There are so many people out there claiming to be able to provide you with ways to make money with Google Adwords and PPC advertising, but the simple truth is 98% of all people trying to work from home with online income, fail to even make a single dollar in profit. Most often they end up spending more on their advertising campaigns that they earn as an affiliate. This is because they are often paying as much as 20 times the amount they could for there Google Adwords. Cutting the cost of your advertising is crucial to making a profit with affiliate marketing, so if you want to make a serious online income and work from home, you need to learn these 5 Secret Keys to low cost Google Adwords.
Key 1: Relevance
When you put together an ad on Adwords one of the key factors Google uses to determine the price you will pay for that ad to be places is relevance. If the keywords you have bid on appear in the ad AND if the site they go to seems to be on the same subject. Therefore research which keywords are important for your target market and make sure that you have one ad for each keyword. As an affiliate you may not be able to control the sales page, but you can always create a content rich squeeze page to capture subscriber.
Key 2: Click Through Rate
The Click Through Rate (CTR) of your Adwords Ad is monitored by Google and the amount you pay per click will be determined by the Click Through Rate. Google has determined that the CTR is a key factor in how relevant you ad is to the searcher, so if you get a high click through rate then your Adwords ad cost will go down by as much as 95%! If you find that Google has set your ad as inactive, it could simply be because they see it as not relevant. They will simply tell you to bid more, when in reality all you need to do is reword the ad.
Key 3. Experiment with the unusual
As mentioned in the other keys, Google uses relevance as a significant key to setting the price of your Adwords ad, and you can appear above a more expensive ad if Google sees your ad as more relevant to the audience. It is very common for a simple change in the wording of and ad in some cases one word or switching the order of the lines around can make the Click Through Rate increase 2000%. And as the CTR will very much determine the cost of your Adwords campaign it is worth experimenting with different ads. Look at it this way, if you are paying $0.75 per click for an add, with a CTR of 0.5%, but another add you ran had a CTR of 3.5%, then you have increased your relevance by 700%. Google will see this and will want to keep you high on the page. Therefore you can now start to lower your maximum bid and see what happens to your position in the page. It could be that you can cut your Adwords costs by as much as 50% and still stay at the same level on the page.
Key 4. Bid on lots of keywords
One mistake most new Internet Marketers make is that they bid on a narrow range of keywords, which often happen to be the same keywords that everyone else in that niche is bidding on. In order to make Google Adwords super successful it is important to get those 5 cent clicks. For example: if you are bidding on the key word “Digital Camera” you are competing against possibly hundreds of other marketers and the cost per click will be over $2 a click, but if you bid on “Nikon D90 digital” the cost is just $0.05, a saving of 97.5%! If you want to make real profits with your Google Adwords PPC campaigns then you really need those 5 cent clicks!
Key 5. Profit from the traffic.
So far we have been talking about the getting traffic at the lowest price, and those are vital keys to successful Adwords campaigns. But if you truly want to work from home with a successful Internet Marketing business it is vital that the site you are sending your traffic to is converting those clicks into sales - either directly or by capturing their name and email address and then selling to them later. If you are sending traffic to an affiliate marketing site then it is vital that you monitor the conversion rate of the site, but better still put your own squeeze page up and create your own niche list. So no matter how successful you are at getting cheap clicks you must ensure that the value of the site you are sending them to ensures they become customers.
There are many thousands of people on the internet trying to make an online income that will allow them to work from home, and Google Adwords is for most of them the first and last place they try. It is not unusual for them to work for months or even years without making a single penny of profit. Getting your Adwords campaign right is about the little things, these 5 keys will guide you through the process fast.
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Monday, 22 June 2009
Tuesday, 20 January 2009
How To Make Money By Helping Others ...
Did you know that a recent study suggested that the quickest way to a high income is to help people solve problems in their lives?
It is becoming increasingly apparent that the debt crisis in the UK is far deeper than many previously thought. And it is a problem that is increasing daily.
Did you know that Britain's personal debt is increasing by £1million every 5 minutes? Did you also know that over 300 people are going bankrupt every day; that’s about one person every 4 minutes?
The problem with the banks is very much about the way in which they have been lending money for more than 25 years. Their lack of consideration for simple economics has lead to a cash-flow crisis that is now being bridged by both existing lenders and the tax payer.
For example, some MBNA card holders are facing shock interest charges as high as 35% when their 0% deals come to an end, and American Express now has interest rates as high as 46%.
The only real solution for most ordinary people is to get out of debt as quickly as possible, and the government has thrown every one of us a helping hand by clarifying the requirements of the banks. This is where you come in, now you can become a claims management Agent and earn real money by helping others.
"Failure by a lender to observe strictly, the intricate requirements of the Act can lead to a loan being completely unenforceable with no right of restitution or other form of relief"
Lord Justice Clarke, 2002
What this means is that ordinary people can get all their debts written off, without having to repay a single penny more; completely legally and ethically.
