24 Hour Special
May 15 by Marcus Hochstadt | Posted in Specials
Mentoring Secrets — Catapulting Success To New Heights
Discover Surprising Methods For Successfully Coaching Others And/Or Locating A Supreme Mentor
It’s a good time to release this DVD today.
We talked about the importance of following masters in the fields of our interests in order to catapult ourselves to higher levels. We realized it makes perfect sense.
I talked about mentorship with James Brausch in Costa Rica, and this from both sides… whether seeking or being a Mentor. (And I capitalize the M on purpose; for me there is a difference between a mentor and a Mentor.)
By the way, I do have a mentoring student myself (Hi Justin!). But this is only because he figured out how to contact me and how to make me say yes. ;-) (Once I master a couple more things, I will officially open the gates.)
It is crucial for your success to have Mentors, be it in the area of health, relationships, money, business, spirituality, you name it. But it is equally important to be a Mentor, to teach others what you mastered yourself.
Now, there are a lot of mistakes being made by both mentors and students. And we (James and I) talked about those mistakes which lead to big failures. We discussed what makes a mentor a good Mentor as well as what makes a student a good student. We also talked about when and how to start a mentoring program, to which price, and which steps to follow to ensure the student succeeds. (James has a 50% success rate. Yeah, look at me! ;-)
Having a supreme Mentor is powerful. For example, just yesterday, I received an answer from James to one of my questions that—when applied—will make me tens of thousands of dollars! (Let me know if you wanna have this answer. I have the permission to publicize his secrets.)
Either way…
For the next 24 hours (i.e., until noon tomorrow — PDT, which is GMT -7) you can get Mentoring Secrets – Catapulting Success To New Heights for $35. After this special, the price will go up to $100.
Here is the link to order the DVD…
http://kunaki.com/sales.asp?PID=PX00ZCZLRL
—Marcus Hochstadt
3 CommentsPermalink Tags: business mentor, james brausch, mentor, success
Skype Specials
May 14 by Marcus Hochstadt | Posted in Lifestyle
Heard of the new freedom you can enjoy with Skype Specials? They now offer you unlimited calls (i.e., “subscriptions”) to landlines in 34 countries worldwide that cost a mere $12.95/month! (If you see rates of a country not of yours, scroll down to the drop-down menu at the bottom and select your country to see your specific rates.) And that package even includes a landline phone number in your country plus a voice box (called “SkypeIn”.)
That’s awesome! Imagine someone is calling you at a phone number in the US (or many other countries) but you are at the beach in Brazil—and the caller even doesn’t know where you are—how cool is that! You can receive calls for free while being logged in to their messenger, or you can use call forwarding and receive calls wherever you are to very low rates.
Or you talk with someone for hours and hours without looking at the watch and worrying about the cost. But even if you call someone in a country that is not one of the 34—or when taking advantage of call forwarding mentioned above—the minute rates are really reasonable (they call it “SkypeOut rates”.)
Besides, the voice quality in Skype is the best I ever came across. Skype-to-Skype calls are crystal clear, it is as if your partner is sitting in the room next door, even if s/he is in reality thousands of miles away. This is what impresses me the most.
Skype keeps getting cooler and cooler with its amazing specials. :-)
—Marcus Hochstadt
Bryan Reed Investigated
May 14 by Marcus Hochstadt | Posted in Pickups
Bryan Reed investigated how I’m running my Internet business. Is he right in his theses?
http://www.capitalistguide.com/blog/congratulations-marcus-54.htm
One thing that is incorrect is that I made the last month’s $13,692.59 from (or with) my blog alone. It was a good part of it though.
Bryan suggests in order to double my profits I could utilize Clickbank and its affiliate network. Though I probably won’t do that since, as James taught me, the fraud rate would be too high. (How’s yours, Bryan?)
I agree with Bryan though that JVs are a powerful instrument. That is what I will focus on in the future, as well as on article marketing and other traffic generation methods.
