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The past few weeks we have been discussing Facebook advertising and no doubt your head is spinning with ideas right now. Perfect! that’s exactly what I was hoping for to be honest with you. I want to spark that creative part of your brain into overdrive, and hopefully that has taken place the last few weeks. This week I want to focus more on how to reduce your stress level. It’s obvious that no matter what business you are currently running (or starting up) that with business comes stress. It’s just something I have learned to deal with over the last six years or so because I know it’s coming no matter what I do. My technique for reducing my stress level is something that I personally think can and will help everyone.
Typically in business your stress comes from having to many things on your plate and just simply not being organized. It’s hard when you have 15 things to do and they are all running through your mind at one time. You’re trying not to forget anything while attempting to get things on the list done at the same time. This is a formula for disaster and stress. Let me show you so you can visualize here…
TRYING TO REMEMBER YOUR LONG LIST OF THINGS TO DO + ALL RUNNING THROUGH YOUR MIND + ATTEMPTING TO COMPLETE = MASSIVE FRUSTRATION = MASSIVE STRESS
Get it? Now here is what I do that drastically reduces all this stress. I simply write everything on a notebook. I know I know “anthony that’s just silly” or “uhh to simple I am leaving this blog” ok fine your opinion DOES count, but honestly what do you have to lose by trying this? When you write things down it changes the way your brain processes everything associated with what you wrote down. Just simply knowing everything is written down nicely on a notepad clears the mind and eliminates part 1 of this equation (the all running through your mind part). If you can eliminate parts of this equation you can eliminate some of the stresses. You no longer have to try to remember, you no longer have to keep these things on your mind AND if you check things off your list you can visually see when you “complete” things on the list. This alone gives you a sense of accomplishment and therefore reduces your stress level.
Try it out for me ok….. bet it works!
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I gotta say videos like this are what really make me excited and happy that I am doing what I do. You should watch the video below, submitted by Carol Amato, about her experience and thoughts about my books Advertising Profits From Home and The Hidden Millionaire. It’s interesting that she says “Anthony never gave me all these false claims of making thousands of dollars.” I am SO GLAD she mentioned that because that’s what I really strive for each day. I don’t want people to think what I teach is going to make them millions and billions of dollars… I want you to realize that if you listen and learn, hey it’s possible to generate some cash online…. maybe not millions or even thousands…. but every little bit helps, right? Watch the video and judge for yourself.
Carol has a really cool blog up at Carol Amato’s Blog – my suggestion is that you check it out! Also, Carol is a very active member of our Live! Community. So, if you haven’t joined, do so now, and you can connect with Carol and ask her questions about her success, and how she’s been able to grow to what she says double this month. I want to make it very clear I am not posting her video/story to get you to buy something else or anything like that. This is just a true story of success, and I think everyone should hear about it to inspire them to do great things. If you don’t want me to teach you that’s fine, but the fact is you should educate yourself about how to make money on the Internet.
I don’t necessarily believe “who teaches you” is the most important part of the equation. I think the “You are learning” part is far more important than who actually teaches you. All of us so called “gurus” have our own way of doing things and for the most part, they are things that have just worked for us. The great thing is there are so many ways to create success online. Each guru might teach something different, but it’s probably something that actually does work. Finding the right “guru” to teach you may be challenging…. I do my very very very best to make it as easy as possible to follow my courses, implement my techniques and create some level of success…… So I want to know….
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So I have been doing a great series on how to write “killer PPC ads” on my video blog for the last few weeks. If you haven’t watched them yet check them out now (just visit www.anthonymorrison.com) the videos really rock. Some people left some comments about “how to go social” and “does it cost a fortune” to advertise on social media sites. I suppose when you look at Facebook being worth BILLIONS of dollars and you realize it’s all because of advertising revenue…. one could easily assume it cost a ton of money to generate traffic from social media networks.
The fact is that, yes, you can spend a lot of money advertising on social media networks, however, you don’t have to spend money in order to still garner some traffic and success. Facebook offers the “paid advertising” which is sure to generate more traffic and exposure to your site, however, they also offer things like fan pages, status updates, likes and wall comments. You can easily gain some traffic to your offers by just using the free spots on Facebook to post about your business. If it’s free why not do it right?
What about Twitter? Well we all know that Twitter is free and you can easily promote things on your Twitter feed. Of course you need followers in order to make that really happen on a large scale. Obtaining followers isn’t as easy as “follow me and ill follow you” at least not if you want your Twitter account to actually be of worth to your business. You need people to follow you because they WANT to hear what you have to say. I have found that by Tweeting often people will follow you and “re-tweet” what you have to say. This helps you build a following that actually wants to follow you for the right reasons. Promoting your business is then pretty simple, and free.
