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Feeds for [ ]1. Owning Your Own Business is the Path to Freedom
What
do you want? Most of America is satisfied with the 40 by 40 plan, which is 40
hours per week for 40 years. In choosing a career, you see, we pick between two
different factors: freedom and security. At first these two are opposites. If
you choose security you will never achieve true freedom. If you choose freedom
you will likely begin with no security at all and only achieve it after time.
That is why the first decision you must make is Freedom; freedom over your time,
your resources, and your property both material and intellectual.
 As
long as you trade your time for money you cannot achieve freedom. Some people
argue that being paid salary or being self-employed doesn’t constitute trading
time for money but I disagree. Ask yourself this question: If you don’t do any
work for the next two weeks would your paychecks still arrive? If you answer no
than you are still trading your time for money. The only way to stop this cycle
is to own your own business system. See the Diagram:
Owning
your own business system provides an opportunity for freedom because by
employing others in a predictable pattern of activities you can achieve greater
results than you could alone. If you get paid on the efforts of other people you
begin to have leverage, and leverage is the key to financial freedom. Kiyosaki’s
diagram shows us that only in the “B” & “I” quadrant can you achieve big
results. You must make the conscious decision to move to the “B” quadrant and
become the owner of a duplicable business system that doesn’t require your daily
involvement.
Notice
I said a business system that doesn’t require your daily involvement. Having
your own business isn’t enough. Most business owners in reality only own a job.
You must create or buy a business system that doesn’t require you coming into
work every day, every week, every month, or even every year. This may not be
possible during the first 6 months to a year of your business but it must be the
end goal and your system must allow for it.
Only
by making the conscious decision to desire freedom, own your own business, and
create a true leverage based business system can you achieve your goals.
Jacob S. Paulsen
www.jacobspaulsen.com
Jacob Paulsen is a Network Marketing Professional in addition to being a great business owner. To subscribe to Jacob's articles about Marketing & Personal development please visit his blog. To learn more about the fastest growing Innovator in the industry check out Agel!
2. 8 Keys to Financial Success Cont. This article is a continuation of my previous post: "8 Keys to
Financial Success." If you haven't read the previous post I suggest
visiting http://mblog.jacobspaulsen.com
and catching up on it now. The 8 Keys to Financial Success are designed
to help people with an existing stream of monthly income to achieve
wealth and financial freedom. In the previous article I outlined keys
1-4. Here I will outline 5-8.
- Let Money
Work For You. Now that you have began to build your
emergency fund and have paid off any credit card debt you will begin to
have excess cash-flow. This "excess" cash-flow can now be channeled
towards investing. How much? No less than 5% of your monthly income
should be put toward investments and after your rainy day fund is built
and your credit card debt is gone you should be contributing between
10-15% of your income every month toward investments. Where &
What? You need to purchase assets. Assets are investments that put
money back into your pocket. Your job is to find assets that will
increase your monthly cash-flow and bring you closer to financial
freedom. If you are wondering which investments are safe, the answer is
that only the investments you are totally familiar with and comfortable
with are safe. The risk of the investment is based on your own
knowledge of it.
- Multiple
Streams of Income. No one source of income in this world
is
100% solid. You could loose your job or main source of income at any
time and it therefor becomes necessary to have a back up stream of
income. It also goes to reason that the only way to come closer to
financial freedom is to work harder at your current job or to get a
second income source. I am an advocate for owning your own business
instead of getting a second job. Only by owning your own business are
you creating leverage and potential residual income which is the base
of true financial freedom. Look for opportunities or ideas that will
allow you to build a side-income. Don't be afraid to invest some cash
and some time into the success of a side business since it may become
your greatest asset.
- Automate Your
Finances. The reason a lot of people don't achieve
their financial goals is due to a lack of discipline. Even after you
begin to track your finances and set goals it can take a lot of work
and discipline to carry them out. Learn to automate everything possible
about your money to guarantee achieving your goals. If you can set up
an automatic transfer from your checking each month to your rainy day
fund, or a auto-pay on all your bills do it. Take human error out of
the picture as much as possible to ensure achieving your goals.
- Educate
Yourself. The last key to your own wealth is education. In
order to be worth more you must first become more and in your financial
stewardship this can only be done by increasing your financial
education. Read business and investing books. Study the industry of
your side-business and seek out advice from successful people in your
family and in your industry. Learn everything you can about different
investment strategies such as stocks, bonds, real estate, hard money,
etc. Attend local seminars about wealth building and investing. Teach
what you learn to all those around you.
