At last someone is giving something back for free

Me too. It's so easy to get trapped into reading and DOING everything out there!

Must Stop Now

Thanks for sharing!

I downloaded this and it was a great read.

Thanks for sharing the link Norma, I would definately recommend people who are interested or trying to start an online business to read this.

The information in it is right on the money.

I know...

I thought it was pretty ballsy posting that, and
I refuse to check it out just knowing that!

EERY!

Hi Mary, no problems. I am glad you raised the issue for the sake of others. By the way I forgot to mention that Brett specifically asks for readers of the report to share it with others. He comments on his blog that everyone in Internet Marketing who is struggling should have the right to read it.

Hope that satisfies everyone. My intentions are strictly honorable and to give credit where it is due for the benefit of all. While I have received Brett's messages for years he has never done the wrong thing that I know of. Read the comments on his blogs to see what people think of him.

God bless

Norma

Unfortunately Ted we are overwhelmed by constantly being bombarded with new deals, new ideas, new projects, that we forget and need reminding of what the real focus of our efforts should be.

It is great when people write something from the heart of their personal experiences, struggles and successes without the hype, the price tag or the expectation of reward. its great too when little things are brought to the surface and shared so openly.

Glad that so many are finding the report worthwhile.

Norma

Yes, these are the things that attract me to good marketers. They give before their receive and they receive a lot in return. Well said Chris

Norma

Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for posting that Norma and to Brett for writing it.

When setting up my ecommerce stores I did the same thing that everyone else does and bought more information than I could read and put to use.

When you do that there is so much conflicting information that it is hard to get started. However, I learned that you don't need to know it all before you start. Just start and keep moving forward and it will work out.

Norma

What a good read. I really like Brett's style of writing and also the info. Thanks for bringing this to my attention.

Dave

My favorite part of the report was that I feel, in my opinion anyway, that
he really nailed the big problem that most people have and why they can't
duplicate the success of 6 and 7 figure earners. Too many of them just
can't relate to that low level of knowledge anymore. The gap is so wide
that the info, though it's really very good, is just over the head of most
people.

I would recommend that everybody just starting out read this report.

Welcome to the forum, David, and thanks for your comments. Hope you enjoy your experience here and looking forward to your posts.

God bless

Norma

Sometimes things fall into your hands at the exact time you need to read them....

Thanks Norma

Your welcome Geoff. I was just in another forum where people are seeking just this kind of info. Its amazing how stressed those who are not succeeding on line yet really are and how confused the information they have acquired has made them. We need to do all we can to help each other.

God bless

Norma

Chris, you are right to a point. But many go in circles trying to find the best way to take action. They need a starting point, a direction. Take an apprentice just starting out. Is he given the keys to the business and told to run it? No! He has to start from the ground up. Observing and following the more experienced who, in turn, came through the ranks.

That's why forums like this one are great. They are schools where new comers can learn the ropes, try out their skills, get critiques, ask questions and get nurtured.

Unfortunately there is no discipline for the new comers who try to get there on their own. They are given the keys and swallow the hype of those who convince them that they can not only run the business they endeavor to start but that they can earn a fortune doing it. So they part with the hefty price tag to buy another product or e-book that will do nothing for them. That's why they fail.

As Brett points out in his article success does not come overnight. He worked at it, learned and nurtured his skills until he was comfortable doing what he wanted to do and then, and only then, did he start to make a little money.

All too often people want to just get involved in IM and go to the top overnight. Occasionally it works out. In 95% of the cases, according to well published figures, it does not. Lets continue to nurture what the newcomers have before they take on the burden of running the show and trying to teach others what many have not and cannot learn for themselves.

Its what the newbies in here are aiming for as explained in so many of their posts.

This is what Brett and many warriors are trying to get across.

Norma

Dude, this thing of realizing that all that thinking and feeling and knowing and learning and more thinking, more learning hit home (hard) this weekend.

Was having this discussion with a good friend just today about this.

About Failing:
Failing is nothing but a state of mind. It's a mindset. It's a subjective attitude that is brought about by past circumstances, past experience, and our present attitude about how we feel about things. In this case, about what failing means to us.

If you agree that, even though you can CHOOSE to feel positive about what you have LEARNED and what you KNOW, you can also CHOOSE to change the way you feel about what failure means.

Thomas Edison about inventing the lightbulb-
Paraphrased; "I didn't fail 500 times trying to invent it, I SUCCEEDED in finding 500 ways NOT to make a lightbulb"

About The Subject Of Brents great Book:
First, I recommend this free ebook to anyone who wants to earn money online or offline. There's a lot of truth in those pages, and I'm reminded of the discoveries with myself the last 6 years.

