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Changing Negative Perceptions of Black Business

The state of Black business in America today is getting better. The perceptions by others outside our culture are not as extreme as in the past. Perhaps in part, to America having a Black Nobel Peace Prize, nominated President.

The problem, however, still remains within our community.

How we perceive ourselves, has been and remains a problem. It has been etched in our minds over years that somehow we are inferior in certain areas. Taking care of "business" is certainly one of those areas.

When I say "etched", I mean that we have been conditioned and programmed to have a set of beliefs about ourselves, which for the most part are negative. This programming has been handed down from generation to generation, without us in many cases, ever being aware of the invisible "mental triggers" which can control our behavior.

Don't believe me? OK then. Try getting in front of a group of Black people from varying backgrounds, age groups, education and income levels, and simply say in a volume loud enough to be heard, "A Nigga ain't ....".

And then listen, as the group will chime out on que, what they perceive is the answer to the end of that sentence. They will shout out or say the exact same four-letter-word, that starts with an "s" and ends with a "t".

It doesn't matter if those people ever even met before the proclamation was made. There would still be a "unified voice" in finishing the comment. And those that didn't utter the word, probably still thought it in silence.

That should make you go ...."hmmm". How can that be? Where did they get that idea from? Who taught us that? What's the reason behind it?

The reason is simple. We have all been programmed. The process that got us into this mental condition or state is very complex and at this late stage in the world's cultural development, still very hard to untangle.

So let's not take away from what's at hand right now, to try to delve into the "mysteries" of mind control and the "mastery's" of slave-mind conditioning. This is not about what has happened to us, as much as it is about, what are we going to do about it now.

So it doesn't matter where you live, who you went to school with, what your Mama or Pastor said or didn't say. We're programmed and conditioned to believe certain things about ourselves, consciously or subconsciously. That general perception, for the most part, is negative.

This is a big problem, especially for any Black business owner or entrepreneur. Starting a business of your own is already hard. Add to that weight, the burden of having to overcome invisible issues in a customers head. Preconceived notions about all Black business, which may cause many to fail or never start in the first place.

The obstacle is significant because, in the marketplace it translates to, "you can't do business with Black folks"; "they over charge"; "they give poor customer service"; "they do shoddy work"; "I heard bad things from a friend of a friend, who had a cousin, whose neighbor said...".

Or some prospects who are fully capable and can afford what you're offering to say, "why do I have to PAY that for YOUR merchandise? Why can't I have it for FREE" or "Where's the "hood" DISCOUNT?" or "You too HIGH".

The hidden meaning in FREE is, it's not worth paying for anyway. Give a "brotha/sista a break" or the "hook up". "High" is relative to the product/service being offered and how, when and where else you can get it.

The hood Discount refers to a belief that "why should I pay you retail when you stole it or paid wholesale for it. Why you gonna try and make a profit off me?".

This is a major problem and as Black people, we are either a part of the perpetuating of the problem or a part of the solution. Ask yourself where you side.

Are you still programmed and conditioned by invisible/internal "mental triggers" that when stimulated cause a certain predetermined behavior?

Or have you been awakened and can "see" for yourself what really is going on all around you and to the people you care about deeply?

The Black Business Builders Club, continues to grow and endure because there are some in our community that have, by whatever means, been able to break or outgrow, that mental grasp that continues to hold many others of us down and out (of control).

They have cleansed and reconditioned their minds to be strong enough to withstand the attack from within (their own minds and from their own families and friends). How they did it, I don't know. I suspect only by the grace of God.

They are home-based, full-time and part-time business owners, entrepreneurs, conscientious consumers, corporate and government workers and others in our commUNITY. They are our real heroes and sheroes.

They have decided, for whatever reason, to not only do good for themselves and their families, but to do right by the community by starting a business. Or as consumers, to work to recycle Black dollars.

Ultimately, they want to be solely responsible for their own destiny and financial well-being and not dependent upon someone else for earning a living or for access to the products/services of their own choosing.

Many have already started and are working to grow a successful business, the right way to provide for themselves, their families and the general community at large. They provide goods and services that are as good, if not better, than the same or similar products/services offered by other groups. They give good quality service at a fair price, while earning a reasonable profit.

As a point of unification and solidarity, many have joined the Black Business Builders Club. Not because we have the best resource, tools, benefits and training to be found anywhere. Not because we have some of the greatest people in the business world associated with us. Not because we have we have been consistently bringing value to the marketplace for a long time; or because of, or in spite of me.

They mainly join us because, membership in the Black Business Builders Club makes a statement. It says, that the member has made a concerted effort and conscientious choice to be identified as a "Black Business Advocate".

They have put their money where there mouth is and decide to be counted among the ranks of those seeking to become a part of the solution and not remain a part of the problem.

They understand the importance of organization and the need to come together in harmony around business, financial and community issues.

They know that they could probably start their own organization but choose rather to join one whose parent organization, the National Black Business Trade Association, has been around for over 16 years. That is nationally and internationally recognized, debt and (mental) disease free.

They want to unify and work with serious (but fun) people who are real everyday folk, but who are about real business. And not just start another, high priced, ego or guru-centric, "me-too" membership website (anyone can do that).

They understand that as solo business owners and entrepreneur there is value in establishing an extended network of contacts and resources.

Together, our goal is to help stem the tide of negative images, stereotypes, rumors and innuendos, that have cast a less than positive light on Black business.

By increasing our membership roles, we want to show that at this point in history, we have reached new heights in this "free enterprise" system.

The news media, currently is highlighting this fact all the time now. We want to continue to expand positive exposure for Black businesses.

Its time for us to tell our own story and have that story have a happy ending. We are writing the "story" every day. Its not just about us, but future generations coming behind us.

The story is, we are more than just "mom-n-pop" operations and we do more than trade in only ethnic items with limited distribution or customer bases.

We do more than work out of the basement of our homes. Or the trunks of our cars. Or with our kids crying in the background while we're on the phone.

We do more than run Fortune 1000 franchises. Of all sizes and annual revenues.

We do more than just sing. We run record labels and manage talent.

We do more than walk run-ways, We create fashion shows and design clothing.

We do more than network marketing/MLM. We create extraordinary incomes.

We do more than invent great products and create great new services. We provide the world with significant contributions.

The fact of the matter is ... We do it all! And the best is yet to come!

We have moved from the streets to the suites, back to the house and now around the world.

We take pride in our businesses and will protect and nurture them by uplifting, empowering and inspiring tools for their success and growth.

Also on the other side of this advocacy, we won't let anyone hide behind the "Black thing". Be they rich or poor, Black or white. Whatever.

There are some who pretend to be a Black owned business when that's not the case.

There are some who are taking advantage of our trend-setting gift and get to market first using us as front men. We will have to compete and win.

There are some who use "Black" as an excuse for poor service and higher than necessary pricing. We're not having it!

We will hold Black businesses accountable and will leave no Black business behind that seeks to grow using proper business principles.

There is no scarcity, but universal abundance for all who adhere to the universal laws of success. We want all Black businesses to prosper.

The marketplace is rapidly changing. We have made some historical miscalculations that have caused us to get off track.

Its time to make the necessary corrections and move full speed ahead.

For example, just a few short years ago, when you bought a Black book you bought it from a Black bookstore. You had no other choice.

The major chains and bookstore outlets didn't carry very many Black books at all. You couldn't go to Border's or Barnes and Noble to buy. You could only find the best Black books in Black bookstores.

Why, because for years those and other large chains, would not carry Black books, with Black subjects and written by Black authors. They didn't see a market for it.

Black bookstore owners were the enlightened entrepreneurs and retailers at the forefront of making a way for creating and growing a whole industry of Black writers, editors, printers, publishing and distribution companies.

Black bookstores got cut out of the loop when the large book chains saw the hand writing on the wall. This is a Black business tragedy and market miscalculation.

Now large chains have whole sections dedicated to "African American" literature, when just a few years ago their general consensus was Black do not read. What happened? They changed their minds.

Their "perception" has changed because it made good business sense. Black readers represented for them a new market. They took the market.

Black bookstores could not compete without its old customer base who was lured away from them and so many Black bookstores have disappeared. Those that remain, do so with a dogged determination to still help de-program Black minds.

And we should buy from them. When we buy from them we are not "supporting" them as in making a charitable donation. We are doing business with them. Their price is the price of the book. Yes, the chains can knock off a few pennies here and there, but should we sell out our Black bookstore for a few pennies? How do you see that?

Sometimes Black consumers only see doing business with Black businesses as charity. They equate "support" with "charity". So when you ask the Black consumer to "support Black businesses".

The "mental trigger" of that (programmed) consumer reacts with ... "when I buy from a Black business I am not really doing a business transaction, I'm helping a brother/sister out."

While that may be true, its true also when you do business with anyone. Who you spend your money with is who you help out.

But that doesn't stop the programmed mindset. The "mental trigger" makes one believe, "because I'm helping you out (negro), don't charge me the full price. Throw something "extra" in the bag, give me the 'hood' discount, or else I won't come back and will tell everyone I know ... you high!"

This is not the case and we need to deal with this as a line item issue when helping Black consumers become more aware of Black businesses. Don't support Black businesses ... patronize them.

I know, I've gotten off track but, if you are still reading (thank you). So back to perceptions.

Our perception (of ourselves) has not changed and makes no sense (or cents).

We still talk about Black people not reading. Barnes and Nobles has changed their perception, and all other large chains have changed their perceptions. Is this progress? Or what?

Black bookstores lead the way to open opportunities for others to advance and get a foothold in this economy. They provided access to good information in the form of reading materials, research and history resources, posters and Black art, by and about us. They allowed us to use their stores after hours for book clubs and community meetings. They served us well.

They helped to feed and free our hungry Black minds. They didn't think or even imagine that we would abandon them just to go to the mall.

Another example. During the Civil Rights era, there were some who lead the way for the masses to enjoy better public accommodations and equal access.

For those too young to remember, Black folk couldn't drink from water fountains in public parks or use public toilets or sit in certain seats on buses or in movie theaters.

That newly legislated "access" led to a depletion and decline of most Black businesses left in the path of the flight "downtown" to spend (give away) our money.

The leaders of the day hoped to find more education (enlightenment) for our people in colleges and universities, that we could not have historically attended.

This shift and trend, caused a "Brain drain" in our communities nationwide and within historically Black colleges. The trend also created a slow down in the development of Black businesses. People took corporate jobs under what were then called "pacification programs".

The call of the day was to "get a good job", move out of the old neighborhood and find a new set of (white) friends and spend all of your money while trying to impress.

In the process, we abandoned those who helped us get ahead. So, have we progressed as a result? How far have we gotten? How much further do we have to go? What's our next biggest challenge?

I say its economic and financial development and Black consumer awareness.

Its tackling the "free enterprise system" with a vengeance and using it to better leverage our position here as a people. So as to ensure that future generations will not be put back, put out or put under because of us misreading the times or the intent of those in our midst.

As consumers, we need to be more responsible (response able) and not merely reactionary (trends come and go). Being reactionary has only caused us more harm then good in the long run. We tend to jump quickly when that "mental trigger" is activated.

As business owners and entrepreneurs, we need to stay on top of forecasts and trends and not assume loyalty just because we're Black. We need to win back Black consumers' confidence. We need to "fight fire with fire". We need to be the best in all that we do. We need to lead and not follow. We need to take charge and lead by example. Showing others the way to financial success.

We are now living in the "Information Age", the age of the Internet and digital/telecommunications. We are at the beginning of the "Nanotechnology Age" and we should working in that area now. So there's still plenty ahead of us to do.

Now is the time for us all to awaken and establish ourselves in the right positions and build a strong foundation. There's a lot of work to be done.

Until the Black business sector is fully operational and contributory, we as a people, will continue to suffer from all the negative historical programming and miscalculations that still exists.

The Black Business Builders Club is spearheading the call for Black business development as a hedge against other market, historical and political conditions. We are seeking to find like minded people to join us as we move forward with us.

We know we can't be all things to all people. We know our niche. Its home-based, small office, full and part time, entrepreneurs. business owners and sales distributors.

We are helping Black people start, grow and develop across all business lines. We do this by providing access to good information in the form of benefits, resources and networking. Enabling them to ignite the flame of the "entrepreneurial spirit" within Black people everywhere.

We want our members to transfer learned skills and behavior, within family units and provide entrepreneurship as a viable alternative to job taking.

Membership helps us accomplish our mission and goals. Our aim is to put a new positive spin on Black entrepreneurship. We believe that every month is Black business awareness month. We are building a Black business and consumer network. We invite all to participate.

Peace and Blessings,

Lee Green, Chairman, National Black Business Trade Association
http://www.nbbta.org

CEO, Black Business Builders Club
http://www.blackbusinessbuilders.com

It's Not Just You ... It's About Them First

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Blacks are Creating Power by Using Twitter

Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) - Black people are creating power by using Twitter because more and more of them are understanding a concept that their White counterparts have understood for years. And that is:

Your Human Capital (what you know) (times) Your Social Capital (who you know) (times )Your Reputation (who trusts you) = Your Level Of Success.

That’s why you can find so many Black CEOs, Black Accomplished and Award Winning Authors, Highly Regarded Economist, Famous Talk Show Hosts, Famous Artists, NBA Basketball Players, Teachers, Black Scholars, Black Technology Experts, Journalists, Publications, Musicians, and…even Oprah — are all on Twitter.

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* Business Owners / Entrepreneurs
* Community Activists
* Media Personalities - Emerging and/or Established
* College Students
* Mothers
* Professionals
* Writers/Journalists
* Celebrities
* Artists/Musicians

For example, it allows business owners to connect with their customers. It allows community activists to connect with their supporters and donors. It allows media personalities and writers to connect with their audience. College students can find out about scholarship information. Mothers can find discounts on products. Professionals can find out information on new jobs and career opportunities. Celebrities can connect with their fans. Artists and musicians can learn about the art and entertainment industry. It’s definitely a place for everyone. It is not like Myspace.

Blacks can be micro-influencers on Twitter to millions of people, far extending their particular region.

The Top Blacks In The Community–also known as the–Who’s Who of Twitter…

There are various groups of high profile and influential Blacks that one can find on Twitter. And the following are a real small snapshot of the rather large population that resides on Twitter.

But they are all can be grouped in the following categories:

* Well Known Celebrities
* Corporate Leaders & Power Brokers
* Professionals
* Entrepreneurs
* Social Change Agents — also known as Community Activists or Grassroots Activists
* High profile Journalists & Bloggers
* Highly Regarded Eclectic Artists & Poets
* The People — also known as The Community
* Emerging Thought Leaders and Start Ups

Definitions:

Well Known Celebrities/Brands - defined as anyone that is visible and recognized or well known by the people (the community). Some of these well known brands or celebrities can actually fall in other categories but because they are recognized nationally and or globally - they are categorized here.

Corporate Leaders & Power Brokers - defined as anyone that is working at the C-level (CEO/CFO/CIO) and anyone that is behind the scenes who can influence or make an impact on someone at the C-level or Celebrity level.

Professionals - defined as anyone that has received a degree to serve in a particular industry. Example: Human Resource Manager, Doctors, Lawyers, Registered Nurses and so forth.

Entrepreneurs and Black Owned Companies - defined as anyone that has created their own business and/or brand and is serving a community and population. Some of these entities are staples in the Black community. For example: Essence Magazine, Jet Magazine and etc. are all on Twitter.

Social Change Agents and Leaders - defined as anyone that has created a plan, program and/or institution to help solve a particular issue or help a particular community.

High Profile Journalists & Bloggers - defined as anyone that can communicate to a large group via writing and by the use of the medium of either a traditional publication or medium or through their blogs, influencing that medium.

Highly Regarded Ecletic Artists & Poets - defined as anyone that partakes in the art world (paint/video/draw) and has a strong cult like following.

Emerging Thought Leaders & Start Ups - defined as anyone that has a new concept - a new idea - making new waves and will eventually rise to the forefront based on their innovative way of thinking. They have connected with early adopters and more and more people are listening to their voice.

And last but not least…

The People - defined as the community voice. These people will engage an individual in regards to concepts/products/news issues/current events/local issues and etc. They will answer your questions - take your polls. Because they are the most vocal of their community, they also have their own following. Their personality is strong and they emerge as a leader within their group.

Black Solutions Expert explains, “To find these particular individuals you must log on: http://www.twitter.com and add /(their name) Replace the @ with the / (or backslash). It’s just like a website, adding back slash and their listed Twitter names.

Example: @blacksolutions
To find it you would go to http://www.twitter.com/blacksolutions

The same applies for the following leaders:

Well Known Celebrities:

@Oprah, @StarJonesEsq, @dambisamoyo, @AlfredEdmondJr, @warrengeezy, @goodenufmother, @chezjanie, @fatbellybella, @GeorgeFraser, @MarcyPolanco, @danamo, @serenajwilliams, @4Thegiant, @tymusic, @iamdiddy, @Antwone_Fisher, @questlove, @JaneeTMB, @missfree, @ToureX, @THE_REAL_SHAQ, @solangeknowles, @nyctimes, @2motivate, @MCHammer, @QtipTheAbstract, @snoopdog

And those were just a small snapshot of all the Black celebrities that are on Twitter.