If you can harness these 8 keys of financial prosperity you can achieve
any financial goal you choose. You aren't limited by your income but by
your own financial intelligence and skills. Learn, Plan, Do.
Jacob Paulsen
801-494-3672
www.jacobspaulsen.com
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3. 8 Keys to Financial Success Now for the purpose of this article I want to assume that you currently
have a steady stream of monthly income. I am going to discuss the
Paulsen 8 Keys to Financial Success but in order for these 8 keys to
truly bring you success it is necessary that you already have a
consistent income. For 95% of America financial problems do not come
from the lack of a strong income but the lack of skills necessary to
manage thier income. You see we spend the first 25 years of our lives
being taught how to go into the workplace and make money, but nobody
ever teaches us what to do with money once we have it. That is where
the 8 keys of financial success come into play.
A quick disclaimer: I did not invent these 8 ideas and I don't lay
claim to any of this content. From all my study I have simply organized
my favorite and key concepts into these 8 Keys. In this article I'm
going to discuss the first 4 of the 8 keys to success. Stay tuned for
the last 4 keys in a future article.
- Track Your
Finances. This is the first step because it makes
everything else possible. What is measured can be improved and studies
have shown that even corporate executives who look at financial
statements everyday tend not to know their own financial situation. You
must know where your money comes from and where it goes, what assets
and liabilities you own, and how your current performance lines up with
your financial goals. Very few people have the accountant like skills
necessary to do it themselves and so to those I recommend hiring
someone to do their book-keeping. In my home state Utah I highly
recommend JP2Consulting.
Once you have a handle on your own finances the true work can begin.
- Have a
Cash-Flow Budget. This is a two sided coin. First you need
a budget which is a simple idea of where you want your money to go. How
much do you want/expect to spend each month in dining, gasoline,
groceries, etc. Second is to work on your cash-flow. How much is left
over each month? How much do you spend vs bring in? This is called your
Profit vs Loss in the business world and knowing that number should be
your life. The other part of your cash-flow is your Assets vs
Liabilites/Expenses. This number will show how close you are to
retirement. Assets are things that bring you income without any work on
your part. Liabilities and Expenses are everything that take your money
away from you. Once your assets bring in enough each month to cover all
your expenses and liabilities you can stop working your day job and
retire. Making that number positive is your number one goal. To start
working on your cash-flow now download
this sheet from JP2.
- Create a Rainy Day Fund. Before you begin investing your
money into assets or toys your number one priority is to put some cash
away into a 100% liquid account with the highest interest rate return
possible. MMA, or money market accounts offer the best solution. In
this account you need to have enough cash to cover a minimum of 3
months of expenses and liabilites. Get this account filled as quickly
as possible. You shouldn't be sleeping well at night if you don't have
this cash set aside. Once you hit the 3 month goal continue to
contribute a little each month until you reach at least the one year
mark. As your expenses go up in the future you need to make on going
adjustments to this fund. One year may seem extreme but this cash fund
is vital to your long term financial stability and success.
- Use Credit Cards like Debit Cards. Credit Cards were
designed to hurt you. If used properly however they will bring you more
freedom and success. Credit card debt is never, never, never
acceptable. The interest rates are way to high to justify carrying any
balance at all. Many people will tell you that it is necessary to carry
a balance in order to build credit but that is a only myth. If you
think of a credit card the same way you do a debit card you can win the
game. Never charge your card unless the cash is already in the account
to cover the charge. By paying off your card each month you will slowly
build strong credit over time. Also if you get a good rewards card you
can accumulate points and cash back rewards that will put extra in your
pocket.
Until soon,
Jacob Paulsen
www.ageljacob.com
business.jacobspaulsen.com
skype: jacob.paulsen
4. You Must Become More to Get More! Ultimately you must become more if you want to earn more. In the
insurance industry there is a term called "Human Life Value." It seems
almost wrong that anyone can assign an actual dollar value to our lives
but this is necessary in when determining what kind of life insurance
policies you can buy.
For purposes of this article when I refer to your "Human Life Value"
I'm not talking about your insurance life value, but instead how much
value you create for the world. As you work hard to become more, you in
turn are able if you chose to contribute more to the world. As you
actively create value for those around you, your true Human Life Value
increases. Your human life value is tied directly to your wealth. As
your Human life value increases your wealth must also increase.
