Recently, I discovered a 78 page Report that was so impactful that it quickly occurred to me that this might be of real interest to our customers and List members, many of whom are looking for an easier way to make money online.

I won’t let the cat completely out of the bag, because you really need to get this Report. But as I read it, I realized that the obstacles many people face in achieving the success they desire fall into one of the following categories.

• Too many distractions
• Too many opportunities
• A sense of overwhelm from all that needs to be done
• Too little time
• Lack of focus
• Things taking too long to get done
• A frustration every time they tried to apply someone else’s system
• An inability to reach the monthly Revenue goals they set for themselves

As I look back on our last 2 years online, I know I’ve fallen into several of those categories. And it was difficult, at times, to get back on track. It seems that only when I had a framework (that made sense to me) to take appropriate action did I find a solution.

Think Small: An Easier Way To Making Money Online is a post from: Business Building Shortcuts

Video is becoming more and more popular online every day, and it’s more important now than ever before to use video on your website or blog.

Comscore.com stated that in May of 2010, 84.4% of the total US internet audience viewed online videos, and that during that month alone, over 183 million US viewers watched almost 34 Billion videos. That’s about 186 videos per viewer, or more than 6 videos each day per viewer. It’s clear that if you aren’t using videos in your online marketing, you are being left behind.

Not sure if your business would benefit from video marketing? Let’s look at three  major ways you can use videos and video marketing in your business.

Powerpoint Slideshows Produced as Videos

These have become very popular in the online community. They have the benefit of providing a pre-planned format to follow, since you use the words or images on the powerpoint slides to guide your presentation. They are quick and easy to make, and have been shown to be very effective in getting people to take action.

One of the benefits of a powerpoint video as a sales letter is that people can’t really skip to the bottom of the page to see your offer before they hear all of the benefits your product or service will provide. You can take them by the hand and walk them through the sales steps that are the most likely to produce great results.

ScreenCapture Videos

Videos showing what is live on your computer screen are truly remarkable for ‘how to’ trainings when whatever you are training can be shown on a computer screen. They allow you to demonstrate exactly how it should be done, and the viewer can pause the video or go back to review a section as needed. I personally love ‘how to’ videos, both watching them and making them. There is a wealth of information you can provide for free or as a paid product or service using screen capture videos.

Another creative use of screen capture is to do a video tour on the internet. Even if you don’t sell ‘how to’ information that can be captured on your computer screen, you can always create a screen capture video of you going to your own site or perhaps other sites and explaining the benefits of what you offer. A sneak peek (using video) into a membership site is often the piece of information a prospective member needs to make that ‘buy’ decision.

Live Video

And of course, you can always use live video captured by your Flip video or other video camera. You might be a plumber, or maybe you sell purebred pups. If your business includes something interesting or informative that people in the market for your product or service would find helpful, then you can do video marketing. It doesn’t have to be the most professional video production, it just has to be done well enough to inform and inspire your viewers, keep them watching to the end, and get them to take action.

There is almost no end to the opportunity for you to be creative with your video marketing, with the likely results of increased traffic, more leads, and ultimately, more sales. So many videos have the same common video mistakes that have people hitting their back buttons and never getting past the first few seconds.

To see if you are making these common, and often business-killing, mistakes with your videos, visit http://CamtasiaForOnlineMarketers.com and watch the short video. These mistakes are easy to avoid – or fix – if you know what they are!

Video Marketing Can Quickly Lead To Business Success is a post from: Business Building Shortcuts

Over the last 1 1/2 months, Mynders and I have been working from our Colorado cabin, and we have noticed a significant drop in our Internet speed. It was most noticeable when we downloaded a big file.

At first, we thought it was due to all the summer visitors returning to their cabins and over-taxing the single high speed internet trunk line  (via a telephone carrier) coming into our community. We were at the point that we were thinking about circulating a community petition to send to the phone company requesting more bandwidth.

Customer Service & Technical Support to the Rescue

You know the drill. Too often when you have a technical problem, the Customer Service people give you the run around…maybe even tell that you really should get a more expensive account.

This time it was different. When the Customer Service person suggested I talk to the Technical Support Rep, I was reluctant. What more could they tell me? I’d been down that road before. She persisted. I relented…and am I ever glad I did.

Our multi-computer setup had apparently been creating the problem!

Are You, Unknowingly, Sabotaging Your Own Internet Speed? is a post from: Business Building Shortcuts

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Increase Your Speed of Accomplishment is a post from: Business Building Shortcuts

If there ever was a time, in our businesses, to save time, reduce expenses, and increase productivity…now is it!

And, what better way than to take a tool that is becoming more of  a basic component of online business and make it more accessible.

What is that tool? WEBINARS!

The cost of incorporating webinars into one’s budget is often too costly for most…and then there’s the problem of getting comfortable with the technology. 

But what if you could  learn a fast, easy, inexpensive way
to incorporate Webinars into your business?

To this end, Deb and I at Business building Shortcuts are offering a Live Webinar to show you how to do just that.  And, for a limited time,  we’re going to make it available for only $20. In return, we’ll ask you to answer a simple question to help us in our market research. 