Corporate Leaders: Imagine that you are having a problem with UPS or you want to know how to get hired by UPS - here is just one example of a corporate leader (in management position) on Twitter:

@mrmailman (UPS)

Heartfelt Stories: There is a Black woman on Twitter - fighting for her life in her battle against Cancer. She tweets stories of struggle and accomplishments to the people that follower her:

@BlackPearlCreat

Women Empowerment: There are sub-groups and leaders that have emerged to strictly empower women, such as these two leaders, again there are so many more as well:

@nic_mclean, @Gingerlatte

Entrepreneurs: There are so many Black Entrepreneurs that go undiscovered because they don’t have the marketing dollars to support their wonderful ideas. We have listed a few entrepreneurs - but there are countless others…

@CassyJ, @DiversEvents, @Freed2Travel, @2Serenity, @CarnellUNYC, @BlackTennisPros, @teenbizcoach

Social Change Agents and Community Leaders:

@GoodFathersOnly, @BTYB, @stephaniedm, @clos1919, @kwame06, @WORLDOFMONEYORG, @HBCUCareerCntr, @thefriendraiser

Mentors: These individuals have volunteered to mentor Black adults and children who need it:

@mysskay, @blacksoulfuleye, @CharTheArtist

Newspapers and Publications are on there:

@MIChronicle / Michigan, @blackpresence

Powerful Journalists and Bloggers:

@kweeneverything, @j_adisa, @malikalex, @soulrebelJ, @AaronBBrown, @DryerBuzz, @bigced, @bizziemommy, @blacksolutions, @donlemoncnn, @iluvblackwomen, @Egyptsaidso, @GinaATL, @synergyblog, @Maroonsista, @TJAbif

Emerging Thought Leaders and Start Ups: Thought leaders are something that our community knew from the beginning and we talked about it.

Now, we can see this on Twitter because we can observe their conversations or their concepts.

@BrandonFrame has been on CNN’s Black in America Part 2. And he is highly regarded in the community.
@NPBN has a multimedia company that gives Blacks more power to control their own voice. And,
@TheRealCeaza7 - This thought leader is paying homage to all Black women in May. He will be tweeting historical facts. Again, we’ve only given a snapshot.

@NPBN, @FSho1, @sunmanpatu, @BrandonFrame, @iemike, @imjustjoshin, @teenceo, @Mr_Success, @DarionRobinson, @theblackreport, @DaUrbanNerd, @JanksMorton, @yadsocial

Technology Experts: We have to give this brother his own category. Surely there are more brothers doing their thing - we’ve seen about 200 leaders in this category. But @lspearmanii is by far the leader of the trends for technology. He definitely needs to be followed.

Book Clubs & Publishing Companies:

@gritsbookclub, @OneWorldBooks, @RawSistaz

Socialites and Networkers: There are Black socialites that know exactly who is who and where to go within their city. We’ve only selected one example, but there are countless more that are tweeting about the VIP events and where they are going:

@The6footer - Angel White (Black Socialite in Detroit & Mover and Shaker)

Highly Regarded Eclectic Artists and Poets: Remember when the community would hear a song - or see art and we found our music via word of mouth. These individuals already have a strong following. And again, these are only a few of them…

@vivafidel, @SpeaksBeliefs, @iyaDedE, @PiKaHsSo, @mikkeyhalsted, @lalahathaway, @saulwilliams

And last but not least…

The People: Before we talk about the “people”, it should be noted that these twitter leaders have a personal brand that works - because they are simply being themselves. You will notice that those who are following them - seem to be compelled to engage them. They will support you, they will debate you, they will tell others about you. Here is a small snapshot of these twitter leaders:

@IamRah, @beautifulcurare, @CoffeebreakDMV, @vgchefYoliOuiya, @jameelawms, @deltalady, @astroMELANIN, @NobleSon, @Onei73, @JFarand, @SweetChhavvi, @TatiAnaCanCanA, @lovejonz618, @SagLady09, @just_yappin, @iamararebird, @ispear, @dvineexpression, @MelindaWeekes, @khadijah307, @mzsuzuki, @WWAHHMpreneur, @soulfulbeauty, @Iheartlexie, @KJonesMorehouse, @Jo3ll3, @AFROPICK1, @JahariMarie, @reecy_Kup, @Baby_Lexie, @ComCorrec, @sexytassy1, @blackhippychick, @sassycrass, @tyronem, @FOCUSEDenergy, @Geronimo766, @LondonDiva, @alikidd, @HypeBigelow, @kemmuhammad, @MPactMedia

Public Service Announcement: “If you are on Twitter and not getting the response that you want, you may be tweeting wrong.” - explains Black Solutions Media

Black Solutions has researched social networking sites for 15 years - and the affect they have on the Black community. Twitter came as the leader for the Black community, but not without initial skepiticism. Lisa Singleton explained, “We hired The Giants Den Firm to assist us with our research, because as everyone knows this firm is the leader when it comes to innovation. But initially, we were still very skeptial. Black Solutions has a unique duty to make sure what we report is going to be beneficial to our community. So we did grueling studies staying up every hour and calculating which time is an effective time to communicate and get a result. We also found out which network would really help us. So, yes I too - a former skeptic - created an account and realized that this could be a very key communication tool for us. Imagine if we had Twitter during Hurricane Katrina.” Black Solutions has been studying sites like Black Planet and Facebook and Myspace and etc. Twitter continues to be the leader of the pack.

“There are so many free tools that are out there for Twitter that can make tweeting easier. And, we’ve designed a free book to help out as well.” Derrick Marsh explains what he would tell any individual that isn’t having the success on Twitter that they should, “If you aren’t getting the reception or the response that you should be getting, it’s probably your tweets. And again - I would tell point them to our comprehensive and free-no-catch- guide for the Black community.” Mr. Marsh tweets resources, tips, news alerts, job offers, all media information that pertains to the Black community. But he explains that he likes to have a lot of fun too, “But I reallly want everyone to know that there is a lot of fun going on in the twitterverse. For example, just last week Highly Acclaimed and World Famous Music Artist Erkyah Badu (@fatbellybella) had fun with someone who was impersonating a celebrity. We all laughed and had fun. The imposter @Gabrielle_Union - who clearly isn’t Gabrielle Union - continues to fight with Ms. Badu who was clearly just having fun.”

The Guide : “Our Tweets” has

* Organization Tools
* Networking Tools
* Cell Phone Applications
* Public Service Announcements - How to make a good impression vs. How to make a fool out of yourself

To get started on Twitter:

1. Go to http://www.twitter.com/blacksolutions
2. Follow “Black Solutions”
3. And if you want (via request - no pressure) A Free Complimentary Guide will be sent to you via the twitter system.


About Black Solution
Black Solutions is a research and media advisory group for the Black Community. The firm researches the facts and provides information, tips and resources with the sole goal of uplifting the Black Community.

About The Giants Den Firm
The Giants Den Firm serves start ups, research companies, non profit organizations, business leaders, corporations and personal brands with an extensive array of business consulting services.

About Black Business Builders Club
A Black business membership organization. The Club provides the latest resources, benefits, training and tools to assist business owners and entrepreneurs from around the world.

About Lee Green
Black business advocate, chairman of the National Black Business Trade Association, CEO of Black Business Builders Club and author of the "Black Folks Guide to Making Big Money on the Internet".

FYI: if you want to follow me on Twitter please do: @LeeGreen or @bbbclub.

"What Time is It?"

Cart Before The Horse

Making money online is great, but too many people get it wrong!

It would be foolish of me to expect any business to make me money on it's own, but many people do. Or they just don't think it through.

The reality is, you have to make the business work! Then the business will produce for you.

And here's another secret ...

That means if you're not making at least $1-2k a month, there's something you're doing wrong ... but fortunately, it's something that can be fixed. You see, you've got to "open your doors" with a gameplan of how the revenue will come in.

Here’s a typical conversation/mindset with an online networkers:

”Lee, I’m going to join this business opportunity. It looks really good!”

"Great! Do you know how to market that business?"

"Well no, but the guy I talked to said he would help me."

"Well that’s good, but let me ask you a question - what if he doesn’t help you? Then what?"

"Well I don’t know…"

"EXACTLY… what IF you knew how to market BEFORE you joined this business opportunity?"

"Well then I wouldn’t have a fear of failing with it."

BINGO!

If you want to take the failure rate out of the, equation learn how to market FIRST before you ever join another business opportunity or start ANY business, even if it's brick and mortar.

Now there are businesses out there that have a marketing system already in place...

Here’s a simple rule of thumb for any business - If you know EXACTLY how you are going to market that business before you start it, then the odds are in your favor.

If this idea of knowing EXACTLY how you will market your business before you start is new to you, don’t worry. It took me years and thousands of dollars to learn it. The Black Business Builders Club will help you learn along the way.

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Global Chaos in 2009 Impacts the Black Community Worldwide

United States of America (Press Release) February 5, 2009 -- The aftershock of these events will have far reaching consequences and will impact the lives of millions of Black people on every continent.

Most importantly, this news has just recently broken, which means you are in a very unique position of being in the right place at the right time, and if you listen to what we're about to say, you can easily turn this to your advantage and make a small fortune from it.

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Lehman Brothers gone bankrupt... Merrill Lynch taken over by Bank of America ... AIG, the world's largest insurance company, forced into a restructuring and then Bank of America rescued by the government ... and the saga continues.

On the economic scene things seem to be going from bad to very bad... and horrific may be yet to come.

"Times are tough and we've got to face the music. ... Everyone is worried about their job, it's inevitable," one Lehman staffer told MSNBC yesterday. "It's clear we're one step away from a financial meltdown," added Nouriel Roubini, chairman of the consulting firm RGE Monitor.

Although, we have a lot to celebrate with the recent Inauguration of President Obama, in reality when it comes to your future, you already know you can't depend on the government... you can't depend on your employer... and you sure as heck can't depend on the banks and Wall Street!

So who CAN you depend on? Who MUST you depend on?

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Adding Power To Email Marketing For Greater Results

Why would one need to add power to email marketing? The answer is simple—for amazing results! Many individuals and businesses are discovering the power of email marketing and achieving great results from this new age sales tool. By implementing a few simple steps, one can boost the power of email marketing and see the great results that follow.

Steps To Power Email Marketing For Great Results

Listed below are a few tips that add power and zing to your email marketing campaign. These have been explained further later:

1. Compose short, succinct emails
2. Acquire subscriber permission
3. Personalize
4. Give offers
5. Make the language easy to understand
6. Avoid using spam words
7. Include the URL of your website

Compose Short, Succinct Emails

This is the first mantra in adding power to email marketing. Great results will stem from it. Emails must be short and to the point. All information need not be given in a single email. Your agenda should be to grab the attention of the reader or prospective customer, and then guide him or her to your website. A long drawn email will most probably not be read through, or worse, trashed. So keep it short and sweet.

Acquire Subscriber Permission

No body likes to be burdened with junk mail. So get the permission from subscribers before sending them email marketing newsletters. Sending bulk emails will result in your getting spam complaints and spoil your reputation. This is not an ideal scenario while launching a power email campaign. Instead of great results, your venture just might collapse. So it is better to be safe than sorry. Getting client and subscriber permission requires only an additional button on your website.

Personalize

Personalization goes a long way in the business of email marketing. One can do this by adding the subscriber’s name to the mail. By adding the name of the client or customer to the mail, the receiver will feel that you have created a mail, newsletter or offer especially for them and will be more inclined to check the mailout.

Give Offers

Freebies work like nothing else while adding power to email marketing. Great results like an increased subscriber base and higher sales will happen if you advertise free gifts and offers regularly. These promotions will keep clients interested in your business venture while earning you their respect as well. All this results in eventual sales.

Make The Language Easy To Understand

You do not want to test your subscribers’ intelligence through your emails, nor are you trying to test their knowledge of any language. So avoid using complicated and confusing words. Use easy to understand and short sentences. Even someone with the very basic know-how about the language should be able to grasp your message. Simple language is an important aspect to power your email marketing and will get you great results.

Avoid Using Spam Words

As far as possible, avoid incorporating words that could be marked as spam by internet service providers. Some sure shot spam filter catchers are $$$, make easy money, and earn $1000 overnight. Some top of the line email marketing software as well as auto responder services have a built in feature to catch potential spam words in your email. Use this feature regularly.

Include The URL Of Your Website

Always remember to use the url of your website in your emails. This can be added below your name and signature. Adding the website url adds credibility to your mail and directs traffic to your site. Result—greater sales.

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About Information Products

The most profitable business in the world is selling information. And by “information” I don’t mean just books. I’m talking about selling books, reports, videos, or software.

Or to be more specific…selling downloadable books, videos, or software on the Internet.

Here are some of the key benefits of selling downloadable information products online:

* You don’t have to stock or ship any inventory. (Before I “saw the light” about selling downloadable products, I sold books and tapes that were delivered through the mail. We had to dedicate an entire room of our house to stocking inventory…and we were always making last minute rush trips to the post office in order to meet shipping deadlines. This is not fun.)

* You don’t have to do anything when the product is sold. If you set up your business correctly (I’ll show you how in the videos) then your products are delivered automatically right after someone buys. You can actually live the “Internet fantasy” of making money in your sleep.

* You do the work once and get paid over and over. Heck, you don’t even have to do the initial work if you don’t want to. In the videos that come with this course, I’ll show you how to get other people to make your products for you.

* Each sale is pure profit. Since you’re selling a downloadable product, you have no “hard cost”…so every sale is mostly “gravy”. In fact, the only money you “pay” is the cost of accepting credit cards…and this only happens when you make a sale.

The vast majority of people who are making huge amounts of money are doing so with their own information products.

If you're really serious about making money online, then you must consider creating your own information products. The truth is that it is not difficult at all.

For more information specifically about selling information products, I recommend the Black Business Builders Club which extensively covers this subject.

Live the Life of Your Dreams

Whenever life acts we respond. If you win the lottery you might be happy. If you lose your job you may be angry. Whatever your reaction it will depend upon your attitude. Fortunately, we control our attitudes.

In determining how we face life it is our attitude that is the key. See whether or not you agree with the following statement.

"You are responsible for all of your experiences of life."

This statement is absolutely true but it is somewhat of a trick. The trick is that it does not say "in life" but "of life." You are not responsible for everything that happens to you, but you are responsible for how you react to what does happen to you. The formula is that, "Life acts. You react." Your reaction is under your control. In any life situation you are always responsible for at least one thing. You are always responsible for the attitude towards the situation in which you find yourself. Your attitude is your reaction to what life hands you. You can have either a more positive or a more negative attitude. Your attitude is under your control and can be changed. With the right attitude you can be a resilient person.

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Forum Traffic Secrets is a fantastic report. It is filled with meaty "how to get traffic" tips. Fortunately, it's fluff and fat free. The ideas about increasing productivity (like the stopwatch tip) will save me a lot of time.. And the sample signature files are great (I've already borrowed the format ). Anyone interested in creating free traffic would be smart to get this report.

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How The Black Business Builders System Can Make You More Money Than You Ever Thought Possible!


There has never been a better time to become involved in Direct Response Marketing than right now. And you are truly in the right place at the right time, because the system you hold in your hands (or at least have infront of you) will allow you the opportunity to make all of your dreams -- both personal and financial -- a reality.

Nowadays, more people than ever are choosing to leave the workplace and enjoy the freedom that comes with being their own boss. But unless you're employed by someone else, the only way you'll ever be able to enjoy a work-from-home lifestyle is with a solid, proven business opportunity.

What Would You Consider To Be the Perfect Business Opportunity?

The Black Business Builders Club program is one of the greatest business training opportunities ever created. We know you've probably heard claims like this many times before, but by the time you're finished reading this page and visiting our site, you'll see why the Black Business Builders Club training program stands head and shoulders above the rest.

We've been in Direct Response Marketing since 1998 and during that time we've researched and investigated hundreds of different moneymaking opportunities. A few of them were worthwhile, but the majority of them were useless schemes designed by people whose only concern was taking your hard-earned money.

Perhaps you've even ordered one or more of these so-called "opportunities", only to find that what you were promised and what you received were two completely different things.

If so, you will find the information within these pages to be a pleasant surprise. We've taken the best parts of all the legitimate opportunities we found, combined them with our expertise and knowledge of the Internet, and developed a surefire way for anyone regardless of their experience to achieve whatever level of wealth they desire.

But before you find out more about this incredibly easy money making system, ask yourself this question: What would you consider to be the perfect business opportunity?

Based upon our many years of research and experience, we've found that all successful business opportunities have the following features in common:

* They offer unlimited potential for wealth!

* They offer multiple streams of income!

* They offer the potential to start generating cashflow within just hours of starting!

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* They feature products with universal appeal!

* They're simple to understand and easy to work!

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* They allow you to set your own hours!

* They thrive despite the economy!

* They offer direct, one-on-one support!

* They don't take weeks or months to start up!

* They avoid the problems associated with owning your own traditional business like, employees or overhead!

* They don't cost an arm and a leg to start!

* They don't require and personal direct selling!

* They don't involve stocking or having inventories of products you must sell other people!

Wouldn't you agree that any business opportunity with all of the above characteristics offers you your greatest chance at achieving the kind of wealth everyone dreams of but few ever achieve?

Well, Black Business Builders offers you the potential to plug into all of these fantastic features and a whole lot more! But before we get into that, you should find out first what truly makes this opportunity a no-brainer.

The Multiple Different Ways The Black Business Builders Club Can Make You Money!

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Drive Traffic to Your Websites or Starve ...

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Building a successful online business that pays YOU on a regular basis....

Boils down to TWO simple TRUTHS!

1-Drive targeted visitors to your website

2-Convert those visitors into revenue

The first problem for most people is they don't have have enough of number one above - targeted website traffic...

Does that sound like you??

The second problem is when you ask website owners what they did today or this week to promote their website so they would have more visitors...

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PS - Start learning and doing the simple things on a regular basis - that end up making your business more profitable

Some Tried And Tested Ways To Make Quick Cash

Try searching the different ways to make quick cash online through a search engine and you will be bombarded with hundreds of relevant methods. Some of these methods are genuine while there are others that are nothing but scams. It is very important for you to be knowledgeable enough to differentiate the good methods from the bad ones. Following are some of the proven ways that have a good earning potential.

