Pardon our dust, we're adding another room!

We’re adding a 4th room to the Niche Affiliate Marketing System workshop to stay closer to the original intent of an intimate and personal learning [...]

How To Choose A Profitable Niche

Last August, I met a woman at NAMS2 who quietly sat in the back of the room and absorbed everything. I knew she was a sharp cookie just by the questions she asked and the people she hung out with.

Last week, Nicole Dean sent me a note to tell me that I should take a look at Susanne’s Affiliate Niche Packs – they fit right in with my Niche-Mall storefront. (I’m always on the lookout for high-quality products to drop into my mall – hint, hint.)

And she was right; these are excellent. I bought them all. But more than that, I realized Susanne Myers really understood how to find profitable niches. One of the things she includes in her niche pack is a marketing checklist that shows step-by-step how to start promoting in the niche.

So, I ask her to write a guest blog post giving you a lesson in finding your niche. So, I’ll turn it over to [...]

Marketing lessons from the tractor - part 2

When we last heard from farmer David – that was me last weekend – I talked about how important it is to find people who already know the tips and tricks that help you move through problems quickly.

What is that great quote? I think it’s something like this: The smart man learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from other peoples’ mistakes.

I don’t know about you, but I’ve made plenty. And finally, I’m ready to make fewer.

The problem I was trying to solve was how to use the big Kubota tractor – my dream machine – with a Box blade and a front end bucket to smooth my washboard driveway.

And with my friend’s advice (let’s call him my driveway mentor), I had the answer to smoothing my drive – drive backwards and drag the front end bucket to scrape the driveway smooth. And it was working very well [...]

Brainstorming with Jeff Herring, Maritza Parra and PF Chang...

Just a couple of days ago, I had an awesome brainstorming session with Jeff Herring and Maritza Parra.

And I was carrying my handy-dandy Kodak Zi8 video camera with an external microphone so I could tape a 30-minute session about. I was great. And I thought you’d like to get a peak inside the inner workings of an intense brainstorming session, so I’ve got the video [...]

And the winner of the sales competition is...

It was a live 60-minute panel discussion with Kevin Riley, Willie Crawford, Jeff Herring, Maritza Parra and Joey Smith revealing their secret – and best – tips for driving traffic using social marketing.

We took the mp3, created the sales page in 90 minutes using tools and techniques that we taught studnets, added some great bonuses and started a 24-hour sales contest. Seven people made first-time sales including Rafael Sanchez who killed the competition with 26 sales. See his video [...]

Why do I have to sign an NDA and release?

Newcomers who walk into the Niche Affiliate Marketing System workshop are often surprised that they must sign a Non-Disclosure form (NDA) that includes a release to use your picture, testimonial and audio comments.

The release part of the document isn’t the part that scares people. It’s the non-disclosure paragraph that gives people pause.

“I also agree that I may be hearing proprietary information during the conference, and I agree to not plagiarize the work of others, or share this information with competing parties. However, the concepts and strategies I learn may be assimilated, emulated and modeled from others into my own project, but I will not steal or disclose proprietary information to others, it just wouldn’t be [...]

What’s your big goal?

I want to get serious! Real serious. We’ll start with one very important question…

Why in on Earth are you doing this?

What’s the point?

If you just want to make money, go get a job. If you’ve got a job, focus on doing a better job. We love people who do a good job. If it weren’t for those who do their job well, the big ol’ machine we call The Economy would come to a screeching halt.

But why are YOU so focused on building an independent business that may be risky, hard, and even require some investment? It may even require you to fail a little bit. Success is not guaranteed.

Everyone eventually fails. But how you look at it determines your success. (Topic for another day.)

You better have a Big Reason Why (BRW)you’re jumping into this world. Here’s mine above – one of mine. You’ll meet the other when you register at NAMS3 on Friday a.m. She runs the registration desk for me and much, much [...]

Discover the power of outsourcing

I spent three years trying to do everything myself. When I truly embraced the outsourcing concept – leveraging other peoples time and expertise – to accomplish more in less time, my business took off. That’s why I say outsourcing is one of the first things you must [...]

NAMS3 attendees – tell me more about you!

So, this is a very short post inviting you to go to the Experience Survey here to submit your experience level. If this is your third NAMS, you know the drill. You’ve done this before.

And you remember how important this is. We use this information to put you in the right experience track. [...]

Promote the NAMS workshop before Jan 12th!

A lot of people have asked how they can promote the Niche Affiliate Marketing System workshop.

Believe me, it’s getting a ton of attention! The price is incredibly reasonable and the goal is awesome.

Everyone – 100% of the attendees – will make money before the weekend is through. If you haven’t seen what’s included in the [...]