Welcome to Episode 87 of Praestabilis: Excellence in Marketing

Welcome Aboard for Episode 87 of the podcast! This time I’m discussing… “Inspiration… who and what are inspiring you to live the life you want to live?”

I’ll share two quotes with you that are directly related to what I’m talking about in terms of inspiring and being inspired. The first is…

“You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

For me, the things I thought I could not do were writing and fundraising. Over time, both of these activities are become the focus of my life and I live to help more people and share my stories with the world.

The next is…

“I only write when I am inspired. Fortunately, I am inspired at 9 o’clock every morning.” ~ William Faulkner

It’s easy to convince yourself that you need more time before you can be inspired and take action with something that holds the potential to change not only your life, but the lives of people around you.

While speaking with a man I mentor, I told him that I must be inspired before I can write or market or do most anything in my business. Luckily, that inspiration arrives every morning at six, just like clockwork.

I have bills to pay and people on two continents who depend on me for at least a small part of their livelihood.

Some are family members and most are the people who help me with various aspects of my business. If I take

time – days at a time – to get clear about my message and my business, lots of income is lost for everyone of us.

Once you do work that is inspired by others, or are able to inspire yourself to do it every day, you’ll never work another day in your life.

I had wanted to write from the time I was about ten or eleven years old. I did very little writing over the years. When I was in college at UCLA I was again inspired to write by the people around me. But it would take many more years, until I started my online business in 2006 before I would incorporate writing into my life and finally share the stories I wanted to share and bring characters to life with my words..

This led to articles and columns in local newspapers and magazines, full-length books, and short stories over the years, and finally to the writing I’d wanted to do so long ago… writing for television and film. But it was only when I realized I would have to write in order to build my new business that I took action and began writing each day.

I had also wanted to volunteer and get involved with fundraising, but never felt like I had the time or the money to do so. While living in an apartment building owned by Leonard Nimoy of Star Trek fame, I got the idea into my head that this was something I could do.

There were people living in the apartment building whose daughter and son-in-law were involved with fundraising in Los Angeles. That planted the seed that I could do this as well at some point in the future.

I did start volunteering with Rotary, an international service organization two decades later, and now this work is a primary focus of my life.

Do the things you think you cannot do. Take action every day. Be inspired by the people and projects that resonate with you. You can achieve all of your goals and dreams, and inspire others along the way.

Connecting and collaborating with others is crucial to our great success. While waiting in line at the post office years ago, a woman struck up a conversation with me. It turned out we had much in common, as she had been an author and online entrepreneur for close to three decades, while I was still relatively new.

Welcome to Episode 86 of Praestabilis: Excellence in Marketing

Welcome Aboard for Episode 86 of the podcast! This time I’m discussing… “Service to others, two hours a day to profits, and strategies for “having it all” with great success.”

This week I’ve been serving in my community of Santa Barbara, connecting with long-time and brand new friends alike, and feeling like I can truly make a difference as one person in the world. Someone from my Rotary Club said to me… “Connie, you have it all. What’s your secret?” Without hesitation, I answered…

“Yes, I have it all and anyone can do the same. I had a burning desire to change my life back in 2006. I held absolute faith that I could make it happen. I began a daily routine of positive self-talk. I used my imagination and daydreamed about the life I craved. I hired a mentor to help me map out a plan. And I took massive action every single day, and still do to this day.”

I realized I now had a small crowd encircling me, and I told them what I tell you each and every day… Write to me at conniegreenhouse at yahoo dot com to discuss this, or anything else. Also, I published a blog post about all of this a few months back at https://connieragengreen.com/think-and-grow-rich-in-12-steps/ you may find helpful. These aren’t my original ideas, but I’ve embraced them as my own and live by them every day.

Connecting and collaborating with others is crucial to our great success. While waiting in line at the post office years ago, a woman struck up a conversation with me. It turned out we had much in common, as she had been an author and online entrepreneur for close to three decades, while I was still relatively new. I waited for her to complete her transaction at the window and then gave her my card. That woman was none other than Barbara J. Winter, author of Making a Living Without a Job: Winning Ways for Creating Work That You Love and if she hadn’t been the first one to “talk to a stranger” that day, I might have never have known she lived less than ten miles from my home.

My “Two Hours a Day Profit Plan” includes writing, marketing, and connecting with others. Today, this included sending out an email to my online community, outlining and recording this podcast episode, reaching out to two colleagues via email and Messenger, and editing the lessons for my new course, Really Simple Short Reports. Later this morning, I have a call with a client to work on her business and marketing strategies.

