Four Fearless Predictions For 2012
December 29th, 2011. Filed Under: Business Tips, Internet Business Tips. Tags: 2012, build your business, free training, sales
It’s not quite the new year yet…
…but I wanted to get you my fearless predictions
as soon as possible so you can start moving on them
before anybody else does.
From where I sit “behind the scenes” I’ve seen some
really big changes this year. One of the biggest changes
is how the game has changed for selling high priced
items over the Internet.
Time was when you could put up a quality sales letter
or even a video sales letter and convert people at a
2 to 3% rate. And you can still do that for lower priced
items.
For the higher priced stuff – the really big ticket items
that you can really build your business around – the
game has changed. (I’ll tell you more about that in
a minute…)
With all the moving parts going on in your business,
there are four areas that are changing quickly that you
absolutely should know about so that you’re on top
of the game going into the turning point year of 2012.
First, if you don’t have a Wordpress component
to your Website, you’re probably missing out on the
ease of use, the free traffic, and the other many benefits
of using the Wordpress platform. But you also have to make
sure to keep your site backed up so that you are protected
from hackers and other threats. Here’s how you can.
Next, whether you’re dipping your toe in the water and
adding an online component to your marketing, or you’re
an experienced marketer who is continuing to build on
your past successes, you want to make sure you have a
copy of 21 Ways To Create A Sales Stampede On The Internet
in your success library.
Third, traffic to your website is king, like always.
Traditional businesses who are smart will be investing heavily
in their Local Search Engine Optimization to get the free,
measurable traffic from Google rather than the expensive,
unmeasured Yellow Pages traffic of years past.
And online businesses who are tired of overpaying for Facebook
and Google Adwords Pay Per Click will be smartly looking at
generating free traffic through the high ROI of Search Engine
Optimization and other channels. Ranking at the top of Google
is still very much in style going into 2012.
Finally, for the higher priced stuff – the really big ticket items
that you can really build your business around – the
game has changed completely. No longer will an automated
video sales letter work to sell that high ticket item.
Smart marketers are really working with the webinar, and
moving the “free line” back by offering a ton of value up front
so that you can really get off on the right foot with your customers.
It’s a powerful trend and a game changer going into 2012.
Really it reminds me of the teleseminar explosion of the mid 2000s…
except it’s bigger, and you can deliver more value and close more
sales.
A few weeks ago I held my own training webinar that you
might have been on…but there were way too many people
who wrote me and said they missed out on this incredible
training. So to get started on the right track in 2012,
set aside an hour with me in the next couple days and grab
pen and paper to take notes while you’re viewing experiencing
the replay of this incredible free training program where you
get a peek behind the scenes of how your business and life will
be transformed for the better this year.
Reach for the top,
-Wally
PS – “If you want to make the world a better place, take a look
at yourself and make a change.” – Michael Jackson
Resolutions are for ninny muggins
December 27th, 2011. Filed Under: Business Tips, entrepreneurship. Tags: 2012, North Pole, Real Goals, Wally
Our family just got done watching “Elf” the Will Farrell movie
where he grows up in the North Pole but nobody tells him he’s
a human, not an elf.
When he finally decides to leave the North Pole to mix with the
humans he is obviously way out of his element, and definitely very
naïve to the ways of the world.
At one point in the movie, he remembers back in the old days
when somebody insulted him, and they called him a “cotton
headed ninny muggins”.
Not sure what that word means, but it sounds pretty mean for an elf.
This time of year a lot of people always talk about new years
resolutions, and I think that they’re ridiculous. If you’ve ever
been a “gym rat”, then you know exactly what I’m talking about.
Back in my gym rat days, I noticed in late December, you’re in the
gym working out and the place is practically empty. Everyone is
either fattening up on food or off on vacation somewhere.
Then the bell rings and January 1st comes along and the place is
packed. You’re waiting for machines, you’re waiting for a pad to
do some situps on…the list goes on.
This is just one example. But as far as I’m concerned, resolutions
are for ninny muggins.
Here’s why. A resolution doesn’t have any power behind it.
A resolution is almost like a passive “man, I wish I could
accomplish that…sigh.”
The proof of this is in the pudding – how many people do you know
who actually kept their resolutions? That’s what I thought.
That’s why the gym is empty come next December.
So I say toss out the resolutions. Be done with the way of the
ninny muggins.
Set GOALS.
Real Goals. Something that you can measure and that can excite
and charge you up.
Be careful to make them realistic. But don’t be afraid to stretch
either.
