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		<title>I&#8217;m Lost and Confused&#8230; Are You?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Randy&#8217;s Ramblings 2nd June 2011 In this Post * Catch Up &#8211; Lost &#38; Confused Special Ramble * Sign Off ===== * Catch Up &#8211; Lost &#38; Confused! June already, The Sun is shining And Rachel has just got our holidays booked for the end of July&#8230; (Which doesn&#8217;t seem very far away at all!) [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Randy&#8217;s Ramblings 2nd June 2011</p>
<p>In this Post<br />
<strong>* Catch Up &#8211; Lost &amp; Confused Special Ramble<br />
* Sign Off</strong></p>
<p>=====</p>
<p><strong>* Catch Up &#8211; Lost &amp; Confused!</strong></p>
<p>June already, The Sun is shining <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
And Rachel has just got our holidays booked for the end of July&#8230; <em>(Which doesn&#8217;t seem very far away at all!)</em><br />
So things look lovely on the horizon&#8230;.</p>
<p>What&#8217;s more I have my meet up this Saturday with a bunch of really great guys and girls coming along! &#8211; Actually &#8211; it may be too busy.. So I may have to write up an agenda and sort some form of presentation out! .. more work..lol<br />
Then I have things like a meeting with John Thornhill to sort, a trip to the passport office, and preparations for a weekend away at the end of this month to meet up with more great marketers in Cheltenham at <strong>Matt Garretts</strong> meet up&#8230;.</p>
<p><strong>So why am I Lost and Confused?</strong></p>
<p>Basically because in between all of that, I have emails to write, salespages to write, more freebies to finish, sites to build, other sites to finish, my blog to keep up with and find more useful content for, and the list goes on&#8230;..</p>
<p>What happened?<br />
Simple &#8211; I did it again!<br />
I took on too much work and have a list as long as my arm to get through, and that always seems to have the effect of making me suit and stare at the screen not knowing which has the highest priority?</p>
<p><strong>The daft thing is </strong>- I see this happening to some of my friends, students and even my colleages ALL the time!<br />
I coach people and tell them to FOCUS on one thing at a time until it&#8217;s done&#8230;. and then I fall victim to the same trap!</p>
<p><strong>DUH &#8211; maybe I should listen to myself a little more?</strong><br />
So why share this?&#8230; Simply because I want my readers to know they are NOT the only ones it happens to!</p>
<p><strong>It&#8217;s easy to think YOU are the only one struggling to get everything done!</strong><br />
Well you&#8217;re not! &#8211; It happens to all of us at some point. In fact when I was chatting to <strong>John Thornhill and Dave Nicholson</strong> a couple of days ago, they both told me how busy they were from having too much going on at once!. They even have a cool new product that they spent months developing.. that they haven&#8217;t even had time to promote themselves&#8230;lol<br />
<em>(By the way &#8211; that product is <strong><a href="http://www.randolfsmith.com/likes/AAR" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.randolfsmith.com/likes/AAR?referer=');">Affiliate Ad Rotator</a></strong> &#8211; a simple concept that a lot of sites could benefit from)</em></p>
<p><strong>So yeah &#8211; even the people we hold in highest regard can take on too much at once!</strong></p>
<p>As for myself, I think it just comes down to NOT wanting to turn away a great idea &#8211; OR the extra cash for that matter!, So when someone asks if I can build them a site for a large chunk of cash.. I say of course before I check my workload!. Then when another contact shows me a cool piece of software and asks if I&#8217;ll try it out in exchange for a free copy, I say naturally I will&#8230;. Then one partner asks for a little time to discuss an idea &#8211; and before you know it we have a whole new site structure mapped out and he starts building it!, Add to all that the sites I still haven&#8217;t finished as well as ongoing additions that all seem to get finished at the same time&#8230; and suddenly &#8211; You don&#8217;t know if you&#8217;re coming or going!!</p>
<p><strong>I realise that for people yet to make a proper start &#8211; it&#8217;s a bit different.</strong><br />
In their case it would probably be some <strong>new shiny objects</strong> landing in their inbox that cause them to lose focus on what they were supposed to be working on.<br />
That then leads to getting excited and moving their focus, spending hours, days and even weeks working on or learning something new, only to get distracted by the next super amazing gadget or software or ebook that hits them between the eyes!</p>
<p><strong>So what are the lessons?</strong><br />
Well I guess I should say that we should all accept that these things happen&#8230; Let&#8217;s not beat ourselves up about it.. we are after all only human!<br />
So it&#8217;s not worth saying &#8211; Focus on the one thing until it&#8217;s done! &#8211; as that just isn&#8217;t going to happen! <em>(well it wouldn&#8217;t for me, as I know I need more than one thing done at any point in time)</em>, so I can hardly lecture anyone else!</p>
<p><strong>So my honest advice would be to chill! Relax and step back from the situatuion for an hour or so.</strong> Weigh up what needs doing and what is most urgent &#8211; then create a list and start gradually working through it. Set yourself small acheivable goals and targets for each, and to quote myself<strong> &#8220;Keep Plodding Along!&#8221;</strong></p>
<p>It&#8217;ll all come right in the end if you just keep chipping away at things <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
Yeah &#8211; I know &#8230; not the sort of advice I should be giving&#8230; but hey, I&#8217;m just being honest about how I sometimes have to approach these things <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><strong>So here I am plodding along with too much happening to mention it all.</strong><br />
But fair warning &#8211; you can probably expect plenty of usual rambles this next few weeks of all sorts of new bits and pieces, new discoveries, and new tools and freebies I&#8217;ve been working on or helping with. And all of them being GREAT for some readers and of no use for others. Something else I&#8217;ve emphasised so many times&#8230; not everything is for everybody! &#8211; You have to take a look and see if it fits into your online plans!<br />
<strong>A prime example</strong> is a brilliant site from a long time friend <strong><a href="http://www.randolfsmith.com/likes/ftg" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.randolfsmith.com/likes/ftg?referer=');">JP Schoeffel called Free T Gen</a></strong>, It&#8217;s a site that really is great, does exactly what it says it will &#8211; but is really only for those who know the importance of backlinks AND who have some sites already built that could benefit from the service! &#8211; for anyone just starting to build a site &#8211; it would just be another drain on resources that they could do without!<br />
So it&#8217;s a site I would have loved to have promoted due to it being a real and valuable asset to many, but I suspect that most of my readers wouldn&#8217;t be in a position to benefit from it yet. Hence I&#8217;ve only sent a proper promo to a couple of close friends who I know might use the site. <em>(That said &#8211; feel free to check it out quick before it&#8217;s full ,&#8230;. IF it&#8217;s something that could benefit you!)</em></p>
<p>OK &#8211; I went off on one there didn&#8217;t I? <em>(See how easy it is&#8230;lol)</em><br />
But seriously &#8211; If I know something is good, I do tend to want to mention it &#8211; even though I know I wont make any money from doing so! I guess it keeps my conscience happy that I tried to point people in the right direction.<em> (or should I just be promoting offers that make heaps of commissions regardless of whether I believe they are of real use to my readers?&#8230; I&#8217;d love your comments on that question &#8211; even though I suspect you&#8217;ll tell me not to go down that route! But it is good for my own belief that I&#8217;m doing right by my readers to have it confirmed!)</em><br />
Other thinsg I should mention are <a href="http://www.randolfsmith.com/likes/DDP" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.randolfsmith.com/likes/DDP?referer=');">Antons new software</a> that I don&#8217;t have an affiliate link for &#8211; but hey.. he&#8217;s a great guys I&#8217;ve partnered up with in the past and has a <strong><a href="http://www.randolfsmith.com/likes/DDP" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.randolfsmith.com/likes/DDP?referer=');">wso on his software here</a></strong><br />
<strong>Nope &#8211; it&#8217;s not an affiliate link,</strong> but it does look like it&#8217;s gonna be a cool piece of kit for people to use!</p>
<p>Meanwhile &#8211; I know Terry has been hard at it behind the scenes of our new site at <strong><a href="http://www.randolfsmith.com/likes/NMPLR" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.randolfsmith.com/likes/NMPLR?referer=');"> NiceMarketPLR</a></strong> which I can&#8217;t wait to do a video about over the weekend! <em>(this is another one that I should have done more work on myself &#8211; but it got neglected while I was doing other stuff&#8230;. Yikes &#8211; finger out time we wanted to launch this in a couple of weeks!)</em></p>
<p>I have been doing a lot of video tutorials for <strong><a href="http://www.randolfsmith.com/likes/IMAtrial" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.randolfsmith.com/likes/IMAtrial?referer=');">IMA tools</a></strong> that we&#8217;ve either already added or are just waiting on final graphics for.. so do keep an eye out for those!<em> (or better still &#8211; <strong><a href="http://www.randolfsmith.com/likes/IMAtrial" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.randolfsmith.com/likes/IMAtrial?referer=');">get along and take a trial</a></strong> so you can see for yourself without having to wait for me to announce stuff&#8230;lol)</em></p>
