Author: Steve Pohlit

Managing Partner Time To Be Great, LLC Global Independent Distributor Healy, Vollara, Xelliss, BEMER Business and Real Estate Coach, Consultant Professional Speaker, Author

Does Rich Shefren Want To Be David Copperfield and Why ….

Why is Sterling Valentine hyping the link to the Power of Focus from Rich Shefren? Why is Rich Shefren moving to a Las Vegas style image with his promotions? I know Sterling and I don’t know Rich. Right up front I think both are terrific talent. Sterling is very bright and driven. He is, or at least he has been “on purpose”. Rich is a former Arthur Andersen consultant and an excellent marketer. I have read some of Rich Shefren’s material and feel his advice is very good.

Now you should ask: ” why do I care what Steve Pohlit thinks of Sterling or Rich Shefren or anyone else for that matter?” Good question and here is the answer. I am a very experienced businessman and not only have I bought, sold, started from scratch and consulted with companies large and small, I have a terrific track record doing so. All the details don’t matter but this does: my work continues to confirm that we as business people, marketers, Internet Marketers and more have a responsibility to share our talent and do so in a way that larger numbers of people can duplicate the principles we demonstrate.

For the past two months I have led a small group once a week in an in-depth study of some live principles. Make no mistake about this: I did this for me. What those people got out of this process was entirely up to them. I worked harder than I did for my best paying clients and I worked for no pay. I used all the talents I didn’t even know I had and more. All of this material was posted on a special web site. There is audio and wonderful material for the participants to use whenever they want. Soon there will be another series and there will be video.

“Givers Gain” is the theme of a national business networking group. I gotta tell you that after 7 weeks, I feel better than ever and I just celebrated my _ _ birthday. (The age does not matter because I have learned it is possible to become younger and I am working on that.) I gave all of my talents and in the process what happened? Members of this group are now my friends and they have asked me to expand the leadership to another topic. I will do this and we are now working on having more people benefit from this process.

I remember like it was yesterday – the first JV Alert. It was organized by Ken McArthur in Philadelphia and there were 20 people there. There was no fee – or maybe a small one that I don’t remember. We paid for our transportation to Philly, our room and meals. By the way that room was the most marvelous room I experienced in a long time. And I stay in a lot of rooms. I digress. The idea that launched Sterling incubated that weekend. Ken says he was very grateful for how without asking Sterling kept asking “how best may I help” since Ken was doing all of the heavy lifting. I rember saying to Ken – ” I don’t feel good coming to a meeting about how we can be more successful with the host driving back and forth from home because you don’t want to spend the money on a room.” Ken ultimately worked with Sterling on a historic program which as of today I don’t thing anyone has challenged. Ken also went on to further develop JV Alert and he no longer drives back and forth from home.

So you ask what is my point? I submit to you that doing business is easy. I submit to you that many people create smoke and make it seem like business is hard. When I go to Vegas I want a show – I want to be immersed in the magic. Business is not magic. It is easy to understand what works. You think I am kidding? Do you think a double cheeseburger with king sized fries is healthier than steamed vegetables with some grilled wild salmon? You know what works. If you are in business or starting a business you already know. Does this mean that Rich, Sterling, Frank, Ed, Jason, Ken, Ken. Dan, John and others should be ignored. No- do you ignore God even though you know the difference between right and wrong? I hope not.

I am saying stop all the hype. Stop the smoke and mirrors. Keep it simple. I remember one of the first System seminars organized by Ken McCarthy. I learned it is all about traffic and conversion. Many years earlier at a shareholders meeting led by Les Wexner, Chairman of The Limited who I am grateful for allowing me to work with his company, Les said “nothing ever happens in our business until a customer says: I’ll take it”

Ladies and gentlemen business is simple: whether it is on line or off line give the customer what they want. How do you know? Ask them! Right now I am working with a very successful eCommerce based company and do you know we just sent out the first marketing newsletter to a small test group and we don’t even have the survey finished. We are still guessing as to what they want and this is a hugely successful business that just happens to do a great job of selling a lot of products on line.

We don’t need David Copperfield to magically demonstrate an image that few can duplicate. We need to take our wisdom and simplify, simplify, simplify and help more people realize their potential.

May you and yours experience permanent prosperity in all areas of you life – Sterling and Rich included.

Steve Pohlit

Steve Pohlit has more than 20 years experience successfully running companies large and small. Steve now develops and implements processes that will deliver improved business performance for the long term. Learn more about the process of Increasing Profits by 30% or More In 90 Days or Less by visiting http://stevepohlit.com or you can call 727-587-7871 and speak with Steve directly. Have a question? Click Here To Visit Ask The Consultant If you want to learn how to use a blog to build your business then register for the the free mini-course “Blogging for Profits” at Steve Reports and Blogging For Profits. Did you know you can make a ton of money by referring a business that converts to consulting project? Just thought I’d mention that.

Just one more thing…did you know I am now working with Randy Gage? No! Who is Randy Gage? Visit International Success

The Greatest Fear of Drug Dealers

There is an econimic lesson here:

Did you know that under our current system, if you included beer in the same category as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, crack, etc that a beer would likely cost you more than $25 a bottle?

The number one fear of drug lords is that drugs becomes legal.

I watched a CNN report tonight that shows how growing poppies in Afghanistan is fueling the terrorists. Let’s review the economics as reported by CNN

A gram of heroin on the street of New York is $100,000 and a farmer who grows the poppy for that $100,000 sale gets $300. Now if heroin was treated the same way as alcohol, I am guessing that same gram of heroin would be worth say $1,000 and the farmer in Afghanistan would be paid maybe a dollar for the poppies.

Now if those were the economics, what do you think would happen to the drug trade?

CNN reports that the growing of poppies in Afghanistan and surrounding countries is a major contributor to the funds required by terrorists. Why is it that Anderson Cooper who is marketed as being an outstanding reporter skirts the solution to the drug problem? Actually the answer is simple. CNN would not allow the stance that drugs should be legal. Anderson’s posture is not surprising. We have people seemingly reporting all over the world on issues like drugs, trafficking in children, global warming and more and ending the report with politically incorrect conclusions. Politically icorrect means following the money from your employer to your wallet.

I am stating that the idea of being politically correct to appease the masses and generate ratings is wrong.

This matter of our current drug control process, should really piss off a lot of people simply because of the amount of money spent in the US trying to control the drug problem.

Look at it this way: 10% of the tax money you pay goes for fighting the drug war. So out of a 40 hour work week, you send 4 hours of work to solve the drug problem. Now I am looking at CNN tonight and seeing all the people and weaponry used to track down and stop some production in Afghanistan. The most significant results reported was the confiscation of product with a street value of $1.5 million. Come on … it cost that much to have all the staff and equipment on site for one week. What a pitiful return on investment.