That's about how long I have spent trying to figure out, time and time again, why I couldn't make a substancial amount of money with my graphic design business. God knows it wasn't due to a lack of skill.

I understood my problem was in taking action with what I already knew. When it came to taking action and following through..

I sucked

And I don't call it failure anymore. In fact, I've probably found every possible way to NOT do business online.

That's from a guy that started listening (religiously) to Zig Z. in 1998, and about 10 other motivational motivators on a daily, sometimes hourly, basis. I lost friends because that about all I talked about. The ingredient that was missing was the "taking action" part of all that knowledge, and the "replacing the void" part.

The Void:
That damn void is like attempting to dive into a swimming pool from a diving board for the first time...

First, you're really excited and all phsyced up about jumping in. You think to yourself "Oh, this looks so easy and it's gonna be so much fun!"

Untill you're now standing on the diving board looking down into the water.

Then, your mind starts searching for all the reasons why it shouldn't move your left foot forward. Suddenly, you can think of every excuse in your head. Your thinking changes, and pretty soon, you find yourself climbing back to where you came from..the thoughts of doing it.

Get back up that ladder and JUMP!

Don't doubt yourself. Just jump. The second time is much easier. Pretty soon, you'll be the guy that people are ticked off at, because you're having all the fun!

That void isn't so big and powerful now, is it? Trust yourself and take the first step. Then the second step until you reach the water.

Imagine that

Grant

That's a very good point. Internet marketing is a skill that uses psychology and intellect as well as the ability to encourage people to spend money. Not everyone is up to it. There are other niches and one I focus my attention on is writing which can be even more profitable than marketing for many.

Norma

Hi Norma,

Norma....I would think most people have gone through that "mental overload"
phase; and some are probably still there. This sounds like a must read.

Norma....Thank you for the post and Brett for sharing your report.

Phil Bowman

internet marketing is really not easy as it is believed .It takes alot of hard work and commitment.

This is great for reading. Thanks for sharing. Finally there is a good freebies which does not ask for opt in.

Could not agree more, Sheila. I am glad that so many are appreciating it.

Norma

I think it is even better when read again. It takes a while sometimes for the simplest things to sink in.

Norma

Andy, lots of people give things for free but there is usually a catch to it. Just this morning (my time) I checked out what was supposed to be a free tool to use with Wordpress. When I got there I was confronted with a 'you will only see this once' spiel. I tried then to download the free tool only to get to another page where the offer had jumped from $30 to $40 with a last chance post. I just closed the site and forgot about it.

To give for free means you want nothing in return. Yes, I have seen Warriors do that often and we are all very grateful and richer to them for their time and effort. The really great posts in here are free and the advice given is invaluable. Many receive free help from the experts in IM through forums like this one.

That's what Brett has offered as well. He is giving this report to thousands throughout the internet. They can then send it to their lists, post it in forums, email it to friends, and so on.

There is a difference, however, between free and offers that pretend to be free. All too often these days free means there is a catch so get your wallet out. I guess that's what I was referring to in the headline for this thread. Nothing else was intended and certainly no offense was meant to the kind hearted souls in here who give so much.

God bless

Norma

I'd agree. Instead of looking at the surface of the water, they look at the bottom of the pool. Then they start thinking of all the wrong things that are not in alignment with their "dream" of diving in. That's what the void means to me. And it starts with changing the way we think about things.. success. Money.

Of course, if you don't have a dream to begin with (no goal) it's hard to stay focused, and take the actions that are required to manifest the greatness we want.

I think this book helps people understand that ALL the steps are important. Especially the steps that are scary, or the steps we pass over.

Grant

Norma,

I think it is quite sad that you have been made to validate your reasons for taking the time to share this link with us. I am not having a dig at anyone on this thread - I know that there are a lot of spammers on this forum that will try anything to get a sale and for that reason people are wary of links (and in most cases they are justified).

I totally agree that it is extremely rare to find someone willing to give something away for free. As you say there is usually a catch even if it is just an opt in.

For those of you who are interested, another example would be the War Room - there are some amazing people giving away great stuff in there - As Andy says a lot of warriors do this.

Sorry I am rambling now but I wanted to say thank you Norma and please never feel that you should apologise or justify helping out your fellow warriors. I am very grateful for you posting this as I am having one of those days where I was thinking an office job was becoming very attractive!!!

Best wishes

Rach

Well done, Jason. Its the plans coupled with the knowledge that will work for you. Keep us posted on your progress.