Paul Flynn, MP for Newport West commented in the House of Commons, "Having checked the numbers of robberies and muggings in the past year, I can say with certainty that the public are much more likely to be robbed by the financial services industry than by burglars or muggers. The difference is that criminal theft is usually a single event, but robbery by financial institutions continues every week for decades." (Hansard Report – 11th June 2002)
Getting out of debt is a not just about personal freedom; it is also about helping the economy. After all if you are not paying your hard earned wages to the banks, you will be out spending it and boosting the retail sector and creating employment, or saving it and thus creating much needed investment capital.
The process of clearing un-enforceable credit agreements is fast and for most people far more painless than paying them.
Now you can earn a substantial income by help individuals and the economy. Take a look at our website at: http://www.IDeserveMoneyNow.com
We are also hosting a conference call to explain in detail about how this works and what it can do for you. So if you are interested in finding out more decide which call you want to join now:
Wednesday evening, 21st January 2009 at 8pm GMT.
Telephone: 0844 84 84 84 0
Participant passcode: 67306
Tuesday afternoon 27th January 2009 at 2pm GMT.
Telephone: 0844 84 84 84 0
Participant passcode: 67306
Thursday evening 29th January 2009 at 8pm GMT.
Telephone: 0844 84 84 84 0
Participant passcode: 67306
You will be amazed at just how easy it can be.
To your wealth and success,
Chris
P.S. Clearing your own debts is just as easy, take a look at http://www.ideservedebtfreedom.co.uk
P.P.S You can keep up to date with the Agent Information calls at: http://www.IDeserveDebtFreedom.com/calls.html
P.P.P.S You can review the details of becoming an Agent at: http://www.IDeserveMoneyNow.com
It is becoming increasingly apparent that the debt crisis in the UK is far deeper than many previously thought. And it is a problem that is increasing daily.
Did you know that Britain's personal debt is increasing by £1million every 5 minutes? Did you also know that over 300 people are going bankrupt every day; that’s about one person every 4 minutes?
The problem with the banks is very much about the way in which they have been lending money for more than 25 years. Their lack of consideration for simple economics has lead to a cash-flow crisis that is now being bridged by both existing lenders and the tax payer.
For example, some MBNA card holders are facing shock interest charges as high as 35% when their 0% deals come to an end, and American Express now has interest rates as high as 46%.
The only real solution for most ordinary people is to get out of debt as quickly as possible, and the government has thrown every one of us a helping hand by clarifying the requirements of the banks. This is where you come in, now you can become a claims management Agent and earn real money by helping others.
"Failure by a lender to observe strictly, the intricate requirements of the Act can lead to a loan being completely unenforceable with no right of restitution or other form of relief"
Lord Justice Clarke, 2002
What this means is that ordinary people can get all their debts written off, without having to repay a single penny more; completely legally and ethically.
Paul Flynn, MP for Newport West commented in the House of Commons, "Having checked the numbers of robberies and muggings in the past year, I can say with certainty that the public are much more likely to be robbed by the financial services industry than by burglars or muggers. The difference is that criminal theft is usually a single event, but robbery by financial institutions continues every week for decades." (Hansard Report – 11th June 2002)
Getting out of debt is a not just about personal freedom; it is also about helping the economy. After all if you are not paying your hard earned wages to the banks, you will be out spending it and boosting the retail sector and creating employment, or saving it and thus creating much needed investment capital.
The process of clearing un-enforceable credit agreements is fast and for most people far more painless than paying them.
Now you can earn a substantial income by help individuals and the economy. Take a look at our website at: http://www.IDeserveMoneyNow.com
We are also hosting a conference call to explain in detail about how this works and what it can do for you. So if you are interested in finding out more decide which call you want to join now:
Wednesday evening, 21st January 2009 at 8pm GMT.
Telephone: 0844 84 84 84 0
Participant passcode: 67306
Tuesday afternoon 27th January 2009 at 2pm GMT.
Telephone: 0844 84 84 84 0
Participant passcode: 67306
Thursday evening 29th January 2009 at 8pm GMT.
Telephone: 0844 84 84 84 0
Participant passcode: 67306
You will be amazed at just how easy it can be.
To your wealth and success,
Chris
P.S. Clearing your own debts is just as easy, take a look at http://www.ideservedebtfreedom.co.uk
P.P.S You can keep up to date with the Agent Information calls at: http://www.IDeserveDebtFreedom.com/calls.html
P.P.P.S You can review the details of becoming an Agent at: http://www.IDeserveMoneyNow.com
Friday, 24 October 2008
Enjoying The Fruits of Freedom
Well, my cruise is coming to an end, we dock in Ft Lauderdale tomorrow morning. I have been to the Bahamas, Jamaica and Grand Cayman, all of which were great. I watched a carnival in The Bahamas, went swimming with dolphins and climbed a waterfall in Jamaica, and relaxed on a beach in Grand Cayman. The rest of the time I have been relaxing and pampering myself, eating food or enjoying the entertainment on board ship.