<p><strong>OOPS &#8211; I&#8217;ve just realised this has turned into a mega ramble instead of a cacth up!</strong><br />
So here goes for a quick round up&#8230;.</p>
<p>Saturday is my Northallerton Meet Up and I&#8217;m looking forward to seeing everyone, <strong>oh, I already mentioned that&#8230;lol</strong><br />
<strong>Yeah &#8211; time to go I think&#8230; I&#8217;m getting senial and repeating myself&#8230;lol</strong><br />
OH &#8211; I remember, some have asked if I have any big names attending&#8230; well I can now say yes I have. But I&#8217;m not mentioning them, as I wanted people who want to meet people to come&#8230; NOT just a bunch of folks wanting to pester the life of my big name friends! .. So those who have booked already &#8211; you&#8217;re in for a treat <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' />  Those who haven&#8217;t &#8211; well I think it&#8217;s too late now as I may have to refund any further bookings cos we&#8217;re about full. So contact me before paying!</p>
<p>So on that note, I&#8217;ll wrap up here and just say &#8211; BE SURE you&#8217;re on my list for more freebies, as I have some uploading now that I&#8217;m sure many will find useful, and I&#8217;ll get them added over the weekend with another update either Sunday or Monday night!</p>
<p>Chat soon<br />
<span style="color: #0000ff;"><em><strong>Randy</strong></em></span></p>
<p>=====</p>
<p><strong>* Sign Off</strong></p>
<p><em>****As ever &#8211; only spend your ca$h on things that WILL help you</em><br />
<em> (Not the stuff that Might One Day!)****</em></p>
<p>Til next time<br />
To You and Yours,</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s hoping you&#8217;re<br />
Loving Life, Living it with Passion, And Passing it on!</p>
<p>Warm Regards<br />
<span style="color: #0000ff;"><em><strong>Randy</strong></em></span></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Randy&#8217;s Ramblings 7th March 2011 In this Post * Catch Up * 14 FUN Marketing Lessons&#8230;.(with Pictures) * This Weeks Cool Site * Sign Off ===== * Catch Up Hi All, This will be a quick catch up, as I couldn&#8217;t be bothered to make seperate headings&#8230;lol I have a poorly child and a poorly [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Randy&#8217;s Ramblings 7th March 2011</p>
<p>In this Post<br />
<strong>* Catch Up</strong><br />
<strong> * 14 FUN Marketing Lessons&#8230;.(with Pictures)</strong><br />
<strong> * This Weeks Cool Site</strong><br />
<strong> * Sign Off</strong></p>
<p>=====<br />
<big><big><br />
</big></big><strong><big><big>* Catch Up</big></big></strong></p>
<p>Hi All,</p>
<p>This will be a quick catch up, as I couldn&#8217;t be bothered to make seperate headings&#8230;lol<br />
I have a poorly child and a poorly Rachel in my flat at the mo &#8211; so my attention span is limited&#8230;lol<br />
Between making coffees and smoothies, plus changing the childrens channels on TV &#8211; I don&#8217;t seem to be getting much else done!<br />
Oh and before I forget, THANK YOU for all the feedback on the free pdf report I linked to in the last post<em> (The Beginners most Important Skill)</em>, I&#8217;m thrilled it went down so well and seems to have helped so many <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
Therefore I have had some fun with some pictures I received in an email or two&#8230; see below <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><strong>Re catching up.</strong><br />
The software I&#8217;d hoped to be giving you free by today has been delayed by at least another day!<br />
It works fine &#8211; but as ever there are more pages and video instructions to sort.<br />
Especially as it was initially going to be for members of <strong><a href="http://www.internetmarketingapprentice.com/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.internetmarketingapprentice.com/?referer=');">InternetMarketingApprentice</a></strong> only to make life eaier for when they <strong><a href="http://www.internetmarketingapprentice.com/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.internetmarketingapprentice.com/?referer=');">start an online business</a></strong> and want top cloak their links etc.<br />
BUT &#8211; now we have decided to give it free with personal use to all our readers<em> (Craigs and mine)</em>, and give IMA members the Master Resell Rights so they have a cool tool to help them build their lists <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
<strong>How is that for cool!! <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #800000;"><strong> Watch this space for the easiest link cloaker I&#8217;ve seen coming to your computer very soon!</strong></span></p>
<p>OK &#8211; another quick mention is that next months <strong>Northallerton meet up will be on Saturday 2nd April</strong>,<br />
This months was another intimate event with a lot of info being exchanged between the 5 of us in attendance <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Right &#8211; I&#8217;ll get straight into the fun stuff, as well as a mention of a cool product at the end that you might want to take a look at <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
Meanwhile &#8211; enjoy the pictures and errr.. lessons &#8230;lol</p>
<p>Chat soon<br />
<span style="color: #0000ff;"><em><strong><big><big><small><small><big><big>Randy</big></big></small></small></big></big></strong></em></span><big><small><br />
</small></big><big>=====</big><br />
<big><big><br />
<strong>* 14 FUN Marketing Lessons&#8230;.(with Pictures)</strong></big></big><br />
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</small></small></big></big><big><big><small><small>I&#8217;ve been working so hard on our site at<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.internetmarketingapprentice.com/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.internetmarketingapprentice.com/?referer=');">http://www.InternetMarketingApprentice.com</a></strong><br />
That I thoyught it was about time I took a breather and had a giggle&#8230; so..</small></small></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><small><small><strong>I thought I&#8217;d make a quick post to see how many marketing Lessons we COULD learn from everyday life <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </strong><br />
So here are some everyday pictures that were emailed to me, and the lessons I&#8217;ve tried to attach to each&#8230;.lol</small></small></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><small><small><strong>As you scroll down &#8211; I hope you get a smile or two</strong><br />
<em>(and I&#8217;m NOT trying to offend anyone, so please&#8230; take them with the pinch of salt they are served with)</em> <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </small></small></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><small><small>Let&#8217;s start with Lesson 1 and see how far we get</small></small></big></big></p>
<h2><span style="color: #0000ff;"><big><big><small><small><strong> 1 &#8211; PLANNING!</strong></small></small></big></big></span></h2>
<p><big><big><small><small><strong>One should always consider ones plan of action before undertaking a new venture!</strong></small></small></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><small><small>Unlike the signage planners at this hospital:<br />
<img src="http://www.randolfsmith.com/images/familyplanning.jpg" alt="" /></small></small></big></big></p>
<h2><span style="color: #0000ff;"><big><big><small><small><strong>2 &#8211; TAKE Your TIME!</strong></small></small></big></big></span></h2>
<p><big><big><small><small><strong>Don&#8217;t rush</strong> to get your sites online if your products aren&#8217;t finished!, Far better to take your time as advertised by Republic Memorials .. People would rather WAIT than see you rushing to launch a bad product!</small></small></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><small><small><img src="http://www.randolfsmith.com/images/taketime.jpg" alt="" /></small></small></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><small><small><img src="http://www.randolfsmith.com/images/judge.jpg" alt="" /></small></small></big></big></p>
<h2><big><big><small><small><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">3 &#8211; NAMING Your Site!</span></strong></small></small></big></big></h2>
<p><big><big><small><small><strong>Yet another thing NOT to rush into, </strong>Do try and get your keyword into your site name, But at the very least&#8230; ask a few friends how your name looks and sounds!<br />
<strong>And you might give a thought to the web being world wide</strong> &#8211; so you want something everyone will see as a great name!</small></small></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><small><small><img src="http://www.randolfsmith.com/images/shit.jpg" alt="" /></small></small></big></big></p>
<h2><span style="color: #0000ff;"><big><big><small><small><strong>4 &#8211; Keep it RIGHT with google etc.</strong></small></small></big></big></span></h2>
<p><big><big><small><small>It&#8217;s always best to give google what they want, so add good content to <strong>stay on the RIGHT side of the search engines!</strong></small></small></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><small><small><img src="http://www.randolfsmith.com/images/right.jpg" alt="" /></small></small></big></big></p>
<h2><span style="color: #0000ff;"><big><big><small><small><strong>5 &#8211; Decide on your working hours</strong></small></small></big></big></span></h2>
