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Sun
28
Jun '09

Wolf or Sheep?

I had some family visiting from out of town this week and didn’t have a whole lot of time to post or do any updates. Isn’t being able to take time off when you want a blessing? I absolutely love the idea of making money for myself online. By deciding to work for myself, I CAN take off time to spend with family. Do I have to ask my boss? Well, if you call asking myself, then yes! :)

The reason for this post is for you to ask yourself if it’s worth it to work for yourself. Is it worth it to put in a lot of hours in the beginning with very little in return? Is it worth it to go against the grain and hear criticism from your friends and family? These are some of the questions you have to ask yourself.

Most people in this world will say no. That’s the honest truth. They are comfortable working for someone else, having that stable income to just get by on, and living their life as “society” tells them they should. They view successful entrepreneurs as people who either were born with a silver spoon in their mouth, people that are really lucky, or people on a whole other plain than them… WAY out of their league.

The fact is that most successful entrepreneurs up until today work their butts off! They put in 80 to 100 hours or more a week and don’t make any money in the beginning. After many years of hard work, their efforts FINALLY start to show in the form of profits, which are of course higher than an “average” wage.

We are all very lucky to be in a time like we are right now. Yes the successful entrepreneur must do more than an employee to make it but today we can work a LOT smarter… rather than harder. With Web 2.0, we have the ability to generate a following to thousands of people for free! There are so many successful people already on the web, we can mimic what they do and become successful without having to start from scratch. We also don’t have to come up with hundreds of thousands of dollars just to make it. For these reason, and more, we are very lucky!

The rewards are generous! After putting in all that time, we can take time off when we want, go on vacations, and live the life we want to. We can know we will retire comfortably and not have to worry about our “employer” going out of business and hanging us out to dry.

So you have to ask yourself, are you a sheep that puts in your 40 hours to pick up your paycheck to pay your bills and by Wednesday you’re broke and waiting for that next check… all just to do it over again? … or are you someone who is willing to work a little hard, struggle a little, but truly create a life for yourself? Ask yourself that. Truly think about that!

If you want to hear more of what I mean, Join this site and subscribe to my newsletter. You’ll notice I don’t professionally write or create amazing sales copy. I just bring you the cold hard truth… and let’s face it… you need to hear it this way. You don’t want to hear all of the fluff you hear from everyone else. I hope you take something from this today. At the very least, please comment below, join the discussion, and let me know what you think.

Wed
17
Jun '09

Shameless Self-Promotion!

SPAM THIS POST!

Hey everyone! I’ve come across some really cool things I want to share with you very soon that are free to sign up and look like they can generate a nice amount of cash. While I was doing this, I was thinking about all of you and knew that most of you probably are already involved in some sort of venture.

So the point of this post is to get all of your ideas about how you make money on the internet. You may like what you’re doing or have something bad to say about a opportunity. Please don’t hold back! Feel free to promote your product or business here on this post or tell me why you shouldn’t join a certain company. I’m all ears and I’m pretty sure everyone else will love to hear what you have to say.

SPAM MY POST!

Tue
16
Jun '09

Re-invention of My Blog

Hey everyone. Don’t mind my background. I did my video from my kitchen. :) I’ve been doing a lot of thinking and wasn’t really happy with where my blog was going. I’m definitely happy with the content I’ve put up but I feel like I haven’t contributed enough information. I always felt like I had to have everything put together in the most perfect way before I posted and I’m realizing that just putting up valuable content, no matter how little it is, will benefit the reader.

I also realized that there aren’t a whole lot of blogs or websites out there that offer the day to day and month to month updates on how to become successful on the internet while staying at home. You’ll come across many people that claim to be successful and claim to have made a ton of money but want you to buy their product for $50 so they can tell you how to make millions. Does that make sense? Seriously, does it? If they’re so rich, why do they need your $50?

So what I’ve decided to do is put together a blog that starts from the beginning. In the next few days I’ll explain the things I’ve done in the past and what has or hasn’t worked (trust me, there are both). Then, I’ll take you along on my journey to finding things that work and share them with you. Best of all, I’m going to do this all for FREE! Why would I do this? Well if I don’t, who will? There needs to be some real information out there and I want to be the one to bring it to you.