More to come once it’s out (since I actually dislike yelling out what I’ll do; it’s more powerful to announce what is done or going on now.)
—Marcus Hochstadt
I Made $13,692.59 In Profits Last Month, So What?
May 12 by Marcus Hochstadt | Posted in Business, Pickups
When we want to master something in life, we go to someone who is a proven master in what we want to master ourselves, right?
When we want to become good parents, we learn from people who have succeeded at raising kids. We wouldn’t be listening to people who haven’t had kids yet, would we?
When we want to learn how to get rich, we would learn from people who make the amount of money we want to make in the area that excites us. We wouldn’t listen to poor people would we, even when they are our best friends?
When we want to become healthier and substantially improve our fitness, we would hire a fitness coach, like Pat King, someone who has the body shape and fitness we are aiming for. We would not listen to people who are consistently overweight, would we?
When we want to succeed at picking up girls, we would seek advice from seduction experts, like Bobby Rio and Mike Stoute. We would not in the world ask someone who hasn’t had a girl in bed for the past three or so years, would we?
When we want to cook the most delicious food in town, we would learn from a master cook who won national prizes and competitions. We would not be asking someone who’s eating fast food every day, would we?
When we want to attract whatever we want in life, we would learn from someone who miraculously attracts whatever s/he wants and knows the secret, like Dr. Joe Vitale. We would not ask someone who has only unfulfilled wishes, would we?
While the above sounds familiar and makes perfect sense when reading it, why in the world do so many people NOT follow the above rules in their everyday life?
For example, I recently read a post by Bill from theblogentrepreneur.com claiming that blogging would be a bad way to make money online. What? He calls himself a blog entrepreneur making $1,000/month but states it would be a bad idea? Bill, nothing against you personally, really, but I suggest you go ahead and change your blog title. Not only that though…
Bill says he aims for time freedom (I agree) and that blogging would take too much time (I do not agree.)
I read that all the time. People make statements and have beliefs based on their own limited experiences and circumstances. For instance, Bill claims that “any Problogger will tell you that they probably work as much on a blog as they would at a regular job.” Oops! How many probloggers did he ask? It seems to me he didn’t ask any or else he would probably think differently.
From my own experience—and I did ask a problogger I personally know, my Mentor James Brausch—probloggers work much less on their blogs than you might think. James, for example, works only 1-3 (one to three) hours per week, sometimes even less (i.e., none!)
Now, you might be asking how is this possible, working only 3 hours per week while making tens of thousands of dollars at the same time? This question is commonly ask by people who still have employment thinking in their mind. I had this myself for many, many years, and I am so happy to finally get rid of it piece by piece.
I learned that in order to succeed online and make thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of dollars per month you need to delegate as many tasks as possible. I call it High-Profile Outsourcing. (Frankly, I’m still working too many hours myself, but there’s light at the end of the tunnel! ;-)
Feeling intimidated at the thought of having to regularly write blog posts? Find and hire excellent ghostwriters! Have a task on your desk for a couple weeks that you hate to do? Get a virtual assistant! Would it take you days or even weeks setting up and maintaining a Web site? Get a good coder, someone who does it in hours instead of weeks!
Bill could turn his $1,000 into $10,000/month if he would go beyond his own circumstances and get rid of his limiting beliefs.
If something doesn’t work, don’t adjust your goals, adjust your action steps.
The dangerous thing is that Bill gives blogging advice in that he pretends blogging would be a bad way to make money online. It may be a bad way for him but surely not in general. Why not turn that belief into another direction?
For example, Collin LaHay recently changed his blog’s focus from make money online to Web site marketing strategies. I tend to agree with him. He gives excellent marketing tips which I follow regularly. Though, he says he lacks proper results when it comes to teaching how to make money online, since he makes only $500/month, hence the change in blog title and focus.
The thing I want you to take home is this… Follow advice from people who are successful in the area you want to master. Or in other words, when you want to master something, learn from a master, not a beginner.
