
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Bank Forced To Cancel $500,000+ Loan Balance After Owner Gets Loan Mod

Saturday, September 26, 2009
Home Buyer Assist: Americans Tame Their Wanderlust
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Americans have tamed their wanderlust during this recession, according to the latest data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Only about 2.4% of Americans moved from state to state in 2008, down from 2.5% the previous year.
"The mobility rate is lower than it has been in years," said Robert Lang, a demographer with Virginia Tech University. "There's a recession and a housing bust. People can't sell their homes in California and move to Las Vegas or sell their condo in Florida and move toNorth Carolina."
"People are hunkering down, trying to hold on to what they have," added Andy Beveridge, a demographer and sociology professor at Queens College in New York. "It's a depression, recession mentality."
Plus, a good portion of the population has reached the age where the charm of a new place is more than offset by the fetters of life and responsibilities. "A large share of the population is at the age where they're settled," Lang said. "The baby boomers have good jobs and most are not ready to retire."
Larry G Potter
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
On The Road to Success...
...Be Careful Who You Ask for Directions
If your doctor told you that you needed an operation, you'd probably want to get a second opinion before undergoing surgery. Who would you ask? Your auto mechanic? Your brother, the fireman? Maybe Aunt Gladys? Of course not! You'd ask another doctor – somebody who knows something about medicine.
Never discuss your problems with someone incapable of contributing to the solution, because those who never succeeded themselves are always the first to tell you how. Not everyone has a right to speak into your life. You'll always get the worst of the bargain if you exchange ideas with the wrong person.
When I was thinking about quitting my job as a business consultant and going full time as a copywriter, my family told me they thought I was crazy – again.
I love them, but I don't give a hoot what they think. I care what Michael Masterson, Don Mahoney, and Paul Hollingshead think. I want to know what Dan Kennedy, Herschell Gordon Lewis and Bob Bly think. I want to know what Joshua Boswell thinks. Why? Because they have done what I want to do.
Billionaire J. Paul Getty said it best, "The easiest way to get rich is to find somebody who is rich and do what they did."
Don't follow anyone who isn't going places. With some people you merely spend an evening – with others you invest it.
Larry G Potter
Sunday, September 6, 2009
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Sunday, August 30, 2009
What the heck is Web 3.0 ?
What the heck is Web 3.0 ?
It's Web 1.0 + Web 2.0 = WEB 3.0
As you know, Web 1.0 was simply an acronym for eCommerce. Back then, retail stores wanted to do business on the internet rather than just using expensive retail storefronts. Many saw the power of the internet to attract an entirely new audience that may not have had the chance to visit their store in person. This would without doubt give them access to more potential customers for less cost.
Web 2.0, in its simplest definition and use today, has become an acronym for the everyday person's ability to communicate and collaborate globally using Social Networking. It has made things more user friendly to us, and as such, companies have come to embrace these new design and communication formats to engage with their customers.
Web 3.0 brings these two worlds together for the average person to be able to harness the power of the internet to begin to profit with multiple streams of income online by introducing products and services to their groups of followers (also known as their list and also as their tribe).
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Monday, August 10, 2009
You Don’t Have to Be an Expert Now
Now, you may be thinking to yourself:
“Yes, I’m passionate about a particular topic, but I’m no expert.”
The good news is you don’t have to be an expert.
All you have to know at the start is just a little more than the next guy. As you research and write the content for your website, it won’t take long for you to develop a high level of expertise.
It’s really a win-win situation. You get to expand your knowledge about something you love – while building up a solid, consistent, passive income stream.
Larry Potter
Friday, July 3, 2009
Did you watch this HSA Training Video yet?

Wednesday, July 1, 2009
4 Ingredients For Massive Success

2. The Ability To Act On That Opportunity
3. The Ability To Share The Opportunity
Friday, June 5, 2009
Do you feel like a cow sometimes?

I've seen a LOT of people succeed with online businesses and I've also seen a lot of people struggle thinking that they are the only ones that don't "get it".
Let me break it down for you.
People that succeed have several of these characteristics in common:
-They are willing to try new ideas
-They are always learning
-They are willing to help others and be helped by others
-They want something long term and legit
-They realize that a lot of the "latest and greatest income ideas"
are simply over-hyped garbage and they don't fall for it
-They take action in creative ways. They aren't necessarily sticking
to a single system or idea
-They don't "follow the herd" (mooo)
People that struggle have many of these traits in common:
-They nearly ALWAYS follow the herd (they fall for launch after
launch)
-They take advice from people that have NEVER succeeded online
(i.e. They'll listen to advice from a brother-in-law who owns a
plumbing business and once spent $5,000 on a website that
doesn't bring him any business) and they'll ignore guys like me that
are actually doing quite well online
-They think they might be incapable of "getting it"
-They are looking for a magic button they can push to make it all
happen
-They are going at it alone (they aren't part of a community like
OfflineBiz.com or MySilentTeam.com or any other great online forum
where successful people gather)
Which kind of person are you?
If you are workin the Home Seller Assist program, you'd be wise to surround yourself with the kind of people at the top of this article!
Remember - you'll become like the people you hang around with.
Larry Potter
A Ticket To Wealth
Friday, May 1, 2009
Accept the inevitable.
As pastor, author, and educator Charles Swindoll put it, "We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.... I am convinced that life is 10 percent what happens to me and 90 percent how I react to it."
Accepting the inevitable and focusing on opportunities in your life is virtually guaranteed to lower your stress level.
Larry Potter
http://www.YourSocialProfits.com
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
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Saturday, April 25, 2009
The Law of Practice.
But not hollow practice.
