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- Nov 14 2008
- 22 Comments
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I just finished up with several presentations at the Early To Rise Boot Camp this week…
What a fantastic event. Michael Masterson and MaryEllen Tribby really went over and above for this one. And I was honored to be one of the speakers.
As it usually happens with these types of seminars, most of the speakers gathered in a private suite to relax, catch up, and talk shop.
I was able to reconnect with old friends like Alex Mandossian and Yanik Silver, as well as get to know brilliant people like David Cross and Marc Charles a lot better. Plus, it’s always good to see Buck Rivzi and Brock Felt.
Now, I know what many of you are thinking, because I get it all the time when I mention these “inner sanctums”…
“Wow, Rich… I would have loved to be a fly on the wall in there!”
I can understand that. When you get some of the world’s greatest marketing and business building minds in one room, creative sparks tend to fly. And million dollar deals tend to be struck.
But I’ll let you in on a little secret…
Our private suite wasn’t where the REAL action was.
Nope–the meaty, juicy stuff was inside our COO Brian Johnson’s circle.
Let me explain…
If you read my “Man Behind The Curtain” post a week or two ago, you know Brian takes care of the business at Strategic Profits. He’s my number one guy.
And whenever there was a break at the event, Brian was huddled with a handful of his contemporaries, comparing notes on recent promotions, future launches, and current trends.
But all that took a back seat to the main topic of conversation–how to effectively run the day-to-day operations of a multi-million dollar business.
Because Brian opened the proverbial can of worms with this call.
Internet Business Secrets Revealed
A couple of weeks back, Brian got a few of the top operations people on the phone to discuss their most productive strategies for keeping these mega-empires running smoothly.
And the call was a major success. We had masses of people flooding the phone lines when it ran live, and even more when we offered replays last weekend.
It was so good, in fact, that many of his pals at the event were scampering to get an MP3 and transcript to the call (which he promptly gave them).
But then I got to thinking, “If we give it to them, it’s only fair that we make it available to everyone else for the asking.”
So here you go.
Listening to this call will be like stepping inside Brian’s huddle this week…
You’ll get the inside scoop on what it takes to REALLY make things happen–from the people who pull all the strings.
We’re talking the brains behind the scenes for leading gurus including Jay Abraham, Joel Comm, Eben Pagan, Mike Filsaime and more–all in one place and all spilling their biggest secrets for multiplying sales and creating a business that virtually runs itself.
It’s unlike anything call you’ve ever listened to before, and you can hear every word–with my compliments–right here.
I implore you–do NOT miss this. We’ll even throw in the transcript for free so you can highlight your favorite parts.
Sound good?
To Higher Profits,
Rich
P.S. Once you listen (or if you heard it earlier) let us know what you think by posting in the comments below…
I’d like to hear your biggest takeaways from the call along with one strategy you’ll be implementing into your own business immediately.
I’ll be monitoring your responses and chiming in myself from time to time. So make sure you post your comment below, okay?
Can’t wait to hear your input…
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- Sep 22 2008
- 638 Comments
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Update Sept 29, 2008, Monday
We’ve narrowed our decision down, but boy is this tough. Stay tuned for the winner!
Ever have one of those days where you were so excited to get started you woke up before your alarm clock was set to go off?
That’s exactly what happened to me this morning. Because I knew exactly what I needed to tell you on my blog today — and I couldn’t wait for you to read it!
See, Friday night, Debi asked me “Do you think all your subscribers fully realize how explosive the elimination of even one, key constraint can be for their businesses?” Frankly, I had to confess I haven’t really connected those dots for you.
- How all the things you’ve already done to grow your business have created enormous back-pressure that is suddenly released; bringing a sudden surge of growth, sales and profits …
- How the demands on your time and energy that have you slaving away 60, 80 even 100 or more hours a week simply vanish; giving you time and energy for the things that really matter to you …
- And how all that new money and time — and the prestige and respect that flow to you as the owner of a business that’s taking your niche by storm — can change your life.
I want you to think about that. Hard.
I want you to ask yourself, “If every major constraint in my businesses suddenly vanished — right now, today — what would my life be like in a month? In two months? On New Year’s Day, 2009?
“How many new customers would I have? How many more sales would I be making every day? How much more could I pay myself?
