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The Power of a Master Mind Group

July 22nd, 2010 Del Lewis

Napoleon Hill, author of Think and Grow Rich, first defined the mastermind as a “coordination of knowledge and effort, in a spirit of harmony, between two or more people, for the attainment of a definite purpose.”

As you probably know, Napoleon Hill’s mentor in many ways was Andrew Carnegie. It was actually Mr. Carnegie who told Hill about the awesome power of a Master Mind group.

Andrew Carnegie’s Master Mind group consisted of a about fifty people. Of course, since Mr. Carnegie lived and made his fortune in the late 1800’s, his group had no women. Imagine how successful he would have been if he had a few women in his Master Mind group!

What are the key benefits of a Master Mind group? And why did Mr. Carnegie attribute the accumulation of his vast wealth to his Master Mind group? Here are a few ideas to consider…

1.You have a group of people, literally on call, to help you succeed.


2. Usually your Master Mind group has no vested interest in your success.
 They simply want you to succeed. Thus offering you unbiased advice and encouragement.

3.The group holds you accountable for achieving what you state you want to achieve.

4.Your Master Mind group can give you the benefit of their experiences and unique thoughts.


5.I’s an old adage, but so true: Two heads are better than one!

In Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill even went so far as to say something unexplainable happens when two or more people get together as a Master Mind. He said: “No two minds ever come together without, thereby, creating a third, invisible, intangible force which may be likened to a third mind.”

I strongly urge you to form some type of Master Mind group. The success you achieve as a result will be amazing! And a Master Mind group is not hard to create. You can go about it in one of two ways:

You can create a team of people with the sole purpose of supporting you in your quest. This is not selfish act at all. In fact, you would be surprised at the response you’d get when you ask people to help you, especially if your quest is bold and exciting! People generally love to be a part of, and contribute to, a winning team. Mr. Carnegie’s group of 50 men came together solely to aid him in creating a steel empire.

The second way to go about it is to find others that are on a similar quest. Perhaps it’s other CEO’s looking to grow their companies to similar sizes. Or, it could be other online entrepreneurs you form a group with, if that’s your thing.

The format is whatever you agree on. You could meet in person, by phone, or online. And you could meet as often as you like.

I belong to a couple Master Mind groups. One group I actually Chair and we meet every month for a full day. Talk about power! Another Master Mind group I’m a part of is focused on a certain type of online business we are all involved in. We meet once a week for an hour and our ability to accomplish objectives is phenomenal.

The bottom line is always the same, whatever you decided to do, just do it! I know you’ll be pleased with the results!

As Napoleon Hill said:
“Analyze the record of any man who has accumulated a great fortune, and many of those who have accumulated modest fortunes, and you will find that they have either consciously, or unconsciously employed the ‘Master Mind’ principle.”

There’s no reason why you can’t do the same!

To your continued success!
Del

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The ABC’s of Internet Marketing (Bonus) E=Entry Page

August 30th, 2009 Del Lewis
An entry page, sometimes called a squeeze page or a landing page, is a powerful tool in building a list in your niche. Not only does an entry page help you gather names for your list but it helps you establish a web presence and provides you with an easy way to start working with the people in your niche.
What is it?
An entry page is a page where to sole purpose is to collect your visitors’ name and e-mail address in exchange for a special report or course. Normally, no products are being sold on the page and there isn’t any other content besides a short sales page and the opt in box.
When visitors land on the entry page, they are prompted to enter their name and e-mail address in the opt in box. After they’ve entered the information, they’ll receive their free gift via e-mail or they may be directed to it automatically. Without having an opt in, most people would read the special report or course and then forget about it entirely. By capturing their information (with their permission of course), you can contact them in a few days to follow up on the report and begin to build your relationship with them. Your entry page is the first step in your sales funnel that eventually leads to the list members buying from you or buying an affiliate product that you recommend.

An entry page, sometimes called a squeeze page or a landing page, is a powerful tool in building a list in your niche. Not only does an entry page help you gather names for your list but it helps you establish a web presence and provides you with an easy way to start working with the people in your niche.

What is it?

An entry page is a page where to sole purpose is to collect your visitors’ name and e-mail address in exchange for a special report or course. Normally, no products are being sold on the page and there isn’t any other content besides a short sales page and the opt in box.

When visitors land on the entry page, they are prompted to enter their name and e-mail address in the opt in box. After they’ve entered the information, they’ll receive their free gift via e-mail or they may be directed to it automatically. Without having an opt in, most people would read the special report or course and then forget about it entirely. By capturing their information (with their permission of course), you can contact them in a few days to follow up on the report and begin to build your relationship with them. Your entry page is the first step in your sales funnel that eventually leads to the list members buying from you or buying an affiliate product that you recommend.