Folks – it doesn’t work. The economics fuel the problem. When is America going to get this point? Given the street value of drugs, there is every incentive on the face of the earth to deliver the drugs. Take away the incentive, package all of the street popular drugs and sell them like we do alcohol and the result is that terrorists and a lot of other crime loses their funding.

Once drugs are legalized then we can move in the direction of helping those addicted. There are programs every day and every week for those having a problem with alcohol. I have not read one report or seen one CNN special linking the production of alcohol to terrorism. If I missed the show please email me.

Let’s see – cut off the source of funding and terrorism disappears. Cut off the source of funding and source of crime associated with obtaining money to buy drugs dries up. Imagine that!! Now ask yourself why is it that our leaders are putting up with the bullshit of thinking legislation and jail is the answer for drug trafficking?

I am suggesting an answer here – we are letting our government believe it is the right answer to continue to control everything. We tell them that by our vote. By telling our elective officials to pass laws that say it is the government’s job to protect us from everything, we rinforce the insanity. We end up with our money being confiscated to pay for the pursuit of drug traffic lords. We need to remove the economic incentive to be in the drug distribution business.

It just isn’t that damn difficult to figure out.

May you and yours experience permanent prosperity in all areas of you life.

Steve Pohlit

Steve Pohlit has more than 20 years experience successfully running companies large and small. Steve now develops and implements processes that will deliver improved business performance for the long term. Learn more about the process of Increasing Profits by 30% or More In 90 Days or Less by visiting http://stevepohlit.com or you can call 727-587-7871 and speak with Steve directly. Have a question? Click Here To Visit Ask The Consultant If you want to learn how to use a blog to build your business then register for the the free mini-course “Blogging for Profits” at Steve Reports and Blogging For Profits. Did you know you can make a ton of money by referring a business that converts to consulting project? Just thought I’d mention that.

Just one more thing…did you know I am now working with Randy Gage? No! Who is Randy Gage? Visit International Success

Why Selfishness Is The Foundation of Succeeding In Business

Every time I immersed myself into learning and developing new skills the most fun was not being paid but in seeing the results of my work. Yes I was helping my company or another company make more money. Yes I was developing a new marketing strategy that included the use of effective web sites, blogs, articles, email campaigns and more. Yes I was getting paid for that work but the biggest payment of all came from the satisfaction of increasing my own expertise. Why? Because anytime I was able to take something that interested me, develop that into marketable expertise then I was first helping myself. Once that happened then I was in a position to help my business and help others.

Deepak Chopra asks us to examine those activities we become involved with where we are not even aware of the passage of time. Those activities usually comprise what we should be doing while we are on this planet or our purpose. Having said that, when I recently lost a few weekends to a project I was working on, I did not have all the skills or the interest for that project even one month ago. I do now.

One skill in the following list did not exist for me at all 36 months ago. Another I had no interest in even 30 days ago. Now I am using every business skill I developed during my entire career and have added a few more to that toolbox. Here is a partial list of what I am talking about:

Team Building
Effective Presentations
Web Site Development
Project Management
Research and Development
Developing Agendas and Running Meetings
Reconciling Very Diverse Age Groups and Backgrounds

My educational background, work experience and self taught skills have positioned me to be effective in this work. Smiles and compliments are my pay for this project My reward is what I learn from the people I am working with. That by the way has always been the case. I have always gained from learned the most from the people I work with.

I feel that I am on purpose more time than I am not. I am sharing this with you because I know if you are reading this report, then you are likely a person to be interested in growing your business, being in business, marketing, internet marketing, doing business using the tools of the Internet and making money online.

Some of those interests for me started before the Internet was born. Others developed since then. What I didn’t really think about much at all were the following questions:

Do I really like what I do?
What are the reasons for my work and efforts?
When things work why is that?
When they don’t why is that?

Without having a mission of asking myself these questions I think I have done a pretty good job. I have developed along the lines of what I should be doing given my interests and skills. How about you? How are you doing? How happy are you with how you spend your time?

It Is Not About The Money!!

I know people and you probably do to who have made and who are making a ton of money. Some of those people are not healthy and happy. At the next seminar you go to really look at the people – the presenters the attendees. Many are not happy. Many (and I have spent more time than I like to admit on this one also) say “if I only had this or when I am finished with that I will be happy.” Here is a big point: if you are not happy now while you are pursuing painting a new picture for your life or just touching it up a bit, you will not be happy with the new picture when you get it.

Why am I writing this? Because I continue to see the same headlines, the same marketing messages and the same shallow promises related to “things”. Do not think I have something against things. Not at all! Randy Gage has taught me all the riches of this planet are here for me to enjoy and I am delighted to enjoy any that come my way.

I focus, on new goals, business and personal all the time and I encourage you to do the same. I am more open to alternative ways of achieving these goals rather than following an exact step by step process within a defined time frame that some other person defines.

Randy Gage pulls this together very well in his book “Why You’re Dumb, Sick & Broke …And How To Get Smart, Healthy & Rich.” In the 10th chapter he writes

“I’ll take my cue from Thoreau …

To be happy you must have a purpose
To have a purpose requires having personal values
Your values create a congruent philosophy to live by
Your philosophy is congruent only if you live by the principles that support that philosophy”

Try this philosophy on for size: “You Have The Right To Do Anything You Want, Provided You Do Not Infringe Upon The Rights of Others”

Well that statement could be the topic of a completely separate series or more. For purposes of this article, I encourage you to think deep. When you say I need my business to be better, or I want more money or I want to meet this person or I want to be in a relationship or I want to be out of this relationship, what you are saying is you want the feelings associated with a tangible product or event. The goal is the feelings. Feelings result from the way you think and you can be marvelous every day. Am I? Nope- but I am getting closer.

Here is a shameless plug: if you want the feelings associated with your business doing better then there are some fundamental steps you can take right now. I detail those at 10 Minute MBA

Bonus Offer

If you have any trouble setting up a web site with a blog automatically linked to the content you are publishing, this offer is for you. I have been quietly testing this service and have several clients I am working with who really like the results. I can reasonably handle 10 more.

For the first 10 people with a small business (can include: brick and mortar, affiliate marketing, information marketing, MLM, more) you will receive a domain name, hosting for one year, a fully functional website with two blogs linked to your site. Your blogs will have the blog widget for your own account. Relevant articles will be added to your site and automatically linked to your blogs. This set-up alone is worth well in excess of $500. Plus you will automatically be enrolled in my teleconference training sessions. There will be at least four sessions lasting about 45 minutes and the focus of these sessions is on teaching you the foundation principles of successfully developing your business. These are the same tools and techniques I have successfully used with companies who have paid hundreds of dollars per hour for my work.

