Archive for August, 2010

Ivan and Julie are a highly motivated business team. They have owned several businesses together and have a genuine passion for helping others get out of their day job by generating passive and multiple streams of income.

Here’s a heartwarming story of a husband and wife who discovered their passion by showing up, networking and then capitalising on their relationships. With modest beginnings on a farm and not knowing anything about event management and filling up big rooms, they shared their journey’s greatest setbacks, lessons and triumphs.

In this interview you will discover:

- How to break free from years of bad financial conditioning and take the leap

- How to make the shift from doing what you hate (that pays the bills) to doing what you love (that pays for your living expenses and allows you to go on regular holidays!)

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Internet Marketing Strategist, Entrepreneur and Speaker

You’ve probably never heard of Greg, but that’s just the way he likes it. He’s the guy many big names go to when they are looking to take their online businesses to the next level. Greg shared some of the key observations he has learnt over the years working with some of the most recognised marketing brands and campaigns. I also quizzed him about getting started building a virtual team and how he is able to run his team effectively.

In this interview you will discover:

- The major themes business owners and clients need to focus on but rarely do

- Greg’s keys to online success for anyone looking to get serious about their internet business

- The key traits and characteristics of Greg’s elite marketers and high net worth clients have in common and how you can emulate them

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Here’s a presentation on outsourcing I did a while ago to a small group of private clients at a marketing workshop.

It’s packed full of great concepts and tips including:

* How outsource your content creation

* Which sites I use to find and keep great staff members

* How to decide what needs to be outsourced and outtasked

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Recently, Facebook out an updated version of their policies and guidelines.

I took the liberty of going through them with a fine tooth comb, so you don’t have to.

In this article I will point out some of the clauses that could cost you your account, if you overlook. So, ignore at your own peril.

I’ve personally been bitten badly by not carefully scrutinising these, and being an online marketer, that was a near unforgiveable mistake. Fortunately, the Facebook staff understood that I was not out to break the rules, merely ignorant. For a few months, I had hired a virtual staff member to basically, be me.

He did many things for me, including accepting friend requests, writing personal messages for me upon request acceptance, birthdays and other occasions, spying on competitors and other tasks. Not long after my account was suspended and I went into salvage mode. In the consequent months I heard of 4 separate well known internet personalities getting shut down and also going into salvage mode, some starting petitions and big online pleas to get back on Facebook.

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