Understand that the term wealth doesn't always apply to money. Wealth
can be a great number of things including strong & fulfilling
relationships, inner peace & satisfaction, etc.
There are three distinct lessons we must take from this truth:
1. Our skills and knowledge alone do not create value for anyone. Only
the application of skills and knowledge with correct direction can
begin to create value for those around us. Therefore our Human Life
Value only increases when we create value for others.
2. It is only in creating value for others that we can increase our own
wealth. Since all our wealth is a direct reflection of what we receive
from others and from society it is only in creating value for others
that we can experience an increase.
3. Only through exchange can value be created. When you sell a good or
service both parties become wealthier for having made the exchange even
though the amount of goods or services exchanged remained the same. If
you hug your 2 year old child both of you are wealthier for the
exchange even though the hug was constant.
Understanding these principles, we can begin a discussion about how
your Human Life Value affects you in Marketing. The first applied
lesson to learn is that if you want to sell more goods or services you
must become more. This is true both because your overall attractiveness
affects your ability to sell and because your ability to create value
in the life of your client is increased. Of course when speaking of
attractiveness we aren't referring to your physical attraction, but the
overall impression that you carry with you everywhere you go.
How do we become more? Allow us to separate your person into 4 common
categories. Physical, Mental, Emotional, & Spiritual. To become
more physically we must exercise and eat well. To become more mentally
we must expose ourselves to new ideas and concepts. We must study and
strive to learn more about more. To become more emotionally we must
interact with people. We must understand people. To become more
spiritually we connect with an inner purpose and divine potential ever
striving to follow our creator.
All four of these categories are inseparably connected. As you grow in
one you must grow in the other. This isn't to say that we are all
balanced all the time but simply put they are connected and how you
grow or don't grow in one area will have an impact on the other four.
Becoming more is the end purpose of everything we do. As you increase
your ability to serve your fellow man, or put differently create more
value for society you in turn increase your own wealth. Ironically it
is the only way to do so!
Jacob Paulsen
www.ageljacob.com
business.jacobspaulsen.com
skype: jacob.paulsen
5. Recent Reads Recent Reads
In the last month I have been able to read (actually listen) several
new books that I have enjoyed. I wanted to take this post to talk a
little about each of these recent reads.
"His Excelency George Washington" really blew me away. I always knew
George Washington had to be a powerful and unique person but this
really got me pumped. I learned a lot about this amazing man and it
inspired me to memorize all the U.S. presidents and eventually I would
like to read a biography about all the US presidents. George was a
unique and powerful hero. He was the very first person to put his life
on the line of American Independence and he knew it. His general lack
of military experience and general failure in warfare during the war go
to prove that his success was due to the principles he lived by and
"providence itself."
"The 5 Lessons A Millionaire Taught Me" had great, but unoriginal
content. I was dissapointed in how obviously copy-cat the material is.
I realize that there is only so much content to be taught in reference
to wealth principles but Richard Paul Evans even goes so far to quote
George Clason's "Richest Man in Babylon" in almost every chapter it
seems. I'm super glad I read it just the same because we all need on
going reminders of what we need to be doing and how true wealth is
created. Richard Paul Evans is a great author and it show in this work.
It was very easy to read and he is a great teacher.
I have always been a fan of Robert Allen as a person but his book
Nothing Down turned me away a little because it was just hard for me to
get through. I enjoy real estate but I'm not super passionate and
toward the end I just wanted to be done. This book on the other hand
really held my attention. Both Authors do a good job of teaching
principles of business, investing, and wealth. They laid it out in two
different formats which helps different types of people who learn
differently and that is something I really liked.
If you want to see my other book reviews please visit my profile on
goodreads.com
Jacob Paulsen
www.ageljacob.com
skype: jacob.paulsen
6. Biggest Mistakes made by Network Marketing Amateurs 1. Hoping for a free ride. Too often people think that by signing up
one or two "key" people they will be all but done and enjoy a big bonus
check forever. The other free ride lie is when you are told by your
upline that you will inherit a huge organization or downline from them.
While the comp plan may allow your upline to build underneath you that
won't make it free money. It is going to take work and time to build a
profitable organization and any thought that you can get around that is
nothing more than a lie.
2. Ashamed to be a Network Marketer. In order to have Huge Break
through income in this business you must make it a part of your life
and who you are. All too often people see the earning potential and
decide to get involved but they are never truly committed, only
interested. The products, and the business need to become a part of
your lifestyle if you want to have the BIG residual income. That
doesn't mean this has to be the only thing you do for 40 hours a week,
but it must become a part of your lifestyle.
