Shoe String Budget.

I received a few emails just recently that were really quite interesting. There were a couple of them in particular that mentioned the need to start network marketing businesses on shoe string budgets. The questions were…
“How can I start to build a home-based business with around $50?” In another message there was a similar question. “Can you introduce me to a hot low cost marketing strategy?”
With the recent economic down-turn, everyone needs to earn extra money: Everyone needs to cut corners and save money.

And you know what? The great American dream is still alive. Even if you are on a limited budget, it is doable. You will have to use a slightly different approach.
One of the worst things you could do is to throw every last dollar you earn at buying leads, pay-per-click campaigns, postcards, banners, or co-ops.
Sadly, that is exactly what many young entrepreneurs are doing right now.
That doesn’t make a lot of sense. The biggest mistake you could make is to spend your last dollar on advertising campaigns. And there’s a reason for that.
When you spend $500 on leads, pay-per-click, fliers, business cards, or postcard campaigns, it is quite possible to obtain a handful of prospects. But if you never sponsor any of them, not only have you lost your money, you are also back to the starting point. There is no way that money can work for you any longer. It’s gone. After you’ve called those leads, the game is over. You need more leads. It’s like the story of the gerbil on the treadmill: a never-ending cycle. You’ll be building your business on a pay-check to pay-check budget. Very few people ever come out ahead. So they are forced to call it quits.

So what is the recommendation?

You ought to invest in what is known as “high leverage” skills and simple activities which (over a period of time) will quickly and easily produce the kind of results you want: more leads without lifting a finger... for FREE.

And, right now, that is very easy to do; thanks to the massive changes that have taken place in the online world to date.
In the past, if you were considering marketing your products and services online, you had to be an expert at using search engines. You had to be a wizard at pay-per-click with ever-lasting deep pockets full of cash. That was the only way to get the kind of traffic you want.
The good news is, thanks to the new Web 2.0 sites like MySpace, FaceBook, YouTube, CraigsList, and Ebay, you won’t have to shell out the big bucks in order to tap into this huge flow of FREE traffic.

Why would you want to pay for advertising and getting leads when you can get leads and advertise for FREE?
On the other side of the coin, you do not need to be a computer expert to utilize these simple procedures TODAY.

In closing, I want to recommend to you, right now, some unbelievable training by one of my favorite mentors. I can truly say that the training has personally helped me to leverage some really simple skills and build a thriving business on a shoe string budget.

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Goes Without Saying.

One of the greatest fun moments I had during Sunday, April 19th, 2009 was taking family photos on the front lawn at our home. I was already having fun in my recording studio when I was called to join the group shot. Our son and daughter brought this mucho expensive digital camera to the house. The moment I saw the camera, it reminded me of my life as a photographer - another one of my passions; photography.

The first job I got after I departed from Combermere School (a secondary school in Barbados) was that of a photographer/camera and film salesman. I took many a family portrait and thousands of passport shots.

35 mm film was the order of the day. I began working with a large-body professional camera where the film was loaded into cassettes. There wasn't too much fun in that.

We used to sell the 120 and the 127 cameras and film - some of you might remember the old "Kodak Box Cameras".

Box Cameras did not start out with an eye-level view finder. On the body of 120 Box Camera there was one reflective view finder in the vertical position and another on the horizontal. Back in the day the skilled photographer knew how to tuck the black camera body in an area of the tummy, apply a small amount of pressure to hold the instrument steady: then slowly flick the lever to activate the shutter. There was no shutter speed to set, no apperature ring to dial, no auto focus and no zoom: everything was fixed. That was also fun. You just couldn't go wrong, except for the occasional camera shake. There was a detatchable flash-head that used individual flashbulbs.

I remember a customer took a photo of a building. There was plenty of fuzziness in the shot. So he asked me about it. I told him he shook the camera. He bluntly turned and said

"I didn't shake the camera, it was the building."

Yeah right!

But then one day the boss brought in a twin-lens reflex 35 mm camera. Progress!

Soon after that, there was the single-lens reflex; like the Minolta. They all used film.

We used to sell lots of 35 mm film: mainly black and white - monochrome; more so than the 120 or the 127 films. Color was not so prevalent.