<p><big><big><small><small>Don&#8217;t try adding content or installing scripts when you&#8217;re tired or otherwise unable to think about what you&#8217;re doing properly! <strong>Set aside a time for everything <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </strong></small></small></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><small><small><img src="http://www.randolfsmith.com/images/drunk.jpg" alt="" /></small></small></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><small><small><img src="http://www.randolfsmith.com/images/dandd.jpg" alt="" /></small></small></big></big></p>
<h2><span style="color: #0000ff;"><big><big><small><small><strong>6 &#8211; Don&#8217;t take on the Impossible</strong></small></small></big></big></span></h2>
<p><big><big><small><small>You should <strong>only tackle tasks you have full confidence of finishing.</strong> Otherwise it might pay to get more training before jumping in!</small></small></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><small><small><img src="http://www.randolfsmith.com/images/28dog.jpg" alt="" /></small></small></big></big></p>
<h2><span style="color: #0000ff;"><big><big><small><small><strong>7 &#8211; Use Original Content</strong></small></small></big></big></span></h2>
<p><big><big><small><small>Stealing someone else&#8217;s content is the same as entering their property and taking their stuff&#8230; It&#8217;s wrong and you wont get ranked highly for it&#8230; <strong>Think of it as TRESPASSING .. don&#8217;t do it!</strong></small></small></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><small><small><img src="http://www.randolfsmith.com/images/shot.jpg" alt="" /></small></small></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><small><small>Besides &#8211; it&#8217;s always said<strong> Better SAFE than sorry</strong> as far as your content is concerned! (you wouldn&#8217;t want to SICKEN anyone)</small></small></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><small><small><img src="http://www.randolfsmith.com/images/safe.jpg" alt="" /></small></small></big></big></p>
<h2><span style="color: #0000ff;"><big><big><small><small><strong>8 &#8211; Think About Your Pricing!</strong></small></small></big></big></span></h2>
<p><big><big><small><small>You wouldn&#8217;t want to become one of those people who have a reputation for OVERCHARGING or<strong> Having SPECIAL OFFERS that don&#8217;t seem that special to your subscribers!</strong></small></small></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><small><small><img src="http://www.randolfsmith.com/images/242.jpg" alt="" /></small></small></big></big></p>
<h2><span style="color: #0000ff;"><big><big><small><small><strong>9 &#8211; Don&#8217;t fall for the Cash Cow Sites!</strong></small></small></big></big></span></h2>
<p><big><big><small><small><strong>Stop believing money will RAIN down on you with those Cash COW sites</strong> &#8230; build a real business &#8211; or you might just make it RAIN COWS!</small></small></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><small><small><img src="http://www.randolfsmith.com/images/cow.jpg" alt="" /></small></small></big></big></p>
<h2><span style="color: #0000ff;"><big><big><small><small><strong>10 &#8211; Obey Rules (Laws even apply to websites)</strong></small></small></big></big></span><big><big><small><small><br />
<strong>Some laws are there to protect you!</strong></small></small></big></big></h2>
<p><big><big><small><small><img src="http://www.randolfsmith.com/images/fart.jpg" alt="" /></small></small></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><small><small><img src="http://www.randolfsmith.com/images/dontdrink.jpg" alt="" /></small></small></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><small><small><strong>So make sure your site is fully compliant with all the FTC rulings</strong>!.. In other words &#8211; whatever you have &#8211; <strong>Make Sure You are Fully COVERED!</strong></small></small></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><small><small><img src="http://www.randolfsmith.com/images/bra.jpg" alt="" /></small></small></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><small><small><strong>And take heed of any warnings!</strong></small></small></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><small><small><img src="http://www.randolfsmith.com/images/orgasm.jpg" alt="" /></small></small></big></big></p>
<h2><span style="color: #0000ff;"><big><big><small><small><strong>11 &#8211; Take Care of your Passwords!</strong></small></small></big></big></span></h2>
<p><big><big><small><small>Be sure to keep passwords in a safe place, after all &#8211; you wouldn&#8217;t want just anyone getting hold of them&#8230; <strong>A lot like your kids &#8211; You should never let your passwords out of your sight!</strong></small></small></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><small><small><img src="http://www.randolfsmith.com/images/children.jpg" alt="" /></small></small></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><small><small><strong>Who knows what people might do to your sites (or kids) if you left them for just anyone to mess with!!</strong></small></small></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><small><small><img src="http://www.randolfsmith.com/images/kids.jpg" alt="" /></small></small></big></big></p>
<h2><span style="color: #0000ff;"><big><big><small><small><strong>12 &#8211; Expect the UNEXPECTED!</strong></small></small></big></big></span></h2>
<p><big><big><small><small>Things don&#8217;t always go the way we&#8217;d like them to &#8211; so always expect the unexpected and <strong>be PREPARED for it!</strong></small></small></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><small><small><img src="http://www.randolfsmith.com/images/unexpected.jpg" alt="" /></small></small></big></big></p>
<h2><span style="color: #0000ff;"><big><big><small><small><strong>13 &#8211; Don&#8217;t go it Alone .. Outsource</strong></small></small></big></big></span></h2>
<p><big><big><small><small>Once you&#8217;ve started having some success =- <strong>be sure to outsource to a professional to get things done right and quicker&#8230; It beats getting confused on certain tasks and making a mess of it!</strong></small></small></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><small><small><img src="http://www.randolfsmith.com/images/washinginstructions.jpg" alt="" /></small></small></big></big></p>
<h2><span style="color: #0000ff;"><big><big><small><small><strong>14 &#8211; Don&#8217;t Make A fool Of Yourself!</strong></small></small></big></big></span></h2>
<p><big><big><small><small>Above all else &#8211; get the right help at the right time from the right people. <strong>The last thing you want is to monkey around and make yourself look like &#8230; a monkey?</strong></small></small></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><small><small><img src="http://www.randolfsmith.com/images/tattoo.jpg" alt="" /></small></small></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><small><small><strong>So there you have it.. Valuable lessons <em>(I hope)</em> to help you in your online adventures <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </strong></small></small></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><small><small>Though at <strong><a href="http://www.internetmarketingapprentice.com/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.internetmarketingapprentice.com/?referer=');">http://www.InternetMarketingApprentice.com</a></strong> &#8211; None of these lessons have been covered to this extent!<br />
But I&#8217;d love for you to take a Trial of our membership to see how many really great benefit our members do get <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  &#8211; it&#8217;s less than five dollars to have a weeks worth of looking around, why not give it a go?<br />
<strong>Or at least try our free coaching &#8211; that&#8217;s, well err FREE</strong><br />
You can grab that here:<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.internetmarketingapprentice.com/freecoaching/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.internetmarketingapprentice.com/freecoaching/?referer=');">http://www.InternetMarketingApprentice.com/freecoaching/</a></strong><br />
<em>(OK &#8211; it is free &#8211; but I will ask you in every lesson to risk the five dollar trial and explore the main site and benefits&#8230; fair enough?)</em></small></small></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><small><small><strong>Right &#8211; That&#8217;s me done for this quick update. I hope it gave you &#8216;some&#8217; value and lots of Smiles <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </strong><br />
<em>(BTW &#8211; do let me know which pictures &#8230; Lessons &#8211; You liked the most, I&#8217;m torn between the  &#8217;giving kids espresso and a puppy&#8217;, and the &#8216;washing instructions&#8217;&#8230;hehe)</em><br />
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<em><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong><big><big>Randy</big></big></strong></span></em><br />
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<p><strong><big><big>* This Weeks Cool Site</big></big></strong></p>
<p>OK &#8211; this IS a promotion <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
But it is one you may want to look at!</p>
<p><strong>OH &#8211; being sidetracked for a second</strong>&#8230; How many of us got a <strong>promo for the best thing since slided brea</strong>d re ads on <strong>facebook for FREE&#8230;</strong><br />
<strong>ONLY to get another email telling us to ask for a refund</strong> cos the promoter only just had chance to go through it and discover it&#8217;ll be outdated in 4 days time?<br />
<em><strong>STRANGE </strong></em>how I got that same email from <span style="text-decoration: underline;">3 different marketers</span> &#8211; telling me how sorry they were for promoting it and if only they&#8217;d checked it out first&#8230;!!</p>
