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So, I installed a blog for Tellman and company a week or two ago called “Dear Tellman.” It’s pretty cool because you can go over there and ask Tellman any question you want, and every day he picks one and answers it on video.

Well… today’s was just too good not to share:

Gotta love it! Jim Morrison, one of our tech guys did all the cool backgrounds. How abou the roller coaster? That was awesome! And Torger. Is he adorable or what? I haven’t seen him for 18 months. Wow! He’s a big guy now.

Had to share. Go over to http://DearTellman.com and ask a question now! I can’t wait for the next video.

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Another interesting day.  The ever fun and friendly Jeff Wellman started off the day and it’s always great to shake his hand and I love listening to him. Jeff is just so real. One of the good guys. Actually, I think of Keith Wellman as his kid, whereas people usually think of Jeff as Keith’s dad.  It’s amazing to see that a dairy farmer can make it, too. Pretty sweet. He’s just such a nice guy that he totally deserves all the success he’s achieved.

Drew Miles was up next, and whoa. He’s full of very cool ways to save you tax money. Did you know there is a better kind of corporation that you can form? Who knew?

Matt Bacak gave his formula for making money. Really simple stuff, but he did give a nugget that I plan to use.  Yahoo, Matt.

And now, Keith Wellman is on. He’s giving out some cool stuff, but one thing he said really hit home, “People buy from leaders,” which he attributed to Gary Ambrose. Never quite thought of it that way, huh? Be a leader in your niche and people will buy from you. Pretty simple.

But he’s saying that you should get your competitors to be your JV partners. That’s great, except if you don’t have a list over 10,000, you won’t get very far with big-name marketers. Here’s my take (which I learned from Tellman) is to find JV partners with lists of similar size.  They can be just as valuable if you work your launch right. Ah, wait. i typed too soon. Keith is giving this same info now. Good on him.

I have no idea who’s coming up next. We registered so late that we didn’t even get an agenda. Oh, well. It’s been surprising. That’s the best!

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It’s a Friday silly day. Of course, it is!

Well, I have something for you today that’s not silly at all. Want to measure how your site is doing? I mean, what people are looking at when they come to see your website or blog?

Like over the past week, I see 831 visitors and 160 clicks. Not a record load of traffic, but it’s building and it’s mostly coming direct or from search. Watch out Shoemoney. Ha!

Everyone clicked on different things, but mainly the AddMe button for bookmarking, which is very cool. Thanks to those who took the time to do that.

I got 27 optins. Welcome, friends!

And 9 people were interested in my “About Me” page.

This is totally cool stuff to know, right?

But… you also get a heat map. This shows you plainly what people are looking at when they come to your site. My brightest lites were subscribe to my list and my RSS feed. Not bad.

And then… you also get a “confetti” report. These are colored dots of light and when you click on them, you can see how the person got to your blog or site, how long they spent, what browser they used, and what operating system they have.

Whoa.

And all that for free. Go check this out. It’s an incredible tool, and I just gave you the highlights.

http://crazyegg.com

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My friend Charles says my new theme is dark and that maybe I’m going through a “dark” period.

Well, Charles, old pal… That couldn’t be further from the truth. I’m actually pretty light of spirit these days. Things are going pretty well, and it’s all because I watched one simple film called The Secret.

Ever heard of it?

Actually, another of my old friends, Stephen Ayer, who owns Traffic Roundup, put me onto it. You know, I don’t thank him enough. Stephen, thanks!

It was because of that one little movie that I took action. I did something so totally un-me-like. I signed up for a coaching program that was $500 a month! Something told me I had to do it. It was that little voice in the back of my head. Do it! You need to do it!

And I did.

And my life is far different from what it was 2 years ago. I’ve been working with some of the biggest and best people in the business. I’ve started a new membership site that I absolutely love. My members rock! And, I’m actually making this whole Internet business work.

You can, too. You absolutely can. But, not if you don’t…

Take action.

#1 Watch The Secret.

It will change your life… But… You still have to

#2 TAKE ACTION!

No big hand is going to come down from the sky and hand stuff to you. You won’t luck into anything. Your life will never change.

Not until YOU do something.

I see so many people with dreams and gargantuan hopes, and they never get it.

Do it!

#3 Always be list building.

It’s no Secret. You’ve heard it time and time and time again, but are you doing it? If you aren’t, you’re screwed. You won’t make any money.

Co-registration is great when you’re starting out. It can build your list pretty quickly. I like List Builder Pro and I’ve been using the service a couple of years now. I get like 250 people added to my list every single month for about $50. It’s well worth the expense.

It’s not the same as buying leads, so don’t confuse that with doing something illegal.

These people opt into my list from an ad for my newsletter, which they receive once per month.

And I build a relationship with them. I write to them almost every day. It’s that action thingy I was telling you about.

Let me know your questions about co-registration. I’ll be happy to give you the answers, both here and in email.

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