Goals excite you. Goals charge you up. Goals can be imported
into your brain as future memories so that you are moving towards
them even when you sleep.
Goals are truly powerful and are what seperates champions from also
rans. Resolutions are for the ninny muggins of the world.
Goals are for the winners, and that’s why you’re here.
Be a winner in 2012. This will get you there faster:
http://wallythewebguy.com/coaching/
Reach for the top,
-Wally
PS – The fastest way to be a champion in 2012 is to set a powerful
goal and then get moving towards your goal. When you surround
yourself with positive, expert support you get there much faster:
http://wallythewebguy.com/coaching/
PPS – The reason why champion athletes have personal trainers
is because they achieve more faster and then they win big.
If you’re serious about knocking 2012 out of the park then
this is for you:
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Nature Always Balances
December 22nd, 2011. Filed Under: Business, entrepreneurship. Tags: 2012, balance, rebirth, solstice
Last weekend I headed up to Aspen, Colorado to join some friends
of mine in a ski trip to celebrate, well, our existence!
Now that I’m back and wrapping things up in the office, I looked
up at my vision board and saw a reminder that I placed on there a
couple years ago. It says, “Nature always balances.”
I always enjoy the chance to go out into nature and slow things down. Especially this time of year, when nature itself is slowing everything down…even though if you’re not careful, those around you will try and speed everything up.
It’s important to take some time and get in touch with the natural
rhythm of things. After all, this is a time of year for reflection,
for turning inward, and for giving thanks. It’s also a time when
things get balanced out again.
The winter solstice is the day with the least amount of light
(in our northern hemisphere) and it represents a day of closure,
and then of rebirth.
That’s really when next year begins…when the days start getting
longer.
So as things are winding down for the year, I encourage you to
look back on 2011, and list off your lessons learned, your goals
accomplished, and pat yourself on the back.
And then do an honest assessment of some goals that you didn’t
accomplish, and some things that you missed the mark on.
Finally, set some strong goals and intentions for 2012.
This is a time for reflection and then rebirth into the next year.
I look forward to helping YOU grow in 2012.
Serious action takers click here:
http://wallythewebguy.com/coaching/
-Wally
PS – Folks who are serious about making 2012 a life changing year
to remember are signing up for this incredible program…
Serious Action takers only:
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They only work once a week
December 19th, 2011. Filed Under: Business Tips, Internet Business Tips. Tags: 2012, work once a week
This morning I was out in the cold walking the dog, and as we were
headed home, a large trash truck was barreling down the road
backwards with a guy on the back guiding the driver to ensure
that he didn’t hit anything.
For some reason, it triggered a memory that I had of being a
little boy – maybe five years old, and watching the trash man
do his dirty work while sitting on the front step of our house.
After watching the guy come and go only once a week for a few weeks,
I turned to my mother and said confidently, “When I grow up, I want
to be a trash man.”
“Why?” She asked.
“Because they only work once a week!”
As far as I knew, the trash man came once a week and that was the
only day of the week he worked. He made it look easy and I thought
that I wanted to be that guy.
Little did I know about the other 4 days of the week that he was
working, or how the trash man had to make up his holiday hours
and come home smelly and filthy.
All I knew was what little I saw from the front porch.
That’s how it works a lot of times. The really good ones make it
look easy.
The guys who have spent years behind the scenes, putting in their
practice reps, investing in their education, investing in their
business to grow – by the time you come across them you think,
“Man, that looks easy as can be. I want to do that too…”
And thinking that way can be a trap. There really is no way to
get to the top of your game without investing time, energy and
resources into becoming better.
Investing in your own growth is the most important investment
you’ll ever make.
As we begin to finish up 2011, it’s important to start thinking
about how you’d like to grow in 2012.
Once you define where you’re headed, it’s easy to take the right
action. That’s what smart entrepreneurs like you have done when
they’ve invested in a few minutes to watch this video to
discover 21 Ways To Create A Sales Stampede on The Internet.
Invest a few minutes in yourself:
http://internetsalesstampede.com/
Join those who’ve set themselves up for an amazing 2012 which is
right around the corner.
Reach for the top,
-Wally
PS – As 2011 is drawing to a close, I’m beginning to reflect on
the incredible results that my customers have had this year,
and will be telling you about some of them soon. However, to
really go in depth and go behind the scenes on how these customers
have used the Internet to generate more sales be sure to invest
15 minutes to watch this video…
http://internetsalesstampede.com/
