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None of us that enjoy any amount of success online would be doing so if not for the instruction of people that have gone before us.

Honestly, few of us are trailblazers.. going where no man has gone before. And that’s ok.. it’s certainly more then possible to take quality  information and use it to carve out our own personal success.

And actually the trailblazers themselves have just assembled their learned information into something new and unique.. so no matter what kind of success you enjoy, it all boils down to discovering and  putting to use valuable and useful information.

There was one very important phrase in that last sentence.. did you catch it?

…putting to use

Those are the 3 most important words of this entire email and are the 3 words that will determine if you are successful or not.

How many of us have gigabytes worth of excellent material stored on our computer that has

a. never been read
b. been quickly scanned and forgotten
c. been read and excited us enough to take action
and then forgotten in the excitement of the next
greatest ebook.

I include myself at the top of this list.. Guilty!

And then the problem becomes..

“I know I’ve read that.. I think I even have something about that somewhere.. but what.. and where is it?”

There is hope for all of us

What if we had access to quality information pulled from over 50 of the top marketers online and all that information was contained in ONE place, ONLINE for us to log in to at our convenience?

There would be a list of the products available with a brief description of what each offered.

You’d know immediately where everything was without wasting any time looking for it.

And.. yes there’s more, this vault of information would be added to monthly with even more valuable information that would help you become the success you know you should be!

I know that to me.. this is awsome! I hope you see the same benefits as I do when you read what amazing
collection offers you.

Yes, you could continue wasting your time and money by chasing the next latest and greatest offer that comes out 3 times a day…

OR

You could learn the basics.. build your foundation so that whatever you choose to do you WILL BE successful.

Take a look at the titles of just some of what this program has to offer..

paulazuehlke.com/recommends/ExpertsStrategiesRevealed

HitSafari is all about helping you build YOUR foundation for success. Experts Strategies Revealed is a Must Have in my book for creating a strong foundation.

There’s a news update on the HitSafari blog..

You can find it here:

http://hitsafari.com/blog/august-21-2008/

Michael Phelps is a name the majority of us are now familiar with, especially in the US but worldwide he is now known for his amazing performance at this Summer Olympics. It was very exciting watching him win each of his Gold medals and make Olympic history.

I did some reading on the life of Michael Phelps and discovered some facts about his swimming career that can be related to not only life but our Internet careers as well.

Michael’s parents recognized his talent and passion at a young age and brought him to a professional coach at the age of 11. His coach told him at age 12 that he had Olympic potential. He is still with that coach today. Despite setting numerous world records over the years, he qualified for only one event in the 2004 Summer Olympics and came in 5th.

Just these few facts can teach us so much.

When concentrating on making Internet Marketing your career you should have 2 qualifications. Talent and passion. Obviously we all have different and varied talents and there are just as many options available for a career in Internet marketing.. Identify your talents. If you don’t think you have any, ask a family member or a close friend.. sometimes they recognize things in you that you don’t see yourself.

Once you identify your talents, you’ll very likely realize that you knew  it all along.. What you think is just an activity that you like to do in your spare time is probably a way you’re expressing your talent.. your passion. You might like to scrapbook and while you might not think of that as a marketable talent it encompasses many talents.. creativity, organization, an eye for design etc.

Think about what you like to do and then think about what talents it takes to accomplish it.. you might be surprised at the list you come up with and what you truly are passionate about.

Now that we have discovered our talent and passion, we need a mentor. Someone to coach us in our career, someone we can look up to and trust and know that they have our best interest in mind.

Unfortunately  anyone can hang out a coach shingle in Internet Marketing and we all get emails from dozens of wannabees every day.. and it’s not always easy to find one that is right for you. But research and contact, doing your homework, will really pay off here. It may take some time, but in the long run it will save you much more.. remember, your mentor will be with you for a long time.

Your huge success, your long term goals, will not happen overnight. Michael Phelps coach saw Olympic potential in him at age 12 and he is now 23. That was 11 years of keeping his eye on the main prize.. the long term goal. Yes he had successes along the way, as we all will, but perseverance and focus brought him his ultimate success.

He also had failures, or what he perceived as failures, along the way.. but he didn’t quit or he didn’t fire his coach and start fresh with someone else.. he remained focused on his training and his goals.

Obviously these have just been a few, brief highlights of some important lessons learned from a swimmer… hopefully you can extract something that will start you thinking and help you along your Internet Marketing path.

Those familiar with me know that I ‘preach’ that splash and/or squeeze pages are the only effective way to advertise when you use traffic exchanges. I’ve even written articles and blog posts about it.

Actually it is a well known fact among TE owners that splash and squeeze pages are the way to go and so it follows that other marketers would know that as well.

Makes sense.. right?

My frind James Grandstaff did a little survey that has pretty much blown that idea out of the water.