Just about everyone can enjoy an environment or calm relaxation with the choices of activities there are here. The great thing is that I am building many happy memories.
At the end of your life you will not remember everything in you have done, only the special moments and special events. Well I have been building some great memories.
My advice to you is simple, don't wait until you are too old to enjoy it, take the steps you need to build the memories and take the trips you want - NOW!
For as long as you let money be an obstacle instead of a tool to your enjoyment of life you can never truly be free. Remember there is more money in the world than you could ever imagine, and it is only a simple decision away from you, but you know that already.
Time cannot be reclaimed, opportunities once missed cannot be taken. And it is a good thing to wonder where you life is going and what your are aiming for.
I am committed to enjoying my life and make it an immensely happy and abundant one. No matter which opportunity you choose, make sure it is one that can take you where you want to go NOW, not years from now. I made that mistake for many years, I built a business, always saying that soon it will be right to reap the rewards and enjoy the fruits of my labours, but that day did not come.
In the end I closed my business in order to set myself free, what do you need to do to set yourself free?
life is truly wonderful, when you take the time to enjoy it. You already know the importance of financial freedom and at some level you are ready to take the steps necessary to set yourself free now.
I am really looking forward to getting home now, to see my children and my girlfriend. My energy is high and I have so much to tell them. I look forward to chatting with you again soon.
All the Best,
Chris
http://www.IDeserveMoneyNow.com/
Just about everyone can enjoy an environment or calm relaxation with the choices of activities there are here. The great thing is that I am building many happy memories.
At the end of your life you will not remember everything in you have done, only the special moments and special events. Well I have been building some great memories.
My advice to you is simple, don't wait until you are too old to enjoy it, take the steps you need to build the memories and take the trips you want - NOW!
For as long as you let money be an obstacle instead of a tool to your enjoyment of life you can never truly be free. Remember there is more money in the world than you could ever imagine, and it is only a simple decision away from you, but you know that already.
Time cannot be reclaimed, opportunities once missed cannot be taken. And it is a good thing to wonder where you life is going and what your are aiming for.
I am committed to enjoying my life and make it an immensely happy and abundant one. No matter which opportunity you choose, make sure it is one that can take you where you want to go NOW, not years from now. I made that mistake for many years, I built a business, always saying that soon it will be right to reap the rewards and enjoy the fruits of my labours, but that day did not come.
In the end I closed my business in order to set myself free, what do you need to do to set yourself free?
life is truly wonderful, when you take the time to enjoy it. You already know the importance of financial freedom and at some level you are ready to take the steps necessary to set yourself free now.
I am really looking forward to getting home now, to see my children and my girlfriend. My energy is high and I have so much to tell them. I look forward to chatting with you again soon.
All the Best,
Chris
http://www.IDeserveMoneyNow.com/
Thursday, 9 October 2008
Don’t crash and burn like I did! – Learn from my lessons!
In every recession and financial crisis there are those that succeed and those that are left by the side of the road. Throughout history it has been shown that times of change separate the winners from the losers, those who can adapt to change and those that are left behind. As you are reading this, you may be looking for more in your life; you may be looking for something new that will change your life for the better. And if so you will begin to understand that you are at a turning point in your life, a time when you are finally ready to make the changes you want. Those changes are to build a better life for you and for others.
In don’t know about you, but I’m sure that an extra £2,000 to £20,000 per month would make a real difference to most people’s lives, just as it has to mine. In fact my life has changed beyond measure since I learned a few simple techniques needed to make this happen.
There are a number of things I have learned over the years that have helped me to stay away from scams and systems that never work and instead to focus on the real opportunities that do work.
What I have learned that never worked for me:
o There are no real get rich quick schemes in this world – what ever you want to do you are going to have to give up something else to achieve it, whether that is time, money or a combination of both.
o 95% of the people that do MLM businesses can’t make a living from it – so I won’t spend my precious time on them, not just because they have not worked for me in the past but also because I only want to promote ideas that I can pass on to others and have them succeed.
o If a system is quoted as 100% automated then it will not work. This is because it will very quickly become over subscribed and therefore stop working and also, because the world is a constantly changing place, what worked yesterday will not necessarily work tomorrow.
o Much like the first lesson, I have learned that you can never get anything of real value for nothing. Life changing results need to have real input from you to achieve.
So with that in mind, what types of opportunities do work?
This is a very interesting question, and one that I have honed and refined over a number of years, so much so that it is now easy to know the answer to the becoming wealthy, whilst also enjoying a truly abundant life.
How would it be that you now also make the shift in your life that will allow you to enjoy real financial and lifestyle freedom too.