Enthusiastic practice. Putting your body, mind, and soul into what you're doing - but doing so in a relaxed way.
All great achievers do what they do in a spirit of calm and relaxation. They may pay lip service to the slogan "It's ALL HARD WORK" - but the reality is that when you work hard and are not relaxed, you're not very effective.
The best of the best understand this. So next time you hear "It's all hard work" coming from the mouth of a champion athlete or successful businessman, ask for video footage of him in action.
While watching him, you'll discover an amazing fact: Even in the heat of battle, even when time is of the essence, even when a life may be on the line - the winners are those who make what they're doing look easy.
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Thursday, April 23, 2009
Always Have Plan B Ready When You Launch
Enthusiasm is a valuable emotion, and determination is a necessary trait for success. But neither or both of these qualities will make a bad idea work. I recommend that you develop the countervailing discipline of creating a Plan B.
Over the years, I have trained myself to recognize when an idea that I thought was good was actually bad. (There are plenty of signs - but unless you are looking for them, they are easy to ignore.)
So the first step is to see the writing on the wall. And the next step is to immediately switch to another course of action before you lose a ton of money and months (or even years) of time and energy.
You'll be much better at both of these critical business-survival skills (recognizing when your ideas are not working and reacting swiftly/smartly) if you establish a bailout scheme - a Plan B - at the outset of every project.
Don't make the mistake of thinking failure won't happen to you. I can tell you stories...
For example, there was a "brilliant" idea for a record club that cost me $125,000... a "can't-fail" celebrity health newsletter that sucked up an astonishing $780,000 before I gave up on it... and a perfume business that was "absolutely sure to work" that wasted $85,000 of my (and my partners') money.
When Ted Turner was planning to launch CNN, he found that he had done such a good job of promoting the idea that his partners weren't even willing to entertain the possibility that it might fail. Since Turner knew full well the value of being prepared for failure, he kept asking the question "What if it fails?" until they finally agreed to put together a fallback plan.
CNN started off terrifically, and when it ran into financial problems seven years later, they already had a solution. In this case, it was to sell a portion of the business to cable operators. Because of Turner's early insistence on a Plan B, crisis was averted without anyone breaking a sweat.
What is the most important project you're working on right now? Do you have a Plan B... just in case?
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Larry Potter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkJCsIMAiNY
www.ATicketToWealth.com
Monday, April 20, 2009
Companies that give away information on your topic absolutely free
These folks are not in the business of selling information products. They typically sell a physical product or a service... and give away free content to build their e-list.
It can be challenging to compete in a niche where a lot of good free content is published by companies that treat it as a marketing strategy. After all, why should your customers pay you for your content when they can get it - or something close to it - for free elsewhere?
One strategy to use against this type of competition is to establish yourself as a guru in your niche.
Consumers want authoritative information from experts, and are willing to pay a premium to get it. For instance, anyone can compile information on conservative issues and politics. But only Rush Limbaugh can publish and sell The Limbaugh Letter.
Larry Potter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkJCsIMAiNY
www.ATicketToWealth.com
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Find a home with easy access to highways or interstates.
You’ll realize even more of a profit if you can buy a home near a planned highway, but not too near; property values will go up when highway access arrives, but if you can get a home near a planned highway, you can be the one to realize those profits. Again, avoid being too near the highway; 5-10 minutes is an optimal drive, while bordering a highway directly can actually cause a drop in your property values.
Larry Potter
http://budurl.com/nn8h
www.ATicketToWealth.com
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Don't try everything at once
Start slowly. Maybe even start by surveying your current customers to see which social media site most of them use. Once you dip your toe in and get a feel for how a particular site functions, how its users behave and the kind of content/conversations they respond to, you'll have a better idea of how that site fits with your message. And once you know that, you'll know if that is a site to keep and nurture or one to scrap. You can ramp up from there.
If you run a political blog or website, for instance, you may find that Reddit members respond to your content better than Digg members. Or, if you're a photographer, you may think it's a no-brainer to open a Flickr account, only to find that you can get more inquiries from users of Google's Picasa.
Then there's Twitter. What can I say about Twitter? Okay, I'm not going to lie... I hate Twitter. The minutia of Twitter drives me crazy. But that might be because I haven't figured out a good use for it. Dell certainly did. They managed to turn Twitter into a million-dollar sales channel for their computers by using it to alert users of new sales and discounts.
But that's the beauty of social media. There is no right or wrong way to use it. It's like every other marketing channel. You have to test to find out what works best for your business.
Larry Potter
http://budurl.com/nn8h
www.ATicketToWealth.com
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
3 Steps to Getting Your Goals Back On Track
It's April, and it's quite possible that your New Year's resolutions already have fallen by the wayside. Sticking to goals you've set can be tough. In fact, only about 12 percent of people who set resolutions end up following through, according to a yearlong study by Professor Richard Wiseman.
But even if your resolutions have been derailed, there's still hope! Here are three steps for turning a "failed" goal around right now:
1. Write down exactly how you drifted from your goal.
Let's say one of your goals was to lose 15 pounds this year. To achieve this goal, you committed to go to the gym three times a week. But you never seem to have enough time, and usually make it only once a week.
2. List solutions - five actions you can take that will move you forward in accomplishing the goal. In our hypothetical case, that could be:
Getting up an hour earlier during the week.
Working out on the weekends.
Preparing meals ahead of time so you can spend the extra time in the gym.
Using most of your lunch break to work out.
Heading to the gym instead of watching a favorite TV show.
3. Take it one day at a time.
Don't overwhelm yourself with too many "big picture" thoughts. Remember, achieving any goal is a journey of many steps. You won't get there overnight. Stay energized and focus on one day at a time.