It seems that when he surveyed 500 on his list who are interested in making money online, such as affiliate marketing, product creation, MLM, etc… that over 30% did not even know what a squeeze page was!

I was surprised to say the least.

Since I’ve written more then one article on using squeeze pages I am going to give you James’ reasons for using them.. straight from him.
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“A squeeze page which is also known as a “lead capture page” or “name squeeze page” is a simple web page with one purpose; to get your visitor to give you their name and email address so you can follow-up with them. That’s it.

One of the best ways to get someone to opt-in to your squeeze page is by offering something of high perceived value such as a mini ecourse or a highly targeted eBook.

For example, let’s say you are promoting a multi- level marketing business opportunity. The products are great and you are a raving fan.

Most people would just start promoting the website the company supplies. I say no. This is a perfect opportunity to implement the use of a squeeze page and offer something of value first.

That way, you collect the leads, you follow-up with an introduction of yourself and begin building a long lasting business relationship.

In sales, what we are really selling is “us” first, then the product.

You always want to provide value first. Once your prospects warm up to you, then it’s time to ask theright questions to determine if your product or business opportunity can help solve their needs.”

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If you weren’t familiar with squeeze pages before, I hope you now have a good overview of how they can benefit your advertising. Traffic Exchange advertising is very effective when done properly

James’ latest program does an outstanding job of explaining what squeeze pages are.. how to create one to be the most effective, how to use them and so much more. He’s outlined an entire system of getting quality traffic to any website.

It is a must have in my opinion if you are serious about driving good quality traffic to your website and especially if you are building a list.. you are building a list, right?

Check it out here.. You’ve nothing to lose by watching the videos.. they are very well done and
contain so much information…

and

…for a limited time James is offering a Risk Free $1 dollar trial to his program.. WOW!

Instant MLM Squeeze Pages

Take a look.. let me know what you think. I’m always interested in feedback and what you have on your minds. That’s the only way I know what you need or want! lol sounds like a marriage doesn’t it.. well any relationship needs give and take and I love taking my cues from you guys.

The town I live in has a pretty constant growth rate with new housing sections always under constrction.

A couple of days ago we drove through one of the nicer new areas which reminded me again of why living in a newer housing section would not be my first choice.

All of the houses.. street after street, were the same color… A very generic tan color, which on it’s own is not a bad color, but en masse makes for a very boring neighborhood.

While there were a few unique house designs mixed in, they were lost in a sea of sameness. Nothing about them said “look at me.. I’m different!”

If I WERE to move into this neighborhood, the first thing that I would do is change the colors of the shutters or maybe paint the front door or do some unique front yard landscaping… something to make my house unique.

Nothing overboard or too flashy.. just enough so my house stands out from the rest and does not add to the overall boring sameness.

(Speaking of flashy, we once sold a home that was in a nice newer neighborhood. The new owners painted the house a pepto bismol pink!

That taller split entry house really stood out between two ranch style houses and definitely was unique in that neighborhood!)

These same ideas apply to your websites when advertised on traffic exchanges.

When everyone is advertising the same programs, with the same pages, surfing can tend to become boring. Your site may be seen but more then likely it will just blend into all the rest.

So how do you stand out in the crowd of other affiliate pages and websites?

I know you’ve all heard of splash pages.. squeeze pages.. the short, attention grabbing sites that are desinged primarily for Traffic Exchanges. You hear about them so much for one reason.. they work.

Remember that Traffic Exchanges show your site for 30 seconds, at the most, before the surfer is asked to click to go on to the next site… many exchanges have gone to 10 and 15 seconds. This is NOT a lot of time.

I see far too many pages submitted for approval that are very long with many images and program banners to load. It many times takes considerably longer to load the page then the 20 seconds required to view it. Not only that, but how many people do you really think are going to take the time to scroll down through a long site when they are surfing for credits? Not many I’m guessing.

Whether you use splash pages that are supplied by the program you are promoting, make your own or have one made for you stop and think first about who will be viewing your page.

Most likely it is another member who is surfing 5 or 6 exchanges at the same time. While they may be actively searching for a business opportunity or resource, their main objective is too earn credits that they can use to advertise their own site.

A long page that takes 30 seconds or more to load or another affiliate page that looks like 6 out of the last 10 pages they’ve seen, is not going to grab their attention.

Be unique.. set yourself apart from the crowd but don’t go overboard with ‘pepto bismol’ flashing banners and gimmicks.. that might get you attention but not necessarily the kind you want.

Your goal when advertising, especially in traffic exchanges, is to stand out from the crowd.

You can’t do this by having a page that looks like everyone elses. Make your space unique.. set yourself apart from the same boring neighborhood of websites that surround you and you’ll be sure to attract the attention that your website deserves.