Again these are not knock down 10000% ways to generate millions of people and millions of dollars. They are, however, very good ways to generate traffic too your website free of charge. Over the years I have developed some software that automates the entire process of advertising on Facebook and Tweeting on Twitter. You can check out the page by just visiting here SocialAdsPro Software this is my own personal software and it rocks!
So in closing this weeks blog make sure you are utilizing every opportunity before you to generate traffic and customers to your website and affiliate offers. Focusing on the paid advertising is great, but don’t neglect the free opportunities that exist within just about every single social network I have ever seen. It might sound like “not much” but remember 100 pennies = 1 dollar right? Build up a lot of free traffic and it can cumulatively equal a substantial amount.
First I would like to announce this week’s winner of the $50 gift card (hopefully to be used for advertising your business): Ken Hunter (posted Jan 17, 2011)Post #79 (email me asap Ken)
Now here is where it get’s really interesting for all of my blog readers. I know you are all use to me doing video blogs (and yes I plan to get back to those), however, I noticed something really special when I decided to give away that first $50 gift card EXPLOSION of comments and interactivity. This is what makes YOU learn and grow you simply must be interacting on a weekly basis. So I have decided that I will continue this $50/week giveaway as long as you continue to come here and comment on the blog, Tweet the blog and Like it on Facebook. It’s pretty simple and with 52 weeks in a year you have a great chance of winning. So with that said…. on to this weeks blog topic.
What’s Hot RIGHT NOW –
Remember that marketing online is something that you do all year long, however, there are certain times that are “peak times” for certain types of things. Below I am going to list some of the rules I use when doing my online marketing to help you better understand what I am talking about:
1st Quarter of The Year - Weight loss products are big in demand simply because everyone’s resolution for the new year is to lose weight and look better. That also means beauty supply products are in huge demand. There is an enormous spike in searches for these types of products in January/Feb and even on into March. You can also lump those “As Seen on TV” Ab Rollers and Gliders and things like that into this category. Basically anything that can make you look better and get in shape be it products, vitamins or workout courses are really hot this time of year!
2nd Quarter of The Year – Travel is hooooot. Why? well think about it when do most people travel? Typically during the summer. This means everything from marketing credit cards (yep most people put travel/vacations on credit cards) to hotels and flights are big this time of year. You can also look at those things like destination resorts (think Disney World) which typically offer some kind of affiliate program to refer people to certain package deals they have in place. Anything that has to do with travel can also be big this time of year just like luggage. You might not typically think of luggage being a big deal, but when people have to travel they must have luggage.
3rd Quarter of The Year – Think Back To School. So you’ll have the typical school supplies and such online, but the market is so much broader than just that. You’re going to have kids going away to college and typically parents are getting them their first “credit card” so think “student credit cards” or even “gas reward cards” because of the travel to and from college. You also need to think apparel because so many kids get those “back to school clothes” and quite a few will shop online for bargains. Again it’s all about just understanding what is going on in our world.
4th Quarter of The Year - Think SANTA CLAUS. Plain and simple people start shopping for Christmas and they don’t stop until … sometimes after Christmas. Anything retail is going to be extremely HOT this time of year. Amazon gets a huge spike in sales (think Amazon affiliate program) and eBay crushes it (think eBay affiliate program). These are just two of the more common and extremely huge opportunities you have this time of year to cash in on the hundreds of millions of dollars spent online.
I hope you found this blog informative. My goal is to prep you now for what you need to do for the rest of the year. Basically helping you create your game plan for 2011 so you can create that massive success you want!
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Well as you all know I have started the “weekly video blog” on the home page of AnthonyMorrison.com and so far it’s been a huge success! You are all watching the videos, leaving me comments and in the end staying engaged and motivated to be successful Internet marketers. That’s what this website is really all about at the end of the day. I just wanted to create a place to let people help people like the Live! Community and then also a place that allows me to share insight, knowledge or maybe just one small piece of information that might help keep you motivated each week.
I really believe we have a great thing going here and I am excited to watch as it grows leaps and bounds each and every week. We now have over 500 members to the Live! Community which is simply amazing considering it was only an idea in my head just a few short weeks ago. We have people placing their own blogs and sharing their own stories. It’s going exactly the way I hoped it would go when I launched it. I want to thank all of you for making the Anthony Morrison Live! Community a success. I really hope you are learning from it each and every day and it’s keeping you motivated and inspired to find your own success on the Internet.
Remember success does not come to those who don’t try. In order to be successful you must work hard and remain positive. Watch the weekly blogs and hopefully I can help you stay on the right track week in and week out!
