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The enthusiastic online entrepreneur eagerly inserted his flash drive and fired up his MacBook when suddenly a pale horse rode in from the depths of cyberspace carrying the 4 plagues of internet marketing death…

#1 Shiny Object Syndrome, #2 Critical Information Overload, #3 Paralysis Analysis and #4 Technical Hogwash

A long day of work at the J.O.B. has come to an end and he grabs a quick bite to eat then sits at the helm once more on his quest to make some online coin. As he opens his flash drive directory to access his current website  project the wicked horseman toils with his sense of better judgment.

“To check thy Gmail or Not to check thy Gmail that is the question…  Whether it is nobler of the mind to suffer the slings and arrows that newbie flesh is heir to by reading emails and being voluntarily sucked into a never ending cavern of email jokes, threads and next big thing promotions…  or to stand fast and resist the temptation to keep “informed”  by diving into his own project and charge forward….”

What to do, what to do? That is the question.

“There is no component of your online business more important than your email client and there is no component as equally destructive either.”

Think about it… what is typically the first thing we do when we sit at our computers? We check our emails.  Consider the powerful emotional clench your email has on you,  it can literally set the tone for your entire day.

For example, Day #1
You sit down to work and right away you see that you’ve gotten 4 payment notifications amounting to a couple hundred dollars… You’re excited, you’re motivated, you’re ready to conquer the world.

Adversely, Day #2
You sit down to work and right away you see that you’ve gotten 4  refund notifications or 11 support tickets… ugh. What kind of day are you having now???

The worst is day #3
You sit down to work and right away you see that you’ve gotten 16 emails from various marketers promoting a huge product launch… You examine them all for the best bonus offer and get sucked into a 2 hour purchase decision that ends up costing you $197. Whats even more destructive is that now you download the product and spend yet another 2 hours tinkering about in yet another direction taking you further and further away from completing that project on your flash drive.  “Ohh Yeah.. Remember that?

The rider on the pale white horse is names EMAIL and he carries the plagues of marketer death,

SOS – Shiny Object Syndrome:

The browbeaten compulsion to purchase the latest and greatest fad. Over and Over and Over again..

CIO – Critical Information overload:

The overindulgence in new tactics that only leads to 37 layered windows wallpapering every centimeter of  screen space on your monitor burying your project deep underneath. Have you ever started closing windows as you prepare to log off for the night and suddenly rediscovered the project you stated working on 3 hours ago?

PA – Paralysis Analysis:

The overwhelmed state of mind precluding you from taking action due to conflicting information or your own literal translation of various marketers differing view points and marketing angles.

TH – Technical Hogwash:

The useless, benign, gelatinous substance created from liquified neurons after prolonged exposure to lines and lines of HTML code, marketing blueprints sales letters and generally useless technical jargon.

The pale horse rider carries the plagues that not only spell out but also turn you into a…

SOS-CIO-PA-TH! (get it?)

Avoid the pale horse vice grip by

1. Limiting your email exposure. Schedule & allocate a set for email check it once a day and that’s it.
2. Avoid opening chain letters and joke mail. If its that important just archive it and check it on weekends.
3. Install a support desk with an FAQ – direct all customer inquiries there instead.
4. Create priority labels for impotant people that will put their emails at the top of your in-box.
5. Create a “vacation response” that deters senseless emails and directs customers to you support desk.

You should view your email client as a tool and not a distraction. Turn that hindrance toting horseman into your very own pony express. Make him your allie, Domesticate him, Rule him, Control him! Use him to carry your message along on the rest of his stops rather than just leaving everyone elses at yours.

To your success.
Omar Martin

We are thankful to have you in our lives.

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And Now For The Contest…

Let me introduce you to my big brother Aurelio Martin. People call him Marty for short but I call him something completely different. (We wont get into that!) LOL
So my big bro came over the house for the Holidays and as usual I tease him about his age and he teases me about my hair. (Or lack thereof!)

For a couple of months now, Marty has been experimenting with some internet marketing himself. Being it that his younger brother makes a decent living online I guess he figured he’d give it a crack. I’ve been helping him here and there and he’s already got a blog up. I think he’s doing great for a newbie starting out. Take a look HERE.

