How riding a new mountain bike made me better at business

July 27th, 2010. Filed Under: Business. Tags: ,

This past weekend, I woke up early and drove about an hour outside of town to go check out some new mountain bike trails.  A couple of years ago the city bought a new open space property up north, and we had heard that the trails were pretty good.

They weren’t just good.  They were incredible.

For starters, we only saw four other people the entire day.

The trails weren’t too technical, or hard to ride on.  On the other hand, they weren’t super easy.  They were the perfect match between climbing, descending, and just going fast and having a good time.

The views were good too.

The best part was a long gradual uphill where you could just lay down the hammer and really cruise.  We’re talking cranking, heavy breathing, sweat poring off of your brow, and moving swiftly up the hill.  Getting it on when you’re going up makes the downhill even that much sweeter.

None of this would have been possible if it wasn’t for a little coincidence about a year ago.

About a year ago a good friend of mine had purchased a really nice brand new 29er bike.  These bikes have only been around the last few years, and they have bigger tires than the old mountain bikes.  This lets you roll over all sorts of stuff that you couldn’t before, and makes the experience even more fun.

One day at lunch, I asked him if I could ride his bike around the parking lot.

He said, “Why don’t you just borrow it for a week?”.

So I did.  And let me tell you, this thing was amazing.  I remember a particular rock field that I used to slowly slalom my way through, praying that I wouldn’t fall off the bike.

Then I took this new bike through it, went straight at it, and it was like I was flying.

He never got the bike back, because it’s mine now.  I bought it off of him after taking that ride.

Moral of the story is this:  I was pretty happy with my old bike.  It got me where I wanted to go and I had a lot of great times on it.

But as soon as I upgraded to something with the latest design, the more efficient technology, and the better quality – my life was changed forever.

It’s the same in your business.

Successful people are always looking to upgrade, improve, and become more efficient.

But the thing is, a lot of times you’re pretty happy where you are.  And that’s not a bad thing, except that you get stuck while missing out on some things that could really improve your results.

Whether you’re riding a different bike, or getting an outside perspective on your business, until you know what you’re missing – you just don’t know.

Getting a new perspective, and seeing things with a different view lets you operate at a higher level, and change everything for the better.

Here are a few people who’ve stepped up to the higher level:

http://wallythewebguy.com/success-stories/

Will you join them?

Until next time,
-Wally

P.S. – Mountain biking and being successful on the web are basically the same thing.  They are both just creative uses of machines to achieve human goals.  Check out these recent success stories.

P.P.S. — The view is better when you’re using technology to your advantage:

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Every Local Business Needs This

July 22nd, 2010. Filed Under: Business. Tags: , , ,

The other day I told you a story about my buddy Nate.  He needed some dry cleaning done.

Although he wasn’t new in town, Nate still had no idea where a local dry cleaner was.

So he set out to find the place where he could bring his dress shirts and pants.

Did he drive around and look?

No.

Did he go through the local newspaper?

Nope.

Did he crack open the Yellow Pages?

Not a chance.     Instead…he went straight to a certain company.

And in under a minute he found the dry cleaner he wanted and drove there the next day.

This was a couple years ago and Nate’s been back to that business many times since then, spending hundreds of dollars.

So what is this company my friend used – the same one that you can get working for you?

Well, Google of course!

Did you know that 40% of the searches on Google are for a local business?  This means that if you’re not ranking on the top of Google – you are losing money.  Serious money.

Money that your competition is getting instead of you.

That’s the bad news.

Here’s the good news.

There’s an easy fix, and it’s so new, and so cutting edge, that I can’t even put it online yet.
So here’s what you have to do.  If you want to get your local business to the top of Google within the next 30 days, I need you to reply to this email.

Simple, right?

A very wise man once told me “Money Loves Speed.”

So if you’re fast, I can get your local business to the top of Google.  But the clock is already ticking, and this isn’t going to last forever.

Hit me back here.

Let’s get after it and crush your local competition,

-Wally

PS – Your local business deserves to crush your competition.  That’s why you’re with me.  Shoot me an email and we’ll get it done.

PPS – Yesterday I told a select group of people how easy it is to get your local business on top of Google, and they were blown away.

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Are you showing up where people are looking for you?

July 20th, 2010. Filed Under: Business. Tags: , , ,

This is a true story sent to me from a good friend of mine a few weeks ago.

If you’re running a brick and mortar store, this is for you:

Some time ago, a friend of mine needed some dry cleaning done.

Although he wasn’t new in town, Nate still had no idea where a local dry cleaner was.

So he set out to find the place where he could bring his dress shirts and pants.

Did he drive around and look?

No.

Did he go through the local newspaper?

Nope.

Did he crack open the Yellow Pages?

