The Language Perfectionist: A Wordy Phrase to Excise From Your Writing
Consider these examples, found online: “Do you have to sweat in order to lose weight while exercising?” “We have lied to ourselves and others in order to justify our actions.” “Glee, at that point, was about a motley crew of quirky teenagers trying to mold together in order to win…
READ MOREHow to Cut Down on Product Returns and Refunds
It’s every Internet marketer’s dirty little secret: We hate product returns and refund requests! As my colleague FG puts it: “I hate seeing the UPS man coming the wrong way!” It’s not so much the money, although we don’t enjoy giving money back. It’s that we take the rejection of…
READ MORETwo Is Better Than One
Video games aren’t just for kids anymore. From its humble beginnings with games like “Pong” and “Pac Man,” the industry has grown up. The average game player is now 34 years old, according to the Entertainment Software Association. And it is a very, very big business. 2009 annual revenues in…
READ MOREEntrepreneurs, Shiny Objects, and the Internet Money Club
When I joined the Internet Money Club a year ago, I thought I was doing it to learn how to market on the Internet. But I discovered that the IMC is about much more than Internet Marketing and Business Creation.
READ MOREA New Year’s Plan You Should Start Working on Now
Eddie is a very shrewd guy. In 2004, while the real estate bubble was still inflating in the United States, he took a job I offered him to run a real estate development project in Nicaragua.
READ MOREThe Language Perfectionist: Tricky Singulars and Plurals
I was amazed to read this sentence in a major newspaper: “Today the criteria is simple: total unit sales.” Of course, criteria should be criterion. The first is plural; the second singular. And if you intend the plural, it’s criteria are, not criteria is. Most English words are turned into…
READ MORECategory of One
What happens when a business with a longstanding “No. 1” competitive edge is no longer “No. 1”? In today’s video presentation, “Mindset Maven” PJ McClure shows you what happens when the game changes and a company doesn’t recognize the change.
READ MOREStarting Out Big When You’re Starting Out Small
When you’re starting any business — an Internet business, for example, with a new website and an e-mail list of zero names — the thought of competing with the established companies out there can be intimidating.
READ MOREWhy You Need to Buy Silver Immediately
If you haven’t yet bought silver, the market just gave you an extraordinary reason to take action… right now.
In mid-October, I told my readers about a coming rally in the U.S. dollar.
READ MOREI Was Blind, but Now IMCing…
In the beginning — when I first signed up for the Early to Rise newsletter — I was OVERWHELMED by the number of e-mails I started to receive. (I just wasn’t accustomed to the quantity of information that I would come to expect from ETR.)
READ MORE2011 class of the Internet Money Club
If you read Early to Rise this week, you know we’re set to launch the 2011 class of the Internet Money Club. (Keep reading to find out how you can get in before anybody else.)
READ MOREA Powerful Tool to Build Your Business
Today, I’m going to tell you about a powerful tool that you can use to build and grow your business. It’s not a tool you can buy… In fact, it’s absolutely free. When used properly, this tool will attract more customers to your business, foster in them a deeper bond…
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