The Office Is Under Seige…

My office has been under siege for the past two days and it looks like a horde of English World Cup soccer fans were parked here.

Ever since I released my Internet Business Manifesto, the phone has been ringing non-stop, Sheila my assistant has walked off the job three times because people insist on talking to me about the contents of the manifesto, and Debbie the secretary has told us we’re getting more calls coming in than the call center up stairs.

And to really top things off, my wife and daughters saw what was going on and high tailed it over to the other side of Florida for a "girl vacation."

Our Alexa ranking is a cool 492 today and over 16,612 people have downloaded the manifesto.

It’s been one of the hottest topics on the Warrior Forum and I’ve been getting rave reviews from people like John Reese, John Carlton, Jim Edwards, and many more.

Here’s what Jim Edward’s told his list:

"Most people don’t know this, but 18 months ago I was so stressed out… strung out… and just plain tired, I was ready to quit the Internet at the "height" of my career…

All I did was work, sometimes 16-18 hours a day for days on end… and there was absolutely no end in sight. Yeah, I was making a good living, but my organization sucked and I was trying to do everything myself…

Then I met a guy who helped me understand that I was in charge of a *business* — not the "one-man band" that was getting ready to put me into an early grave. He is one of the main reasons I stayed online and now have a REAL organization that is growing by leaps and bounds with each passing month!"

Then, my server crashed briefly under the number of people trying to get their hands on the report. Let’s just say my bandwidth bill isn’t going to be cheap.

Plus, Dan my right hand man has found hundreds of bloggers from all corners of the web, discussing the manifesto and declaring it "the most important report to be released in years."

Another one of my assistants, Kate, tells me there are thousands of people emailing me asking questions about the manifesto.

People are asking me what I’m going to be presenting at the Dan Kennedy Infomarketing Summit, and my new partners at the 300 million dollar company I’m working with are wondering why they can’t get through to me.

At one point, 17 people were opting in every second.

No wonder it’s so crazy around here.

But I’m not done. People have been begging me for more details about my strategies.

So I’m going to actually let you create the content for the follow up to the Internet Business Manifesto.

Here’s what I’d like you to do…

Answer the following question…

Q: After reading the manifesto, what is the one thing that you think will prevent you from achieving success similiar to that of my clients?

I’m preparing a video you should expect to see in your email box in the next few days. In it, I’ll try and answer some of
your questions.

I feel like Noah trying to hold back the flood…

Rich



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  • Abraiz

    Ur manifesto is just plain common sense. But as Shaw put it “common Sense is the most uncommon commodity in this world”. The one thing that is stopping is finances. It must cost a lot to outsource and stuff like that. Can’t U just start a mentoring program for the beginners like me?

  • http://www.sblucas.com Scott Lucas

    After reading the manifesto, the one thing that I think will prevent me from achieving success similiar to that of your clients is:

    Creating a vision and a strategy to achieve my vision. How do I do it?

  • ken

    The one thing that prevent’s everyone is an excuse. The number one excuse is money. I could use it, I certainly qualify to use that as an excuse, but I won’t.

    I won’t ask you for anything else for free either.

    If you have a big enough want to you will figure it out. The great ones do.

    I’ve got to go sell something. I’ll be back after I cash in.

  • http://www.MyTrainer.com John Allen Mollenhauer

    I love the way the universe works, just when you need something to show up, it does!

    This report was timely and powerful. I always had a vision, but the strategy was under development when we started the company. It has been easy to fall into periods of being opportunistic and I’ve learned first hand that this can really affect your business in a negative way.

    Thanks Rich for writing the Manifesto! I’m looking forward to being part of this coaching club.

    John Allen

  • http://www.listbuilding123.com Joseph

    Yes I know now that I need a vision and good strategy…But how and where do I start??

  • Kimberly Miller

    Hi Rich,

    Thank you for the outstanding piece of work! You always get right to the point and provide relevant information. Truly nothing should hold me back, you have mapped out the process, now we follow it, simple… right? However, human nature dictates differently. We tend to get caught up in the daily ‘to do’ list and not get focused on that key profit time. Bottom line, I need to focus on one niche market, then establish priorities and just commit! The key for me….avoid over analyzing and just start and realize it won’t be perfect.

    Of course having you as a ‘coach’ will certainly help the business along!

    Keep this outstanding refreshing information coming, we are lucky to have you share with us.

    Have a maximized day,
    Kimberly

  • http://www.creditordebit.net Steve

    Eye opening. Swimming with the sharks in my business. I need to figure out how to have a controllable assent so I dont have another un-controllable decent. I like being a one man show but I am just about at my limit.

  • http://www.kinsvats.com Deepak

    I have read your manifesto. Actually I am based in India and totally new to internet business, How can it help me start new business? will it work outside USA in India?

  • Alex So

    The one thing would stop me is when I defend the reason why I can’t do it instead of coming up with answers to how I can do it.

