Randy’s Ramblings April 18 2007

Hi Peeps,

How are you?, — Well I hope.
So Easter time has been and gone, I do hope you enjoyed the
break “regardless of any beliefs etc…”
I had a Great Time with my family.
(Unlike most internet Guru types,
who still seem to be typing ads like crazy at 3am or from an
airport waiting room…lol)

As far as the net is concerned all I’ve done is bought and
read a few products
I also answered a few emails, other than that I’ve left
most things on auto pilot to spend some quality time with
Sara & Cameron……..(isn’t that what it’s all about)

We had some lovely family days out, I had a couple of days
at a local beauty spot with Cameron (Our 8 year old boy)
- he loved it playing with his fishing net in the stream
that leads to a large lake.

We built a small dam, caught some ‘tiddlers’ and a toad,
had picnics and generally relaxed while enjoying spending
some time together before releasing the fish and toad back
to nature.

We also had a couple of days out slightly further afield.
One to the seaside, where the sun beat down whilst the
winds nearly blew us along the coast ….lol and another to
Eden Camp, (a military museum set in an old WW2 POW camp),
Cameron had been there recently with his school, but
didn’t get round everything – so we took him again,
accompanied by Sara’s Parents.

Seeing the ‘hardships’ of the time, the ‘sacrifices’
made by so many, and the shear volume of people around the
globe that were involved on all sides of the conflict – did
make me appreciate how similar the world is in some ways
(There never seems to be a day go by when there isn’t some report of conflict).

It also made me appreciate the ability the internet has to
connect so many people!
To be able to chat to people I know and tell them that NOT
everyone from cultures supposedly different to our own is
out to destroy ours!!,

And explain to them that I communicate with so many people
from different cultures and countries arould the globe
every week, and ALL the ones I know may have different
beliefs, different cultures, different customs, and hey -
even different languages…… (thankfully most speak English, albeit American English…lol)

**BUT** do you know what Guys?

Nobody I know wants to destroy anything! – everyone I chat
with just want to improve the lives of their families or
people they care about.
Whether that be to make extra income themselves, or raise
money for a cause they care about, and some just to make
more friends!

Which brings me to the subject line…. (At Last I can hear new subscrbers sighing)

Hey now you know why it’s called Randy’s Ramblings….lol

So – Are You Making Friends, Folks?

And what has that to do with making extra income
online….?

**EVERYTHING!!**

Come on be honest….. we’re all on different lists from
different people whom we’ve either bought a product from
or grabbed a freebie from, and they keep writing to us
telling us how they’re thinking of our best interests in
promoting the latest ‘must have’ product!

But how many of them do we really know?
And do they really know us?

Likewise – We post in forums and groups, or even use the
latest ‘social network’ sites in an attempt to promote
whatever it is we’re selling?

So what’s the point to my question?…..
It’s simple – but important..

~~Whatever line of “online business” each of us is
involved with,~~

I can wrap it up in one easy statement –

***WE ARE IN THE PEOPLE BUSINESS, — BY WAY OF (Insert your opp here)!***

It’s people who part with their hard earned ca$h to buy
our products!
It’s people who pay monthly into whatever scheme others
promote!
It’s people who send us emails and ads and promotions for
their latest link!
It’s people who grab our details on their squeeze pages
before sending us to an affiliate product!
It’s people who fallen victim to the many scams and scam
artists on the net!
And it’s people who think they can fair better by scamming
the newbies out of their ca$h!

So good or bad — It’s all down to people.

**AND THE POINT IS?**

The point guys, is that ‘IF’ you’ve never
really thought much about it before,
Hopefully you can improve your odds by giving it some
consideration.

Get to know who you’re buying from and selling to…..
email them,
Find out about the people who answer your posts in forums
….. and whose posts you comment on.
Build relationships – because you can – and not just for
business.

I have been fortunate to know this lesson
(I was taught it many years ago when I first got into sales),
But many ‘People’ I’ve come across online don’t seem to
have realised it yet.

I’ve found it a great help to me in my online activities,
I’ve ‘gotten to know’ ‘people’ in the forums I
participate in, and some of the ‘people’ on my lists.
I’ve discovered things from ‘people’ who’ve bought from
me and people who haven’t.

I’ve had honest appraisals of products I’ve considered
investing in from ‘people’ I trust that have helped me
decide either way on the choice to buy or not.

I’ve had real honest to goodness help from ‘people’ with
more expertise than I, in all sorts of things.

And I’ve had ‘people’ help me promote my products, or
offer advice on improving or tweaking them, and others
whose products I’ve bought, bending over backwards to help
me make the most of them,….. etc. etc.

Likewise – I’ve spent time and energy trying to help
‘people’ I’ve gotten to know.