All of this for a one time fee of $299.00 plus your testimonial. 10 people only. Hurry.. Email Me Now before it is too late.

May you and yours experience permanent prosperity in all areas of you life.

Steve Pohlit

Steve Pohlit has more than 20 years experience successfully running companies large and small. Steve now develops and implements processes that will deliver improved business performance for the long term. Learn more about the process of Increasing Profits by 30% or More In 90 Days or Less by visiting http://stevepohlit.com or you can call 727-587-7871 and speak with Steve directly. Have a question? Click Here To Visit Ask The Consultant If you want to learn how to use a blog to build your business then register for the the free mini-course “Blogging for Profits” at Steve Reports and Blogging For Profits. Did you know you can make a ton of money by referring a business that converts to consulting project? Just thought I’d mention that.

Just one more thing…did you know I am now working with Randy Gage? No! Who is Randy Gage? Visit International Success

Blogging For Profits Bonus: Blog Syndication Is Here: Major Bonus Offer For 10 People

Blog Syndication from John Reese and his team is live and it is FREE. Set up for took about 4 minutes. Get started now by simply clicking on Get Blog Rush Free at the bottom of the Blogosphere to the right or CLICK HERE FOR YOUR ACCOUNT.

Why should you do this? First there are relevant blog posts on you blog’s widget. If you have more than one blog, you can add them to your account. This is viral marketing on steroids. It should motivate you to add unique content since your blog articles will be displayed based more based on how often your Blog Widget is displayed on your blog. Thing is, since this so new, it is easy for your articles to be shown on Blog Widget which, in turn, drives more traffic to your blog.

BONUS:

If you have any trouble setting up a web site with a blog automatically linked to the content you are publishing, this offer is for you. I have been quietly testing this service and have several clients I am working with who really like the results. I can reasonably handle 10 more.

For the first 10 people with a small business (can include: brick and morter, affiliate marketing, information marketing, MLM, more) you will receive a domain name, hosting for one year, a fully functional website with two blogs linked to your site. Your blogs will have the blog widget for your own account. Relevant articles will be added to your site and automatically linked to your blogs. This set-up alone is worth well in excess of $500. Plus you will automatically be enrolled in my teleconference training sessions. There will be at least four sessions lasting about 45 minutes and the focus of these sessions is on teaching you the foundation principles of successfully developing your business. These are the same tools and techniques I have successfully used with companies who have paid hundreds of dollars per hour for my work.

All of this for a one time fee of $299.00 plus your testimonial. 10 people only. Hurry.. Email Me Now before it is too late.

May you and yours experience permanent prosperity in all areas of you life.

Steve Pohlit

Steve Pohlit has more than 20 years experience successfully running companies large and small. Steve now develops and implements processes that will deliver improved business performance for the long term. Learn more about the process of Increasing Profits by 30% or More In 90 Days or Less by visiting http://stevepohlit.com or you can call 727-587-7871 and speak with Steve directly. Have a question? Click Here To Visit Ask The Consultant If you want to learn how to use a blog to build your business then register for the the free mini-course “Blogging for Profits” at Steve Reports and Blogging For Profits. Did you know you can make a ton of money by referring a business that converts to consulting project? Just thought I’d mention that.

Just one more thing…did you know I am now working with Randy Gage? No! Who is Randy Gage? Visit International Success

Don’t Ever Delete A Domain…Ever

Last week I received an email from a lady inquiring about an order that she had placed. Her order was for a popular product but one whose spelling I wanted to double check. So I “Googled” the product name …and I about feel off my chair. A site that I created in 1996 and is one of the more “visual dysfunctional sites” designed by current standards, was number 2 on Google for this search term.

There is very little I do with the site and yet the orders role in for a quite a few products. They do because the descriptions are accurate and the products are available. Most importantly, in my view, the site has been live and active for 10 years – never down.

Six weeks ago I received a call from a lady who was searching for a consultant to help her business in Miami. I asked her how she found me and she said from a site that I created three years ago. If you are like me I often get an idea, set up a site and instead of working the site like I should, I forget about it. This is one of those sites. After reviewing the scope of this project I referrd this work to friend of mine who lives closer to the client. The proposal we submitted was accepted and right now this project is generating a lot of money each week for my friend. This all started with a “stale” site.

Update it, don’t update it or sell it but never delete it. There are links from nearly all the sites I have linking back to a primary site. Now, as I write more articles and develop content for programs like The 10 Minute MBA and Blogging For Profits there are even more links. This content is out there forever once published. Yes the written word may be picked up by article directories and published on other web sites. However, it is has been my experience people are more likely to find you from a site that is live with relevant content even when the site is almost as old as the html browser technology itself.

Project Update:

I normally post articles to my sites and Steve Reports several times a week. Recently I have been researching how to use tools that I have access to as a result of several memberships. Tools specifically designed to help companies market their business on line. As a result, my publication activity has gone down. I am back. Not that my research is done. It never is.

What did I learn? As an example, I have developed the skills to add relevant content to blogs automatically. Steve Reports is not one of the blogs where I use this technique. Here is an example of one that is: Ask The Consultant. This is my site and is one of the five I have worked on in the past month. If you visit that site and click on the blog link, you might notice the postings are related to the articles that automatically drip to this site.

Updating my site and blog automatically with relevant content every day or two has been aa goal of mine since February 2006. Now it is happening and I can turn my attention more to the quality of content.

I learned the basics of Camtasia and developed an on line presentation marketing a new service being offered by a company to Corporations. We are early in the process but it looks like this is going to be extremely successful. I am using Camtasia to develop an entire training program at The 10 Minute MBA

The church I attend records every service and CD’s can be purchased for $5.00. Just this past week I uploaded one of my favorite messages to a website I developed. This site is increasing the visibility of the church on line and the visibility of the minister. I am delighted to use internet marketing talents to increase the membership of this church.

The tools I am using are having a positive impact on all the sites I am working on. The Alexa rankings are moving up fast. My PR is improving as well. I don’t have any PR 5’s yet but I am confident I will this year. I rank 21 on Google for a highly competitive search term for my main business and I am confident I will be on the first page for that one in 60 days. When that happens the phone with companies requesting consulting services will be ringing off the hook. My goal is for the customer to find me. That way I can be even more selective on who I work with.

What’s the message? I have developed the skills to manage my sites. I have developed the skills to add video and mp3 recordings. Three years ago, I could do none of this. Are all of these skills necessary? They are if you have a passion for helping companies improve their business performance and absolutely know using the Internet as a key tool for growing business revenue and profits is critical. Are you continuing to develop your skills in an area you are passionate about?

So that is a thumbnail sketch of just a few of the projects I have been involved with. What about you? What are you learning? How do you plan to become better at what you do? “Do what you love and love what you do” is my goal. I suggest to you that is a great mission for everything in your life.

