It's a talent that everyone has, yet they think they don't. The power of innovation. If you've ever marvelled at somebody's creative prowess, guess what, you can create and innovate too. It just takes time. Everyone is born creative. The box of crayons in kindergarten were not limited to those who possessed potential; because the truth is, everybody has potential.
You know how long it took to learn to ride a bike or drive or to never commit the same mistake again? It's the same with innovation. It takes a bit of practice and a lot of time before this mind function comes easily when called. This article will teach you a few tips on how to bring innovation into your life.
Don't listen to what other people say. Follow the beat of your own drum. Allowing for the input of other people will only bring cacophony to the music you are trying to make. If you have an original idea, don't waste your time and effort trying to make people understand. They won't. And the help you will probably get comes in the form of negative feedback. If all those geniuses listened to their peers, we would probably still be living in the middle ages.
Spend time on it. I cannot stress that enough, although, please do not mistake this tip to tell you to quit your day job entirely. Do not. This involves some tricky time management but with a little discipline you'll be able to squeeze both in.
Exercise. Take a walk. Run a mile or two. Send all those endorphins coursing through your veins. Exercising certainly clears and relaxes your mind and allows for anything to pop up.
Record your dreams. Aren't some of them just the craziest things that your conscious mind would never have thought of? If you've had these dreams before, and I'm sure have, this only shows you the untapped innovative power you have lying within. So jot down those notes. Those dreams may just create an innovative spark in you.
Find your own style. You can always tell a Van Gogh from a Matisse. You'll know Hemingway wrote something by the choice of words on the paper. So it is the same with you. People will appreciate your innovation more because it is uniquely yours and that no one else would have thought of what you were thinking. That will let people see how valuable an asset you are.
Don't hide behind nifty gadgets or tools. You don't need the most expensive set of paints to produce a masterpiece. The same way with writing. You don't need some expensive fountain pen and really smooth paper for a bestseller. In fact, J.K. Rowling wrote the first book of the Harry Potter Series on bits of tissue. So what if you've got an expensive SLR camera if you're a crappy photographer? Who cares if you've got a blinging laptop if you can't write at all? The artist actually reduces the number of tools he has as he gets better at his craft: he knows what works and what doesn't.
Nothing will work without passion. What wakes you up in the mornings? What keeps the flame burning? What is the one thing that you'll die if you don't do? Sometimes people with talent are overtaken by the people who want it more. Think the hare and the tortoise. Ellen Degeneres once said that if you're not doing something that you want to do, then you don't really want to do it. And that's true. Sometimes you just want something so bad you become a virtual unstoppable. And that is passion. Passion will keep you going.
Don't worry about inspiration. You can't force it; inspiration hits when you least expect it to, for those unpredictable yet inevitable moments you should prepare. An idea could strike you on the subway, yet alas, you poor unfortunate soul; you have no sheet of paper to scribble down a thought that could change the world. Avoid these disasters. Have a pen and paper within your arm's reach at all times.
I hope this article has helped you bring more innovation into your life. Keep in mind that you're doing these things for your own satisfaction and not anybody else's. But soon enough they will notice, and everything should snowball from there.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Teleconferencing
Teleconferencing:
If you want to see how it works, you can schedule a call with your group at a certain time. You dial the number they give you when you sign up: The use of the conference line is free, but to call the number is whatever it costs you to call a long distance number from your phone (home phone, work phone, or cell). Most people have long distance service for 5cents/minute or less. Say you have a 30 minute meeting at 5cents/minute . . . . $1.50 to not have to get out of bed, get dressed and drive to a meeting . . . and what about the savings in gas?
Anyway, you dial the number:
(you recieve it when you sign up for a free account)
and when you hear the prompts to
enter your access code . . .
You dial:
(you recieve it when you sign up for a free account)
It will ask you to confirm your code, and then you will enter the conference.
You can sign up for your own free account at:
http://www.freeconference.com/
You can also inquire about a dedicated 800 line for everyone to call, and then you just get billed monthly for the use of the 800 # per person. They also have other paid services that many companies use.
And here is another company that offers various plans from free, to paid services, and even recording the calls, etc:
http://www.freeconferencecall.com/
If you want to see how it works, you can schedule a call with your group at a certain time. You dial the number they give you when you sign up: The use of the conference line is free, but to call the number is whatever it costs you to call a long distance number from your phone (home phone, work phone, or cell). Most people have long distance service for 5cents/minute or less. Say you have a 30 minute meeting at 5cents/minute . . . . $1.50 to not have to get out of bed, get dressed and drive to a meeting . . . and what about the savings in gas?