Feel you’re not having enough time to do all the tasks at hand? Perhaps you should get rid of the tube! That alone will save most people several hours each day. The next step is to realize that multitasking is insane. Focusing on one task at a time is what moves you forward considerably.
Feel frustrated because you only make a mere $50 or $100/month while spending 320 hours at the same time? Perhaps having all those AdSense ads and affiliate links up is the wrong way to do it, or you present them in a barren way, or you just need more traffic. Or… perhaps you should create and sell your own products and build your own customer list instead.
Additionally, avoid the temptation of doing everything on your own and start to outsource!
If you feel you are not ready yet to teach someone something, think again. There is something you know that others don’t. The Internet is being used for finding information and products. People spend billions of dollars to get what they want. I know there is something you can help others with.
Create a Web site, get targeted traffic, and create and sell your own products or services, or recommend excellent products using the companie’s affiliate programs.
Don’t feel ashamed to sell something to your audience. Some people act as if it would be dishonoring to sell products to your readers. That’s an insane virus these people need to get rid of! Your audience does not only expect you to give them your “secrets,” you have the damn responsibility to do that and train them!
You know how to lose weight? Of course your audience is eagerly waiting for your products teaching them how to lose weight. Create them and sell them to your readers!
You know how to make money online? Of course your audience is eagerly waiting for (your) products teaching them how to make money online. Give them what they want or else they will buy them elsewhere!
You know how to build and enjoy an incredible relationship? You guessed it… Your audience is eager; they will buy your products on how to build and enjoy an unforgettable long-term relationship.
You love to travel and know a country or place from the inside out? … Exactly…
That is—in essence—how I made $13,692.59 in profits last month, and my blog has been a good part of it (which I run part time.)
—Marcus Hochstadt
25 CommentsPermalink Tags: making money online, outsourcing, profits
SundayTV
May 11 by Marcus Hochstadt | Posted in Better-Than-TV
Today’s SundayTV show features Sam Silverstein, motivational speaker and highly successful entrepreneur talking about excuses, what they cause, and how to avoid them.
You use them, I use them, we all use them at one point or another. The thing is to be aware of our excuses and to get rid of them by taking responsibility for our actions.
But before I get ahead of myself, let’s see and hear what Sam says…
—Marcus Hochstadt
Josh Whitford Caught Me
May 8 by Marcus Hochstadt | Posted in Pickups
Josh Whitford revealed some secrets about me…
http://www.joshwhitford.com/2008/05/08/internet-business-guide-by-marcus-hochstadt/
OK, they are actually no secrets; I provide these “news” on my About page and, who guessed it, in the posts on my blog.
However, there are two little things in disorder. Looks like I need to update my About page… Will do so perhaps next week.
—Marcus Hochstadt
Fourth Month Results
May 8 by Marcus Hochstadt | Posted in Business
The fourth month of my blog has been a bit shaky if that is a targeted description. But in spite of shaking numbers, the Hochstadt.com Party Contest put that all behind and we focused on happiness and the good things in live nonetheless.
The party contest is over now, and as we can see people are happy about the uncommon and unique results. Great. :-)
Now, there is a very important topic I’m going to talk about soon here on my blog. It is crucial when you want to build a thriving Internet business including a serious amount of money.
There are a few misconceptions in the blogosphere by some folks who don’t know how to succeed but act as if they knew it, or state that making money online with blogging or building a content right Web site wouldn’t work whereas it has been proven thousands of times that it does work. Silly…
If your Web site is just a hobby for you and you use it, literally, as a replacement for watching TV, you probably don’t need that article. Continue sitting in front of the “Internet tube” and chitchat with the world.
However, if you’re wondering how to increase your income from $50 to, say, $5,000+/month then my article will be a must-read.