Allow me to share with you a few simple easy to duplicate ideas and distinctions that have allowed me to change my life. A life of where I was working 60 hours a week and just getting by to one where I now work less than a third of that time and am enjoying travelling the world and dedicating time to create magical moments with my family and friends.
o Always do work that will have a lasting change on your circumstances. What I mean by this is work that you do once and continue to benefit from into the future.
o Focus on positive cash-flow, not profits. The simple secret to wealth is to ensure that you have more real cash coming in than going out. I worked for years to build up an “asset” only to find that I could not sell it and it became a liability. Now I enjoy a positive cash-flow in my life.
o Make sure that you do not have to wait too long for the benefits to arrive. This is the biggest reason I do not do MLM and why 95% of people do not succeed in MLM. You have to work at it long enough to become one of the top 5% to make the real money.
o Chose the right team to work with. This is one of the most important aspect of any opportunity, if you are reliant solely by yourself then you are limited to what you can achieve, however the wrong team can be worse that no team at all, so choose a team that will support you and assist you in your success.
o Find a way to help others. Always remember that people part with their hard earned money for one reason and one reason only, because they will benefit from it. Even if that benefit is the simple pleasure of giving, so when someone has given to you, make sure you give in return and visa versa.
o Have a clear purpose. You must know what your outcome is for anything you do, this means that you know your reasons for doing something and you know what success looks like. When you want success you must know what it looks like, that is why you must have clear goals.
o Make sure the opportunity is one where you can talk to people that are successful in it and that they had success within the timeframe you are wanting for yourself.
I have been blessed with an opportunity that has allowed me to change the direction of my life completely, now it is your turn to take the actions you need to take to join me and the thousands of other across the world that have set themselves free.
Whichever opportunity you choose, make sure you fully trust the person you are introduced by and that they are part of a winning team.
Remember there is one golden rule with any change you want to make in you life – take ACTION NOW!
Regards
Chris Ball.
http://www.IDeserveMoneyNow.com/
In don’t know about you, but I’m sure that an extra £2,000 to £20,000 per month would make a real difference to most people’s lives, just as it has to mine. In fact my life has changed beyond measure since I learned a few simple techniques needed to make this happen.
There are a number of things I have learned over the years that have helped me to stay away from scams and systems that never work and instead to focus on the real opportunities that do work.
What I have learned that never worked for me:
o There are no real get rich quick schemes in this world – what ever you want to do you are going to have to give up something else to achieve it, whether that is time, money or a combination of both.
o 95% of the people that do MLM businesses can’t make a living from it – so I won’t spend my precious time on them, not just because they have not worked for me in the past but also because I only want to promote ideas that I can pass on to others and have them succeed.
o If a system is quoted as 100% automated then it will not work. This is because it will very quickly become over subscribed and therefore stop working and also, because the world is a constantly changing place, what worked yesterday will not necessarily work tomorrow.
o Much like the first lesson, I have learned that you can never get anything of real value for nothing. Life changing results need to have real input from you to achieve.
So with that in mind, what types of opportunities do work?
This is a very interesting question, and one that I have honed and refined over a number of years, so much so that it is now easy to know the answer to the becoming wealthy, whilst also enjoying a truly abundant life.
How would it be that you now also make the shift in your life that will allow you to enjoy real financial and lifestyle freedom too.
Allow me to share with you a few simple easy to duplicate ideas and distinctions that have allowed me to change my life. A life of where I was working 60 hours a week and just getting by to one where I now work less than a third of that time and am enjoying travelling the world and dedicating time to create magical moments with my family and friends.
o Always do work that will have a lasting change on your circumstances. What I mean by this is work that you do once and continue to benefit from into the future.
o Focus on positive cash-flow, not profits. The simple secret to wealth is to ensure that you have more real cash coming in than going out. I worked for years to build up an “asset” only to find that I could not sell it and it became a liability. Now I enjoy a positive cash-flow in my life.
o Make sure that you do not have to wait too long for the benefits to arrive. This is the biggest reason I do not do MLM and why 95% of people do not succeed in MLM. You have to work at it long enough to become one of the top 5% to make the real money.
o Chose the right team to work with. This is one of the most important aspect of any opportunity, if you are reliant solely by yourself then you are limited to what you can achieve, however the wrong team can be worse that no team at all, so choose a team that will support you and assist you in your success.
o Find a way to help others. Always remember that people part with their hard earned money for one reason and one reason only, because they will benefit from it. Even if that benefit is the simple pleasure of giving, so when someone has given to you, make sure you give in return and visa versa.
o Have a clear purpose. You must know what your outcome is for anything you do, this means that you know your reasons for doing something and you know what success looks like. When you want success you must know what it looks like, that is why you must have clear goals.
o Make sure the opportunity is one where you can talk to people that are successful in it and that they had success within the timeframe you are wanting for yourself.
I have been blessed with an opportunity that has allowed me to change the direction of my life completely, now it is your turn to take the actions you need to take to join me and the thousands of other across the world that have set themselves free.
Whichever opportunity you choose, make sure you fully trust the person you are introduced by and that they are part of a winning team.
Remember there is one golden rule with any change you want to make in you life – take ACTION NOW!