3. Forgetting this is your own business. Unlike a 401K or Mutual fund
your Network Marketing business requires attention. You would not buy a
fast food franchise and expect it to send you a paycheck if you hadn't
done any work. Your Network Marketing business is a business and like
all other business ventures it requires: 1. An initial investment. 2.
Ongoing Overhead 3. Training by Experts 4. Time & Energy (equal
to the rate of growth you desire) 5. Branding & Advertising. If
you aren't willing to treat it like a business don't expect to be
successful.
4. Not Patient Enough. Getting out of the business in less than 6
months is always a mistake. There are four phases to this business and
the first is the investment stage. Just like any other business venture
in the first 6 months are so you will invest more time, money, and
energy into your business than you will get out. That is normal and to
be expected. If you are in the right company and working the system
correctly after 6 months you should enter the Momentum stage and begin
to get paid well for what you are doing.
5. Looking for people who need your business. A big mistake that many
people make is to look for the people who need your business/product
and forget to look for the people who your business needs. A CEO of a
mouthwash company would not recruit employees based on the criteria of
having bad breath. It would be important to tell all people with bad
breath about your product but as the CEO of your own Network Marketing
business you need to look for the people who will help your business
grow. The people with the international contacts, existing network,
business sense, track record of success, etc.
6. Massive Pro-Activity without Massive Training. In this business you
need a strong concentrated but balanced dosage of both Pro-Activity and
Effectiveness. Pro-Activity only takes committment and can be done by
anyone. Being effective on the other hand requires going through the
trianing material and finding a coach/mentor within the business to
hold your hand. One without the other will prove your doom. Both
together will make you un-stopable.
Jacob Paulsen
www.ageljacob.com
business.jacobspaulsen.com
skype: jacob.paulsen
7. Analyze the Companies in Network Marketing If you have read my post about why the principles that govern Network
Marketing are superior to those that govern traditional business then
this post is the next logical step in understanding the industry. If
you haven’t yet read it I would encourage you to do so
at mblog.jacobspaulsen.com
Now, I’m assuming that you have read my article about
Principles of the Network Marketing model and that you are across that
bridge. I am assuming that you have reached that logical conclusion
that the network marketing business model is indeed superior. The next
step then is the ability to analyze the companies and opportunities
within the industry and determine what factors make some better than
others. The logical conclusion is that if some companies are better
than others at any given moment there must be consistent factors that
we could recognize that determine which are the better companies and
opportunities. This article’s purpose is to find those
factors and without applying them to any specific company or
opportunity.
If you truly understand the business model than you can agree with me
that the number one factor that separates the true
“opportunity” that exists in a company is
it’s timing in the marketplace. It is the Golden Law of this
industry and it lays the foundation for the rest of this article. 70%
of the fortunes created in this industry are generated by people who
get involved in the foundation of a company. What is the foundation?
All business go through three standard cycles of business. Foundation,
Hyper-Growth, & Maturity. Big money can be made in the
Hyper-Growth stage and even perhaps in the Maturity, but History and
logic tell us that the big financial opportunities exist for people
that get into the foundation of a company.
Ok, that’s the first law of the industry. Get into the
beginning of a company. How do you know if it’s the
beginning? Generally if a company hasn’t hit hyper-growth by
its 8th or 9th year it isn’t going to happen. When the
business has a stronger focus on finding new team members you might be
in the foundation. Generally as a company begins to hit hyper-growth
the products become popularized and a larger portion of the volume of
sales come from customers and return customers instead of new team
members.
If we accept that the best thing you can do is get into the beginning
than we also have to understand the number one risk involved is that
your company being so young could tank, fail, and crash. Most
businesses do in our industry just like every other industry. How do
you manage that risk and at the same time find a company that has the
potential to become a huge giant.
Lets start by talking about the history of the industry and what we can
learn from companies that have already come along and become
substantial players. To the best of my knowledge there have only ever
been 7 companies in the history of this industry to achieve what we
call Billion Dollar status. Billion dollar status means they have
reached a point in which they are doing over one billion dollars or
more in sales within one year and have sustained it. Seven
isn’t many for a 60 year old industry. In fact history has
shown that a new Billion Dollar company only comes around every 6 to 10
years or so.