Looks like the tour will be slowing down just a bit right now. We have run into a few things that must be taken care of here locally that prevent me from traveling at the moment. We will obviously start back up very soon and again go teach people around the country how to make money on the Internet. I hope everyone we have seen this year is excited about making money online and learning more and more as time goes on.
One thing that is very important is people WANT TO LEARN MORE all the time. We have implemented a 2 day training class for everyone that enrolls in our program so we can spend two full days teaching and helping everyone this year. This is something NEW for 2009 and just one of the things we are implementing to make sure we teach and share as much knowledge as we possibly can with everyone we meet around the country.
Our country is in a state of “shock” right now with the current real estate market, stock market volatility, and job loss rate. It’s time that people in this country realize we are a country of “opportunity” not suppression like many other countries around the world. You have the opportunity as a US citizen to do start your own business and use the Internet as your gateway. My advice to everyone doctors, lawyers, nurses, school teachers, mechanics, and those that lost their jobs is to start your own Internet business now! I don’t care if you do that by attending one of my events or by just reading information on the Internet and doing it on your own.
What we do and what we teach is something that works RIGHT NOW. This works in this economy, with this stock market, in this real estate market…… It can work for you to!
I’m finally home and resting for the remainder of the year. 2008 has really been fun, exciting, and educational for me as well as those that work with me. Our tour once again visited over 60 cities around the United States and allowed me to teach thousands of people what I know about making money online. It was and still is a surreal feeling to see so many people attend my conferences each and every week.
I do, however, want to take a second to reach out to YOU about something I am very passionate about towards the end of the year. Many children go without on Christmas and it’s honestly just saddening to see that happen year after year. I started a charity called ChristmasForKids (you can read about it on my site) to help purchase gifts for those less fortunate, and get young people involved. However, I am always open to new ideas and new information. Today I was approached by a lady representing the burned children’s association in both Jackson, Ms and Augusta, Ga. She said many children (burn victims) go without during the holidays because their families are just struggling to pay for their medical bills and procedures. So I decided (along with my brother) to sponsor 10 of these children and make sure they have a wonderful Christmas. The program is called “Shop with the Doc” and it benefits the Pediatric Burn Survivors it only cost $150 to sponsor one child.
I challenge YOU to take action in your community. See if there is a similar program available so you can sponsor a child in your area. Remember there are always children who go without, and you can make a difference! I wish you all a wonderful Christmas Holiday!
Well I am excited to say I will be showing up in the next edition of Young Money Magazine. You can read the article about me at Anthony Morrison. I will also be showing up on a few more talk radio shows as well some other nationwide news shows!
Some kids are born into this world with unfortunate circumstances facing them from the get go. Some are facing poverty, deformations, useless parents, and more. The children really have no way of achieving their goals in life without the help of others. People who care enough to help others who aren’t exactly part of their own family. I’ll never forget when I was about 9 years old playing city little league baseball we had two guys on our team that were from a local orphanage. Their parents had abused them and really made life extremely hard for them growing up. When I met the guys I felt an overwhelming since of compassion for each of them. I knew they had been through a lot, yet here they were doing the same thing I was doing, having fun. That was made possible by their foster parents, who didn’t have a lot of money, but had great hearts. I immediately asked my parents if I could get them each their own baseball glove and bat, and my parents were more than happy to let me help them.
You see people helping people is what makes our world a wonderful place. People who are self centered and could care less about others are not helping our world become a better place. I recently came across a story on MySpace.com that blew my mind, and I am going to share it with you right now. I read about a child, James, who has Leukemia. James and dad setup a MySpace because James wish was to have 1 million friends on MySpace, and spread the world about childhood leukaemia to everyone around the world. You know most kids want to meet a sports star, or going on a shopping spree, or even go to Disneyworld. What does James want to do? Simply have 1 million MySpace friends, and be the most popular little boy in the world. In order to do that he needs some help. He needs people, such as me, to spread the word about him, his story, and his simple wish. Why not help this little guy out? Help him achieve a goal so we can instill in him that dreams and goals can be achieved. If this little guy can get 1 million friends, in my opinion he can beat Leukaemia.
Well its that time finally after months and months of work my first book, The Hidden Millionaire: Twelve Principles to Uncovering the Entrepreneur in You if finally on sale at www.TheHiddenMillionaireBook.com if your interested check it out. The book took literally months and months of my time, and proved to be a very challenging project. I am extremely happy with the result, and how the book turned out after all my hard work. I had a great writer help me, as well as a wonderful editor. Writing my first book was a very unique and new experience for me. I learned alot from everything it took to put this book together and have already begun working on my second book. I can’t wait to hear your reviews and comments about my book so please feel free to email me and let me know what you think!