Regards
Chris Ball.
http://www.IDeserveMoneyNow.com/
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
Surviving the Credit Crash
Benefiting from the Global Meltdown
I believe that events like the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the other major banking and insurance institutions are just the beginning. It is clear that the underlying confidence in the finance and banking system that is the cornerstone of a prosperous society has been deeply shaken and will take several years to fully recover.
The knock on effect of banks stopping lending is that many businesses have trouble managing the inevitable cash flow crisis. This means that they have to cut costs and in turn this results in a slowdown in the economy. As the economy slows, some businesses loose orders and then fail, resulting in a deepening of the slowdown.
As businesses start to fail, the banks then become more cautious and the situation just gets worse.
As a result of the credit crunch my business of 11 years when into liquidation in July and it had a major impact on me as I was left carrying the can for about half a million pounds of debt that I was responsible for.
Luckily I was introduced to an online opportunity that has allowed me to replace my income as the owner of an I.T. company and then some, but it will still take a long time to clear the backlog.
But I am not the only person to find themselves out of work with large amounts of debts to clear; there are thousands of people from all kinds of businesses that have suddenly experienced similar problems.
I am sure that online and work from home businesses and other opportunities will see a major increase in the coming months and will grow steadily for several years to come, because people no longer want their lives to be at the mercy of a boss or business that they have not control over. Increasingly people want to take control of there own lives and money, chart their own destiny and become truly free.
Now I have no one telling me what to do, I work or otherwise based on what I want to do. I no longer have to work to anyone’s time table but the one I set for myself.
Having spent the last 9 days in the South of France enjoying a relaxing time, I have had the ability to realise just how luck I really am now that my business is gone. I can now go away whenever I choose, I can work or not as I choose and yet money continues to come to me anyway.
Life really is wonderful
Chris
http://www.itis2easy.com/
I believe that events like the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the other major banking and insurance institutions are just the beginning. It is clear that the underlying confidence in the finance and banking system that is the cornerstone of a prosperous society has been deeply shaken and will take several years to fully recover.
The knock on effect of banks stopping lending is that many businesses have trouble managing the inevitable cash flow crisis. This means that they have to cut costs and in turn this results in a slowdown in the economy. As the economy slows, some businesses loose orders and then fail, resulting in a deepening of the slowdown.
As businesses start to fail, the banks then become more cautious and the situation just gets worse.
As a result of the credit crunch my business of 11 years when into liquidation in July and it had a major impact on me as I was left carrying the can for about half a million pounds of debt that I was responsible for.
Luckily I was introduced to an online opportunity that has allowed me to replace my income as the owner of an I.T. company and then some, but it will still take a long time to clear the backlog.
But I am not the only person to find themselves out of work with large amounts of debts to clear; there are thousands of people from all kinds of businesses that have suddenly experienced similar problems.
I am sure that online and work from home businesses and other opportunities will see a major increase in the coming months and will grow steadily for several years to come, because people no longer want their lives to be at the mercy of a boss or business that they have not control over. Increasingly people want to take control of there own lives and money, chart their own destiny and become truly free.
Now I have no one telling me what to do, I work or otherwise based on what I want to do. I no longer have to work to anyone’s time table but the one I set for myself.
Having spent the last 9 days in the South of France enjoying a relaxing time, I have had the ability to realise just how luck I really am now that my business is gone. I can now go away whenever I choose, I can work or not as I choose and yet money continues to come to me anyway.
Life really is wonderful
Chris
http://www.itis2easy.com/
Saturday, 20 September 2008
Enjoying the sun and thinking of you.
Well I thought I would post a quick update of where I am and what I am up to.
I am in France right now on holiday enjoying the wonderful weather and food. The South of France is truly wonderful and it is very different from other European destinations.
Whilst it is cheaper to travel to countries like Spain, Italy, Greece and others, the unique nature of France makes it a special place to visit. Some say the French are rude and the service is bad, but I have found the opposite to be true, as I have been enjoying a wonderful reception from everyone I have met.
It is hard to describe the difference I feel from the desperate financial situation I was in just a couple of months ago; in fact you can read about that on my last blog post at http://tlcriches.blogspot.com/2008/09/life-changing-experience.html. I posted that article because so many people wanted to know my story and where I had come from.
Now my life is very different both financially and emotionally. This month alone I have received £4000 in less that 20 days and I have been away for a lot of it. So I am now so much calmer, more relaxed and positive about the future. It is my aim to increase the amount I receive to over £5000 per week by Christmas so watch this space as it is a goal that I know I can achieve (mainly because others have done it before me).
If you are the type of person that wants to change your life then I look forward to helping you become financially free very quickly.
Regards
Chris
http://www.itis2easy.com/
I am in France right now on holiday enjoying the wonderful weather and food. The South of France is truly wonderful and it is very different from other European destinations.