Whether I’m at home or traveling, local or abroad I make it a point to limit my time online to no more than two hours during any twenty-four hour period.  That’s all it takes for me to run a seven figure, international business that I love.

You may have heard about “accidental tourists” and now it’s time for you to become the “accidental networker” with this “talking to a stranger” philosophy. I’d love to hear about your results.

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This month I’m traveling, grateful to spend time with family, friends, and colleagues I haven’t hugged in three years. During the years I worked as a classroom teacher and part-time in real estate, vacations were something I saved for a year in advance. While I was away from home, I had zero income coming in and it was tough making ends meet and also having some time away from work.

Once I started online, I understood the value of passive income and began to set some things in place. Early on, I was attending a live event in North Carolina with...

Welcome to Episode 85 of Praestabilis: Excellence in Marketing

Welcome Aboard for Episode 85! This time I’m discussing the topic… “Connecting With People and Networking by Talking to Strangers… No Matter Where in the World You Happen to Be.”

I’m still in Europe with friends and family, where I’m implementing my “Two Hours a Days Profit Plan” with excellent results. I am also connecting with people everywhere we go so that I can make new friends and establish relationships that will be good for both my personal and professional life.

On my flight from Los Angeles to Helsinki, I met two people who run a construction company in Finland. I first met the man who does their marketing and social media. He told me they had been chosen as a Case Study for the Anderson School of Management at UCLA. When I told him that I am an alumni of UCLA’s undergraduate program, we hit it off right away. I recommend finding some commonality with whomever you strike up a conversation with. Keep this simple for best results

A short time later, I met the woman who is the CEO of this construction company. The three of us spoke for almost an hour before returning to our seats when the pilot told us there was some turbulence ahead and that we needed to fasten our seat belts. Before we landed in Helsinki we had discussed content creation, marketing, and syndication, and I had also shown my credibility by telling them about the many books I have written and published over the past 13 years. I recommend you share your credibility as well, opening the path to a greater connection in the future.

You want to WOW! people with details of what you know and how you serve others with your knowledge and experience. I did this at my Rotary Club during my early years of online entrepreneurship and that’s how I connected with small business owners who would soon become my clients for local business marketing. I was completely transparent with them in regards to my level of knowledge around marketing in general. They were appreciative of my efforts and excited when my strategies made their phones ring. I mention several of them in the book I’ve written on this topic, Local Business Marketing: Making the Phone Ring for Businesses Everywhere.

While waiting in line at the post office years ago, a woman struck up a conversation with me. It turned out we had much in common, as she had been an author and online entrepreneur for close to three decades, while I was still relatively new. I waited for her to complete her transaction at the window and then gave her my card. That woman was none other than Barbara J. Winter, author of Making a Living Without a Job: Winning Ways for Creating Work That You Love and if she hadn’t been the first one to “talk to a stranger” that day, I might have never have known she lived less than ten miles from my home.

My “Two Hours a Day Profit Plan” includes writing, marketing, and connecting with others. While I’m traveling, local or abroad I make it a point to limit my time online to no more than two hours during any twenty-four hour period.  That’s all it takes for me to run a seven figure, international business that I love.

You may have heard about “accidental tourists” and now it’s time for you to become the “accidental networker” with this “talking to a stranger” philosophy. I’d love to hear about your results.

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This month I’m traveling, grateful to spend time with family, friends, and colleagues I haven’t hugged in three years.

Welcome to Episode 84 of Praestabilis: Excellence in Marketing

Welcome Aboard! In Episode 84 I’m discussing the topic around… “Creating Passive Income Streams” and more specifically, becoming an affiliate marketer and creating your own information products. This was the strategy I learned when I started online in 2006.

We’re less than a week from closing out the first half of 2022, and a week from today it will be July 1st! Time flies when you’re having fun, and I’ll add that it’s even more joyous when you have passive income streams set up in your business. I discussed this on my recent “Ask Connie Anything” call (replay at http://AskConnieRagenGreen.com) and I’m going into much greater detail here today.

This month I’m traveling, grateful to spend time with family, friends, and colleagues I haven’t hugged in three years. During the years I worked as a classroom teacher and part-time in real estate, vacations were something I saved for a year in advance. While I was away from home, I had zero income coming in and it was tough making ends meet and also having some time away from work.

Once I started online, I understood the value of passive income and began to set some things in place. Early on, I was attending a live event in North Carolina with people whose names you would recognize. One of them made a comment that rendered me speechless…

“I make enough from recommending my autoresponder service to pay my mortgage every month.”