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Larry Potter
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www.ATicketToWealth.com
Monday, April 6, 2009
Is It Time to Buy Real Estate Yet?
Real estate prices are down substantially, and many foreclosures and short sale opportunities are out there for the picking. We are certainly in a buyer's market.
But is this the time to buy? Or will prices head even lower?
The millions of foreclosures coming on the market are driving prices down, but this could come to a head in the near term. And many experts think we could see the bottom some time this year. My suggestion: Keep your powder dry and get ready to jump into some real estate investments in the next year - when the right ones present themselves.
After getting out with a net profit in 2006, my wife and I are looking to add real estate to our investment mix again. We have been spending our weekends driving around, looking at properties that are bank-owned or are being short-sold by homeowners who are upside-down on their mortgages.
The trick is to find nice properties that you can rent out. That way, your property is working for you, generating steady income. When you find a place that's got all the right criteria - good location, good or up-and-coming neighborhood, in good shape - make an offer that's 40 percent to 50 percent below the current market value. Nineteen out of 20 owners will tell you to go somewhere else. But if one out of 20 accepts your lowball offer, you will get a great deal.
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Larry Potter
http://budurl.com/nn8h
www.ATicketToWealth.com
Monday, March 30, 2009
Are you a Leader or an enable?

If you're being too touchy feely in your business it's not totally your fault.
Here's why . . . In network marketing we're all taught to be available 24 seven. We say things like . . . "If you need to do a three way, don't even think if I'm available, just call I'll be there for you." "If you need anything you've got my number just call me."
Nothing wrong with being totally available if that's the type of life you want to create, but it's NOT really the best way to go about things. Why? You end up becoming an enabler of weakness and not a creator of leadership.
If you're always there for any and every little thing for your team and prospects you're setting the wrong expectation from the outset. (It's like spoiling a child.)
I say this not because I'm bigger and better, but because I've got this hang up too. When you let people get access to you and your time all the time you loose the life you're trying to create and breed weakness into your team. There are some things they should be able to figure out themselves after you've trained them, and if you insist on being there for every little thing, they never get a chance to grow and be independent.
Leaders are what makes this business go around. You foster that by setting the right expectations, sticking to your guns, and providing what you say you will. You're a coach, not a counselor.
Make sure you define that roll to you first and them second, and you'll begin to attract leaders to you.
Just a couple days ago I was talking to a friend about this . . . He started a venture and he made part of the service he rendered complete and open access to him and I quickly advised him to stop. When you do this people stop valuing your time. They abuse it. They make things that shouldn't be personal, personal. And you grey the line between your role as a facilitator to success and a friend.
Let your friends be your friends and your business partners be your business partners and you'll thrive, have more time, be more respected, and create the life this business is really about.
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Larry Potter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObVVfulxlBk
www.ATicketToWealth.com
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Make Constant Improvements
Some scholars think kaizen is what enabled Japan to go from defeat in World War II to being one of the world's strongest economies. What the Japanese did was commit to continuously improving their manufacturing industries to be more efficient, cost-effective, and productive.
The idea was that everything could always be done better.
I want you to believe that you can always find new and better ways to achieve your goals. If an action is working and bringing the desired results - do it more often. If an action is not working or throwing you off track - do it less often. (Or eliminate it altogether.)
The beauty of goal setting is that it is all about YOU and what you want to achieve. You choose... you act... you monitor your actions... you celebrate and continue refining your actions.
Larry Potter
www.ATicketToWealth.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObVVfulxlBk
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Get Revenge on Wall Street's Low-Life Sewer Rats
All those proper looking men in their fancy Brooks Brothers suits and ties. So classy and dignified and respectable.
But it turns out they were little more than sleazy carnival barkers, shills with one hand shaking yours and the other reaching for your back pocket.
Finally they're being exposed for the lowlife sewer rats they really were.
If you are rethinking your investments... and who isn't... now there's a better way.
Come join 1,000's in a new society we've dubbed the "Home Seller Assist" program.
It's the "Off Wall Street" alternative for independent thinkers looking for respectable gains even in these hard times.
Larry Potter
www.ATicketToWealth.com
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Past Due Bills of the Deceased
The death of a loved one is tough enough. But hearing from debt collectors just weeks after the funeral makes it much worse.
Before you make any promises to "settle" your relative's accounts, whether a cellphone bill or credit card debt, know this: You probably don't have to pay a dime out of your own pocket.
The debt can be paid with the deceased's estate and whatever you have inherited from it. But, although laws vary from state to state, heirs are not usually required to pay off the deceased's bills with their own money.
That doesn't stop collection agencies from asking you to do just that by using carefully worded language. Some even position themselves as helping you with payment plans.
But if you ask them directly, they should admit that you do not have to pay.
(Source: The New York Times)
Larry Potter
www.ATicketToWealth.com
Monday, March 16, 2009
How To Competition Proof Your Business
First off, as far as your network marketing organization is concerned the answer is twofold . . .
First, you want to make sure in all your marketing efforts you're attracting the right type of prospects. A big mistake I see new online network marketers make is they spend too much time following up with dead beat leads when their focus should be on getting more good leads.
If you spend your time attracting great leads you'll not only have an exceedingly easy time recruiting, but more, those you recruit will be true business builders. Not all of them will grow big or fast, but a few true leaders will rise to the top. Until you have real leaders in your downline you can't stop recruiting.
The only reason I've been able to pull back from massive recruiting over the past couple months is because I have real leaders out there looking for other real leaders. When that happens a level of long term stability is created in your business.