Whilst it is cheaper to travel to countries like Spain, Italy, Greece and others, the unique nature of France makes it a special place to visit. Some say the French are rude and the service is bad, but I have found the opposite to be true, as I have been enjoying a wonderful reception from everyone I have met.
It is hard to describe the difference I feel from the desperate financial situation I was in just a couple of months ago; in fact you can read about that on my last blog post at http://tlcriches.blogspot.com/2008/09/life-changing-experience.html. I posted that article because so many people wanted to know my story and where I had come from.
Now my life is very different both financially and emotionally. This month alone I have received £4000 in less that 20 days and I have been away for a lot of it. So I am now so much calmer, more relaxed and positive about the future. It is my aim to increase the amount I receive to over £5000 per week by Christmas so watch this space as it is a goal that I know I can achieve (mainly because others have done it before me).
If you are the type of person that wants to change your life then I look forward to helping you become financially free very quickly.
Regards
Chris
http://www.itis2easy.com/
Tuesday, 2 September 2008
A life changing experience
In July I experienced a significant set back in my life, my business which I started 21 years ago, went bust. I had fought hard for about 8 months to save it, not taking a salary and trying to put together a rescue plan.
In the end the investment didn’t come through and the cash ran out, so the business had to close. I was so ashamed of this that I could not event tell my parents, brothers or children. I told only a few close friends and my ex-wife (I needed her to take my son for the summer to give me some space). During these 8 months I had been like a bear with a saw head and things were getting strained at home, so having the house to myself for the summer was a relief.
There I was in July, no income, no money in the bank, credit cards maxed out, the bank and mortgage companies breathing down my neck and no food. And I would not sign-on (English term for social security or government handouts).
At this point my girlfriend realised the situation I was in and gave me money for food and petrol so I could have my kids visit at weekends.
I felt like a complete failure at this point, I felt like I could not get any lower but I refused to give up and sign-on. I asked one of my friends for advice as I knew he had suffered a similar setback a couple of years ago, had refused to sign-on and had turned it around.
I had been focusing on “how can I fix these problems” instead of “what do I want and how does it feel to be in a place of success”
He gave me some very simple advice and introduced me to a method to generate money coming in within a few weeks.
He got me visualising every day, taking positive action in the direction of my goals every day, and never giving up. For weeks I worked about 15 hours a day, 6 days a week (my kids were there on Saturdays), learning about marketing the opportunity he had introduced me to, and simply not quitting!
Now only weeks later, life is completely different, I have money coming in, I am able to pay my mortgage and life is looking completely different.
For a few weeks I had experienced life with a feeling of despair and hopelessness, really not knowing what I could do, but at the same time having my friend simply saying just keep doing what you are doing it will be fine. Then one day I finally worked out how to make his opportunity work and within a week money started to come in. Now I am receiving as much as I did when I was successful as Managing Director of my old business.
Now however, that money is different, for the first time in my life I have a feeling of gratitude every time I open the refrigerator and see food in it, before that had always been a given. When I fill my car with petrol, I say thank you when I see the gauge read full. When I open my wallet and see money in it, I realise how truly rich I am and remember what it was like to have no money and no food. So now I am grateful every day.
The other amazing thing is that now that I have worked out how to succeed with this opportunity, I am only spend about 2-3 hours a day on it and I can do it from anywhere.
While all this was happening a couple of people I had worked with over the years heard that my business had gone and that I was not working and gave me a call. Both of them spent long hours on the phone and in person explaining how they had great businesses and wanted me to come on board and help them make a success of them. They sang my praises and told me how they had admired my abilities, passion and dynamism. Both of them also asked me to come on as a partner in their business, with shares and a very nice exit plan in 3 years.
Suddenly I realised that I had been sent these hard times to teach me four important lessons.
1. Learn to really appreciate the things you have and respect them as only being temporary. Because you can loose them at any time.
2. Realise that it is not the things in our lives that make us who we are, but the live within us that brings the things to us.
3. You do not need as much as you think you do, but that you can have far more than you can imagine: when you let go of fear.
4. In addition, I learned that there is more to my life than working in a business to become fabulously wealthy in the future. I now realise that I have the opportunity to spend time for myself, take time to decide what I really want to do and to do only that which brings me happiness.
So I told both of these people that I need time to let my life settle and to decide where I want to go in the future, and that they should call me back in a few months.
I really think it is time for me to pursue some of my childhood dreams, to try my hand at the things I let slip by when I was young. I want to travel and visit people I have not seen for a while, preferably in sunnier locations than England.
So if you are still reading, I am fine, life is good and the future is really bright. I love my life and I wouldn’t change a thing, I wouldn’t change the failure of my business, the hard times that followed, even the days when I was eating food that really should have been thrown away or when I visited friends to get a decent meal.
Life is for living, so relax and enjoy the ride, both the good times and the bad, they are sent to help you grow and become all that you can be. If I am not fully happy I always ask two questions: what do I think I need right now? and what lessons do I need to learn?
