How To Explode Your Income

The first step to explode your income is to quit your job. Stop and think about it. Is your current job situation going to get you from where you are to where you want to be? Is your income going to be any better next month? next year? Probably,not. In fact, things will probably be worse. National and global job security is diminishing. People with experience are being laid off or bought out for others to be paid less to do more work. Benefits are being taken away from most everyone. It doesn't matter whether you have a government job or one in the public sector. Everyone's income seems to be less while the cost of living is increasing. You need to explode your income. So do your children and friends.

Many people have taken the approach of an advanced education to provide greater income. While this may have been a valid way to make a better income and future in the past, it no longer holds true. Countless college graduates find themselves in debt to the tune of $100,000 or more. They are working in restaurants or other service oriented jobs. College graduates find themselves working side by side with high school graduates. So, the same principle applies to all of them. You trade your hours for dollars. You rent yourself out for a price. This is the definition of a job. There is a better way.

A home business is the answer to your problems. Noone can hold you back from success in a home business, but you. You are not in competition with anyone or at the mercy of someone else's subjective attitude towards you. There is no limit to the income you can make. And, you can explode a daily income, your weekly income, your monthly income, and yearly income if you have the correct attitude, work ethic, and business to promote.

The people who succeed in a home business all have one thing in common. They have predetermined to succeed no matter what. You must decide, ahead of time, that no matter what, you are not going to quit. You have decide you are going to go all out with your effort. Your mindset should be, "I'm going to win,I'm going to make a huge income, succeed, or I will die trying." And "try" is not part of your vocabulary. You do not allow any negativity. No negative language or thoughts. You go in to this knowing that you will fall, have obstacles, get knocked down, and make mistakes. But, just like a boxer, you have already determined to get up when you get knocked down and fight some more. Every successful person in any home business has suffered numerous defeats and had to overcome many obstacles. But, they simply know this ..... they will never stop fighting. And they will win. It is this kind of attitude that fuels the ability to explode income. You give it your all. You do everything within your power, all the effort and energy you have, take every step you can toward your success, every day. And you do it until you achieve your goals and dreams. Your income will reflect this determination and mindset.

Another crucial factor to explode your income is to approach this as a business. You cannot think of your business as a hobby. You do not want to approach your business with the idea of seeing if you can make some money. Take a professional approach. Lay everything you have on the table and go after it. Take massive action to get massive results. If you want a massive income, give it a massive effort. Learn the skills of the trade. Anything worthwhile takes time.

It's strange. When someone starts a traditional business, they hope to break even in a few years. And the goal is to pay back the initial investment in the first five years. Somehow, people think different about a home business. People get started without any skills, often do not want to invest in training, and  expect to make their money back in their first month in business. They expect to make a profit in the second month and be rich in the third month. This is ridiculous. I understand why people come to this expectation. They see someone come in and they immediately have large incomes. But this is like looking at an iceburg. Two percent of an iceburg is visible. The other 98% is out of sight. It is the same with a home business. People who come in and make huge incomes are most often those who have been making mistakes, learning the skills of the trade, and being knocked down and getting back up for some time.

A home business is a better way to go to make income. But we are not dealing with magic beans or fairy dust. You can not expect "the laws of business" to not apply. It is possible to "get rich quick" with your own business. It is possible to build a large income. This is what people want. I am happy to say that I have seen this happen many, many times. The way to do this is to make a firm decision of commitment, give it all you've got, (we call it "getting all in") and know it is alright to make mistakes. The money is in the mistakes. A no quit attitude is the key to an explosive income.

How do you explode your income? Take personal responsibility for your situation. Commit yourself, all of yourself and resources to make the needed changes in your life. Realize the amount of income you have is up to you. Get out of that dead end job as soon as possible. Start the right home business. ( I will explain how to do this in my next blog and video) Go after your new business with the mindset that this is a matter of life or death, because it is. Everything in life is either growing or dying. Whenever you stop growing, you start dying. It is this way throughout nature. Decide today to start growing your income.

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How To Find The RIGHT Home Business (Important Distinctions)

How do you find the right home business to join? Many of us have used the trial and error method. I am writing this article to save your valued time and money. The understanding I'm sharing with you here cost me approximately $70,000. I will give this to you for free. I am happy to say I have found the right home business for me. This information should serve you to find the right home business for you.

