A definite Purpose

In the book Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill one of the first things he talks about is a "definite purpose".

At this time of year it is neccessary for us to look back and see what we can do to improve and get better.  As I looked back on my successes and failures this past year I realized the one thing that has been holding me back in my business and maybe even personal life.

A "definite purpose".  

Without a definite purpose in life we are lost.  Without that strong desire to succeed at all cost we can easily get distracted with just day to day living.  In my case, instead of doing the things I should be doing online, I find myself surfing the net or instant messaging my friends or talking on the phone about things completely unrelated to my business of making money.

A definite purpose is the foundation for success.  Without it we are lost without a map.  It's a  "burning desire" to achieve what we have set out to do.  When our energy is focused on that one goal it's like using a magnifying glass on a piece of paper.

I have finally discovered what has been holding me back; and that is a "definite purpose".

If you have been experiencing setbacks in your business I strongly recommend Napoleon Hills Think and Grow Rich.  

It will motivate you and get you on track for the most successful year ever...

AllenLong.net

The Hardest Part!?!

Hi all,

I am finding the hardest part of Internet Marketing is the writing.  I dread it.

I ask myself why and I think I might know the answer, or not.  You decide.

I have so many thoughts floating around in my mind that maybe I just don't know where to start.  Maybe I'm afraid that the people who read it will think I'm a complete idiot, or won't agree with my viewpoint if there even is one.

After all, don't we all want to be accepted?  I am so afraid to have people read my stuff.

Maybe not because they wont like it but that they might think nothing of it.  

I would love to write something so profound that people say "wow, now that was deep."  So out of fear I write less when I should be writing more.  I guess its a numbers game like everything else in my life.  Maybe the more I write the better chance someone might say that, or better yet; take action.

My job as an Internet Marketer is to get people to take action,  to be as passionate as I am about something, to get people to believe and trust in me and what I am offering.

How do I do that?  I guess it is to put myself out there for everyone to see.  To write about stuff. Products, life, ups and downs, whatever just put it out there for the world to see.

And for me that is the hardest part of this lifestyle.

Oh, and let's not forget the competition.  There are thousand and thousands of people online writing and putting their products and feelings out there for the world to see and they are far more successful than I am.  But I notice one thing that makes it work for them.

Writing and getting the word out there does not seem that hard to them.  It seems almost natural. They are true artist in they way they social market themselves.  But for me it's not that easy.

I mean honestly, here I am writing about how hard it is to write.  Well to me (and probably to you too) I'm just rambling.  Because in the back of my mind is "well, what's your point chief?"

Well what is my point?  I don't know really.  I'm just trying to shake the cobwebs out of my mind I guess.  Write something, anything!!!  Find some sort of direction for the thoughts in my mind...get passionate about something or someone.

(15 minutes, 1 cup of coffee and 4 songs later)

See here is a real tough part for me.  How to close it out.  I've really said all I have to say.  I feel better, got it off my chest.  It's time to move on huh? Back to Reality...

Merry Christmas Everybody and Until the next Blank Screen,

Allen

Why the Big Three Auto Makers suck and what does it have to do with you Anyways.

Hey all,

So the Big Three say they need a bail out too huh? I could use a bailout. How about you?  Hey I got an idea, let's bail out every single business in the United States that doesn't know how to create value and make money.

Let's bail out every company that the CEO's can still afford to fly around in private jets while their employees are wondering if they will have a job next year. How's that?

I can tell you why the big three are almost bankrupt, and it's not because they make shitty automobiles. As a matter of fact I think they make great automobiles; I have a Chevy Avalanche sitting in my driveway that I love and I know the engine will get 300,000 miles without breaking a sweat. I'm a Chevy guy all the way.

I used to sell Chevy's. As a matter of fact, not so long ago I got fired from a Chevy Dealership because I didn't do enough ass kissing. They would tell you it's because I didn't sell enough cars but we both know the truth. But that's another story.

The biggest reason why these guys are losing their shirts is because they gave their cars and trucks away, plain and simple.  Now I know most of you reading this are saying bullshit. But I know this for a fact because I was there. I was on the front line trying to get peoples business so I could put food on my table for my family and keep my home.