In about four months I’ll give you an end of the year update. Between now and then look for a lot more very valuable insight on achieving business goals and enjoying your life while doing it.

May you and yours experience permanent prosperity in all areas of you life.

Steve Pohlit

Steve Pohlit has more than 20 years experience successfully running companies large and small. Steve now develops and implements processes that will deliver improved business performance for the long term. Learn more about the process of Increasing Profits by 30% or More In 90 Days or Less by visiting http://stevepohlit.com or you can call 727-587-7871 and speak with Steve directly. Have a question? Click Here To Visit Ask The Consultant If you want to learn how to use a blog to build your business then register for the the free mini-course “Blogging for Profits” at Steve Reports and Blogging For Profits. Did you know you can make a ton of money by referring a business that converts to consulting project? Just thought I’d mention that.

Just one more thing…did you know I am now working with Randy Gage? No! Who is Randy Gage? Visit International Success

Don't Ever Delete A Domain…Ever

Last week I received an email from a lady inquiring about an order that she had placed. Her order was for a popular product but one whose spelling I wanted to double check. So I “Googled” the product name …and I about feel off my chair. A site that I created in 1996 and is one of the more “visual dysfunctional sites” designed by current standards, was number 2 on Google for this search term.

There is very little I do with the site and yet the orders role in for a quite a few products. They do because the descriptions are accurate and the products are available. Most importantly, in my view, the site has been live and active for 10 years – never down.

Six weeks ago I received a call from a lady who was searching for a consultant to help her business in Miami. I asked her how she found me and she said from a site that I created three years ago. If you are like me I often get an idea, set up a site and instead of working the site like I should, I forget about it. This is one of those sites. After reviewing the scope of this project I referrd this work to friend of mine who lives closer to the client. The proposal we submitted was accepted and right now this project is generating a lot of money each week for my friend. This all started with a “stale” site.

Update it, don’t update it or sell it but never delete it. There are links from nearly all the sites I have linking back to a primary site. Now, as I write more articles and develop content for programs like The 10 Minute MBA and Blogging For Profits there are even more links. This content is out there forever once published. Yes the written word may be picked up by article directories and published on other web sites. However, it is has been my experience people are more likely to find you from a site that is live with relevant content even when the site is almost as old as the html browser technology itself.

Project Update:

I normally post articles to my sites and Steve Reports several times a week. Recently I have been researching how to use tools that I have access to as a result of several memberships. Tools specifically designed to help companies market their business on line. As a result, my publication activity has gone down. I am back. Not that my research is done. It never is.

What did I learn? As an example, I have developed the skills to add relevant content to blogs automatically. Steve Reports is not one of the blogs where I use this technique. Here is an example of one that is: Ask The Consultant. This is my site and is one of the five I have worked on in the past month. If you visit that site and click on the blog link, you might notice the postings are related to the articles that automatically drip to this site.

Updating my site and blog automatically with relevant content every day or two has been aa goal of mine since February 2006. Now it is happening and I can turn my attention more to the quality of content.

I learned the basics of Camtasia and developed an on line presentation marketing a new service being offered by a company to Corporations. We are early in the process but it looks like this is going to be extremely successful. I am using Camtasia to develop an entire training program at The 10 Minute MBA

The church I attend records every service and CD’s can be purchased for $5.00. Just this past week I uploaded one of my favorite messages to a website I developed. This site is increasing the visibility of the church on line and the visibility of the minister. I am delighted to use internet marketing talents to increase the membership of this church.

The tools I am using are having a positive impact on all the sites I am working on. The Alexa rankings are moving up fast. My PR is improving as well. I don’t have any PR 5’s yet but I am confident I will this year. I rank 21 on Google for a highly competitive search term for my main business and I am confident I will be on the first page for that one in 60 days. When that happens the phone with companies requesting consulting services will be ringing off the hook. My goal is for the customer to find me. That way I can be even more selective on who I work with.

What’s the message? I have developed the skills to manage my sites. I have developed the skills to add video and mp3 recordings. Three years ago, I could do none of this. Are all of these skills necessary? They are if you have a passion for helping companies improve their business performance and absolutely know using the Internet as a key tool for growing business revenue and profits is critical. Are you continuing to develop your skills in an area you are passionate about?

So that is a thumbnail sketch of just a few of the projects I have been involved with. What about you? What are you learning? How do you plan to become better at what you do? “Do what you love and love what you do” is my goal. I suggest to you that is a great mission for everything in your life.

In about four months I’ll give you an end of the year update. Between now and then look for a lot more very valuable insight on achieving business goals and enjoying your life while doing it.

May you and yours experience permanent prosperity in all areas of you life.

Steve Pohlit

Steve Pohlit has more than 20 years experience successfully running companies large and small. Steve now develops and implements processes that will deliver improved business performance for the long term. Learn more about the process of Increasing Profits by 30% or More In 90 Days or Less by visiting http://stevepohlit.com or you can call 727-587-7871 and speak with Steve directly. Have a question? Click Here To Visit Ask The Consultant If you want to learn how to use a blog to build your business then register for the the free mini-course “Blogging for Profits” at Steve Reports and Blogging For Profits. Did you know you can make a ton of money by referring a business that converts to consulting project? Just thought I’d mention that.

Just one more thing…did you know I am now working with Randy Gage? No! Who is Randy Gage? Visit International Success

Normally I Don’t Do This – But Tonight There Is A Damn Good Reason – Do Not Miss This Opportunity!

This post was not on my agenda to write and publish at all. I didn’t even know this was going to be announced tonight. I just happened to see one email with the announcement.

I have been a member of this marvelous program since December 1995. One of the first to join.
I am a major fan of Portal Feeder and the the team. I have learned so much and I am doing more on line than I ever imagined.

If you want to see several examples of recent portals I developed go to Ask The Consultant and Prosperity Roadmap. These I are sites I am happy with but you should see what some of the other members of Portal Feeder are doing – absolutely awesome and you will have access to this group.

The doors are open and probably will close to new members in less than 72 hours. So go right now and check it out. Here is the link Click Here For Portal Feeder This is not an affiliate link. I make nothing by promoting this offer. (Feel free to send the team a note as to where you heard about this.)

I absolutely have no more time to tell you about this marvelous program and support. I hope you give this a try. I have never regretted my decision from the day I joined. Never. Check this out now!

May you and yours experience permanent prosperity in all areas of you life.