Get Paid To Perform Surveys

This is one of the oldest and most effective ways to make quick cash on the World Wide Web. It allows you to work right from the comfort and pleasure of your home. You will enjoy doing these surveys and will also get paid for your work. Different companies pay different amounts. It depends upon the reputation of the company, the kind of products or services you are surveying, and the amount of surveys you perform within a set time period. If you enjoy filling out forms, this is the way to go for you. Despite being one of the best ways to make quick cash, the process is very simple. All you have to do is to answer certain questions about the products offered by large corporations or marketing research firms. It requires minimal efforts, but has a high pay.

Best Ideas For Moms

Even if you are a married woman and a homemaker, you have plenty of ways to make quick cash. Some of the best home jobs for moms may include network marketing, teaching, auctions, graphic design, web design, writing, home typing, data entry, home décor, recipes, crafts, sewing, and much more. If you like, you can even run online malls. Drop shipping can be a good option for you in this regard.

Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate marketing is also a very effective way. As per this method, you have to sell products and services offered by different companies. You can choose a niche that interests you. Always remember that it is easy to sell something that you would also like to buy for yourself. So, you are recommended to be genuine in your approach. You can sell these products right from your website, or you may just redirect the visitors to the company’s website. Every purchase that the visitors referred by you make, earns you a commission.

Overall, there are virtually endless ways to make quick cash. It is you who has to decide which one is the best to suit your needs.

No matter which of the above methods you choose to go for, your success will depend upon the amount of hard work you put into it and how consistent you are. Using these proven ways to make quick cash online have helped millions of people earn an additional decent income. Some of them have even used these ways as full time jobs, and the good news is that they are doing well also.

Peace and Blessings,

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A New Way To Make Money With eBay

When you hear "eBay" and "money" in the same sentence your probably think of becoming an eBay seller.

You place product listings in the eBay marketplace, buyers bid, you pay your eBay seller fees and what you have left is your profit margin.

There is, however, another way to build a business which still revolves around eBay but which doesn’t involve you selling a single thing in the eBay marketplace.

This "other way" opportunity is based on the eBay affiliate program and a great tool which makes entry into this opportunity not only possible but also super easy. This tool is called "Build A Niche Store".

Now if you don’t know – an affiliate program enables you as an individual internet entrepreneur to promote the products of a company in exchange for a commission on all sales that you refer.

You are basically operating as an internet middleman and connecting internet browsers to particular products and companies through you own network of websites and marketing methods.

If we return to the eBay affiliate program, eBay actually invites you to promote all of the product listings in the eBay marketplace and in exchange for your efforts will pay you up to 75% of the revenue they make from each sale you refer plus up to $35 for each new active eBay member you refer.

You can have a read about the eBay.com affiliate program here

What this means is that you can earn up to three quarters of eBay’s revenue simply for connecting people to the products listed in the eBay marketplace.

Not only do you get to partner with the best branded marketplace in the world, you also get access to and control over ALL of the products listed in this marketplace. The eBay product inventory becomes YOUR product inventory and yet you do NOT have to stock items, deal with customers, organize shipping or process refunds.

You are no longer limited to selling only those products which you can buy and sell for a profit margin. You can choose ANY niche market and promote those eBay products relevant to your chosen niche outside of the eBay marketplace, funnelling targeted traffic through to eBay and into your own affiliate commissions.

Golf clubs, sewing kits, laptops, dog collars, diamond rings, Florida real estate…

If you know eBay you know how BIG it is – there are NO limits.

At this point you might be thinking - well this sounds interesting but in reality is there any money in it? Well, here’s the shocker – eBay's top affiliates make over 1 million dollars a month. That’s right – 8 figures a year without stocking, selling or shipping a single thing!


Now eBay does provide some basic free tools to help you succeed as an eBay affiliate and build an affiliate business BUT it has been the development of a tool outside of eBay that has really opened this up as a legitimate business opportunity.

The tool, as I mentioned earlier, is called "Build A Niche Store" and what it enables you to do is build eBay affiliate websites targeted to any eBay niche you want. These act as the medium through which you funnel targeted visitors to eBay.

Here are a couple of examples, one targeting Race Cars and the other Golf Equipment:

Race Car eBay Affiliate Website

Golf eBay Affiliate Website

As you can see, these are professional looking websites that contain all of those eBay products related to their target niche inside a searchable store format, each of which automatically contains your eBay affiliate id.

These stores then automatically update as new products are listed for sale and old listing expire from the eBay marketplace and the software has built in development features which enable you to create new store pages, add content to these pages, create content pages, modify your template etc etc.

Basically, in the space of about 10 minutes (once you are familiar with how the software works) you can create a fully functional eBay affiliate website targeted to the niche market of your choice.

Your store content is all search engine friendly which will provide the foundation for attracting targeted traffic from the search engines and you can then use the development features to attract more targeted visitors which will in turn mean more eBay affiliate commissions.

It really is a brilliant concept and I’ve been hearing great things about the guys behind the project and the member forum which you get lifetime access to when you purchase the product.

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An Un-biased View On Some Common Ways Of Traffic Generation

We all know the importance of traffic generation for the success of any online venture – be it a website selling some products or services, or simply a money making blog. In order to make any profit out of the venture, you first need to have targeted, high quality, contextually relevant traffic on it! “People will buy what you’ve got only if they can first see what you’ve got!” And that summarizes, in one short sentence, how essential it is to have customized traffic directed your way! Let’s take a look at how effective some of the more popular ways of generating traffic are.

Pros And Cons Of Traffic Generation Ways

* Article marketing. A bit time consuming, but can direct a decent volume of quality traffic your way, as people who read those articles will most probably be directly or indirectly interested in the products or services that the article talks about.

* Viral marketing. Leaving the URL of your website in random forums, discussion boards, YouTube videos, as well as in all your outgoing emails, as a signature, will lead to a pretty high quantity of traffic generation no doubt, but the quality of that traffic is highly questionable.

* Link exchanges. Exchanging links with related websites can be useful, but exchanging links with just about anyone and everyone will not really serve much purpose, because the search engines, though they give a very high importance to the number of back links you have, also take into consideration the relevance of the content, on those source link pages, to your website.

* Social marketing. Participating in forums “related” to your product segment can be beneficial in traffic generation to a small extent, if you share useful information with the readers of that forum and end your posts with a link to your website.

* Mass emailing. Unfortunately, this once-very-successful method of traffic generation has totally lost its effectiveness today, because people are simply not interested in clicking on links from strangers anymore. It can even get you blacklisted as a spammer today in fact!

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* SEO. This is still by far one of the best techniques for getting good-quality traffic, which has the potential of “converting into customers.” The idea is that, if search engines find your site good enough to list it in the top 10, then it must have some useful information regarding whatever they are looking for!

* Pay-per-click. Highly expensive and equally misused method of traffic generation! Before you can figure out what’s happening, your competitors would have started clicking on these pay-per-click ads!

* Directory pages. Well-organized directory pages of related products are a useful resource for visitors and can assure a fairly decent percentage of both one-way and reciprocal links.

The above compilation was just a small endeavor to make it slightly easier for you to select the most suitable method of traffic generation for your needs

Selling Stuff Online ...

Selling stuff online is a pain in the backside - you have to deal with building your online shop, getting the products, packaging them, shipping them, dealing with payment options, technical support... But does it really have to be?

Well, thanks to a service that was recently launched in the US, all these problems are now a thing of the past. Zlio isn't just the world's most innovative e-commerce service ever launched - it's also pure genius! It allows you to create your own internet store, even if you have nothing to sell! All you need to do is to go to their website, create a store (takes less than three minutes) and fill it with products from their directory (which gives you a choice of over three million products, from most of the internet's top merchants). You don't need to know anything about programming or making websites unless you want to – all that garbage is dealt with by them (and they make your shop look really pretty as well).

Once your shop's up and running, all you need to do is advertise it round (family, friends, your blog…) Zlio even provides all kinds of tools to help you do that. And then, when people log on and buy anything from it, you get a commission from the supplier. But best of all, you don't even need to worry about handling the product yourself – it's shipped straight from the merchant to your customer. All you ever need to handle is the cash!

So next time someone asks you where you got that incredible book/watch/shoe/couch/computer/remote controlled helicopter/etc… make sure you're be able to send them to your ZlioShop and to get your cut on the way! With over 100 000 people who have already created stores with us (some of whom now make over $750 a month!) and over 2.5 million unique visitors a month, you just can't go wrong!

Have You Ever Wanted To Help People?

I'm sure you’re not totally selfish. The best people aren't. The people we want to join us in our little project are the kind of people that want to help others. It's a pre-requisite of being truly wealthy in life.

You need to be spiritually abundant before you can be financially rich. It's just the law of the universe. Of course there are a few bad apples that spoil the bunch… but hey, the world's not perfect. And neither are we.

Here's the thing though… I do like helping people and I really love helping people succeed and so do Black Business Builders members.

I believe that if you want it and you're willing to work for it, you should be happy. It's the REAL American way. It's what this country was founded upon. It's what they say the forefathers believed and fought for.

We make it a personal goal to help everyone we surround ourselves with build the kind of business that serves the kind of life they want to live. It actually drives my friends nuts sometimes. But it's just the way I think it should be.

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Our team just really loves helping people make money, build marketing systems, live life their way…we love making people laugh, inspiring others, freedom, great food and wine and helping people fulfill their dreams. Oh yeah.

Helping people is fun. It makes you feel good and fulfilled. You like helping people right?

People love people that help others and it's never a bad thing to be loved. Are you loved? It's part of the inherent nature of mankind to want to be loved…to feel important. It's woven into the fabric of who we are. It's what we're here for.

Sometimes it's hard to feel loved and important when you’re stuck in a rut and your self-esteem is in the toilet.

You know, nothing helps boost your self confidence more than helping someone else. We help people every day and maybe you do too.

We’d really like to help you learn how to use Black Business Builders Club to become extremely successful and be personally, spiritually and financially leveraged for life and later we’re gonna ask you to help us in return. Fair enough?

Web 2.0 Sites – A Whole New Generation Of Interactive Web Content

When you hear the expression ‘web 2.0 sites’, you may imagine them to be a collection of the choicest few sophisticated websites that are aimed for an elite audience. Well, that is certainly not the case. ‘Web 2.0 sites’ is the name given to the numerous modern day highly interactive websites that carry the concept of ‘sharing information’ at their core. These websites grow with contributions from browsers across the globe. Therefore, the content of these websites crosses the geographical and cultural barriers. It is much more varied, vast, informal and therefore more interesting than the conventional content of earlier websites. The purpose of ‘sharing information’ varies from one website to another. Some of the web 2.0 sites aim at social interaction while others are business oriented. Here is a detailed description of various forms of these sites.

Web 2.0 Sites For Social Interaction

This category of web 2.0 sites helps to enhance interaction among people across the globe. The multicultural and multinational participation helps people overcome their many biases. A far reaching effect of this interaction will be the increased tolerance among different cultures, nations and societies. People wishing to share information on almost any topic (hobbies, fashion, culinary matters, education, travel, politics, health and so on) are welcome. You can begin by making a profile page that contains information about you, along with photos and even videos. Your page will be accessed and commented upon by the browsers from all over the world. This will help you forge new relations for continual interaction and grow as a person. An enormous sense of gratification by getting an opportunity to voice your opinions is the most valuable gift. All social networking sites (Myspace, Facebook, Multiply, Gather, Twitter etc.), different kinds of forums and blogs / vlogs meant for social interaction belong to this category of websites.


Web 2.0 Sites For Business Development

There are specific websites that help promote your products and services in an interactive manner. Some prominent ones are Black Business Builders Club, Bizpreneur, Bizzyblogs, Network2Connect, and BlackBusinessSpace. All these websites offer you platforms that provide access to lots of browsers on regular basis. Finally, it depends upon how you present your case. Direct selling tactics are better avoided in the context of web 2.0. As a matter of fact, you can even use social networking sites for business promotion in a subtle manner. You have to be extremely careful though while composing the content for the same.


Web 2.0 Sites For Informational Purposes

There are many websites that are purely informational in nature. Take Wikipedia (the free encyclopedia) for instance. This is a free website that is the epitome of sites based on sharing information. The site has grown through contribution from Internet Users all over the world. There are well over 9 million articles on this site!

As a matter of fact, most of the websites that smart browsers use today are Web 2.0 sites. Rarely would you find a site that does not contain some or the other element of Web 2.0. And going by the same trend, the day is not far when the older versions of websites will become extinct.

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Are You the "Honey with the Money" in Your Household?

Women and men go to the same schools and compete for the same jobs, so why should it be a problem when a woman earns the same amount as her man--or more? Here's how to keep income from becoming an issue in your happy home

In a recent New York Times column, Ellyn Spragins wrote that she told a married friend that she would be reporting about wives who make more money than their husbands. The man, she wrote, began to laugh and said, "I wish we had that problem," using his finger to scratch quotation marks in the air as he uttered the word "problem."

Joking aside, it seems that it is a problem for some folks--men and women. It takes a super-secure man to accept that his woman makes more money than he does. When a woman is rolling in dough, her man is likely to feel that he is being compromised in his role as the breadwinner.

Some women are no more progressive, belittling their mate's contribution or judging a man's worth by how much fatter his wallet is than theirs. No matter how much women may fight wage discrimination at work, we expect our man at home to make more than we do.

Now, is that right?

A desire for either or both partners to help increase the household income is one thing, but in this precarious economy, making a gender issue out of who makes more may simply not be smart. The reality is that 15 percent of wives earn at least $7,000 more than their husbands annually, according to the March Current Population Survey of the U.S. Census Bureau.

This includes Black women, who earn slightly more than Black men in every salary category up to $34,999 (in one category, up to 5 percent more). The earning power of Black men, however, surpasses ours by as much as 7 percent in income levels exceeding $35,000--the categories that would put a family firmly in the middle class or above.

According to Census stats, Black women are more likely than any other race of women to be "working women" (64 percent of us work, compared with 61 percent of White women). Among employed African-Americans ages 16 and above, 25 percent of women and 18 percent of men work in managerial and professional occupations.

And quiet as it's kept, a greater number of our families are married-couple households (48 percent), although a close 44 percent are maintained by women with no spouse present. So we need to be getting paid.

Here are five tips to think about if you are the honey with the money:

1. Talk it over. If your man has issues with your earning more, discuss why. Do it before you start living together or get engaged--in other words, before you meld monies. If you're looking for a sugar daddy who has to make more to pay for more, be honest. At least you'll both know where you stand, and with that knowledge you can determine how to handle the situation.

2. Strive for a partnership with your man. Consider each of your contributions, commissions, compensations, and benefits that are separate from salary. The IRS, potential mortgage companies, and other financial agencies mainly consider your total "household income" anyway. There's no reason not to be proud of what you make individually, but what really matters as a couple is the sum of what you make together.

3. Make that an equal partnership. Vanessa did it, and so can you. The New York Times has reported that actress-singer Vanessa L. Williams and husband Rick Fox, the basketball player, maintain their own homes and keep their money management and bank accounts separate.

If you have been married before, have children from a former union, or were single for a considerable amount of time, you may not want to mingle all of your money now. You may need to earn more or keep a separate account to put a child through college, for example. Whether you make more or less than your mate, you can be independent and have a partnership by managing your money in "hers," "his," and "ours" accounts.

4. Count your assets, not your income. Any financial expert will tell you that the digits on your paycheck mean little if you don't use them to build net worth. A person who makes $1 million a year and spends it is not as wealthy as a person who makes less but has $1 million in investments and assets. Regardless of who earns more, make sure you have mutual goals for building net worth and keeping clean credit.

5. Remember that situations change. You could make more this year, he could surpass you the next. He might support you while you go back to school, then you could return the favor while he starts a business. When you're a team, you work together through fortune and misfortune.

Value each other's virtues and strengths, and find a way to make your relationship stronger than old school expectations. A television actress I know, who earns much more than her commercial-realtor husband (who makes a sizable income himself), says it helps her to remember, "This ain't my mama's marriage."

The final lesson? Focus together on building wealth, net worth, mutual respect, and family love.

What do you think? Should it be a problem when you make more than your man? Have you ever been the honey with the money? In the comments section below, tell us how you handled it.

Effective Ways of List Building

If you are an internet entrepreneur, you may have heard a lot about list building. You may have done a lot of research into it and built a pretty good list as well. Sometimes, despite trying every trick in the book, following all instructions to the last letter, paying a hefty amount for an auto responder service, and growing your list well, you cannot really make enough money. Then you start wondering if you are on the right track.

Perhaps, you understood the general principles of list building, but didn’t pay enough attention to the niche market. Your product or service may be your passion, but do others on your list consider it their passion as well. Say for example, how many people are in interested in alternative healing techniques? There may be a large number of them around the world, but you won’t know their number unless you know how many people are using their search engines to look for ‘alternative healing techniques’. It is as simple as that.

Let us assume that you did some research in your niche area and did your list building based on that research. You managed to build a pretty good list as well. It still does not earn you enough money. What do you do now? Now you need to build a rapport with the people on your list. Some of the ways to build this rapport are given here.

Be Generous

Generosity pays you back in the same coin. Give as much information as you can on your way to list building. Give as many free, useful products as you can. Pay attention to the quality of the stuff that you give. Help people improve their lives and their businesses. All this generosity will make them love you. To project yourself as an expert in your field, write some good articles. Get your articles published in article directories. Initiate some online forums. The discussion thread on this forum will give you an insight into your niche market. Let people ask questions to you. If you help people, they will trust you. Once this trust develops, they will go ahead and buy the products that you recommend.