I was using that same service, yet I hadn’t ever thought about recommending it to others for passive, recurring income. That day I became an affiliate and began sharing my link with my community. Today, this is one of over a hundred resources I recommend to others regularly. You could do the same thing, you know? I’m at conniegreenhouse at yahoo dot com if you have questions or comments about this topic or anything else. And if you’re ready for an autoresponder service, start with a free account at https://ConnieLoves.me/AWeberFree – See how easy that is?

I categorize “passive income” as anything that comes into your PayPal or bank accounts without you having to do any additional work. Yes, you must set it up initially, so technically it’s something called “residual” income. Within my message here to you today, I’m setting up four new streams of passive income. I also share on social media – especially Twitter (I’m @ConnieGreen) throughout each day, and those updates are scheduled days or weeks in advance.

How can you get started with passive income? Start with affiliate income. Become my affiliate at https://AffiliateLinksandTools.com and get your personalized affiliate link for my “Action Habits Challenge” that is free. How will you earn income from recommending a free training? It’s the magic of “cookies” where everyone who comes aboard through your link will be cookied in for all future sales of my more than fifty current products, courses, and programs. I’m the “Marketing Madwoman” so yes, they’ll buy something from me and through you in the future!

I want to add here that I do not recommend you sign up for everyone’s affiliate program you find. Instead, look at what and from whom you are purchasing, and then join those affiliate programs.

And remember that affiliate programs like Amazon and many others do not create passive income. Instead, you’ll earn affiliate commissions on the day people purchase, but it does not carry over to future sales on their website. Make sure you understand the terms up front, so you won’t be disappointed down the road.

Welcome to Episode 83 of Praestabilis: Excellence in Marketing

Welcome Aboard! In Episode 83 I’m discussing the topic around… “What’s your story?” and more specifically, telling your personal “origin” story. This was something I had to learn when I started online in 2006.

None of us dropped out of the sky and landed online; we all had lives before that time that are filled with people, places, events, experiences and more. You’ll want to share more about yourself with your prospects and clients as a way to gain credibility and create raving fans for yourself and your business.

While the people in our daily lives feel like they truly know us, that may not be the case. But you’ll agree that people who connect with us solely online do not know us at all. You have the chance to change that, along with their perceptions about you with every email you write, your videos, audios, and social media posts, and more.

Where were you born, what have you done, and how are you navigating the world around you?

I attended my first live event soon after coming online. A group of people were talking about a woman who had been a school teacher and also worked in real estate before coming online. I knew I had to meet her… and it turned out they were talking about me!

I began telling my personal story when I was speaking to an audience, virtually or in person. These stories resonated with people in the audience and my visibility and list began to grow exponentially.

Think about the level of privacy you want to maintain before you share anything, especially regarding children. My family knows that I wait several years before using any family photos, and also that I change the name of everyone to something that begins with the same first letter – this makes it easier for me to remember. So someone named Charles would become Chase in something I share, as an example.

It’s on my third blog, Monday Morning Mellow, where I write and publish more personal stories. This site launched in July of 2019 and within a few months I had a following that was growing. I encourage you to write about your personal experiences and share them with your audience as well. As an example, I wrote a post about my friend from elementary school who was killed in an automobile crash at Rhonda Sue’s Gone to Heaven.

Our origin story and other stories make us more real to our audience, as well as increasing our credibility and making up more fleshed out as a human. Also, they tell people how you react to situations. Most people are not willing to share details about themselves so openly, so in doing so as a regular part of your business, you’ll set yourself apart very quickly.

The precept is clear: When you love the work you are doing, it no longer feels like “work” and you can easily merge your personal and professional lives into one. Imagine a great athlete or musician telling their family they don’t want to talk about sports or music. Instead, they embrace what they do in such a way as to incorporate and blend it into their daily lives.

I believe the belief that there needs to be a line in the sand, where work is on one side and family, friends, and personal interests are on the other comes from being in the work force and developing what is known as an employee mindset.

As an online entrepreneur, you can conduct your business from anywhere in the world, with only an internet connection. I’ve done this all over the world, from an internet cafe in Amsterdam to a hotel in Shanghai, and everywhere in between. My work defines me. I want to share what I do with everyone who will listen.

Welcome to Episode 82 of Praestabilis: Excellence in Marketing

Welcome Aboard! In Episode 82 the topic is “Merging Your Life and Your Business” in such a way as to always be actively engaged in activities that make your heart sing.