Second, you have to have systems in place for your downline that go above and beyond you.
Think of them like family traditions that started generations ago that you and your family still do to this day. It doesn'tmatter who started those traditions or how long ago they were started they still live on.
In your downline, you have to have systems that run with or without you or you'll always be needed in the business.
Of note, you need recruiting systems, retention systems, and duplication systems in place before you can comfortably step away. Once you have this and your downline grows with or without you. Congratulations! You've hit the first level of competition proofing your business.
Next comes you . . . No matter how great your opportunity is you have to understand that you don't own your downline. That means if anything happens to the business, the compensation plan changes or it goes out of business your income is drastically affected. I've seen this happen to the best of them and it's not a pretty site. You need a contingency plan for overall competition proofing your income, and the way you do that is moving from a position of prospect -company - you to prospect - you - company. In other words what you're generally taught to do is get as many people into the business as possible and let duplication take effect,but we've just discussed the risk in that model.
If you change the paradigm of your business from you only introducing your prospect to your business to you introducing and letting your prospect get to know you first and then introducing them to your business now you have more control.
The business goes under and you've still got a direct connection to your prospect that supersedes the business itself. This can be leverage to new downlines in other companies or anything else. This is a skill and a subject your upline won't discuss with you, and to be honest it's something they know nothing about.
They won't discuss it becaus the only way they make money is if you put people under you and they profit for it. So their focus, like any good leader in a company is to keep you focused on the task most important to BOTH you and them. They don't know how to even approach this angle because they most likely only think in traditional terms and have been taught the old way of network marketing. They live in a high risk world and may or may not know it.
You're different. You know the truth, by just following this email. I've done both. I've got a large and thriving downline and I've got a direct connection to my prospects and that's the position you want to sit in if you want to win long term.
The only place to learn the dirty truth about really competition proofing your business is who lives it. Go here now, take action on what you see, and let's get you on the road to complete and total competition proofing your business for good.
Larry Potter
www.ATicketToWealth.com
Thursday, March 12, 2009
How much should you pay for a property?
Become intimately familiar with the property value - preferably through a certified appraisal
Make a determination of what you will do with a property in advance of making an offer. (For example, if the mortgage payments on a rental property will be too high to cash flow if you pay $300,000 for a property, then you know you $300,000 is more than the property can afford.)
When making a property offer, always offer less than you are willing to pay in the beginning of the negotiation
If your exit strategy will involve flipping or resale to a third party at some time in the future, make sure that the price you pay leaves room to offer the third party a price that will make the deal attractive
Larry Potter
www.ATicketToWealth.com
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Clear Fonts Get Things Done
If so, you could be sabotaging your efforts. University of Michigan researchers have determined that when people are given instructions written in an easily readable font - like Arial - they are more likely to complete the task... and do it well.
Participants in the study were divided into two groups. One group was given instructions in Arial on (1) how to do an exercise and (2) how to "build" a sushi roll. The other group received the same instructions in a "handwritten-style" font.
The results? You guessed it. The Arial group made better sushi rolls and were happier about exercising.
So don't use Bauhaus to ask a colleague to run some numbers for you. And make sure when you're writing, whether it's an article, advertising copy, or to-do list, that you stay well clear of Viviendi.
(Source: Lifehacker)
Larry Potter
www.ATicketToWealth.com
Monday, March 9, 2009
Figure out what you can give others.
Everybody is ultimately motivated by self-interest. Achieving your specific goal, therefore, is a matter of figuring out how you can satisfy the desires of others.
If, for example, your goal for that Home Seller Assist business meeting you've been invited to is to be nominated to head up an upcoming project, plan for it by making a mental list of how your nomination will help each person attending the meeting. Think about what each person wants. Figure out how, in leading the project, you can provide that.
Most important, think about how you can direct the Home Seller Assist project so that it will achieve growth and profitability for the company. Spend some time formulating the phrases you will use to drive that point home.
By putting the company first, you will enlist the respect and support of just about everyone. You will establish yourself as a natural leader. And then, when you explain how the project will benefit people individually, you will see how quickly they line up to support you.
Larry Potter
www.ATicketToWealth.com
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Create Your Own Fame
To choose your niche market, first identify your unique ability, passion, or area of expertise. Then prepare your message and deliver it to the people who will be interested in what you have to say.
At the same time, accept the fact that you can't please everyone. The sooner you understand that not everyone is going to love you, and that some folks will even criticize you, the better you will be at creating your own fame.
Larry Potter
www.ATicketToWealth.com
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Why Buy a Home Now

If you're renting and wondering if you should buy a home, consider what bestselling author, David Bach, says, "The average homeowner is worth 35 times more than the average renter."
He advises renters to take action immediately and start saving part of their paycheck every month to help accumulate a down payment. He also encourages renters to borrow 10-20 percent less than what the bank is willing to lend; that way they're only buying as much home as they can afford.
The longer you rent, the longer it may take you to eventually get into homeownership. If the market conditions have scared you, perhaps you're not looking at the other side of the coin. Owning a home becomes part of your investment portfolio, provides tax benefits, allows you to build equity (it still exists), and, if you buy now, you may get an excellent deal.
According to a MarketWatch news article, buying a home now can provide some real negotiating power to request improvements, price reductions, help with closing costs, and more. "People can get a lot of what they need and almost all of what they want today," said Jay Papasan, one of the authors of "Your First Home".
While poor market conditions have created a troubling situation for some homeowners, the downturn has made the buying market ripe for others, especially those in the Home Seller Assist program. The affordability of homes is better than ever. The National Association of Realtors' housing affordability index concluded that homes in December of 2008 were more affordable than at any other point since 1970 (the start of the index). And with numerous foreclosures on the market and prices dropping in many areas, now is a good time to buy. But in order to make your purchase profitable, here are some things you should consider.