Anyway, you dial the number:
(you recieve it when you sign up for a free account)
and when you hear the prompts to
enter your access code . . .
You dial:
(you recieve it when you sign up for a free account)
It will ask you to confirm your code, and then you will enter the conference.
You can sign up for your own free account at:
http://www.freeconference.com/
You can also inquire about a dedicated 800 line for everyone to call, and then you just get billed monthly for the use of the 800 # per person. They also have other paid services that many companies use.
And here is another company that offers various plans from free, to paid services, and even recording the calls, etc:
http://www.freeconferencecall.com/
Saturday, October 25, 2008
The Almighty Autoresponder
The Almighty Autoresponder
The autoresponder, also known as the auto email, mailbot, or email responder is an awesome tool for the online marketer or
business owner. It is an excellent promotional tool that saves time and frustration as it responds to messages with an automatic
response. It also serves as a way to gather new prospect names from those that sign up to receive your offers. It has to be the
number one tool used to build an online list of contacts . . . and we've heard numerous times how the list is the most important
thing to have to succeed in online business.
When setting up your autoresponder, make sure to have a section on your form to get a person's name and email address. You
at least need these to items in order to grow your list, keep in contact, offer valuable information, and make regular offers. Just
as it takes at least 7 times to notice the actual offer in commercials, the same holds true for offers on the internet.
There are a number of autoresponder services available. Some have monthly fees, some are free with their ads on the messages,
and there are a few that offer a free trial for a week to a month, and start a monthly fee. It is best to do a search for
"autoresponders", and see what is best for you. I did find one free autoresponder that doesn't have ads on the messages, but
the site is ad rich with popups and such that can easily distract the visitor from the free sign up.
Look for a future post from me that will give more information about autoresponders and my recommendations.
To See how an autoresponder works, sign up for our newsletter and get a free report.
Click Here
To get an autoresponder like mine:
The autoresponder, also known as the auto email, mailbot, or email responder is an awesome tool for the online marketer or
business owner. It is an excellent promotional tool that saves time and frustration as it responds to messages with an automatic
response. It also serves as a way to gather new prospect names from those that sign up to receive your offers. It has to be the
number one tool used to build an online list of contacts . . . and we've heard numerous times how the list is the most important
thing to have to succeed in online business.
When setting up your autoresponder, make sure to have a section on your form to get a person's name and email address. You
at least need these to items in order to grow your list, keep in contact, offer valuable information, and make regular offers. Just
as it takes at least 7 times to notice the actual offer in commercials, the same holds true for offers on the internet.
There are a number of autoresponder services available. Some have monthly fees, some are free with their ads on the messages,
and there are a few that offer a free trial for a week to a month, and start a monthly fee. It is best to do a search for
"autoresponders", and see what is best for you. I did find one free autoresponder that doesn't have ads on the messages, but
the site is ad rich with popups and such that can easily distract the visitor from the free sign up.
Look for a future post from me that will give more information about autoresponders and my recommendations.
To See how an autoresponder works, sign up for our newsletter and get a free report.
Click Here
To get an autoresponder like mine:
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Tell Your Friends About Our Blog, Get A Free Script
Get A Free Tell A Friend Script when you tell your friends about our blog! What a great way to spread the news! This is a very useful tool for you to get more
exposure to your own sites. Use it in various creative ways in your marketing efforts such as how I'm using it on my blog. Find other ways to use it in your newsletters,on your websites, your sales campaigns, etc. Put a link on your thank you pages to get even more customers. You'll find it very useful once you get started.
Thanks for telling others about my blog! Just click on the title of this post!
Bridget
exposure to your own sites. Use it in various creative ways in your marketing efforts such as how I'm using it on my blog. Find other ways to use it in your newsletters,on your websites, your sales campaigns, etc. Put a link on your thank you pages to get even more customers. You'll find it very useful once you get started.
Thanks for telling others about my blog! Just click on the title of this post!
Bridget
Friday, October 17, 2008
Necessary Tools For Your Sales
There are a number of tools that are necessary when you decide to do online sales.
There's tools for your website, tools for your sales process, tools for the marketing, tools for name capturing . . . and so on and so on.