When:  Tuesday, July 6th at 7 PM Eastern (6 PM Central; 5 PM Mountain; 4 PM Pacific

Replay Available:  If you can’t make the Live Event, there will be a webinar replay available to you…if you play with us now!

Take a minute and watch this 4 1/2 minute video to see what you’ll learn next Tuesday. Then you’ll be redirected to the Question Page where you can gain access. 

Live 1 1/2 hr, Webinar…Tuesday, July 6th 7PM Eastern…$20 with coupon for answering 1 Question.
http://FrugalMansWebinar.com

Frugal Man’s Webinar | Enhancing Teleseminars with Powerpoint is a post from: Business Building Shortcuts

Chances are very good that if you are online, you have a Twitter account. While most people use Twitter for personal interaction, it is growing in popularity for business and marketing as well.

However, if you want to use Twitter for your business, you must follow social marketing conventions and do it the right way.

Using Twitter to Drive Traffic to Your Opt-In Page

Twitter, like most social networking sites, is about building relationships. It is not about bombarding people with sales pitches, one 140 character Tweet after another. If you do that, you’ll soon find your Twitter followers unfollowing you in droves.

So how can you use Twitter to build your list?

Use Twitter To Leverage Your Opt-In Page and For List-Building is a post from: Business Building Shortcuts

So you have an online business! But is it  actually profitable, bringing in a consistent income for you and your family? You surely aren’t alone.  Tens of thousands of people start a business online every week. Most of them will fail. That’s the hard, honest truth. But it does not have to be you!

Way too many people try to start an online business but get the steps all out of order. And if you take action out of order, your business probably isn’t going to work.

Do You Suffer from IMI-ADD?

Deb here…A very common problem among people doing business online is what I call IMI-ADD (internet-marketing-induced attention deficit disorder). With impulsivity. I should know – I surely had it. Seems like some days I still do. IMI-ADD with impulsivity is when you open your email and start your day by reading promotional messages from your favorite marketing gurus. You click the links, watch the videos, check out the sales pages…

And pull out your credit card. Hours go by, money is spent, and the only thing you have accomplished is to build someone else’s business and their bottom line.

Are You Buying Traffic Generation Products — But You Don’t Even Have a Website Yet?

So many people have boxes and boxes of courses and products, or a hard drive full of material they can’t possibly consume. Much of it may even sit unopened in the garage or on a shelf. Many will go out of date before you get around to using them in your business. If you don’t need a particular product almost immediately, don’t buy it. At least not now. Don’t be led down that impulse-buying path by product launches that sell a product for a few days and say they’ll be pulling it from the market. “Buy Now or You Lose Out Forever!” the sales pages scream at you.

Contrary to most of these promises (or maybe threats), you will likely see the new and improved versions on the market again.

Continuing Education Is Vital to Business Success

There is absolutely no reason you need to figure this all out on your own. You definitely want to learn from the successes and mistakes of others who have gone before you. Find people who have had success in your desired market and model after them. Buy their products and services. Let them be your guides and mentors.

Take Your Next Logical Step

It’s all about knowing what to do for your next logical step, and then doing it. Don’t get distracted by all of the shiny objects promoted by master salespeople who entice you to follow their agenda instead of your own. Give yourself and your online business every possible chance to succeed. Find someone who has been successful in your market. Study them, and learn from them. Make a plan, stay focused.

Do You Suffer From This Common Internet Marketing Ailment? II Starting an Online Business is a post from: Business Building Shortcuts

It’s June 28th…my birthday. It only comes once a year, so I want you to help me celebrate.

I’m nearing the end of this 30 day blog challenge, and I’ve written blog posts on a number of subjects, including… blogging, using audio and video on websites, autoresponders and Email marketing, fan pages, keywords and market research, swipe files, time management, and affiliate marketing.

You could put the icing on my cake this birthday, if you’d scroll down the list, find a title that catches your attention, go to that post, leave me a comment, and retweet it. 

Come Join My Blog Birthday Party! is a post from: Business Building Shortcuts

While there is still a lot to say for traditional (and nontraditional) websites, blogging seems to be where it’s at today. And there are lots of reasons why this is so. Here are some things you’ll love about blogs and blogging.

A favorite today is to use WordPress and host it on your own webhost. This allows you to reap the benefits of blogging without running the risks of building your business on a site you don’t own.  Here are 6 reasons to get your blog up now.

Blog Or Traditional Website in Starting an Online Business? is a post from: Business Building Shortcuts

In the world of online business-building, action beats perfection every time. It’s all too easy to keep working on your product or sales page long past the time that it was good enough to publish.

Sure, you want to put your best effort out there into the online world, especially if this is your first real offering on the internet. And while it is important not to offer people useless, boring, rehashed information or bland, me-too products, there is a point where you just have to stop tweaking and start selling.

Until you put your product, service, article or sales page on display online, you won’t really get going with your business. It’s that action step that takes you from creating to selling that makes your business viable and profitable. And you won’t sell until you make the offer; the proposition. The sales pitch.

Test Your Product or Service in the Marketplace

Chances are your product or page is already good enough to test. And that’s what this initial offering is all about. Once you get your sales page up and make your product available, then people can either buy it… or not.

Action Beats Perfection in Building an Online Business! is a post from: Business Building Shortcuts