How long will you be in the home? Some experts advise that if you are planning to move within a year, buying may not be the best option because of the expenses associated with moving. However, if you're searching for a place to live for, at least, several years, buying now could be a good choice for you.
How much you can afford. Don't let tighter lending regulations scare you off from making a purchase. Instead, understand what you truly can afford. Don't get caught up in buying too much home. In fact, these days, the trend is moving toward smaller homes -- simpler living.
Mortgage rates drop to historical low. How much home you can afford is affected by mortgage interest rates that, right now, are highly appealing. Good credit, documenting your income, and a substantial down payment will make you a better candidate for the better mortgage rates.
Freedom to choose. Now, unlike several years ago, the market has a large inventory in many areas. The market time to sell a home has increased which creates a large inventory of homes, everything including new, existing, and foreclosures. Buyers can peruse the market and have the freedom to select the home they really want. If you're interest is in a new home, know that many developers are getting more competitive with their pricing because they also have taken a hit by the ailing economy.
Quality of life. Buying a home can create a higher quality of life, giving you pride of homeownership, and something to enjoy improving and developing over the years.
Tax credit benefit. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provides for a $8,000 tax credit that would be available to first-time home buyers for the purchase of a principal residence on or after January 1, 2009 and before December 1, 2009. The credit does not require repayment. Most of the mechanics of the credit will be the same as under the 2008 rules: the credit will be claimed on a tax return to reduce the purchaser's income tax liability. If any credit amount remains unused, then the unused amount will be refunded as a check to the purchaser.
by Phoebe Chongchua
Larry Potter
847-872-4047
www.ATicketToWealth.com
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Knowledge plus action equals results.
Current national real estate sales and price trends
Local trends that influence where people want to live
Local employment, industrial, and job creation activities
Neighborhood dynamics (whether the population is growing or declining)
Resources for everything from loans to renovation
Knowledge comes from many sources and directions.
Make sure you get your information from someone who is active in the current market - not someone stuck in the pre-bubble days. That's why those working the Home Seller Assist program, createdby John Alexander and also known as We Provide The Cash are doing so well in this market.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Real Estate Marketing - Keeping Your Blog Updated For Success!
Beginning a blog can sometimes seem overwhelming when you realize that you must continuously update your Home Seller Assist blog in order for it to be effective. So where are you going to get all your information? How are you going to keep your content fresh and interesting? Here are three simple ways to maintain your blog.
Article Writing
Do you have articles that you have written? If so, you can break them into meaningful 100-120 word parts and use each part as a blog entry or "post". For instance, if you wrote an article that gave three tips for first time home buyers, you could use each tip as a separate blog post and have three posts all ready to go! If you haven't written articles, you can still use this concept. Take a moment and write down three key thoughts that you want your blog readers to know. Write just a few sentences for each thought and you have your next three blog posts. Add an introduction and conclusion and you have your first article too!
Finding RSS Feeds
Sometimes just coming up with what to say can be a challenge. Need an idea or something to motivate you? Try looking online for news feeds. Using RSS (Really Simple Syndication) you can access those news feeds through a feed reader such as Google Reader. Review the news sources that you find and see what resonates with you. Pick one you think your blog readers will like and write a short review of the article. Post the review along with a link to the actual article.
Building Relationships
In creating your blog posts, keep in mind the main reason you are actually working with a blog. You want to create relationships with people. A side benefit of that would be to actually work with those people as clients and customers. But first and foremost, you want to create connections. You do this through a blog by showing that you are a real person. Each item you post doesn't have to be solely business related. Share something that is interesting for you as well. Comment on local things happening in your area. Share links to websites that you have found useful. Brag on your kid or grand kid every once in a while. The key here is to come across to your blog readers as a real person, interested in the same things that they are.
You will find, as with anything, the more you post to your blog the easier it becomes. Make a habit of posting once or twice a week and see how quickly you are able to dash off posts here and there. Before you know it, you'll be helping others do the same thing! And now I would like to invite you to see a Real Estate blog in action at http://myrealtysuccess.com/. While there, if you are interested in Social Networking, claim your Free Instant Access to my e-course "Your First Social Network" to learn the beginning steps to Social Networking!
From Rebekah Jones, Real Estate Virtual Assistant and the MyRealtySuccess.com network.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Rebekah_Jones
Thursday, February 19, 2009
How long should my sales copy be to convince people to buy?
You copy should be as long as it needs to be, and no longer.
That's all there is to it.
Now, most of the time, longer copy gives you more space to make a solid case for your product. That can be particularly important for a product with a high price point (you have to overcome more potential price resistance).
But don't assume that longer copy will sell better. Sometimes shorter copy does a superior job, because you're not making people read a lot before they decide.
This is a place where testing is a must. Write copy that seems long enough to make your case, then test it to see if making it longer or shorter sells better.
That's the only way to know for sure.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Getting Out of the Box
Many people set low ceilings on their expectations and capabilities. In the process, they place themselves in a "box." Alexander Whortley took that a step further and literally lived in a box. It was a mini-trailer, three feet wide, four feet long, and five feet high. He lived there until he died at the age of eighty. His box was made of wood, had a metal roof, and it housed him and all his meager belongings. Regardless of where he worked, Whortley chose to spend his life in that cramped space, even though larger, more comfortable quarters were always available.