So, lets dive into the meat. What are those factors that minimize the
risk of failure and maximize the potential of hitting Billion Dollar
status? These are the factors that create the “perfect
storm” in this industry once the timing requirement of being
in the foundation is met.
1. Experienced Management
2. Financial Backing
3. Global Vision
4. Product Line
5. Compensation Plan
6. Training/Coaching –
Duplication
- Experienced Management. It takes more than a couple of
rookies to really have huge success in this industry. You have to have
a team of executives that have massive experience and success in the
industry. They have to know how to ship product on time, pay on time,
open international markets, and create a profitable payplan.
- Financial Backing. Companies fail most of the time because
they are under managed and under capitalized. In our industry the under
capitalized is the bigger killer. It takes big money to create a
product line, open markets, and attract the big leaders that we talked
about in number one. Some companies may have enough money to survive
those first few years until they are profitable but you are looking for
a company that has the big money necessary to go global, attract
leadership, and launch products.
- Global Vision. If you really want to have massive financial
success logic dictates that you need to go international. More market
share means more money and the earlier in the company that
international markets open the better. This can create an international
frenzy when other markets also have a ground floor international
opportunity. This is so super rare that I have only seen it happen once
or twice.
- Product Line. For most people they think this is the only
factor. While it is super important it isn’t alone. There are
many “sub-factors” to the product line that
determine it’s long term success.
- First to Market. Copy-Cat products will never make
Billion Status. Pepsi will never be bigger than Coke, Wendy’s
will never surpass McDonalds and the Microsoft Zune will never beat out
the IPod. First to Market worldwide products are a must.
- Universal Appeal. This is about Target Market. Can
children & seniors use the product? Is it limited to one per
household? Will it sell in every international market?
- Consumable. Repeat Business is important so the product
has to be consumable.
- Marketability. Can you give out samples, show results? Is
the product tangible to the person looking at the business? Can they
understand it inside of a 5 minute presentation?
- Comp. Plan. Can you be profitable quickly? Do you have
strong incentive to help others be successful? Is there a such thing as
a bad position?
- Training/Coaching & Duplication. You can have all
the perfect factors in place but if you don’t have training
and support than what difference does it make? It is necessary for a
company to attract BIG Field Leadership from other companies. These big
leaders who have a track record of success not only have to be a part
of the organization but they need to create simple systems of
duplication. The success in this industry is in duplication. How easy
is it for anyone to do it? Big leaders create training and action
programs that are duplicable and follow-able for anyone.
I hope that this has been helpful. These are the factors that you can
use to look at the companies that exist in this industry. Choosing the
best company for you is the number one decision you can make if you
want to have huge financial success. By taking the “Outside
In” look at the industry you are doing what most
don’t. Most people learn about the industry via a company
that gets them involved. They then have the unfortunate
“Inside Out” look at the industry and
don’t understand why they aren’t having the success
they want and why one company might be better than others.
Jacob Paulsen
www.ageljacob.com
business.jacobspaulsen.com
8. The Principles that Govern Network Marketing are Superior to those that Govern Traditional Business Are you remotely curious about Multi-Level Marketing? The Network
Marketing Industry or MLM industry has been around for over 60 years
and while the general public often regards the industry with great
contempt recent studies have shown that the industry is stronger than
ever. Now with companies such as General Electric, Verizon, GM Motors
marketing some or all of their products via the network marketing
business model a lot of consumers are begining to take this industry
serious. Great economists such as Paul Zane Pilzer and wealthly
men/authors like Robert Kiyosaki & Donald Trump have also
spoken out in great extent recently about the amazing opportunities
that exist for average people in Network Marketing.
The title of this post is "The Principles that Govern Network Marketing
are Superior to those that Govern Traditional Business."
Why Network Marketing? What makes it so unique? White traditional
business delivers products to end consumers via a variety of third
party steps such as distributors, wholesalers, and retailers the
network marketing business model delivers products directly to the end
consumer's doorstep from the manufacturing facilty. Taking out all the
middle men brings down total cost. Also by removing the middle men you
remove geographic barriers allowing you to do business anywhere people
are willing to listen, look, and buy. Are you starting to understand
why the principles that govern this business model are superior. Lets
keep going.
Lets talk about opportunity in business. A traditional company is built
in the shape of a pyramid with CEOs and presidents at the top all the
way down through management and eventually to the large group of
employees. The people at the top make most of the money and the people
at the bottom do most the work. This is not a the bad part; on the
contrary it is natural. The bad part is the lack of opportunity. The
bottom line staff/employees don't have the same opportunity to make
money as the top level management. In fact there is a scarity of money.
