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Master the Ultimate Form of Leverage! Joint Ventures - The One Skill You MUST have to Recession-Proof and Grow Your Business!
Daunting economic challenges… businesses struggling to stay afloat… This is the ideal business climate to leverage joint ventures to grow your business!

Why master joint ventures? Joint ventures are the ultimate form of leverage. You’ve no doubt heard that one key to success is to leverage “OPM” (other people’s money). That, combined with the two other “O’s” — OPR (other people’s resources) and OPC (other people’s customers) — propels the awesome financial power of joint ventures.

Look at is this way: In launching a new advertising campaign to a cold market, you can spend $5,000, $10,000, and often much more in sales letter copy, crafting the offer, working the follow up sequence, split testing… and realize (perhaps) a 1-3% conversion rate… that is, assuming you do everything properly.

OR, you can model a powerfully effective strategy by learning the short cut — a workable system to leverage joint ventures to grow your business.

Your Economic Solution? Attend The Ultimate Joint Venture Boot Camp January 29, 30 and 31st in Las Vegas
Go to this link for event details!

Hey fellow master marketers,

Just today, I’ve added a simple “Your Marketing Questions Answered” feature to my blog. Look on the right side and click ‘Leave a Question’, and I’ll answer your network marketing and technical questions within 48 hours!

Success is yours to create,

David

I hear that complaint a lot from newbies AND so-called veterans who still can’t make money online.
They get bitter because they think it’s all about selling junky products to total strangers and they think the only people who can “make it” are creeps and cons.
Here’s the proof that they’re full of it!
http://bit.ly/dkNOHW
This video shows how regular old folks have been able to position themselves as the online EXPERTS in their communities and begin real business success by HELPING others.
Yeah, that’s right critics!
REAL businesses
with REAL clients
making REAL money
And this is a built-in market desperate for help, and a built-in service that gives them exactly what they need, and an automated system that lets you sit back and rake it in!
(I tried REALLY hard not to make this sound too good to be true, but whether you’re ready or not, you MUST watch this video.)
http://bit.ly/dkNOHW
No more waiting!
YOUR NAME
P.S. A Fireman with no online experience sent ONE email and had over a DOZEN businesses rushing to be the first to write him a $5000 check.  (That’s the LEAST money anyone in this video made!)
http://bit.ly/dkNOHW

Our industry is filled with much hype and loaded with
sales-pitches. Everywhere you turn you’ll find someone trying to
sell you SOMETHING. They’ll do their darndest to convince you that
you absolutely NEED what they are selling.

It’s extremely rare to find folks nowadays who are just looking to
add value to you by giving you some good content to help you build
YOUR business for free.

Yep, believe it or not the adage, “give without want”, still rings
true to some folks.

Well, here’s a couple of my friends, Raymond and Ferny doing
exactly that. They surveyed a bunch of home business entrepreneurs
like you to find out what their biggest obstacles are to generating
leads online. Then they proceeded to providing valuable solutions
to overcoming those obstacles.

Here’s the video they produced:

http://tinyurl.com/ylr2odw

And here are what some of the viewers are saying:

“Hey Ferni and Raymond,
Awesome introduction webinar yesterday. I am looking forward to
watch the next ones. You provide incredible information that every
serious networker should now.”
- Cheers, Perig

“Great work boys - a little fast, but I’ve listened to you twice now
& I will be very interested in your future more detailed teaching.

Thanks for being so willing to give back to us for no cost -
you really HAVEN’T forgotten how difficult it can be financially!”
- Val Flint

“Finally, someone has given solid information and not taken me
around and around for nothing! Thank you.”
- Joy

So if you are serious about getting traffic to your website and
building your online business, this is a must watch.  Go check it
out:

http://tinyurl.com/ylr2odw

P.S. Make sure to opt in via the opt-in box to the top right of
that page to hear about how a 4-year Amway failure was able to
finally retire his wife and find success online with what Raymond
and Ferny taught him.

1. Establish relationships first (people buy from those they trust and like).
2. Give without want and it will return tenfold later.
3. Make sure you write “hypnotically” – we are all bombarded with e-mails daily, so yours needs to connect and capture attention.
4. Be yourself and let your “voice” or personality come out in your posts, articles, sales letter, ad copy. etc.
5. Check your ego at the door, and instead think about what your reader wants (not what you want to sell!).