So Back to the Question ,

Are You Making Friends?

Ca$h cost = Zero….. some time and effort is required
Rewards = Priceless… both in future business potential
and in life benefit!

So the advice here would be to communicate with people
you’ve bought from (an interesting exercise in seeing if they really care),
Communicate and participate in forums and groups and get to
know ‘people’,
Help where you can, and you may be surprised at how much
you really do benefit BY MAKING FRIENDS!

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Well Peeps, I seem to have done it again…..
Had one of those Rambles where I totally didn’t think
about getting any links in there…lol

And after all – the point of newsletters is to attempt to
recommend stuff that may be worth you looking into….lol

Tell ya what guys,
How about I give you a quick list of things I’ve invested
in over the easter period, and whether I think it’s been a
useful buy?
Just a quick couple of lines for now, as you probably feel
the need to click something (LOL)

Firstly I mentioned Michael Cheney’s Traffic Video’s last
time and a few of my people mentioned the cost was more than
they could comfortably afford.

*However*
I did find a cheaper alternative Folks
Ewen Chia is selling these for $47 here
****BUT****
Go to Daves site and grab the same set of Videos for $9.97 !!
It’s from a guy called David Bullock,The nice thing about
Dave is the fact that his emails are honest and straight to
the point.
He also tends to ‘Give’ his subscribers stuff that others
are charging money for and he does appreciate that not
everyone has ca$h to spend all the time, Hence his much
better deals. (He’ll even trade you…lol)

An eBay guide that way over delivers from another forum
friend and fellow ‘Ramblings’ Subscriber Brian
I’ve mentioned this before, and I’ve still not finished
reading all the info in it – There are seperate sections
for Buying and for selling….. well worth the $7

Speaking of $7 ,

Paula who wrote the Take-Me-By-The-Hand ‘Mailing Lists
From Start To Finish’ ebook
that I bought and thought excellent Value (I even linked to it in my Magic Auction Words),
has just released another ebook called ’21st Century Email Marketing’ -
(More of a Complete Business Blueprint)
She’s also selling this one for $7 and you keep the ca$h
if you sell it on…..

Another purchase that I don’t regret is James’ Short
Report Profits, Some really great info if you want to
reasearch a niche and then profit from short reports about
it..
It’s only $27 but will be $47 soon – well worth looking at,
even if it was just for the niche research stuff alone!

And Now for something a little different Peeps.

A couple of Higher priced products that I bought….

Firstly – the one you’ve probably seen every guru tell you
about over Easter…..Andrew Fox’s – GuruSlayer
What do I say about this one Peeps?
Well – If you can afford it, I would say that I sort of
don’t regret buying it, and yes I did learn some good
stuff from it.
However for all the hype on the salespage and what I
actually learnt – I do think it’s a bit pricey…… so if
it stretches you at all – I wouldn’t get it ’til it’s
more easily affordable to you.

The other higher priced item I did give a link for last
time I Rambled…lol, I mentioned about the FREE Training
Site Amy had set up for anyone that is on her ‘A’ List,
and gave you a link to look at and Just Join her list to
get access to the site.
Well I bought the SE Clicker and have been letting it run
most days while We were out over the last couple of weeks.
The Results, although I haven’t given it much of a chance
yet, are already looking favourable.
Ignoring google (which takes a while longer to crack -
Although if you leave the “speech marks”, I am on page two!)
do feel free to check MSN and Yahoo search engines
for the phrase “make money with my computer” and you’ll
find my MonthlyBargains.co.uk site listing well now.
So on this one it’s a definate – If you can afford it,
it’s working for me, and if not still get on her list
Peeps!

As I always tell ya Peeps, …. ONLY grab what
you can both afford to,.. and what you really think will help
in your endevours,
**Don’t just spend your ca$h to let things sit on your pc
doing nothing!**
(Unless it’s a freebie, and even then read it and then either ditch it or save it)

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Well I’ve managed it again haven’t I Peeps?
You don’t hear from me for a fortnight – and then when I
do write — it’s another novel….lol
So I’ll call it a day here, and wrap it up.

Don’t forget to check the blog (I know – You’re on it) and leave a comment
As ever I love to hear from my peeps

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Finally,
As usual – I do hope you benefit from the time you’ve
invested in me and my Ramblings

So here’s hoping you’re
Loving Life, Living it with Passion, And Passing it on!

Til next time
Warm Regards to You and Yours,
From Me and Mine.

Randy
http://www.monthlybargains.co.uk
http://www.RandolfSmith.com

P.S. My ‘Magic Auction Words’ has been doing Really Well,
so thanks to everyone that’s been promoting it.

http://www.MagicAuctionWords.com