Actually it is more like a big fat note book with a bunch of different sized sheets of paper sticking out of it. As I was building my business I wrote down EVERYTHING. Keep in mind that I was a total newbie and I was not very technically inclined either so it would take me 3x as long as the average person to learn something. To make matters worse, I was working with an ancient computer that was slow as all hell. Sometimes if I did a keystroke or mouse movement to fast it would just freeze up and I’d have to reboot! I called it my “Turtle Speed Computer” because it was so clogged up with ebooks and software products that it barely had enough space to operate email!

I kept good notes of everything I did to be certain that I could retrace my steps in case my computer “froze” – that diary basically became the instruction manual to my 6 Figure Online Business! GOOD NEWS for you is…  I’m practically giving it away.  YES. I’ve created a concise 40 page PDF manuscript out of my notebook and I created 10 videos to go along with it. Now here’s the clincher… you ready for this…. ? ? ? …..I’m even gonna give you 28 products and websites to USE AS YOUR OWN!!!!!!!!!!!   C’mon dude! Its a “no brainer.” Just go get it.

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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

Mike Filsaime and Tom Beal recently made a shocking announcement. They are re-releasing their highly acclaimed flagship product The 7 Figure Code. The 7 Figure code has been hailed by many an internet mogul as being the “Internet Business Bible” and after carefully reviewing the course and personally applying their techniques I am more than qualified to say that it definitely lives up to such an accolade.

144 People paid $5000 each to attend the 7 Figure Code workshop live. The recordings of that even later went on to become the highly sought after  The 7 Figure Code home study course and the 7 Figure Secrets manual. The 7 Figure code consists of 16 DVDs that were recorded live by Mike & Tom with special guest like, Stephen Pierce, Rich Schefren, Brad Fallon, Ken McArthur and many more Chances are that if you are being coached or mentored by someone online, they themselves learned from The 7 Figure Code.  Here’s a brief overview of the course:

DVD Volume 1: “Vision, And Your Hedgehog Concept”

On the First DVD Tom and I talk about understanding what YOUR vision is. We started here, because without knowing where you are going, then how can you even decide what the next logical step is?

DVD Volume 2: “History Behind The Scenes Of MIkeFilsaime.com, Inc.”

Now that you know your Vision and Hedgehog concept, you will want to now go behind the scenes to my office, my staff, and my product sales. We take you on a tour of some top secret information I would normally not even share with my own family.

DVD Volume 3: Stephen Pierce “The Sales Process Of A 7 Figure Business”

The most perfect presentation ever given at an Internet Marketing event. This DVD will blow you away. You will never look at what you are doing the same again. I feel it is worth the price of the entire package alone. The only people that have ever received this information have paid Stephen over $30000 to get a hold of it.

DVD Volume 4: “Why, When, And How To Outsource, Out Task, & Hire”

After Stephen teaches you how to get a flood of sales with his valuable process map for selling online… You will want to learn the use of leverage of your time, as you focus on your strengths, you will now become a master at Outsourcing ad Out tasking projects at light speed for maximum profits.

DVD Volume 5: “F.A.S.T. Profits Method Of Running Your Web Business”

We run our business by a method we coined F.A.S.T. Profits. As you can see, profits do not come first. We must always have Fun, while we Automate our business that will Scale with success and leave us with Time for time off.  Here you will learn the criteria we go through when we are faced with an opportunity. Learn who we say yes or no.

DVD Volume 6: Amish Shah and Larry Ostrovsky “The New Pay-Per-Click”

The lifeline to any business is getting eyeballs to look at your product. Pay Per Click marketing has been termed the most innovative advertising system to come around in 100 years. But it is not easy for many. Our experts break it down for your with pure content to get you more visitors that you would have thought possible.

DVD Volume 7: “A Behind The Scenes Look At The Tools And Resources We Use To Run Our Million Dollar Business”

Here, in this DVD I go behind the scenes again to show you every tool I use to run my business plus I also explain why I use them. The audience throws out some gems as well. I wish I had this when I started. I would have paid $500 for just this type of content alone!

DVD Volume 8: David Cavanagh “How To Integrate Your Merchant Account, Affiliate Program, And Your Email AutoRepsonders”

Known world round as the mentor to the newbie’s. David is responsible for helping more newbie’s to succeed than almost anyone online. Watch how he goes deep into the integration of 3 of the most important parts of your online business..