The main tools that are going to be very beneficial to you and your business are the ones that offer creativity and uniqueness to your presence. These are the items that you can have total control over.
And the 4 things are:
Your Main Sales Page
Your Name Capture Page (also known as your "squeeze" page)
Your Download Page
Your Thank You Page
Start to think of how you can be creative with these particular tools, and think of making them a "set" with common theme of graphics and designs. Think of creating your "sets" for each product you decide to sell.
Tip:
Some people are so creative with these items,
that they have built a business around just doing that.
There's tools for your website, tools for your sales process, tools for the marketing, tools for name capturing . . . and so on and so on.
The main tools that are going to be very beneficial to you and your business are the ones that offer creativity and uniqueness to your presence. These are the items that you can have total control over.
And the 4 things are:
Your Main Sales Page
Your Name Capture Page (also known as your "squeeze" page)
Your Download Page
Your Thank You Page
Start to think of how you can be creative with these particular tools, and think of making them a "set" with common theme of graphics and designs. Think of creating your "sets" for each product you decide to sell.
Tip:
Some people are so creative with these items,
that they have built a business around just doing that.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Creating a Downloadable Zip File
Creating a Downloadable Zip File
Highlight the item with your mouse
right click the mouse
Select "send to"
Select "compressed zipped folder"
Open the zip file and drag and drop the other files into it
Save the zip file as "yourfilename"
into whatever folder or desktop
it will save as "yourfilename.zip"
Go to your web directory
upload "yourfilename.zip"
it will be uploaded as "yourwebpage.com/yourfilename.zip"
copy the link
Save the link . . . very important!
Now you can:
Share your downloadable link
Redirect visitors to the downloadable link after someone fills out a form
Sell a product and have the downloadable link on the thank you page
Highlight the item with your mouse
right click the mouse
Select "send to"
Select "compressed zipped folder"
Open the zip file and drag and drop the other files into it
Save the zip file as "yourfilename"
into whatever folder or desktop
it will save as "yourfilename.zip"
Go to your web directory
upload "yourfilename.zip"
it will be uploaded as "yourwebpage.com/yourfilename.zip"
copy the link
Save the link . . . very important!
Now you can:
Share your downloadable link
Redirect visitors to the downloadable link after someone fills out a form
Sell a product and have the downloadable link on the thank you page
Sunday, October 5, 2008
The 20 Million Dollar Man - Free Report
In these trying times of economic downfalls, social panic, and lack of confidence, the ability to be positive and have an aspiring attitude may seem grim.
But take a look at this inspiring video of how a wealthy man in his retirement age had to declare bankruptcy with almost 5 million dollars in debt.
But it didn't stop him. . . he took the next 10 years to pay off his creditors, and rebuild his life with 20 million dollars in assets at the age of 80.
He is truly an inspiration for all of us. And definitely someone you would want to gain more knowledge from.
See the video link below. Just copy and paste into your browser
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvxeSR4hqGw&eurl=http://www.20milliondollarman.com/
And get his free report by clicking on the title of this post. Or get the link below:
http://www.20milliondollarman.com/MillionaireTips.zip
But take a look at this inspiring video of how a wealthy man in his retirement age had to declare bankruptcy with almost 5 million dollars in debt.
But it didn't stop him. . . he took the next 10 years to pay off his creditors, and rebuild his life with 20 million dollars in assets at the age of 80.
He is truly an inspiration for all of us. And definitely someone you would want to gain more knowledge from.
See the video link below. Just copy and paste into your browser
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvxeSR4hqGw&eurl=http://www.20milliondollarman.com/
And get his free report by clicking on the title of this post. Or get the link below:
http://www.20milliondollarman.com/MillionaireTips.zip
Internet Marketer's Daily Activities
Planning Strategies
1) Select your private label articles, ebooks, cds, videos, etc. Or create your own (your
ultimate goal).
2) Start your own newsletters, audio messages, podcasts, videos,
special reports (how to's, recipes, product reviews, tips, etc.)
## remember your SEO (search engine optimization) and have your "keywords" in your titles,
body of text, and links.
