This is no joke, I am dead serious. I’ve been wondering what my problem has been lately. I’ve had 4, going on 5 years of online experience and haven’t been able to get my sh1t in order.
Why?
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I have finally admitted that I have this overwhelming addiction. Thanks to Rich Schefren, I came to grips with reality a couple of days ago and wanted to share it with you.
After all, the first step towards curing an addiction is to actually admit you have one. So with that, I admit that I have been addicted to being an opportunity seeker for the past 4 years.
Crap. This is been a huge break through for me because I’ve been wondering what I’ve been doing wrong. Why am I stuck in this incessant circle of finding a new opportunity, new product, new tactic, etc, but haven’t made money with any of them?
Why have I been in the 95% of business owners who are failing?
Because I’m addicted to what the internet gurus dish out. I’m addicted to that feeling of finding that opportunity that “may be it”, that will make JT and I a lot of money… quickly.
I’m addicted to the feeling that I get when I buy a new internet marketing “course” or tactic that I believe will be the answer to our traffic issues, or to “add to our tool belt”.
I’m addicted to getting one more new course that may give me the answer I’ve been waiting for… how to make a six-figure income on auto-pilot! (Yeah right!!)
And I have to admit that I’m so sick of being addicted that I had to share the beginning of a new day with you.
You see, I read Rich Schefren’s business manifesto and went through a 2 part webinar series with him over the past couple of days and he peeled back the layer that I’ve been missing in my online business success.
I’ve been thinking like an opportunity seeker rather than a “strategic entrepreneur”. This may not mean much to you, but after reading his business manifesto, you will. And then you’ll be better able to see if which side of the success line you stand.
I highly recommend the business manifesto. It’ a must read for anyone who wants to break the mold of the 95% who fail online and finally reach the next level in their business. Rich has coached many of the online “gurus” and it’s no wonder that none of them want you to know about him and his teachings…
The main reason… because they want you to become addicts like the rest of the 95% and consume, consume, consume their materials… In other words, buy, buy, buy… I noted some of the symptoms of an addict before, but this is the most prominent one. (A hyper consumptive person who doesn’t make money because they’re so addicted to buying.)
Anyway, from here on out, if you have followed Rich Schefren’s Strategic Profits, you will know what I’m talking about, but I am dedicated to being a strategic entrepreneur.
I’m dedicated to looking at my vision for my business and only adding new tactics/course/products to my repertoire if they make sense to the overall picture and vision.
I’m dedicated to being coached and growing as a “strategic entrepreneur” that I add a few zeros to my net worth by next year!
And I’m dedicated to sharing my journey out of addiction with you.
Till next time..
Sharing business success,
Mia
by admin on March 9, 2010
Oh my gosh.. I apologize for the huge hiatus…
That’s really all I have to say about the whirlwind journey I’ve taken the past few months.
First of all, I want to say that I am still committed to giving you all that I know with SEO marketing.. And I promise to fulfill my end of the bargain.. and much more.
But it’s getting even better than I ever imagined! I want to share the journey with you because I have been learning some pretty cool stuff lately.
Did I tell you that I am now working with one of my mentor’s full time? It’s a dream come true because this person is where I want to be and definitely has the network in place to make a LOT happen.. for the good… and quickly.
Quite frankly, working with him has been my number one priority these days because I’m learning so much… and more importantly, I’m giving so much value!
That’s what I wanted to start my blogging back with.. It feels so good to be of value. I mean, isn’t that one of the 6 basic needs of a human, according to many experts.. to be significant?!
Well, if there’s anything I want to give you today, it’s this. Start asking yourself how you can add value to someone else’s business and watch your own business thrive!
Ask how you can help someone else… especially if that someone else is where you want to be someday soon.
Ok, I promise to give you some really awesome value that I’ve learned over the past couple of months that I’ve been away…
And to whet your appetite, I just figured out how to stream video like the Big Dawgs.. like Ryan Deiss, Frank Kern, Jeff Walker, to name a few..
I’ll share that with you so stay tuned.
Sharing home business success,
Mia
PS
Make sure you comment so that I know you’re alive!! Talk soon!
by admin on January 23, 2010
Here’s the first of many SEO Marketing techniques that got me to the first page of Google and that I will be sharing with you. I’m assuming that if you’re reading this, you already have some idea as to what SEO Marketing is…
Many people in the home business/network marketing industry “think” they know how to market, but if you don’t do it “on purpose” (with a true intention and known outcome), then you’re just spinning your wheels.
The reason I say this is because it took JT and I two and a half years before we found a true internet marketing expert… who was willing to teach us! Since then, I’ve been through 3 and a half years of “training” by network marketing companies and no one surpasses Lehman Hailey!
Before JT and I joined forces with Lehman to conquer Google, we were dabbling in email marketing and Pay Per Click advertising… both very expensive, and not very profitable methods for marketing our home businesses…
After thousands of dollars spent on Google Adwords and email marketing, Lehman introduced us to the world of SEO marketing, FREE marketing.
My world was forever changed.
So I’m going to give you one of the fundamental keys to SEO marketing today. There are so many important factors to understand, but this one is by far the most important.
(If this is the first time you’ve been introduced to what it really takes to, step-by-step, get to the top of Google, you may have to read this post multiple times… Feel free to come back as many times as you need to really get it down.)
Here’s the fundamental key to SEO marketing.
Google is NOT a person who has the luxury of independent thought.
Google is a search engine and search engines are run by algorithms. Algorithms can be mastered or loopholes can be found.