I’ll begin by sharing two quotes that are apropos to today’s topic. The first is from marketing expert Seth Godin… “Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, you ought to set up a life you don’t need to escape from.” The second comes from John Assaraf… “Create a life you don’t need a vacation from.”

The precept is clear: When you love the work you are doing, it no longer feels like “work” and you can easily merge your personal and professional lives into one. Imagine a great athlete or musician telling their family they don’t want to talk about sports or music. Instead, they embrace what they do in such a way as to incorporate and blend it into their daily lives.

I believe the belief that there needs to be a line in the sand, where work is on one side and family, friends, and personal interests are on the other comes from being in the work force and developing what is known as an employee mindset.

As an online entrepreneur, you can conduct your business from anywhere in the world, with only an internet connection. I’ve done this all over the world, from an internet cafe in Amsterdam to a hotel in Shanghai, and everywhere in between. My work defines me. I want to share what I do with everyone who will listen. My family and friends tend to become involved in the online world after hearing me speak about it or reading one or more of my books.

I encourage you to create a lifestyle by design, where your life consists of a variety of activities, many of which could be considered to be part of your work. Even the youngest members of your family will benefit from seeing you and emulating your actions in all areas of your life. Whether it’s a weekday morning or the afternoon of a holiday weekend, I enjoy writing, marketing, creating, and mentoring no matter when it is or where I am and my world continues to expand.

This is the motto I lived by to build the business I love… “Do for a year what others won’t; live, forever the way others can’t.”

Remember that you are serving others as an online entrepreneur and author, and instead of looking for ways to do it fewer hours each week, look for ways to merge it into your overall lifestyle. You’ll create more free time and financial freedom for yourself and your family, all the while doing things you love.

My affiliate program details can be found at Affiliate Links and Tools.

* Writing – blog posts, short reports, focus guides, sales letters, books, and more

* Creating – products, courses, challenges, and events

* Marketing – I’m the “Marketing Madwoman” and relish this title! Marketing makes the business world go ’round, and I wish I would have embraced this concept sooner in my life.

* Mentoring/Consulting – I love working with individuals, organizations (for profit and non-profit), companies, and corporations to help them with their marketing, online and offline.

I began my outsourcing journey by setting up a “barter” arrangement with someone I met at a live event in 2006. She set up websites, did technical work, and created graphics for me, in return for me helping her learn more about marketing herself and her business. A year and a half later I started paying her for her services. Soon I was building a team of people who continue to help me grow my business.

Take a close look at what you love doing, what you strongly dislike,

Welcome to Episode 81 of Praestabilis: Excellence in Marketing

Welcome Aboard! In Episode 81 I’m discussing the importance of income producing activities to monetize our businesses every single day. These activities include, but are not limited to:

* Sending emails to our growing (hopefully!) list of prospects, customers, and clients – use something called “pattern interrupt” to get people’s attention with your email messages

* Networking with others, both virtually and in person who could potentially be interested in and a good fit to be our prospects, affiliates, JV (joint venture) partners, collaborators, and more – we absolutely must interact with people every single day if we are to build and grow a lucrative business. Rotary (an international service organization) has been an excellent way to network, and many of the people I mentor have joined their local Rotary Club as well.

* Affiliates – what we recommend, as well as those who recommend us and our products, courses, services, and other offerings.

* Asking for the sale! We must ask people to buy from us. I recommend doing this within your email messages (broadcasts and autoresponders), in person, within your blog posts (I have a CTA (Call to Action) at the bottom of all of my posts, In the podcast recording, I share the story of buying a new car recently, and how one dealership lost my business because they did not ask for the sale when I was ready to make the purchase.

* Launching or re-launching a product or course – we are teachers in our online businesses, and we must show people what it’s like to learn from and with us.

* Marketing your current products – get them in front of your prospects, customers, and clients on a regular basis. This includes both free and paid offerings, including your free giveaway (lead magnet).

Everything else we do as an online entrepreneur is outside the realm of being income producing on a daily basis.

Are you focusing on income producing activities every single day in your business? Is marketing at the forefront of your thinking and actions? Everything we do is selling us to our target audience; share your story, your knowledge, your experiences, and you expertise.

My affiliate program details can be found at Affiliate Links and Tools.

* Writing – blog posts, short reports, focus guides, sales letters, books, and more

* Creating – products, courses, challenges, and events

* Marketing – I’m the “Marketing Madwoman” and relish this title! Marketing makes the business world go ’round, and I wish I would have embraced this concept sooner in my life.