First though, here are the numbers of the fourth month of my blog as of April 30th. Again, numbers in parentheses represent those of the previous month…
- Alexa Rank: 174,666 (59,241)
- Compete Rank: 89,836 (123,803)
- Technorati Rank: 17,285 (33,205)
- Technorati Authority: 342 (179)
- Google PageRank: 3 (3)
- SEOMOZ Page Strength: 3.5 (4)
- 45n5 Rank: 96 (81)
Seeing the above, we remember again that Alexa changed its ranking algorithm which apparently also affected my 45n5 Rank. Nothing to worry about though as these are just two indicators, and many others are stunning and more than satisfying.
To be continued… :-)
—Marcus Hochstadt
The Winner Party – Celebration In The Cozy Lounge!
May 5 by Marcus Hochstadt | Posted in Contests
The time has come… the moment is there… you are eager to know what you’ve won…
What is the result of the stunning and one-of-a-kind Hochstadt.com Party Contest?
Let’s head over to the cozy lounge! Take a cup of your favorite drink (Champaign & confetti anyone?), sit back, and enjoy the following minutes while you go through the loooooong list of prizes and winners.
The below names are listed in the order of posting at the party contest page. Only the last five are not on that page but were picked up from Google.
Here they are, the proud PRIZE WINNERS… :-)
Suzanne won a Beer Stock Page and a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Martin Russell won a Manifest A Miracle system by Gary Evans of Law of Attraction Secrets.
Pat King won a Manifest A Miracle system by Gary Evans of Law of Attraction Secrets, a Living The Lucky Life! audio CD by Debbie Lane of Wisdom Hypnosis, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Leisa Watkins won a personal 1.5 hour Hypnosis Session with Debbie Lane of Wisdom Hypnosis.
Iris won a Manifest A Miracle system by Gary Evans of Law of Attraction Secrets, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Kelly Naylor won a 125×125 top ad space for one month from Turnip at tunipofpower.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
The Fool won a 10 Minute Blog Post DVD by Keith Goodrum, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Alexys Fairfield won 1,000ec from Mirjam of Me Myself and I.
Rachel won 1,000ec fro Juliana of Juliana’s World.
Michael Aulia won 1,000ec from Wayne of Ez DIY Electricity.
Deimos Tel´Arin won a Beer Stock Page, a Living The Lucky Life! audio CD by Debbie Lane of Wisdom Hypnosis, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Blogzilla (Frank) won 1,000ec from Lincoln of Canucklehead.
Fitz Villafuerte won a Manifest A Miracle system by Gary Evans.
dai won a Blog Review by Lightening at Lightening’s Blogworld.
Layne (Reward Rebel) won the DVD “Building An Internet Business From Scratch” by Marcus Hochstadt, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Richard won 12,966ec from Marcus Hochstadt of Internet Business Guide For First Class Progress, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Turnip won a personally signed book by Richard Paul Evans as well as a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com.
blackyard.net won a top ad space on kiwipulse.com as well as a one-year VIP memberships to CreateBanner.com from Andreas of XavierMedia.com.
Indocontest won a Beer Stock Page and a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Tim won a 10 Minute Blog Post DVD by Keith Goodrum as well as a 60 Minute Blogging Consultation by Jason, The University Kid.
Dave (IMW) won a Beer Stock Page and a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Lightening won an Invitation to the May issue of Bloghology.org, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Mike Huang won 1,000ec from Iris of thebuzz.
LAgi capek baru pulang won 600ec from Collin LaHay of Mixed Market Arts.
Shaxx won 1 Page Peel Ads script by Borzack of Making Myself Extra Money.
Joan Joyce won 1 Page Peel Ads script by Borzack of Making Myself Extra Money.
Louie won 500ec from Stan of Fantasy Baseball.
Kat won a signed book by Robert G. Allan, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Constantin won a 2-month membership to a large Private Label Rights (”PLR”) membership site from Sam Freedom, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
mikey777 won 500ec from The Fool of Foolsville 2.0.
Nartono won 300ec from Fitz Villafuerte of Ready To Be Rich.
Kent won a Beer Stock Page and a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Jasmine Shanea (Pixelated Thoughts) won a Blog Review from Lightening at Lightening’s Blogworld.
