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The “Countdown Timer”

By Alex Mandossian

stopwatch One of the best ways I know to boost my productivity on workdays is to utilize a countdown timer during prime time hours.

I define Prime Time as my personal productivity time without any interruptions. It’s that sacred time of my workday that gives me the freedom to focus on the critical activities that only I can do.

A prime time segment for me is 50 minutes in duration. I turn off my phone, shut down my email and lock my office door to prevent all disruptions.

I set my countdown timer to 50 minutes and then I get busy.

Here are some of the activities I recommend you focus on if you decide to set aside prime time hours for yourself:

Strategic planning
Contract evaluation
Email/web copywriting
Critical thinking
Mind mapping
Curriculum design
Audio/Video production

Putting aside 50 uninterrupted [Read more…]

Create More Traffic with Articles

By Jeff Herring

ezinearticles.com, article marketing

Article Marketing is the best free way to drive traffic to your web sites and blogs. And when you use the five steps below, you will know what topics to write more about to drive even more traffic.

Step 1: Log into your EzineArticles.com account

In your EzineArticles account you can use the feedback on your articles to let you know what your readers want more of. Once you know this you can write more articles on those topics to drive more traffic.

Step 2: Click on “Author Tools”

It’s in between Profile Manager and Author Resources. Click on “Author Tools”. You’re going to get a drop-down menu.

Step 3: Click on “View My Article Reports”

When you click on “View My Article Reports”, you can see the Article ID, Article Title, Views, URL Clicks, EzinePublisher, Comments, Votes, Rating, and Publication Date. What you want to pay attention to – the things that turn into money – are the Views and the URL Clicks.

Step 4: “Read the street”

“Read the street” means [Read more…]

“No Matter What!”

By Alex Mandossian

Lisa Nichols

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Lisa Nichols is the best-selling author and motivation speaker who has taught millions how to rediscover their dreams by taking on the “No Matter What” mindset.

During this 55-minute Virtual Book Tour, Lisa talks about her appearances on Oprah and the 9 Steps she has learned to overcome ANY obstacle and living a life you love.

If you’re willing to accept your imperfections and discover how to fill your important place in the world, Lisa invites you to become one of her “No Matter What” ambassadors.

Click here to add this book to your library.

“Conversation With The Heart”

By Alex Mandossian

Lise Janelle

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Dr. Lise Janelle is an author and speaker and teaches her clients how to find the path of least resistance to freedom by having a “Conversation with the Heart.”

During this 55-minute Virtual Book Tour, Lise reveals why a conversation with your hearts is the single most important step for an inspiring fulfilling life.

She also shows you why anything you do not love you will either become or create. In less than one hour, you’ll discover the 3 steps to heal the connection with your own heart and the hearts of others.

Click here to add this book to your library.

Here’s Why Beauty Is More Than Skin Deep

By Alex Mandossian

If you’ve got 7 uninterrupted minutes to spare, it’ll be worth your time to invite your family or friends to huddle around this YouTube video. It already has a remarkable 48+ million viewings and over 205,000 five-star ratings!

Grab your mouse and click on the video below so you too can experience why even the unsparingly blunt Simon Cowell gave Boyle two thumbs-up.

Susan Boyle left her audience dazed and stunned with her incredible performance on Britain’s Got Talent. After her 300 seconds on stage she has become a worldwide phenomenon.

The next time you second-guess yourself or have a sliver of self-doubt before any Teleseminar or stage presentation, come back and watch this 7-minute video to summon the confidence to deliver the performance of your life!

Why Multitasking Destroys Your Productivity

By Alex Mandossian

multi-tasking Most entrepreneurs I know are proud of their “multitasking” ability.

According to Wikipedia, “Human multitasking is the performance by an individual of appearing to handle more than one task at the same time.” The keyword that multitasking a myth is: “appearing.”

The term originated with computer multitasking – a CPU solves problems by scheduling tasks and switching from task to task until each task gets its turn.

The activity of switching back-and-forth may be a computer-friendly activity, but it’s anything but human-friendly when it comes to an entrepreneur’s personal productivity in the office or home!

Dave Crenshaw wrote my favorite book on the topic and I recommend it to any entrepreneur who still thinks and feels that multitasking is cool.

