thing I love doing is reading. These days not so much for pleasure but I do have a LOT of business reading to get through. A few years back, actually about 10, I learned to speed read in a one day course. Like anything else, if you don’t practice it, you lose the skill which is what I did. I’m back to mentally sounding out words which really slows your reading. My comprehension hasn’t improved either because while I’m reading I’m mentally thinking of about 6 other things! Mindfulness would help 😉 So I was keen to pick up… Read More »Speed Reading: How To Do It?

    “I’m Going To Make Millions”

      How many conversations have I had with start-ups and budding entrepreneurs who think they have the NBT (next big thing) that will slay Google and Facebook and make them millions in a minute? This short animated vid is a priceless commentary on the ‘idea virus’ that people get caught up in. No one wants to rain on your parade if you have a brilliant idea. Just make sure you have a clear and logical plan that will get people to your site and will increase their desire to buy. Just sayin’

      12 Tips for Video Sales Pages

        Here are a few key tips from Ryan Deiss on what his team have found works best when implementing video sales letters.

        1. video sales letters convert well and are easier
        2. make them 12-24 minutes
        3. make them auto play
        4. don’t have controls
        5. sentences out pull bullet point presentations
        6. the higher the price the prettier he page
        7. tech and b2b might need more sophistication
        8. cold traffic suits basic plain presentation but put a logo on it
        9. simple works for cold traffic (headline, video, buy button)
        10. long works better with warm traffic (above plus text version below)
        11. borderless videos work better
        12. hide the buy button until the video nearly finished

        The key message from RyanRead More »12 Tips for Video Sales Pages

        Setting Up Your Blog: First Steps

          Signing up at Blogger or installing a blog on your website is not that difficult. Getting it set up right from the get go is very important. Here’s some great advice: http://www.incomediary.com/day-one-blog

          Creative Membership Site Tips for Your Business

            One of the hottest ways to make money online and set up a rock solid business is to create and launch your own membership site. You would not believe how cheaply and quickly you can have a membership site up and running thanks to various scripts made just for that purpose. If you’re motivated to do it, then it’s something you can easily do in just about any niche. All it takes is an out of the box thinking and unique ideas through which you can reach your audience. In this article we will be listing out 3 different membership site tips to help you get started. There are new service launches happening constantly for example List Building Automation, and nearly all of them will benefit from Membership sites.

            Make sure you keep in touch with your members on a regular basis. You need to show them that they are important andRead More »Creative Membership Site Tips for Your Business

            How To Be More Productive, Part 1

              I sat in on a call with Helen Raptoplous recently and she did a good job of extending Robert Plank’s productivity philosophy. Plank is a prodigious producer of content on the web so he has learned a thing or two about how to do more in as short a time as possible. Thought I’d share my notes from the call with you.

              This Part 1 on How To Be More Productive is Helen’s take on the Plank 4 Things Theory, with her own enhancements.

               

              1. Be really clear on what you need to work on. Focus on only one priority project at a time
              2. Start each day knowing what things need to be done. Have a list of four things that you can actually complete in one day. One of those things should relate to your highest priority project. The other three thingsRead More »How To Be More Productive, Part 1