Today (the date metioned above) my son and daughter took well over 300 photos and never once stopped to change a film: something unheard of in the years gone by.

How we've progressed in a few short years.

Best of all, instead of having to wait a week for the film to be processed, we could now see the images instantly; either on the LCD or on a computer.

And lastly, we can email our favorite poses to your friends and family across the globe. they would receive them in a split second, and postage won't be necessary.

Wow! That's progress!

I can truly say I'm having fun. I really appreciate being alive to see these rapid advances in technology. In a few more months and years ahead we'll be in for a few more surprises. It goes without mention, doesn't it?

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Suffering From Headaches

Hey there again.
I might not be the sharpest drill in the pack, but I know how to say 'thank you'.
Thank you for the time you've spent reading my blogs and articles. I trust that you've found them to be interesting, entertaining, and educational.
It's with great pleasure that I frequently greet you and let you know what's going on in and around the world.
First up; I know you've all noticed that our Prez Obama remains constantly in the news. You might wonder how this constant media mania affects him personally. Well so do I.
What does Mrs. Obama think about her huaband always being in the spotlight? I wonder if the whole idea of fame causes her to have occasional headaches. Barack is currently 'larger than a Rock Star'.
Naturally, their offspring are not the regular run-of-the-mill everyday kids either. I'm sure they're not the ones to hop on a yellow school bus and share personal 'bookbag tales' about their parents. What a headache that would be, eh?
"My Mom and Dad had a fight last night. She kept saying no, so he hit her..."
Not at all possible, my friend.
From all I've read about our leader, I believe he had totally prepared himself and his family for the psychological changes brought on by life in the White House. And that having been said, with the same amount of energy, he continues to project his leadership skills into the next 4 years in office; even though this first term has 'only just begun'. Now there's a lesson for you young entrepreneurs.
We won't leave God out of the picture, because a majority of us believe the Almighty still holds a strong hand over the proceedings.
What gives me a renewed feeling of contentment (not complacency) is the fact that America has grown up; and growing up is not always easy. It's not always a walk in the park. Life isn't simply a bed of roses. So let us not forget that along with beautiful roses come thorns.
Thus in our praises of gratitude for the goodness that abounds, let us not forget to give thanks for the thorns of life. They, too, have a purpose.
Oh yes!
Headaches have causes and purposes!
I'll quickly share a story that was told to me by my HVAC man, and then I'm done.
He said a client of his was continually complaing of headaches and nose bleeds. She went to doctors and, based on what she told them, they could not determine the cause of the malady.
When the home air conditioner unit went out of order, she called for a qualified HVAC man to diagnose and fix the problem. He soon discovered that it was simply a matter of charging the system with nitrogen and checking for leaks. He did find a couple of leaks which he fixed and went on his way.
During the time when the cooling system was not working, the woman noticed that the headaches and nose bleeds abated somewhat. After the unit started working again, the illness returned.
So she called in repair man for the second time.
To honor his warranty commitment he returned. The first question he asked her was...
"Ma'am! When was the last time you had your ducts professionally cleaned out?"
Thirty years in the house and the ducts had never been cleaned.
Three weeks later (for under $60) not only did the headaches and nose bleeds disappear, but also the doctor visits became less frequent.
No I do not sell a duct cleaning service. I just wanted to let you know 'what's going on' in the village. Perhaps this info can help someone you know.
Headaches are not always a heralding of migrain. It could be something as simple as dust mites in your air duct system.
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Money Can Go Up in Smoke Without Setting a Match to It