<p><strong>THEN 24 hours later I get another one saying it&#8217;s OK</strong> &#8211; as the product created who launched it will be sorting some updates to make it relevant again!</p>
<p>For crying out loud &#8211; <strong>WHY LAUNCH if you know it&#8217;ll be out of date in a week?? </strong>.. <em>(oh yeah &#8211; cos you put a lot of effort into creating it and need a return on investment.. sorry never thought about that&#8230; I just figured you&#8217;d scrap a product that was no longer working and start over&#8230; Shows how NON Guru I am&#8230; Far better to launch and take peoples money, then you can pay for it to be sorted hopefully in the future!!)</em></p>
<p><strong>Ooops.. let&#8217;s get back to the cool product!</strong><br />
So this promo came about because I&#8217;d seen so many people now telling me that we should all be taking advantage of Amazon!</p>
<p>The thing is &#8211; the promos I&#8217;d seen all showed a <strong>very quick video</strong> on how easy it is to add an ebook to Amazon via their Kindle or even Create Sapce sites.<br />
Then they went on to <strong>offer to sell me hundreds</strong> of PLR articles and eboks I could upload <em>(SO QUICKLY AND EASILY)!</em></p>
<p><strong>Well on searching &#8211; I couldn&#8217;t find the ones they added or any sales etc.</strong><br />
So I looked more into it as it is something I have been meaning to do for a while.<em> (I say I &#8211; I actually mean Rachel&#8230; but I know she&#8217;d want my help) </em>we have some non IM ebooks that we think would do well on both Kindle and Create Space!</p>
<p><strong>ANYWAY &#8211; long story short&#8230;</strong><br />
It would seem that <span style="text-decoration: underline;">there is a little more to it than just &#8220;Whacking&#8221; an ebook up</span> on the sites!</p>
<p>There is a whole STEP by STEP procedure that needs to be followed to get it all uploaded correctly and available for people to buy!</p>
<p><strong> THANKFULLY</strong> &#8211; I happened across a lady who works for someone I know very well. She <strong><em>accidentally let slip</em></strong> she was in the process of uploading some of this marketers products to Kindle for him. So when I spoke to the guy concerned <strong>he said it was true.</strong>.. nothing dodgy, just part of his plan this year and something I&#8217;m sure he&#8217;ll create a product on at some point&#8230;</p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Meanwhile &#8211; I figured this was a great chance to get a head start for both myself and my readers!</strong></span><br />
So rather than wait for him to create a product on how he outsourced adding products to kindle, I asked if the lady <em>(Val by the way)</em> had a guide we could all follow?</p>
<p>She did, but it wasn&#8217;t really for sale&#8230; However, after I asked her for a review copy and went through it<em> (Again I should point out I read it to check it was easy enoyugh for Rachel to follow) </em>she immediately uploaded it to a site so I could write her a testimonial and mention it to you &#8230;.lol<br />
<em><strong>talk about taking action&#8230; haha</strong></em></p>
<p>So without further ado, I happily recommend that <strong>IF you have thought about the advantages of having some of Amazons traffic to your eboks &#8211; or the benefits of being a published author&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>Then you may want to take a quick look at Val&#8217;s product!<br />
Especially as she has it uploaded as a<strong> two for one offer just now!</strong><br />
<span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>So you get both the instructions for Kindle AND for Create Space for the price of one!</strong></span></p>
<p>Definitely worth buying and definitely worth following through on before all the gurus get their online and sell us a high priced course on how to do it!<br />
And definitely worth grabbing as a proper step by step guide rather than just a quick mention in order to sell us some of their PLR!</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.randolfsmith.com/likes/ValsKindleGuide" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.randolfsmith.com/likes/ValsKindleGuide?referer=');">http://www.randolfsmith.com/likes/ValsKindleGuide</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Take a look, and don&#8217;t ignore it just because Val isn&#8217;t some IM guru.</strong>. she really has made it an easy to follow step by step guide that Rachel is using!</p>
<p>Well that&#8217;s it for this update, I hope you found value and had a laugh, I wont labor the link above. If it&#8217;s something you&#8217;ve thought about and can see the benefits of &#8211; check it out. If not &#8230; enjoy the pictures and feel free to comment on what you thought were thre best ones <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Later<br />
<em><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong><big><big>Randy</big></big></strong></span></em></p>
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<p><strong> <big><big>* Sign Off </big></big></strong></p>
<p><em>****As ever &#8211; only spend your ca$h on things that WILL help you </em><br />
<em> (Not the stuff that Might One Day!)****</em></p>
<p>Til next time<br />
To You and Yours,</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s hoping you&#8217;re<br />
Loving Life, Living it with Passion, And Passing it on!</p>
<p>Warm Regards<br />
<span style="color: #0000ff;"><em><strong><big><big>Randy</big></big></strong></em></span></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Survey Results &#38; Internet Marketing Apprentice soft launch, PLUS Catch Up Randy&#8217;s Ramblings 15th February 2011 In this Post * Catch Up * Survey Results * Meet Up 5th March * VSL Still Delayed &#8211; But IMA is A GO * This Weeks Cool Sites * Sign Off ===== * Catch Up Before anything else, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><big>Survey Results &amp; Internet Marketing Apprentice soft launch, PLUS Catch Up<br />
Randy&#8217;s Ramblings 15th February 2011</p>
<p>In this Post<br />
<strong>* Catch Up<br />
* Survey Results<br />
* Meet Up 5th March<br />
* VSL Still Delayed &#8211; But IMA is A GO <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
* This Weeks Cool Sites<br />
* Sign Off</strong></big></p>
<p>=====</p>
<p><strong><big><big>* Catch Up </big></big></strong></p>
<p><big>Before anything else, I hope you and your loved ones had a great Valentines day <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
And in case you need a poem to add to your cards for a belated one<em> (shame on you&#8230;lol)</em><br />
Do pop along and borrow one from this lens I wrote a few years ago now:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.squidoo.com/KidsHeartDefects" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.squidoo.com/KidsHeartDefects?referer=');">http://www.squidoo.com/KidsHeartDefects</a><br />
It&#8217;s hard to believe that has bene there over 4 years now!<br />
And I do hope it&#8217;s still sending <a href="http://www.ezinemarketingcenter.com/47hearts/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.ezinemarketingcenter.com/47hearts/?referer=');">DrMani</a> a few clicks as it&#8217;s also CHD day for Kids with Heart defects <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><strong>So &#8211; back to catching up.</strong></p>
<p>It&#8217;s been yet another busy week for me filled with frustration&#8230; Mainly because I really have taken on far more than I should have!</p>
<p>The net result means I&#8217;m still behind on finishing tasks on my &#8216;to do&#8217; list!<br />
All I can hope is that by admiting my own faults &#8211; some readers will stop themselves before it&#8217;s too late&#8230;.</p>
<p>It really is far better to FOCUS on one project at a time, unless you really can spare the time!<br />
As for me &#8211; I have had to add &#8216;family time&#8217; into my working day.. or rather deduct hours from family time!!</p>
<p>Not a good thing to do!<br />
That has caused &#8216;discussions&#8217; with Rachel<br />
<em>(Thankfully she is being understanding and allowed me more time to get a couple of things finished.. but not indefinitely&#8230;lol AND &#8211; it&#8217;s costing me TWO MORE holidays this year.. haha)</em><br />
Can&#8217;t blame her for that <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>It has also caused me to feel stressed&#8230; hey I can cope ..BUT &#8211; I haven&#8217;t had to since I had a J-O-B!<br />
So the sooner I get back to my laid back lifestyle the better!<br />
We all have times when we just have to bite the bullet and get on with things&#8230; Here&#8217;s hoping they always end up being worthwhile.. for all of us!</p>
<p><strong>On a positive note:</strong><br />
Fitting so much in this last couple of weeks, has proven to me that I love chatting to and helping others, MORE than I like building my own sites!<br />
So once I get my launches out of the way &#8211; I know I&#8217;ll be doing more &#8216;chatting&#8217; &amp; Helping than html and site maintenance!</p>
<p>With my own efforts from Bonuses I&#8217;ve promised, the new IMA site &#8211; Which even has it&#8217;s own <a href="http://www.facebook.com/InternetMarketingApprenticePage" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.facebook.com/InternetMarketingApprenticePage?referer=');">Facebook Page</a> now, And my part time bits for <a href="http://www.jtmasterclass.com/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.jtmasterclass.com/?referer=');">John Thornhill</a>, I&#8217;ve really enjoyed seeing people progress or hearing the penny drop as ideas and plans come to life&#8230;.<br />
So that&#8217;s definitely something I&#8217;ll be focusing on more in the future <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
There&#8217;ll be some links in the rest of this post so you can see some of what I&#8217;ve been up to&#8230; As usual &#8211; I only recommend looking for two reasons!</p>
