Why creativity is over-rated, and how to overcome the Lizard Brain…

Posted on June 22, 2011 by James

Thanks to Chad Hamzeh I recently came across this Seth Godin video from a year or so back.

If you ever suffer from procrastination or are unable to complete the projects you want, you definitely need to watch this from start to finish.

The good news is that not only is it not your fault, but Seth shares a 100% tried-and-tested strategy for how to overcome this inner-resistance built into us all.

So what do you think of what Seth has to say, and does it inspire you to take clear and consistent action? Leave a message below and let me know!
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Packaging v Product – Do you Get It Too? Live at the iPad2 launch…

Posted on March 25, 2011 by James

Today has seen the launch of Apple’s new iPad2, so I thought I’d go down the road to my local Apple store and find out what’s going on…

What I discovered, of course, was a lesson in marketing I didn’t expect, but that none of us should underestimate if we want to be effective marketers of any person, product or service.

Check out the video and leave me a comment to let me know if you ‘get it’ too…

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Killer Free Viral Traffic Tip That Anyone Can Use On Their Blog

Posted on December 31, 2010 by James

Katie Freiling Blog

I recently discovered the blog of Katie Freiling – a very successful ‘Attraction Marketer’ with a great blog full of tips about social media, personal development and internet marketing.

As a blogger, I like how Katie has used her blog to increase her authority BEFORE trying to promote any of her products or business opportunities. This is the key reason, in my opinion, why so many network marketers, for example, fail to build a successful, profitable and sustainable business.

One thing struck me above all else however, is a supercool strategy she’s using that has attracted over 660 comments in less than 2 months.

This amazingly simple, free strategy known as ‘Linkbait’ is an incredibly powerful way to get a ton of free traffic to your blog.

What is Linkbait?

There are many different forms of linkbait, but they all have one thing in common. According to Wikipedia:

Link bait is any content or feature, within a website, designed specifically to gain attention or encourage others to link to the website. Link bait can be an extremely powerful form of marketing as it is viral in nature.

So check out this quick video I made to show you EXACTLY what this cool strategy is and how you can do the same!

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Live On Stage At The 7 Figure Formula Event

Posted on December 19, 2010 by James

Back in September my business partner in Your Internet Buddies, Daniel Wagner, and I had the privilege of enjoying what we both agreed was possibly the most amazing weekend of both or business lives… that is, holding the 7 Figure Formula Event for 200 of our members and their guests on Sep 18/19 in London.

Now Daniel has a lot more experience of holding events and especially speaking at them than I do – and for good reason, the guy’s awesome… (as you can see in his introduction.)

But this was special… It was a ‘Customer Appreciation Event’ meaning it was totally free but as I say, exclusively for our members and their guests. Plus, none of the guest speakers were selling from the stage, and that meant the atmosphere was something special. In fact, it was amazing…

For me personally however, there were multiple reasons why it was so special, but there is one above all else. That was to have the luxury to share my journey of going from a 5-figure employee to becoming a 7-figure entrepreneur in less than 12 months.

Public speaking is not my strength, let me be clear, so first of all standing in front of an audience of 200 and feeling comfortable was already a victory, especially after not much sleep and being, erm, ‘over-prepared’…

Fortunately I was talking about a subject I feel passionately about, and it was all from personal experience. You see to me there is no doubt that the greatest challenge many people face in building a real business occurs when they’ve previously spent a considerable period of their life as an employee.

Why? Because the experience, training, habits, and lifestyle of an employee is normally 180 degrees opposite to that of a business owner. Even coming from a sales background as I did, the transition to running everything yourself in your business is a stiff challenge.

And the lessons I learned along the way in my journey from earning a comfortable salary to being my own ‘Alan Sugar’ (… perhaps not) were many and signficant.

So, in my presentation I explain what where the key learnings in that transition, as well as share some practical tips to help with personal development, time management and wealth creation. In fact, for once, marketing doesn’t feature too much at all… But not everything in business has to do with marketing. Again, I can talk from experience…

Being an expert on marketing means nothing until you have the right mindset, and personal effectiveness skills to cope with building and managing your own business.

So enjoy the presentation and best of luck in your journey in business. I’d love to hear about your experience along the way.

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‘Snow And Grow Rich’ – A Lesson In Why Your Business NEEDS To Be Online

Posted on December 13, 2010 by James
‘Snow And Grow Rich’
That’s one book title you *won’t* see on the Amazon bestseller list this xmas…
But perhaps you should, and let me explain why.

Last month one of our Inner Circle Mastermind students was busy driving to meetings around the UK in order to get new clients for his online services business.

Then the snow STRUCK… and all of the hard work in setting up these appointments was lost as one-by-one they all cancelled…

As I watch reports on the news of people stranded and businesses grinding to a halt I see many people suffering the same fate.

BUT, instead of giving up, he decides to hold a webinar from his HOME with a JV partner to promote his services.

The result…?

TWO sales at 5,000 GBP each (about 8,000 USD)!

What did he do next? Instead of giving up on the cancelled appointments, he’s going back to every single one to arrange another meeting using online conferencing software.

Early indications show that he will probably generate even MORE new clients this way than the ‘old’ method of travelling and meeting face-to-face.

So WHY is this relevant for you?

Because if you’re in a job or a business that DEMANDS you travel on a regular basis you are holding yourself  ’hostage to fortune’ – especially here in the UK with its creaking transport infrastructure that collapses when the ‘wrong’ kind of leaves fall on railway tracks, let alone days of bombardment by relentless snowfall…

It has NEVER been more important, no matter what your job or business, to take advantage of the opportunities and benefits of working ONLINE.

Contrary to what you might think, ‘real’ online marketing is still in a very early phase of  adoption, and the opportunities are LIMITLESS…

And there’s no BETTER way I know of in 2011 to learn the skills of online marketing than the Six Figure Mentors.

To be part of a positive community of like-minded, ambitious business owners, from whom you can learn valuable inside knowledge about what’s working online, is simply INVALUABLE.

If you’d like to find out more I strongly encourage you to watch the Six Figure Mentors Launch webinar replay:

 The webinar – as well as our ’4-pack’ bonus offer will be taken down by Tuesday 21st December.

So, if you’re even REMOTELY interested in freeing yourself from the limitations of traditional marketing to embrace the benefits of building a real business online, make sure you watch the webinar replay

For everyone who’s already joined my team, I’m totally excited about our working together in the future – and I know from your feedback you guys feel the same. :)

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