Check out the following video for more information and be sure to follow this blog for more updates!

Click Here if you don’t see the video below.

Take care,

Jason

Tue
9
Jun '09

The Secrets to Twitter and Why You’re Crazy to Not Create a Massive Following Now!

Hey everyone! It’s great to be back on here bringing valuable messages to the industry! My computer cord was fried for a few days but now I’ve caught up! This is an exciting message I am going to bring you today as it can really change your life, yet it’s so simple!

I’m sure you’ve heard of Twitter… in fact you may be using it right now but you may not really get what it’s all about. Twitter is another social media website but what makes it so special is the ability for you to get your message out to tens of thousands of people in just a few minutes! Can you imagine the impact this can have on your business? In just the last two and a half days, I went from virtually no following to 233! I know that may not seem like much but this was done just by searching for people that I have a common interest in and communicating with them. By doing this, you start to create a buzz around you and what you do and people start to take interest in you. I’ve had several visitors go to my blog just in the last two days just from this strategy and I’ve gotten some feedback from some of them as well.

Let me tell you, this is just the tip of the iceberg! There are some great automated tools out there that can help you add followers to your Twitter account, as well as tools to help you connect with like minded people. I was going to do a video blog on this very thing but I came across a video from someone I follow who is very respected in the industry that goes into all of this very well. Her name is Katie Freiling and she explains everything you need to know to get started. You can see the video here. She goes into how to get going on Twitter and how you can start to create a following. If you like what she has to say, you can subscribe to the rest of her videos about social media on that page.

I strongly urge you to start creating a following on Twitter. Here’s a REAL golden nugget and listen VERY CAREFULLY! Do not start spamming your business opportunity to everyone you know! I repeat. DO NOT SPAM! This just puts people off, they won’t want to listen to you, and will create a bad reputation for you.

Blunt? YES! Valuable? ABSOLUTELY! I want you to be successful and in order to get there, you need to here the truth! That’s what this is all about on my blog. Instead, provide content and just get to know people. You will expand your following much quicker this way and people will respect what you have to say.

Please comment on this post and get a conversation going. I’d like to know what you think and if YOU have any suggestions for others out there, please let it be known!

Yours in Success,

Jason Allred

Thu
4
Jun '09

Recession or Opportunity?

You can’t go anywhere these days without hearing something about the recession. Most of the information is negative, people are getting laid off, and the general mood of this country is in a lull. I see it every day and I feel really bad for those that have lost their way of lives.

If this describes your situation at all, this should be a wake up call for you! Times have changed. The days of getting a “good stable job” and living your life that way until retirement are gone. You are committing yourself to heartache, disappointment and a life of barely getting by.

What is the better way? This recession is actually an opportunity in disguise! If you’re an internet marketer, the competion has thinned out. People are hesitant to spend money advertising on the internet unless they’re sure of a profit. If you use Google Adwords, the price of GREAT keywords has significantly dropped!

Another great opportunity is in network marketing. Never before has there been this many people looking for a better way of life! Just as you are reading this, there are many others searching to get rid of the stress of making someone else rich. People are fed up with it and want to make something for themselves. So if you have a great opportunity to offer others, the people are there ready and willing to listen! People you never thought would consider working for themselves five years ago are salivating to find the right opportunity!

So instead of getting depressed or feeling sad about the economy, do something about! There has NEVER been a time where so much opportunity to be successful existed! You’ve got two choices. You can continue to do what you’ve always done and get what you’ve always gotten… OR you can decide for yourself TODAY that you want to make a change for the better and improve your way of life. You can decide you don’t want to keep listening to others with negative energy. You can decide to follow those around you that are successful. It’s your decision.

Wed
3
Jun '09

Miracle Morning

This is my first Miracle Morning blog and I hope to keep it up on a regular basis. I am SO EXCITED to be up on this beautiful morning and living life to the fullest! Check out this video to see what I mean!

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