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The ABC’s of Internet Marketing (Bonus) D=Diversity

August 29th, 2009 Del Lewis
Diversity in Internet marketing can make or break your business. When it comes to making money online, you can never have enough diversity. Think of it like a stock portfolio – the more investments you make across the board, the better a position you are in when one of those companies fails. Just as you would diversify your investments, you should seek to diversify your online business.
What is it?
Diversity is not a term that is commonly used in Internet marketing, which is a shame because so many beginning marketers need to understand this concept. Diversity is building your Internet business in many different areas all at once. You can either diversify by having many different websites and monetization methods in the same niche or, even better yet, you can diversify across several niches.
The old saying “you should never have all of your eggs in one basket” definitely applies to Internet marketing. We’ve seen it happen time and time again. A large group of people build their online business around one business model, like Adsense advertising. Then overnight they lose a lot of their income because the program they were working with changed the rules. Change is inevitable online but you can mitigate your losses by diversifying.

Diversity in Internet marketing can make or break your business. When it comes to making money online, you can never have enough diversity. Think of it like a stock portfolio – the more investments you make across the board, the better a position you are in when one of those companies fails. Just as you would diversify your investments, you should seek to diversify your online business.

What is it?

Diversity is not a term that is commonly used in Internet marketing, which is a shame because so many beginning marketers need to understand this concept. Diversity is building your Internet business in many different areas all at once. You can either diversify by having many different websites and monetization methods in the same niche or, even better yet, you can diversify across several niches.

The old saying “you should never have all of your eggs in one basket” definitely applies to Internet marketing. We’ve seen it happen time and time again. A large group of people build their online business around one business model, like Adsense advertising. Then overnight they lose a lot of their income because the program they were working with changed the rules. Change is inevitable online but you can mitigate your losses by diversifying.

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Internet Marketing ABC’s – C is for Content

August 26th, 2009 Del Lewis
Content makes the internet go round! Content is the basis for all online communication. Unlike other forms of writing, it serves two purposes, to attract human readers and to attract search engines. By using keywords and specific styles of writing, you can use content on your websites and blogs to increase your presence in your niche, sell products or make money through  other monetization methods. You can even use content to drive traffic through article marketing and blogging.
Make no mistake about it content is KING!
What is it?
Content is all of the writing that is used to make money as an Internet marketer. You can use content on your blog to increase your presence in your niche and build a relationship with your audience. You can also use content on a mini-site or a social networking site such as Twitter. You can use content to create a product that you can sell from your blog or mini-site. You can also use content to drive traffic to your website.

Content makes the internet go round! Content is the basis for all online communication. Unlike other forms of writing, it serves two purposes, to attract human readers and to attract search engines. By using keywords and specific styles of writing, you can use content on your websites and blogs to increase your presence in your niche, sell products or make money through  other monetization methods. You can even use content to drive traffic through article marketing and blogging.

Make no mistake about it content is KING!

What is it?

Content is all of the writing that is used to make money as an Internet marketer. You can use content on your blog to increase your presence in your niche and build a relationship with your audience. You can also use content on a mini-site or a social networking site such as Twitter. You can use content to create a product that you can sell from your blog or mini-site. You can also use content to drive traffic to your website.

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Internet Marketing ABC’s – B is for Blogging

August 25th, 2009 Del Lewis
Blogging is a powerful web platform that can be used in a wide variety of ways online. It can help you build a reputation in your niche, build your relationship with your customers and drive traffic to your own product or your affiliate links.
In other words, it can help you make money!
What is it?
Blogs are websites where the freshest content is posted first. Normally, posts are listed in chronological order. There may be some static content in the sidebars or on other pages of the blog, but the homepage is updated when there is a new post. Visitors can post comments on your articles and you have the opportunity to create a real community in your niche.
Blogs are popular because they are very accessible. You don’t have to know much about setting up a website in order to use one. That makes them VERY “beginner friendly”.  Once the initial set  up is complete, they are as easy to use as a word processing program. To top it off, visitors love blogs because they can interact with the content. With a few smart posts and some traffic generation strategy you can quickly have an authority site in your niche.

Blogging is a powerful web platform that can be used in a wide variety of ways online. It can help you build a reputation in your niche, build your relationship with your customers and drive traffic to your own product or your affiliate links.

In other words, it can help you make money!

What is it?

Blogs are websites where the freshest content is posted first. Normally, posts are listed in chronological order. There may be some static content in the sidebars or on other pages of the blog, but the homepage is updated when there is a new post. Visitors can post comments on your articles and you have the opportunity to create a real community in your niche.

Blogs are popular because they are very accessible. You don’t have to know much about setting up a website in order to use one. That makes them VERY “beginner friendly”.  Once the initial set  up is complete, they are as easy to use as a word processing program. To top it off, visitors love blogs because they can interact with the content. With a few smart posts and some traffic generation strategy you can quickly have an authority site in your niche.

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