Try Out Your Product First

Whatever you are trying to sell, be sure that you try it out on yourself first. If you claim that your product does ‘ABC’, then make sure that your claims are correct. Remember that you can’t fool people. Don’t even try. It is not worth the effort. You will lose your credibility and your list building efforts will come to a naught.

Befriend Other Marketers In Your Niche

Attend conventions. Meet people who are making money in your niche and learn from them. You can get great advice there. Follow it.

Even though you have not yet made any money by list building, the good news is that, if you give quality information and if you maintain your standard, moneymaking is just a matter of time.

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And the Buzz Goes On – How to Use Viral Marketing

Before we get into the meat and potatoes of how you can use viral marketing to help get a buzz going about your small business, let's start with a definition of exactly what "viral marketing" means.

According to the Wikipedia, "Viral marketing and viral advertising refer to marketing techniques that use preexisting social networks to produce increases in brand awareness, through self-replicating viral processes, analogous to the spread of pathological and computer viruses. It can be word-of-mouth delivered or enhanced by the network effects of the Internet. Viral marketing is a marketing phenomenon that facilitates and encourages people to pass along a marketing message voluntarily. Viral promotions may take the form of video clips, interactive Flash games, advergames, images, or even text messages."

If you've ever had a hotmail, yahoo or G-mail account, you've participated in a viral marketing campaign every time you sent an email to someone – because the company inserted a small (and usually discreet advertisement) at the bottom of all of your outgoing emails – inviting the people you were communicating with to receive their own free email account.

So how can you put a viral marketing campaign together for your own business – and more importantly, do you even want to?

Let me answer that second question first, okay? YES! You definitely want to take the time to brainstorm your own viral marketing campaign – even if you don't someday want to be as big as hotmail, yahoo or Gmail.

Why? Because according to a recent survey done by Forrester Research, people are almost 65% more likely to trust a review posted by a peer – or even a complete stranger – than they are to trust the marketing or sales information put out by the company.

Don't believe me? Check out Amazon.com and I-tunes. Why is this the case? Because as consumers we tend to think that the average "Joe Blow" has less of a personal agenda when posting his review about the latest "Dixie Chicks" album and so we give it more weight.

And, by the way, this is a normal reaction – it's one that's kind of hard-wired into all of us. People have always shared the things they like – or hate – with their friends and family members. Back in the 50's and 60's, our grandparents used to talk to their neighbors over the "back fence," call each other on the phone or tell their friends during lunch. The difference is, these days we use the Internet and cell phones.

What's interesting though, is that with the popularity of the Internet, our trust - and believe in "social proof" – has become even stronger.

By creating your own viral marketing campaign, you'll be doing more than getting the word out about your new affiliate product. You'll be gathering social proof – and that will help your sales to go through the roof.

So how do you set up your own viral marketing campaign? The first thing to do is to get back to the basics.

Here's the real "secret" to making a lot of money with affiliate products. Have the right product, with the right message to the right people in the right time.

So start with your affiliate product. Make sure that there's a hungry audience for whatever you're selling.

Then make sure that you're sending out the right message – an in the right way. If you're marketing a product to teens, you'll want to make sure that it's something they want – and you'll have to reach them where they're hanging out. That might be on MySpace, twitter or even Friendster.

What's the right message? Maybe it's a special report. But it could just as easily be a video. Or an audio mp3 file. Match your message to your audience. And finally, make sure that you're getting your message out at the right time – when your audience is ready to buy it.

Make your viral marketing campaign stand out from the crowd – because that's how it's going to get passed around and become viral. By understanding the basics – who your audience is, what they want, how they want to get it and when they want it – all you have to do next is to create something that your audience loves – or hates – or finds interesting enough – to pass around to their friends. And because your product comes with an implied endorsement – social proof – those people will pass it around to other people – and the buzz goes on…and on…and on…and you'll start hearing the "ka-ching!" of your cash register going off a lot more often

Your Passion Can Turn Into The Best Home Based Business!

Which is the best home based business? A good question! Well, the answer is: something that you’re passionate about can turn out to be the best business for you. If you’re a computer buff, a business related to computer work might prove to be lucrative for you. If you love jewelry designing, why not convert it into a business? You might become rich by selling your designs!

Here are some examples of the best home based business opportunities. They are popular as well as legitimate.

Child Care

If you love kids, then you can surround yourself with them and make money too. You can start by babysitting your neighbor’s kids. Posting flyers in high traffic regions works best in getting people to know about your babysitting services.

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Baking Business

You can make a variety of scrumptious cakes and other bakery products. Then why are you still baking just for you and your family? Bake for the world and make money! This is the best home based business for people gifted with culinary skills. Start by baking for your neighbors. Once they like your products, they are certainly going to spread news about your fabulous baking by word-of-mouth. Sooner or later, you’ll find your bakery products reaching top restaurants and bakeries!

Trading Antiques

If you’ve lots of useless items lying around your home or garage, then you can convert them into the best home based business for you. There are many auction sites where you can place your items and get a fair price for them. Gather information about the zoning laws in your area, stock the items that you intend to sell in a space at your home, and get started.

Computer Work

Use your computer expertise to churn money. You can start rendering computer services such as accounting, desktop publishing, encoding payroll records; even web designing. There are hordes of companies looking for computer experts who can help them in various activities for their business.

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Interior Design Or Clothes/Jewelry Design

Those having a knack for designing things can display their talent on the internet and earn bucks. Don’t hide your beautiful masterpieces at home. Sell them!

Gardening

You’ve a beautiful garden at your backyard that’s dotted with many ornamental plants. Have you ever thought of selling these plants to your local flower shops and earning money? It’s the best home based business for people who are passionate about plants and flowers and have the skill to grow them. Flowers are always in demand. With Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Rose Day, and so many other “days” to celebrate, your business is surely going to bloom!

Do you have any other creative idea that can sell? Turn it into the best home based business and let people watch you flourish with awe!

Direct Sales Training – 6 Steps To Sell Your Product To Strangers!

If you think direct sales training is a waster of time, think about this: why do a large number of direct sale executives experience cold sales just before a holiday season and a couple of months after it? The main reason is that, they don’t do what they should to keep the business growing. And it’s not that they cannot do it, they simply are unaware of their capabilities.

It's here that direct sales training proves to be helpful. Here are 6 steps that you need to take as a direct sales executive. They work wonders.

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6 Steps To Direct Selling

* Prepare a list of 10 contacts. These are people whom you hardly know and who would not show any sign of friendliness on your first call. You should be ready to converse with a stranger.

* Take a deep breath. Calm your mind!

* Call each of these 10 people. In case you have no number, contact in person.

* During your conversation, introduce your business to the person and render one solid reason to organize a home gathering within a definite time period, say, three weeks.

* In case someone is not interested in hosting a gathering at their home, invite them to host it at your place. Have a few chosen dates with you. Assure them that it's not a compulsion to buy, but is just a demo for them to check out what the product or service is.

* If you find yourself too nervous to convince someone to buy your product, do this - instead of selling the product, sell the idea of organizing a home gathering. Now, you goal is to make them come to the demo show.

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One Thing That WON'T Give You Any Money

What do most of the direct sales executives do? They join some networking group by investing about $200 or so and then spend about $20-30 for attending a luncheon event hosted by the group. What do they get? A few business cards and a great experience relishing the savory chicken salad! Will this help your business grow? No way! And without proper direct sales training, you can forget all about this job and become a painter instead!

The secret behind a fruitful networking is working on it and not just attending luncheons and coming back home with business cards. Direct sales training tells you to take action on the cards. There are contact numbers and addresses printed on them. Use them. Call the concerned person or visit him or her. Strike a conversation. Make them feel that you are a well-wisher and not a hard core salesperson. Contact, contact, and contact - it's the crux of direct sales training.

7 Things To Check Out In A Home Based Business Opportunity

Before you grab any home based business opportunity, you should know that there are many “predators” out there waiting to lure you with promises of making you rich overnight. They use business opportunities as a bait to suck up your hard-earned money and leave you with battered dreams.

Don’t be scared! This is just to make you tread with caution so that you avoid falling in the trap of swindlers. You need to recognize a home based business opportunity that has the power to change the figure in your account in a positive manner.

But, the big question is: how to recognize such an opportunity? Well, here are 7 things to check out while choosing a home based business opportunity.

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Choose Home Based Business Opportunity After Checking This Out…

* Whether the business is based on a concrete product or service that has the power to stand on its own. Is it in demand? It should also be legal.

* Whether it’s a relatively new business featuring fabulous growth potential. Many great businesses have started from ground floor opportunity. But, you need to be assured whether the business is based on sound practices and is adequately funded.

* Whether the home based business opportunity is fair. Don’t go for big-ticket 2-Up or binary plans. They generally are far too complex. The idea is to make profit on the very first sale and not transfer sales to some sponsor unless the sales price is a small or micro ticket item that can be easily re-cooped. Go for 2-tier plan that provides you remuneration for direct sales and also pays on the sales of people who have brought them to you.

* Whether the company provides training free of cost. Companies like Amway have made fortunes selling “how to” and personal growth tapes.

* Whether the opportunity offers an almost automated technology so that you are able to leverage its power to carry out most of the work for you. Digital wonders like e-books and software that use personalized shopping cart systems are the best assistants of businesses.

* Whether the company offers professional staff to keep in touch with your prospects. There are many people who prefer hiring a professional to do the calling for them on a fixed commission.

* Whether the business opportunity helps you in business promotion by providing banners, ads, training videos, and other things that you need to become successful.

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There is no dearth of opportunities to start your home based business. But, there are only a few opportunities that really promise to provide you a financially bright future in business. So, before giving a nod to a home based business opportunity, make sure it’s really an opportunity and not bait used by someone to make money from you!

Great Tips For Successful Viral Marketing

While many successful marketers know the great benefits of viral marketing, many others are simply not aware. Some may even associate the word ‘viral’ with something nasty or unethical!

The DNA Of Viral Marketing

Of course all those who know better, know that the ‘viral’ in viral marketing refers to the rate of growth if something simply doubles every day. No doubt you have heard of the weed that doubles every day. If today it covers the entire pond, then a week ago, the weed patch was barely visible! So it is with viral marketing. If everyone who is introduced to a product simply tells two others about it twice in a day, then in a month you will have probably covered the country!

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Some Marketing Tips

There are ways of maximizing the benefits of such an important marketing technique.

We set out to give you a few of these:

* The first step you must take is to locate focus groups on the net. Fortunately this is done rather easily. A simple search will give you a large number of sites, blogs and discussion forums that are interested in the very thing you have on offer. You must become a regular contributor to these sites. There is work to be done here. You will need to read and collect considerable information before you can write with authority. Only when you are accepted, will you be able to influence others with your opinion.

* On your own site, make e-books and other resources available to visitors. Once again ensure that the user gets value and only then pass your message. It is critical to be honest; a pure sales pitch will stick out like a sore thumb. It is not essential that you write the e-book yourself. You can hire an expert to do that for you, it won’t be cheap, but it will be worth it. We are talking of viral advertising, not free advertising!

* Tell buyers that you welcome any referrals. If a referral results in a sale, share a percentage of the profit with them. This way you create a strong incentive for the users of your stuff to introduce new users.

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If you handle your viral marketing efforts well, you will be able to generate a buzz in your target group that will ultimately lead to several tangible benefits. You will find that the hits on your sites will increase substantially. Discussion forums or boards will discuss your goods or services by name and any leads that your website handles will be far more specific than they would be without the new marketing effort. Because all your work is done electronically you will also be able to automate a large amount of the lead generation and analysis activities.

How To Generate Income From Forex Trading Program

If you think you can generate huge income from Forex trading through investment trading strategies, you might be in for a surprise. Most strategies skip teaching how to become directional traders! This means you won’t be able to learn how to make the right guess about the direction in which the market will move. And this is the ultimate step in Forex trading that has the potential of turning the wheel of fortune in your favor.

Instead, the trading strategies provide endless access to training webinars and web based software. They’ll tell you how to operate the program and put your trades in front of different brokers. You’ll also learn how to establish your account where you can build your own portfolio.

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Generating Income From Forex Trading Investment Strategies

In the real trading scenario, there are no graphs and charts to refer and no signal or research to follow. You trade currency pairs that move in directions opposite to each other. The strategies tell you when to enter and when to exit your position. You need not even observe the night market, which is buzzing with activity, and wait for some trading opportunity to pass by. Once you make three fundamental decisions on the basis of your personal likes, the Forex trading program estimates the number of lots to purchase, accompanied with the subsequent buy and sell points for every currency pair you select for trading.

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A Smart Way To Generate Income From Forex Trading

Buy low and sell high – this is what every smart Forex trader does. Most of the trading strategies use the capital you intend to invest, the volatility level that you find comfortable, and the currency pairs you pick to trade for rendering a preset price point to you to enter into your choice brokerage account free of cost.

Once you open an account, it will either buy or sell a specific number of currency pairs, whether you work or not. Now, as nobody is sure of market movement, the price points are set in such a manner that they buy low or sell high. There are many programs that offer the option of receiving a text message on your cell phone or email confirming about the arrival of any of the price points. Once this happens, you need to update the program with this latest development so that it prepares for a new buy and sell point for next trade.

Thus, by the effective use of trading program, you can earn huge income from Forex trading.

Adding Power To Email Marketing For Greater Results

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Why would one need to add power to email marketing? The answer is simple—for amazing results! Many individuals and businesses are discovering the power of email marketing and achieving great results from this new age sales tool. By implementing a few simple steps, one can boost the power of email marketing and see the great results that follow.

Steps To Power Email Marketing For Great Results

Listed below are a few tips that add power and zing to your email marketing campaign. These have been explained further later:

1. Compose short, succinct emails
2. Acquire subscriber permission
3. Personalize
4. Give offers
5. Make the language easy to understand
6. Avoid using spam words
7. Include the URL of your website

Compose Short, Succinct Emails

This is the first mantra in adding power to email marketing. Great results will stem from it. Emails must be short and to the point. All information need not be given in a single email. Your agenda should be to grab the attention of the reader or prospective customer, and then guide him or her to your website. A long drawn email will most probably not be read through, or worse, trashed. So keep it short and sweet.

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Personalization goes a long way in the business of email marketing. One can do this by adding the subscriber’s name to the mail. By adding the name of the client or customer to the mail, the receiver will feel that you have created a mail, newsletter or offer especially for them and will be more inclined to check the mailout.

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Include The URL Of Your Website

Always remember to use the url of your website in your emails. This can be added below your name and signature. Adding the website url adds credibility to your mail and directs traffic to your site. Result—greater sales.

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SEO

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Product

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Promotion

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* Some companies provide you with brochures highlighting the products you are going to sell. You can give those to prospective customers. You could make the brochures at home on your computer, provided the company allows it.

* If you are willing to spend a little more money then you can have promotional products such as t-shirts and pens with your direct sales business information on them.

* Some companies have their websites on which you can advertise your business. This may not always be the case so you should check with the company before signing up with them. This would help you reach hundreds of customers in your area as you will provide your contact details.

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Why NBBTA?

Here's Why! The National Black Business Trade Association (NBBTA), is a virtual network for Black business owners, entrepreneurs, investors, sales reps, distributors and consumers.

As a member, you’ll find timely and informative information by, for, and about black business people and professionals. We invite anyone to networking with us at BlackBusinessSpace.com.

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The National Black Business Trade Association (NBBTA) is a membership organization that helps Black businesses succeed. Unlike some other Black organizations, NBBTA focuses on helping Black business owners and entrepreneurs make money and not excuses.

According to the National Black Business Trade Association (NBBTA) there are millions of dollars available to Black Businesses.

NBBTA is heading a campaign to help make the world more aware of the significance of Black business ownership. According to the association, more attention needs to be paid to the impact Black entrepreneurship has on every aspect of mainstream society.

Black America is only 12-13% of the population yet it influences 90% - 100% of mainstream American culture. From music to movies, literature to language; fashion to finance, Black America has a predominant influence. No other "minority group" in this country has a more influential position, yet Black's are enjoying a less than equitable portion of the benefits derived from this "cultural exchange".

NBBTA believes entrepreneurship and equity participation are the keys to economic empowerment for Black America.

Look at the trend. Hip-Hop stars have moved up into fashion, restaurants, nightclubs, beverages and other enterprises. Former sports players are leaders in the steel industry and athletic sportswear. They own coffee shops, movie theaters, eateries and auto part plants. They used what they had to leverage themselves to other ventures. They are going from the streets to the suites.

In our opinion, media focuses too much attention on just the musical or sport talent aspect of Black people. The real talent is that some of these "playas" are entrepreneurs. NBBTA believes that we need to study and emulate that positive behavior pattern. Entrepreneurs are our "real heroes" and more of us can become one, than be seen on BET, ESPN or play for the NBA or NFL. Visit our "Black Entrepreneur's Hall of Fame" for even more examples.

Keep in mind too, that these "stars" success is due in part to the initial support they received from the Black community. By leveraging their popularity in music and sports for example, many were able to open new doors of opportunity and increase their wealth. Some have shared it, many have not. But that's another story and issue that will be dealt with in the future.

Today, Black entrepreneurs everywhere are now recognizing what so many others have recognized for years ... that there's lot's of money available to support any entrepreneurial ideas.

Where is it?... You ask?

The money is within the Black community. African Americans have over 950 billion dollars available to spend as they please. The most they spend with Black business is only 6-7%. That's a major problem. That means 93%-94% of the money that Black people earn (income) is being spent with someone else (outgo). Some else is getting the "lion's share" of our money.