Steve Pohlit

Steve Pohlit has more than 20 years experience successfully running companies large and small. Steve now develops and implements processes that will deliver improved business performance for the long term. Learn more about the process of Increasing Profits by 30% or More In 90 Days or Less by visiting http://stevepohlit.com or you can call 727-587-7871 and speak with Steve directly. Have a question? Click Here To Visit Ask The Consultant If you want to learn how to use a blog to build your business then register for the the free mini-course “Blogging for Profits” at Steve Reports and Blogging For Profits. Did you know you can make a ton of money by referring a business that converts to consulting project? Just thought I’d mention that.

Just one more thing…did you know I am now working with Randy Gage? No! Who is Randy Gage? Visit International Success

Normally I Don't Do This – But Tonight There Is A Damn Good Reason – Do Not Miss This Opportunity!

This post was not on my agenda to write and publish at all. I didn’t even know this was going to be announced tonight. I just happened to see one email with the announcement.

I have been a member of this marvelous program since December 1995. One of the first to join.
I am a major fan of Portal Feeder and the the team. I have learned so much and I am doing more on line than I ever imagined.

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Steve Pohlit has more than 20 years experience successfully running companies large and small. Steve now develops and implements processes that will deliver improved business performance for the long term. Learn more about the process of Increasing Profits by 30% or More In 90 Days or Less by visiting http://stevepohlit.com or you can call 727-587-7871 and speak with Steve directly. Have a question? Click Here To Visit Ask The Consultant If you want to learn how to use a blog to build your business then register for the the free mini-course “Blogging for Profits” at Steve Reports and Blogging For Profits. Did you know you can make a ton of money by referring a business that converts to consulting project? Just thought I’d mention that.

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Steve Pohlit has more than 20 years experience successfully running companies large and small. Steve now develops and implements processes that will deliver improved business performance for the long term. Learn more about the process of Increasing Profits by 30% or More In 90 Days or Less by visiting http://stevepohlit.com or you can call 727-587-7871 and speak with Steve directly. Have a question? Click Here To Visit Ask The Consultant If you want to learn how to use a blog to build your business then register for the the free mini-course “Blogging for Profits” at Steve Reports and Blogging For Profits. Did you know you can make a ton of money by referring a business that converts to consulting project? Just thought I’d mention that.

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Kirt Christensen Sent Me A Note And IF You Run Adword Campaigns You Should Read This

I am a business development consultant. I use adword campaigns to develop and convert traffic. I manage about a third of the renenue Kirt is managing. My click through rates on primary key words are in excess of 20% and the return on investment averages 88%. However, when Kirt writes I pay close attention and so should you. He is right on and I am taking the liberty of reprinting his personal message to me just for you.

Steve Pohlit
Dear steve,

Today’s article is action-packed, read it and apply it to
your Adwords account right away!

Have feedback on it? Email us, I love to hear from my
readers!

Warmly,

Kirt Christensen
webmaster@scientificmarketing.com
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Every day I get emails from marketers using Adwords to
promote their business, and it’s not working out nearly the
way that they had hoped… Dismal click through rates
(CTR), barely workable click costs, and no matter what
they do, they can’t “figure out” the Adwords system.

While Adwords is a phenomenal way to get laser-targeted
traffic to your site, it does have a steep learning curve…
And that’s pretty daunting when it’s your own time and money
on the line!

I’ve boiled Adwords down to the following seven step
checklist. Although it’s not intended to be a cure-all for
every Adwords problem, these seven steps are the first to
take to make serious headway on your account!

1) Are you split-testing both your Adwords ads and your
sales letter or landing page?

This is the biggest error of them all! When I say “split-
testing” does your blood curl, or do horrific memories of
high school algebra class flash into your head? It doesn’t
have to be that way!

Testing is, in essence, simple. By “simple” I mean that all
you want to do is figure out whether ad “A” is better than
ad “B”. The definition of “better” being more clicks or
sales. That’s it!

Begin split-testing by making sure that every adgroup in
every campaign has two ads in it. Depending on the size
of your account, this could take a while, but trust me, it’s
well worth it.

After a while, each ad will have a different number of
clicks and a different CTR.

Now use the free tool at http://www.splittester.com. Plug in
your CTR and number of clicks, and it will run a statistical
test telling you how confident you can be in the results.
(In advertising, we usually use the 95% confidence level.)

After you’ve determined which ad is better, you’ve got your
“control” ad. Now, write a new ad, and attempt to beat your
control.

For split-testing your sales page or landing page, there are
tons of available scripts, both free and paid. In some
cases, your shopping cart system or ad tracker will have
this feature built in.

Continue to repeat this process on both your Adwords ads and
your sales pages or landing pages and you’ll quickly notice
an enormous cumulative effect.

2) Are you using all the potential keywords in your market,
not just the obvious ones?

If you don’t have at least 500 to 1,000 keywords, you’re
leaving highly targeted traffic on the table! Don’t be
content to only use the 10 to 20 major keywords and phrases.
For example, I have a campaign that has 2,015 keywords —
all to sell an ebook on how to get rid of bronchitis! I
recommend you do your keyword research with
http://www.keywordtopia.com, my personal favorite.

Keyword phrases that are two to five words long are called
“long tail” keywords. Individually, each one may only
account for a few clicks a month, but together represent a
massive amount of traffic.

(In next month’s article I’ll reveal a super-slick way to
spy on your competitors and find out exactly what keywords
they’re already using on Adwords!)

3) Do you use the three match types and negative keywords?

Do you know what brackets and quotation marks have to do
with Adwords? Many advertisers lose targeted clicks by
only using what is called “broad match”.

If you’re not tripling your keyword list by using phrase
match (putting the keyword in quotes) and exact match
(putting the keyword in brackets) you’re losing out on
traffic that is much more targeted and relevant than just
using broad match!

In fact, some savvy advertisers delete their broad match
keywords and solely use phrase and exact match to increase
their ROI.

Negative keywords are words and phrases used to prevent your
ad from showing on unrelated or untargeted searches.

Say, for example, you’re selling Condos in Costa Rica and
one of your keyword phrases is “Costa Rica”. You’ll save
yourself tons on your Adwords bill by using negative
keywords like, -surfing, -travel, and -tourism.

This will prevent your ad from showing if someone searches
for “Costa Rica Surfing” or “Costa Rica Travel”, and that’s
good because those searchers probably aren’t interested in
what you have to offer.

4) Do you have your keywords and adgroups organized
correctly?

Do you have only a couple of adgroups per campaign, stuffed
with hundreds (or thousands) of keywords? If so, this is
hampering your results!

Relevance is key on Adwords. And since it’s impossible to
write ads that are targeted and specific for hundreds of
different keywords, you need to “break out” keywords into
their own adgroups. For high traffic keywords, this could
mean one keyword, with the three different match types, per
adgroup. For lower traffic keywords, have no more than 15
to 21 keywords per adgroup.

After you “break out” the keywords into new adgroups, write
more focused ads, using the keywords as much as possible in
the ads. Your CTRs will raise across the board.