Stephan Miller won the DVD “Breakthrough In Internet Business Optimization” by Marcus Hochstadt, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Amy Lilley won 5,000ec from Layne of Reward Rebel as well as a one-year VIP memberships to CreateBanner.com from Andreas of XavierMedia.com.
Shari Bowen won a one year .com domain from Constantin Codreanu of INconstantIN.
Marty won the DVD “High-Profile Outsourcing” by Marcus Hochstadt, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Canucklehead won a 468×60 top ad banner box for one month from Deimos Tel´Arin at ahkong.net as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Caleb Hartley won a 2 hour Multimedia Coaching Session by Marcus Hochstadt of the Internet Business Guide For First Class Progress.
KCee won 2,500ec from Larry Brauner of Online Social Networking.
Adam won 500ec from Borzack of Making Myself Extra Money.
JoLynn Braley won a Manifest A Miracle system by Gary Evans.
Matt Keegan won a 125×125 top ad space for one month from Kathleen of Entrepreneurs Only.
Angie Hurst won 500ec 1,500ec from Shelia of Black Tennis Pros.
Chelle won 1,000ec from Anna of My Cornerstone Trio.
Sly won a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com.
Juliana won a 125×125 top ad space for one month from Anna from My Cornerstone Trio as well as a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com.
Melissa won a Site Review PLUS link on Blogroll for one month from Crystal at Ubiquitous, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
wm Francisco won a signed book by Richard Paul Evans.
sksee82 won a Beer Stock Page and a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Sheta won a Manifest A Miracle system by Gary Evans of Law of Attraction Secrets, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Erz won a one-year VIP memberships to CreateBanner.com from Andreas of XavierMedia.com, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Bonoriau won 1,000ec from Kumo of Toast & Egg & Me.
Dette won a 125×125 top ad space for one month from Mirjam at Me Myself and I.
Ederic won a $10 StumbleUpon advertisement campaign from Kacie of Sense to Save.
Amit won a top ad space (125×125 or 468×60) for one month from Wayne at Ez DIY Electricity, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Banji won 2,000ec from Jonathan of Archon Digital.
Catherine won the art work “Acid Rain” by Kelly Naylor.
Borzack won a Beer Stock Page and a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
krreyboo17 won a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Gary Evans won a Living The Lucky Life! audio CD by Debbie Lane from Wisdom Hypnosis, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Are We Balanced Yet won 1,000ec from Juliana from Juliana’s Lair.
Can I Get Rich On A Salary won 300ec from Marty from Money Maker Times.
Tom won a link on Blogroll for one month from Iris at thebuzz, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Contamination won a 125×125 top ad space for one month from Caleb Hartley at environmentastic!, 2,000ec from Lee Doyle - Contains Nuts, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Mert Erkal won the DVD “The (Internet) Life Of James Brausch” by Marcus Hochstadt, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Meredith won 1,000ec from KiwiPulse from KiwiPulse.
Ty Hurd won a Beer Stock Page and a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Crystal won a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com.
danandmarsh won a 125×125 top ad space for one month at mdro.blogspot.com (INconstantIN), a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
BlueWorkhorse won a Blog Review from Dwayne at Pro Blog Reviews.
Miguel Wickert won 2 stumbles & diggs per week for one month from Fitz Villafuerte of Ready To Be Rich.
RollerKaty won 3,000ec from Caleb Hartley of environmentastic!.
Guardian Angel won an interview with Alexys Fairfield of Soul Meets World.
Bunny won $50 PayPal cash from Wayne of Ez DIY Electricity, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Mia won a 125×125 top ad space for one month from Lee Doyle at Lee Doyle - Contains Nuts, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Emma won 1 Page Peel Ads script by Borzack of Making Myself Extra Money.
TJS won 1,000ec from Jasmine of Pixelated Thoughts.
seo won 1,000ec from Scott Main of Scott’s Space.