3) Plan your product launches and ad placements, keep a journal and organizing logs . . .
know what, where, and when your ad campaigns are used
4) Create giveaways, viral products, #promo products
5) Create squeeze pages, ads, other marketing ideas
6) Submit articles, ads, press releases in directories and newsletters
7) Advertise on various "'dead real estate" (things laying around or unused spaces
where ads can be posted) . . . bulletin boards, 404 error pages, thank you pages,
postcards, calendars, pens, etc. . . . dont forget offline as well
8) Traffic exchanges and PPC's . . . . get some ad credits
9) Post messages on bulletins and blogs . . . have your "soft" (no blatant ads) links in your resource boxes
10) Make friends and contacts on social sites . . . have your "soft" links in your messages . . .
exchange some links with your friends
11) Plan your affiliate marketing materials like in #4 and #5, and your affiliate payroll schedule
12) Learn from your mentors, attend their teleseminars, watch mentoring videos and email classes . . .
go to a conference and meet other gurus
13) Do some research for yourself . . . learn to find various resources for your marketing efforts
and keep an up to date list of helpful resources
14) Seek ways to help others . . . as others have helped you
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This list is compiled by:
Bridget Mouton
http://bridgetmouton.angelfire.com
visit her blog at: http://notableniches.blogspot.com
Feel free to pass on to your friends.
1) Select your private label articles, ebooks, cds, videos, etc. Or create your own (your
ultimate goal).
2) Start your own newsletters, audio messages, podcasts, videos,
special reports (how to's, recipes, product reviews, tips, etc.)
## remember your SEO (search engine optimization) and have your "keywords" in your titles,
body of text, and links.
3) Plan your product launches and ad placements, keep a journal and organizing logs . . .
know what, where, and when your ad campaigns are used
4) Create giveaways, viral products, #promo products
5) Create squeeze pages, ads, other marketing ideas
6) Submit articles, ads, press releases in directories and newsletters
7) Advertise on various "'dead real estate" (things laying around or unused spaces
where ads can be posted) . . . bulletin boards, 404 error pages, thank you pages,
postcards, calendars, pens, etc. . . . dont forget offline as well
8) Traffic exchanges and PPC's . . . . get some ad credits
9) Post messages on bulletins and blogs . . . have your "soft" (no blatant ads) links in your resource boxes
10) Make friends and contacts on social sites . . . have your "soft" links in your messages . . .
exchange some links with your friends
11) Plan your affiliate marketing materials like in #4 and #5, and your affiliate payroll schedule
12) Learn from your mentors, attend their teleseminars, watch mentoring videos and email classes . . .
go to a conference and meet other gurus
13) Do some research for yourself . . . learn to find various resources for your marketing efforts
and keep an up to date list of helpful resources
14) Seek ways to help others . . . as others have helped you
---------------------------------------------------------------------
This list is compiled by:
Bridget Mouton
http://bridgetmouton.angelfire.com
visit her blog at: http://notableniches.blogspot.com
Feel free to pass on to your friends.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
A Neat Free Online Family Organizer
Hello, I've been using a neat, new product that I think you'll find very helpful. It's a free web service called Cozi, made just for busy families like ours.
It lets me manage and coordinate schedules, organize and store shopping lists that can be accessed from any mobile phone, send quick updates or reminders to family members, and lots more.
Check it out, I think you might like it.
Just click on the title of this post or go to:
http://cozi.com
It lets me manage and coordinate schedules, organize and store shopping lists that can be accessed from any mobile phone, send quick updates or reminders to family members, and lots more.
Check it out, I think you might like it.
Just click on the title of this post or go to:
http://cozi.com
Monday, September 22, 2008
To all Voters! - Beware
I received the message in my email, and thought I would post this so everyone can see it. Please be cautious, and I hope this isn't true. Let us all know if you find out... Thanks
To: All voters
Date: Saturday, September 20, 2008, 2:44 PM
what a shame! See below. The story is all over Progressive Talk Radio today about the MCain campaign sending absentee ballot applications to registered democrats or people that have donated to Obama's camapign. These ballots are dilberately misleading and have postage paid return addresses that are for an election clerk that is outside of your city or town. What this will end up doing is either having your vote not counted, or if you return one of these, they will cite you for election fraud, saying that you already voted absentee.These ballots are only being sent out in 'purple states' and this is a big deal.. This is called voter caging, and is a huge problem.
The McCain campaign is stealing this election as we speak. Please get this information out to as many people as you can ,and tell anyone you know who has received one of these ballots that they need to contact their city election clerk or the supervisor of elections immediately. Also call the local media and let them know what is going on.
The main stream media is never going to cover this so we have to depend on our ground campaign to get the word out to our voters.