5) Are you using the content network effectively?

A common fallacies that you hear is that you should only
have the “search network” turned on and the “content
network” turned off. It’s true that the traffic from the
content network in some markets doesn’t convert into sales
as well, but that’s not always so. I have several clients
where the content network converts better than search. How
will you know? You won’t, until you test! Adjust your bids
for the content network up or down until it reaches your
desired cost to make a sale or get a lead, but to get those
numbers you’ll need to read the next step…

6) Do you have conversion tracking turned on?

Not all keywords are created equal! Some keywords convert
into sales at 3 to 9 times as often as others. Setting up
“conversion tracking” inside your account will tell you
exactly which keyword is responsible for a sale. If you
don’t have either conversion tracking, Google Analytics or
some third-party tool in place, you’ll never know. Pareto’s
principle, or the 80/20 rule, applies to Adwords as well. A
small portion of your keywords are bringing in most of your
sales. Wouldn’t you like to know which keywords to nurture
and grow, and which ones to delete?

7) Do you adjust your bids by keyword?

Again, not all keywords are created equal! Every keyword
will convert into a sale or lead at a different rate.
Adjust your keyword bids up or down until you hit an average
cost per sale that works for your business. You’ll find
that some keywords won’t work, even if you get the click for
only 1 cent! Delete ’em, and move on. Continue to monitor
and adjust the keywords that are left.

I hope this article has turned you on to some quick and
dirty ways to get the most out of your Adwords efforts! Day
by day, work on your account and apply these steps, and
you’ll soon see real progress.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Kirt Christensen delivers aggressive maintenance of Adwords
accounts, managing over $612,000 of yearly spending for
clients. http://ManageMyPayPerClick.com

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
May you and yours experience permanent prosperity in all areas of you life.

Steve Pohlit

Steve Pohlit has more than 20 years experience successfully running companies large and small. Steve now develops and implements processes that will deliver improved business performance for the long term. Learn more about the process of Increasing Profits by 30% or More In 90 Days or Less by visiting http://stevepohlit.com or you can call 727-587-7871 and speak with Steve directly. Have a question? Click Here To Visit Ask The Consultant If you want to learn how to use a blog to build your business then register for the the free mini-course “Blogging for Profits” at Steve Reports and Blogging For Profits. Did you know you can make a ton of money by referring a business that converts to consulting project? Just thought I’d mention that.

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My Friend Randy Gage Shares His Notes

(Randy Gage is a wonderful human being. I am delighted to pass
along this adverture. Be sure to see the invitation at the end. If
you skip to the end you have missed a great deal. Steve Pohlit)

Dear Steve,

I’m just in from Istanbul, Turkey, finishing up what was an
amazing trip. It would be difficult to put together three more
interesting but different stops on one itinerary.

As you know, Prague is one of my favorite cities in the world.
The mélange of castles, languages, and traditions create one of
the coolest experiences in Europe. The people are friendly, the
food is amazing, and you are surrounded by culture everywhere.

I stayed again at the Four Seasons on the Vltava River, where
you can want for nothing. The Allegro restaurant there is one of
the best in the country, or any country for that matter. In fact
their strawberry lemon cheesecake rivals the “Tres Coco Muey
Loco” coconut crème brûlée here at Yuca in South Beach. (Which
is only the greatest desert ever made since the earth’s crust
cooled!) My favorites are the Italian entrees, but they also
feature Mediterranean and Bohemian specialties.

If you go to Prague, also be sure and stop by Cowboys
steakhouse, and the Kampa Park restaurant at the foot of the
Charles bridge. They’re part of the six restaurants of Nils
Jebens (one in Slovakia), a transplanted Norwegian who operates
some of the best restaurants around.

And finally, get reservations at Flambée, which is located in a
Gothic vault that dates back to the 11th century. The sampler
menu offers true continental dining with about seven courses,
and you drinkers will go ga-ga over the wine list. Be sure to
bring your Platinum card, as you can pick up a nice bottle of
Dom Perignon, for the bargain price of only about a hundred
grand. If you do order a pricey bottle of something, ask for a
tour of the wine cellar. They may not accommodate you, but if
you do, you’ll be simply stunned at the scope of what they have
down there.

As always, I hated to leave this magical city, but was excited
to visit to Israel for the first time. As you land in Tel Aviv,
you are immediately fascinated by the sights around you. When I
was there, it was a nice, balmy 113 degrees! Unfortunately I was
conducting seminars a great portion of the day, and didn’t have
a lot of free time to explore the city. But what I did see
certainly was intriguing. Everywhere you turn, you are
surrounded by history.

There was a civil service strike looming, so I canceled my
Austrian Air reservations for the next day, and flew in on the
red-eye on El Al, so I wouldn’t miss conducting my programs. If
you think security at the U.S. airports is tough, you should buy
a one-way, last minute ticket to Israel!

I received a security interview worthy of an international
assassin, which I finally ended only by showing a magazine that
featured a four-color profile of me. In all fairness though, I
must say Israel has ample reason to do serious security
screening, and they do it with a hundred times more efficiency
than the ridiculous and melodramatic bullshit the TSA in the
States makes us put up with.

Their security checkpoints are actually quite efficient, well
staffed, and quick. Ian Percy will be happy to know that they
don’t make you remove your shoes for no reason, and they have
x-ray machines that can actually see through your canvas laptop
bag.

As far as El Al, their airport gate management is horrendous and
their First Class cabin was nothing special. Service was
friendly, but you always have the feeling that the big burley
flight attendant in the front of the plane is chosen for his
biceps and self-defense skills, not his hospitality training.
(Which is probably as it should be.)

The Israeli people are absolutely delightful. They have a
vibrant passion for learning, and a voracious appetite for
success. There were almost 2,500 people at my program Wednesday
night, many who traveled down from Haifa, up from Jerusalem, or
from other areas of the country in the middle of the workweek.
Like Prague, I ate too much, slept too little, and was sad to
leave. But Turkey was beckoning…

The Turkish Airlines flight to Istanbul was wonderful. It was an
older plane, but had been retrofitted nicely. The service was
friendly, the food was tasty, and the First Class cabin was one
of the brighter and roomier ones I have been in. And when you
start your descent into the city, the view is beyond
spectacular.

Like Mexico City, Istanbul isn’t dominated by skyscrapers, but
low-level buildings for as far as the eye can see. It’s just a
scintillating taste of what you’ll experience when you land.
Take the route along the sea, as you leave the airport. It will
take you 15 minutes longer, but the view along the way is
breathtaking. Everywhere you turn in the city, in any direction,
is a picture postcard, as it is one of the truly great romantic
cities. No matter where you go, you feel like you’re starring in
an Indiana Jones movie.