Other ethnic (special-interest) groups, that don't necessarily look like us, care about us or will do anything to improve our lifestyles, are getting the funds. And will use those funds to advance their own family and communities needs. And that's the way it is. We can't blame them. We just have to do better for ourselves.

Money is to your survivability, as blood is to your body. If you have a leaking of blood in your body, you can't expect to live too long. If you have a leak in your finances, you won't make it in this country for too long.

There is a "leak" in our money supply. And that's a problem. No wonder we have so much negative stuff going on around us. How can anyone make it off of 6 cents on the dollar. Every time a dollar is made in the Black community only 6 -7 cents stays......

All NBBTA is saying is, let's create workable solutions to resolve that problem... NOW!

We are seeking to recycle some of those "Black" dollars. The benefit will be better schools, better homes, higher paying jobs for those seeking employment, smarter children, better vacations, nicer cars, larger savings accounts, substantial investments, greater retirement options, better health, longer life, more political clout, greater worldwide respect, meaningful relationships, etc.

This is not a new concept. It is one that has been in existence for many years starting with Marcus Garvey in the 1920's and which continued into the 1960's with Elijah Muhammad. Over the last 40 years, however, we have been in the desert. Fending for ourselves, believing "pie-in-the-sky" promises from the government. Looking to corporate America as our "savior" . We took the jobs and contracts given and were lulled into a false sense of "security". Well, guess what, those things haven't worked.

Yes, our children are more "educated", but where are they getting this education ... in the mall, music videos, video games or from their peers? What are we as a community doing to teach our children about the realities of money and business? Is the way we handle our money now the legacy we want them to embrace for their future?

In reality, we live in what is called a "Free Enterprise" system and unless and until we adopt the principles of this system and start, owning and maintaining our own enterprises, we won't really be free.

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The Eagle Story

Once there was a chicken farmer who had a barnyard of white leghorn chickens. Hard times befell the farmer, and the chicken business wasn't doing too well. A friend of the farmer came to him one day and said, "I have an idea how you make yourself some extra money."

Of course, the farmer was all ears. The friend went on to say, "Up there in the mountains I spied an eagle last week. Now, if you set a trap for her and capture her, you can bring her down, show her off, and charge admission to see her."

The farmer thought that was a good idea. So he built a big trap, went up in the mountain, and finally caught the eagle. He brought her down and tried to transfer her from the trap to a big viewing cage he had built. But the eagle was too used to freedom, so she bit him, she clawed him, she fought him every time he tried to get near the trap. The farmer became so angry he killed the poor eagle who only wanted her freedom.

The friend came again, saw what had happened, and said, "Look, brother farmer. I believe that eagle laid a couple of eggs. Go get those eggs of hers, bring them down, and put them under one of your setting hens. Then, when the eggs hatch, those little eaglets won't know who they are. They will think they are chickens, so they won't fight back and bite you. They won't claw you. They will be peaceful and calm because they won't know who they are. Then you can show them off in that big viewing cage, charge admission to see them, and make yourself a whole lot of money."

The farmer got the eagle eggs and put them under one of his setting hens. In time, one of the eggs hatched, and a little eaglet came out. He didn't know who he was. He thought he was a chicken. The farmer was happy. When he went near the little eaglet, the eaglet got frightened and ran away as fast as his little legs would carry him. The farmer called him Tom.

Tom ran around with the chickens and was very happy until one day he saw himself in the stream of water that ran through the barnyard. He saw he was not white like the chickens. He saw the feathers on his head did not lie down slick like the feathers on chicken's heads. He became so ashamed of his color and his head feathers, he took some cream and rubbed it over his feathers to lighten them up. Then he put some on his head feathers to make them lie down. Now Tom felt happy that he was beginning to look more like a chicken.

By and by the other egg hatched. Now this eagle stood his ground when the farmer stamped his foot. The farmer called him Turk. The other eagle, Tom, began coming over to give advice to Turk. "Here's some cream to put on those feathers so you can lighten them like mine and the rest of our brother chickens. Then do something about that head. You really need to do something!"

When Turk refused and shied away, Tom whipped out a silk cloth. "Well, at least put this silk rag on your head to do something to those feathers up there."

But Turk said, "I kinda like my color and my head the way they are, thank you."

Tom turned away in disgust, and happily joined the other chickens in play, leaving poor Turk all by himself.

The only joy for poor, little, lonely Turk, was in looking up at the sky for long periods of time, because somehow he felt that was where he belonged.

One morning while he was looking up in the sky, a speck appeared. The speck got larger and larger until it became the largest bird he had ever seen. You and I know it must have been an eagle...Well the eagle saw little Turk on the ground and came in on a branch overhanging the barnyard. The eagle looked down at Turk and said,, "What are you doing there with those chickens?"

"Why, I am a chicken," replied Turk.

The old eagle laughed, and said, "You're no chicken."

"Then what am I?" asked Turk.

"You are an eagle."

"An eagle?" asked Turk. "What's an eagle?"

"An eagle," bellowed the old eagle, "is the ruler of the skies. Spread your wings and come up here on the branch so I can tell you who you are."

But poor little Turk, with tears in his eyes, said, "I can't. You know chickens can't fly that high."

The old eagle became very angry at Turk. "I told you that you aren't a chicken. You're an eagle. Now spread those wings."

Turk spread his wings out, as far as he could spread them.

"Now flap them," said the old eagle.

Turk began flapping them, faster and faster, and to his surprise he rose higher and higher - higher than he had ever risen in his life - and came in on the branch beside the old eagle.

"Now settle down," said the old eagle, "and I will tell you who you are. I will tell you your history. Your father, as all eagles are, was king of the skies. No bird was as strong. No bird could fly as high or as far as your father without rest. And your mother, as queen of the skies, ruled the skies alongside your father. And you are their son."

"But, but, but what about my color?" asked Turk. "You see, the chickens are white, and I am deep brown."

"Don't you know what that color represents?" asked the old eagle, "It represents royalty.
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"That's heavy," cried Turk. "But what about the way the feathers are on my head?"

"That's your crown. I told you, you are a king."

"That's deep," said the young eagle. "Let's tell Tom." Spying Tom on the ground with the chickens, Turk called down, "Tom, Tom! This eagle up here is telling us about our history. It's so beautiful." But Tom shouted back, "I don't want to learn anything about our history, I'm too busy getting these crumbs off the ground. Anyway, you better come down out of that tree before you get us all in trouble."

The old eagle shook his head sadly. "Come, let us fly away to our destiny."

They took off. Pretty soon they flew over a deep valley. The young eagle was frightened. "We'll fall."

But the old eagle smiled and said,"Don't be afraid. You won't fall. This is the Valley of Oppression. You will fly safely over the valley because you have the strength of kings in your wings. Fly on!" And they flew safely over the valley.

They came to a big desert. Again, the young eagle was afraid. "I don't see any trees on which to rest." But the old eagle said, "This is the Desert of Mediocrity - the Desert of Don't Care - the Desert of Only a C Average. But you don't need to rest. You will fly safely over the desert because you have the strength of queens in your wings. Fly on!" And they flew safely over the Desert of Mediocrity.

But straight in front of them loomed a high mountain. Young Turk then asked, "Will we crash into the mountain?"

The old eagle smiled. "No we won't crash. This is the Mountain of Injustice that we will fly safely over because we have the strength of the ancestors in our wings. Fly on!"

And both eagles, young and old, flew over the mountain.

Part 2 ...

Once on the other side of the Mountain of Injustice, they found a very old and tall tree to sit on. Still a bit overwhelmed by his journey, Turk wanted to ask so many questions. He was almost dizzy. He wasn't quite sure if it was from the heights he had just flown or from the thoughts racing through his young mind. It was a lot for him to grasp all in one day, so he slept.

The next morning when he awoke he wasn't quite sure at first, if it had all been just a dream. Did he really leave the barnyard and his brother, Tom? Was he ever going to see any of them again? How would he fend for himself? What will he do now with this new found freedom?

As if on que, the elder Eagle slowly descended down from above. High in the cloud he appeared, swooped out of sight for a moment and then swiftly landed nearby.

"Come and eat", he said to Turk, who hadn't ever eaten anything on his own. He was always fed by the farmer or the farmer's wife.

"What is it?", Turk said as he looked at this freshly caught fish. "Its food", said the Eagle. "You don't know how to fish either?". "No, I never had to", said the young and now intimidated young Eagle. The elder Eagle just laugh a little as he ate. "There is so much for you to remember", he said.

"Remember? I never, ever knew how to fish before ... really", said Turk.

The elder Eagle stopped ... looked him square in his eyes and said, "YOU are an EAGLE!". "Once an Eagle, always an Eagle ... so remember THAT!"

Turk, took part in his first meal in his new environment. As he ate, he noticed that he really liked it. He was amazed that he even knew how to pick the bones and not let them get caught in his throat. He was good at eating fish, he thought to himself. He could really get use to this and in a hurry!

After their meal, the elder Eagle took off ... without a word.

"Where are you going?" Turk cried out. "Don't leave me alone. I don't know what to do or where to go."

In the distance, he could faintly hear as a whisper ...."Remember, who you are."

Days and nights passed and Turk left alone with only a small portion of the left over fish was somewhat frightened. He didn't know where to turn.

So, he spent his mornings flying around in hopes of seeing his friend, the elder Eagle.

In his search, he noticed that his vision was sharp. He could see very long distances. This amazed him. On the farm, he didn't have to look very far for anything. He was on the ground and everything was close by or near him. Everything, he thought, but his freedom.

As he flew, he also began to recognize that his wings were strong and could capture the air currents allowing him to glide effortlessly through the air. He thought to himself, this is a whole lot easier than walking like the chickens do.

As night approached, he would somehow know exactly where to perch and rest himself. His fear of being alone left after just a few short days and he was now ready to go fishing for himself. After all, he was tired of eating leftovers.

At morning, he found himself flying over a beautiful river. There were lots of fish there, but he wasn't quite sure how to approach getting to them. He didn't think that he could swim like they could, but he was getting hungry.

After a while, as he watched the fish swimming and jumping playfully up and down in the water. He couldn't help himself. Something came over him. He thought again, "are they taunting me".... "You can't catch me. You can't catch me." He could swear he was hearing them say, "Nah, Nah, Na-Nah, you can't catch me." He felt he had to do something about that quick, fast and in a hurry!

Was his mind playing tricks on him? Could he really catch a fish on his own? Well, the only way to know for sure was to try. And so he took off, rose high in the sky and then suddenly turned in mid air and made a swooping dive straight toward the water.

As he approached he couldn't see any fish and so he turned upward again just before hitting the water. Again and again he made his diving approach. Each time getting better and better at spotting a potential catch. He worked on his timing and then, as if he had been doing this all his life, he dove in and caught the biggest fish he had spotted all morning.

Upward he flew, high in the sky. The fish firmly in his claws grasp. He wasn't going to drop this big ole thing. He then landed on a high ledge along side, what he now called, "Freedom Mountain". Mission accomplished.

Turk ate alone and he ate good! He enjoyed his catch, but he was somewhat saddened that he couldn't share it with the elder Eagle who helped him to freedom, or even with Tom.... Poor old Tom, stuck on the farm with the chickens. They had the same opportunity, but he was now here and Tom was left there.

As be pondered, a great big shadow covered him from above. It was his friend the elder Eagle. Turk said, "I did it! I caught my first big fish, come and dine with me."

The elder Eagle just looked down and nodded approvingly ... "Good, that what Eagles do, he said." And then again, took off into the blinding rays of the sun. Turk tried to see where he was going, but he flew too high and the sunlight was in Turks young eyes. Before he knew it, the elder Eagle was out of sight again.

Turk rested. Weary from a full day of new adventures and slept that night looking forward to "remembering" all that Eagles do. "I am an Eagle", he thought for the first time to himself, "I am an Eagle".

Part 1 - copyright (c) Center For Violence Interruption
Part 2 - copyright (c) 2005, 2008 - Lee Green, NBBTA, Inc.

A Brief Insight Into The Basic Automatic Income Info

When it comes to getting detailed automatic income info, people usually tend to compare the pros and cons of the Forex trading with those of stock market trading. You will be glad to know that the investing in currency trading has an array of advantages over the stock market. Perhaps, the biggest advantage is that unlike stock trading, Forex investment allows you to trade twenty hours a day. What is more, in comparison to the stock market, Forex market does not have any physical location where the traders could gather and trade from. It is, in fact, a virtual global trading network that runs continuously – non-stop. This way, it is up to you to set your own schedule for trading. You get plenty of time to meet the other commitments of life while still enjoying the benefits of such investments.

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You Can Use Leverage

The automatic income info seekers will also be glad to know that this form of trading also gives them the liberty to use leverage. It means that you get the ability to gain control of the enormous amount of money even if you are investing a small amount. For example, if your broker offers you 200:1 leverage, it means that you need to invest only a meager hundred dollars while you get the ability to control twenty thousand dollars. What is more, you also get a chance to use this leverage in a way to increase your profits many-fold. However, you must also be aware of the flip side of the automatic income info, as per which, in case your predictions and calculations go wrong, you may end up suffering huge losses as well. Therefore, you must have the prudence to use the leverage in a proper way, which is something that can only be earned through extensive experience. It is a bitter fact that though most of the successful traders failed initially, they learnt from their mistakes.

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That is the reason why it is always recommended for you to start with the trading of a demo account first. You must follow a step-by-step approach, which in other terms, may mean a mechanical and systematical approach. Those who are aware of the basic automatic income info know that there are plenty of online Forex brokers who provide the facility of opening a demo account. The demo account is the one where you invest “virtual money”. As a result, you get “virtual” profits or “virtual” losses. Nothing is real in this demo trading except the experience that you gain. This can be an excellent way to gain the crucial experience required to succeed in such a venture.

Overall, your awareness of the basic and advanced automatic income info regarding forex trading is something that will eventually determine your success.

Behind Internet Quick Cash Lies A Long Story…

When people talk of internet quick cash, they aren’t really talking about “quick” cash. Those ads that pop up on the computer screen proudly displaying, “Become a millionaire in a month” are exaggerations made by people whose ancestors left them a huge legacy! It’s true you can earn cash over the internet, but “quick” seems to be debatable word.

Internet quick cash doesn’t come easy. It leaves behind a trail of long working hours and sheer hard work before you can watch your account getting heavier. It’s not an overnight job. You need to learn the tricks of the trade, including the basics of doing business over the net, things like domain names, HTML codes, host servers, and others before you can even think of those dollars.

It’s an irony that the world calls it internet quick cash! However, the path towards getting there is slow and requires a great deal of patience. Only those who persevere gain the penny!

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Advice For Beginners

If you are an enthusiast beginner who dreams of earning internet quick cash, you should be in line with reality before your enthusiasm crashes hard. First thing to remember is that you will encounter many “experts” out there, who are always ready with guidelines and bits of advice for you. In fact, many of them get paid for giving advice! We’re not asking you to shun them. However, always take a decision based on your own judgment.

There is something called gut feeling. Use it. Internet is a virtual world where not everything is what it seems to be. Therefore, you need to educate yourself first about internet quick cash and how exactly can you earn it before you trust anyone.

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The Hidden Facts

What the “experts” of internet quick cash don’t tell you is about the whole system that operates harmoniously to generate the cool six figure income! They also don’t feel the need to reveal that the product they market is basically worthless without the interactive functions of the other parts of the system.

What they reveal is just one part of the system and they convince you of internet quick cash with incomplete information. What you need is a thorough understanding of the entire process of generating cash through the net, and not bits of information fed to you at regular intervals.

The complete system that generates internet quick cash includes ways to build a product line, design a website, prepare an opt-in subscriber list, release a newsletter, target your customers, and create ads that generate sales. It’s only then that the money arrives!

Best Targeted Traffic - Few Characteristics Of A Site That Gets It

What type of an online business or site gets the best targeted traffic? This is a question that many people have when they are trying to set up their own online businesses. After all, every online business depends on targeted traffic. Sites that get the best and the most targeted traffic are the sites that everyone wants to emulate.

There are number of factors that ensure that a particular site gets the best targeted traffic. A site that gets the best targeted visitors is a site that is most likely search engine optimized. Proper SEO techniques would get the site top rankings on all major search engines. This means more visitors and thus more customers. It also means that the site offers content that the visitors are looking for.

They Work On Article Marketing

A site that gets the best targeted traffic is one that is constantly into article marketing. The owner of the site would be constantly submitting articles to major online article directories. The articles would obviously relate to products and services offered by that site. The content of these articles would be keyword rich and easy to understand. The articles would carry the site’s link in the resource box. Moreover, the resource boxes of these articles would have been carefully created to entice the readers to click on the site’s link.

The owner of a site which gets the best targeted traffic ensures that he/she is a member of major social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook. The owner takes care to expand his/her network so that more and more people know about him and his online business. This gets targeted traffic to that site.

Offering Free Products

If you look at a site that gets the best targeted traffic, you will see that it is constantly offering free products and services. This is one of the techniques to attract targeted traffic. If visitors find these free offerings helpful and of high quality, they will come back to the site to see what else it has to offer. Since the owner of the site has ensured that everything is presented in a friendly, personal and professional way, more and more visitors convert into customers.

Exchange Link Programs

Sites attracting best targeted traffic are definitely involved in link exchange programs. The idea is to exchange links with other popular sites dealing with related products or services. This way, visitors visiting those sites might click on your link to see what you have to offer.

These are some of the common characteristics of sites that get the best targeted traffic. Basically these are some of the techniques that they use to get targeted traffic. Since they have been constantly working on these techniques they manage to get the most targeted traffic. You will also notice that these businesses are thriving. You too can also use these techniques to expand your online business.

