Just Do It!

Michelangelo’s irritable note to his assistant has always raised a smile – but of course he was absolutely right.
"If we want to be excellent at art, we must get on with it."
Indeed this is true for most things in life, don't think about things for too long, otherwise you will probably never do it!
As many people have quoted, "getting started is generally the hardest part of any new venture".
So give it a go, whether that be a starting a new business, or learning to play an instrument!
Follow Nike's lead and "Just Do It!"

Obsessed With Facebook?

The World Is Obsessed With Facebook from Alex Trimpe on Vimeo.

Are you obsessed with Facebook? Of course you are! Look at the stats!

Enjoy What You Do!

As the mighty Wham once said, Enjoy what you do.

If you don't enjoy what you do, why are you doing it? Stop, and do something you will enjoy. You only get one chance at life remember!

I really enjoy helping people to change their lives, it's really rewarding. That and the great online income! Join me!

Business Mentoring – Good Thing Or Just Another Con?

If you have any interest in starting your own business online, you may well have come across the concept of the business mentor, which has been one of the hot topics over the last year.

Firstly, let me explain a bit about mentoring. By definition, mentoring is the act of guiding or helping another person, where you the mentor have great knowledge in your subject or profession, which you use to help an upcoming pupil. So in essence, it is a little bit like one to one teaching, with guidance and advice thrown in as well!

Mentoring is not a new concept, and has in fact been around for thousands of years. Think back to the days of the Grand Master at the martial arts schools in Japan, who guided his pupil from novice through to become a master himself.

Many large companies also use a mentoring system to help junior staff rise through the ranks, whereby they are assigned an experienced member of staff, who they can turn to, to discuss any problems they may encounter in the corporate structure.

So how can mentoring help me, you may be asking. I want to start my own online business.

Well, starting a business on the internet is much like starting any business. You have to initially set it up, and then build in it up over time. But what if you are setting up and you come across a problem? Who do you turn to? Or you may have managed to get set up, but you are struggling to build your business? That’s when the role of the mentor becomes very vital. He is your first port of call for information, as it is more than likely that he has experienced your problem in the past and has overcome it. So rather than going round and round in circles trying to find an answer, a solution should be forthcoming, allowing you to get on with growing your business!

So, if you are looking at starting out online, look for a business that has a mentor system in place, as I can assure you that it will save you loads of time and will definitely help you to succeed in your business!

Finally, choose your mentor carefully, as there are many people out there all claiming to be mentors or gurus! One of the best ways to test them out is to contact them, as if you can never get hold of them, they are not going to be able to help you if you have a problem, are they?

Secrets of Title Writing - Creating a Killer Title for Your Article

Writing articles can be one of the easiest, most productive methods to increase your online presence.

However, if your articles never get read, you have wasted your time and you could perhaps have done something more productive with your time.

So, how do you ensure that your articles get read?

Stop and think what you would do if you were searching through an article site, trying to find an article of interest. Yes, like most people, you would scan through the titles! This makes your title extremely important if you want to get your article read by as many people as possible, which is generally why we all post articles.

Think about how other media, such as magazines and newspapers, deal with their headlines. When you are in a shop scanning the rack, what is it you are generally looking at? That’s right, all the headlines, to see which one interests you most! You then pick up the magazine, and scan through for the article associated with the headline. The exact same principle is used when scanning articles on a web site.

So now we understand the theory, how do we go about producing an eye catching title for our article?

I find that the best way is to basically brainstorm, have a bit of fun, and write down the first things that come into your head related to your article. At first they might not seem to be what you really want, but it’s all about getting ideas at this stage. Try to get a few headlines down straight away, then you can go back and start to analyse them individually.

The other aspect that you do need to consider at this point are keywords. Remember that this is all going to be web based, so you need to try to introduce some hot keywords in to your title, so that when the search engines start trawling and analysing, they pick up on your article, and give you a high ranking in the search engines.

 Now, you will find that you start to tweak them, changing a word here, moving the words around, until you come up with a couple of headlines which have great keywords and lots of impact. Now, leave them!

Come back a while later or the next day, and review them again. Coming at your titles fresh, you can see them in a whole new light. I normally find I will then give them a little tweak again, before deciding which one will go on to be my finished headline.

Here are some of my original ideas for this article, to give you an example of how it worked for me.

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If you are looking to start a genuine online marketing business, you really do need to find out more about Your Net Biz.

Do you believe it’s possible? – Starting on online business

Wow, what a wide ranging question! It can of course relate to just about anything in life, but I particularly want to relate it to starting an online business.

A lot of what we do is affected by our mindset, how we feel about things. It is no different when we are thinking about a new business venture. You do the research, talk to people about it, find out as much as you can about it, but if then you don’t believe it will work, it probably never will. I believe it was Henry Ford who once said “whether a man thinks he can or he can’t, he is usually right.”

When you start a new business, you need to believe that it will work, and keep that belief with you right throughout your journey. As with anything new, it takes time to master. If anyone has found the perfect business which immediately brings in thousands of dollars on day one with no effort required, please let me know, as I’m pretty sure it doesn’t exist!

As with any new business, you have to build it up step by step, putting in the effort on a daily basis, so that gradually, over time, you build up the different layers needed to make your business successful. It is easy to stop believing, to say that this system doesn’t work, if it seems very slow at first. Many people will give up at this point, as they lose their belief., but if you are following a proven system, with lots of successful people using it, stick with it, BELIEVE and it will work! Perseverance will always pay dividends in business.

And there, I think is the key. If you have chosen a business model that has proven success, such as My Net Biz, then invariably, if you follow the instructions given, put the work in, and speak to your mentor when you get stuck to get you going again, it will work. You just have to stick with it and not find your own excuses as to why you can’t succeed. The mind is a very powerful tool, and needs to be directed in a positive manner.

So in answer to the original question, YES, you do have to believe it’s possible, to succeed!