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Windows Live Writer

September 23, 2007

Now, this is about the coolest little FREE tool I have come across in quite some time…

Windows Live Writer enables you to post to your blogs from one location - off line. It does MUCH more than that, but you get the gist. You can read about all of the powerful features by clicking here.

This tool will blog to your own blogs or any blogging service. And it has a built in WYSIWYG editor so you can see what your post will look like. Check it out:

This is BOLD

This is ITALICS

This is UNDERLINE

You can even add images:

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I see this tool as quite a time saver…grab yourself a copy now.

Mixing Dollars

    Written by Mike · Filed Under Product Showcase 

    Power Blogging Tool…

    September 10, 2007

    Blogging. I make the assumption here that you know what blogging is. Do you blog?

    I have had a blog (or 10) for a while, but I have not done much in the way of things like search engine optimization, or monetizing them. I figured why bother…

    Then I was checking some traffic stats on a few of my sites and discovered that I was getting some good traffic to a couple of my blogs. In fact, one actually gets more than 100 unique visitors a day!

    That’s where I discovered what an idiot I was being. I didn’t even have any sort of name capture or Adsense or ANYthing on this blog!

    So I went on a mission to learn more about making my blog more SEO friendly.

    http://www.mroverdeliver.com/Top10

    Up until now I was more concerned about having a nice looking theme than SEO. So when I tried to apply a few of the things I learned to one blog, I discovered that the theme I was using made things very difficult.

    So, off I went on another mission. I visited a few of the blogs of some well-known marketers to see what they were doing (hey - find out what the successful people are doing and do the same thing, right?)

    I found more than one using a very powerful system on their blogs that make SEO and putting ads, Adsense and just about anything else on their blog very easy.

    http://www.mroverdeliver.com/Top10

    So, I put this system on two of my blogs (so far):

    http://www.mroverdeliver.com/blog
    http://www.mikeambrosio.com

    I have already seen an increase in my signups on both sites. Even my Adsense clicks on the one blog have started to increase.

    Now, it’s only been a week or two. But seeing results so quickly convinces me of the power of this system.

    What’s that? You don’t have a blog? Well, get one up now. Wordpress is free and the choice of more than a few active bloggers. If your hosting account has Fantastico, it’s simple to install too.

    http://www.mroverdeliver.com/Top10

    Grab this and power up your blog!

      Written by Mike · Filed Under Product Showcase 

      How Much Is Too Much?

      September 3, 2007

      A lot has been said lately about focus and how many projects you should take on at once. What is said, mostly by the experts, is that you should only focus on one at a time for maximum returns.

      Well, I’ve done a lot of thinking about that. In fact, WAY too much thinking about that. Let me tell you what I think…

      I worked in a customer service job that serviced the pharmaceutical industry for many years. And the very nature of this job was such that if you DIDN’T focus on multiple projects at the same time, it meant losing contracts, customers and dollars.

      At times, I had as many as four major projects running all at once and had tight timelines to go with them. And you know what?

      They always got completed. Usually on time and within budget.

      What does that mean? To me, that means the CORRECT thing to say would be more like “Only work on the number of projects that you can effectively move forward and complete on schedule”. Stay within your own capabilities.

      For me, that can be four. For you, maybe 2. Or maybe 7. That’s something only you can answer.

      I was recently talking to a very successful marketer who told me that I should be focusing on one project at a time. He was the second or third one that told me that.

      But the funny thing here is, NO successful marketer that I know works on just ONE project at a time. Including the marketers that told me to focus on one at a time.

      The major difference here is resources. When you hit a certain level of success, you have more resources at your disposal. Money, people, tools, etc.

      So, what if you are NOT one of those who have those resources at your disposal? What can you do?

      Tha answer is really very simple and when I tell you, you’re going to smack yourself on the forehead and say, “DOH! I knew that!”

      The answer: Strategic Partner(s)

      Look, you don’t need to be a wildly successful marketer to have your own team around you. In fact, when you get the right partners, you will see your own productivity, ideas, and success
      really start to flourish.

      Why do I call them Strategic Partners?

