The “Donkey In The Farmer’s Well” Parable

donkey-in-well.jpgOkay, so maybe this isn’t an Aesop Fable, but I do hope you enjoy the message because it applies to Entrepreneurial CEOs under any economic conditions – upswings or downswings.

Visit www.TheDonkeyStory.com and feel free to pass it on to your friends, colleagues or even loved-ones.

The Morale: “Shake it off and take a step up…” :-)

Who Knows You? (The Power of “Connecting”)

19145686.jpgWhen you want to tap into the power of “connecting” with your friends or business colleagues, remember it’s not who you know … it’s WHO KNOWS YOU that counts most.

Consider the implications of ”Metcalfe’s Law“. I won’t go into the formula (you can read about it at Wikipedia), but I will tell you it all started with telephone networks. Then it went into fax networks. Then to operating systems. And then the Internet.

Today, all the hype is about ”social networking” sites, right?

Side Note: In 1843, a Scottish mechanic named [Read more...]

The Leveraging Power of VBTs

Happy For No Reason Book CoverIf you’re an author or infopreneur who wants to sell more books (or info products) without having to travel to bookstores or speak at seminars, then the “Virtual Book Tour” is your passport to wealth.

Many best-selling authors still travel from bookstore to bookstore during the promotional launch of their new books.

Yet they these same info marketers can capture more publicity and broaden promotional reach through the repurposing power VBTs.

Check out the resource below to get private access to a national best-selling author who decided that a Virtual Book Tour was a faster, easier and better way to promote her book.

Resource: www.HappyForNoReasonNow.com

Glossary: A “Virtual Book Tour” is a live or pre-recorded teleseminar during which authors explain their books once, instead of traveling to dozens book stores.

Anatomy of a Winning JV Financial Deal

tiedhands_110If you’re an information marketer who seeks winning JV deals … then I want you to consider any JV partner’s point of view before your own.

“Joint Venture” partners in the Internet marketing or info publishing niches typically don’t consider the ordinary expenses required to fuel a business.

That’s why so many JV deals in these two niches are structured poorly.  But when you responsibly structure a solid JV deal, your partnerships will last longer and you’ll make a lot more money!

Resource: www.AlexMandossianToday.com/JVsplit <– PDF Summary

Glossary: “JV” stands for “Joint Venture,” which is an entity formed between two or more parties to undertake business together. The parties “fund” the project and share the revenues/expenses.

(See Wikipedia definition for “Joint Venture” vs. “Strategic Alliance”)
 

Private Access to Podcast Secrets Preview Call

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My colleague Paul Colligan has also created a superb 10-page Action Guide you can download instantly (PDF printout) as soon as your $20 registration is confirmed.

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