Mark won a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com.
Hank won 1 Page Peel Ads script by Borzack of Making Myself Extra Money.
D-sine won 1,000ec from Juliana of My Library.
Slave to the Internet won 1,500ec from Jonathon of Tech News Source.
Lee Doyle won 3,000ec from Kacie of Sense to Save, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
JMorris won 1,000ec from Michael Aulia of Michael Aulia’s Tech Blog.
Hysterilisator won a Beer Stock Page and a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Rajaram S won 2,000ec from Tim of Yimto Affiliate Marketing Blog.
Debbie Lane won a professional technical e-mail support session with Karl Gechlik of AskTheAdmin.com.
Lady Rose won 1 month of Pat King’s Premier Health Coaching Package, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Party Monitor won 1,000ec from Suzanne of Dot Com Mogul.
Blog Me The Money won a 125×125 top ad space for one month from Marty of Money Maker Times, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Jeremy Newton won a personally signed Robert G. Allan book from Leisa Watkins.
Bharath won 500ec from David Thorne of Media Morgue.
Josh Spoehr won 1,000ec from Wangbu of Hulag.
Manilenya (a book) won a signed book by Robert G. Allan, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Pinay Jade won a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Mirjam won a Manifest A Miracle system by Gary Evans of Law of Attraction Secrets, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Max of zedomax won a personally signed Richard Paul Evans book as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Tee – Joyful Digesting won a one-year VIP memberships to CreateBanner.com from Andreas of XavierMedia.com
Virtual Millenium won 1,000ec from Stephan Miller.
Charlotte won a Manifest A Miracle system by Gary Evans of Law of Attraction Secrets, a Site Review by Theda K. Rogers at Crayon Writer, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Blogger won 1,000ec from Lightening of Lightening.
Nadeesha Cabral won a Living The Lucky Life! audio CD by Debbie Lane of Wisdom Hypnosis.
Webcashforlife won 1,000ec from Gary Evans of Law of Attraction Secrets.
Peanut won 3,000ec from Constantine Balbozar from Ideas and Money, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Louis Liem won a $20 StumbleUpon advertising campaign by Frank from Technology Blog, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Cellobella won 2,000ec from Crystal from Ubiquitous.
Rose won a Living The Lucky Life! audio CD by Debbie Lane of Wisdom Hypnosis, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Scorilo won a Beer Stock Page, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Wenbin won 1,000ec from Dave of Is A Man’s World.
Michelle won a 125×125 top ad space for one month at KiwiPulse.com.
TRCoach won a Living The Lucky Life! audio CD by Debbie Lane of Wisdom Hypnosis.
Suzie Cheel from thinkinghomebusiness.com won a 60 Minute Blogging Consultation with Jason, The University Kid.
Cah Kontes won a Living The Lucky Life! audio CD by Debbie Lane from Wisdom Hypnosis, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
CyberCelt won a 125×125 top ad space for one month at KiwiPulse.com, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Veronica Davis won $10 PayPal cash from The Fool of Foolsville 2.0, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Entreblast won 2,000ec from Joan Joyce of Joan Joyce Dot Com, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Mrs. Micah won 1 Page Peel Ads script by Borzack of Making Myself Extra Money.
Shanker Bakshi won 1,000ec from Dwayne of Pro Blog Reviews.
Daniel Costalis won 2,000ec from Art of Article Specialist.
unTECHy won a personal 1 hour consultation with Larry Brauner of Online Social Networking.
Dwayne from Pro Blog Reviews wona one-year VIP memberships to CreateBanner.com from Andreas from XavierMedia.com.
Keith Goodrum won a Manifest A Miracle system by Gary Evans of Law of Attraction Secrets, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
sezwho from sezwho.multiply.com won a copy of Reward Rebel LOOT by Layne from Reward Rebel.
Kumo from toasteggme.com won one copy of Confessions of a Lazy Super-Affiliate PLUS a Special Report from/by Stephan Miller.
