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Will You Add? - How To Write Your Very Own E-book In 5 Days or Less Part 3
‘Decluttering’ has become the new buzzword recently but it is usually talked about in the domestic sense. It is also important for an efficient office to be clutter free. Is your desk hiding beneath your paperwork? Do you have a pile of business cards are propping up your monitor? Are your invoices mixed in with your receipts? Are you wasting time because you can’t find that all important piece of paper when you need it?Sound familiar... it is relatively quick and easy to declutter your desk space or indeed your whole office if necessary.Firstly set aside some time, a couple of hours if things are really bad, preferably a time when you will be bright and fresh – so if you are a morning person get onto this task as soon as you arrive at the office. You need to ensure that you will have no distractions and this means no calls, visits or
You HAVE to have a blank writing pad of some sort. Almost everybody has a yellow legal pad lying around someplace…go get it.
You’re also going to need a timer of some sort…one of those kitchen timers is great for this. You know, the type where you twist the dial and it counts off 30 minutes. Get that while you’re getting the legal pad and
We know that the Internet has changed the way consumers find products and services. Now it is influencing the business to business sector as well. According to a survey published in late last year in "Electronic Design" magazine, reaching 96% of your audience is possible if you include a carefully crafted Internet marketing strategy.When asked, "Where do you find the most useful information about new products and technology?" respondents ranked print magazines (54%), Web searches (23%, Google primarily), and E-mail newsletters (19%) as the top three sources. This covers 96% of the bases, surprisingly relegating old favorites like trade shows (2%) and word of mouth (2%) to the sidelines.These figures show that while print is still important to BtoB buyers, the Internet has become equally as important. And of the online part, Google searche
This chapter’s going to teach you a valuable method to get original ideas for an e-book. I learned it several years ago from my friend, Bryan Kumar, who’s a master at this. Over the years, I’ve added to Bryan’s original idea and have come up with a “sure-fire” way to get ideas out of anyone’s mind…no matter what’s going on in there!
We’ll get to this technique in a moment, but, first, let’s get the ideas you already have floating around in your brain down on paper. Oh, you don’t write them down? I hate to say this, but… that’s just plain stupid! Any one of those ideas may well be a million dollar idea…the one that puts you over the top…the one that changes your life forever! Those ideas of yours are valuable things, so let’s get started doing that first.
Nothing….and I mean absolutely nothing…ever truly exists until it’s been put down on paper first. Think about it! An airplane, a new car model, a building, a dam, the clothes you’re wearing right now…they all existed on paper before they existed in real life. I can’t stress this enough! Put those ideas down on paper RIGHT NOW!
Before we even get started, you HAVE to have a few blank pieces of paper right there in front of you…and a pen, not a pencil!
Now, just write those ideas floating around in your head down. They don’t have to be in any order or any format…just write them down as quickly as you can without editing them in any way. Each idea may only be a word…or it may be a whole paragraph…doesn’t matter…just get them out of there and down on paper.
At this point, you have to make yourself a solemn promise that you’ll hide these ideas away from everyone…even your wife, your best friend, everybody! It’s important that your sub-conscious KNOWS that no one will ever see these ideas unless you want them to. Sub-consciously, if you think someone will be reading your ideas, you’ll naturally edit your thoughts. The main reason is that you don’t want people to make fun of your ideas.
So PROMISE yourself that these ideas are private property and that you’ll put them someplace where they’ll never be found by anyone else. Don’t skip this step…it’s vital to being able to REALLY tap the energy of your brain.
Okay…spend a few minutes…or as much time as you need…getting the ideas that are on the surface of your mind down on paper. Then we’ll REALLY get about the task of drilling for ideas!
Now, let’s start using the “Kumar Technique”. First of all, you’re going to HAVE to have a minimum of 30 minutes during which you won’t be disturbed by anything…anything! No phone, no IMs, no TV/radio, no people! Just yourself…alone…for 30 minutes. So figure out where the best place to do this is going to be for you. Then, you’re going to need to get a few supplies.
You HAVE to have a blank writing pad of some sort. Almost everybody has a yellow legal pad lying around someplace…go get it.