* Mentoring/Consulting – I love working with individuals, organizations (for profit and non-profit), companies, and corporations to help them with their marketing, online and offline.

I began my outsourcing journey by setting up a “barter” arrangement with someone I met at a live event in 2006. She set up websites, did technical work, and created graphics for me, in return for me helping her learn more about marketing herself and her business. A year and a half later I started paying her for her services. Soon I was building a team of people who continue to help me grow my business.

Take a close look at what you love doing, what you strongly dislike, and know that outsourcing at least some tasks and activities to others is the way to increase your income and your free time.

Pick up a copy of my book, “Time Management Strategies for Entrepreneurs: How to Manage Your Time to Increase Your Bottom Line” at https://amzn.to/37QfTWg

“Everything we do in our lives is preparin...

Welcome to Episode 80 of Praestabilis: Excellence in Marketing

Welcome! In Episode 80 the topic is around managing your time and deciding when to begin outsourcing some of the tasks and activities that are a part of your business.

I continue to only engage in four areas in my business. These include:

* Writing – blog posts, short reports, focus guides, sales letters, books, and more

* Creating – products, courses, challenges, and events

* Marketing – I’m the “Marketing Madwoman” and relish this title! Marketing makes the business world go ’round, and I wish I would have embraced this concept sooner in my life.

* Mentoring/Consulting – I love working with individuals, organizations (for profit and non-profit), companies, and corporations to help them with their marketing, online and offline.

I began my outsourcing journey by setting up a “barter” arrangement with someone I met at a live event in 2006. She set up websites, did technical work, and created graphics for me, in return for me helping her learn more about marketing herself and her business. A year and a half later I started paying her for her services. Soon I was building a team of people who continue to help me grow my business.

Take a close look at what you love doing, what you strongly dislike, and know that outsourcing at least some tasks and activities to others is the way to increase your income and your free time.

Pick up a copy of my book, “Time Management Strategies for Entrepreneurs: How to Manage Your Time to Increase Your Bottom Line” at https://amzn.to/37QfTWg

“Everything we do in our lives is preparing us for something that will arise in the future, even though we don’t yet know what that will be.” ~ Connie Ragen Green

I have created a training course on how you may do the same thing at Become A Local Celebrity and you may reach out to me at conniegreenhouse @ Yahoo .com if you’d like to come in at a discount.

Embrace the Hard Parts of Everything You Do…  Because Skipping Through the Hard Parts of Life Won’t Serve You

Throughout my lifetime I have discovered that skipping past or through the crucial parts does not serve one well. These also tend to be the boring or uninteresting parts of the process, so it takes grit and perseverance if you are to achieve success and reach your full potential.

Some of the things I engaged in during 2006, the first year of my online business were born of necessity. I was a new online entrepreneur with no prospect list or connections. Also, I did not have an information product or course or even an eBook to sell and start earning some income. I order to get my new business rolling and bringing in some money, I knew I’d have to get creative. I came up with  few simple success strategies that continue to be effective today:

* I hosted a weekly “Ask Connie Anything” call. This was a teleseminar, so anyone could join me by simply dialing in to my conference line. They could also go to the webpage to ask their questions at any time, whether or not they were attending live. The replay was accessible from the same link, making this a stress free solution.

* Three times a week, I wrote and published a short post to one of the several blogs I had set up on a variety of topics. I hadn’t yet chosen my niche and was still experimenting with my ideas.

* I reached out to the people I was buying from through email primarily. If they had an affiliate program I joined it and then shared information about them with those who attended my teleseminars,

Welcome to Episode 79 of Praestabilis: Excellence in Marketing

Welcome! In Episode 79 I the topic is “What to do when you don’t have time to do anything!” and still want to create a profitable business to run from home or from wherever you are in the world and have an internet connection but not enough time.

Life happens to all of us, and I was busy caring for a family member who’d just had open heart surgery I realized that I was fortunate to have created strategies and systems over the years to ensure my income does not take even the slightest dip when I have very little time to be online. These strategies include…

* Focus on your Big Picture Goal(s) – knowing what it is you wish to achieve in your business will make a difference in how you approach each day and every activity in your business. For me, income producing activities come first, followed by ones that increase my reach and build relationships.

* Prioritize what needs to be done. Sending an email message to my list comes first, followed by sharing what’s for sale with my social media community. I’m on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ConnieGreen if you’d like to see how I do this in real time.

* Ask for help. We all like to think of ourselves as being “Super Person” but the truth is that no single person is responsible for a business achieving incredible results. Friends, family members, people you’ve built relationships with online, and virtual assistants all play a part in our success, especially when time is of the essence.