The first thing to consider when considering joining a home business is leadership. Many home businesses have closed their doors due to poor leadership. What is the purpose of the company? Was the company formed to help others and produce success in any new member? Or maybe, the company was founded to make the founding members rich. I endorse the lead by example approach. If the founders of the company simply do what they are asking you to do, and that is how they make their money, then this is a great company to be associated with. I have found leadership that does this. Leadership that is transparent is important too. A leader that is open and honest with their intentions, their past, their failures, and their goals and dreams. You can follow this kind of leader and company. In short, you are following the leadership as much or more than the product(s) of a company. In the same way that people buy you before they buy products from you, you buy in to the vision of a company and the leadership more than the products themselves. People want to be part of something special. The right home business should be perceived as having the leadership, vision, and vehicle to get you to accomplish the fulfillment of your dreams.

The next thing to look at in a home business is community. If you get started with a home business, you need interaction with others who are active in the business. You do not want a situation where you buy in to a home business and then you feel the unspoken words, " Good Luck to you". The more you are around and interact with successful people, the more it will rub off on you. The community will provide a positive environment for your growth. Weekly calls to keep you informed of innovations and developments in the company are great. Training webinars to advance your knowledge and skills in the industry are very valuable. Company events to recharge your batteries and to develop personal relationships with others and leaders are significant factors in your success. The community of a home business that possesses all these interactions is a great company to align yourself with.

The next thing to look at in a home business is the compensation plan. You want to make as much money as possible for your efforts. This is why I endorse 100% commissions. If you make a sale, you make your money back. There was not a home business, I'm aware of, that had 100% commissions until October 31,2011. Since that time, several companies have emerged to try to copy the original 100% commissions company. Unfortunately, those companies seem to lack the vision, heart, leadership, and community of the original. The compensation plan of a home business reveals many things. It reveals the intentions of the founders by where the money goes. It shows what is important to the company, you or your money. Any compensation package that is going to build your future should also have residual income. A home business with residual income allows you to continue to get paid on your previous efforts. The compensation package of a home business should have both 100% commissions and residual income.

Now, let's look at what you do not want in a home business.

1. You do not want to live your life on the phone. Spending countless hours on a phone selling people on a product or home business opportunity is not freedom. Doing "3 way calls" will eat up your time and burn you out with little return.
2. You do not want to have fill your garage and/or cellar with products. These products have a very limited return on your investment. It takes a huge amount of effort, time, and space to make any kind of real profit. The profit margin is small.
3. You do not want a high tier home business opportunity. This greatly limits the prospects to potentially become involved with the company. In contrast, if you have a low tier home business, anyone has the ability to get started and build a business. This greatly increases the percentage of people who may join the company. Remember, the home business arena is a numbers game.
4. You do not want to do home parties. Making cookies and having a small group over to your house will have a very limited return for your time. Again, it is a numbers game. It is better to have thousands of people looking at your website than ten people in your living room.

Another tip to look for in a home business is to identify what people want. What are people looking for? Well, this is a time of increased knowledge and technology. People are using that technology to search the internet for answers. People will do a Google search to find out how to do something or to acquire information on a topic. A company providing information on how to utilize the internet to market and make money online, for example, has a product most people are seeking. So, information products, educational products are the way to go. The markup and consequent return on your investment is 100 percent.

Those are the do's and don'ts in looking for a home business. Look for reliable leadership, great community interaction, 100% commissions, and information products in a home business. Stay away from high tier opportunities, home parties, inventories of products in your home, and spending your life on a phone.

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Fear: The Devil in Disguise

If there is a devil, it is not the red fellow with horns and a tail we met in childhood, it is not the most beautiful of angles gone bad we met later in life at church, it is fear. The Christian Holy book says the devil comes to kill, steal and destroy. Fear does all of those things. Trouble is, your fear can't harm me at all. What kills my

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The Benefits Of A Home Business

The benefits of a home business are many. I mean, who wouldn't want to get rid of their alarm clock? And not have to commute to work? The benefits of a home business allow people to do away with these things. You do not have to get dressed up in a manner mandated by others. You do not have to associate with people who you would never want to speak with. You do not have to go to break, start and end your day at a certain time. You do not need permission to have a particular day or time off from work. You can decide your best course of action every day. People can see the benefits.