<p><strong>1</strong> &#8211; to see what others are doing and how you can learn from it!<br />
&amp;<br />
<strong>2 </strong>- To buy things that will help you NOW <em>(not the maybe one day stuff!)</em></p>
<p>And once again &#8211; I&#8217;ve missed the big hypey launches, because I haven&#8217;t had the time spare to waste dreaming of the<em> &#8220;clickty click oh look I&#8217;m rich&#8221;</em> programs that make their creators more than anyone who buys into them &#8230;hehe<br />
So any recommendations below are purley based on them being good products, and not on any JV competitions to sell crap!</p>
<p>OH &#8211; Before I warp up this section&#8230;.I did want to have a piece where I said something like<br />
<big><br />
<em>&#8220;I Wish I was A Dodgy Marketer Before!&#8221;</em></big></p>
<p><strong>BECAUSE</strong>, &#8211; I&#8217;m now seeing so many people start to appologise for their former actions and promotions&#8230; That it seems to be generating them even more interest than they used to get when they did promote crap!</p>
<p><strong><big>Laugh Out Loud!</big></strong></p>
<p>It would be so funny if I didn&#8217;t believe that so many people will be taken in by it all &#8230; and there&#8217;ll be posts about <strong><span style="color: #800000;">&#8220;The New Way Of Ethical Marketing&#8221;</span></strong> like it&#8217;s some new fad!</p>
<p>My message to those folks &#8211; WISE UP!<br />
Check the history and go through the older posts on these guys blogs!</p>
<p>Have a proper look if they have always been ethical or if they&#8217;re just jumping on the 2011 Ethical bandwagon!<br />
OK &#8211; mini rant over&#8230; lol<br />
Back to this weeks news and opinions <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Chat soon</big><br />
<span style="color: #0000ff;"><em><strong><big><big><small><small><big><big>Randy</big></big></small></small></big></big></strong></em></span><big><small><br />
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<p><strong><big>* Survey Results</big></strong></p>
<p></big><big>Strangely enough&#8230; And old Survery just arrived in a lot of my readers inbox from my Autoresponder sequence,<br />
<strong>So this couldn&#8217;t be better timed for comparrison&#8230;.lol</strong></p>
<p>The survey I sent out 10 days ago gave some great feedback to help Craig and I know what other content to add to<br />
<a href="http://www.internetmarketingapprentice.com/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.internetmarketingapprentice.com/?referer=');">http://www.InternetMarketingApprentice.com<br />
</a>But I also wanted to share the results for you to check where you&#8217;re at.<br />
It might even help you on creating a product that would be in demand <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><strong><big>Here are the results:</big></strong><br />
<em>(along with some opinions below each one)</em><br />
&#8212;&#8212;</p>
<p><strong>Q1. What is the main focus in your business at present?</p>
<p>Answers:</strong><br />
List Building<br />
41.0%<br />
Blogging<br />
23.0%<br />
Product Creation<br />
19.0%<br />
Backlinking<br />
12.0%<br />
Traffic Generation<br />
43.0%<br />
Other<br />
24.0%<br />
&#8212;</p>
<p>WOW &#8211; 84% or people are focused on 2 of the activitiesd listed!<br />
So we now know we need some good products on list building and traffic generation&#8230;</p>
<p>That lead Craig and I to contact and work out some deals for even more quality info about those subjects to add to the video tutorials we already have!</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-</p>
<p><strong>Q2. If You Selected Other Above Please Specify</p>
<p></strong> </big><strong><big>Answers:</big></strong><br />
<big>Here people especified individual things, but they tended to fall into 3 main categories:</p>
<p>Website Building<br />
Technical stuff linke Link Cloaking/Backlinks/&amp; SEO<br />
&amp; Research or knowing where to start.<br />
&#8212;</p>
<p>Once again this helped us with hiring some one to develop some software to give to our members, and pleased us that we covered a lot of it in our <a href="http://www.internetmarketingapprentice.com/freecoaching/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.internetmarketingapprentice.com/freecoaching/?referer=');">Free Coaching</a> <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-</p>
<p><strong>Q3. Do You Have Own Website(s) Yet?</p>
<p></strong> </big><strong><big>Answers:</big></strong><br />
<big>Yes<br />
66.0%<br />
No<br />
35.0%<br />
&#8212;-</p>
<p>I guess those with sites were the greater % of respondants to Q1 and those without were the ones who left most comments on Q2?</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;</p>
<p><strong>Q4. If You Make Money Online On Average How Much Do You Make Per Month</p>
<p></strong> </big><strong><big>Answers:</big></strong><br />
<big>&lt;$10<br />
63.0%<br />
$10-$100<br />
17.0%<br />
$100-$500<br />
7.0%<br />
$500-$1000<br />
4.0%<br />
$1000-$5000<br />
7.0%<br />
$5000+<br />
2.0%<br />
&#8212;&#8211;</p>
<p>Once again &#8211; no surprises here&#8230;.<br />
The fact that so many &#8216;magic solutions&#8217; have been boasted to make millions in sales on clickbank &#8211; SO WHY are 80% not making more than $100 a month &#8230; or even most not making more than $10 a month??<br />
I honestly believe people need to focus on building something real, and STOP wasting their cash on solutions that don&#8217;t work!</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-</p>
<p><strong>Q5. Do You Have A List If So How Many Subscribers Do You Have?</p>
<p></strong> </big><strong><big>Answers:</big></strong><br />
<big>I Don&#8217;t Have A List<br />
62.0%<br />
1-100<br />
19.0%<br />
101-500<br />
7.0%<br />
501-1000<br />
2.0%<br />
1001-5000<br />
8.0%<br />
5000+<br />
2.0%<br />
&#8212;&#8211;</p>
<p>Once again we see that people may have been buying into all the programs that prmosie the earth and fail to deliver&#8230; INSTEAD of focusing on things like building a list to establish a solid foundation to their businesses!<br />
Everytime a survey is done &#8211; it would seem those who are struggling haven&#8217;t yet started to build their own lists!</p>
<p>I would add that a lot of people who do have a list &#8211; probably didn&#8217;t complete the survey as they will be busy marketing and building their business?<br />
But either way &#8211; it does highlight the importance of building your business the right way &#8211; which includes having your own list!</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-</p>
<p><strong>Q6. How Long Have You Been Making Or Trying To Make Money Online</p>
<p></strong> </big><strong><big>Answers:</big></strong><br />
<big>0-3 Months<br />
21.0%<br />
3-6 Months<br />
8.0%<br />
6 Months-1year<br />
14.0%<br />
1-2 years<br />
21.0%<br />
More than 2 years<br />
37.0%<br />
&#8212;&#8211;</p>
<p>This one was a shocker to me!</p>
<p>With over 58% of people trying for 1-2 years or more!! I have to say I admire peoples determination, and I hope that our new site genuinely helps people get into profit with everything we&#8217;ve included to help them with <a href="http://www.internetmarketingapprentice.com/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.internetmarketingapprentice.com/?referer=');">Starting An Online Business</a>.</p>
<p>We all need to learn the basics&#8230; and some learn slower than others &#8212; BUT I do believe with the right knowledge everyone should be able to see some success within their first year if not sooner!<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-</p>
<p><strong>Q7. How do you prefer to learn?</p>
<p></strong> </big><strong><big>Answers:</big></strong><br />
<big>Audio<br />
6.0%<br />
Video<br />
33.0%<br />
Text<br />
37.0%<br />
Combination<br />
52.0%<br />
&#8212;&#8211;<br />
Basically &#8211; this was just a question to help us decide on how we present information&#8230;. Text &amp; Video it is then <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</p>
<p><strong>Q8. What&#8217;s the highest priced membership you&#8217;ve been a member of?</p>
<p></strong> </big><strong><big>Answers:</big></strong><br />
<big>$0 per month<br />
26.0%<br />
$1 &#8211; $37 per month<br />
36.0%<br />
$38 &#8211; $67 per month<br />
18.0%<br />
$68 &#8211; $97 per month<br />
10.0%<br />
$97+ per month<br />
10.0%<br />
&#8212;&#8211;</p>
<p>What can I add here?<br />
Well those who haven&#8217;t invested anything in their learning, obviously have either not got the cash to invest, or have the wrong mindset&#8230;</p>
<p>You can study and learn a lot without paying out&#8230; But is it really worth the hours and hours of searching?<br />
Is that why some folk don&#8217;t make money even after a couple of years of trying?<br />
Hey &#8211; it can be done &#8211; but it&#8217;s a long hard route!</p>
<p>For those who have invested in their education, it would seem to explain why those $97 per month sites have poor retention rates&#8230; People obviously don&#8217;t like to commit to that level!<br />
I wonder how much more those gurus could make if they were a little more affordable?<br />
Naturally we&#8217;ve taken this on board and realise for us to benefit from <a href="http://www.internetmarketingapprentice.com/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.internetmarketingapprentice.com/?referer=');">InternetMarketingApprentice</a> &#8211; we need to price it between $1 and $67 per month.</p>
<p>Quite honestly &#8211; we already dediced to be at the lower end and will eventually try and keep the membership cost to under $40.<br />
That said &#8211; we do have a great starting price for early bird members <em>(and it will lock in at those early rates for those people <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> )</em><br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-</p>
<p><strong>Q9. What Reasons Have You Joined Membership Sites For?</p>
