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Date: December 13, 2002
CONTENTS
1. Subscriber Q&A
2. Article:
3. Content for Webmasters
4. Costly Online Blunders and How to Avoid Them
5. Inspiration Quotation
6. Recommended Resources
7. © Copyright, Subscription & Contact Info
Ros Rants & Raves
Greetings
This week Rick Adam's launched his new eBook, 'Costly
Online Blunders and How to Avoid Them: Confessions of
Top Internet Marketers'.
Well, yours truly is a contributor to that weighty tome
of ways to waste time and money in Internet sized
proportions... read HUGE.
I must admit, it was great therapy for me to read about
everyone else's errors. Helps to know that everyone, even
the so called 'masterminds' have committed a faux pas
or ten.
So, to share the benefits of that therapy, I decided to
write about mistakes and how to avoid them. I hope you find
both the article and recommended resources help you to avoid
an error or ten.
Until next time, I wish you Health, Wealth and Happiness!
Rosalind Gardner
The Net Profits Today
1. Subscriber Q&A
Last week I wrote about the importance of having a
list and recommended ProAutoresponder as the best service
to use to build that list.
One NPC subscriber wrote to ask why I was promoting
ProAutoresponder when I was using Aweber to send out the
NPC newsletter.
His point was made sharper by the fact that almost
1000 subscribers didn't get the NPC copy until Monday,
due to a problem Aweber was having with their system on
Friday.
To answer the question...
I've been very satisfied with Aweber's service. That's
the first problem I've encountered and Tom was very
understanding and apologetic.
I also use other companies. Doing so allows me to assess
and monitor service improvements and decline. That then
allows me to pass my findings on to you.
Although ProAutoresponder currently delivers the best value
for money, Aweber may soon follow suit or otherwise improve
their service.
If that happens, you'll be the first to know.
2. Article: How to Avoid Making Mistakes
What's the best way to avoid making mistakes? Do nothing!
Sit down, turn on the TV, and zone out. That's safe.
Fueled by fear of failure, many take the path above to avoid
mistakes. While you'll never earn a huge wad of money
from
an internet business using that method, you won't lose your
shirt either.
On the other side of the spectrum, some barrel ahead like
bulls in a china shop and make mistakes that harm or destroy
their businesses.
Is there a happy medium? Is it possible to go forward and
avoid mistakes at the same time?
Well, back in what seems like another lifetime, I used to
work as an air traffic controller. That's a line of work
where mistakes make the front page of newspapers,
perpetrators can go to jail and victims suffer more
deadly
fates.
Fortunately, such errors occur very infrequently.
How is it possible to avoid mistakes, when 'to err is
human'? Although some of my old colleagues appear to believe
they are above mere human status, the truth is more mundane.
Rigid rules, standards and procedures are followed to the
letter. In the split-second before instructions are given,
maneuvers are planned and followed mentally to their
conclusion. Knowledge and ability is tested continuously to
ensure rigorous safety standards are maintained.
Planning and perfect performance results in beautifully
choreographed aerial ballets time after time.
Planning aside, mistakes are made. The objective is to avoid
repetition of the error. To accomplish this, even the most
minor infractions are meticulously logged. Each is reviewed,
dissected and studied to determine the best method to
prevent a recurrence. Both the incident and its resulting
procedures are taught and discussed at training sessions.
The best advice I ever heard about this method of
learning
came in one of the pilots' magazines I used to read. The
accident reports were preceded each month by the same tag
line: 'Learn from the mistakes of others, for you'll not
live long enough to make them all yourself'.
The good news for those just starting an Internet is that
the barnstorming, fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants days of
eBusiness are over. True, many businesses crashed and
burned. Many more worked to perfect the process and survived
to fly circles around the smoking reckless.
Best of all, the mistakes made by those barnstorming
eBusiness pioneers have been well-documented and made
available through forums, ebooks and courses.
Save yourself time, money and heartache. Learn from them and
watch your Internet business soar.
3. Content for Webmasters
You may use the article above on your website or in
your publications. Simply place the following 'resource box'
after each article. Although not necessary, I like to know
how and where each article is used.
Rosalind Gardner writes the Net Profits Today ezine, a
straightforward, no-hype guide to online business.
Get your internet profit tips, techniques and tools today.
4. Costly Online Blunders and How to Avoid Them:
Confessions of Top Internet Marketers
If you have been marketing on the Internet for any length of
time, chances are you have heard of Terry Dean, Yanik
Silver, Jim Edwards, and Rick Beneteau. They are some of the
most successful Internet marketing experts online today.
What's the fastest way to explode your profits? By
tapping
into the minds of experts and letting them steer you over
the land mines that hit most online business owners.
Rick Adams has compiled a collection of stories from 19 top
Internet marketers (Yup, including yours truly) about their
online blunders, goofs, and "what was I thinking" moments.
These stories are entertaining, embarrassing, informative
and extremely helpful to anyone with a Web business.
This eBook gives you real-life examples of mistakes made by
these experts. Let them show you the WRONG WAY to so you can
do it the RIGHT WAY.
In this eBook you'll discover;
- How one expert lost a minimum of $1,000,000 due to one of
his blunders.
- How not integrating your systems can cost you
thousands.
- How to avoid product theft and if it happens to you
what
you can do about it.
- How to handle credit card fraud.
- Plus many more examples of real mistakes, bloopers, and
"lessons learned".
So if you want to TURBO CHARGE your success process, by
skipping the "trial and error" experiments as described
by
these mega-marketers then go to...
... and take advantage of the invaluable tips and
"lessons
learned" that these Internet successes reveal so that you
can start applying them to your business today.
BTW, when you purchase this eBook, you'll also receive 10
special bonus's selected especially for you.
All of this is backed by Rick's iron-clad, no questions
asked 30-day money back guarantee. The worst you can do
is
spend the next 30 days reading about these blunders at no
charge.
The best thing that can happen is you incorporate a new idea
that pays immediate dividends in saved money, increased
profits, and increased productivity.
Get more information about Rick's new book at:
5. Inspiration
"The greatest risk in life is to risk NOTHING ...
The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is
nothing, and becomes nothing ...."
- Norman Vincent Peale.
6. Recommended Resources
*** F*R*E*E Resources ***
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o InfoProducts Masters Course
Learn how to produce and sell your very own infoproduct.
o Netwriting Masters Course
Become an effective e-persuader.
o Net Auction Masters Course
Start your own profitable Net auction business.
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Find the PERFECT PRICE for your product
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Learn how to attract targeted visitors to your sites.
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