With current self-improvement trends, "The Secret" and "The Law Of Attraction" getting so much hype these days, it's good to know that they have many of the same ideas as the classics written in this genre. "The Science of Getting Rich" was written almost 100 years ago by Wallace D. Wattles, but stills holds value in today's world. This book and several written within that same 20 year period hold many of the key concepts being re-emphasized today. The Science of Getting Rich could easily be applied today and still create some incredible results.
In the early 20th century, when Wattles wrote this manuscript, several other leaders of business and prosperity thought also came out with their own books on similar subjects. There is a singular theme throughout several of these books, that you must focus on your one purpose and pursue it completely until you have acheived your success. Mr. Wattles does an excellent job portraying this concept. starting with the idea of a singular Intelligent "Thinking Stuff", the author leads you through the steps of developing faith, and using this universal intelligence to move things towards you to create your riches.
If you are of the belief that wealth is a finite quantity, you should read this book and let the arguement be made to the contrary. Napolean Hill and others have also written on this idea of an unlimited wealth and a universal force of intelligence designed and working to create more always. The explanation here is a bit different, but has the same point, that you can bring into being that which you create in your mind, and constantly focus on.
Mr. Wattles goes further by giving you step by step instructions on how to change your thinking and way of doing things to begin your journey to wealth. His approach is very straightforward and does move the process of getting rich into a science of sorts. The ideas put forth by Mr. Wattles are similar to those in "Think and Grow Rich" and other contemporary books on the subject. Speakers like Tony Robbins and others also use the techniques espoused by Mr. Wattles.
To apply these teachings, it is best to read the entire book once straight through. Then you should go back through it, studying one chapter a day and to continue going through it until the principles found in it are almost second nature. When you can apply his teachings without forcing them, they will begin to work wonders in your life. The biggest thing to remember is to keep faith that what you are learning are proven techniques and merely need to be applied faithfully. You can find "The Science of Getting Rich" several places on the web as well as in many online e-courses, which will help guide you in your study.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Friday, July 6, 2007
Create a solid business by building a list
Everywhere you go to get information on building an internet marketing business, the most often repeated statement you will hear is "The Money is in the List." And you will also find a lot of different ways to build your list. The first thing that you have to understand is that you MUST have a list. If you don't, you are going to struggle to build your business.
One way to create and build a list is to offer a free e-course or book in a niche that people will be interested in. But having a great offer does you no good if you are not able to get people to see it. One place that I've found to have people look at your offer is on social networking sites like myspace. They kind of act like a first line filter for your prospects. You have to have a list of friends and groups to make posts to. To get friends on your list, you just have to ask to be added. This is fairly easy, you can just click on browse and then click on the profiles and click add to friends. Probably about 60% of those you request will accept you as a friend. This will build your friend list and eventually the number of people who see your bulletins.
While building your friend list manually is the only way recommended by MySpace, there are software programs that will automate the process. Programs like Friendblaster Pro automate the process and make things go a lot faster. It's a program that you can get for free and it automates thing so that the mundane tasks can be taken care of while you spend your time on more important things. You must be careful when using these programs as they may be contrary to MySpace policies.
Once you have a list of friends built up, you can post bulletins informing your "friends" of your niche and what you are offering. Then you have to have them go through an opt-in process, signing up for your list in order to get the freebie. You should use an auto-responder to manage your list at this point.
An auto-responder is a program or service that takes your subscribers information and keeps it in a database for you. The auto-responder then will send out e-mails which you preprogram out to your list when you specify. These are another part of automating the repetitious tasks of your business. They are also a great way to increase the contact you have with your subscribers. The more you have regular contact with your subscribers, the more your list will trust and have confidence in what you are presenting them with.
One way to create and build a list is to offer a free e-course or book in a niche that people will be interested in. But having a great offer does you no good if you are not able to get people to see it. One place that I've found to have people look at your offer is on social networking sites like myspace. They kind of act like a first line filter for your prospects. You have to have a list of friends and groups to make posts to. To get friends on your list, you just have to ask to be added. This is fairly easy, you can just click on browse and then click on the profiles and click add to friends. Probably about 60% of those you request will accept you as a friend. This will build your friend list and eventually the number of people who see your bulletins.
While building your friend list manually is the only way recommended by MySpace, there are software programs that will automate the process. Programs like Friendblaster Pro automate the process and make things go a lot faster. It's a program that you can get for free and it automates thing so that the mundane tasks can be taken care of while you spend your time on more important things. You must be careful when using these programs as they may be contrary to MySpace policies.
Once you have a list of friends built up, you can post bulletins informing your "friends" of your niche and what you are offering. Then you have to have them go through an opt-in process, signing up for your list in order to get the freebie. You should use an auto-responder to manage your list at this point.
An auto-responder is a program or service that takes your subscribers information and keeps it in a database for you. The auto-responder then will send out e-mails which you preprogram out to your list when you specify. These are another part of automating the repetitious tasks of your business. They are also a great way to increase the contact you have with your subscribers. The more you have regular contact with your subscribers, the more your list will trust and have confidence in what you are presenting them with.
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