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What's a Good Idea Really Worth?

There’s a lot of talk among entrepreneurs about the value of an idea. Many entrepreneurs believe that a brilliant idea will spawn a great company. We read about companies like eBay that took one simple idea – online auctions – and turned it into a powerhouse company.

Yet ideas alone aren’t worth much. Very few companies, including eBay, became successful based on just an idea. Unless your idea turns into a patent that no one can replicate, it’s worth nothing until you can add the right elements to it.

Therefore a savvy entrepreneur will quickly try to back their idea with smart management, paying customers, and strategic partners as early as possible in order to build value around their idea. All of this can be done even before the company is ever officially launched, generating a ton of value in the formative stages.

Smart Management

There’s an old saying that the wrong idea with the right management team can at least have a chance of surviving, but the right idea with the wrong management team is altogether doomed.

That’s because the true value of an idea isn’t about the idea itself, it’s about the execution of that idea. There were lots of companies that easily replicated the idea of online auctions to compete with eBay. Do you remember them? No? Neither do I. That’s because eBay’s management team executed so much better than their competitors who had the exact same idea.

You can brag and boast about your great idea, but unless you can pull together a team that can actually pull it off, you’ve got nothing. Investors are well aware of this fact, which is why they often evaluate their investments on the merits of the management team of a new startup company more so than the business idea itself.

You can pull together a management team on paper without having to actually hire all of the members. Many startups have commitments from each key member of their management team long before the company actually launches, and most of those folks will probably be working at their old jobs for a while even after the company launches.

Paying Customers

It may be hard to think about having paying customers simply at the idea stage of your business. Let’s assume for a moment that the business hasn’t even launched, so landing real paying customers isn’t even an option.

Regardless, an idea is just an idea until you have a paying customer attached to it. Only then is it considered a business.

In order to get to the “business” stage then, you need to validate your idea with customers. This can come in many forms, from having initial conversations with potential customers to actually getting a purchase order ahead of delivery. Think about building up a “pre sales” pipeline of customers just as if you had already launched the business and were selling for real.

Anyone can question the merits of your idea, but no one can second guess a paying customer. The more customers you can find that are willing to buy into your idea (once your company has launched) the more value you’ve created for your potential company.

Strategic Partners

Strategic partners come in many forms, from investors to advisory board members to key industry partners.

Not every new company needs investors, although more than a few certainly would like to find one. Although investors can provide some much needed capital to launch or grow a company, the right investors also provide strategic value to your idea.

The most ideal partner would have either launched or invested in a company just like yours. They would know the ins and outs of your business completely and have a deep rolodex of customers, managers and potential acquirers.

With a partner like this, your idea gets some invaluable guidance to avoid costly mistakes along the way.

Lining up partners is really the last step in the process. Once they can see that you have the right team assembled and enough demand from potential customers, making a decision to partner with you, or in the cast of investors, to write you a check, becomes a whole lot easier.

The Value Hat Trick

All in all, your idea itself is nothing more than the foundation of your company. It’s the key building blocks of management, customers and strategic partners that truly build the structure.

You’ll notice that as you add each of these elements your sales pitch will become more and more bulletproof. More importantly, people will start to spend less time debating the merits of your idea and more time taking interest in the value you’ve created in your company.

Bringing all three elements together is the ultimate hat trick for an aspiring startup and frankly, a goal that very few entrepreneurs ever pull off. Yet if you want to get some traction with your big idea, it should be your first goal.

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Success is Within Your Grasp

In order to have real success you have to know where you want to go and be committed to those outcomes completely. You must have the vision of what success looks like for you today, this week and this year. Then you must have an insatiable desire to attain it and unwavering determination no matter what comes your way. Sounds easy right? Most people don't get past the first step.

Do you have what it takes to make the rest of this year your best? Are you thinking accurately about what it takes and are you setting yourself up for success or failure up front?

A lot of people think you can just say, “This is going to be MY year.” But then nothing happens and they are surprised and disappointed. Some people are waiting for a big stroke of luck to come their way. The one thing that puts all the pieces in place for them or the big opportunity that comes their way and makes everything better.

Here’s some news. There is no big event that takes you from zero to hero overnight. Success isn’t an event, it’s an effort. An ongoing campaign. it's discipline and habits.

In my business, I've had plenty of opportunities that seemed like they were going to be the turning point but never are and leave a depressing sort of stench behind. Do you know what I'm talking about? I'm sure you've had those too. This usually leaves you scratching your head and asking, "Can every opportunity that seems like it’s going to make the difference turn out to suck and be a let down?"

The answer is the secret to keeping a positive attitude and success within your grasp. Here it is. The opportunities are a let down because the expectations we create for them are too high. Once you realize that a single product and/or service doesn’t bring success and that it’s just a stepping stone in the process, each step forward can then be a celebration, not a disappointment.

A war is won with many small victories. So is success in business and life.

In marketing NBBTA teaches its members the same thing. A single ad can’t do the whole sales job. It should only ask the prospect to take a very low risk and small step. It’s just a piece in the marketing and sales funnel. It’s when a member believes that a single ad, website or sales letter is going take the business from failure to success that they become disappointed with the results and believe that marketing doesn’t work.

We know this isn’t the case. We know that marketing is the only thing that works. And that a successful marketing strategy is made up of many varying degrees of successful components and even some failures. All of it together creates ultimate success for a business.

Ready for the pay off? The key points you need to know.

1. Decide what success looks like and how it will be measured
2. Decide what your strategy is going to be
3. Decide the actions you are going to take to implement that strategy
4. Celebrate every completion and victory no matter how minor
5. Don’t let yourself get too attached to any one opportunity or event... it will only bring you down.

In order to achieve all of this you must set aside time to just think and make decisions about your business and life and the direction you want them to take, what you want to accomplish, change and improve. Then you must take action.

The fate of your business is in your hands now. Make it great!

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Affiliate Guide For Publishers - Earn More Money Online

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If you are looking to earn good money online, then use the affiliate guide for publishers in order to increase the traffic on your site. Online publishers play a very significant role in running the affiliate marketing programs. It is easy to become an affiliate with other online merchants. All you need is to have a website with good quality content as well as an impressive design. As the increase of traffic is important for your website, you are required to update the content of your site on a regular basis. Make sure that you keep refreshing your site with keyword-rich content. Go through the affiliate guide in order to get high page ranks for your website through search engines like Google.


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There are certain requirements that you must meet in order to become a successful affiliate. One of the biggest platforms for the sale of programs or products is through advertisements. Online merchants tie up with publishers in order to generate a larger amount of traffic or visitors for their websites. For higher traffic, the merchants put their advertisements on well promoted sites. The publishers, being resourceful affiliates, can generate more traffic or visitors than the merchants themselves. The affiliate guide for publishers can help them learn even more tips for creating traffic generating articles and keyword-rich content. The success of the publisher lies in his ability to create more keyword promoting articles.


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The publishers promoting keyword-rich articles get their share of revenue from the merchants that they write for. There are various options available to the publishers to earn commissions from the merchants. Different affiliate guides to publishers can be useful in understanding as well as exploring such options. Pay-per-Click affiliate program is one such option. According to this program, a publisher can earn commission from the merchant on the basis of the number of clicks that the advertisement gets. Merchants generally place their advertisements on the sites relevant to their products. This relevance can be determined only through the content of the website. That is why the online merchants pay serious attention to the content of the online affiliate programs.

For the affiliate publishers, it is important to find the right kind of merchants. A richer merchant means more money. Internet is the most sought after platform to meet the merchants directly. Publishers can visit various forums and discuss different affiliate programs directly with the merchants. Online Marketing Networks bring merchants and publishers together and work as mediators between them. The publishers can also get information regarding their commissions through these affiliate forums. You can follow different affiliate guides for publishers that are available online. Read the guidelines and try to create smart write-ups with more traffic generating keywords.

You Heard This One Before ...

"Keep It Simple, Stupid"

No matter how big your Internet business gets, I hope you'll
NEVER, ever forget this one piece of advice.

Here's a story to illustrate why...

Imagine Fred Sanford of the TV Show "Sanford and Son" is your Dad.

(If you never saw Sanford and Son, Red Foxx plays a cranky old guy who owns a junkyard and feigns heart attacks to get out of jams and work.)

Because you're part owner of the junkyard, you want to start an Internet business selling junk.

You've got all sorts of plans on how you're going to go about
this. You daydream about it for months, read numerous ebooks and marketing courses, and subscribe to every marketing ezine on the planet.

You're not sure exactly which junk to sell online, or exactly how to sell it, since everyone seems to be telling you something different.

And it doesn't help, either, that every week someone has a new marketing technique to sell you that is the latest, greatest technique EVER.

Frankly, the more you learn and the longer you wait, the more
confused you get.

Now, your Dad Fred might be a cranky old geezer, but he still
loves you and hates to see you struggling.

Plus, the more time you spend thinking about your Internet
empire-to-be, the less time you're working in the junkyard.

So finally, even though Fred knows NOTHING about Internet
marketing, he turns to you and gives you the best piece of
Internet marketing advice you'll ever get...

"Keep it simple, you big dummy!!"

Brand new Internet marketers make everything so COMPLICATED, they never get anything done.

The trick is to FOCUS and keep it simple.

Do ONE thing and do it well.

Don't try to follow the advice of 27 different "gurus" all
interested in only one thing...

...your wallet.

Find someplace on the net to call home, where you get all the
training, all the advice, and all the tools you need to get your
business up and running in less than a week.

To start an Internet business you need several different tools
(website, hosting, autoresponder, products, scripts, etc.)

...not to mention the actual products and sales letters.

You need training. Lots of it if you're new.

And you need people you can turn to for help.

Take Fred's advice, and keep it simple.

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Peace and Blessings,

Lee Green, CEO
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It is true what they say about sharing knowledge – it only grows, not just in terms of improving your perception of the subject, but also in terms of income. But you don’t have to find a bookstore to get your information on a specialized subject because we now have ‘infopreneurs’ – which means, in its simplest form, an entrepreneur who sells information – either his own or someone else’s – through an online business. This can be as an information product, through a consultancy or some sort of online service.

The information business is a nice money-earner as a way to make money on the Internet since the main investment is the knowledge or expertise the individual has about a subject. Packing this knowledge suitably and marketing it is what it is all about. How successful the business is, is a matter of how well these information products are created and marketed. All this can easily be done right from the comfort of one’s own pc, or even at a cyber café.

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Don't Sabotage Your Creativity

Even for an out-of-the-box thinker, being creative on demand can be aggravating. In a guest appearance at Drew's Marketing Minute, blogger Katie Konrath offers advice on how not to get tangled up in frustration:

Don't reinvent the wheel. "Look around to see what people in other fields are doing," says Konrath. "Then adapt their solutions to your particular situation. It's not cheating if you expand on a concept that came from somewhere else." Henry Ford took the concept of an assembly line and applied it to cars. Likewise, the technology for roll-on deodorant was inspired by the inner workings of a ballpoint pen.

Actively pursue brilliant ideas. When you have an epiphany at three in the morning, or while waiting in line, don't be fooled into believing it's a random thought that came from nowhere. Writes Konrath, "Serendipitous ideas occur because you've set your mind to looking for a solution, and—even when you're not thinking directly about your problem—your brain is ticking in the background."

Think before throwing out a "bad" idea hastily. A brainstorming session often produces a few real duds, but concepts that seem implausible, impossible or silly may still have potential. "A lot of ideas that sound completely backwards at first are actually gold mines for new and better ideas," Konrath says.

The Point: There are a million tools and strategies for sparking creativity, says Konrath, but none will "help unless you stop ... self-sabotaging behaviors that destroy your best ideas before you have them."

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Don't Be Fooled ...

Even if you are new to the Internet Marketing scene,
you've probably already seen ads, sales pages and
emails promoting ways to become filthy rich in no
time, with no work and no brains.

If that were true, nobody would be working anymore.
We'd all be spending money online, buying from each
other. For some of us, the spending part is too true!

The problem is that these same folks aren't making any
money at all.

Aside from the various money scams, "phishing" tricks
to steal your identity and "spoof" emails from payment
processors, there's a group of opportunists that want
your money for nothing - nothing actionable, that is.

They're the ones that tell you what you want to hear,
and may even tell you what to do to make big bucks
fast and easy. The problem is, they don't tell you HOW
to do this.

The system, method, technique or software that you're
encouraged to buy is missing a key element -
implementation, or how to make it work.

In some cases, the idea actually worked well, for a
while. Now that it's outdated, diluted or even
illegal, these sharks sell it to the unsuspecting "new
kid on the block".

By the time the poor kid figures out that this bright,
shiny thing is useless, the desire to get a refund has
withered away. That's what these predators count on -
lack of follow through on the part of the buyer.

Since most people are not cut out to be self-employed
go-getters, a promise of easy riches with no effort or
sacrifice gets these "underachievers" to pay for
products and services that won't work.

The risk is minimal. A simple disclaimer about income
promises, work involved and ability are glossed over
by the greedy and protect the scammer from being shut
down for overpromising.

The problem for the sincere, hardworking types who are
looking for (and offering) genuine help and useful
products and services is that many of the good ones
can appear to be the same as the bad ones.

In fact, most, if not all, of the tactics and
strategies used by the crooks are used by the good
guys. The difference is accountability.

Practically every good idea, product and service is
backed up by customer service, "no hassle" mone.y back
guarantees and genuine positive feedback from buyers
who are reachable.

"Investigate before you invest" is sound advice when
you're thinking about putting your money in an
investment product. It's the same when you're deciding
about knowledge products, software and help building
your business.

The first rule of thumb for spending money on a given
tool is, "When in doubt, don't!" Until you've
developed your intuition and some knowledge about good
business practices, ask around. Go to discussion
forums, interest groups and the like and post
questions about what you're investigating.

Make sure you follow the rules of the group or forum.
You can get booted out, razzed or worse if a simple
search could have gotten your answer for you.

Research and caution are the two things you'll need to
protect yourself from excess credit card debt and
nothing to show for it.

Also, keep in mind those clever manipulators scam even
seasoned business owners. Being experienced in
protecting themselves, they get their refund or
"chargeback" their credit card account.

Then they spread the word to their colleagues that "So
and So" is a so-and-so. By keeping your own eyes open
and finding the places where the serious-minded
businesspeople meet and chat, you'll be able to share
in the same warnings that the pros give to each other.

Peace and Blessings,
Lee Green, Chairman & CEO
National Black Business Trade Association (NBBTA)
http://www.nbbta.org

P.S. I have seen many "opportunities" online but few
can be compared with this one. This is a BUSINESS
you can get right now and base your online future on.

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Check it out and save yourself a lot of time.

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Peace and Blessings,

Lee Green, Chairman & CEO
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Smart Page Generator for SEO

Hello Friends,

Quick trivia question for you...

What's the number one ingredient to a
successful online business?

Did you guess?

Here's the answer...

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Traffic!

Without traffic to a website it's impossible
to sell any kind of products.

You absolutely need traffic and more
importantly, a steady stream of traffic.

Here's the downside...

Getting traffic isn't always easy.

In fact, with the number of new entrepreneurs
jumping on the web these days, Pay Per Click
traffic is getting more and more expensive.

So what's the next best solution?

Ideally we'd all love to get natural high
rankings for our top keywords in the search
engines.

The problem is, it hasn't always been so
easy.

Optimizing a website for natural search
engine rankings has always been a cat and
mouse game between the top search engines and
the people so desperately seeking those top
rankings.

Let's face it, the websites listed on the
first page of the search results will get far
more traffic than the websites listed on the
second, third or fourth pages.

Now if this is sounding like a daunting task
then let me turn it around for you...

I recently came across a tool that helps
create optimized pages for your keywords.

That means these pages are exactly what the
search engines are looking for!

The best part is, this tool has been proven
to help regular people get top search engine
rankings within a matter of days.

Yes I said days!

Can you imagine jumping to the number two
listed site for your top keyword within just
a few days?

What would that traffic do for your business?

That's why I got so excited when I found it.

The company that developed the software is
called Generator Software and the program is
called SmartPage Generator.

By simply following the steps within this
software program, you can create your own
"smart page" that the search engines LOVE!

These smart pages are the keys to the high
rankings I was referring to earlier.

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Save yourself the frustration of trying to
figure out what the search engines want and
let SmartPage Generator do it for you.

You'll thank me later :)

Peace and Blessings,

Lee Green

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From time to time, I will be sharing more recommendations so stay tuned!

Review: PDF Generator

Generator Software’s PDF Generator
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Quick Description:
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Instant PDF Generator is a piece of software produced by the team at Generator Software which creates PDF files compatible with Adobe Acrobat and other third party PDF tools. The major difference between this products and many of it’s competitiors is it’s reasonable price and ease of use.

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The price is the first item that jumps out primarily because many other alternatives (especially Adobe Acrobat) can run upwards of $200+. This however is much more reasonable and yet produces the exact same outcome.

Secondly, the simplicity of this software makes it extremely easy to start using without having to know any other skill sets other than sending something to print.

Once installed, it uses a 4-step process similar to how you would print a regular document. With PDF becoming the standard in electronic distribution, Instant PDF Generator makes it very easy to get started.

Also, the “email function” is extremely handy if you are looking to email someone a PDF document that you are working from. You don’t even have to login to your email client and you can do it straight from the software application.

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Since Instant PDF Generator uses the print functionality to produce the PDF documents it’s crucial that it be compatible with many other desktop applications. With that said, last time I checked Instant PDF Generator also came with lifetime updates so your assurred to have the latest version available to you when after you purchase.