Our biggest problem wasn't the foreign auto makers. They weren't our competition, our biggest competition was ourselves. A Chevy guy was a Chevy guy and a Ford guy was a Ford guy, and they were gonna buy it (from the dealer with the best deal of course).  I bet from any one of us there is at least 4 chevy or GM dealerships within driving distance.

When I was the Internet Manager for this last Dealership I would literally give cars and trucks away.  And you know what?  That still wasn't enough for the savy consumer.  I would offer vehicles at dealer cost, below dealer cost; what ever it took.  Plus the consumer would get factory discounts that put them well below what it cost to make that automobile; and it still wasn't enough.   Even then I would say to myself I don't know how these guys can stay in business giving everything away. For that matter...I didn't know how (I) could stay in business.

A friend of mine who is still in the car business told that during employee pricing they had to let these cars go for below even that to get the customers business.  This is insane!!!  We have to sell the car for less than what we could buy it for just to make $100.00 or less?

And the reason why we had to sell cars so cheap?  Because the guy down the street would sell the same product for 100 bucks less just to get the business in hopes that this customer would tell a friend or come back and buy another car in the future.  Which usually rarely happened.

Well, those days of customer loyalty are long gone in the car business.  When it comes right down to it these Auto Makers and Dealers were so greedy that they just saturated the market with Dealers and Automobiles who were all trying to get the same guy/gal/families business.  Tell me, how are you supposed to create value when there are that many places to go and get the same product?  There is no value, it will always come down to price.

Why do you think Mercedes doesn't have a dealership in every town? Why do you think Harley Davidson doesn't have to give away it's product's?  Because they know how "not" to compete with themselves and they know how to create value in the products they sell.  It is not because they make a better automobile.

I do not believe these companies should get bailed out.  Why?  It's just throwing good money after bad.  The ones that should get bailed out are all the people who staked their whole lives on these companies to take care of them in their old age.  They should get this money.  When or if the automaker goes under and these people lose their jobs or their pensions give them the money to start new.

Give them the money to start their own business or to find a new line of work.

So what does this have to do with you? Well, if you don't have your own private jet to dart around the county in, then I would say it has everything to do with you (and me).

The days of working for a company for 20 or 30 years and expecting them to be around to pay you into your old age is gone.  This revolution is over and a new one is just beginning and new millionares will be born from it.

Every American should go on strike, stop working, stop paying any and all of their bills and let the whole system fall apart.  Then maybe...just maybe the government will divide this money that they have so much of too give, to the people that really deserve and need the bailout.

You and Me!!!  (Not the assholes in the private jets)    

Just a suggestion...

Nuff said.

Allen Long 

http://www.Allenlong.net

Start Your Business with No Money

Hi all,

I just wanted to write a short blog endorsing a company I've been affiliated with for almost six years now.

SFI Marketing Group.

SFI Marketing has the most extensive site on Internet Marketing that you will ever find for free. Their training is bar none. They have one of the best courses on Internet Marketing I have seen. It is 58 chapters that range from the potential of Internet Income to creating and marketing your own website. It discusses ppc campaigns, Free ads, blogging, using social networking sites to promote your business, and how the Internet is continuing to evolve and what that evolution could mean to your business and how to profit from it.

SFI also has a ton of products to market. From Natural cleaning products to tech services such as web hosting and domain name registration. They have too many products and services to list here that you can promote. You can check it out for yourself here.

Their payplan is awesome too. Any sales I make or my affiliates make I get paid through direct deposit right to my bank account. There are not too many affiliate programs out there that can say they do that. Clickbank only just recently added direct deposit to their payment choices.

The absolute best thing about SFI Marketing is it's free to join. You can join up and have instant access to all of their products, training and Marketing tools to start making money online.

I don't hear it from them too much anymore but they used to say it was "like owning a Ferrari and all you had to do was add the gasoline." Well, its true. You don't even need a website, domain name, or money to get started. And if you find out later on its not for you, just opt out or just don't do anything.

Believe me, the only risk here is losing that crappy job of yours to your own business.