So what about the contest? Well – since Marty and I are always teasing each other, I thought I’d put it on blast for everyone to see! The contest is for a $297 value internet marketing gift… Thats what you win. To participate all you have to do is leave a comment on this post. The question you must answer must be based solely on the picture and that is:

Who’s got the looks and who’s got the brains?

Obviously this is all in good fun and we wont take your opinions personal. However we do want a  good descriptive explanation supporting your answer. A video response is encouraged! Please let us know which one of us YOU think got the looks and who got the brains?

The best comment will win a prize valued at over $297. We will decide who wins based on your most original comment. Videos are encouraged. But be sure to tell us WHY you think one of us is either smarter or better looking than the other.

Help us put this 38 year debate to rest! This should be interesting…

Talk soon.
Omar

My sincere effort here is to educate and not to brag or boast. If you’re looking to poke the iron prod at things I say then just click away now because more than likely the years of negative financial programming your brain has endured will simply preclude my message from getting through. However, if you are tired of whining about needing more money and you’re ready to start attracting financial success…  stick around, you just might learn something.

First of all, know this…  I don’t think money is the most important thing in life, but I put it up there with OXYGEN. You simply need it to live and the less of it you have… the harder it is to breathe. Did you know that only 21% of the air you inhale is actually oxygen? The rest is mostly nitrogen and some miscelaneous other gases. Then when you exhale – that air also contains mostly oxyegen as well – thats why CPR works.

Why am I telling you this? Well, in hopes to open your eyes to the “scarcity mentality” you’ve been brainwashed to believe your whole life.

On a daily basis I get “Whiner Emails” – You know the ones right? -  It’s basically an email from someone that says they want to make a change in their life and emulate what I’ve done in mine. Then they proceed to ramble on about all the things that are precluding them and hindering them from success. They spend all this time to compose an email to me, telling me about their family problems, medical ailments, emotional challenges – Poor Me, Woe Is Me – “If you only knew what it’s like Omar, You are sooo lucky…”   STOP!

Look at yourself. NO – I mean really look at yourself. Are you earning at least 10k per month on  autopilot yet? Why not? List the reasons. Now – are you ready…  CHANGE THOSE THINGS IN YOUR LIFE! It’s such a simple concept that most of the people that have read this very post – already dismissed the content by the time they got to this sentence because the negative financial programing of their brain simply would not let them consider the notion.

It’s always easier to point the finger and say “Well he’s just lucky.” than it is to actually humble oneself, admit failure and model that successful “lucky” person. If you want what a man has, then just do what a man does. People tell me they want to have my success, but they want it NOW. They want it without the hard work. They want it with little or no effort. They basically want to keep doing the same thing that they’ve been doing (or less) yet all of a sudden make a bunch more money. Huhh??? Did you know that the definition of insanity is the act of repeating the same action each time expecting a different result?

Wanting and Deciding are two completely frames of mind. I wanted to quit my job loooong before I actually decided to. I wanted to have a multiple six figure income loooooong before I decided to create one. How did I create it you ask? Well, the method I chose was sales and later, more specifically internet marketing. But the method was not as important as the mind set.  Pay close attention here…

Regardless of the method you chose to become abundantly wealthy you will fail miserably if you do not discipline yourself to only partake in positive actions that support that decision.

I have students that will swear up and down to me about how committed they are to their mission of online success, yet they repeatedly send me mafia wars requests, or farmville requests on facebook. Now – how does playing video games help you acheive financial freedom? Better yet how many millionaires are on your mafia wars team or play farmville with you? NONE? Hmmmm… I wonder why that is?  Actually, I know the answer and that answer is: Because we see computers as a tool and not a toy. It is because we value our time and we understand that our success and the success of those that learn from us depends on the productive use of our time. We understand that the actions we take today give rise to the finances of tomorrow.

Here are the top 10 reasons why I feel most people suck at making money.

#10 They are afraid to buy and therefor concurrently afraid to sell.

#9 They spend way to much time hypnotized by television and the negativity it ensues.