DVD Volume 9: “Advanced Profit Marketing”

The information provide in this DVD module may just be one of the most powerful of all. In this DVD module, whether you are a beginner or a marketer making $10,000 per month, this information will triple your sales in the next 90 days. It is that powerful. To this day, I have people asking me why I went so far to share these secrets that make me over $45,000 per month just in their own

DVD Volume 10: Drew Miles “Tax Planning And Asset Protection”

As Drew says, it is not how much you make, it is how much you keep. And even more important, is protecting your assets from frivolous lawsuits that exploit loop holes in the law. This may be one of the most important DVD’s you ever watch about protecting your business. While Drew is a US Tax Advisor, his principles apply to any country and get you asking the right questions about how to save more profits and protect your assets.

DVD Volume 11: Tom Beal “The Proven Online Success Magnet System”

This was the most inspiring talk of the event. Tom’s presentation stirred up emotions as he kicked some people in the butt and set them on the right track. There was not a dry eye in the house when he was done. People are still talking about this even today. This DVD may be exactly what you need to get you to the next level.

DVD Volume 12: Brad Fallon “Smarter Internet Marketers Work Less Think More”

Brad is known by his peers has one of the smartest marketers in the game. Brad is on a legendary level. Every time this DVD is on in the production studio in our office, I stop what I am doing and learn something new. Brad Fallon is the Howard Hughes of Internet Marketing (minus The Crazy Part, Well Maybe Not. Whatch the Video To Learn Why.)

DVD Volume 13: Ken McArthur “How to Double Your Customers”

Ken McArthur has been online long enough that when most of us reading this page were learning about AOL, he was making money online. Ken shares his wisdom with you and shows you ways to double your traffic, double your sales, and double your profits all while working less.

DVD Volume 14: Rich Schefren “Ten Steps To Build A Real Business Online”

Rich Schefren is the person that took Internet marking from a hobby to a real business in the minds of thousand online. Having built 4 million dollar business, and as my personal mentor, there was no one better than him to talk business at this premier business workshop. After 90 minutes of his new strategies he shares, you may just stop everything you are doing and make instant changes in your current projects or the ones coming.

DVD Volume 15: “The Hot Seat Panel”

The experts now take questions from the audience and answer them like a Pro Golfer hitting a hole in one. The minds that gathered at this event are without a doubt, the most brilliant group of minds ever assembled on an Internet marketing stage. Many people said they would have paid $1000 just to attend this module. But it gets rough. They do not call it the hot seat for no reason. They came for help, they got the brutal facts, and then when they took the advice of the experts, their sites will never be the same again.

DVD Volume 16: “The Expert Panel”

On DVD’s 15 and 16 you will learn from Jeff Johnson, Andrew Fox, Michael Cheney, Brian Rogers, Keith Wellman, Sterling Valentine, Alex Ngheim, Ken McArthur, Jason James, Rick Butts, Martin Wales, Harris Fellman, Donna Fox, JP Micek, Frank Garon, James Grandstaff, Mike Ambrosio, Brett Ridgeway,  The Rich Jerks’ “Magic” Ryan, and Jeff Walker.

You Want The Code. You Need The Code.

I highly recommend that you take advantage of this once in a lifetime FREE offer on Dec. 15th and get over to Mikes website and download the 7 Figure code at no charge, with no gimmicks and no strings attached.

When I first saw the sales page for The Guru Bypass something struck me immediately…

It stated I could make money first before I had to start spending! Having spent thousands of dollars in the past on various products only to learn I had to spend loads more to make them work, this is something that really appealed to me.

Comparing it to many major product launches, the first thing that stands out is the price. It’s not the usual $107 reduced to $97 and only $77 if you buy it now… type of product. In fact at $47 the creators do seem to have taken note that there is a credit crunch affecting people.

The Membership Area is really well set out and the 1st thing I did was download the ‘system pdf’ and the ‘case studies pdf’.

After reading the case studies – I was certainly inspired to get straight into the product and get it working for me.Never having come across the system before I felt a bit apprehensive and wondered if I would be able to follow the instructions. However after reading the book a couple of times I thought I should be able to follow it through to the end. Then I remembered something……

Back to the Members Area and there before me was a selection of “Step By Step Video Tutorials” that anyone can follow. What pleased me here was that they weren’t part of a One Time Offer designed to get more cash off me before I had even seen the product!

Randy & Anton had included them as part of the package which gives great value to your purchase.