There are two main benefits that motivate every person who considers starting a home business. Any time you speak with somebody who is looking in to a home business, they identify the same two benefits. They do not want to work for someone else. And they want to do what they want, when they want, with the people they love in their life.

 One of the top two benefits of a home business is not having to go to a job. This is usually the first reason people give to start a home business. They do not enjoy being controlled. They want to get out from beneath someone else's thumb. They believe they are worth more than they are being paid. And their job is not getting them to where they want to go in life. Their job has become an integral part of their life. It is not the life they want. But their circumstances dictate the need to go back again tomorrow and the next day. It is as if someone has put a shotgun to their head and they have no choice.

Other important benefits of a home business is people want to do the things they want to do. One of the benefits of a home business is to be able to do what you want, when you want, with the people in your life that you love. People always voice this desire. Many want to travel. Some want to just relax or pursue a hobby. But most want to have the time to share their life with their loved ones and spend time enjoying activities with them.

Everyone would love to be in charge of their own life. People are enslaved. Enslaved to a way of life that does not bring happiness and fulfillment.  And, as time marches on, we come to the realization that the current plan to achieve our dreams, goals, and aspirations is not working. If you keep doing what you are doing, these hopes and dreams will never be. This is why people decide to begin a home business. The benefits of a home business produce the ability to have the freedoms of choice and time in our lives.


Is this your plan? How is it working for you?

The benefits of a home business far outweigh the costs, time, and work needed to become successful. Just keep your eyes on the benefits and work as if your life depends on it, because it does. The ability to live life on your terms and reap the benefits of your work depend largely on your commitment and perseverance to build your business. It is hard work. But it is worth it.

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The Secret To Great Results

Everyone wants to know the secret to getting results in a home business. As soon as you join a home business opportunity, you see and hear about the success stories. And then you ask yourself," What is their secret?" Some of us take initiative and ask what the secret is. We are told there is not one. We are told to be persistent, learn the skills of the trade, apply the training we are given, and take massive action to get massive results.These are real factors of success in a home business. But what if there really is a secret to getting great results in your business?

Let me start by telling you a personal story. In first grade I had a music teacher that told my parents that it was an impossibility for me to ever learn to play clarinet. I continued to teach myself for the rest of my life. The result of my persistence was I ended up representing the United States competing internationally throughout Europe. I even received a standing ovation from 14,000 people in an international stage band competition after a sax solo. I'm telling you this to point out that telling your story has great results. Story tellers make great marketers.

The secret to great results in your home business is simply to tell your story. The people getting the best results are the ones who are always telling their story. They tell and show people about the results they have had and it causes even better results. In other words, they use a result to create another result by telling the story of the first result. This is a fantastic approach to marketing. Talking about your results replaces the grinding out success.

I have a friend, a self-made millionaire in the industry, who I have watched use this secret extensively. He started in our company making Facebook posts. On one day he would say, " I didn't expect this, but I made $75 today just from making a couple posts and placing an ad." Then the next day I would see him posting more social proof with a screenshot or a video. He would point out how his income keeps climbing and now today he made $200. He was continually telling his story, going from one victory to another. The secret of telling his story was always producing greater results. He continues to tell his story to this day.

You can use this secret even if you are new to the business. You simply use someone else's story until you have one of your own. I did this myself. I used friend's stories until I had one of my own. And I still use their stories, from time to time. The secret to success is talking about the success you have already had.

Now, I have to caution you about one thing. Never share your struggles while you are in them. Keep them a secret. You can share your struggles after you have your way through them. Then they become part of your story. The secret to getting results is talking about your victories, where you have come from, and where your achievements have brought you. The secret to success is telling your story of success. Only after your hardships, mistakes, and failures are a thing of the past, do you share them as part of your story. Until then, keep them a secret.

This is an example of part of my story. I told people how I made my first $25 online on Christmas in 2011. Then, I shared how I had my first $3,000 day on Christmas of 2012. When I shared this part of my story, I attached a screenshot of my success. I have done this repeatedly as I have more and more successes. I can directly attribute the secret to many of my results to sharing the results I have already had.