#8 They surrond themselves with broke people instead of successful people.

#7 They play video games in their spare time instead of focusing on their financial prosperity.

#6 They succomb to the negativity of biased liberal media and they let it consume them.

#5 They refuse to embrace their FEARS.

#4 They believe in luck instead of themselves.

#3 They lack organization of home space, work space and MIND SPACE.

#2 They “Question” instead of asking questions.

#1 They simply have not DECIDED that they WILL be successful and wealthy.

It always intrigues me when someone says the phrase “When  I BECOME a millionaire…”  I always give them this dumbfounded expression and ask “Do you mean like when a caterpillar BECOMES a butterfly?”  You see there’s that negative financial brainwash talking again. People don’t simply BECOME millionaires. Millionaire status is something we have to ACHIEVE. So by telling yourself that you will one day BECOME wealthy you are just propagating the false notion that one day you’ll wake up rich. Wake up kiddo, there is no Santa.

Instead, program your mind to BELIEVE in yourself by speaking that which isn’t as if it were and then your physical being will cause the decision to manifest itself. Does it sound like a bunch of hog wash to you? Well – then there’s that brainwashing taking over again. Just let the wall down and embrace the concept that that this sort of thinking, though different, peculiar and perhaps even “silly” could very well be the change you need to make you better at making money.

To Your Success,

Omar Martin, President & CEO

You may not know this but I am a HUGE Mixed Martial Arts fan (MMA). The foremost leauge of MMA is the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). I love watching the Ultimate Fighter reality show as well as keeping up with the stats and I order all the pay per view matches as well.

My friend Devin got me hooked on MMA and UFC about 6 years ago and I’ve been a silent fan ever since. Devin and I love talking about the fighters and we place our own friendly wagers on the fights just for fun. Last year when I was launching my Sales Page creation product I had to come up with a cool theme and I figured.. “Why not call it Kick Ass Sales Pages?”

I had my boy Steve over at Planet-Divinity Graphics hook up some cool fighter images for the website and my other buddy J.I. Starr helped me create a fun sales video. Well, to open the video I used a small clip of a UFC fight from the Ultimate Fighter reality show. I launched the product and it did really well. To this day I still get tons of compliments on the video.

Here’s the part where I nearly soiled my pants… On new years eve 2008 going into 2009 I was at a party with my family and my cell phone rings from a New York number. I figured it was just a friend from New York calling to wish Melinda and I a happy new year. Well it was… It was actually my good friend and colleauge Frank Pugliese who is Mike Filsaime’s General Manager at the New York office.

Frank said “Omar- I am standing next to someone that wants to have a word with you.” My reply was “Sure Frank put him on… ” next thing I hear is “Hey you little twerp, where do you get off putting a video of me on your website, what if I fly down to Florida and kick YOUR ass? Huh? Huh?”

Feeling a little tipsy after a few rum and cokes naturally, my response was “Hell yeah homie- Bring it! I’m right here kid!” … then I asked “By the way.. who is this?” Low and behold, I was actually speaking with Matt Serra the former UFC welter weight champion of the world! Talk about a humbling experience!

Former UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Serra Enjoys My Kick Ass Sales Pages!

Fortunately for me Matt is a great guy and has a good sense of humor! He went on to tell me how much he enjoyed my video and how he liked my website. Then Frank even took a picture of Matt looking at my website on his laptop. (See Picture Above) – Anyway – I got to speak with Matt Serra for a few minutes about the UFC and his upcoming bout (at the time) with George St. Pierre who he lovingly calls “Pepe Le Pew” LOL.

As it turns out Frank Pugliese, Matt Serra and Mike Filsaime have all been friends for many years. Frank happened to be at Matt’s house for New Years eve and he decided to play a practical joke on me!

Talking with Matt was a great experience for me and he even invited me to come hang out with him at his gym in Long Island NY. What a great guy. It’s a small world. Thanks Frank and Matt for being so cool!