      Your partners should have the skills or components that you lack. And conversely, you need to have the skills or components that THEY lack. You need to compliment each other. This also means tht you need to “take an inventory” of your skills. You need to know what you can bring to the table.

      One of my strategic partners is a programmer. Another writes ebooks and other content. Still another partner brings a level of creativity that I don’t posess. He’s an idea factory!

      And I have certain skills that THEY lack, such as the “back end” knowledge of setting up and running websites, marketing, networking and customer service skills. We compliment each other greatly.

      You can do the very same thing. It’s not that hard. But the FIRST thing you need to realize is that it will take an effort from you to make contact with people. OFF the computer.

      My first partner I met at a lunch. My second at a seminar. They both started from a simple conversation. We quickly determined that we each had something to bring to the table that would fill the gaps.

      Now, working on multiple projects at once is not so daunting a task as doing them by yourself.

      The process is really very simple. Look for or organize a lunch in your local area for people who work on line. Start by going to a few of the marketing forums and simply ask who lives in your area. (Heck, it’s how I met Mike Filsaime…)

      Meeting face to face is recommended because this enables you to “size each other up” to determine if you have similar goals and value systems. That’s very important. That’s where the trust begins.

      Once you understand the power of strategic partnerships, you will not look at your on line business the same ever again. The days of “Lone Wolf” marketing are largely over. Time to roll with the changes.

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        Written by Mike · Filed Under Articles 

        Inspiring or Gloating?

        September 1, 2007

        I have been a member of the Warrior Forum since around 1999. It’s a great forum full of money making advice from people who do it daily.

        Unfortunately, it’s also full of wanna-be’s and bullshitters too. Not unusual. You’ll find that on any forum.

        Lately there has been debate about people posting “My First $10,000 Day…” and so on.

        Some argue that posts like these are simply gloating, while others say it’s inspiring to those who have not made money yet. And of course, there’s those that believe that most of these posts are baloney.

        I am going to ignore the baloney part for now. I have thoughts on that, but my rambling today is on whether these posts inspire or inflame.

        Back in August of ‘05, I did my first $5,000 day. A ran a firesale with the help of a few marketers like Mike Filsaime, Willie Crawford, Dr. Mike Woo Ming and others. It was very exciting.

        The launch actually went one week late and I took my family on a two-day jaunt down to the Jersey Shore and a Six Flags. About every 45 minutes I called Mike to see how we were doing, since I was not in front of a computer. It was a blast to hear “You got another 12 sales..” or “You’re up to $3,500 in sales so far…”

        When the first day was behind me - after celebrating with my family - I was chatting with Mike on the phone and he suggested I post my “First $5,000 day” on the Warrior Forum (I ended up at about $5,200 in sales). He told me that posts like that will inspire others.

        Up to this point, my earnings were sporadic and sparse. I was into web hosting and script installations, but migrating into Internet Marketing. So I can see how it could inspire others who have not made much money.

        But I also felt self-conscious about making such a post. I felt as if people would read it as me gloating. And I’m sure there would have been those that WOULD have thought that. So in the end, I did NOT make that post.

        I see many of those posts today. And if they’re true, I think it’s fantastic. But with skepticism the way it is, when you make a post with a claim like that, they quickly get over-taken by nay-sayers, requiring “proof”, and in some cases name-calling.

        That in turn brings out the supporters to defend the post and/or the poster.

        But what both sides lose sight of is that these arguements simply have very little value. They breed negativity.

        Let’s face it, if someone is lying about an income claim, they are really hurting themselves. Why bother even questioning their integrity or demand proof? If the person is not SELLING anything, then let the post serve the purpose for which it was intended… to inspire others to try harder.

        If someone is claiming certain numbers in order to sell a product or service, then by all means, look for proof. But having a flame war because someone is excited about a sales day and then someone else having a bad day questions the validity of the claim serves no purpose.

        Well, in my opinion anyway.

        That’s it for my ramblings. Go out and make money!

        To Your Success,
        Michael Ambrosio

          Written by Mike · Filed Under Mikes Musings 

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