“How much more fun would it be to go to work each morning and preside over a company that is bursting at the seams … that’s living up to its potential … and that is making me richer than I ever thought possible?
“What would I do … what would I buy … where would I go to celebrate my succsess? What would my new home look like? What car would I be driving? What would my next family vacation be like? How would it feel to see so much money piling up in my shopping cart every day, I’d never have to worry about money ever again?”
Because when you think about it, removing constraints isn’t just about eliminating the frustrating problems you wrestle with every day. It’s not just about spending less time at work and more time with your family.
It’s about breaking through to the next level … making your mark on your entire industry … and guaranteeing yourself and your family all the riches that flow from that kind of success.
I’ve seen it happen scores of times in my clients’ companies. Once I help them identify and eliminate the constraints that are blocking their success, the company is instantly transformed and the owner’s life permanently altered for the better.
And when I discovered this new way of creating success, it happened for me, too. These days, the toughest decision I have to face is whether to buy Debi a new Mercedes or a new Maserati. I have a king’s ransom socked away for a rainy day. My company produces all the money I could ever want — almost instantly, on demand.
But just three, short years ago, none of that was true. The one, huge difference? I learned how to correctly identify and eliminate my constraints.
Back then, my big constraint was my positioning in my market. Sure, I was well known in insider circles as the coach to the gurus, but to the general marketplace I was invisible, nobody knew who I was. So, I combined the one-two-three punch of Silver Bullets #2, #6, and #7.
Specifically, I combined the knowledge gained from silver bullet #2 (fast and frequent intelligence) to write a viral report leveraging silver bullet #6, social psychology marketing, guided by silver bullet #7 (removing the buyers bottlenecks).
The result — a viral report I entitled The Internet Business Manifesto — two weeks later my coaching program sold out in just 2 hours and 14 minutes. Immediately there was $1 million sitting in my PayPal account, plus a $217,000 monthly recurring revenue stream totaling 2.6 million over the next 12 months. In total $3.6 million from a single free report. And of course, millions more have flowed to me in the years since.
The money’s great. The sense of achievement … the knowledge that I alone are in control of my business destiny is even greater. And frankly, the prestige that comes with all of that is amazing.
About a month and a half ago, for example, I was invited to Las Vegas to an invitation-only summit for some of the world’s most successful web entrepreneurs. Later this week I’m flying to another exclusive meeting of the 100 most powerful online marketers at Chicago’s Hard Rock Hotel.
I’m not telling you any of this to brag; only to get you thinking about how quickly and how easily you could be joining us. Remember: I’ve helped put more people in these exclusive meetings than any other business coach alive. And if you’re one of the lucky ones who gets into my Guided Profit System program, I’ll get you there, too!
So, to help you connect with the radical ways your life will change once we identify and eliminate the constraints in your business, we’re going to have a contest.
And to really get your juices flowing, the winner’s going to get:
A full ride scholarship to my upcoming coaching program – where we’ll work together each and every day for thirty days. Together we’ll obliterate one business debilitating constraint after another. The net effect will be that what you write down below will be true for you no latter than Halloween.A one day blitz for your business – we’ll send you your airfare and set you up in a posh hotel right around the corner from my office so my entire team and I can focus exclusively on your business. Every resource I have will be entirely focused on you and your success.A complimentary spot in my $25,000 private reserve club– including private masterminds (with other elite online entrepreneurs) at my office, dedicated time with my staff, and exclusive personal access to me and my vast resources.
Read My New Report – The Uncertainty Syndrome: The Entrepreneurial Emergency
Then Leave A Comment Below and answer these three questions:- Do you know what your single greatest constraint is right now? If so, what is it?
- How many constraints away are you from having the business and the life of your dreams?
- What are the three greatest benefits you’ll enjoy once those constraints are removed?
I’ll even give you some clues to what the winning posts will contain. First, they probably won’t contain sob stories. I don’t want to sound heartless, but frankly, my coaching programs are not about obsessing over your challenges and obstacles to success. It’s about exploding through them with a “Nothing-can-stand-in my way” attitude and the tools that make your success inevitable.
Instead, the winning entries will demonstrate – as specifically as possible – What your single greatest constraint is right now… What would your life be like without these constraints … The benefits you will enjoy when these constraints are removed.