Often the thing I think I need isn’t the most important thing in my life really, and the lesson can often be to appreciate that which I already have and focus on the things I can do right now to take my life forward in happiness.
I have finally learned what an “attitude of gratitude” really is.
Love always,
Chris
http://www.itis2easy.com/
In the end the investment didn’t come through and the cash ran out, so the business had to close. I was so ashamed of this that I could not event tell my parents, brothers or children. I told only a few close friends and my ex-wife (I needed her to take my son for the summer to give me some space). During these 8 months I had been like a bear with a saw head and things were getting strained at home, so having the house to myself for the summer was a relief.
There I was in July, no income, no money in the bank, credit cards maxed out, the bank and mortgage companies breathing down my neck and no food. And I would not sign-on (English term for social security or government handouts).
At this point my girlfriend realised the situation I was in and gave me money for food and petrol so I could have my kids visit at weekends.
I felt like a complete failure at this point, I felt like I could not get any lower but I refused to give up and sign-on. I asked one of my friends for advice as I knew he had suffered a similar setback a couple of years ago, had refused to sign-on and had turned it around.
I had been focusing on “how can I fix these problems” instead of “what do I want and how does it feel to be in a place of success”
He gave me some very simple advice and introduced me to a method to generate money coming in within a few weeks.
He got me visualising every day, taking positive action in the direction of my goals every day, and never giving up. For weeks I worked about 15 hours a day, 6 days a week (my kids were there on Saturdays), learning about marketing the opportunity he had introduced me to, and simply not quitting!
Now only weeks later, life is completely different, I have money coming in, I am able to pay my mortgage and life is looking completely different.
For a few weeks I had experienced life with a feeling of despair and hopelessness, really not knowing what I could do, but at the same time having my friend simply saying just keep doing what you are doing it will be fine. Then one day I finally worked out how to make his opportunity work and within a week money started to come in. Now I am receiving as much as I did when I was successful as Managing Director of my old business.
Now however, that money is different, for the first time in my life I have a feeling of gratitude every time I open the refrigerator and see food in it, before that had always been a given. When I fill my car with petrol, I say thank you when I see the gauge read full. When I open my wallet and see money in it, I realise how truly rich I am and remember what it was like to have no money and no food. So now I am grateful every day.
The other amazing thing is that now that I have worked out how to succeed with this opportunity, I am only spend about 2-3 hours a day on it and I can do it from anywhere.
While all this was happening a couple of people I had worked with over the years heard that my business had gone and that I was not working and gave me a call. Both of them spent long hours on the phone and in person explaining how they had great businesses and wanted me to come on board and help them make a success of them. They sang my praises and told me how they had admired my abilities, passion and dynamism. Both of them also asked me to come on as a partner in their business, with shares and a very nice exit plan in 3 years.
Suddenly I realised that I had been sent these hard times to teach me four important lessons.
1. Learn to really appreciate the things you have and respect them as only being temporary. Because you can loose them at any time.
2. Realise that it is not the things in our lives that make us who we are, but the live within us that brings the things to us.
3. You do not need as much as you think you do, but that you can have far more than you can imagine: when you let go of fear.
4. In addition, I learned that there is more to my life than working in a business to become fabulously wealthy in the future. I now realise that I have the opportunity to spend time for myself, take time to decide what I really want to do and to do only that which brings me happiness.
So I told both of these people that I need time to let my life settle and to decide where I want to go in the future, and that they should call me back in a few months.
I really think it is time for me to pursue some of my childhood dreams, to try my hand at the things I let slip by when I was young. I want to travel and visit people I have not seen for a while, preferably in sunnier locations than England.
So if you are still reading, I am fine, life is good and the future is really bright. I love my life and I wouldn’t change a thing, I wouldn’t change the failure of my business, the hard times that followed, even the days when I was eating food that really should have been thrown away or when I visited friends to get a decent meal.
Life is for living, so relax and enjoy the ride, both the good times and the bad, they are sent to help you grow and become all that you can be. If I am not fully happy I always ask two questions: what do I think I need right now? and what lessons do I need to learn?
Often the thing I think I need isn’t the most important thing in my life really, and the lesson can often be to appreciate that which I already have and focus on the things I can do right now to take my life forward in happiness.
I have finally learned what an “attitude of gratitude” really is.
Love always,
Chris
http://www.itis2easy.com/
Wednesday, 6 August 2008
Making a Life - the final cut
Hi
So I spent a little longer to get the video finished, which is because I really wanted to make it a live action video instead of a screen capture video.
I have nothing against screen capture videos, I have seen some really great ones, I just thought it would give me a real challenge to create and edit a live action video using my DVD camcorder.
I have learned a great deal about the whole process of creating a video and I now know that I really enjoy it! It is so much fun.
I would love it if you would check out the final version and let me know what you think.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYRLIpBoiGw
Now, making the video is only the first part of the process, but it is important to make sure it is watch-able, so I sent the first version to a number of close friends and asked for feedback.