As long as you are human and Google is not, you will always have the ability to out-master and out-maneuver a Search Engine.
Ok, now that we got that out of the way. Let me introduce you to the one thing that Google (the Search Engine) REALLY Loves!
Links. And not just any link. One way links from high-authority sites.
You see, google or any search engine for that matter, because of their algorithms, act like a popularity contest. (Yes, we all thought we’d gotten away from that when we graduated High School!)
But with this popularity contest, you can literally master and dominate! How do I know? Because I’ve done it. Over and Over again.
The last time, I dominated 3.5 million websites and was #2 behind the actual company website (sometimes #1).
It’s not a mystery, it’s a science.. and I’m going to teach you everything I know.
So for today’s tip, the most important aspect of SEO marketing is one-way links to your site.
Tomorrow, I’ll give you more clarity as to the right way and the wrong way to link.
Believe me, these are the fundamentals, and if you ever want to be a master at SEO marketing, you have to master these first!
Till then…
Sharing home business success,
Mia
by admin on January 22, 2010
Today I’m going to Maui to relax and unwind.. but before I do, I promised to give you my definition of a True Entrepreneur.
First, I have to ask you a question. I’m going to be blatantly presumptuous here, so feel free to comment below if you want to comment.
I’m assuming you’re a network marketer.. and I’m assuming that you believe you’re an entrepreneur.
Well, here is the best definition I could find of an entrepreneur:
An entrepreneur is a person who has possession of an enterprise, or venture, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks
When you’re a network marketer, you don’t assume accountability/responsibility for your enterprise or the inherent risks for it.
Ok, I’ll stop talking about you, because I’m really talking about the industry as a whole. Yesterday, I asked why only 5% succeeded?
And my answer is because only 5% are True Entrepreneurs in the sense that they take responsibility, accountability and assume the inherent risks for it.
When I looked at our business, at the people who were truly feeding us with the activity in their businesses, they were the people who led their teams, took responsibilities for their actions, and truly treated their home businesses like true business ventures… not like a hobby.
I found it increasingly interesting that even those people had additional income, either from a spouse still working, or a pension of some sort, there as a safety net to catch them “in case” their home business didn’t work out.
I’m not poking fun, because I was one of those people 2 years ago. I quit my job, but JT, my husband continued to serve our country for over a year. It was comfortable for me NOT to make any money in this industry and conduct my business like a hobby.
No! No! No!
I can say that with conviction now because I am now making what I deserve because I took back control. I finally said no more. No more business opportunities; no more “training” from anyone who was making less than what I wanted to make (these “fake” gurus); no more feeding into the hype and chasing shiny objects!
I had been assuming all the risks associated with my businesses, but a few months ago,
I finally took 100% responsibility for my business.
JT and I do not have part-time jobs. We are both True Entrepreneurs. We work from home and do not get paid unless we produce. That, my friends, is true responsibility!
Stay tuned… Tomorrow, I’ll be flying all day to Maui, but I’ll be crafting more Home Business Conspiracy theories…
Just kidding. I’ll finally start revealing the SEO marketing tips and methods I’ve applied to get to the top of Google… and more importantly, the same skills I use in my home business today to earn a very good living.
Till then…
Sharing home business success,
Mia
by admin on January 21, 2010
So I know I promised to write yesterday, but it was sooo important to me that I start unfolding this information the right way that I had to take an extra day to think about where to start.
First and foremost, I want to tell you to come back to my blog and read my story. It’s pertinent to know where I’ve come from in this industry, and to see where learning from my ups and downs can benefit you. You can read my story in detail in the near future on my “About” page.
But fortunately for you, I am going to speed up this diatribe and get down and dirty!
So let’s get started… Home business, the type I’ve been engrossed in for the past 3 and a half years could also be categorized as Network Marketing.
Sometimes people (I was one of them) like to distinguish a higher ticketed home based business by calling it “Direct Sales”. But all in all, you create a network of people and you market to them… It’s all the same principles whether you’re paying $30/product or $1695/product. Anyone who says otherwise is quite frankly kidding themselves!
We all want to find our identities in this market… Thinking that identities will add an extra boost to our income, or give us more superiority, when in reality it doesn’t. We all want significance.
So do you want to know the raw truth about Network Marketing?
It’s all a huge facade. A ploy to get to you lulled into believing you will achieve your dreams of early retirement or of financial freedom or of time freedom!
The industry sells you your dreams on a silver platter and then asks if you want some champagne with that!
Have you ever pondered the question, why do 95% of the people fail in Network Marketing?
I think it’s evident when you look at the question reworded, how is it that 5% succeed?
The real reason is that the 5% either get into a home business at the conception and ride the wave of growth, meaning they were one of the founding members. Or they are an owner of a Network Marketing company. Or they do 5% more than what the rest of the industry is willing to do.
Whatever the reasons, look at the facts and ask yourself if you’re willing to wait to get that break or are you going to take matters into your own hands?
That’s where my wakeup call was. A few months ago, after switching to yet another “opportunity of a lifetime”, but still not getting the results I truly deserved… I had to STOP.
I asked myself these tough questions:
Where do I want to go?
Will this business get me there?
How long till I get there?
What are my skills?
Am I being paid what I deserve for the skills I have?
All the answers pointed me to a new direction. One of embracing the True Entrepreneur inside myself…
Tomorrow, I will give you my definition of a True Entrepreneur and it may surprise you…
Till then, I hope I pushed some hot buttons… Feel free to comment below.
Sharing home business success,
Mia