Back to the system:

I can’t give too much away about the system but I can confirm you can use this product even if you have….No website, No Money, No List. and No product….and you will see results within hours not weeks or months!In fact I had ‘results’ within 30 minutes of setting things up, though it did take me a couple of hours to get everything in place!(for future use of the system that couple of hours would be eliminated)   –continue reading…

This is one system that is NOT dominated by the Guru’s where anyone with a little time and effort can start using this to make an income on the net.

The Guru Bypass System does go further than just outlining the initial process. Once you are in profit it shows you how to use some of that profit to build a long term business. This includes building a mailing list and more long term tactics you need so you can finally start to reap the benefits from your efforts.

I believe the creators realise that having a mailing list is the more important factor for long term stability of any long term online business, so although they do show the incomes made without such, they do put a lot of emphasis on switching tactics once some initial cash has been made.

Ok what was my biggest mistake?

Like me if you have bought lots of products before you would have been presented with a One Time Offer after purchase. Most of the time these are not related to the product you are buying and is just another way to squeeze money out of you so I just flipped past it to get to the members area.

However the OTO that these guys show you is amazing value, I have since come across a similar offer selling for over $150 but more importantly I now realize how purchasing the OTO would fit in with The Guru Bypass System so my advice to you is grab it now whilst you can.

The One Time Offer presented is in the form of a ‘Massive’ library of 136 Unrestricted PLR products that can be used with the system to generate increased profits and at a quicker rate, but that is something easy to decide on for two reasons.

1 – If you already own a heap of PLR , then it wouldn’t be needed unless you really wanted to add to your collection.

2 – The price of the oto is also a very reasonable $37

So for that amount I wished I’d grabbed it there and then! Having now seen how these can be used with the system – they do seem to be a perfect fit at a very good price.

Overall opinion:

The Guru Bypass System isn’t something brand new, but it is something that I’ve not seen any other big marketer using. I have seen a similar system on another big names site – but on trying that one I found it to be restricted to large established marketers.

That’s where the GuruBypass system wins hands down… Anyone can use it at any level!

The downside is the couple of hours setting it up, and then the potential of having to do some of that again at future intervals, as they do warn you within the product – some aspects are under the control of outside influence that can cause things to stop.There is a full explanation of what to do to restart the process, and the negative isn’t anything to do with what is taught – just one of those things that occurs online.

Conclusion:

It does what it says it will!

I imagine people with large lists probably wouldn’t spend too much time on this, and if they did, they would jump past the initial stages because they can.But for the newbie – this does seem to be one of the best systems I’ve come across in years.

Seeing results so early on in using the system will encourage many to keep going, unlike most products we purchase where we give up to soon because nothing is happening or we need to spend a lot more cash to make it work.

And therein lies the strength of The GuruBypass System.I genuinely believe many people will use this as a springboard to regular online incomes, and a lasting business.

For established marketers with large lists – this is probably a product you would have your outsourcing staff set up for you and tweak on a monthly basis for extra list building. Plus it’s something you would probably want to recommend your affiliate get a hold of to add to your income levels.

For people with no list, or just starting out with a small list and growing – this could well be the product that takes you to the next level!

To Your Success,

Omar Martin, President & CEO

“How Humor can turn a simple email into a viral marketing tool.”

A study by Sharpe Partners, an interactive marketing agency, revealed that 89% of adult Internet users in America share content with others via e-mail. This is useful information for those of us using “word-of-mouse” e-mail techniques to sell our products.

Alright.. so I’m about to reveal my age with this next question but here goes… Do you remember the old cartoon “Mighty Mouse” ? Well, I sure do! I used to love that cartoon! Wanna know what mighty mouse has to do with email marketing? – Nothing. You see, he’s just a cute and funny little character that helped me play on the “Word Of Mouth” phrase and later transitioned to “Word Of MOUSE” (as in your computer mouse) .. These are just “attention getters” to grab my visitors between the eyeballs and get them to read on. The cute cartoon and funny video below adds some flair to my article and keeps the reader interested. This same principle holds true when you are sending a promo email to your subscribers and will also help your campaign go viral.

The Sharpe Partners study generated some interesting results regarding the type of content that is most often forwarded, as well.  The most popular content is humorous material. The second most popular category is news, followed by health care and medical information, religious and spiritual material, games, business and personal finance information and sports/hobbies… in that order. So it is easy to see that humor is the best content for your viral e-mail campaign. Cartoons, jokes and funny video clips are among the things that can be added to an e-mail to insure that it will go viral. People will want to pass along something that makes them laugh.