This was a good move because the feedback really helped and I re-edited the video and ended up cutting about 3 minutes from it.
The idea is to promote my website http://www.itis2easy.com so I have that link at the end of the video, but I did not want to plaster the link throughout otherwise people would have simply seen this as a promotional video.
The question I am asking myself is, whether the link should have been in the video as well as at the end, but time will tell on that one.
Also, I wanted the video to appear in as many places as possible, so I used TubeMogul (http://www.tubemogul.com) to upload the video to multiple websites for me.
The next stage of the process is to create links to these videos from multiple sources and to create links from these videos to my website.
All the best,
Chris
http://www.itis2easy.com/
P.S. The video is currently posted to:
http://video.yahoo.com/watch/3240628/9140810
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=40131736
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1586991
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=321477832392989663
http://revver.com/video/1089261/making-a-life
http://uncutvideo.aol.com/videos/b0a74d0e78ffd365f62f600021f34977
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6ctyj
http://www.blip.tv/file/1149191
http://www.veoh.com/videos/v15499341mtGT4j8S
http://www.stupidvideos.com/video/science_technology/Making_a_Life_2
http://sclipo.com/video/making-a-life_2
http://www.howcast.com/videos/24048-Making-a-Life
So I spent a little longer to get the video finished, which is because I really wanted to make it a live action video instead of a screen capture video.
I have nothing against screen capture videos, I have seen some really great ones, I just thought it would give me a real challenge to create and edit a live action video using my DVD camcorder.
I have learned a great deal about the whole process of creating a video and I now know that I really enjoy it! It is so much fun.
I would love it if you would check out the final version and let me know what you think.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYRLIpBoiGw
Now, making the video is only the first part of the process, but it is important to make sure it is watch-able, so I sent the first version to a number of close friends and asked for feedback.
This was a good move because the feedback really helped and I re-edited the video and ended up cutting about 3 minutes from it.
The idea is to promote my website http://www.itis2easy.com so I have that link at the end of the video, but I did not want to plaster the link throughout otherwise people would have simply seen this as a promotional video.
The question I am asking myself is, whether the link should have been in the video as well as at the end, but time will tell on that one.
Also, I wanted the video to appear in as many places as possible, so I used TubeMogul (http://www.tubemogul.com) to upload the video to multiple websites for me.
The next stage of the process is to create links to these videos from multiple sources and to create links from these videos to my website.
All the best,
Chris
http://www.itis2easy.com/
P.S. The video is currently posted to:
http://video.yahoo.com/watch/3240628/9140810
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=40131736
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1586991
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=321477832392989663
http://revver.com/video/1089261/making-a-life
http://uncutvideo.aol.com/videos/b0a74d0e78ffd365f62f600021f34977
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6ctyj
http://www.blip.tv/file/1149191
http://www.veoh.com/videos/v15499341mtGT4j8S
http://www.stupidvideos.com/video/science_technology/Making_a_Life_2
http://sclipo.com/video/making-a-life_2
http://www.howcast.com/videos/24048-Making-a-Life
Monday, 21 July 2008
Starting a new life
You know when I finally decided that it was time to start a new life and to let go of my business, it was not an easy choice to make.
Immediately I had a company in German suggest that I set up a new company doing what I had been doing before and that I could earn a lot of money. At first the money worries I had made me think "this is great, I know this business and I can sort out my finances" but then I realised I was taking the easy option and that this is not what I really want to do.
I want to enjoy my life and to be free. So I decided the truth of life is that, the easy option can often result in slavery to your past.
If you do what you have always done, you will get what you have always got!
BUT, to change my ditrection in life requires a leap of faith. Faith far beyond what I have had in the past. A belief in the unseen that I have never had before, and a belief in myself that I lost when I got divorced. I knew it was time to start a new life.
So I set my life on a new course, one that has lead me to a new way of thinking and one that has allowed me to find a level of peace and freedom I never new before.
I found a system that has allowed this freedom to create a life that I could not imaging a few years ago. I am very grateful to being introduced to http://www.itis2easy.com/
Thank you Graeme.
Immediately I had a company in German suggest that I set up a new company doing what I had been doing before and that I could earn a lot of money. At first the money worries I had made me think "this is great, I know this business and I can sort out my finances" but then I realised I was taking the easy option and that this is not what I really want to do.
I want to enjoy my life and to be free. So I decided the truth of life is that, the easy option can often result in slavery to your past.
If you do what you have always done, you will get what you have always got!
BUT, to change my ditrection in life requires a leap of faith. Faith far beyond what I have had in the past. A belief in the unseen that I have never had before, and a belief in myself that I lost when I got divorced. I knew it was time to start a new life.
So I set my life on a new course, one that has lead me to a new way of thinking and one that has allowed me to find a level of peace and freedom I never new before.
I found a system that has allowed this freedom to create a life that I could not imaging a few years ago. I am very grateful to being introduced to http://www.itis2easy.com/
Thank you Graeme.
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