Mistakes in the News
You might assume that respected publications employ battalions of skilled editors who work assiduously to ensure that no errors appear in their pages. Maybe so, but the mistakes don’t always get caught. Here are four that I recently found in major newspapers:
READ MOREWhat the Heck Are These Delusional Madison Avenue Types Thinking?
Sometimes I get good ideas from looking in other business niches and seeing how they might apply to direct marketing and internet marketing.
READ MORE10 Best Practices for Safe Workouts
When Carrie showed up for her first weight-loss workout with me, she was injured. Only three weeks earlier, she had made up her mind to lose weight. So she started running for 45 minutes per day. But doing so much, so soon was a bad idea for her body, given that she was 20 pounds overweight and hadn’t gone running in years.
READ MOREA Free Way to Build Your E-Mail List
As an Internet marketer, your most important possession is your e-mail list – people who have given you permission to contact them.
READ MOREFinding Happiness and Hope in Tough Times
Feeling down because of the current state of the economy? Michael Masterson presented a simple way to overcome those feelings of despair in his article “Defeating Depression Before It Defeats You.” ETR readers took comfort in his words. Here’s some of what they had to say:
READ MORELet a Little Sunshine Into Your Life
When our eyes don’t take in enough sunlight, we can “experience a serious mood change… sleep too much… have little energy… crave sweets and starchy foods… [and] feel depressed,” according to the National Library of Medicine. Studies link those symptoms to low levels of brain chemicals like serotonin and melatonin. Not only do we need sunlight in our eyes to produce those neurotransmitters, we need sunlight on our skin to produce vitamin D.
READ MOREHow to Make Your Product Launch 6 to 11 Times More Successful
The Internet has given everyone the chance to become an instant publisher, turning the old model upside-down. With that power has come the opportunity to inject a huge amount of profits and momentum into your business… and you can do it with almost zero budget.
READ MOREWhy I’m Afraid of Bullish PEGs
The PEG ratio compares a stock’s price (as measured by the price-to-earnings ratio or P/E) with its earnings growth. When used correctly, PEG can help you find great companies.
READ MOREThe Power of Pausing
Top salespeople ask good questions and listen carefully to the answers. One of the most important listening skills they develop is to simply pause before replying. When the prospect finishes talking, rather than jumping in with the first thing they can think of, they take three to five seconds to…
READ MOREIs It Time to Buy Real Estate Yet?
Real estate prices are down substantially, and many foreclosures and short sale opportunities are out there for the picking. We are certainly in a buyer’s market. But is this the time to buy? Or will prices head even lower?
READ MORE9 Steps to Defeating Depression
Of all the many prescriptions for happiness that populate the media these days, the most popular one is also the stupidest. I’m talking about the idea that you can defeat depression by “paying attention to yourself.” The truth is that paying attention to yourself doesn’t make you happy at all.…
READ MOREWhat If You Have No Time for Exercise?
Tuesday morning, I got up early, ironed my clothes, and got mentally prepared for the talk I was to give at an AWAI Web Copywriting event in Austin, Texas…
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