Regards,

Omar

Alright… I’ve had over a dozen emails asking for me to explain exactly what is the deal with the Butterfly Marketing 2.0 launch. I was actually considering having a conference call to answer all your questions and perhaps even inviting a special guest…

Look… Here’s the nitty gritty, no holds barred… no sales pitch just me being completely transparent with you so that you can fully understand what this is all about and that way you can make sense of all these emails that everyone and their mother have been sending lately about Butterfly Marketing.

I’m going to break it down for you as simply as I can but if you still have questions about this launch, just respond to this email with the words CONFERENCE CALL in the subject line. If I get more than 25 people that want to talk in person about this then I’ll set up the call… but for now… here’s the deal.

You all know that I work hand in hand with Mike Filsaime as his National Sales Manager and I also consider him a good friend. If I had to sum up Mike in two statements then it would be this:

1- He is a brilliant marketer.
2- He has a heart of gold.

Thats not lip service, that is just the simple truth about the guy and anyone that actually knows him personally like I do, will attest to it. I am a huge follower and to this day I still anxiously wait for his MarketingDotCom magazine to arrive at my doorstep every month just to see what he’s up to and to stay on the cutting edge.

So what is Butterfly Marketing? Ok.. here’s the clincher… many of the marketers promoting the launch don’t even know because they are just in it for a quick buck. But I on the other hand am about to break it down for you in detail:

Butterfly Marketing is Mike Filsaime’s flagship product which he first launched back in January of 2006 and he has sold over 5000 copies since then. The full product has been selling for $1997 for 3 years.

- Butterfly Marketing is a complete homestudy course that consists of 4 parts… The Manuscript, The Software, The Videos and The MP3′s

When I purchased my copy of BFM, here’s what I got:
120 page book (manuscript)
3 printed ebooks called: Prelaunch Secrets, Firesale Secrets & Ousource Secrets
8 Discs consisting of:
Quick Start CDrom
Video Presentations
The Secrets Collection MP3 calls,
Bonus Audio Interview with Mark Joyner
Bonus Audio Interview with Craig Perrine
Bonus Audio Interview with Michel Fortin
Bonus Audio Interview with Gary Ambrose
Bonus Audio Interview with Richard Schefren

Let me just tell you that I Devoured the information and it taught me everything I needed to know about making people buy stuff from me online. From how to set up my pre launch, launch and post launch to the actual creation of my website.

The Butterfly Marketing software is actually a website creation wizard that walks you through the steps. Plus all the installation video’s were included so I could watch them over and over at my own pace. The package was truly brilliant and it was the best $2000 I’ve ever invested.

So now you know what BFM is… so what is BFM 2.0 ? ? Well hold on to your seats… Mike has updated the software to include the most cutting edge technology like one click up-sell and twitter api. (Awesome!) plus too many features to list here. He’s also updated the manuscript as well.
But here’s the best part…. Mike is going to give this entire $2000 packageto only 5000 people for the cost cost of shipping/handling ($29.99)

*PLUS- You get his monthly magazine for $39.95 per month and TRUST ME when I say that it’s worth 10X that amount. There’s no contract to sign or any kind of ridiculous obligation to be a part of this launch. Mike is simply giving you the opportunity to become a valued subscriber with an act of good faith. Thats why he’s giving you Butterfly Marketing 2.0 for only the cost of shipping/handling.

Now… why have so many people been emailing you about this launch? Well here’s why… Mike is paying his affiliates a monthly commission if you remain enrolled in his MarketingDotCom magazine subscription. So thats why everyone has been trying to get you to Mikes website via
their link. Get it?

Well look, you can obviously tell that I firmly believe in Butterfly Marketing 2.0 and at this low low price… well please don’t take this the wrong way but.. you’d be CRAZY not to snatch it up while you can. As a matter of fact I even put together the most unique bonus you can find if you download it through my link! It’s called Butterfly Secret Tactics. This is a 12 video series featuring the brightest minds of internet marketing today. This is the IDEAL product to compliment Butterfly Marketing 2.0 *Plus you get 4 live tutoring sessions from me as well.