You’re also going to need a timer of some sort…one of those kitchen timers is great for this. You know, the type where you twist the dial and it counts off 30 minutes. Get that while you’re getting the legal pad and
Remember the cleaning business is all about time ratio to money. You want to be making at least a $1 a minute when doing concrete work at a minimum and aim for $100 to $200 per hour if you can get it. If you are not achieving this income level then you work too slowly or you did not bid correctly on the accounts you are taking. You need to have a work order form. This form should have an area for time it took to do the job, how many people were on the job, gas to get to the site and mileage to get to the site. If you need a sheet like this the trainers we believe the best program to create this in is the new Microsoft Word, it has some incredible new features which make the formatting so easy you might think of yourself as a graphic designer.For your pressure wand you need to use a green tip for steam and a yellow or 15-degree tip for breakin
Nothing….and I mean absolutely nothing…ever truly exists until it’s been put down on paper first. Think about it! An airplane, a new car model, a building, a dam, the clothes you’re wearing right now…they all existed on paper before they existed in real life. I can’t stress this enough! Put those ideas down on paper RIGHT NOW!
Before we even get started, you HAVE to have a few blank pieces of paper right there in front of you…and a pen, not a pencil!
Now, just write those ideas floating around in your head down. They don’t have to be in any order or any format…just write them down as quickly as you can without editing them in any way. Each idea may only be a word…or it may be a whole paragraph…doesn’t matter…just get them out of there and down on paper.
At this point, you have to make yourself a solemn promise that you’ll hide these ideas away from everyone…even your wife, your best friend, everybody! It’s important that your sub-conscious KNOWS that no one will ever see these ideas unless you want them to. Sub-consciously, if you think someone will be reading your ideas, you’ll naturally edit your thoughts. The main reason is that you don’t want people to make fun of your ideas.
So PROMISE yourself that these ideas are private property and that you’ll put them someplace where they’ll never be found by anyone else. Don’t skip this step…it’s vital to being able to REALLY tap the energy of your brain.
Okay…spend a few minutes…or as much time as you need…getting the ideas that are on the surface of your mind down on paper. Then we’ll REALLY get about the task of drilling for ideas!
Now, let’s start using the “Kumar Technique”. First of all, you’re going to HAVE to have a minimum of 30 minutes during which you won’t be disturbed by anything…anything! No phone, no IMs, no TV/radio, no people! Just yourself…alone…for 30 minutes. So figure out where the best place to do this is going to be for you. Then, you’re going to need to get a few supplies.
You HAVE to have a blank writing pad of some sort. Almost everybody has a yellow legal pad lying around someplace…go get it.
You’re also going to need a timer of some sort…one of those kitchen timers is great for this. You know, the type where you twist the dial and it counts off 30 minutes. Get that while you’re getting the legal pad and
Cathy, a business writer, emailed me and said, "Boy, do I need to work on my Web site this year!" I gave her a couple of ways to improve her site and had her look at several websites that sell effectively on the Internet. Her response was a common one; she thought those sites were marketing aggressively and she worried about turning her prospects off with a "hard sell."Are you concerned about being too aggressive in your marketing?No one in business wants to be seen as the stereotypical used car salesman, who tries to sell you a lemon by claiming the car was owned by a little old lady who never drove it. And are prospects really convinced by promises that are too good to be true? "Start your own business and make $200,000 in just two weeks!" Then there are the salespeople who drive everyone crazy with their annoying cold calls at dinner tim
Now, just write those ideas floating around in your head down. They don’t have to be in any order or any format…just write them down as quickly as you can without editing them in any way. Each idea may only be a word…or it may be a whole paragraph…doesn’t matter…just get them out of there and down on paper.
At this point, you have to make yourself a solemn promise that you’ll hide these ideas away from everyone…even your wife, your best friend, everybody! It’s important that your sub-conscious KNOWS that no one will ever see these ideas unless you want them to. Sub-consciously, if you think someone will be reading your ideas, you’ll naturally edit your thoughts. The main reason is that you don’t want people to make fun of your ideas.
So PROMISE yourself that these ideas are private property and that you’ll put them someplace where they’ll never be found by anyone else. Don’t skip this step…it’s vital to being able to REALLY tap the energy of your brain.
Okay…spend a few minutes…or as much time as you need…getting the ideas that are on the surface of your mind down on paper. Then we’ll REALLY get about the task of drilling for ideas!
Now, let’s start using the “Kumar Technique”. First of all, you’re going to HAVE to have a minimum of 30 minutes during which you won’t be disturbed by anything…anything! No phone, no IMs, no TV/radio, no people! Just yourself…alone…for 30 minutes. So figure out where the best place to do this is going to be for you. Then, you’re going to need to get a few supplies.
You HAVE to have a blank writing pad of some sort. Almost everybody has a yellow legal pad lying around someplace…go get it.