The secret to great results in your business is to tell your story. You can use the results you get to create more results. Become a story teller in your business. E-mails that tell stories produce far greater results. People relate to them and tell themselves that they can do it too. Yes, there is a secret to marketing. The secret is to always be telling your story.

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Life Is Good

Life is good. Life is good when you do not have to set the alarm clock anymore. Life is good when you do not have contend with a commute. And life is good when you do not have to go to a job. It was not long ago when I was going to work 6 days a week, working overtime every night, and was working a job that had a stress level that was rising daily.There was more and more work to be done and more time mandates in my job every day. I came to the point where I knew I could not go on. I decided to take $25 and start a home business. I'm glad I did. Since then, I have retired both my wife and myself in just 16 months. And I could have done it quicker. I created my future with $25. I can be the bridge to take you from where you are to where you want to be because I have been where you are and I have found the way out.

I'm just a regular guy that had no experience with internet marketing. I had no list. And I had no budget to buy ads to get our business going. I have definitely been where you are. I wanted to change my life. I realized I had a life I wanted to live. But it was not the one I was living. Money had always been a problem place in our life. There was never enough. There were no vacations, fun trips, or special gifts in our life. We always had to be frugal and careful with the money we had. There had to be a better way.

My wife and I have had a dream for many years to become free from the rat race of going to our jobs. We have wanted to live a life of freedom, a life of choice. We knew we needed to make changes in our lives for this to happen. So, we began to pursue the home business industry. We became involved with many home businesses over the years. The results were never what we wanted. But we kept taking action on our dreams. And finally we came across a company that was really formed for regular people, like you and me, to succeed and live our dreams. For the first time in our home business career we have been making real money. The kind of money that has allowed us to quit our jobs, begin to live the life of our dreams, and build a business that will fund all our dreams and desires.

Life is good because we found Empower Network. Empower Network provides training and tools for the experienced marketer or the common man newbie marketer to develop an online business or to grow their current endeavors. Most people have found the Empower Network so lucrative that they either put their primary business on the back burner or abandon it completely. It has fantastic leadership and a community of people who have joins arms to help each other succeed. It is the place where I have finally found the ability to make the kind of money to break free from the herd. I don't have to line up with other people's expectations and requirements.

I'm just a regular guy who has found the way to freedom in my life. I've worked all my life in various jobs. I worked long and hard. I am an individual who has had several diversified career employments in my life. I have been a professional musician and played with the elite 33rd Army Band which represents the United States for presidential, dignitary, and competitive functions overseas. I play saxophone, clarinet, and flute. I have been a full time police officer receiving letters of commendation and setting physical fitness records at the police academy of a 4:15 mile run and 2,222 consecutive situps. I also had a master rating with a firearm. I have been a regional vice president of a financial services company overseeing, training, and hiring agents to sell stocks and insurance products. And I have been a postmaster in the Postal Service. Now, my wife and I have established a business which can be duplicated by others and create the opportunity for myself to retire early, travel, and teach others how to acquire their dreams. I know the way out. I can show it to you.

We now have begun to live a life of going to ballgames, seeing the sights with our RV, and being able to be around for all the family events, birthdays, and holidays. It's great to take a vacation whenever you want to. This is why you want to start a home business. Your life will become your life. It will be like being a kid in the summer time. What do I want to do today, and tomorrow, and next week. A life of freedom is what you were born to live. Buy yourself one of those tee shirts to remind yourself. And then take action on your dreams. I want to show people the way I found to make money and become free.

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How To Use YouTube To Get Leads

YouTube is a great way to get traffic to your blogs or websites. It has 800 million visitors to its site every month. YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world. And it is ranked #3 in the world by Alexa. Every marketer should be utilizing YouTube. This article is designed to teach how to optimize the use of YouTube. It will teach you how to use YouTube to get leads.

 

 Three PayPal employees, Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim, are the founders of YouTube. According to Karim, the creation of YouTube was the result of the Super Bowl incident of 2005. This is when Janet Jackson's breasts were exposed on national television. Hurley and Chen claim the idea came from making a video version of an online dating service. In either case, the idea of YouTube was given birth in the early months of 2005. A beta test of YouTube was done in April 2005 with the first video posted on the site. It was named "Me At The Zoo". It was taken at the San Diego Zoo. The official launch of YouTube was in November 2005. And on November 13, 2006 Google Inc. purchased YouTube for 1.65 billion dollars. Since that time businesses have found video marketing to be a leading method of marketing their products and services. Consequently, YouTube has become a valuable tool to promote and gain greater visibility. Now, on to how to use YouTube to get leads.