Make the most of live when you are living it.
Look here!
Money is money. But residual income is money of a different kind. It's money that truly doesn't sleep. While your physical body is craving for shut-eye and you can no longer work, had you placed some of your earnings in the right market, no longer will you have to depend on linear income to make a living. It will grow exponentially.
Linear income is money made by exchanging time for dollars. Residual income is money earned on a regular basis from work done one time.
When you learn how to invest your money correctly, those Dollar bills, Yen, Quid, and Pesos will not even 'bust a sweat'. They almost keep mutating, making more and more of those colorful little suckers. Ha Ha! What a thought, eh?
Have you ever noticed how they air Dow Jones Averages on television? They flash some numbers up there, play a little music in the background and within the space of 20 seconds it's all over. The layman in the street is left wondering what the... Does it mean that the economy is doing what, good or bad?
Ever thought of the reason for that? Perhaps they don't want you and me to know what's really going on behind the scenes. Maybe if they made too big a deal out of it, perhaps consumers would get wise and upset the apple cart.
Check out some books by an author name Peter Lynch. You will get a lesson in the stock market. Don't tell them I told you so.
I'd better hush my mouth now.
If you have a thirst to be wealthy, you've got to know what wealthy people do to gain their wealth.
You know what? There is a difference between being rich and being wealthy. Of course you knew that all along. But being rich means you have enough money to live comfortably for a while. But being wealthy means you will never ever run out of money.
To enter into both categories will require some work on your part. And generally speaking it's the kind of work that takes the giggles out of life for a while. You might even lose some friend (or better said so-called friends) during the process of personal growth.
It's not how much money you make that counts. In today's world (as it always has been) it's how much money you get to keep that's most important; not how much you make.
Let me wrap this up. Take a look at those people who win big in the lottery - a few million. The money is here today and gone tomorrow. They never received an education in money, so they blow every bit of their winnings in a matter of days. Pretty soon they are back where they started. Poof! Overnight millions, next day zero millions.
There is a saying that goes like this. "Money will make you more of what you are." Believe me it will.
Be careful of what you pray for. You just might not be able to handle it, okay!
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Great MLM Lie-la-bies (Lullabies)

It's good to see you and to be seen by you!
Listen! Are you still wondering what happened to those beautiful dreams that propelled you to join MLM?
Do you remember when you received your business kit; how you felt certain it was the only way you could earn the kind of money needed to support your dreams? I’m talking about that house on the hill with the picket fence near the lake; the Rolls Royce parked in the driveway, and frequent Mediterranean Cruises: all financed with MLM your money. It was great, wasn’t it?
I hate to burst your bubble. Let’s take at look at MLM marketing plans in general. They are usually given free of charge to those who opt-into the system. It is a part of the cost for registration.
Remember how they told you (like they did me) to make a list of all your friends and family members. They gave you a memory jogger list so you won’t leave out anybody. And you didn’t forget to ask for referrals. You did exactly as they told you: busted you butt, talking to strangers in the mall and inviting them to meetings in your home. Although the phone seemed to weigh 10 pounds you persistently made the follow-up calls. A handful of people would show up, but you adhered to their instructions to the last letter.
Know this! That was the full extent of their marketing plan. And guess what? As a result, right now you may be sitting there looking as lost as like a deer in the headlights, wondering what has happened.
You hate to admit it, but the end result is kind of embarrassing, isn’t it? Because of your involvement with MLM, your friends and family members seem to avoid you when they see you coming. Your bank account is greatly depleted. Money is mostly avalanching outwards, and merely a trickle is coming in. Credit cards are maxed-out and your future is filled with uncertainty. But you’re still tenaciously hanging on. They warned you not to quit: Quitters are losers. Although there is a flood of doubt in your mind, you try to maintain a belief in the products and services offered by the company or companies you represent.
Sooner or later, (if it hasn’t already) reality will knock at your door. You will reach the point where you have to make a decision. You won’t want to admit to yourself but you bought a bill of goods.
You were lulled into a marketing plan that was designed to keep you trapped as a loyal customer. I call it a “lie-la-by” not a lullaby.
What they told you from day one used to work very well during the 50s and 60s. With a lot of effort the plans were somewhat active into the late 80s and early 90s.
If you’ve recently joined the network marketing business, I’m sure you are as excited as I was years ago when I first started in the “soap business”. Based on what I have experienced, it won’t be long before you realize these archaic marketing methods are not working anymore.
5Linx, ACN, Amway and all the rest of them out there are not geared-up to teach you how to effectively market your business. They teach you how to market their products. They teach you how to be a glorified salesperson.
Let’s face it. Unless you find a way to place your business in front of hundreds of people 24/7, it is doomed for the endangered list.
You know it is true, because you see what happens on television. And you cannot deny the impact this type of psychological programming has on millions of viewers all over the world.
Let me give you a short test. See if you can finish the following statement:
“The best part of waking up is ______________ in your cup.”
If you used the brand name for “Coffee” you were brain-washed.
In order for you to greatly succeed in your business, it must have the same effect on your clients and customers. By the look of things, the internet will soon be the most dominant form of media broadcasting.
Put your business on the internet now, or continue to sit and wonder why you fell for the Lie-la-bies. http://www.mlmsolidsecrets.com/

How to Climb The Hills and Valleys

You know what? Let me tell you a little something about how to climb the hills and valleys. For I am a real person.

