But I my hope is to not to just pay you once. I want you to be earning commissions consistently! That’s the difference between having some extra spending cash and experiencing a complete lifestyle change.

When I say lifestyle change, it can even be a few hundred dollars a month. How much would your life change if you knew you would start making just $300 extra each month?

The odds are most online marketers are losing out on a ton of cash by not building the foundation of your business first. Making some cash online is great, but knowing it will come in each and every month is just pure bliss.

Here is how to prevent the cash from leaking out of your pockets before you ever get a chance to see it:

1. Commit – You can’t swim with just your toes in the water. Make the commitment to succeed with internet marketing and dive into the pool. This doesn’t mean to make rash decisions like quitting your day job or spending your life savings. Mentally, you must commit. If you are not committed to success, the odds are you’ll never experience it.

2. Invest In Yourself – Are you willing to skip your favorite tv show to read about money making tactics, traffic generation, list building, or learning basic HTML? Can you dedicate some of your leisure time now to create a lifetime of freedom later? Are you willing to skip out on going out to a pricey dinner or the movies once in a while, so you can pay for that website hosting or autoresponder service that has the potential to pay you back 100x more? Stop throwing away your resources, invest it and make it grow.

3. Discover – Take action and discover what it’s like to be in the trenches. You’ve been educating yourself, now it’s time to test your skills and discover what you have learned. You’re going to see small successes and lots failures. Learn from your mistakes and the experience of others, and continue onward.

Follow those steps and stop losing out on the cash you could be making.

Helpful sites for steps 2 and 3:

• Plug-and-Play Money Getting System
• Free Autopilot Empire Report
• Free One Time Offer Script
• Effortless, Viral Traffic

BUT there is a dirty little secret that not many people share…

You must pay your dues to reach success!

Of course there are some exceptions if you’re extremely lucky, but for 99% of people it will take some effort if you want to live a new and improved lifestyle.

One thing I’ve never shared with you is the amount of effort I put in my first few months before launching my first site, Elite Safelist. At the time I was in college, working a part time job, and trying to build my online business. This is literally what my schedule was like:

Mon-Fri

5:30 AM – Wake up (or at least try to!)

6 AM – Leave for School

7 AM – 7 PM – At School, In Class, Working, Driving  Home, Working On Biz Between All That Other Stuff!

8 PM – 2 AM – Working on my business

Weekends

All Day – Working on my business as much as humanly possible, with exceptions made for family, holidays, events, etc.

Yes, I was only sleeping a few hours a day at best – no exaggeration. Of course there were the occasional days where I had other stuff to do, but this was literally what I was doing on a daily basis. And there were many times I stayed up until 3 – 5 in the morning.

Today, I can say I live in a way that most people would probably be envious of. Most of my day belongs to me, while my business works for me.

But please do not misunderstand me, I am not asking you to put this much effort daily into your own business. I understand you probably have your own responsibilities and you don’t need to be crazy like I was to succeed. In fact what I did was borderline insane and quite unhealthy too! However, I would like you to realize that if you are not yet achieving the success you had imagined, the odds are you may not have paid your dues yet.

How many hours have you actually worked on your business so far?

And I’m not talking about looking at the computer deciding what to do, where to go, or searching online for another product to buy. But actually working, such as doing research, learning from experts, discovering new strategies/skills, building squeeze pages, getting traffic, brainstorming, etc etc.?

I probably put more effort in 3 months than the average person would do in 1-2 years.

BUT…

That is perfectly fine!

If it took you 1 year to be able to make a full time income online, would that be ok for you? Would you be happy even if it took you 2 years? Or even 5 years to get out of your job and actually get to spend time doing things you enjoy on a daily basis? A college education is roughly the same amount of time, and all that gets you is a j-o-b!

Success is not a race. I don’t care if you see success in 3 months or 5 years from now, but I want to see you succeed.

So understand that while you do have to pay your dues, and it is all worth the effort in the end. That’s the dirty little secret, but actually it’s not that bad if it means you can wake up with a smile on your face everyday!

Nope, I just happen to be very active in trying to live a healthy lifestyle. So if you’re trying to lose weight for the new year, I thought I’d share with you some super simple tips that can help you get there!

• Starting eating FRESH food. That means no pre-packaged foods!
• Start reading nutrition labels. But rather than reading how many calories, fat, carbs, and protein it has… read the ingredients list! You would be shocked at how many weird chemicals and unhealthy ingredients are in every day, common foods. I’ve personally found that just being conscious of what you’re puting in your body will slowly influence how you eat. (Special note: There are some ingredients that look scary, but are actually perfectly healthy for you)
• Trade your favorite beverages for a healthier option. So if you like soda, trade it with fruit juice. Like juice? Drink some water!

And of course, you should always consult a professional before making significant changes in your diet and exercise program.

Ok, so those are my super simple tips for losing some weight… but what does that have to do with making money?

Living a healthier lifestyle gives you more energy, and helps make your mind and body feel better. And when you’re feeling better, you work better!

Simple as that.

If you want even more, I’ll tell you how to get 3-10 sales every month (with the potential for a ton more). BUT… you have to leave a comment or tweet this out! And if I get enough, I’ll reveal how. It can be a question about this post and living healthier, or even just a comment saying you want to know how to get those sales. But I want to see you taking action, because that tends to be how you get what you want in life.

I think we all have the ability to achieve more and live a life of abundance. However we also have many things in our lives which we can be happy about. So here is a short, incomplete list on just SOME of the things you and I can be happy about. Pick and choose what applies and works for you!

• Friends, Family, and Loved ones – What would life be like without them?
• A place to live in – better than homeless!
• Having food to eat every day – a luxury many around the world do NOT have!
• Being able to walk
• Having all of your limbs (or even just some of them)
• Being able to see
• Having clear water to drink – some countries do not even have this!
• And many others!