30-Shelia from Black Tennis Pros won a Manifest A Miracle system by Gary Evans of Law of Attraction Secrets, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.
Contestants, go ahead and actively approach your sponsor to claim your prize. Giving him/her this post’s URL makes their life a lot easier. Most can be contacted via the Entrecard community, a contact form on their blog, or by posting a comment in the most recent post on their blog. Your sponsor will then give you further instructions on how to claim your prize(s). Thanks for your help!
Now Enjoy! Let’s Celebrate, Yeah! :-D
—Marcus Hochstadt
Back Again
May 5 by Marcus Hochstadt | Posted in Chitchat
Just a quick note that I’m at the finishing touches of the winner post. It shall be live in a couple hours, perhaps earlier.
My stomach is better today. My wife feels a bit better too, although she was diagnosed with a rising “vascular cerebral accident,” and therefore has to take good care of what she eats and does during the day now, otherwise…
Another thing that happened is my PC does not start anymore. *grrr* (Am writing with my Laptop right now, which is as well not that reliable anymore.) I build PCs on my own. Unfortunately though, the options here in Natal are VERY limited. So either I will build or buy a new one, or I find out what the cause is (someday…)
Either way, check back soon to see what you won! :-)
—Marcus Hochstadt
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Winners?
May 2 by Marcus Hochstadt | Posted in Business
Just a quick update for you all to know what’s going on.
First, we went to the hospital because my wife’s left body side fell asleep a bit (hope that’s the correct description.) She feels better now but still needs to visit another doctor tomorrow.
Then I obviously ate something that my stomach does not like. It’s rebelling for hours, constantly pulling me away from the computer, although I really need to finish the “Winner Post” so you all know who won what.
Sorry to say but my head starts to agree… It’s better I stay in bed for now, rather than trying to fool my body and dancing around like a victim. So…
Please bear with me… It’s not an easy task, but I’ll finish the “Winner Post” as soon as I can my stomach allows me to.
Thanks.
—Marcus Hochstadt
Why I Do Not Use FeedBurner
Apr 30 by Marcus Hochstadt | Posted in Marketing, Reviews, Strategies, Traffic Generation
Ever heard of FeedBurner? Stupid question, huh…
It seems as if the majority of bloggers use FeedBurner to distribute and track the use of their RSS feeds.
Every day I come across blogs showing off the neat little counter proudly displaying how many subscribers they have, just like so…
Here is the thing I have with Feedburner.
Feedburner feeds are, per default, in a format that looks like this…
http://feeds.feedburner.com/KeywordPhrase
And more strangely, when you view a blog post in a feed reader their URLs look like this…
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KeywordPhrase/~3/279888022/
Isn’t this a bit strange? How do you know to which site or post you’re subscribed to or what that post is about?
Another thing is word-of-mouth. Imagine you send the FeedBurner URL of a particular blog post to a friend. You eventually provide a short description to entice him/her to click trough. Yet still, it is fairly hard to imagine what one will find when clicking on such a ghost link.
Whereas, when one sends an RSS feed link of one of my blog posts to someone it is clearer what you will find when you click on it since it serves as a “URL headline.”
Do not underestimate word-of-mouth! I get lots of visitors from mail services like Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, and Live Mail. Many of them enter my blog on individual pages. (My blog announcement list mentions the home page only.) It is likely some of them picked up the post’s URL from my RSS feed and sent it via e-mail to a friend.
How often did you hear that the headline is the most important part of a message? With a great headline you can pull a reader to your site to read all the rest. You can entice him, brag him and encourage him, but with a Feedburner feed… where is that “URL headline?”
Let’s compare the following two RSS feed links. Assuming both lead to the same location, which one would make you click?
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InternetBusinessGuide/~3/279888022/
http://www.hochstadt.com/aweber-secret
See?
This is my main reason why I’m not a FeedBurner.
Another thing is that FeeBurner owns your feed when you use their services. Theoretically, they could do whatever they wish with it. They could even terminate your account. In such a case, you would instantly lose all of your subscribers. Think that won’t happen?