The more money the staff makes the less there is left for the
Management. True scarcity with no opportunity at all.
The next step up is the Commission pay model. This model is superior
because the upper level management has an incentive in the successful
of the regular bottom level salesman. The more sales they make the more
money it makes both parties. Everyone is paid based on their actual
production and so nobody can break the principle and therefore people
are rewarded correctly. Opportunity is much stronger because of two
things. First, abundance is much more present because the people at the
top want the people to succeed even though there can still be a strong
feeling of scarcity between same level salesreps. Second, Each person
is resposible for their own results and so by working harder you can
make more money. However there is still a fundamental flaw. Though
opportunity exists for success it is not equal. A real-estate agent
does not have the same opportunity as a real-estate broker because the
realtor can not hire other realtors. The same is true for the insurance
agent and for every other commision paid sales rep. Though there may be
an opportunity for advancement and management positions, the
opportunity will never be equal to the people at the top. What will
eventually happen to the successful sales rep? He/she will go out and
start their own company in order to have that equal opportunity. Now
the salesrep has become the competition to the company that trained
& coached him.
Network marketing is the answer to all these problems. Abundance is
real because the marketplace is endless (or at least infinity larger
than the traditional marketplace). Opportunity not only exists because
you get paid on your own efforts but it is also equal because the
compensation plans that exist in this industry allow for equal
opportunity for everyone. People at the bottom of the pyramid can make
more than the people at the top. In fact it happens a lot. I
sometimes explain it to people this way:
- Imagine buying a franchise.
- Now imagine that your franchise could sell it's product in
every country around the world.
- Now imagine that your franchise had no employees at all.
- Now imagine that your franchise didn't handle any customer
service at all.
- Now imagine that the complete upfront cost of your
franchise is only between $500 to $1500 one time.
- Now imagine that the ongoing overhead expense of your
franchise is only between $100 to $300 each month.
- Now imagine that you got a cut out of the prodution of
every other franchise the company sells.
- Now imagine that you could stop working anytime after only
your first 6 months to a year and not only would you continue to get a
check but it continues to get bigger each month even without you.
- Now what you have is a Network Marketing Business.
Jacob S. Paulsen
www.ageljacob.com
wwweb.vereconference.com
9. Favorite Web Services 2 In continuation from my previous post "Favorite Web Services 1" I would
like to show you a couple more awesome webservices that everyone should
be aware of.
 Geni is an online
revolutionary geneology service. Its modern design helps you catolog
your ancestory but in addition you will be able to keep track of
birthdays and other recent news shared by family members. Search for
long lost relatives and even add friends not related to you.
 Google
now has a new Website
Creator. The genius of this new google program is that unlike
many company website design programs google will also host your site
for free. You can have as many pages as you would like and can
integrate images and links etc. The one downside may be that the domain
for your site will be http://yourgoogleid.googlepages.com This can be
quickly solved though by purchasing a domain from somewhere like GoDaddy.com and
forwarding your domain to your google page. When you do the forward be
sure to mask it.
Google
has also developed an elaborate SMS
information system. You can send a text message from your
phone to googl (46645) with an inquiry such as a phonebook request,
weather info, sports scores, etc. The service is amazingly fast. It
never takes more than 10 seconds to get a text message back with the
requested info. If you are looking for the phone number or address for
the local Staples just text "staples denver, co" to 46645 and in
seconds you have all the info you want. There is no cost in addition to
the normal cost to send and receive the text message.
 Woot.com
is an amazing site that offers exactly one product each day. You can
often buy multiple of the one item but watch out because they have
stellar deals. The webmasters are very creative and even if you don't
want the item of the day it might be worth reading about it anyway.
Jacob Paulsen
www.ageljacob.com
wwweb.vereconference.com
10. Favorite Web Services 1 So when it comes to home based business owners like myself, we really
tend to feed on the coolest of the internet services. Especially the
free ones. Today I just wanted to highlight a few of those. (No
surprise any of these are google services).
IGoogle:
Customized Home pages aren't anything new but Google has made a huge
innovation in personalized home pages. With bazillions of different
"widgets" you can add to your site there is almost little need to even
leave you home page anymore.
Google Reader: Now that I'm into blogging and more
importantly keeping up on other people's blogs I love this program that
alerts me every time anyone on my list posts a new blog entry. Because
I have a Google reader "widget" on my Igoogle home page I know
immediately when family and friends post. I love it.