I know all of this stuff seems small because we are expected to have them, but imagine life without some of these “luxuries”! If you have even one thing on this list (or something else I neglected to mention), then you have plenty to be thankful for.

So while this may be the gift giving season for many people, I just want to say lets also be grateful for all the little things that we do have in life. And of course lets also work hard to have a little bit more!

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And say this may be one of the most powerful articles you will ever read about online business.

Haha ok I take that back, but honestly this IS a powerful secret that I will reveal with you today. Do this, and you will experience greater success in your business.

At the time I write this, I have a mailing list of about 15,000 people and 300 followers on IM Faceplate. I’m not saying this to show off, but I want you to know that I speak from experience. And YOU can easily do the same or better if you follow the secrets I’m about to share with you.

I have to warn you though, if you’re looking for the answer for fast cash, you won’t find it here.

What you’re going to discover is the secret to BIGGEER, LONG LASTING cash. It won’t happen overnight, but once you have this, the money comes often and with ease.

This is what you’ve been waiting for…

You Must Build TRUST!

When you’ve established yourself as being trustworthy, people will begin to follow you wherever you go.

“Easier said than done Solomon!”

I promise it’s not as hard as it seems! =)

So how do you build a reputation and instill trust?

For beginners, the easiest way is to build your brand. This is what I did to get started online. I put my name and face everywhere I advertise.

For those of you who have the brand established, now it’s time to respect the people who recognize your brand. That means being an honest seller and taking care of your customers.

This could get very long, so let me keep it short, sweet, and simple:

* Build your brand – Put your name and picture on everything you’re associated with. If you don’t feel comfortable doing that, create an Identity that you want to be known as. (Ex. Mr. Money Bags, except something less corny than my example!)

* Be yourself – Just be comfortable with who you are. While professionalism is important, you also want people to feel like you are a real person just like them. Can you kind of feel my personality through this article? Be yourself, and people will feel more connected to you as well.

* Be Consistent – This one is kind of weird, but it’s true. You want people to see you often, because it shows you’ll be around for the long term and won’t randomly disappear. For example, you can regularly in contact with your mailing lists and be active in IM Faceplate often.

* Be Honest – Of course part of trust is being honest! I can’t think of a great example here, but one thing I personally do is I don’t promote products unless I believe it can help you.

* Give Away The Goods – Educate people with solid information. It doesn’t mean you have to reveal all of your secrets for free, but share valuable information and show people that you can help them. Part of building trust is people want to know you can lead them somewhere great. Then be amazed as people anxiously await to hear what you’re doing next!

A big reason why I have 300 followers on IM Faceplate is because many perceive me to be someone you can trust to deliver real secrets about making money online.

You want people to “follow you” on IM Faceplate because they want to hear what you have to say… NOT because they’re hoping you will follow them back so they can spam you with affiliate links!

Try the steps above, beginning with building your brand first. And soon you’ll have hundreds or even thousands of people following you on IM Faceplate and everywhere you go!

What I’ve shared with you is some general, powerful rules to personal branding. You can read my personal story and INDEPTH tricks on how you can establish your brand today in my free report, Zero To IM Hero: Zero To IM Hero.

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As you start to get entrenched into the business world, it’s common to find your free time dwindling. Even to the point that all you think about is business at all hours of the day, no matter what you are doing and who you are with. Business is a beautiful thing that is supposed to give you the freedom to enjoy life, not trap you into a daily grind!

A few weeks ago, I was kind of in a “funk” and my brain just didn’t seem to be working. So I decided to take a day off and head to my local Border’s Bookstore. I grabbed a couple of books, one being Timothy Ferriss’ 4 Hour Workweek.

As I dived in and started reading, little did I know this book would instantly change my way of thinking about business. In fact, it changed my approach after a whopping 50 pages.

To date, I’ve only read 100 pages and the impact it has already had on my business and time has been tremendous. The author describes very clearly how you can start applying his tactics into your life, with his own personal experiences and real world examples. Unfortunately I can’t explain it as clearly as he has done, so you’ll just have to read the book!

In fact, the reason I’m writing this blog post is because I have found myself with nothing to do! I can only imagine the effect it will have when I finish reading it.

So if you enjoy reading, want to free up your time, and to take your business to the next level, I highly recommend reading 4 Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss.

So here are some tips to help you through those rough times, which you undoubtedly run into at some point.

The first tip to getting past a bad day with Internet Marketing is to plan for it. You should have a plan for your business no matter how small or large it may be, and part of this plan should be how you handle the bad days. What will you think? What will you do? How will you handle the situation, no matter what the situation might be? If you carefully think these questions through then you will be in much better shape when a bad day happens. This is when a plan (especially a well-thought out business plan) really pays off.

The second tip is to make sure you use it as positive motivation! When that bad day begins to unfold, you will be left with two choices: Allow the bad day to cause you to walk away (for a day or longer) or to use that
bad day to drive you to work harder and smarter. Don’t let that bad day win and make things worse! Work through it and I promise you’ll be happier with yourself at the end of the day.

Finally, you want to make sure that you learn from the bad day. Take a few minutes to understand what the cause of the bad day really is. Is it something that you could’ve avoided? Is it caused by a mistake you made with IM or is it caused by something else in your life? Understand what the true cause is and then try to come up with a solution so it doesn’t happen again. Learn from the bad day so that you can become a smarter and stronger person from it.

No one wants to have a bad day but we know it’s going to happen, so why not be ready for it? I can’t promise you’ll feel better instantly, but if you do these three things then you can turn a negative situation into a
positive experience.

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