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Generator Software always produce high quality products and Instant PDF Generator falls into that category. With it’s simple user interface it makes it very simple for someone to create a PDF document from virtually any application where you would be able to print.

When you add all these features along with the full-time support staff that Generator Software have made available for you, Instant PDF Generator becomes an incredibly cost effective alternative to purchasing Adobe Acrobat helping you create your PDF documents quickly and easily.

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The Internet Today is Like the Wild-Wild West of Old

In a way, the Internet Marketing world is even wilder
and woollier than the Wild West of the 19th century.

Changes come faster and faster with each new
technology, innovation or social connection.

In fact, social networks have exploded across the
World Wide Web in a way that could not have been
predicted a few short years ago. Web logs (blogs) and
social networking Web sites have interconnected
people, information and commerce in an entirely new
way.

What used to be static and unchanging is now organic
and fast moving.

Now good and bad news both travel equally fast. Funny
"viral" videos and audio recordings of bad customer
service calls become the focus of the evening news,
once these media are uploaded to the 'Net.

Simple, novel and innovative ideas can become
multibillion-dollar businesses in a very short period
of time.

YouTube is an example of how sharing something for
free can become the source of riches undreamed by the
owners: Google paid $1.65 Billion for it!

There are a bewildering number of ways to "monetize"
the Internet: blogs, Web pages, affiliate programs,
membership sites, classified advertising, article
marketing, tech support, Web hosting and literally
thousands of other means make money for people.

It's possible to give something away for free and get
paid when that person uses it, thanks to revenue
sharing and automation. This is not the place to
discuss how that works.

For now, it's enough for you to know that such things
are not only possible, they are actionable.

More importantly, you need to know that traditional
methods of doing business can be done online.

The sale of products and services can now be aimed at
a worldwide market, instead of being limited to the
reach of postal services, broadcast radio &
television, newspapers and word of mouth.

Anyone with the skill and knowledge to target a group
of "hungry" buyers, no matter where in the world they
are, can get paid for supplying the goods and services
desired by these people.

Acquiring the skills and knowledge needed to make
money online is equally simple - but not easy. Sifting
through all the offers for "get rich quick" systems,
methods and turnkey businesses requires caution and
patience.

Without some guidance from a friend or disinterested
third party as to what's hot and what's not (or worse,
what's lies), a person new to online commerce can
waste a great deal of time and money searching for the
right answers.

Thankfully, social networking site, discussion forums,
interest groups and blogs have sprung up in nearly
every area of interest and curiosity.

By simply typing "internet marketing" and adding
"group", "forum", or "blog" in a search engine's input
field, a user can find thousands to millions of
sources of real people's opinions on these subjects.

Need to know if some "Jerk" has the key to instant
success? Ask around at a forum or do a search of past
discussions of that person's name.

You'll find people quite ready to weigh in with their
opinions, experience and advice. Taken with a grain of
salt, you'll soon know if the information you get from
them is good for you, or not.

In the recent past, the Internet seemed to be becoming
a place where too much information threatened to drown
out valuable knowledge.

Now, with real people filtering the different "niches"
they know well, it's become a manageable flood.
"Authority" sites have become the source for finding
what's real.

Of course, discovering who's a real authority and
who's not requires common sense and a feel for the
"ring of truth" in what's being said.

Take my word for it!

Lee Green, Chairman and CEO
National Black Business Trade Association (NBBTA)

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The Viral Marketing Blackbook Is All You Need

If you are thinking about getting into the world of internet marketing, you should know that your success depends largely on your ability to get traffic to your website. If you can do this, and do it well, then you have already won half the battle and are well on your way to internet marketing success. There are many different ways that you can go about getting this website traffic, but one of the most effective seems to be viral marketing. Let me go into more details below…

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Viral marketing is a unique way of advertising that is appealing and useful to the consumers who see it. Consumers are interested in the topic you are marketing, and will often, click your link to see what other useful items or information you may have, and maybe, just maybe, make a purchase from your site while they are there. You gain visitors not only through your own efforts, but through the efforts of others as well. For example, you create an e-book and distribute it at no cost all over the Internet, and also allow those who download it to distribute it as they see fit as well, with your links still intact, of course. Every person that gets your e-book sees your links, and may become a future customer. So, with little effort, and almost no expense, you have advertised your site to thousands of people all over the Internet!

When you market your website with viral marketing, people don’t consider it to be spam, or even bothersome, since they are actually receiving something for free in the process. This is especially true when you go out of your way to make certain that the e-books, programs, and e-mails you distribute are actually full of useful information, and not something that you have just thrown together to get your links out.

When you combine viral marketing techniques with other marketing strategies, such as link and traffic exchanges, article writing, and mailing lists, you really will see a huge difference in your website traffic, and more importantly, in your profits. Odds are, you aren’t in the business just to have something to do in your spare time, you are trying to earn money, just as every other internet marketer is doing!

It is a good idea to do your homework, before launching your viral marketing campaign. You want to make certain that you center your efforts around your website, so every product you create should somehow be related to the subject of your site. If you have a website that is related to pet products, for example, you wouldn’t want to create a viral marketing product about travel! You still need to do market research; you still need to define your niche, before you even think about starting a campaign. It will do you no good to waste time and effort in marketing to the wrong market, as they likely have no interest in your products in the first place!

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MySpace - The Cash Cow

in 2008, you have an opportunity that the world has never seen before. There is a website with over 200 million people actively involved in it everyday. If you have an online business, that translates to 200 million potential customers right at your fingertips.

Set up a profile that shows what you do while being yourself. Meaning you don’t have to be a salesperson. You just get to show off your newfound internet business.

Ready, Set, Go!

You've probably already have lots of "friends" at MySpace, but wouldn't it be nice to get PAID each time they or anyone else viewed your Profile Page?Well, its 2008 and now you can get paid on 100% of your MySpace or any other other website traffic, and the BEST part is its free and no clicks are necessary!

They don't have to buy or join nothing. All you have to do is cut and paste a line of code to set it up. All they have to do is show up just like they've been doing and you will get PAID. That's it!

How is this possible? Find out by clicking the link below. Then tell as many other MySpace "friends" as possible. Don't sleep this. Show some love.

Do it now and 2008 will be an exceptionally good year for you.

Using this program is one of the best ways to monetize MySpace or any other website. Set it and forget it.

Pay Per Play Advertising its quickly becoming the monetization model of choice for savvy entrepreneurs around the world.

A MySpace Friends Generator is a great tool for quickly reaching as many of those potential customers as possible.

Getting Off to a Great Start in 2008

Affiliate Marketing Tools

The simplest way to make money online working only a few short hours a week is to build a web site packed with content. So much content that once you've made a web surfer land on your web site, they will have to come back for more again and again. Content rules supreme on the new Internet!

So where do you find a lot of it and for very little money? Well, you actually have quite a few options here. There are many article directories and many web site owners that will actually let you use their content as long as you keep the resource box intact. If you are new and you have just joined your first web master affiliate program, that's the best way to go about it.

Free resources are easy to find and will really help you kick-start your business and earn money faster than you otherwise would if you were to write everything by yourself. Of course you will have to write some original content every now and then and the more you do the better your web site will be rated. It's good to have something new to add each week, even when you don't have time or inspiration.

Another way to add new content is by using Private Label Content articles or PLC. PLC generally refers to articles, ebooks and manuals that are free for subscribers to use as they wish. There are a few restrictions, however: you cannot claim copyright to PLC, or submit it to article sites, unless you change the content significantly. Unlike free articles directories, you will have to pay a subscription fee.

They have the very important advantage that you don't have to add a resource box, which always points to some other web site that can steal your prospective customers. You will probably get 10 to 40 new articles a month, depending on the market niche you are interested in. And these articles can really get you going and make some money with the Internet marketing affiliate program you've joined.

How can you use them to make the most of them? If you have a hard time building mailing lists for your marketing campaigns then you can try to see if they would be more attracted to sign up for a 6 month long weekly course, which can be entirely comprised of PLC articles.

And one last thing for you to thrive on the Internet marketing arena, don't use web site templates! I know free stuff is great and easy to find on the internet and I know there are tens of thousands of different web site templates out there, but they will not help you advance your business. You need to think out of the box, you need to be creative and you need to differ from any other web site your customers may see while searching for what they want to buy.

So do yourself a favor and rather than downloading a web site template, try to learn a bit about how to build a web site yourself. It will help you a lot in the long run and will give you all the flexibility you need for a successful business. You can access a multitude of great affiliate marketing resources as a member of the National Black Business Trade Association (NBBTA). Famous for valuable resources and excellent support, NBBTA will show you how to use affiliate marketing tools to make you money.

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This is Bigger Than Radio and TV!

I am always looking out for new ways for my readers to make more money online with less effort. Recently I came across a new innovation that you need to hear about because it may affect the way you earn with your website in the very near future.

As you may know, major television networks are in trouble because their advertising revenue is dropping. They are losing market share at a dramatic pace. For the first time in history, website owners are sharing in the ad revenue that was formerly spent with the giant TV networks.

Advertisers like Harley Davidson, HBO & Taco Bell are willing to pay you on 100% of your website traffic to make up for the loss of viewers that the big TV networks are experiencing.Do your online business a huge favor. Stop what you are doing for just a moment and learn how you can earn revenue on 100% of your website traffic.

This is a free opportunity that is taking the advertising community by storm.This is bigger than radio, television and all other forms of media combined!

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Garage with a Detached Home

I ran across a blog the other day with the title, "Garage with a Detached Home".

That sounded strange when I read it and so I read it again.

"Garage with a DETACHED Home".

Immediately, my mind went straight to correcting it. Shouldn't that read, "HOME with a Detached Garage"?, I thought.

Then, I realized that the writer intended it that way. He had done it on purpose, I guess as a way to cleverly draw more attention to his posts about the real estate industry. I found out later, after reading a bit more, it had to do with the writers interest in cars and other stuff.

And I was cool with that, but the thought still stuck with me ... "Garage with ... A Detached Home".

In thinking about what goes on during this time of year, where people are running around buying lots of gifts. Perhaps, things that folk may or may not really need. I thought about the "garage" and its purpose for storage.

I thought about the possibility that many of the things that people buy now or give now, may ultimately wind up in someone's garage, attic or basement. Those are the typical places for storing things up, that are not in much use, right? ... other than a car or something.

I thought about the "buying season", which is designed by the corporate world, to get people caught up into buying all kinds of things as gifts. And I wondered about how "detached" some folk, who are impacted by all this, may be from the actual people they are buying the gifts for.

A Detached Home ...

It seems to me that people can spend all year-long being "detached" from more important stuff like ... their spouses ... Being detached from their children ... Being detached from relating to family, friends ... community issues and other things. And now at the end of the year, and perhaps out of guilt, or the pressures brought on by "emotional marketing" campaigns, spend money on items just to compensate or take off some of the pressure due to their detachment.

I don't know if that is what compels folk or not, but it sure does seem like it. But what do I know?

I'm no expert or authority on anything. So don't read any more into this. Take it for what its worth. Just my "two cents". Its my gift to you. (Some gift huh?)

And I am definitely not talking about anyone. Or picking on your customs, traditions, habits, choices or decisions. Again, what do I know? Lord knows, I'm not an expert in any of that either.

I don't have any real customs or traditions. Oh wait! I do go to church, celebrate birthdays and value friendships.

I still have a few bad habits. And I've made bad choices and decisions in my life. That's just the way it is. I know that God has a plan for my life. I am still here, so there's always a chance (and hopefully an opportunity by faith) for me to get better in all areas of my life.

I just wanted to remind all of my family and friends, not to get so attached to "things" that may, as I said above, only wind up in the garage.

Give attention to what's more important and that is your "home" and all that it represents to you.

Not your apartment, house, condo or co-op or any of your vast real estate holdings. No I am not talking about any of that.

One of my favorite hit songs of all time put it into perspective ... "A House is not a Home".

It can't be. There is no life in bricks and mortar, coffee mugs, video games, jewelry, washing machines, kitchen appliances, cars, lounge chairs, lawn mowers, surround sound systems, clothing or vaccuum cleaners. There's no life to be found at the mall.

None of that can replace or compensate for what only God can and does give and that's LIFE.

So take good care of that home. Attach yourself to the great gift of LIFE. Attach yourself and always be in the PRESENT.

Make your LIFE your HOME. And you won't need a garage for storing up things.

You can do for others when they are in need and not feel compelled by societal pressures, standards, traditions, customs, morays or other self-centered motivations.What you have now, you cannot take with you. So don't be a horder or a pack-rat, either. I've heard it can be therapeutic, but don't spend so much time at the Mall or watching TV.

As far as I know, there aren't any storage bins, garages, vaults, safes or attics for your earthly treasures, when your heavenly time comes.You can store all that has true value now, in the lives of all the people you interact with and care about every day. Whether you get something in return for it or not.

Peace and Blessings,

Lee Green, Chairman

National Black Business Trade Association (NBBTA)

http://www.nbbta.org/

How Are YOU Perceived in the Marketplace? Are You a Party-Crasher or the Guest of Honor?

How you are perceived in the marketplace, may make you or break you in 2008 and beyond. There is really no room for error. Like never before, perception is everything in the online business world today and in life, as a general rule.

Let me be a bit more specific:

The internet currently has over 108,000,000 websites with over 29,700,000,000 webpages. That's a lot of potential "surfing", with lots of places to go and things to see. Access to information is at an all-time high and the stake is getting higher to grab and hold peoples attention.

Can you see now why its so hard for you to get the attention your company, business, product or service deserves. And why you may need help?

Wait ... It gets worse - hundreds of millions of new websites are appearing each year - each one of them is also competiting for your customer/prospect's attention.

So while the suppy of available attention is strictly limited and diminishing with each passing day - the demand for attention is growing exponentially.

Again, as I mentioned in my last NBBTA Radio show ... in essence, prospects/customers have never had so many choices for solving the problems they have or getting the solutions they seek. Too many choices leads to 'analysis paralysis'. Its a big problem when people can't pay attention.

There are 6,600,000,000+ people on the planet and 1,086,250,903 people on the Internet world-wide and 229,138,706 people in the United States on the Internet. And if not a single one of them is ordering from you, it's not the economy ... it's not Black people, "the man", the product you're selling or the sales process that's at fault, it may just be you!

Believe it or not, if you'd talk to people you meet in the street, at a social function or in any public setting, the way marketers "talk" to prospects online, they'd think that you were a total fanatic, in a cult of some kind or a total fool.

The harsh reality today is, prospects don't like "marketers". They don't trust marketers. And when you send the message that you're just another marketer, they don't like or trust you. Nothing personal here ... its just business.

They're not going to waste their time nor attention on you. They're not going to search for you, check out your ads, click on your links or respond to your emails. And forget about getting a credit card number ... that's out.

I'm not kidding ... Its like the difference between being a "party crasher" or the "guest of honor". Which would you prefer?

Some people think that they're being "clever" or "crafty", in their attempts at marketing or "attention-getting".You may as well have just said, "Hi. I'm a marketer. You know - one of those people you hate and would do just about anything to get away from? Now, give me your attention so I can sell you something."

Do that and you'll be the winner of the "Company Car and $100,000 Bonus" - Yeah right, keep dreaming.

Seriously though, put some thought into this ... sales miracles begin when you make the transformation from the party crasher to the guest of honor.

Just let that sink in for a minute.

Let's say you're going to a party. You're all dolled up in your finest clothes, the babysitter's on the way, and you're ready to rock.

Would you rather be the dude who crashers the event - totally uninvited - get guests rolling their eyes and sucking their teeth (not to mention a possible toss out the door) ...

Or would you rather be the guest of honor, name displayed in big bold letters for everyone to see and everyone applauding and cheering as you entered the room?

That should be a no-brainer, right? Everyone would rather be the guest of honor.

The same principle works in your marketing efforts. When you "intrude" on a community with hypey sales copy and a me-too product, you're crashing a party you weren't invited to ... and you're going to get your butt thrown out. Its just that simple.

Now pay attention. Things are changing and prospects/customers don't have time for marketers.

This is what's OUT:

* "Sell the sizzle not the steak"
* Hype
* Price gimmicks
* False scarcity
* Manipulation
* Exploiting dreams and hopes
* Titilating tease, but no give
* "Sell, sell, sell"
* "A, B, C - Always Be Closing"

This is what's IN:

* Commit to life-long learning
* Become an expert
* Become an authority
* Earn the attention of your market
* Spread the word
* Build your brand
* Provide intrinsic value
* Give away your best ideas

The only real questions to ask yourself are these .... Are you ready, willing and able to make the changes? Do you believe that its necessary?

Perhaps you don't think that this applies to you and you will continue your "make it do what it do" approach to marketing in 2008.

I would strongly suggest that if you're not sure, that you seek counsel. Ask some of your closest advisors how you are perceived in the marketplace. If you can't get honest answers, change advisors. That may be one of the problems.

Peace and Blessings,

Lee Green, Chairman
National Black Business Trade Association (NBBTA)
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"Be Someone"

“Be Someone”

Be someone who listens, and you will be heard.

Be someone who cares, and you will be loved.

Be someone who gives, and you will be blessed.

Be someone who comforts, and you will know peace.

Be someone who genuinely seeks to understand, and you will be wise.

Be someone kind, someone considerate, and you will be admired.

Be someone who values truth, and you will be respected.

Be someone who takes action, and you will move life forward.

Be someone who lifts others higher, and your life will be rich.

Be someone filled with gratitude, and there will be no end to the things for which you’ll be thankful.

Be someone who lives with joy, with purpose, as your own light brightly shines.

Be, in every moment, the special someone you are truly meant to be.