Recently, there was a guy using myspace.com as platform to social network with others and promote his upcoming first music CD. He built a large following in a fairly short time period. He had lots of friends and even established connections to popular names in the music industry. What happened?
Myspace.com terminated his account two days before his CD came out, without providing any reason.
BANG!
What was supposed to become a hit became a flop.
Bottom line, if, after reading the above, you still think it is advantageously to use FeedBurner, I at least strongly encourage you to remove the counter (unless it shows thousands of subscribers.)
—Marcus Hochstadt
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Brent Hodgson Got It
Apr 30 by Marcus Hochstadt | Posted in Pickups
Copywriter Brent Hodgson got a page of insights from one of my interview DVDs with James Brausch. And he discovered a hidden message. Which?
Check it out…
I relate to what he says about sticking at it. Let me expand that by saying: Instead of adjusting your goals, adjust the action steps.
—Marcus Hochstadt
SundayTV
Apr 27 by Marcus Hochstadt | Posted in Better-Than-TV
Today’s SundayTV show features Steve Jobs, CEO and co-founder of Apple Computers, and his fabulous 2005 Stanford University speech. In plainspoken terms, his address struck a balance between the obstacles he has encountered during his notably public life and the lessons he has gleaned.
Entertainingly, he was wearing sandals and jeans under his black robe, which gave his speech a somewhat witty touch.
Wow, I get the creeps each time I watch it…
There’s more info about Steve Jobs’ speech at the Stanford University Web site. Enjoy!
—Marcus Hochstadt
Party Contest Deadline Approaches!
Apr 26 by Marcus Hochstadt | Posted in Contests
The last day to participate in the huge Hochstadt.com Party Contest with prizes worth more than $7,000 and a giveaway of 66,666ec approaches fast. In other words, May 1st (the “Draw Day”) is VERY close!
Are you excited? Me too. :-) And so are our sponsors.
It is indeed a contest with a win-win-win situation.
If you thought about whether or not to enter, think again. Entering is sooo easy (go to the Party Contest page and see for yourself how easy it is,) and it looks like everyone wins something. But…
The longer you wait the higher the chances that someone else grabs your prize (i.e., by receiving two prizes)! Wouldn’t that be disappointing? Seeing someone else receiving the prize that you would have gotten if, yeah if you just would have entered the Party Contest?
So stop thinking and start acting—NOW! Before it’s too late and you start eating your desk… ;-)
—Marcus Hochstadt
72 Hour Special
Apr 25 by Marcus Hochstadt | Posted in Specials
E-mail & RSS – A Magical List Building Approach
Discover Guaranteed Methods For Dramatically Increasing Subscriber Lists
“The Money Is In The List” – Ever heard that? Sure you did…
Besides, many of the big names in our industry consistently advertise to increase the subscriber base because it would be easier to promote something to them rather than to a bounce rate.
This may be true… If you’ve successfully built a relationship with them in the first place, that is.
Imagine having a list of 100,000 subscribers, but only a fraction of them, say 0.1%, care about you and what you have to offer; how much is it worth? See?
The goal is to have a motivated and responsive “fan base,” people who subscribe because they want to.
“And how do we build such a fan base?”
Glad you asked. :-) The answer is on DVD, where I was talking with James about his approach in detail so you can apply his techniques to your own Internet business and substantially increase your “fan base.”
Oh yeah, and since I personally connect the word “list” also with RSS, we were talking about feeds and FeedBurner, too.
Now, because it’s Friday and the weekend is very close, I’m going to release the DVD today as a 72 hour special. So…
Until Monday 28th, noon time (PDT, or GMT -7,) you get E-mail & RSS – A Magical List Building Approach for $35. After this 72 hour special the price will go up to $100.
Here is the link to order the DVD…
http://kunaki.com/sales.asp?PID=PX00ZIH0IA
—Marcus Hochstadt
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