Not a chance.     Instead…he went straight to a certain company.

And in under a minute he found the dry cleaner he wanted and drove there the next day.

This was a couple years ago and Nate’s been back to that business many times since then, spending hundreds of dollars.

So what is this company my friend used – the same one that you can get working for you?

…well, I’m going to have to save that one for the next time I talk with you.

In the meantime, tomorrow morning I am revealing who this company is and how to get this company to work for you to double, triple, or even quadruple your sales with a few easy tips and tricks that you can implement.

For a select few people who can make this on short notice, I am going to be giving a fast paced brain transplant of everything I know about filling up your local pipeline of leads and converting them into sales.

My promise to you: You’ll walk away with tons of value and concrete steps that you can implement right away – just for showing up.

Here’s where to go:

Wild Boar Coffee in Fort Collins, CO.

When:
Tomorrow Morning, 8am

If you can make it and get in on these secrets, I promise you it will be time well spent. We’re talking years and years of proven, timeless strategies that when implemented, can increase your business by geometric proportions.

And it won’t take long either; we’ll be done by 9:15am.

Just implementing one of the strategies that I’ll be revealing has the power to change your business results forever.

I’ll see you tomorrow.

Until then, stay tuned…
-Wally

P.S. – If you’re running a local business, you are not going to want to miss out on this valuable presentation.

8am Tomorrow, July 21, 2010
Wild Boar Coffee

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New Success Stories – Wally’s Web Stars

July 8th, 2010. Filed Under: Business, Wally Web Stars. Tags: , ,

Here are some new success stories you might have missed recently:

And a couple that have been updated recently:

Enjoy!

-Wally

PS – When would a good time be for you to become the next success story?  Contact me to receive a FREE 30 minute consultation.

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4 Surefire Ways To Declare Your Independence

July 2nd, 2010. Filed Under: Special Occasion, Uncategorized. Tags: , , ,

Todayh is a really huge day. It’s the exact middle of 2010, the catalpa tree out behind my office is in full bloom right on schedule, and 234 years ago on this day, Thomas Jefferson submitted the Declaration of Independence to the Continental Congress to be signed two days later, on July 4th.

Every year at this time, I take a few minutes to read te Declaration of Independence.  Especially the first couple paragraphs.

A powerful snapshot of the human spirit is captured within this document, and I would be hard pressed to believe that anybody in the whole world did not feel deep down that Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness are birth rights that we all have by simple virtue of being human beings.

That means you.  You deserve your freedom, simply by being alive and walking on this earth.

It’s not always popular, but from my view, creating more freedom for individuals is the job of a business, and that is what I am here to do for you today, tomorrow, and always.

But there’s always a catch, right?

The cost of personal freedom is that the more personal freedom you have, the more responsibility you take on.

Which really makes sense when you think about it.  Everything in nature balances, so if you can handle the freedom, you can handle the responsibility.  And if you can’t…the freedom will vanish like water through your fingers until you can handle it once more.

Being successful, and creating your own freedom can bring a lot of pressures.

Especially time pressure.

Because no matter if you’re running a single person outfit, or you’re leading 100,000 people, there is still only one of you.  And let’s face it, there’s never enough time.

And since there’s no way to change that, it’s time to get creative and build on thousands of years of civilization, technology, and machines to extend your reach far beyond what you could to alone.

Here are 4 ways you can Declare Your Independence this 4th:

1.  Clean your office, ruthlessly.  Sounds strange, right?  Without sounding like a feng shui hippy, it’s really as simple as this:  Cluttered Office equals Cluttered Mind.

Cluttered Mind equals Cluttered Action.  And cluttered, unfocused action creates slow, unfocused results.  Half the year is gone!  Time to clean and refocus.  If it’s older than 6 months, toss it or give it away.

2. Once you can focus again, make sure you’re following the holy grail of marketing. The 3 Ms of Marketing as told to me by Dan Kennedy.

3. Re-Use Your Already Created Offline Marketing Pieces as stories and case studies on your website.  You invested time and energy into your marketing – why aren’t they being seen by your website visitors?  Recycle, reuse, and repurpose as much of your own hard won content as possible.  Tell your story!  Here’s the way to do that like a pro.

4. Get A Website Sales System in place to make you money while you sleep.  If you can think of a better idea than making money while you sleep, I’d love to hear it.  Check out Kevin Thompson’s site that is making him money while he sleeps here.

Every day, I work with a select group of individuals and businesses to create more time and monetary freedom.  It’s a great journey to share with you.

Together we make it happen.

Happy Independence Day,

-Wally

PS – If you haven’t read the Declaration of Independence recently, give it shot and let me know how it makes you feel.

PPS – Take a step forward and create more freedom for yourself here.

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