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

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 Alexander Bain, invented the fax machine (25 years before Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone).  But because there was no “fax network,” it would take another 140 years (1980s) for the fax machine to have significant relevance as a communications or “connecting” tool.

The same is true for you whenever you meet people offline or visit websites online.

Robert Metcalfe said that “the value of a network is proportional to the square of the number of users of the system.” Okay, so what does that mean?

He was relating to the Ethernet, which he invented.  In more of a layperson’s terms: The more links or “connections” a network has, the better and more powerful the network becomes.  

Makes sense, right?

When you put up a website or blog on the Internet, the more incoming links you have (WHO KNOWS YOU), the more Google loves you.  The more “connected” you are to other sites (WHO YOU KNOW) the more relevant you are on the Net.

But it’s not just links or “connections” that matter most.  What matters most is the type of links or “connections” you have.

Think about it:  If former President Clinton’s assistant at the Clinton Foundation knows me (which he does) and then calls me to discuss a fundraiser (which he did), that’s a good connection for me.  Right?

But if Bill Clinton calls me to discuss the same fundraiser, that’s a great connection!  Wouldn’t you agree?

Combining “Quantity” with “Quality”

Famous American computer scientist, David Reed said that Robert Metcalfe was only half right. 

Reed’s Law suggests that Metcalfe’s Law understates the value of adding connections because not only are these connections powerful in and of themselves, but the sub-connections within each connection are just as powerful.

So what’s my point with this discussion on “connecting?”

My point is simply this: If you spend time trying to “connect” with other people, other website owners, bloggers or entrepreneurs, make sure they’re the type of “connections” that will serve you.  As you probably realize by now, not all connections are created equal.

As for me, I’ve often discovered that the quality of my life is the quality of my “connections.”  I spend over 80% of my time with less than five best-friends … and one of them is my wife, Aimee :-) 

So on a professional level, the next time you’re at a seminar, a gathering or event, I encourage you to intentionally seek out only those who can provide mutual benefits.  Think “quantity” … but be clear-minded about “quality” too.

Your success as an Entrepreneurial CEO is significantly determined by the quantity of quality people who you know AND who know you.

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.

“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”)
 

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Most entrepreneurial CEOs give little thought to how much a “workspace” can determine their personal productivity. But once you decide to construct a work environment that mentally “anchors” you in a positive way, you will start getting more done, faster, better and with less human effort.

Resource: www.AlexWorkSpace.com

Glossary: The “mental anchoring” of your workspace can have a powerful impact on your personal productivity by conditioning you to more supportive emotional states with visual triggers (like Pavlov did with auditory triggers linking food with the sound of a bell).

Most entrepreneurs ignore the theatrical plot devices that film makers utilize to suspend their audience’s attention.
 
Entrepreneurs can create more suspense and intrigue (and less boredom) with their customers utilizing “The MacGuffin.”

Resource: www.MacGuffinExplained.com

Glossary: “The MacGuffin” is the key driving force and the central object every character is concerned with in an action-thriller plot.

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