From the day I could barely pronounce my name, even still in diapers, my life in the Caribbean was the gleaming beauty of perfection. I was the first boy, third in line, and God's gift to my mother and father.

And as I grew older I became almost invincible. Nothing and no one could stop me from becoming the person of my dreams.

During my school years, I knew my teachers were smart, but I somehow knew I had the edge on them. As for my Principal (known as the Headmaster) I often wondered why they chose him to be in charge of the school. Crazy kid.

None-the-less I had everything going for me: Good health, a good house to live in, and two good parents to take care of me. For me it was a lifetime of forever pleasure. Middle class to poor, but happy.

Throughout my teen years no one could deny me the priviledge of sailing on a cloud of limitless joy. Illegal drugs were no prevalent during that era. I survived on endorphins.

However, by the time secondary school graduation came around, the stuff hit the fan. It seemed as though someone crept up and stuck a pin in my highly inflated ego.

As strong as I protrayed myself to be, I could not hold back the tear. I gave the best shot at hiding my emotions, but that little stream of water trickled down my cheek and gave it all away.

My date looked bewildered.

"Could this be the same boy who appeared to be so brave during school years?" That's what I thought she was thinking.

But I was so deeply effected by the reality that stared me in the face, I almost uncontrollably let it all out.

Let me collapse the time; fast forward several years.

The above passage pretty much describes the story of my growing up years. The one thing that remains constant with me is music. From childhood I wanted to be a famous singer and I accomplished that dream to a certain degree. Life was good: A good wife, nice kids, trips here and there; the typical exciting things young families enjoy.

In the meantime my 6-year career in music allowed me to travel to many distant lands; including Egypt and Lebennon. I learned to speak Arabic and a few French phrases while we were in the Middle East.

The highlight of my singing career came when the band I was with at the time did a gig with Bob Marley and The Wailers in London, England. We were the opening act for Bob, not just once, but twice. What moments they were!

Unforgettable.

Much later, I departed from life as a professional musician during the mid 70s. In the late 80s I was introduced to network marketing, and transferred the passion from music to this new-found love. I struggled for many years as I tried to build a business. We'll talk about that in another story.

But in 2007 I was faced with the most difficult phase in my life. Had I not been blessed with a positive attitude it might have caused me to crumble.

I recieved the disturbing news no man wants to hear. No! it was not diabetes; it was not high blood pressure, or even high cholesterol. I never worried about any of these maladies since they are known to be hereditory.

Both of my parents enjoyed comfortable lives for well over eighty years. As a matter of fact, my mother transitioned from life to life eternal in her mid-nineties. She never had diabetes, or high blood.

What I do remember of my father is kind of vague. I left home after marriage at 19 years old and saw him again after a 15-year absence.

I remember him as a worrier. I remember he used to worry in silence a lot. But he didn't have any of these common illnesses that beset the aged. So when the doctor told me it was time to have a biopsy, my nerves were numbed.

Every year for 10 years I had myself checked out by my physician to make sure I would still function in the manner designed by the Almighty.

During the summer of 2007 before I left Altanta for my Barbados vacation (my hometown) my doctor had my blood drawn and sent for analysis. It was the usual yearly check-up.

My wife arrived in Barbados a week after my arrival from the US. I noticed a dullness about her countenance, and decided to let it be.

The vacation went slowly and eventually crawled to a close. Before I left Barbados to return home to the US, I asked my wife (Maureen) if she had any word about the blood test.

"The doctor thinks you should go see the Urologist; just to check thing out" she casually replied.

The Urologist greeted me warmly and said

"Well you know; it's more than just slightly enlarged. I think we ought to do a biopsy and see what's going on in there."

I maintained a positive attitude throughout the conversation. All in all, I did pretty good holding the posture.