On page 29 in The Myth of Multitasking, Dave writes: [Read more…]

Email “FROM” Lines vs. “SUBJECT” Lines

By Alex Mandossian

email-box I’ve surveyed thousands of my students about my findings in this post, so please read it carefully.

Here’s the heart of the matter: Whenever you send an email message to your list, to your friends or colleagues, they privately ask themselves these 2 critical questions before taking further action:

1) WHO is this email from?

2) WHAT is this email about?

Test this premise with yourself. The next time you’re about to open-up and read email messages from your Inbox, what question(s) do you privately ask yourself before grabbing your mouse, clicking and reading them?

If you’re like most people I’ve surveyed, the answers are: WHO? and WHAT?

The WHO Question: Answering the WHO? question is easy because it involves the FROM LINE of your email messages. I recommend that your FROM LINE never changes. Here’s what mine looks like:

~ Alex Mandossian ~

Specifically, I put a tilda (“~”), then a space, then my first name, then a another space then my last name, then another space, then a second tilda.

That’s it.

I never change my [Read more…]

Rediscover the Adwords Learning Center

By Alex Mandossian

It’s no secret that Google Adwords can become a fast, easy and predictable way to attract targeted website traffic.

Like most marketing strategies, setting up an Adwords account is simple, but not so easy to master. That’s why I recommend you visit Google’s Learning Center.

In my experience, it is hands-down the single most cost-effective way to learn Adwords marketing strategies.

Click here to visit the Learning Center and you’ll find these 9 Modules:

1. Introduction to AdWords
2. Getting Started with AdWords
3. Targeting
4. Costs and Billing
5. Tracking Ad Performance
6. Optimizing Ad Performance
7. The AdWords Toolbox
8. Google Analytics
9. Managing Client Accounts

You can count on [Read more…]

Got “Affiliate Signup” Access On Your Blog?

By Alex Mandossian

alex-point-up1 Do you see Affiliate Signup button (the one I’m pointing at) on the upper left side of this blog?

I published that button a week ago (as an experiment) to test if I’d get a “passive” spike in attracting new Affiliate Partners and so far, I’ve doubled my daily Affiliate sign-up rate.

Even if this “doubling” effect doesn’t continue, “shame on me” for not adding that button to my blog sooner!

How about you? Do you have an affiliate program? Do you have a blog?

If you answered “YES” to both questions, then I encourage you to ask yourself this question before you put your Affiliate sign-up button on your blog:

“Do I want my Affiliate Program to be ‘closed’ or ‘open’?”

A “closed” program is typically only available to Affiliates who have also purchased one of your offers. An “open” program is available to anyone who is in good standing with you and wants to promote your offers.

For the first 8 years of my online marketing experience, I had a “closed” affiliate program. But it is now “open” as a result of wanting to build-out the AskAlexToday “outer circle” calls held on the first Thursday of each month.

Turning Pro: The difference between an “amateur” and a “professional” is $1. The moment you make your first dollar, you’ve turned “pro” from my point of view.

Since my goal to get you to “turn Pro” as fast as possible, I’ll [Read more…]

How Your “Actionizer” Can Change Behavior

By Alex Mandossian

If you’ve heard me speak on stage or on a Teleseminar, then you’re already familiar with my favorite “monetization” mantra: “Marketing changes minds. Promotion changes behavior.”

Read those six words again and again because they’re indelibly etched in your mind, you’ll dramatically improve the results of your presentations.

The key element to “monetizing” your marketing an “Actionizer.” A high value, dramatic action device that inspires, motivates and influences your audience to take physical action.

The $100 poker chip (above) was the “Actionizer” I tested at my Teleseminar Secrets Reunion on March 7th, 2009.

It changed behavior to get people to say “Yes” to the DoublingIncomeSecrets 5-Module Bookinar Series in less than 59 seconds. If you were there see if you can spot yourself. Click the video to see it now.:

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Key Point: Before you design any presentation curriculum, it’s important that you write down these 3 verbs:

Think (“mind”) <—— Feel (“heart”) <—— Do (“body”)

Then ask yourself these 3 critical questions: [Read more…]

The “Countdown Timer”

Create More Traffic with Articles

“No Matter What!”

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“Conversation With The Heart”

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Here’s Why Beauty Is More Than Skin Deep

Why Multitasking Destroys Your Productivity

Email “FROM” Lines vs. “SUBJECT” Lines

Got “Affiliate Signup” Access On Your Blog?

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