Few of us live in a "box." However, too many of us have a tendency to "box" ourselves in and continue to do things one way because we've "always done it this way." In many cases, time and experience have proven that "this way" is the best way. However, I challenge you to periodically take a long walk or quietly sit and think about the way you do things. Ask yourself if there might not be a better way. Could your procedures be simplified? Are they necessary at all? Could they be done more cheaply or efficiently? Could your product be longer? Shorter? A different shape? Another fabric? Another color? Sometimes you can come up with simple ideas that make a big difference. Incidentally, one advantage of a continual personal-growth-and-education way of life is that the broader and deeper your knowledge base, the more creative your problem-solving approach to life.
(That's what we do at Home Seller Assist )
Simple example: For years men's coats had an inside pocket only on the right where pens and other items were kept. One day somebody had a thought: Since most men are right-handed, why not put a pocket on the inside left so that they could reach in, extract the pen with their right hand, and begin writing? Not monumental, but it saves a second or two and it's sold lots of suits. Think about it and I'll SEE YOU AT THE TOP!
Zig Ziglar is a motivator and teacher. He is the author of 27 books and loved by millions of people world wide for his practical wisdom and his gift of hope.
Monday, February 16, 2009
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Saturday, February 14, 2009
Don't be cheap about your education

Success in the Home Seller Assist program isn't for those of extreme luck or talent, it's for those that prepare to be successes by learning what works and doing it.
They bought and learned everything they could about their industry and about the topic of marketing. They defined a plan for achievement that fit them and they started testing. Then they let their results dictate what worked and what didn't.
Don't be cheap about your education. If it has to do with you're industry, Buy it, Read it, Think about how you can apply it to your Home Seller Assist business, Test it, And if works keep on doing it!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Goodbye Mediocrity



You, I, WE…we weren’t born to be average.
We weren’t born to strive for mediocrity in life.
We weren’t born to spend our lives at jobs we can’t stand.
You were born for GREATNESS.
You were born to accomplish.
You were born to have fun, be happy, serve others, and be
fulfilled.
You weren’t born to struggle unnecessarily.
Yes, I’m all for improving yourself and going to seminars.
I’ve been working on myself for years.
What I'm trying to get across to you is this.
Make your move. Now.
Start letting go of the pains from your past that still hurt
you.
Start becoming your own cheerleader.
Start a part time business. Stay focused on it.
Start becoming more valuable to others. This precedes massive
success.
Start becoming an example to your kids of what’s possible in
life.
Start moving outside of your ‘comfortable’ circle of
influence and stretch yourself.
Start reducing the time you spend with negative people.
Start making other people feel more important and
appreciated.
Amigo, you and I both know this.
YOU have so much more you can offer, share, and accomplish.
Am I right, yes or yes?
Good. Get going.
Wave goodbye to the days of aiming for perfection.
You don’t have to get it right, YOU just have to get it
going.
Get going.
The world desperately needs you. It does.
The fastest way to change your own life is to help someone
else change theirs. First.
My friend, YOUR best days are ahead of you and they’re
excited to see you too.
Separate yourself from 97% of the world. “How?”
Simple.
Start. Get going. Stay focused.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
"Don'ts" for Difficult Times
2. Cut fat, not muscle. And marketing is muscle. A slowdown is the ideal time to snatch up market share.
3. Don't water down your sales message to "go wide." When you're desperate for customers, it's easy to try to widen your market appeal. Stick to your focus. Just get better at it.
4. Watch out for "discount training." If you keep offering "special deals," eventually the deals are no longer special. And all you're doing is training your customers to learn to wait for the next deal instead of buying right now.
5. Don't ignore the facts, just have a plan. You can't wish away the economic crisis by ignoring it. Mention it to your employees, but do so in the context of showing leadership on how to get past it.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Perfectionism
It didn't matter to me how much time or energy I had to spend - my pride demanded perfection.
What I finally learned was:
My perception of perfection was usually more than what was expected.
The last 10 percent of a project - the time it takes to get things "perfect" - takes just as long to complete as the first 90 percent.
Project goals change all the time. So it's better to come within 90 percent of my idea of perfection and save a little time for the inevitable changes.
Bottom line: Stay in motion. Aim for good, push through the modifications that arise, and then... aim for better and repeat the process until the desired results are achieved.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Cure Yourself of This Success-Thwarting "Bug"
The most common cause of failure, says Michael Masterson, is procrastination. The thief of dreams.
You're a procrastinator if you have ever said something like...
"I'm definitely going to lose weight this year. I'll start exercising on Monday."
Or, "I'm going to reorganize my files just as soon as I catch up on all this paperwork."
Or, "Once our busy season ends, I'm going to start that Home Seller Assist side business."
If you've caught the procrastination "bug," you don't have to resign yourself to a lifetime of unfinished projects and unfulfilled dreams. Michael has a simple cure: Institute a 24-hour rule for getting started on a goal.
"Whenever I come to the conclusion that I 'have to' do something, I give myself 24 hours to take at least the first step toward getting it done," says Michael.
"I write it down on my daily task list. It's highlighted in yellow. If it isn't crossed out by the end of the day as 'done,' I cancel all appointments for the following day and commit to doing nothing else. I don't take phone calls. I don't read e-mail. I don't allow people to come into my office for emergency visits. I come in early - extra early - and do nothing else but work on it."
The 24-hour rule will put an end to your procrastination. And when that happens, imagine all the accomplishments you'll chalk up, the goals you'll achieve, the dreams you'll finally see become reality.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Fed Up With Failed New Year’s Resolution?
Resolutions themselves aren't the problem.
Your method of attaining them is.
Perhaps you want to lose weight or start working the Home Seller Assist program created by John Alexander. Simply saying you want to lose weight in 2009 isn't going to help.