A few days after the biopsy, I was summoned to the Urologist office.

"I have some good news and some bad news" he said with a smile. "We took 12 samples, and of the 12 two of them are cancerous... And since you are basically in good health right now, it's a good idea to have it treated before it develops into something unmanageable."

"Get it out of there" I resolved.

I went home and hopped on Google. I spent the night researching prostate cancer and it's treatments.

Having done so, I was comfortable with the idea of having the treatment asap.

I tell this story because I never thought something like this would happen to me. I had no signs of problems in this area. There was the sign of virility stamped on my forehead.

Having faced this experience and lived to tell about it, I think it is neccessary to encourage all men over 45 to have themselves checked out on a yearly basis: not just the blood test, but the unmentionable as well. My PSA was slightly elevated and could have escaped attention.

The doctors can document their findings and take action before it is too late.

Make sure this demon is caught and treated while there is still time left to enjoy your life.

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MLM Business Sucks

Listen. I’m not putting this message out there to be read by the whole world. This is between you and me, okay?
Here it is…
After more than 10 years meddling with the network marketing industry, I arrived at a point where I swore never to get involved with MLM businesses again. I gained a lot of experience and came to the conclusion MLM Business Sucks.
I got the same end results from Company after Company. You name them and I probably represented them.
However, since I set up my website I won’t be upset if you call me an MLM junkie.
At one time I begun to think there was something wrong with me. I chased after rabbit after rabbit; sometimes two or three at a time. My big dreams continued to motivate me, but I never ever saw one of them come to fruition.
In November of 2007, my friend came to show me a new home business opportunity. By the way he spoke on the phone about his business, I set aside my gut feeling and decided to give MLM another shot.
I live in Stone Mountain. He took a bus from Savannah, Georgia, which meant a four hour ride to Atlanta. For me, that spelled commitment.
Up until that point I remained skeptical, but as I listened to his presentation, I realized that he was truly on to something. As to whether it was something big, only time would tell.
He said he had recently exited from the juice business and entered the wonderful world of telecommunications. I was excited and signed up in his down-line the said very day: I even booked a couple of tickets for the National Event in New Orleans which followed a couple of months later.
The very next day, the day after his visit to Atlanta, I was scheduled for major surgery at Northside Hospital.
Thankfully the surgery was successful, but I can’t say the same for the business.
I stumbled along with it for a while, having missed the first 30-day period to qualify for the bonus. The medication I was given during the surgery left me dazed for more than 6 weeks. Even though I wanted to shoot straight to the top in the business, it was not possible.
To this day (almost 2 years later) I haven’t made one red cent from that business. Mind you, I did everything they told me. I got their website; I attended the meetings; I distributed the sales material; I attended the webinars; I passed out the business cards; I passed out the flyers; I had meetings at my home and at my church; I made dozens of phone calls: And to boot I even spent upwards to $2000 on the last training event. I paid for flight; food, and hotel stay; plus purchased more sales/marketing materials.
At the end of the year (sadly) I couldn’t even take a tax deduction for expenses against income, because I had no earnings.
But I’ll tell you what! If I had done that much work back in the 1950s I would’ve been on the executive board: no kidding. But this is a new day and it calls for new strategies.
I’m not negative against the idea of MLM. It still works; but I’m sure you’ll agree, the old methods only work for a few and to a limited degree.
My goal is to earn a high dollar figure and help the poor. It still stands at $50k a month.
Upon close examination, I began to wonder how and when I would reach my lofty goal with a commission average around $2 per client per month. It would take hundreds upon thousands of people in my down-line, and countless years to reach my goal. Right now as the saying goes, there’s more of a long-look behind me than there is in front of me.

Now here is the good news.
Recently my partner and I began surfing the internet. We wanted to find another source to bring hundreds of leads on a daily basis.
Eventually, one thing led to another and we discovered an absolute mind-blowing lead generating network marketing company.
Not only does it bring the kind of results you are looking for, but it is also structured to pay the kind of commissions and residual income to help you reach your goals in a much shorter time.
I mentioned this to you because I know it is something you’ll be interesting in.
Take a look at the site and see for yourself. You'll be glad you received this message.
Thank you. http://www.mlmsolidsecrets.com/