<p></strong> </big><strong><big>Answers:</big></strong><br />
<big>Monthly Product Downloads?<br />
15.0%<br />
Technical Training?<br />
16.0%<br />
Marketing Training?<br />
25.0%<br />
All Of The Above?<br />
66.0%<br />
&#8212;&#8211;</p>
<p>This question was designed to see what people actually want? I know from my own experience of <a href="http://www.randysmoremonthly.com/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.randysmoremonthly.com/?referer=');">RandysMoreMonthly.com</a> that members value to training and help inside the members forum more than the actual downloads that brought them to the site!<br />
Hence those figures don&#8217;t surprise me <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
It would seem that people would prefer a site that gives them everything in one place&#8230;<br />
So we&#8217;ve listen there too and added sections accordingly!<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-</p>
<p><strong>Q10. What Is The Best Way We Can Help You Improve Your Online Marketing?</p>
<p></strong> </big><strong><big>Answers:</big></strong><br />
<big>We had hundreds of answers here &#8211; all individual replies!</p>
<p>I would try to list them by the ones that seemed to be repeated<br />
But once again &#8211; they fall into the &#8216;usual&#8217; categories of<br />
most wanted help.</p>
<p>Suffice to say &#8211; we did find a few repeated replies of a similar<br />
nature that allowed us to prioritise what other aspects we add<br />
to our site and in which order we focus our attention in getting<br />
them done <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;</p>
<p>All in all &#8211; we found that having done the survey it really has shown that people seem to struggle with a lot of the same things they have always struggled with.<br />
It also helped us focus our efforts in providing the help people want and need.</p>
<p>So the lessons aren&#8217;t just about the results&#8230;  But about the fact that by asking our subscribers question, It allows us to focus on providing a site that meets all their expectations and more&#8230;</p>
<p>Also with some of what came up that we didn&#8217;t expect, it&#8217;s helped us think of even more ways to help by adding software to our list of future additions, as well as more detailed and specific items like training on SEO, list building methods that work, more traffic generation methods that work and even basic website tutorials and research tutorials.</p>
<p>OK &#8211; I hope this has proved useful to you  <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>And Naturally &#8211; I&#8217;d like to mention that we believe we have everything in place to make <a href="http://www.internetmarketingapprentice.com/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.internetmarketingapprentice.com/?referer=');">Internet Marketing Apprentice</a> a great and very useful site for our members&#8230;</p>
<p>So although we are still tweaking some graphics and other areas, and still waiting to upload some software and other videos that we plan to add&#8230;<br />
We figured it was time to allow people to start taking a look at the site</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://internetmarketingapprentice.com/FreeCoaching/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/internetmarketingapprentice.com/FreeCoaching/?referer=');">So here is our page to grab our free coaching lessons:</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>And if you just want a nosey at the main site&#8230;</strong><br />
<a href="http://internetmarketingapprentice.com/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/internetmarketingapprentice.com/?referer=');">Go here for a look at how it&#8217;s coming along:</a></p>
<p>Then you&#8217;ll see how we listened and predicted some of the content just right&#8230;</p>
<p>I hope you like the site and would love for you to lock in a membership at our lowest ever pricing point <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
Either way &#8211; feel free to take the free coaching.</p>
<p>Wow &#8211; that seemed like a long post!<br />
<em>(That&#8217;s one of the challenges I&#8217;m currently facing&#8230; Taking all day to write my email in small sections at a time&#8230;lol)</em></p>
<p></big><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em><strong><big><big><small><small><big><big>Randy</big></big></small></small></big></big></strong></em></span><big></p>
<p>=====<br />
</big><big><big><br />
<strong>* Meet Up Saturday 5th March</strong></big></big><big><big><br />
<small><small><br />
<big>Just a Heads Up for the next meet up<br />
Plenty of notice for you if you want to attend <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
&#8212;-</p>
<p>Regularly held in Northallerton Now&#8230;.<br />
Please register an interest at<br />
<a href="http://randysmith.co.uk/NorthallertonMeets/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/randysmith.co.uk/NorthallertonMeets/?referer=');">http://randysmith.co.uk/NorthallertonMeets/</a></p>
<p><strong>Next Meet Up:<br />
Saturday March 5th (2011) &#8211; 1pm -around 5pm</strong></p>
<p>The Oddfellows Arms<br />
251 High Street,<br />
Northallerton,<br />
DL7 8DJ<br />
Tel: (01609) 773018</p>
<p>Ann the landlady has a good sized room upstairs for our use, and will lay on a buffet of Chips and Sandwiches for our consumption.<br />
There will be a charge of around £5 per person to cover the costs.</p>
<p>Come along and lets see if we can&#8217;t help each other with advice on what&#8217;s really working and getting results. Plus the opportunity to showcase your sites and products with a view to gaining JV partners for future promotions.<br />
<a href="http://randysmith.co.uk/NorthallertonMeets/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/randysmith.co.uk/NorthallertonMeets/?referer=');">http://randysmith.co.uk/NorthallertonMeets/</a></p>
<p>If you&#8217;re already on the list &#8211; here is the booking link:<br />
<a href="http://randysmith.co.uk/NorthallertonMeets/booking.html" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/randysmith.co.uk/NorthallertonMeets/booking.html?referer=');">http://randysmith.co.uk/NorthallertonMeets/booking.html</a></p>
<p>See you soon</big><br />
<span style="color: #0000ff;"><em><strong><big><big>Randy</big></big></strong></em></span></small></small><br />
</big></big><br />
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<p><strong><big><big>* VSL Still Delayed &#8211; But IMA is A GO <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </big></big></strong></p>
<p><big>Yep &#8230; How frustrating for me&#8230;<br />
I actually have emails from people asking me when they can buy it!<br />
BUT I still haven&#8217;t finished the pages enough to let them be seen yet <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>I nearly got there &#8211; then realised I had some products I wanted to add as extra unadvertised bonuses..<br />
So I added the graphics &#8211; but now need to add them to the Autoresponder etc.<br />
Then I saw the complete product <em>(which I have as a complete download)</em> I also added as a view online option&#8230;.<br />
Those videos all open in a new page, and there are 10 short videos, so each of those pages needs editing&#8230;<br />
The list goes on I&#8217;m afraid <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>So basically it&#8217;s still not ready to promote <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
&#8211;</p>
<p>Obviously I&#8217;ve put most of my time into<br />
<a href="http://www.internetmarketingapprentice.com/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.internetmarketingapprentice.com/?referer=');">www.InternetMarketingApprentice.com</a> &#8230;</p>
<p>Which was a little forced as we took down the <a href="http://internetmarketingapprentice.com/FreeCoaching/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/internetmarketingapprentice.com/FreeCoaching/?referer=');">FreeCoaching</a> page to update it &#8230; and flipping heck &#8211; we got a paying member before we had chance to put it back!<br />
Hence why it&#8217;s now on it&#8217;s own page, and the site is linked from what was the redirect &#8230;lol</p>
<p>Hey Ho = life sometimes like to laugh at the silly things we do <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
That&#8217;s partly why this email is so long, as I did want to do the survey results and then announce the site open in another week or so.</p>
<p>Now poor Craig is re-editing my rubbish html coding on a heap of pages before you get to see how bad they look from my efforts&#8230;lol<br />
<em>(sorry Craig)</em><br />
Anyway I hope you liked the video I mentioned last time, it&#8217;s linked on my blog if you missed it.<br />
- moving on<em> (quickly shall we)</em> hehe<br />
</big><br />
<span style="color: #0000ff;"><em><strong><big><big>Randy</big></big></strong></em></span></p>
<p>=====<br />
<strong><br />
<big><big>* This Weeks Cool Sites</big></big></strong><br />
<big><br />
Very short and brief cos I want to get over to Rachels with her Extra Valentines gifts <em>(I wrote this last night&#8230;lol)</em></p>
<p><strong>Another mention of Anton and my Flippin site.</strong><br />
<em>(For those who&#8217;d like to look at website flipping and avoiding the scams!)</em><br />
Check the freebie at:<br />
<a href="http://siteflippingscams.com/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/siteflippingscams.com/?referer=');">http://siteflippingscams.com/</a></p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p>And well worth a mention is a site <strong>Rob &amp; Steve </strong>who I know very well from <a href="http://www.jtmasterclass.com/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.jtmasterclass.com/?referer=');">John Thornhill&#8217;s masterclass</a>&#8230;</p>
<p>No Pitch = just take a look at what they give you and if interested .. GRAB the early bird pricing:<strong><br />