God bless

Norma

Thanks for sharing this, Norma. I'm on Brett's list, but missed it - probably because I'm on too many other lists as well. So I'm very glad you posted it.

I found it extremely helpful and very encouraging as I've felt a little discouraged recently.

thanks

Waller

That is so true. You can't get rich overnight in an enterprise where you know nothing about it. Its like going into a sporting arena and expecting to be captain of the team before you have even studied the rules or learned the game.

Many are also put off by associates or family who deride their efforts. Its all a part of toughening up and moving forward with a single goal in mind. Don't quite because you are pushed to the end of the line or someone kicks you in the backside. Just get on with it.

God bless

Norma

Norma,

"Get up today and do something right now to change your life if you are in a procrastinating situation."

I think this is a great example of the advice most new IM'ers here receive from ebooks, ect. Often times, they buy a thing, then are told "What" to do, but not how to go about doing it.

(I'm not telling you that you're wrong for making that statement because I think you've done a good job going into detail beforehand)

I'd like to hear your take on what that "something" is.

Grant

For some reason, when I try to open this pdf document, I get a message saying it's corrupted/broken ... can someone provide a good version of the pdf file for me ?? I open pdfs all day long, so I know it's not my Adobe Reader.

Hi Norma,

It's great that you're sharing your thoughts here to encourage people - thanks for that.

One thing I would say is that you cannot get someone elses results purely by trying to copy what they seem to be doing.

Most people would never be able to copy my results by watching what they can see of what I do.

The biggest reason I get results is because of WHY I'm doing things, and the relationships involved are more important to me than the money which comes from them - so someone looking to try and make money and just seeing the symptoms of what I do would have no clue about what's really making things work and could never reproduce things accurately.

It's easy when you take a superficial view of someones apparent business and say "they're offering a product in exchange for an email address and seem to only be using PPC to drive their traffic - I can copy that", but what you won't see is all of the work that went in to getting the product right, the PPC campaign right, the back-end process right, the launch and promotion right, and WHY they bothered in the first place, or what part of their strategy this is.

For most people making good money, there are several parts to their business and their revenue is from multiple sources and much of it is residual.

If you just saw one piece of the puzzle you could copy it until the cows come home and not get their results.

I have one membership site that nets $20k a month - almost all of the members come from offline marketing (and not what you would probably think). You could see that site and think you can beat it in the search engines, do a better PPC campaign and all the normal online stuff - but still fail at making any decent money because you're still not accessing the market where they are (offline), and you'd never know where or how I was getting the members from anything you could see online. It would all look like type-in traffic.

So, while I really believe in model the success of others and learning from those that have been down the road you're on, just watching people and trying to copy them has huge pitfalls.

Andy

You are welcome as are all who have appreciated Brett's contribution. I don't know if he is a warrior but think he might have been in the past.

If you like this report then get hold of Paul's free book. The link is at the top of the page. He is a true and great Warrior and gives a lot.

God bless

Norma

My sentiments exactly. If only more people would realize the value of sharing their knowledge for free. How many people now know of Brett and have possibly voluntarily signed up to his list and even his forum just to get more of the same.

It pays to share and when you give you receive.

God bless

Norma

Thank you so much for sharing, Norma.

Unfortunately I don't have much time for forums. It must be providence that I landed on your thread when I decided to treat myself to a read at the WF. I'm definitely going to get on Brett's list and see what he's up to.

I had already figured out some of what he said for myself; especially the part about very experienced IM'ers not being much help to newbies. Since I'm what you might call an "intermediate newbie," I hadn't completely wrapped my head around it. I came up with a name for it, though - "familiarity blindness."

I stopped paying attention to the "gurus" some time ago and started looking for those who are or recently have been fighting in the trenches so to speak. It helped me a lot.

Personally, I think some (but not all) of the "gurus" give it an honest try even though they often fail. Nobody can be good at everything. Being an effective teacher requires inborn talent and a few years of training.

Thank you Norma for sharing this eye opening report.

Newbies, when you are feeling discourage after months and months of vast information overload and nothing to show for it (monetarily), this report will help you organize your thoughts and set you back on the right track.


Joan

Chris, in my opinion to be solely focused on money is soul destroying. I am not anti-business but good business is about giving and taking.

To be able to give, to share and to appreciate the value of others is better business practices than seeing everyone as a walking prospect for your bank account. People feel what is in your brain and your heart and the warmth and care that many give in their business practices pays off a lot better than the cold bruising grab for cash that destroys the very customers one needs to survive.

That's the moral of this thread and the gift that has been given will return heaps to the giver.

God bless

Norma