When I hear people say “I’m skeptical” or “What kind of proof of success does this program have?”, I usually reply with “When are you going to get some guts? When are you going to take responsibility for your own success?!”. In other words, you can’t get true belief in a business opportunity if you don’t see results or when you are skeptical (all based on fear), but you won’t see results that way if you don’t take enough action! Hence,  a terrible repeated circle or self-fulfilling prophecy results. Tony Robbins lays this out in a highly recommended video recently circulated blog video interview with Frank Kern and John Reese. Success or personal achievement comes down to your CERTAINTY of it happening long before it does. We all start with the same amount of potential (limitless frankly), but it is primarily our own lack of belief in ourselves that determines the level of action and hence the results we’ll see. Ultimately those results (or lack of results) drives our beliefs by reinforcing the assumption about yourself in the first place. The more results you see will drive your beliefs which increases their potential which increases their action which will drive their results (this is why the rich get richer and the poor get poorer). However, while saying all this is one thing, but most of us need to learn CONDITIONING to teach our brains what really is our potential. In the end, being clear on what your WHY’s are is critical to driving your certainty. Don’t just say I want a fancy car or a bigger house, think about what that really means and the why’s behind those needs. Condition your brain to see the success as “a done deal”, and that CERTAINTY will drive your efforts and results.

With the explosion of social media and Web 2.0 sites and their popularity, many marketers and networkers have jumped on the bandwagon and are actively promoting their opportunities and products there. However, this blog post is to serve a polite but firm reminder to those to remember the principles behind attraction marketing and the etiquette required to make social media “work”. Sadly, we have become an entitlement and instant gratification society, and as a result perhaps many “marketers” feel obliged to immediately vomit their opportunity links, hard sell video embeds, webinar invites, or even blatant sales pitches on other people’s Facebook, Twitter, or My Space profiles. Whatever happened to the SOCIAL aspect of social media?! In other words, instead take 30 seconds to read my profile, read my recent posts, or check out my own links, and then ask me APPROPRIATE and INFORMED questions about my life and/or business. That way, you are more likely to get a polite response from me instead of an immediate delete keystroke of your spam of MY page! Then perhaps later and if it seems fitting, you can send me information on your program or training. Stop drooling over the prospect of “an avalanche of traffic” simply by posting your links on my pages when you see that I have 4000+ Facebook friends or 12,000+ Twitter followers (or better yet, do the work involved to create your own following)! In the end, just be real and genuine, and that way you will most likely get my attention and assistance.

As an internet marketer, one of the most important—and difficult—things you’ll have to do is to drive traffic to your website or blog.  Because let’s face it—the most beautifully designed, well written site or blog in the world is worth absolutely nothing if nobody visits it.  Making money online is all about traffic, and one of the best ways to generate traffic is to keep your website and blog chock full of crisp, fresh, relevant and timely content.  Content is king and if you want to succeed online you’ll need it.  In fact, you’ll need lots of it. 

<The problem is that not everybody is really good at creating content of any kind, let alone the really good stuff that brings people flocking to your sites.  Content represents value, and if you have the kind of high impact, high value content that people are clamoring for, they will search you out, find you, and very likely, do business with you.  Again, content is king.  So if you’re not the kind of internet entrepreneur who is really great at creating content—we’re talking about guys like Robert Kiyosaki here, or maybe Mike Dillard—you have a simple and easy alternative available to you.  Simply borrow the content. 

In the fraternal world of the internet, borrowing quotes from industry thought leaders is perfectly legal, perfectly acceptable and usually encouraged.  There is one caveat though, however—you need to give credit where credit is due.  Borrowing someone’s valuable content, trying to repackage it and label it as your own is a huge no-no that could land you in very big trouble.  You simply can’t do it. 

But if you paraphrase content, and then give credit to the author, and even better, a link to their site or blog, you create a win-win situation.  You look smart and authoritative for finding the valuable content.  And the author gets site traffic from your site traffic.  It’s how the internet works. 

Some people actually operate very successful blogs—and very profitable ones—without creating one single word of content themselves.  They spend their days surfing the internet for valuable nuggets of content, repost them—giving proper credit of course—and in the process become known for their high value sites.  Oh and by the way—they also make money in the process.

Jeffery Combs of Golden Mastermind Seminars Inc provides a great endorsement for David Allinson.