“Here I Come To Save The Day!”

They are a lot more likely to hit the forward button and send your email to their friends and relatives if it is an “advertainment” rather than an advertisement. Not along ago, about 35 million people got an e-mail containing a picture taken in Disneyland. It took a minute to see it but there was Donald Duck lying prone in front of the famous Cinderella Castle.  The title of the picture was “Bird Flu has hit Disneyland”. It was a viral e-mail advertising Disneyland and used the edgy strategy of making light of what’s serious… and it works.

I’d guess that most people who own a computer have seen that picture… and thus the advertisement for Disneyland.  The bird flu epidemic is newsworthy and has the potential to attract an enormous amount of attention to any brand that might, for whatever reason, associate itself with it.

Remember that people are much more likely to share a joke or a funny picture than anything else so you would be well advised to include humor in your e-mail campaign.

To You Online Sales Success,

Omar Martin, President & CEO

It’s the search engines that finally bring your website to the notice of the prospective customers. Hence it is better to know how these search engines actually work and how they present information to the customer initiating a search.

Websites are repeatedly visited by robots called crawlers or spiders.

Search Engines use spiders to index websites. When you submit your website pages to a search engine by completing their required submission page, the search engine spider will index your entire site. A ‘spider’ is an automated program that is run by the search engine system. Spider visits a web site, read the content on the actual site, the site’s Meta tags and also follow the links that the site connects. The spider then returns all that information back to a central depository, where the data is indexed. It will visit each link you have on your website and index those sites as well. Some spiders will only index a certain number of pages on your site, so don’t create a site with 500 pages!

The spider will periodically return to the sites to check for any information that has changed. The frequency with which this happens is determined by the moderators of the search engine.

A spider is almost like a book where it contains the table of contents, the actual content and the links and references for all the websites it finds during its search, and it may index up to a million pages a day.

Example:  Excite, Lycos, AltaVista and Google.

When you ask a search engine to locate information, it is actually searching through the index which it has created and not actually searching the Web. Different search engines produce different rankings because not every search engine uses the same algorithm to search through the indexes.

One of the things that a search engine algorithm scans for is the frequency and location of keywords on a web page, but it can also detect artificial keyword stuffing or spamdexing. Then the algorithms analyze the way that pages link to other pages in the Web. By checking how pages link to each other, an engine can both determine what a page is about, if the keywords of the linked pages are similar to the keywords on the original page.

Here Are Some Tips to Increase Ranking and Website Traffic

It’s a GOOD IDEA to keep these points in mind as they will lead to increased website traffic and search engine rankings.

1. Create a site with valuable content, products or services.
2. Place primary and secondary keywords within the first 25 words in your page content and spread them evenly throughout the document.
3. Research and use the right keywords/phrases to attract your target customers.
4. Use your keywords in the right fields and references within your web page like Title, META tags, Headers, etc.
5. Keep your site design simple so that your customers can navigate easily between web pages, find what they want and buy products and services.
6. Submit your web pages i.e. every web page and not just the home page, to the most popular search engines and directory services.
7. Hire someone to do so, if required. Be sure this is a manual submission. Do not engage an automated submission service.
8. Keep track of changes in search engine algorithms and processes and accordingly modify your web pages so your search engine ranking remains high.
9. Use online tools and utilities to keep track of how your website is doing.
10. Monitor your competitors and the top ranked websites to see what they are doing right in the way of design, navigation, content, keywords, etc.
11. Use reports and logs from your web hosting company to see where your traffic is coming from.
12. Analyze your visitor location and their incoming sources whether search engines or links from other sites and the keywords they used to find you.
13. Make your customer visit easy and give them plenty of ways to remember you in the form of newsletters, free reports, reduction coupons etc.
14. Demonstrate your industry and product or service expertise by writing and submitting articles for your website or for article banks so you are perceived as an expert in your field.
15. When selling products online, use simple payment and shipment methods to make your customer’s experience fast and easy.
16. When not sure, hire professionals. Though it may seem costly, but it is a lot less expensive than spending your money on a website which no one visits.
17. Don’t look at your website as a static brochure. Treat it as a dynamic, ever-changing sales tool and location, just like your real store to which your customers with the same seriousness.

To Your Online Sales Success,

Omar Martin, President and CEO

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