To: All voters
Date: Saturday, September 20, 2008, 2:44 PM
what a shame! See below. The story is all over Progressive Talk Radio today about the MCain campaign sending absentee ballot applications to registered democrats or people that have donated to Obama's camapign. These ballots are dilberately misleading and have postage paid return addresses that are for an election clerk that is outside of your city or town. What this will end up doing is either having your vote not counted, or if you return one of these, they will cite you for election fraud, saying that you already voted absentee.These ballots are only being sent out in 'purple states' and this is a big deal.. This is called voter caging, and is a huge problem.
The McCain campaign is stealing this election as we speak. Please get this information out to as many people as you can ,and tell anyone you know who has received one of these ballots that they need to contact their city election clerk or the supervisor of elections immediately. Also call the local media and let them know what is going on.
The main stream media is never going to cover this so we have to depend on our ground campaign to get the word out to our voters.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Twitter Helps You Get More Traffic!
I just started using my Twitter account more actively. And I cant believe how I'm receiving new friends following me consistently for the past few days! If I had known how easy it was, I would have been more active earlier.
Follow me on Twitter. Just click on the title of this post. You may need to set up your own account. And then click the "follow" button under my picture. I will be notified that you are "following" my posts. And I have a chance to "follow" yours as well.
Go and make some new friends!
Follow me on Twitter. Just click on the title of this post. You may need to set up your own account. And then click the "follow" button under my picture. I will be notified that you are "following" my posts. And I have a chance to "follow" yours as well.
Go and make some new friends!
Thursday, September 18, 2008
I'm Seeking E authors to help with my blogs!
I have some blogs started that need extra attention. I'm looking for e authors that can contribute posts to the theme related blogs I've started. If you have a knack for offering expert advice, tips, and other info to the current themes I've started, send me an email.
The blogs I've started are:
http://mommyaffairs.blogspot.com
(work from home, mother baby advice, crafts, gifts, etc)
http://nurseaffairs.blogspot.com
(nurse entreprenurial tips)
http://samspchelp.blogspot.com
(pc, IT help from home)
http://stephanystips.blogspot.com
(secretarial, editing, copywriting from home)
http://yolandastips.blogspot.com
(school safety, drugs, and violence tips)
Would love to have your help!
The blogs I've started are:
http://mommyaffairs.blogspot.com
(work from home, mother baby advice, crafts, gifts, etc)
http://nurseaffairs.blogspot.com
(nurse entreprenurial tips)
http://samspchelp.blogspot.com
(pc, IT help from home)
http://stephanystips.blogspot.com
(secretarial, editing, copywriting from home)
http://yolandastips.blogspot.com
(school safety, drugs, and violence tips)
Would love to have your help!
Monday, September 15, 2008
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Friday, September 5, 2008
How To Deliver Your Downloads Automatically!
Do you have a product or ebook that you want to sell on autopilot? How do you get this done without knowing website programming? What you need is a shopping cart that takes the orders for you, and after payment, it sends a download link to your customer for instantly receiving your product. You then get your payment applied to your bank account, or paypal account. You can also have affiliates selling your products through this service as well.
This can be done all on autopilot with the right shopping cart. Ejunkie is a great low cost way to get started with your product fulfillment needs. We will discuss others in future posts, but check Ejunkie out for now and see what you think.
Just click on the title of this post, or look for the button in our "Helpful Links" section.
This can be done all on autopilot with the right shopping cart. Ejunkie is a great low cost way to get started with your product fulfillment needs. We will discuss others in future posts, but check Ejunkie out for now and see what you think.
Just click on the title of this post, or look for the button in our "Helpful Links" section.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Get Others To Help Run Your Business!
Get others to help you with the tasks you may not know how to do, don't have time to do, or just don't want to do!
Use other helpful experts to get your online business off the ground! You will also need them as your business grows because you wont have the time. The process is called "Outsourcing", and once you get your key people in place, you will be amazed at how much you can accomplish.
There is a new program to help you do just that. Click on the above title to get more information. Or look for the link on this blog called "Get Help For Your Online Business!"
Use other helpful experts to get your online business off the ground! You will also need them as your business grows because you wont have the time. The process is called "Outsourcing", and once you get your key people in place, you will be amazed at how much you can accomplish.
There is a new program to help you do just that. Click on the above title to get more information. Or look for the link on this blog called "Get Help For Your Online Business!"
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