You need a specific plan along with a specific number of pounds in mind that you want to lose.
Or what about making more money in 2009? Just wishing for them isn't going to bring those riches your way.
Exactly how much money do you want to make in 2009? What are you going to do every day in 2009 to make more money?
If you seriously want to succeed in your New Year's resolutions, then you must change the way you tackle them.
Success in every area of your life is possible if you follow a few easy steps.
Click here to learn how you can successfully complete your 2009 New Year's resolution to work the We Provide The Cash business and succeed at it.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Learn from successful failures.
Learn from baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson.
He hit over 500 home runs in his big league career,
yet he struck out close to 2,500 times!!! He didn’t
put the ball in play 2,500 times.
However, he didn’t stop swinging for the fence.
The lesson to be learned is this: don’t give up… keep swinging!
Monday, January 26, 2009
Powerful Writing
help you get a new business started or grow an existing business, jumpstart your side career as a copywriter, move you up the corporate ladder, establish yourself as an expert, even help you find a job.
Transforming yourself from a mediocre writer into a great writer may take time. But you can speed your progress just by following a few easy rules.
One of the most important?
Simple is best.
Great writing is good thinking expressed clearly.
So don't try to complicate your writing with multiple ideas. Stick to one powerful, useful idea, and your writing will be clean, concise, and easy to understand.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Marketing in a Recession
"This year will be the year of rebuilding customer brand loyalty and service. Having the biggest discounts will not ensure that consumers stay loyal to a brand. What is important is developing a sound marketing and communications strategy that allows companies to listen, react, and engage with consumers across multiple communication platforms."
(Source: CNN)
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
You Can Keep Your Current Job While You Quickly Transition Into Your New Business

How in the world do these money-making programs expect you to work tons of hours building up a new business while holding down your current job? Many just aren't practical. But I've found a new program that is loaded with methods to get you into a new business while you are working at another job.
You can put in as little as 2 to 3 hours a week in your new business, and still bring in nice profits fairly quickly - often in just a week or two. And once your business is bringing in enough income, you can quit your current job and focus full-time on your new business. You get to choose which business to get into (there are 20 to choose from), there's no limit on what you can make, and it is easier than ever to get started.
There is, however, a limit on how many people I am sharing this with. You'll learn why when checking out all the exciting details here.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
The Consequences
1. Massive job losses — not only for employees of local and state governments, but also for those employed by private contractors, construction companies and thousands of corporations relying on state and local governments to maintain a semblance of economic and social stability in their area;
2. Giant new borrowing by local governments temporarily strapped for cash or trying to plug long-term gaping holes in their budgets;
3. Huge new supplies of municipal bonds hitting the market precisely when some of the biggest buyers of muni bonds — financial institutions like Citigroup, Bank of America and AIG — are being forced to dump munis to bolster their shattered portfolios;
4. New, major municipal bond defaults on the near horizon; and overall ...
5. The biggest threats to your income and wealth in your lifetime!
You must do everything you can to gain (1) a clearer vision of what's in store for you in 2009, (2) protection for everything you own and (3) an alternate source of profit and income that is truly depression-proof like the Home Seller Assist program created by John Alexander.
Learn more here:
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
"How much is each recruit worth to you?"
If you don't, as soon as you do, you'llbe able to open the flood gates to more leads and more business than any one person can handle and better than free. In fact, the answer to this question is not the secret sauce, it's how you react to it.
So let me explain (pay close attention) First: How do you find out how much each lead is worth to you? There are several ways to do this, but I'm going to go through the most conservative route possible here . . .
You need three pieces of information:
1. How many leads turn into recruits
2. How much you make immediately
3. How much you make over time
That's it. Here's how it works . . .
Let's say we know that out of every 100 leads 1 person joins our business. Let's say we earn $100 per recruit as a fast start pay out and on average most recruits stay six months and we earn $50 each month they stay. How much is each lead worth? Did you figure it out? It's $4. See if you can figure out how I got that number and once you do you'll know with certainty how to go back and do this little exercise in your own business to come up withyour own number.
Why is this number so powerful? Two reasons:
1. If you know it, you know exactly how much you can spend per lead and still make guaranteed $.
2. If you know it, now you can change it. If for instance your number is $1 per lead,well you can get a certain number of leads for a dollar or less, but what if you could double or even triple that number? Do you think you could get more leads for $3 than you could for $1? I do.
The secret to unlimited leads for better than free is in your ability to increase this number and then aggressively use it to get as many more as you possible can. Master that and you master marketing.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
A Typical Internet User Is Spending 20% MORE Time Each Day Reading Blogs

Nielsen Consumer Insight reported in December that people are now spending 20% more time EACH DAY reading blogs.
Do YOU have a blog yet? Do you add new posts to it on a regular basis?
If you haven't started a blog yet -- or if you haven't been giving yours the attention that it deserves -- TODAY is the day you should start! We have several
for the Home Seller Assist program created by John Alexander and you are currently reading one of them!
As with social media, blogging is GREAT for establishing your reputation online, for building relationships with your market, for creating new content for your site, and can even help you get a TOP ranking in the search engines (which in turn can generate up to 7 TIMES more sales).
And you don't need to be a "natural-born writer" to create your own blog, nor do you need to be a technical wizard!
There are plenty of places where you can even get FREE blogs to get yourself started...
... and as for the actual writing, a blog is all about showing YOUR personality, and sharing your opinions and ideas. So don't sweat it if you're not a word nerd. Just write from the heart, and your readers will love it!
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Find Out How Rich People Think
Instead, find out how wealthy people think. Find out what they read. Find out how they spend their time. Study their lives, read their stories and autobiographies, and listen to their words when they are interviewed and on tape.