Skype: Instant Messaging isn't really new either but Skype
has changed the way we do this. They have integrated a full feature
video VOIP phone. Fancy way of saying you can make phone calls for free
via the internet to anyone anywhere in the world who also has the free
software installed. Turning on the video is an option and we generally
only use it for family who want to see the baby but still... Super Cool.
Plaxo: Plaxo does
a lot of things but the coolest is its ability to synchronize your
contacts and calendar between your Google, Yahoo, MSM, Hotmail, excite,
email services in addition to MAC, Outlook, Express, etc. HOLY COW this
is amazing. The premium services are cool too, but the free account
does about everything I need it to do.
Ok. I'll stop for now. No doubt I will rave about more programs in the
future.
Jacob Paulsen
www.ageljacob.com
wwweb.vereconference.com
skype: jacob.paulsen
11. The Power of Blogging For those of us who are interested in Internet Marketing there are few
things as powerful as blogging. At first the word blog may make you
think about stay at home mom's posting pictures of their children to a
webpage, but blogging is much more than that. Blogs have a special
ability to be crawled by search engines and their content reaches a
very large audience. Search engines work off of many things but one of
them is keywords. Reaccuring keywords in a blog are likely to make it
very visible. Search engines also like changing content. Because blogs
have a tendancy to have new content added almost daily they are extra
"crawled" by the search engines. Also because blogs strongly resemble
forums because posts to a blog can be commented on by visitors to the
blog this can also increase the tendancy to be found by search engines.
Also blogs can have a tremendous impact on the increased visibility of
your other marketing sites because of the RSS technology. Let me give
you an example. This very post that you are reading right now will
automatically be inserted into over 40 different sites today when I hit
the "Post" button. Blogs can be subscribed to via an RSS feed. This
allows me to automatically embed new posts into whatever website I
choose. This allows my marketing sites to also have a constant change
of content every time I post a new blog entry even though the general
content of the site never changes. It also feeds a constant new set of
key words into my marketing sites also making them more search engine
friendly. The obvious key word in this post is Blog and if it weren't
such a common key word it might get some of my pages listed in the top
20 results of some search engines.
What service should you use to Blog? If you are interested in a social
climate where you can have your friends read and remark to your blog I
would suggest google's very own Blogspot.
They allow a lot of customization to your blog and because they are
hosted by google they are crawled fairly regularily by the search
engine. You can opt to have a non public blog if you choose.
If you are interested in creating an ongoing stream of new RSS content
for your marketing website(s) I would suggest a service called BlogFather.
Blog Father was created by the internet marketing company Veretekk and
their system is optomized for both search engine customization as well
as RSS feeding.
Both of these services are free of charge so go to it! Start blogging
today!
Jacob Paulsen
www.ageljacob.com
wwweb.vereconference.com
skype: jacob.paulsen
12. The Advantage of Online Conferencing 
Technology is changing the way business is done in many ways. One of
those is conferencing. The old days of flying all of your team into one
location and paying for a hotel conference room are over. The expenses
of leasing a conference room, travel, etc are just to much, and frankly
not necessary.
Web conferencing has created a more practical solution. Now your
team can join you in an online webcast room from anywhere in the world where
they have an internet connection. This means that nobody needs to get
dressed up or travel anywhere. There are various web conferencing
software options available. I have tried at least a trial of all of
them and I have found that the Vereconference system designed by Ivocalize is by far the most stable and the most versatile. Also, I
found it to be the least expensive option out there.
Here are some advantages to the VereConference webcast system.
- All you need is a computer with an Internet connection of
any kind.
- You can use it to provide live, online support for your
existing customers and website visitors.
- Perform live onling training sessions for your team.
- Clean interface. Extremely easy to use! Just click the link
and you're in!
- Rich, quality sound. All you need is a headset and speakers!
- Text chat for your guests
without a microphone!
- Private text
chat conversations on the side of the main presentation!
- Keyboard commands for visually impaired users!
- Synchronized
web browsing allows you to push web pages for 1000's of
viewers to see.
- Superior white board features!
- Supports IFRAMES in html web pages.
- 100% Internet
based - no phone line or teleconference needed.
- Recording feature - archive your meetings and post them on
the web! (not included with free rooms)
- Unlimited monthly web conferencing!
- Customize the look and feel of your room.
