Are You Better Off Now Than A Year Ago?
That’s the question every political candidate seems to ask when they want our vote in the election. They want to know if we feel like we are doing better now than we were when their opponent was last elected into office. That seems to be a matter of perspective, unless you take a closer look [...]
2009 In Review – Top 3 Opportunities To Build Your Online Business
When Daniel, from Daily Blog Tips, asked me to write a post about the year in review for his group writing project, I knew I wanted to write about the top 3 opportunities that were presented this year. I believe that the year 2009 will go down in history as one of the most challenging, financially and [...]
Lay The Proper Foundation To Start An Online Business
You must lay a foundation in order to be successful online, or in any business for that matter. Many people jump right into marketing and selling products without doing this first. The result is a disappointing result that could have been done differently.
Take a look at where you are when you come online. Do you [...]
Never, Never, Never Give Up!
This is a well known quote from Sir Winston Churchill, and has been one of my favorites since coming online. On a webinar earlier this week we talked about how difficult it can be to start making money online. This is a very different world than what any of us has known, and it can [...]
Starting An Online Business – Mentors Make It Easier
Starting an online business can be exciting, but it can also be frustrating at times. No matter what topics or niche you are planning on specializing in, there will be so much to learn and the learning curve will most likely be steep. The best way to achieve the success you are looking for is [...]
Giving Your Prospects The Gift Of Time
When I was new to the online world of business, I had so many questions and didn’t know where to turn. I finally paid one of the gurus five thousand dollars, believing him when he said he would answer my questions. It turned out his answer to this was to just direct me to his [...]
Are You A Saturday Morning Blogger? 3 Time Management Tips For You
While I was still working full time, Saturday morning became the time for me to write articles, post to my blog, and create new products. I stopped shopping for anything more than food and essentials, turned off the television, and delegated many activities to family members. The result was that my life became more organized, [...]
How To Write An E-Course To Generate Residual Income
Over the past three years I have written several e-courses, so you can imagine my embarassment when Pat O’Bryan asked me for the link to one of them on his webinar last night. Instead of searching frantically through my hard drive I simply wrote a new one. It took about two hours and the topic [...]
Labor Day 2009 – What This Day Now Means To Me
Flashback to Labor Day 2006…I had made the decision to resign from my teaching position in Los Angeles and needed to go back to school the following day to tell them. They had hired too many teachers the previous June, so by me resigning it would open up a position for someone else. I love when [...]
On Being An Overnight Success
Now that I’m more successful online, I am often asked what it’s like to be an overnight success. I say that it’s fantastic, but it took many nights. You see, almost no one achieves success online that quickly. Instead, it is based on a solid business model and hard work.
Yes, it’s been fun to make [...]
The 30 Day Blogging Challenge Is Complete!
During this second blogging challenge of 2009, fewer people started out with the intention of finishing. Even though it is almost the middle of summer, I encourage everyone to keep working at their online business. My income continues to increase during the summer months because I continue to do what works.
Besides myself, we have six [...]
Today is Day 30 Of The 30 Day Power Blogging Challenge
This is the second time I’ve held the 30 day power blogging challenge during 2009. The challenge is to blog 30 times during the 30 days. Today is day 30 and very few people have contacted me to tell me they have reached their goal.
This does not surprise me at all. When I first came [...]
Working With A Mentor Or Coach To Build Your Online Business
I was consulting with some clients this morning, and it reminded me of when I first came online in 2005. It was my belief at that time that I did not need anyone to help me make money on the internet. I’m not sure why I believed this, but it turned out to be completely [...]
Giving Back To Others Through Micro-Lending With Kiva
Kiva is the world’s first person to person micro-lending website. You can make small donations, as small as $25, and help entrepreneurs to have a better life for themselves and their family. This week my friend and colleague Denise Wakeman is choosing to celebrate her 50th birthday by raising five thousand dollars in loans [...]
‘How To Sell When Nobody’s Buying’ by Dave Lakhani
I’ve been waiting for awhile now to review Dave Lakhani’s latest book, How To Sell When Nobody’s Buying (And How To Sell Even More When They Are), so when it arrived at my door yesterday I dropped everything to sit down and read it.
Dave’s book delivers on the title’s promise, and even reminded me of [...]
Organizing Your Time If You Work From Home
Time management becomes crucial once you make the decision to work from home. I was surprised at how easily I disciplined myself to be productive for several hours each day. I have more energy and creative ideas in the morning, so that is when I do the majority of my article writing and blogging.
I also [...]
1000 Articles In Less Than 1000 Days? We’ll See!
Article marketing has been a big part of building my online business over the past two and a half years. As I began to earn more money with Adwords than with articles, I found that I was writing fewer articles. Because I am so proud of the fact that we are able to publish our [...]