While you’re there, be sure and eat at Adana Dostlar or
Venge-Levent for some authentic Turkish food. Within ten seconds
of being seated, they will start loading your table with salads
and cheese. Within a minute they will bring out baskets of
steaming Turkish bread. This unique treat is wafer thin, covered
with sesame seeds and seasoning, and comes with a pillow of air
inside. Rip it open hot and stuff it with goat cheese for a
flavor to savor.

About the time you’ve eaten about ten things and are completely
stuffed, they start bringing the entrees! Barbequed lamb, shaved
lamb and lamb kebobs are main stays. Wash it all down with a
yogurt milk, and if you haven’t eaten everything, expect a
tableside visit from a horrified manager to ask what was wrong
with the cooking. The Turks believe a man without a belly is
like a condo without a balcony.

When you simply cannot eat another bite, then the desert starts.
You simply have to try it, as it really is special. They make a
special ice cream which is hand mixed in lamb skin, and so hard
you must cut it with a knife. It’s served with grated pistachio
on top and is simply heavenly. There is also a hot pastry,
similar to Greek Baklava, but served hot with baked cheese
inside. Just plan on starting your diet after you leave town.

Istanbul tracks back from Byzantium to Constantinople to its
place at the head of the Ottoman Empire. (You can still see the
walls built to protect the city during the Ottoman Empire.) The
skyline is studded with domes and minarets, as it is home to
over 4,000 mosques, each one more stunning than the last.

The city is divided into two continents by the Bosporus, a
strait joining the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmar. We were
staying in Anatolia (the Asian side), and went over to the
European side for dinner each night. The suspension bridge
connecting the sides is as beautiful as the San Francisco or
Sydney harbor ones, so it’s worth a drive over. Just don’t go in
a hurry, because traffic is a nightmare in Istanbul, and the
bridge is usually a focal point of the mess. But the
breathtaking view is certainly worth the effort. It will rival
anything you’ve seen.

But don’t stick to the bridge each time. The ferry ride from one
side to the other is a must experience. Walking around the city
is an absolute adventure. Just bring your Turkish dictionary, as
Turkey is still kind of a parochial place. Between my companion
Dmitry and I, we spoke English, Spanish, Russian, French, and
German – which will get you exactly nowhere with the vast
majority of the locals.

Bring a card with your hotel address on it and a map everywhere
you go. Istanbul is huge, and filled with thousands of little
streets. Most people, including taxi drivers, will have vast
swatches of the city they are not familiar with.

The streets here make the ones in San Fran look flat and
straight. Many are no wider than a compact car and a phone book.
If you drove a Bentley or a Testarossa into them you would be
stuck between the buildings on either side and would be forced
to cut a hole in the roof or die in your vehicle. Many appear to
be one-way, but actually go in the direction of the taxi driver
with the highest testosterone level. Some of these drivers will
roar down these glorified alleyways at 50 or 60 mph.

I can drive my Vipers at 165 mph without even raising my pulse
rate. But riding in Istanbul taxis I was petrified. The drivers
will weave between vehicles and people as though they don’t
exist. They flash their lights or tap the horn once. You get out
of their way or they go over you. If you are a pedestrian and
you think they will stop for you, you won’t be long for this
world.

Be sure and visit the Tunel neighborhood, which includes a
wonderful pedestrian mall you can walk through without fear of
being run down by a taxi. We found a funky restaurant called
News Cafeteria that had opened just two days before. They offer
fresh juices, burgers, sandwiches and some amazing crepe
deserts. It’s a cool, funky place, and the perfect spot to
people watch.

The other neighborhood to visit with a bunch of nice
restaurants, markets, and clubs is Ortakoy. We stopped for
coffee and cake on a roof top terrace overlooking the market
stalls one evening. Van Morrison was wafting through the
speakers, there was a perfect summer breeze, we heard the call
for prayers at a nearby mosque, and had a breathtaking view of
the bridge. It doesn’t get much better than that.

I was there three days and did a couple speeches, so I probably
saw about two percent of what the city has to offer. If you want
to do the city justice, give yourself two weeks. If you want to
explore the rest of the country, give yourself a year or so.
What an amazing place.

Just as I was leaving, I got a note from Chris Reynolds at the
Internet Marketing Center. They’re offering a special program
you’ll probably want to know about…

Chris told me that that Derek Gehl is offering 250 memberships
to the Web’s most powerful online Internet marketing community
— his “Internet Entrepreneur Club.” If you do ANY kind of
marketing online, you should make sure you snatch up one of
these before they’re all gone.

Here’s the deal…

Derek is looking for *real people* who’d like to become his next
Internet success story. (No computer or business experience is
required.) It’s a chance to use his team of Internet
business-building experts to learn how to start a wildly
lucrative Internet business in just 45 days.

He has protégées in this program earning an extra $4,000…
$7,500… even $12,000 per month, working as little as 15
minutes per day — even if you have NO business ideas or website
yet.

As you’ll see, there is absolutely no risk involved in test
driving this booming members-only community of Internet
entrepreneurs. In fact, for the next 30 days, Derek is willing
to let you try it for just $2.95. His only conditions are that,
once you’ve achieved your income goals, you agree to:

(#1) Write him a glowing testimonial, and (#2) Let him use your
success story to inspire others.

I strongly advise you to jump on this fast. You can get all the
details at: Internet Marketing Center

That’s it for now. I’m home just a couple days and then I’m off
on another around the world trip, so I’ll check in from
Australia or Asia. Have an amazing week!

-RG

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Customer Service Is Viral

If you are in a business that sells services, staff your business for the convenience of your customer base. Your staff should be trained to tell the truth. If your company operates several divisions, for example customer care and field support, your systems should be integrated so customer care has the latest information on service issues and status.

For example if you happen to be Bright House Networks, having a thin staff after 6PM on a weeknight when a lot of people are home from work and have the opportunity to call tech support is not a good idea. It is also not a good idea to schedule a technician to be at a customer’s home for service and then just not show up. Doing that twice is particularly irritating. Being placed on hold for extended periods of time creates tremendous ill will. Being told incomplete and even false information is even worse than being on hold. Being stood up for appointments makes a person who is paying for service feel really bad about sending money. When customers are treated like this, they have the incentive to jump ship to the first company who convinces them their service are better.

For those competitors of companies of Bright House thinking they can easily motivate a disgruntled customer, don’t be too quick to conclude unhappy customers of are “low hanging fruit.” Most people buying cable, cell and other technology services realize the “devil you know is often better that the devil you don’t.”

The best way to earn new customers is to take very good care of the ones you have. The word spreads. It is called viral marketing. Viral marketing can help you lose customers too. In this article I mention a company where I have experienced periodic problems of increasing magnitude. There are new services like the FOS network of Verizon that I have looked at. I have not heard much complaining about Verizon lately.