    I got this from Landmark Education, which teaches about creating an extraordinary life. A breakdown has to occur before a breakthrough can happen. What this means is that we have to be comfortable with making mistakes. It is through mistakes that we learn what we don’t know. So the more mistakes, the faster is change towards a better result.

    Your manifesto reminded me of the book “E-Myth” by Michael Gerber. He discussed about having a vision of the kind of life you want, which is similar to your discussion on strategic vs. opportunistic. He also discussed about having a system to eliminate the tyranny of routine, which you also mention in your manifesto.

    I agree with Ken about money being an excuse. I believe if someone need $10,000 for a life saving operation, that person will find a way if he/she wants to live. The question is are we willing to stake our life on the possibility of earning $1M per year? Do we want to find ways to produce the result or the reason for not producing the reason?

    One possibility I can see for the 11-week intensive is creating groups. Each person in the group would specialize on one box in the diagram. This will put into practice outsourcing. Revenue maybe split based on each contribution.

    Another reason for creating the group is accountability. I believe this is the reason why entrepreneurs failed. In the corporate world, someone is accountable to someone and maybe fired if the results are not delivered.

    If Rich would permit, the one selected to be coached can in turn share what he got to the group. This way, it reinforces and what he/she got and validates it as well. Investment in the program can be split. The one selected will probably bear a bigger percent (ratio 3:1).

    I’m a Business Technologist where I help people use technology to create leverage in their business and life. I wanted to start my own business instead of working for someone else. So I’m willing to work with anyone based on revenue sharing model.

    As Rick mentioned in his manifesto, I’m in the process of creating a system for small business to leverage their time, energy, and money.

    Be great!

    Alex So
    alex_so@xentinex.com

  • http://www.monitorrate.com Annaliza

    What is stopping me? I am very new to this online business thing. It seems that there are a lot of things to consider and do. At the moment I do not have the experience and the knowledge to make it as successful as I want it to be. I am not sure where to start or do, therefore I feel overwhelm knowing there are a lot of things that needs to be done.

    The resources I am using is what I get from my day job, hence there is only so much I can put towards any development on the online. You would say and I think it is the confidence as I do not have the experience to back up what I am doing. It is all just psychological thing?

    I love the strapline on your manifesto e-book: “more money, more business, more time off”.

    I started this online idea because I wanted to be financially free and I want to be able to do the things whenever I want and at the same time I want to be able to make a difference to peoples lives, I want to add value to their life. I also want it ethical with integrity.

    One of the things I liked most about your e-book is the value for our time. I knew time is precious, although I did not consider the value of it as I thought it was pompous to say to people my time is valuable, hence I cannot really stay and talk etc… You know what I mean. I am very generous with my time to people. The one thing, I would like to ask you is how to do you approach the situation I have just mentioned above?

    I also like the calculation of what is your hour worth?

    I am doing something about my time managemen. I am listening to Brian Tracy: “How to master your time”. I just started listening to it yesterday. I have also purchased a speed reading software that I will get in a couple of weeks time, so that I can read a lot faster and comprehend things a lot quicker and alo build up the stength of my focus.

    The outcome I really want is to do things that I want whenever I want, wherever I want and whoever I want. I want a joyous, fun, playful, loving, passionate, phenomenal, luxurious life. I want to have fun whatever I am doing.

    Thank you for your email and thank you for writing what you have written and sharing it to all of us, God bless you and your family and also any business venture you do now and in the future.

  • http://www.antiaging-skincare-products.com Brenda

    Great report. I think what would stop me succeeding is that I have only been in internet marketing for a couple of months. I am part of the group you mentioned that needs to collect lots of information as I knew nothing going in.

    It would probably not be worth taking your course until I have more of an empire to improve on. I am definately not doing productive work yet as my learning curve is too steep. It is probably not possible to take such a new business and make it into a successful business as I don’t think I have enough to work with yet.

    I will definately start process maps as I was kind of starting those but didn’t know what they were called or the best way to do them. I will focus on what my time is worth too.

    I wish I was at the level to be able to do your course but you have pointed me in a better direction so Thank You

  • John L

    I want to thank you for the “Manifeso”. It literally made me face myself and see why I haven’t been successful. The process mapping was brilliant.

    My wife and was away on June 30th when challenged us to a “60 Minute Makeover”, celebrating our 16th anniversary (sweet “16″). With the holiday so close we extended to include a much needed time out.

    I was wondering is your offer still on the table and if not how can get your help. I believe this is my year for a complete turn around.

  • http://www.affiliateebooks.net Jatin Dhillon

    Rich your insights have made me realize how closely i took internet marketing. For me it was only limited to affiliate marketing. Once going through all your videos and reports i am now preparing for a real sustainable business.

    Thanks
    Jatin Dhillon

  • http://www.wideopenebooks.com/ Matthew Cook

    The manifiesto was awesome! I highly recommend that everyone gets it. It opened my eyes as so many other people have allready said.

    One opt-in every 17 seconds… thats insane.

    Thanks

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