The more you find out about what financially successful people think and talk about most of the time - and do the same things - the more rapidly you will enjoy the same rewards that they do.
Here are two things you can do to put The Parable of the Talents into action:
First, make a decision that, starting today, you will think and talk only about the financial success you desire. At the same time, you will refuse to talk about or dwell upon your financial problems.
Second, instead of saying "I can't afford it," you will ask the question "How can I afford it?"
When you think of something that you want or need that you don't have the money for at the time, the only question to ask is "How?" How can you get it? What can you do to achieve it?
What are your options? How can you get from where you are to where you want to be?
Can I use the Home Seller Assist business created by John Alexander to create a life style I would like to have?
It will change your life.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Become A Household Name On The Internet?
that comes to mind?
Assuming you haven't raced over and gotten a cold
drink, you're probably thinking of Coca-Cola (or Pepsi),
even though there are literally hundreds of other "cola"
drinks out there on the market.
So why did you think of those two products first?
Because, whether you like it or not, the hundreds of
millions of dollars that Coca-Cola and Pepsi have spent
over the years building their brands have paid off.
The key word here is brand. Branding is what
differentiates one product from another of a similar
make. When it comes to Internet Marketing, branding
yourself and your name is the little-known secret that
99.9% of other marketers don't "get", but it can pay off
for you big time when used effectively.
Another good example is the Home Seller Assist program
and John Alexander, which are both associated with
We Provide The Cash.
It also directly connects to you USP (Unique Selling
Proposition). Your uniqueness... that something that
separates you from all the other people promoting your
same program.
Attraction Marketing is all about being yourself,
and learning how to get your target market to want
to do business with you because of who you are. When
done properly, your prospects will do it willingly,
and usually without hesitation.
And those that won't join you in your business or
that don't buy your product right away, over time,
you'll communicate with these prospects and "drip"
helpful information on them , and they'll want to
join you eventually because they'll perceive you
as the expert / mentor they desperately seek. They're
attracted to you because of the WHO that you are,
and how you can help them get what they want.
Now, one of the biggest questions I get asked from
people promoting home opportunities is, "Franco,
you have lots of experience that I don't have, so
where does that leave me, and how do I brand myself
on the Internet when I haven't had any success yet?
It's a great question. And my answer comes from what
I've learned over the years when it comes to promoting
lots of home opportunities and products...
Most people don't care about how much you know until they
know how much you care. Sounds cliche, but it's so true.
What I've also found is most of us think we don't
have anything of value to share with prospects when
we're new, and we have a difficult time recognizing
the knowledge and experience stored in our heads.
Because I've Failed So Many Times Building A Home
Business Since 1992... It's Made Me A Tremendous
Resource For New People!
Heck, for the first couple years I was trying to
make money from home, the only thing I had lots
of experience in was failing...
Then it hit me like a ton of bricks...! Even though
I failed many times, and tried a lot of things that
didn't work, I accumulated a lot of knowledge along
the way that would be beneficial to others, to help
them avoid the pitfalls I went through and the
mistakes I made.
The fact of the matter is, we ALL have experience.
We collect experiences all the time just by being
alive... and when you sit back and think about what
you've learned so far in your life, you might be
surprised just how much valuable knowledge you have
to offer to others.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
The Absolute Worst Place for Your Business


By Suzanne Richardson
The 113 miles of Highway 87 between Great Falls and Havre in Montana is desolate. A half-dozen or so tiny towns have cropped up in places. But mostly there's just the two-lane road, vast expanses of prairie, and the enormous canopy of sky.
Nineteen miles south of Havre - smack in the middle of nowhere - is the Northern Winz Casino. The 20,000-square-foot monstrosity of a building boasts 350 slot machines and a huge parking lot.
Now, I'm not privy to how well the casino is doing. But rarely have I driven past and seen more than 20 cars in the lot. And I'm guessing that, even on Highway 87's busiest days, no more than a thousand cars pass the Northern Winz. (And how many of those are going to stop their purposeful drive to the airport or Canada to play the slots?)
This casino breaks one of Michael Masterson's core business principles: Make sure there's a market for your product or service before you set up shop.
One way to know whether there's a market? If someone else is there before you. The Northern Winz is operating under the "Build It and They Will Come" theory - establishing itself on an otherwise bare stretch of land and hoping to attract customers. A better plan of action would have been to open up next to an already-successful casino. An even better course would be to look in the Home Seller Assist program created by John Alexander which has now paid out over $800,000 since mid-June to its members.
This business-building "law" is true whether you're a brick-and-mortar operation or an information-publishing start-up. Take a look around. If someone else is doing what you want to do... and succeeding... you have a good chance of making it work for you. If all you can see is empty prairie, you need to go back to the drawing board.
[Ed. Note: Master a few simple secrets of classic marketing, and you can sell snow to a polar bear. Discover 12 of the most effective marketing strategies around in Changing the Channel, the Amazon.com best-seller by marketing masters Michael Masterson and MaryEllen Tribby. Pick up your copy today.]
Friday, January 2, 2009
Keep Your Current Job While You Quickly Transition Into Your New Business
You can put in as little as 2 to 3 hours a week in your Home Seller Assist business, and still bring in nice profits fairly quickly - often in just a week or two. And once your business is bringing in enough income, you can quit your current job and focus full-time on your new business. You get to choose which business to get into (there are 20 to choose from), there's no limit on what you can make, and it is easier than ever to get started.
There is, however, a limit on how many people I am sharing this with. You'll learn why when checking out all the exciting details here.