They&#8217;re calling it <a href="http://8d5a6srncjsy6tegmaoxtp5kel.hop.clickbank.net/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/8d5a6srncjsy6tegmaoxtp5kel.hop.clickbank.net/?referer=');">Madness or Magic</a> for a reason:</strong></p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p><strong>And another cool addition for bloggers</strong> is my very good techy friend <strong><a href="http://rsmithuk.ebcplugin.hop.clickbank.net/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/rsmithuk.ebcplugin.hop.clickbank.net/?referer=');">Terry Dollards latest plugin, Easy Blog Commenter</a></strong><br />
<em>(does what it says and gets your comments, as well as more income potential)</em><br />
&#8212;</p>
<p>Well at least that part was short and sweet&#8230;lol<br />
<em>Sorry Reader &amp; Sorry Rob, Steve &amp; Terry</em></p>
<p>I should have written far more here&#8230;<br />
But it is Valentines day, and you all know I&#8217;m a passionate guy&#8230; Gotta shoot <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Later</big><br />
<big><big><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em><strong>Randy</strong></em></span></p>
<p></big></big>=====<br />
<strong><big><big>* Sign Off </big></big></strong></p>
<p><big><em>****As ever &#8211; only spend your ca$h on things that WILL help you<br />
(Not the stuff that Might One Day!)****</em></p>
<p>Til next time<br />
To You and Yours,</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s hoping you&#8217;re<br />
Loving Life, Living it with Passion, And Passing it on!</p>
<p>Warm Regards</big><br />
<span style="color: #0000ff;"><em><strong><big><big>Randy</big></big></strong></em></span></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[APF Bonus Revealed And A Launch Warning! Randy&#8217;s Ramblings 14th December 2010 In this Post * Module 3 &#38; a launch warning * My APF Bonus Revealed * Sign Off ===== * Module 3 &#38; A Launch Warning John Thornhill has released the final module in his Affiliate Promo Formula pre-launch training. (Though the site [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>APF Bonus Revealed And A Launch Warning!<br />
Randy&#8217;s Ramblings 14th December 2010</p>
<p>In this Post<br />
<strong>* Module 3 &amp; a launch warning<br />
* My APF Bonus Revealed<br />
* Sign Off</strong></p>
<p>=====<br />
<big><big><br />
</big></big><strong><big><big>* Module 3 &amp; A Launch Warning</big></big></strong></p>
<p>John Thornhill has released the final module in his Affiliate Promo Formula pre-launch training.<br />
<em>(Though the site goes live at 1pm EST TODAY &#8211; so it may be gone by the time you get there)</em><br />
In this module he shows you how he earned over $90,000 from a single affiliate promotion, you get to see him log in to his affiliate account and show you real live stats.</p>
<p>I urge you to check this out right now as it reveals the power of the formula John will be releasing the public at 1pm EST today<br />
<strong><a href="../recommends/APF/" target="_blank">http://randolfsmith.com/recommends/APF/</a></strong><br />
OK , That had a bit of copy and paste in it&#8230; all true but still copied&#8230;lol</p>
<p>BUT &#8211; can I take a mo to mention something IMPORTANT to me?</p>
<p><strong>Here&#8217;s a BIG reason why I believe in this product, and in JT as an &#8216;ETHICAL&#8217; Marketer&#8230;</strong><br />
I was invited to sign up as a JV for a launch on 28th december for a product called &#8230;&#8221;mass money makers&#8221;</p>
<p>It&#8217;s by a couple of big names&#8230;. other than that I have no idea what the product is. <em>(I think the 45minute JV pitch mentioned it was a simple set of 4 videos showing how to get traffic!)</em><br />
<strong>I WONT be joining or promoting it!</strong></p>
<p><strong>BECAUSE</strong> the rest of the video focused on the THREE BIG reasons why I would want to promote.<br />
1- Because I&#8217;ll make up to $613 from the $39 product (Money)<br />
2- Because I&#8217;ll get Power (supposedly from promoting the biggest launch of this and next year!)<br />
3- Because I&#8217;ll get respect and recognition for being part of it and winning some cool prizes!<br />
<big><br />
<strong>Oh wow &#8211; thanks for allowing me the opportunity to burn my list guys&#8230; NOT!!</strong></big></p>
<p><big>Now here&#8217;s what John said on his JV page:</big><br />
<em>(His top three reasons why I should promote &#8211; And I&#8217;m quoting!)</em></p>
<p><strong>&#8220;Why you should be promoting!</p>
<p>* Because this is a proven method that works (see image above)</strong> <strong></p>
<p>* It’s a perfected system developed over 4 years</strong> <strong></p>
<p>* It’s a product I have been working on for the last 12 months and I know this is my best value offer ever and I expect conversions to be huge</strong> <strong><br />
</strong><br />
He then mentions some prizes and money&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>Can you spot the difference?</strong></p>
<p><strong>John focused on what the product could do for MY subscribers NOT on how much Power, Respect &amp; Money I could make!</strong><br />
Sure the money was mentioned later on, but the big thing for me was that John went into a lot of detail about the product and how it would benefit my readers.</p>
<p>Whereas the BIG guys in the other example didn&#8217;t even give a proper explanation of what the product is?<br />
And yet they have a list of EVERY BIG name on the net already committed to promoting for the big prizes and recognition etc.</p>
<p><strong>I&#8217;m glad to be a minnow at times!</strong></p>
<p>Anyway &#8211; heads up &#8211; be careful around the 28th!!!</p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em><strong><big><big><small><small><big><big>Randy</big></big></small></small></big></big></strong></em></span><big><small><br />
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<p><strong><big><big>* My APF Bonus Revealed</big></big></strong><br />
<big><big><small><small><br />
</small></small></big></big><big><big><small><small>OK &#8211; now for the fun part ,<br />
I&#8217;ve been out Christmas shopping yesterday, so I know I&#8217;m late in the day sending this, as we&#8217;re just hours from launch now.</p>
<p><em>(I&#8217;m really getting into the festive mood after all the shopping with Rachel &#8211; but how hard is it to pick up a few extra stocking fillers when your other half follows you around and your arms are full of bags&#8230;lol)</em></p>
<p>So anyway &#8211; I&#8217;ve put the finishing touches on my bonus for those who buy APF through my link.<br />
Being late did give me the advantage of checking a few others and ensuring mine is definitely the best value&#8230;hehe<br />
<strong>Well I think so!</strong> <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
So &#8211; here you go:<br />
<strong><a href="http://randysmith.co.uk/AffiliatePromoFormula/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/randysmith.co.uk/AffiliatePromoFormula/?referer=');"><big>http://randysmith.co.uk/AffiliatePromoFormula/</big></a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Take a look and be ready at 1pm EST today</strong></p>
<p>You really are gonna be shocked when you see the details of how much is inside APF, well maybe not if you saw my video on my blog <em>(In the post below this one on the home page)</em><br />
But you will be shocked at how little John is charging!<br />
So please be sure you clear your cookies and then buy from my link:<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.randolfsmith.com/recommends/APF/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.randolfsmith.com/recommends/APF/?referer=');">http://www.RandolfSmith.com/recommends/APF/</a></strong><br />
And I look forward to helping those who get my bonuses.</p>
<p>When you see the page though &#8211; you will realise why I am <strong>Genuinely having to Limit how many bonuses I give!</strong><br />
There is a big investment of my time for a very small commission, and I do still have to get my own sites finished and promoted&#8230;lol</p>
<p>Anyway- do check my bonus page, and if you think the product and my bonuses will help you, then I look forward to chatting soon <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><strong><big><a href="http://randysmith.co.uk/AffiliatePromoFormula/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/randysmith.co.uk/AffiliatePromoFormula/?referer=');">http://randysmith.co.uk/AffiliatePromoFormula/</a></big></strong></p>
<p>Chat soon<br />
<span style="color: #0000ff;"><em><strong><big><big>Randy</big></big></strong></em></span><br />
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<p>Til next time<br />
To You and Yours,</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s hoping you&#8217;re<br />
Loving Life, Living it with Passion, And Passing it on!</p>
<p>Warm Regards<br />
<span style="color: #0000ff;"><em><strong><big><big>Randy</big></big></strong></em></span></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yet Another I&#8217;m NOT Buying, + mp3 JT Interviews Me! Randy&#8217;s Ramblings 6th December 2010 In this Post * Catch Up * Yet Another I&#8217;m NOT Buying * mp3 of John Thornhill Interviewing Me * Sign Off ===== * Catch Up (Written last night) How are you this freezing Cold Sunday evening? Yep &#8211; it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yet Another I&#8217;m NOT Buying, + mp3 JT Interviews Me!<br />
Randy&#8217;s Ramblings 6th December 2010</p>
<p>In this Post<br />
<strong>* Catch Up<br />
* Yet Another I&#8217;m NOT Buying<br />
* mp3 of John Thornhill Interviewing Me<br />
* Sign Off</strong></p>
<p>=====<br />
<big><big><br />
</big></big><big><big><strong>* Catch Up</strong><br />
</big></big><br />
<em>(Written last night)</em><br />
How are you this freezing Cold Sunday evening?<br />
Yep &#8211; it&#8217;s 7pm as I start writing this and it&#8217;s started freezing again in here in the UK!<br />