Like I said at the top of this post. I have been affiliated with this company for almost 6 years and I have no complaints at all. They give you all the tools necessary to start your own Internet Business. What you do with those tools is up to you.

Here's the link:

https://www.quickinfo247.com/8065727/Free

If you do decide to sign up as an affiliate with SFI Marketing(I don't know why you wouldn't, it's free for crying out loud, but there are always some people out there that think there has to be a catch), and have any questions or need help with anything let me know.

To your success,
Allen

What to do in Today's Economy

Hi all,

With the weak job market out there today it is essential for people who have no marketable skills, and maybe those who do, to have a backup plan.

Let's face it, these are some really tough economic times.  There are a lot of companies going out of business, or just trimming down their staff. I heard on the news that our nation was laying off another 60,000 people, that's a small town. 

What happens if it's you and your company you work for?  Maybe you are already one of the 60,000 reading this blog.  If you are, what now?

The only real job security out there is to have your own business.  And in a lot of cases having your own business won't save you either.  Statistics show that most businesses fail within 5 years.

This is mainly do to spending more money on the business then you’re bringing in.  A guy or gal starts their own business, get's the licensing, buy's any necessary equipment, and sometimes even has to rent some space for the business to get seen. Then there are the marketing costs involved.  Radio, newspaper, and sometimes even television to get customers.

The start up cost alone could reach into the thousands of dollars.  And there is no guarantee that the business will be successful.  No wonder so many businesses go under.

But there is a safe business to get into with very low (if any) start up cost.  

It's Internet Marketing.  

When I started my own Internet Marketing Business, I started with no money out of pocket. It is a slower process than if you had money to invest in your business, but a lack of money does not have to stop you. The only thing that can stop you is a lack of doing, or getting discouraged when the money doesn't roll in as fast as you (or someone you know) thinks it should so you quit before you ever start.

And in these economic times it is better to get the ball rolling before you lose your job, before the unemployment runs out. Now is the time to learn this profession, take it serious and treat it like a real business.

The Internet is a giant marketplace where you can sell anything you want to millions and millions of people.  There are hundreds of companies that you can market their products or services and get a commission.  I even have products that I pay 75% commission to anyone who sells them.

When you get your products or information out there in front of what could be billions of people, it acts like a snow ball. As you continue to work your business and add more dynamic to it, it begins to take on a life of its own.

Once this happens you can literally take a month off and you will still have money flowing to your bank account.  

So what should you do?  Learn this business.  Read everything you can about internet marketing.  Sign up for newsletters about online marketing.  Take action today.  Even if it's just reading something that will get you closer to your goals.

And most of all, don't ever quit!  I am sure you have heard the saying that most people quit just one step away from success.  

Don't let that be you....

The Bumble Bees

I know this is really far off of my topic of internet marketing but I just wanted to find out what people thought about this subject:

This weekend my family and I rented the movie, "The Happening" by M. Night Shyamalan.  I liked the movie, it gave me some goose bumps.  There was a few in my family that thought it was stupid, but hey, ya can't please everybody right?

Anyways, what really got my attention was about the Bumble Bees.  I had no idea that the Bees are dying.  So I got online and did some research. (Man I love the Internet, it's just one living breathing encyclopedia isn't it)  The reports say that Great Britains Bee population may be completely extinct in ten years.  And the United States has already lost 1/3 of it Bee Population. Wow!!!

And to top that off the rumor is (and it makes sense to me) that if all the bees die, then all the food that they pollinate die as well.  If all the food that bees pollinate die then our world is then in for one major food shortage.

It is qouted by someone, some say Einstein, but I doubt it, that “If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man.”  

That's some deep shit. Whats really scary is it seems no one has a clue as to why it's happening and how to stop it.

Is man's whole world dependent on the life of one insect?  We have caused the extinction of many of God's creatures and none of them affected the whole food chain.

Any Thoughts?

Hi all,

don't know what I will be writing on here yet.  A little of this and a little of that I suppose.  

Mostly my interests are in Internet Marketing.  I offer a free newsletter that sends out periodic information geared towards making money online.  So if you are interested in making money online go on over to my site and sign up.  

It's absolutely free.

Feel free to post on my blog or email me any time.

Allen