Step 1 – Keyword Research

The single most important element to using YouTube to get leads is your keywords. It is well worth your time to research which keywords would be the most productive ones to use. You can create a fantastic video with awesome content. But if your video never gets seen, you have worked in vain. So, you need to research words and phrases related to the topic of your video. Google Adwords is a great software program for this. Simply put in your keyword or keyword phrase and look and see the level of competition for the prospective keywords you are considering using. You will also see the average number of global and local searches for your keyword or phrase. This will greatly help you identify which keyword will be the most productive to use. It is wise to target keywords which have low competition but yet have a high search number globally and locally. Some examples of these in the marketing niche would be review, global, and income. Your goal is to be found on the first page of a search engine search. So, that when someone does a search on your topic, they see a link to your YouTube video.

Step 2 – Your Title

The title to your YouTube video is very important. You want people to see your video when they do a search on your topic. You need your title to be keyword rich. The keyword research you have done on your topic should be applied to the selection of your title. Once again, your goal is to be found on the first page of a search engine search. So, that when someone does a search on your topic, they see a link to your video. Your title should draw interest, or curiousity, or cause objection to the reader. Whatever the reason, a main purpose of the title is to cause people to view your video. The purpose of a title is to get noticed by both search engines and viewers of your videos.

Step 3 – Your Description

The description of your YouTube video is a very important element of your video. The description should be comprehensive. Your description has much bearing on a search rating of your video.(Unfortunately, many people put little to no description to their videos. This produces a limited visibility.) The first thing you should put in your description is a link. It will automatically become a clickable link once you save your description. This link can go to another video, a blog site, or another web address. This is your chance to create a viral result from your video. You want to write an accurate description that once again is keyword rich. If you are placing your video in a blog, it is wise to use content from your blog in your description, as long as it is congruent to the content in your video.When a search engine sees valuable content in your description, the rating of a video climbs. Never put tags in your description, there is a section for that. The use of tags in your description will lower the rating of your video.

Step 4 – Utilize Tags

There is a section to fill out when you publish your video in YouTube called tags. This is a section you should take full advantage of. This section should list all the pertinent keywords applicable to your video. You should list them in order of importance. The keywords which are the most specific to your video and niche should be listed first. After that you should list secondary and more general tags. The YouTube site program will automatically generate suggestions for these secondary tags. It is important to not list tags that have nothing to do with your video content. This will lower the rating you receive from search engines. Remember, keywords are key. The top 2% of your keywords produce 80% of your profits.

Step 5 – Engage with your audience

As with all social media sites, it is important to interact with your audience. This can be done by asking for opinions, ideas, and feedback. The goal of this interaction is create a relationship with your viewers. Your YouTube channel makes this easy for you with a  comment section already functioning beneath your video. Encourage people to use this section. Simply ask for comments and feedback when you are coming to the conclusion of your video.

Step 6 – Do competitions

You can create a video contest or competition. This can draw large numbers to your YouTube channel. Here is an example of an applicant to such a competition:

YouTube Competition - Help Harry and Charlie win if you can

This video had over 205,000 views. If they can do it, you can.

Step 7 – Joint Ventures

Joint ventures is way of using someone else's sphere of influence or list to gain more visibility for your video. Find someone who you can interview or vice versa. You can then post the video of the interview on eachother's channels. This is a partnership that can benefit both parties.

Step 8 - Annotations

Annotations can be made to pop up on your video. They can be a picture, logo, or text. This will ad to the rating of your video. Make sure you do not place them at the very top or bottom of your video. This is because they can become obscured by other things like volume controls, ads, titles, etc. Also make sure the placement of annotations does not distract from the content of the video.

I'm sure you have found some information which you can apply to your YouTube videos. One last tip is to scroll to the bottom of the page of your YouTube channel and click on "Creators and Partners". This will bring up a page where you can select a box entitled, Creator Playbook. The Creator Playbook will give you extensive training on how to set up your YouTube channel and optimize your use of YouTube.

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