- Live customer support - just when you need it!
For more information or to try a VereConference trial room for free
visit: www.onlineconference.info
Jacob Paulsen
www.ageljacob.com
www.onlineconference.info
skype: jacob.paulsen
13. Personal Development Books to read Every Year There are certain books that I try to read/listen to every year. These
would be my all stars of personal development and business. Though you
may not choose to read these books every year I do highly recommend
reading them at least once and creating your own list of "every year"
books. To see all my book reviews visit my iread list on my facebook or
myspace profile.
- 7
Habits of Highly Effective People. Stephen R. Covey is a
genius without question but this book is still very applicable even 25
years after it was written. It seems like every time I read it a
different habit really sticks out to me.
- Rich
Dad Poor Dad. Robert Kiyosaki is an amazing author in
addition to being an investing genius. This number one best seller
teaches the basic principles of business & money that I believe
govern our financial world. He does a great job of teaching these
principles along with telling a personal story.
- 21
Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. John Maxwell is a great
teacher. In this book he outlines the governing principles that dictate
leadership. By mastering these laws you begin to lead, like it or not:)
- Who
Took My Money. Robert Kiyosaki does it again for me. Here he
continues the Rich Dad story and teaches the basic principles in
regards to cash flow and investing. An absolute must.
- Think
& Grow Rich. Napolean Hill sacrificed many years of
his life to put together this book of governing principles. He
interviewed the most influencial and richest people in America and this
is what he learned.
Some other books I try and read over and over again.
- How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie
- The Greatest Salesman in the World - Og Mandino
- 1776 - David McCullough
- Good to Great - Jim Collins
- Speed of Trust - Stephen M. R. Covey
- Raving Fans - Ken Blanchard
Jacob Paulsen
www.ageljacob.com
wwweb.vereconference.com
skype: jacob.paulsen
14. Mac VS PC, Iphone VS Windows Mobile, Ipod VS ? So 5 years ago I never would have believed that Apple could make such a come back. PCs had such a hold on the market place. Although Mac has been making huge innovations for sometime nobody cared or noticed until the Ipod was launched. Since the Ipod has or at least had no competition people were forced to look at Mac. Well about a month ago I converted to a Mac book laptop and now I feel the pressure to convert to the Iphone. Since I'm not the only one out there feeling torn in two directions I thought I would take this opportunity to share my two cents comparing these two platforms and their simple pros and cons.
Mac VS PC
* Easier: Once you are accustomed I think the mac is easier
* Safer: Anyone who knows anything would concur that the Mac is safer from viruses and crashes
* Customizable: Thought mac is very easy to customize I think the PC is still more customizable because there is a lot more freeware (free software) out there for PCs.
* Software: Once again the PC wins. Developers make their programs for PCs first and macs second. There is just more out there for PCs. On a sidenote you can get a windows terminal on your mac to run pc programs.
Iphone VS Windows Mobile - Thinking of getting a iphone or a smartphone?
* Easier: If you use a PC that a windows mobile smartphone will be easier. Works the same like with a start menu etc.
* Business Use: Windows Mobile wins again. Iphone can convert word & excell files but they are read only. Windows Mobile can edit and save word, excell, and powerpoint files. Also the Iphone has a haphazard sync possibility with outlook but its really not that good.
* Trendy: Here is where the Iphone shines. It just looks cool.
* Music/Video: Windows Mobile comes with windows media which plays music and video very well. But since anymore most of us use itunes and not windows media the Iphone is easier to use and comes with a lot more built in memory to hold more songs and movies.
* Keyboard/Input: Though all the Iphone users I know defend the touch screen keyboard to the death I just can't believe that its easier/quicker/more accurate than a full sized keyboard available on many windows mobile phones.
* Availability: Windows mobile is a common platform that every cell phone carrier will have. Iphones are only made for Cingular. Though you can unlock them for other GSM carriers (T-mobile) you could never use them on TDMA/PCS carriers (Verizon, Cricket, Sprint, Nextel, etc).
* Customizablitiy: Once again there is so much more software out there for windows mobile because it is a pc platform. Iphones come with more cool stuff stock, but the windows mobile can do so much more
* Summary: Show me something that an Iphone can do that my Windows Mobile can't and I'll switch :)
IPod VS ??? OK honestly though there are some knock-offs on the market I've never given any of them any consideration.
Jacob Paulsen
www.ageljacob.com
wwweb.vereconference.com
skype: jacob.paulsen
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