— Ralph Marston

Why You Can't Make Money Unless You Change

You say you want to be "in business" to really start making some money now, but your mindset causes you to think, "I'll get started next week!"

Not so fast. Unless you are mentally ready to make money, any business opportunity you try is likely doomed to failure.

In a widely accepted model of behavioral change, there are five stages of motivational readiness. If you're stuck in an early stage, your business won't work, says Lee Green, Chairman of the National Black Business Trade Association (NBBTA). Studies suggest that people may feel ready to make money, but if they are unprepared to alter their behavior, they'll fail, reports the NBBTA.

The five stages of motivational readiness that can be applied to starting a business, exercise, or just about anything in your life:

Stage One: Precontemplation - A person has no intention of changing.

Stage Two: Contemplation - A person intends to change--later --much later.

Stage Three: Preparation - A person is ready to change within the next month.

Stage Four: Action - This stage is reached when a person has recently changed a behavior.

Stage Five: Maintenance -This final level occurs only when a person has carried out the new behavior for at least six months to two years.

When we get stuck in one of the first three stages, the difficulties we perceive with the change outnumber any advantages. In addition, Green says we lack confidence in our ability to successfully make changes and fear the unknowns associated with change.

"If you want to move forward in building and growing your business opportunity, the 'pros' have to outweigh the 'cons' in your mind," says Green. "Find ways to get around barriers that you think are inconvenient, expensive, boring, or difficult. Be specific about what you are trying to overcome and creative about possible solutions. Research shows that the balance of pros and cons relates to each small behavioral change, not just to the goal, like making lots of money."

Lee explains that someone who is trying to increase their income may see many more benefits to having a home based business, but if all the person can envision are barriers--instead of benefits--to networking, getting with a postive group of peers, taking time to learn the rules, then change is unlikely. "However, if you are ready to change some behaviors, make at least these changes," Green advises. "Small successes can build your confidence in making more changes."

Joining the National Black Business Trade Association and networking with a group of successful entrepreneurs will help anyone build their confidence, overcome some hurdles and grow their business. The financial rewards for joining are an added benefit and incentive.

To join, contact an existing member or visit http://www.nbbta.org/

Are You a "D" or a "T"?

What kind of person are you when it comes to being a real "doer?" Do you talk like you want to make some changes but when given the tools and opportunity you don't "really" step up to the plate? Or do you take advantage of your opportunity and make something happen?

In life you will find those two types of people. Those who "talk" and those who "do". See it is easy to talk about your dreams and what you want to do, but putting them into action is what separates the doers from the talkers.

"Talkers" tend to surround themselves with other talkers. And "Doers" only want to be around people who make things happen. What happens when you hang in a circle of talkers is that you all make excuses as to why something has not worked for you. You make each other feel good about your lack of success by blaming outside forces when in fact the only people to blame are you for the lack of real effort. If a Talker were to sit down and be honest with themselves and dissect their routine, they would quickly see the real reason why they have not achieved their goals.

On the flip side when Doers get together the talk is about action plans and the next goal and pushing themselves to be implementers. Doers encourage each other and do not allow excuses. Pity parties are not allowed in this circle.

Those tiny, simple yet powerful principles are what separates people in life. There is no Magic "thing" that someone has over you. They only thing they are doing different from you is not complaining, blaming or making excuses, but actually putting things into action. It seems like it should be something bigger right? But it's not.

So what are you? A "Doer" or a "Talker?"

71 Business Resource Sites that EVERY Business Should Know About But Usually Don't

It takes time to grow a business and access to useful information will shorten the distance.

We appreciate the time you spend networking here. Here are 71 different business resources that will help you find many of the things you will need for your entrepreneurial journey. - Compliments, National Black Business Trade Association(NBBTA)

1. 1, 2, 3 Sort It Organizing Solutions
Humor, tools and information geared towards helping small businesses become more organized.
http://www.123sortit.com/toc.html

2. All Business
Collection of articles with advice for small business owners, as well as a selection of common forms for sale.
http://www.allbusiness.com

3. All Business Network
Practical information, tools, and advice for starting, operating and growing your small business.
http://www.all-biz.com/

4. AllSmallBiz.com
Search engine for small and home based business services and resources.
http://www.allsmallbiz.com/

5. BizSolutionsSite.com
New business startup help. Free information about starting, growing and managing a business.
http://www.bizsolutionssite.com

6. Business Know-How
Information for home offices, small businesses, and the self employed who are looking for ideas for practical suggestions to start, run, or manage their business more effectively.
http://www.businessknowhow.com/

7. Business Sale Center
Information, advice and resources for selling a small business.
http://www.BusinessSaleCenter.com/

8. Creative Latitude
Detailed work profiles and links to graphic designers, writers, web designers, photographers, illustrators and more.
http://www.creativelatitude.com

9. Direct Sales Women
Women in direct sales, direct sales company directory, and resources for women in network marketing.
http://www.directsaleswomen.com

10. E-Business Tutor Blog
A weblog, online community and resource center dealing with e-business marketing.
http://www.ebusinesstutor.com

11. Earthlink Business Resource Center
Services and resources for managing and operating the small business and SOHO.
http://www.earthlink.net/biz/

12. Free Business Information - Sales and Marketing Classics
Links to free information for small businesses (online and offline) including classic works on business, marketing and promotion.
http://free-business-information.com/

13. HP Business Center
Information on and help with technology and Industry solutions for small businesses.
http://www.hp.com/sbso/index.html

14. Home Based Business Index
Provides home based business ideas, resources and opportunities for those who want to start or already have a home based business. Additionally offers a free home business newsletter.
http://www.homebasedbusinessindex.com/

15. Home Business Development Center
References and materials for those establishing a small/home business
http://members.tripod.com/fbaryol/homepage.html

16. Home Business News
News, ideas, sources, opportunities, and software for home based business.
http://www.homebiznews.com/

17. How to Start a Small Business
Online book covers all aspects of small business startup with links to related sites. Created by the San Joaquin Delta College Small Business Development Center.
http://sbdc.deltacollege.org/startup

18. Hypercommunication Guide to Telecom
Covers the convergence of voice and data with graphical explanation of most subjects from Bandwidth to Wireless. Aimed at small business, especially agribusiness.
http://www.hypercommunication.net

19. Idea Cafe
Ideas and advice on how to start, finance and run a small business.
http://www.businessownersideacafe.com/

20. InKnowVation
Integrated SBIR information, analyses, professional services and community support
http://www.inknowvation.com

21. International Entrepreneurship
Directory of resources for global entrepreneurs, international business students, women entrepreneurs, and academic entrepreneurship, including articles, import and export information, general business data, financing sources, and entrepreneurial success stories for nearly 100 countries.
http://www.internationalentrepreneurship.com

22. J-M & Associates
Services, networking and resources for Business & Creative Entrepreneurs
http://www.CreativeOptions.com

23. Jim Blasingame : The Small Business Advocate
A free community of experts and entrepreneurs to help small business owners find ideas, answers, encouragement and inspiration. Articles, surveys and Audio/Visual content are also available.
http://www.smallbusinessadvocate.com/

24. JobDescription.com
Service that helps you to write ADA-compliant job descriptions, create and publish job ads to newspapers and the Internet, and prepare a list of key interview questions. Examples on site.
http://www.jobdescription.com/

25. Knowledge@Wharton
Bi-weekly online resource that offers the latest business insights, information and research from a variety of sources. [Some content requires free registration]
http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu

26. Legal Forms On Demand
Provides Do it Yourself legal forms, both free and paid.
http://www.legal-forms-on-demand.com/

27. My PrimeTime Work
Small business tips and entrepreneur tools for work and life.
http://www.myprimetime.com/work/index.shtml

28. Nifty Business Ideas
Ideas, articles and resources for the home or small business.
http://www.niftybusinessideas.com

29. Nolo
Legal information for organizing and starting a business.
http://www.nolo.com/resource.cfm/catID/1745D9A3-D50D-4AAD-BFB3ED609...

30. OfficeCommunity.com
Find articles, tips, advice, message boards, resources, and information on small business.
http://www.officecommunity.com/AppLogic+FTContentServer.html

31. Online Business Opportunities
Learn how online business opportunities work and which one is right for you: Affiliate marketing, drop shipping, online surveys, MLM's, Online auctions, promote your own products and more.
http://www.homenotion.com

32. Peak Performance Consulting Group
Complete customer relationship management resource: strategic planning, marketing strategy, distribution strategy, sales management automation.
http://www.ppcgroup.com/

33. PlanConsultants
Free listing of user-reviewed business and marketing planning consultants.
http://www.planconsultants.com

34. Professional Benefit Administrators, Inc.
Employee benefit program development service.
http://www.pbaclaims.com/

35. Profile Index
A free B2B marketplace for global manufacturers, exporters, importers, and distributors.
http://www.profileindex.com/

36. Questy.com
A small business person's look at traditional marketing techniques and how the web fits into the mix. Includes archive search and referrals for education and study.
http://www.questy.com/

37. Quicken.com Small Business
Quicken software's Small Business Resource center with general, US tax, and financial advice for small business owners.
http://www.quicken.com/small_business/

38. Retail Sales Net
A collection of resources aimed at helping Independent Retailers develop the skills required to thrive in today's intensely competitive business environment.
http://www.retailsales.net

39. Service Doctors
Provides effective business techniques and software products to aid in the success of the service contractor through quality marketing, training, and consulting.
http://www.servicedoctors.com/

40. Small Business & Real Estate Resource Center
Web Resources for Small Office/Home Office SOHO Entrepreneurs and Real Estate Professionals.
http://www.simply-virtual.com/links.html

41. Small Business Assistance Center
Financial, consultants, seminars, information and health insurance benefits networks, and wireless/long distance telephone services related to small business.
http://www.sbacnetwork.org/

42. Small Business Notes
Original articles, advice and resources for starting, planning, financing, and running small businesses.
http://www.smallbusinessnotes.com/

43. Small Business Plan Guide
Resources to start or grow your business, write a business plan and develop sound business strategies.
http://www.smallbusinessplanguide.com/

44. Small Business Research Portal
Provides academics and policy-makers with links to academics, books, centres, government agencies, institutes, journals, messages, news, publications and research tools.
http://www.smallbusinessportal.co.uk/index.php

45. Small Business Resources
A site written by and for entrepreneurs who share their first-hand knowledge of how to succeed in small business. Free, helpful advice from small business and Internet experts.
http://www.smallbusinessresources.com/

46. Small Business Success Ideas
Advice, tips and tactics for Small Business (SOHO) development and success. Free articles, book chapters, e-mail courses, and e-zine subscriptions.
http://www.successideas.com/

47. Small Business Town
Free online small business information and planning guides, classifieds, directory of business links, free business software and shareware, business cartoons, humor, success stories and quotes.
http://www.smallbusinesstown.com

48. SmallBiZeMarket.com
Small business to business emarket directory, forums, and services.
http://www.smallbizemarket.com

49. SmallBizManager.com
Small business portal with resources, news, links, recommendations and information for entrepreneurs and small business professionals.
http://www.smallbizmanager.com

50. SmallBusinessRescue.com
Offers free resources, consulting and seminars to small businesses.
http://www.smallbusinessrescue.com

51. Smallbusinessbrief.com
Providing resources, articles, current news, a software directory and a small business ideas forum. Additionally offers a free weekly newsletter.
http://www.smallbusinessbrief.com/

52. SmallbusinessesTips
Tips related to small business, home business, and business/family balance. Also includes links to other related resources on the Internet.
http://www.smallbusinesses-tips.com

53. SmartOnline.com
Resources and software to help start, manage and grow a small business. Registration required, free and paid information and services.
http://www.smartonline.com

54. Sohodojo
A non-profit applied lab helping solo entrepreneurs and working families in rural and distressed urban communities seeking sustainable participation in the Network Economy.
http://sohodojo.com/

55. Start In Business
An online guide to starting up and expanding your business. Business for sale finder, premises finder, information services and advice.
http://www.startinbusiness.co.uk

56. Strategis
Information site and large database of resources for small businesses. [In French and English]
http://strategis.gc.ca/

57. The Decision Point
Advice and information on developing a business strategy, marketing plan and product development, and running a small company.
http://www.thedecisionpoint.com/home.cfm

58. The Entrepreneurs' Help Page
Resources and information relating to starting a business. Many articles on multiple topics of interest to small business.
http://www.tannedfeet.com/

59. The Small Business Coach
Help to start a company or grow an existing one. Includes blog.
http://www.TheSmallBusinessCoach.com

60. The Small Business Company
Information, training and resources for small business people in and around New Zealand.
http://www.tsbc.co.nz

61. The Website for Online Entrepreneurs
Lists of wholesale and dropship companies (paid), ebooks, and articles about dropshipping and small business.
http://www.myamazingwebsite.com

62. United States Small Business Administration
An electronic gateway of procurement information for and about small businesses. Search engine for contracting officers, marketing tool for small firms, and link to procurement opportunities and important information.
http://www.sba.gov/

63. Venture Consult
Articles, advice, resources and links for beginning entrepreneurs.
http://www.abcsmallbiz.com/

64. WomensBizNews
Articles, news, and resources particularly for women entrepreneurs.
http://www.womensbiznews.com/

65. Work Violence Solutions
Information to help business people spot potential problem employees before they are hired and give business owners a way to establish a Workplace violence prevention plan and prevent violence from disrupting their businesses.
http://www.workviolencesolutions.com

66. Working Web Sites
Free biweekly online newsletter with email summary. Ideas, tools, and techniques for adding interactivity to web sites.
http://www.surecode.com/wws.html

67. Workz.com
Advice, articles, checklists and other resources for small businesses.
http://www.workz.com/

68. Your Business Success
Business consultants directory (paid listings), forum, contests and awards.
http://www.yourbusinesssuccess.com.au

69. Youthcove.com
Community of young entrepreneurs. Forum is very active.
http://www.youthcove.com

70. eBusiness Basics
Basic eCommerce and eBusiness links and information.
http://www.ebusinessbasics.com

71. oncallgeeks.com
Ten step tutorial for starting and managing an online business.
http://www.oncallgeeks.com/

Now that you've done some research. Join the National Black Business Trade Association (NBBTA) and have access to even more resources, tools, tips, techniques, videos, blogs, training, etc.

Cyber Monday and Black Business

Hello CommUNITY,

OK, so what's so "special" about today? It is called Cyber Monday and has developed into one of the busiest days of the year for online purchases, according to retail experts.

It is estimated that $700 million in online retail sales will occur today, providing a 21 percent increase over $608 million in sales last year on the Monday after Thanksgiving.

Dozens of online retailers have decided to actively promote the idea of Cyber Monday, a name coined in 2005 by Shop.org after online retailers reported a surge of Internet shopping that day. This time, many offer online specials and one-day-only discounts. According to BizRate Research, 72 percent of retailers responding to a survey said they will use special e-mail campaigns, specific deals, or one-day sales on Monday, while many will offer free shipping on all purchases.

"As more people rely on the Internet for holiday shopping, retailers have stepped up their game to compete," said Scott Silverman, executive director of Shop.org, a Web site run by the online retailing industry.

The Internet will influence 30 percent of holiday sales this year, up from 29 percent last year, and men are more likely to shop from work than women, according to Shop.org. Adults 18-24 are more likely to shop online from work than any other age group, at 73 percent.

So what will Black businesses do today? It is our hope that we will seize the opportunity to get our share of the online generated revenue.

The first step is for us to do business with one another. Today, we are asking that each of you buy something online from a Black business owner, entrepreneur, distributor, retailer, wholesaler or franchisee.

There is no minimum spending requirement. Simply, find a Black business online and spend some money with them today. No if's, ands or buts about it, this is the time to take action. Today is a day that we can effective focus on buying online. There are reminders in the media everywhere for us to do it.

Today, is a day that we can show the world the "power of the Black dollar", by using it to uplift one another. The process is not hard. All the elements are in place and so buying online can be done very easily.

The National Black Business Trade Association (NBBTA), has also put into place a system for "recycling Black dollars", called the "Black Business Builders" program. It is designed to assist the organization with its public relations campaign to "bring Black business awareness to the world". We believe that "every month is Black business awareness month" and we like to add "Black business awareness starts with you".

Today would be a great day to join the program for only $14 and recycle dollars and bring attention to the fact that Black businesses mean business. Each time you enroll a new member you will get paid back $10 instantly. To join go to:
http://www.nbbta.org/member.html

By taking action we can positively effect change. Let's use today to get a mass movement going online. Contact all your friends, family and associates and encourage them to "buy Black" today. Have them spend money with you by joining the Black Business Builders program and show them how they can recycle Black dollars today themselves.

If each of us took a few precious minutes out of our day today and took action, we will have made history and positioned ourselves toward increased business for everyone.

We have until midnight tonight to get this done. So do your part. Don't procrastinate, nor think that this is not that important to take part in. On the contrary, it is very important and it will have an impact on you, whether you currently believe in doing business with Black people or not.

Find a Black business online and spend money with them today. Join NBBTA's Black Business Builders program and start sharing it with others today. You will make money for yourself in the process that you can use to continue to shop with other Black businesses.

Here's the downside, if we won't take the time to do business with ourselves, how in the world can we ever expect anyone to do business with us?

In case you didn't know it, if you are in business, there is nothing that you are selling that someone can't buy from someone else other than you. So save that thinking about how great your business opportunity is for another day. This is about change and the impact it can have on our community. Don't be selfish and narrow minded about what you can do to help. If you don't have a couple of bucks to spend, then you need help. If you do and don't spend it, you need help as well.

Time is of the essence, so let's all chip in and do our part. There are plenty great places to shop with Black businesses, you already know m