You’re also going to need a timer of some sort…one of those kitchen timers is great for this. You know, the type where you twist the dial and it counts off 30 minutes. Get that while you’re getting the legal pad and
Selling is a tough job, and sometimes you may need to appear tough in order to get the sale.As a salesperson (whether in person or in print) you don’t have to appear to the customer as being needy of the sale. Many times, the opposite can work quite effectively, that is, to make the customer think of purchasing your product or service as a special privilege.Here are a number of ways that you can “bully” the customer into buying from you.1. State that only a LIMITED number is available.This is a commonly used technique to push the customer over the finish line. Presenting your offer as limited in quantity nudges the prospect to act now since the offer may not be available later. Companies that manufacture luxury line vehicles often use this technique by manufacturing only in small batches. Think of Harley
So PROMISE yourself that these ideas are private property and that you’ll put them someplace where they’ll never be found by anyone else. Don’t skip this step…it’s vital to being able to REALLY tap the energy of your brain.
Okay…spend a few minutes…or as much time as you need…getting the ideas that are on the surface of your mind down on paper. Then we’ll REALLY get about the task of drilling for ideas!
Now, let’s start using the “Kumar Technique”. First of all, you’re going to HAVE to have a minimum of 30 minutes during which you won’t be disturbed by anything…anything! No phone, no IMs, no TV/radio, no people! Just yourself…alone…for 30 minutes. So figure out where the best place to do this is going to be for you. Then, you’re going to need to get a few supplies.
You HAVE to have a blank writing pad of some sort. Almost everybody has a yellow legal pad lying around someplace…go get it.
You’re also going to need a timer of some sort…one of those kitchen timers is great for this. You know, the type where you twist the dial and it counts off 30 minutes. Get that while you’re getting the legal pad and
The ad tracker was originally developed to provide a record of all hits to a site resulting from ad placements. This article shows a host of different ways to utilise an ad tracker.FOR AFFILIATES#1. The Long Url ProblemHave you ever seen an ad where you are asked to click on an affiliate URL so long that it stretches over 2 lines, like thishttp://www/anysite.com/cgi-bin/dir1/dir2/.cgi?code=123RT&type=102 35&subid=89715Do you think your reader will bother to do the necessary cut and paste to put it in a browser?Probably not.And that's probably one lost sale.And even a one line affiliate link may exceed the permissible length for some ad posting requirements.The solution: use a short tracking URL.#2. Losing Your Affiliate CodeAs an affiliate you may have your affili
You HAVE to have a blank writing pad of some sort. Almost everybody has a yellow legal pad lying around someplace…go get it.
You’re also going to need a timer of some sort…one of those kitchen timers is great for this. You know, the type where you twist the dial and it counts off 30 minutes. Get that while you’re getting the legal pad and a PEN!
You’re probably wondering why I keep harping on using a pen, instead of a pencil, or a word processor, or your computer. Here’s why. Your mind is pretty smart. It instinctively knows that if you use anything other than a pen, you have the option of erasing what you’re writing.
The ONLY way to get the most out of this technique is for your mind to (1) feel completely safe in spouting out what may seem to be crazy ideas…that’s why you made yourself the promise to keep your ideas private…and (2) be sure that you’re taking these ideas seriously and intend to bring them to life. If you’re using a pencil or an erasable medium, your mind knows that you can always edit things.
Okay, let’s get this out in the open right now. I know you’re probably thinking, “What a bunch of BS this is!”. The problem with that thought is, you’ve probably already done this exercise and never even knew it!
Have you ever awakened in the morning with a great idea…or maybe it happened in the middle of the night while you were sleeping. It happens to some people while they’re driving a long distance. An idea pops into your mind! Where do you think that idea came from? That’s exactly what we’re going to do right now…tap your subconscious in a controlled way…a way that allows you to capture the ideas easily.
If you’re still taking this lightly, then I recommend you find out about sub-conscious writing. A good starting point is to read anything by Natalie Goldberg, author of Writing Down the Bones. She’s the acknowledged expert on this technique. Her teachings are used by just about every big-time author you can think of.
You CAN skip this section all together. The ideas you’ll be working with won’t be as exciting to you…as powerful to you…and, probably, not as good…but you can still use the rest of this book. I do urge you to try this method…it’s amazing how it works!
Back to the “Kumar Technique”! You’ve got a quiet place with no interruptions, a yellow legal pad, a pen and a 30 minute timer.
Find a comfortable place to sit and relax. Your first step is to breathe! That’s right, big, slow deep breathes…in through your nose and out through your mouth while you relax your body. Go ahead and start the timer now.
The next thing is to picture the most relaxing place you’ve ever been. Get the smells, the feelings, the tastes of the beach, the mountains, a fluffy bed…whatever… embedded in your mind.
Now, just start writing! Whatever comes into your mind…write it down. Don’t think about it…don’t think about anything other than that relaxing place you’re in. The words will start to flow out onto the leg
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