Wanna-be’s obsess about ideas. Entrepreneurs obsess about implementation. Don’t get stuck in Analysis Paralysis. Look at what the top income producers are doing and copy them. No need to re-invent the wheel.
Wanna-be’s want more web traffic. Entrepreneurs focus on sales conversion. Use a marketing system that closes the sales FOR you! You do not want to be a sales person. You also want a system that will do this for your new members as well, giving you the ability to earn ridiculous amounts of residual income.
Wanna-be’s focus on positive thinking. Entrepreneurs plan for multiple contingencies. Positive thinking is important but you are not a Jedi, yet. You cannot move things with your mind or conjure money out of thin air. Positive thinking will only get you so far. You must have Positive thinking combined with specific, targeted action.
Wanna-be’s want to get on TV and get “famous.” Entrepreneurs build their businesses and their list. Let the ego go. Your only goal is to make as much money as possible as quickly as possible. This will inspire others to do the same.
Wanna-be’s seek a perfect plan and wait for the perfect time. Entrepreneurs execute and take action when they see an opportunity. Entrepreneurs accept educated risk and are able to make big decisions quickly once they have all the information. Make a decision and take some risk. No successful entrepreneur accomplished any significant by playing it safe!
Wanna-be’s wait for their lucky break. Entrepreneurs take responsibility and create their OWN circumstances.
Wanna-be’s fear looking stupid in front of their friends. Entrepreneurs willingly risk making fools of themselves, knowing that long-term success is a good trade for short-term loss of image. Don’t listen to your friends and family-They are BROKE. They have zero credibility as far as financial decisions are concerned. Surround yourself with people who have results and do what they do. This is the only way to fast track your wealth.
Wanna-be’s shield their precious ideas from harsh reality, postponing the verdict of success or failure until ’someday.’ Entrepreneurs expose their ideas to cold reality as soon as reasonably possible. Don’t be afraid to look stupid. That is just ego screwing with you. One way to know you are on the right track is when you lose anything in common with all of your brokes friends and family. They don’t count, unless you want their results! PERIOD!
Wanna-be’s put off practicing basketball until they’ve got Air Jordan’s. Entrepreneurs practice barefoot behind the garage. Stop waiting for the perfect time, the perfect opportunity, the perfect situation. Take decisive action now and stop procrastinating.
Wanna-be’s believe what they’re told. Entrepreneurs do original research and make their own decisions. Do your due diligence and follow you gut. It will rarely lead you astray.
Wanna-be’s believe they can do anything. Entrepreneurs use systems and technology to solve the variables that most people struggle with.
Wanna-be’s think about the world in terms of COULD and SHOULD. Entrepreneurs think in terms of IS and CAN BE.

You can have it all if you really believe you can. Figure out who you are, what you want, and stop settling for less!

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Over the past year I have come to recognize the critical importance to both the short-term and long-term success for network marketers to attend live events. No matter your opportunity, live events provide the social proof and the networking or masterminding that could ultimately change your life forever. Members who attend events make 400% more on average than people who do not attend events. Why? Because attending an event makes this business real and people go from wondering if they can do this business, to knowing that they can. You learn that you don’t need to be special in order to become a top producer. You also never know who you might meet — a future business partner, the coach or trainer that you “click” with, or just the motivation you need to take you business to the next level. I am so happy I attended my first event within my first 90 days, and I have not missed one since. I am convinced that these events determine and mold your mindset and self-motivation. It is easy to feel lonely or alone sitting behind your computer in your home office. So, next time your sponsor or upline pushes you to make it a live event or a marketing training event, drop everything and get yourself to ALL of them. Even if means sacrificing your marketing budget for a month, DO IT. If you have to take a bus, or sleep in a cheaper hotel nearby, make the effort, make the sacrifice. Believe me, your business and your bank account will thank you!

When you were a child, someone invariably asked you what you wanted to be when you grow up.  Maybe you knew, maybe you didn’t.  The funny—and crazy—thing is that many people in their 30s, 40s, and 50s still to this day ask themselves the exact same thing.  And if they’re still asking that question, they probably still don’t know the answer.  If this applies to you, it’s time to figure it out.  Spend whatever time it takes to think it through.  Decide what you want.  Envision greatness.  And then make your future happen.  It’s never too late to start.

Many people undertake new ventures with less than realistic ideas about what to expect.  They fall for the marketing hype put out there for that exact purpose and get involved with something they know little about.  So step one is to make sure you understand what it is you’re doing, and how you plan on doing it.  Provided that the opportunity you are pursuing is legitimate, and provided that you’ve thought through a plan, the only thing left to do is make it happen.  But it will never go as fast as you had hoped.  That’s okay—success will come.  Just don’t give up.