So go now… watch the video and register for Mikes launch. CLICK HERE FOR BY BONUS PAGE

Then on Tuesday March 24th at 1pm… DO WHATEVER IT TAKES to be in front of your computer or you will miss out. I predict that all 5000 copies will be gone in less than 19 minutes!

Here’s the link to my bonus again CLICK HERE FOR BY BONUS PAGE. Watch my video and then click to go over to Mikes page and register there.

To Your Success,
Omar

P.S – You will only regret this, if you don’t do it.

P.P.S. – If you want to just skip my bonus and go straight to Mikes page by all means be my guest – CLICK HERE TO GO DIRECTLY TO MIKES PRE-LAUNCH PAGE

P.P.P.S. – Remember this all goes down at 1:00PM Est. on Tuesday March 24th so call out sick from work if you must… Do whatever it takes to be one of the first 5000 people or you’ll just be up the creek without a paddle.

Thank You all for attending and making it an awesome weekend!

Here’s the real kicker, folks. The service will be free while it’s being tested. When the service is out of beta, CEO John Guidon says it will cost less than $10/day. And Row 44, the satellite operator based in Westlake Village, CA, says that low price is possible.

Satellite-based service means it’ll work over water unlike Aircell’s service that is limited to over ground use. But without a hands-on test, we won’t know for sure how well this satellite-based service works compared to ground-to-air.

I’m sure SWA will have some pretty strict security measures in place like firewalls, site restrictions bla bla bla   But I guess it’s not a bad idea. I mean do you want the old guy next to you surfing porn while you try to work an a spreadsheet for Mike Filsaime? Hmmm…  Actually the Southwest Airlines flight attendant did say that the Wi-Fi service is restricted to lap tops use only and not available for cell phones. She also said that voice calls are eventually going to be prohibited for passenger privacy reasons. Baah Humbug!  I’m sure there’ll be lots more restrictions once the FCC gets ahold of this. But can you imagine a trip to Austrailia with internet access? This sure is going to make the flight time fly by (no pun intended).

Hats off to Southwest Airlines for being one of the first to introduce in flight Wi-Fi Internet access to sky travel. But this still doesn’t make up for they’re “Run, Fight, Trample Unassigned Seating Policy!”

Public speaking is the process of speaking to a group of people in a structured, deliberate manner intended to inform, influence, or entertain the listeners.

In public speaking, as in any form of communication, there are five basic elements, often expressed as “who is saying what to whom using what medium with what effects?” The purpose of public speaking can range from simply transmitting information, to motivating people to act, to simply telling a story. Good orators should be able to change the emotions of their listeners, not just inform them. Public speaking can also be considered a discourse community. Interpersonal communication and public speaking have several components that embrace such things as motivational speaking, leadership/personal development, business, customer service, large group communication, and mass communication. Public speaking can be a powerful tool to use for purposes such as motivation, influence, persuasion, informing, translation, or simply entertaining. Here’s another “slip up” video… this one is bad…

Effective public speaking can be developed by joining a club such as Rostrum, Toastmasters International, Association of Speakers Clubs (ASC), Speaking Circles or International Training in Communication (ITC) in which members are assigned exercises to improve their speaking skills. Members learn by observation and practice, and hone their skills by listening to constructive suggestions followed by new public speaking exercises. These include:

* Oratory
* The use of gestures
* Control of the voice (inflection)
* Vocabulary, register, word choice
* Speaking notes
* Using humor
* Developing a relationship with the audience

Using a forum such as Toastmasters to practice public speaking skills after receiving professional training is a time-tested approach to developing one’s ability to speak well. It is difficult to really receive any formal training, but Forensics can still be taught and practiced by those seeking to improve their public communication skills. The organization is among one of the largest nationally recognized that specializes in the improvement and networking of effective communication skills throughout the world.

The new millennium has seen a notable increase in the number of training solutions offered in the form of video and on-line courses. Video can provide significant training potential by revealing to the student actual examples of behaviors to emulate in addition to verbal knowledge transfer.

If you think you are outclassed, you are;
You’ve got to think to rise.
You’ve got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win a prize.
Life’s battles don’t always go
To the stronger or faster man;
But sooner or later the man who wins
Is the one who thinks he can.