* Learn shortcuts. After you do something a hundred or more times, your mind will come up with strategies to help you do it faster, more smoothly, and more effectively. Strive to achieve this by being willing to trust yourself when it comes to time management and productivity as an online entrepreneur.

* Keep moving forward, no matter what. Do not allow anyone or any thing to derail you from achieving your goals and dreams, even if time is short and the tasks you need to complete feel tedious.

* Take it one step at a time. There is no rush to success. Allow your life to unfold in a way that feels right to you. Know that everything is possible and that God and the Universe will continue to conspire in your favor.

* Create “to-do” lists with the goal of transferring no more than three or four items to your schedule to complete each day. It’s easy to become overwhelmed by an unlimited and growing list of tasks and activities you intend to complete… some day. Instead live by your schedule and watch your productivity soar.

Pick up a copy of my book, “Time Management Strategies for Entrepreneurs: How to Manage Your Time to Increase Your Bottom Line” at https://amzn.to/37QfTWg

“Everything we do in our lives is preparing us for something that will arise in the future, even though we don’t yet know what that will be.” ~ Connie Ragen Green

I have created a training course on how you may do the same thing at Become A Local Celebrity and you may reach out to me at conniegreenhouse @ Yahoo .com if you’d like to come in at a discount.

Embrace the Hard Parts of Everything You Do…  Because Skipping Through the Hard Parts of Life Won’t Serve You

Throughout my lifetime I have discovered that skipping past or through the crucial parts does not serve one well. These also tend to be the boring or uninteresting parts of the process, so it takes grit and perseverance if you are to achieve success and reach your full potential.

Some of the things I engaged in during 2006,

Welcome to Episode 78 of Praestabilis: Excellence in Marketing

Welcome! In Episode 78 I revisit the topic of becoming a “local celebrity” in your community. This happened for me quite accidentally when I relocated to a new city in 2006, while simultaneously starting my online business.

Where I had lived for many years previously, I had never felt like I was a part of a community. Looking back, this was due to the fact that I did not participate in any local activities or connect with the people who were instrumental in making sure my city was one where there were activities and events that kept it strong.

When I moved to Santa Clarita, California I began looking for opportunities to volunteer and connect with others. This quest first led me to the local Rotary Club, and then on to other groups, service organizations, and people who were the movers and shakers in that city and beyond. It wasn’t long before everyone knew my name and I became someone who was thought of as a valuable resource in the community.

It was through my connections and volunteerism with Rotary, Elk’s BPOE, Boys & Girls Clubs, Zonta, and other non-profits and service organizations that I was able to be recommended for work as a consultant and to begin participating in the corporate world as an expert and authority in my field of online marketing.

In 2012, I began living part-time in Santa Barbara, California and it was here where I decided to become a “local celebrity” by choice. Replicating what I had done previously in Santa Clarita on an accidental basis, I became someone who is a valuable resource to my community of Santa Barbara.

I have created a training course on how you may do the same thing at Become A Local Celebrity and you may reach out to me at conniegreenhouse @ Yahoo .com if you’d like to come in at a discount.

Embrace the Hard Parts of Everything You Do…  Because Skipping Through the Hard Parts of Life Won’t Serve You

Throughout my lifetime I have discovered that skipping past or through the crucial parts does not serve one well. These also tend to be the boring or uninteresting parts of the process, so it takes grit and perseverance if you are to achieve success and reach your full potential.

Some of the things I engaged in during 2006, the first year of my online business were born of necessity. I was a new online entrepreneur with no prospect list or connections. Also, I did not have an information product or course or even an eBook to sell and start earning some income. I order to get my new business rolling and bringing in some money, I knew I’d have to get creative. I came up with  few simple success strategies that continue to be effective today:

* I hosted a weekly “Ask Connie Anything” call. This was a teleseminar, so anyone could join me by simply dialing in to my conference line. They could also go to the webpage to ask their questions at any time, whether or not they were attending live. The replay was accessible from the same link, making this a stress free solution.

* Three times a week, I wrote and published a short post to one of the several blogs I had set up on a variety of topics. I hadn’t yet chosen my niche and was still experimenting with my ideas.

* I reached out to the people I was buying from through email primarily. If they had an affiliate program I joined it and then shared information about them with those who attended my teleseminars, as well as within and in the resource/author’s bio area at the end of each blog post.

These simple success strategies were only the beginning. I’m sharing more with you here…

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