Isn’t it unfortunate we often look for the fewest complaints when considering technology services. There are exceptions. Host Gator, my web site hosting company is absolutely wonderful. The few times that I have called them, they have always been very helpful. Notice I said the few times that I have called them. Apple is another one. My new iPhone is remarkable. I have had just a few minor issues. Each time, I have simply gone online and watched a video or read a report. The information they provide is outstanding. I did call AT&T, iPhone’s partner, about a weak signal. I reached a very pleasant person who told me I was in a weak signal area even though there are 50 towers in my market. I asked them to maybe make an adjustment to one of those 50. I was informed a trouble ticket had been entered on my behalf while we had been talking. The signal has improved.

As you progress through your day, there are countless opportunities to observe companies that basically get it and ones that don’t. I learn from both examples and use those examples to help my consulting clients improve. I also use the best examples when choosing new services.

Just one more thing, when you have a customer who has been with your company a long time, take good care of them. When a new product like the iPhone which is totally cool comes out, they may be tempted, but will stay your customer because of how they have been treated. I hope Nextel reads this and acts on it.

I used to become very upset with all the “should be, should have been, etc.” Now I am practicing being calm and happy all the time. I have learned the principle that what you feel and bring into your life is a result of what you think about and what you focus on. Nobody or event can upset you. It is impossible. When you are upset, it is a result of what you are thinking about. This is easier to write than to do when you have been conditioned like I have. I hope it is easier for you. There is some material at a site in development that I have named The Prosperity Roadmap that I really like and maybe you will too.

May you and yours experience permanent prosperity in all areas of you life.

Steve Pohlit

Steve Pohlit has more than 20 years experience successfully running companies large and small. Steve now develops and implements processes that will deliver improved business performance for the long term. Learn more about the process of Increasing Profits by 30% or More In 90 Days or Less by visiting http://stevepohlit.com or you can call 727-587-7871 and speak with Steve directly. Have a question? Click Here To Visit Ask The Consultant If you want to learn how to use a blog to build your business then register for the the free mini-course “Blogging for Profits” at Steve Reports and Blogging For Profits. Did you know you can make a ton of money by referring a business that converts to consulting project? Just thought I’d mention that.

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John Reese Owes Me No Apology

If you are on John’s subscriber list you probably received an email this morning from John Reese apologizing for a recent promotion by The Rich Jerk for a charity event at the Playboy mansion. If you are not on his list, you should be and click here to join.

If you look up John Reese in my book of business people I admire, you will find John on the first page. He is in the elite group of Internet Marketers which is why RJ wants him at the charity event and is exactly why he deserves to be there as a VIP.

I am guessing John caught heat from bible belt fundamentalists and others – people who believe their role in life is to pass judgment. I don’t know about you, but I am in no position to pass judgment on anyone. If something is promoted, published or broadcast in any way shape or form that I personally don’t align with, I simply look for the delete key.

John, please don’t go down the path of responding to those who feel they have the right answer on how we should conduct our life. Candidly that is a personal decision. If you feel you compromised you belief system by something you promoted, remember that is history and just readjust your focus going forward.

I am among the least qualified to lecture on the topics of The Law of Attraction and other prosperity principles. However, I will say this, nothing you are doing John is in conflict with what your talents. Every promotion and product you are involved with is a gift. It is an instructional gift on how to develop business.

John – please no more apologies. Remember the Jimmy Carter revelation in Playboy? This is where I will make one judgmental comment – that was pathetic. Don’t go there.

May you and yours experience permanent prosperity in all areas of you life.

Steve Pohlit

Steve Pohlit has more than 20 years experience successfully running companies large and small. Steve now develops and implements processes that will deliver improved business performance for the long term. Learn more about the process of Increasing Profits by 30% or More In 90 Days or Less by visiting http://stevepohlit.com or you can call 727-587-7871 and speak with Steve directly. Have a question? Click Here To Visit Ask The Consultant If you want to learn how to use a blog to build your business then register for the the free mini-course “Blogging for Profits” at Steve Reports and Blogging For Profits. Did you know you can make a ton of money by referring a business that converts to consulting project? Just thought I’d mention that.

Just one more thing…did you know I am now working with Randy Gage? No! Who is Randy Gage? Visit International Success

Why Should You Purchase 7 Day Turnaround – When The FREE Alternative Is Superior?

The 10Minute MBA vs. Simpleology’s “7 Day Turnaround”

Mark Joyner released the “7 Day Turnaround” Sunday evening July 1, 2007. I have studied enough of this course to conclude: “If you work the 7 Day Turnaround Plan, you will make a positive difference in your business. This alone is well worth the price of the course. In fact, the price is a bargain considering the hourly rates charges by many of the people who represent themselves as experienced turnaround business consultants.

Several week’s ago I released the first training session on video for The 10 Minute MBA course. This is an in-depth guide to dramatically increase your business the profits in 90 days or less. The difference between The 10 Minute MBA and “7 Day Turnaround” is depth and timeline. The 10 Minute MBA will teach you the management system that is used by many very successful companies today both large and small. It will teach you the exact steps used to turnaround businesses losing cash profits.

7 Day Turnaround is a great “get going right now” tool. This is why I highly recommend the course. The 10 Minute MBA is not complete – far from it actually. Today I released Video 2 which begins to show you exactly how to structure the powerful eight week cash flow tool that is essential for managing any business. Viewers will receive the template in a link published during the presentation. Click Here to check it out

Mark Joyner is a great teacher and marketer. He consistently delivers very valuable content. I have been a member of Simpleology since it’s inception and have purchased every module offered including the 7 Day Turnaround. I have also purchased and studied his books. I continue to recommend his programs to everyone. I also encourage you to take a very close look at the content of first two videos of The 10 Minute MBA program.

When you do, you will notice some production differences. I am an amateur at video production and Mark is an expert. Beyond that, I am confident you will find the content of The 10 Minute MBA well worth your time.

May you and yours experience permanent prosperity in all areas of you life.

Steve Pohlit

Steve Pohlit has more than 20 years experience successfully running companies large and small. Steve now develops and implements processes that will deliver improved business performance for the long term. Learn more about the process of Increasing Profits by 30% or More In 90 Days or Less by visiting http://stevepohlit.com or you can call 727-587-7871 and speak with Steve directly. Have a question? Click Here To Visit Ask The Consultant If you want to learn how to use a blog to build your business then register for the the free mini-course “Blogging for Profits” at Steve Reports and Blogging For Profits. Did you know you can make a ton of money by referring a business that converts to consulting project? Just thought I’d mention that.

Just one more thing…did you know I am now working with Randy Gage? No! Who is Randy Gage? Visit International Success