I only managed to use my car for the first time in a week yesterday&#8230;lol</p>
<p>In case you didn&#8217;t know we&#8217;re snowed in <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  As as usually happens when we get a bit of snow &#8211; The UK grinds to a halt &#8230;lol<br />
That said it has been bad here<em> (especially up North)</em></p>
<p>In Fact &#8211; My Saturday meet up was the first time in 3 years that <strong>NO One made it!</strong><br />
Not to worry &#8211; I have plenty to be getting on with&#8230;lol</p>
<p>I&#8217;m actually working more hours oonline than I ever have I think??<br />
My usual 2 &#8211; 3 hours a day has doubled and I&#8217;m feeling it!</p>
<p><em>(Don&#8217;t laugh, I really am not used to it&#8230;.. On a serious note I&#8217;m very grateful that I do it through choice and not because I have to. I do need to get my income levels back up, but I still get to choose when and for how long I work)</em></p>
<p>So I&#8217;ve been working away at my VideoSalesLetter Project, AND at the same time I&#8217;ve been adding more and more content <em>(along with new partner Craig)</em> to the BIG site I mentioned briefly in the past few weeks.</p>
<p>I won&#8217;t tell you what it is yet, but I do mention it twice in the mp3 I have for you today <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' />  <em><strong>(See Below)</strong></em></p>
<p>Anyway &#8211; speaking of today, I&#8217;m writing late in the day because Rachel had me up all night&#8230;.<br />
<strong>Decorating her lounge!!</strong><br />
Yeah &#8211; nothing rude..<em>.(tut tut) </em>lol &#8211; We wallpapered her lounge from 10pm last noght til 7.30am this morning&#8230; So after that I had a lazy morning recovering from no sleep <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Anyways &#8211; in other news, I&#8217;m still struggling to find products to recommend, and I see most the big guys are still using the same launch pattern of upsell after upsell after upsell<br />
Crikey &#8211; they must have to raise some mega cash for Christmas&#8230;</p>
<p>They remind me of the mega Christmas toy of a few years ago -<br />
<strong>Buzz Lightyear!</strong><br />
Cos they&#8217;re offers go <strong>&#8220;To Infinity And Beyond!&#8221;</strong> hehe,&#8230; Sadly &#8211; Yet again I have to announce another product I&#8217;m NOT buying!<br />
<em>(I&#8217;m glad I made mention of <a href="http://www.freemonthlywebsites2.com/?go=18804" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.freemonthlywebsites2.com/?go=18804&amp;referer=');">FreeMonthlyWebsite</a>s last week, I really do need to find more good stuff like that site to recommend and get an affiliate commissions up&#8230; But I insist on still only recommending stuff I&#8217;d pitch to family!)</em><br />
BTW &#8211; If you missed the <a href="http://www.freemonthlywebsites2.com/?go=18804" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.freemonthlywebsites2.com/?go=18804&amp;referer=');">FMW mention &#8211; see the site and grab your freebie here:</a></p>
<p>Meanwhile I&#8217;ll mention the NOT buying one below,<br />
Followed by an mp3 for you to listen to  <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Chat soon</p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em><strong><big><big><small><small><big><big>Randy</big></big></small></small></big></big></strong></em></span></p>
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<p><strong><big><big>* Yet Another I&#8217;m NOT Buying</big></big></strong></p>
<p><big><small>This one seems to follow the pattern!<br />
It&#8217;s a big affiliate marketplace, Starting with what you do with a mouse, followed by where you no longer like keeping your cash&#8230;<br />
Then what&#8217;s standing still on UK roads and the last word is a old word for soldier,<br />
<strong>EDIT:</strong> &#8211; After sending this to my list I had an eamil asking me what all the cryptic clues related to&#8230;. It seems I didn&#8217;t think it through properly in world wide terms!<br />
So mouse is point and C&#8212;K, the money clue was B&#8211;K, Standing still on UK roads T&#8212;&#8211;C, and another term for soldiers of old W&#8212;&#8211;R.<br />
I hope that makes it more understandable <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Well we wouldn&#8217;t want to name names &#8211; I keep getting abusive emails when I do! lol</p>
<p>Starting with a price of $47<em> (with $10 off if you close the page)</em>&#8230;.<strong> BUT </strong>with the promise to JV&#8217;s of nearly $700 !!<br />
It turns out to be an article spinner, because OF COURSE &#8211; it has blind copy on the salespage so you don&#8217;t know until after you clicked and spent your cash!</p>
<p>Before you ask ,<br />
Yes a lot of these launches get people hitting the refund link in record time&#8230;<br />
But after I was told or the refund rates for trhe last couple of products I DIDN&#8217;T recommend:</p>
<p>M P P: 56.62%<br />
T S: 77.02%<br />
<em>(it doesn&#8217;t really matter what these were &#8211; as I didn&#8217;t recommend buying them, and if fact warned against it&#8230;. but that&#8217;s history now as they still went on to make mega money)</em><br />
You&#8217;d initially think they would want to improve the products or make good ones to start with wouldn&#8217;t you?</p>
<p><strong>BUT</strong><br />
When you consider how many people promote these big launches..The inner circle of guru buddies all pitching like crazy and offering a billion bonus items etc.</p>
<p>They end up doing BIG BIG money<br />
Which <strong>even after cancellations and refunds </strong>- can leave them with bigger paydays than the good guys product launches who don&#8217;t have all these big lists to mail to!</p>
<p>Anyway &#8211; I guess you can gather I&#8217;m not recommending you buy <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
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<p><strong><big><big>* mp3 of John Thornhill Interviewing Me </big></big></strong><br />
<big><big><small><small><br />
</small></small></big></big><big><big><small><small>Finally &#8211; here is a link to an<a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/RandySmith/randy_smith_case_study.mp3" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/s3.amazonaws.com/RandySmith/randy_smith_case_study.mp3?referer=');"> <strong>mp3 for you to listen to</strong></a> <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>If you have know me for a while,<br />
You&#8217;ll know I&#8217;m a big fan of John Thornhill..</p>
<p>And if you haven&#8217;t &#8211; you do now &#8230;lol<br />
<strong>BECAUSE he markets the way I think it should be done!</strong></p>
<p>He&#8217;s taught me a lot over the years and shown me that people can be successful WHILE still looking after their lists and providing quality information.<br />
Well on <strong>Tuesday John starts the Pre-launch</strong> of his next big launch for <a href="http://21435b4llemhtzcxo0xn-asovd.hop.clickbank.net/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/21435b4llemhtzcxo0xn-asovd.hop.clickbank.net/?referer=');">Affiliate Promo Formula</a></p>
<p><strong>I saw the outline for this a year ago and used it myself</strong><br />
Hence John asked if he could interview me about the results <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
I&#8217;ve written a brief case study that I&#8217;ll send you free tomorrow, and I will be promoting this as soon as I&#8217;m allowed..</p>
<p>But in the meantime &#8211; Because it&#8217;s ME he interviewed &#8211; I told John I&#8217;d be letting my reader get this before he sent it out!<br />
<strong>Partly</strong> so you had plenty of advance klnowldge that it was coming<strong> And partly</strong> because I&#8217;m hoping you&#8217;ll take a serious look at it and want to buy through my link <em>(IF it&#8217;s going to help you)</em></small></small></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><small><small><em></em><br />
As mentioned &#8211; I used the outline a year ago, AND I have access to the whole product now.<br />
<strong>Not Only is it Flippin Great! and FILLED with an amazing amount of quality content&#8230;.</strong><br />
I also know John is setting a new standard in terms of the low low price this be be on launch day!</p>
<p><strong><em>(Even if you don&#8217;t end up buying &#8211; it would pay you to watch the launch and see how John goes about presenting it )</em></strong></p>
<p>OH &#8211; And I will be sorting a bonus out for anyone who does grab it from my link <em>(why not &#8211; it&#8217;s what the gurus seem to do&#8230;lol)</em><br />
But I&#8217;ll make sure it&#8217;s useful&#8230;hehe<br />
<strong>Anyway &#8211; for now, <a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/RandySmith/randy_smith_case_study.mp3" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/s3.amazonaws.com/RandySmith/randy_smith_case_study.mp3?referer=');">here&#8217;s a link to the interview.</a></strong></p>
<p>I hope it help as we both give some good tips during our chat <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
Right &#8211; off for a chinese with Rachel <img src='http://randolfsmith.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Catch you tomorrow with the facts and figures case study</p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em><strong><big><big>Randy</big></big></strong></em></span><br />
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<p><em>****As ever &#8211; only spend your ca$h on things that WILL help you<br />
(Not the stuff that Might One Day!)****</em></p>
<p>Til next time<br />
To You and Yours,</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s hoping you&#8217;re<br />
Loving Life, Living it with Passion, And Passing it on!</p>
<p>Warm Regards<br />
<span style="color: #0000ff;"><em><strong><big><big>Randy</big></big></strong></em></span></p>
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