The person who understands the most how much this concept is affecting your business in a negative way, and how miraculous it will be when it is gone, will be the winner.
Then we will turn that into phenomenal business growth in the year ahead.
Beginning this Wednesday 10PM EST – I’ll announce winner right here on this page. Make sure you use your right email address so we can get in touch with you.
So what are you waiting for?
Give me your answers now!
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- Jun 12 2008
- 8 Comments
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Silly question, right?
Well, before you dismiss the question…. let me ask you this:
Q: What exactly is an entrepreneur?
um…ah…um… Yeah, I know… It was on the tip of your tongue.
The sad truth is – most online marketers can more accurately explain what a medical doctor is than an entrepreneur, even though they aspire to be one.
The fallout from this lack of clarity is the primary reason why so many wanna-be entrepreneurs end up broke, frustrated, and confused. More to the point… they end up opportunity-seekers, the polar opposite of strategic entrepreneurs.
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- Mar 31 2008
- 52 Comments
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Listen friend, I’ve got a gift for you.
Q: Why am I giving you a gift?
Because it’s my way of saying thank you.
You see, at last count there were over 15 billion web pages online. And the simple fact that you are here reading this post means you consider my point of view valuable.
Better yet, it turns out you’re not alone in your opinion. At our recent conference, New Beginnings, a bunch of the speakers (Maryellen Tribby, Jeff Walker, John Carlton, Frank Kern, etc…) were hanging out in the green room when Gary Vaynerchuck asked “who are the most influential bloggers in the internet marketing community?”
Continue reading Join The Conversation Or Watch Your Business Wither Away And Die
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- Jan 14 2008
- 96 Comments
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Because we’re giving our 5th free Business Acceleration Program to Liubov Latypova.
Check out the entry she posted. This one really made us take notice…
Continue reading Only One FREE Package Left…
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- Oct 25 2007
- 60 Comments
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A little over a year ago I left an internet marketing seminar feeling disheartened, disillusioned, and disappointed by what I saw. In fact, I was so disturbed I wrote a warning, a prescription for change, a call to arms for entrepreneurs online – The Internet Business Manifesto.That’s why it’s rather ironic that I am writing this post from my hotel balcony in Sydney, Australia, once again disappointed, depressed, and disturbed by what I witnessed yesterday at an internet marketing event I participated in.
There were 16 speakers, many of whom were clients of mine. It was an impressive lineup of self made entrepreneurs who got to their current position by learning, thinking, working hard, and marketing even harder.
Yet table rush after table rush were for so-called "short-cuts" like Private Label Rights Products, Push Button Software, And you just sit at home and get rich while my company does all the hard work for you type products.
Not one person speaking from the stage got to their current position by any of these methods. You would think that the audience would see that. But if you did, you would be wrong.
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- May 08 2007
- 161 Comments
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Last week I got a massage.
It was different than any massage I ever received (which is why I am telling you about it). It reminded me of a key distinction between my most successful clients and those that seem to continually struggle.
The masseuse (I’ll call her GP for short) discovered a big knot in my shoulder and asked me if I work in front of a computer. I said I did and I’d been spending a lot more time typing than I usually do.
(The reason for my recent marathon typing sessions is the new report I’m working on. I’m sure it will open people’s eyes just like the Internet Business Manifesto did last year. More on that later…)
The conversation with GP drifted to how many hours a week I work, what I do, and what I do on the weekends.
When she heard how much time I took out of my schedule for fun and time with my family, she was surprised at how I’m able to squeeze in everything.
Her response was not unusual at all. In fact, whenever I explain my schedule I’m always greeted with envy first, followed quickly by confusion, then wonder at how I’m able to live my life so well.
Being polite, I asked GP about her schedule. Her answer absolutely horrified me…
GP had been working seven days a week for the past 6 months with no days off and no vacations. At first I thought I had misheard her, but I hadn’t. Six massages a day, day in and day out, for over 180 days straight.
She making six figures – but she’s living her "life" based on a faulty assumption I see entrepreneurs making far too often.
Look, even though I’m only 36 years old, I’ve already retired twice. Yet, today I am typing this note to you from my office surrounded by 12 exceptional employees. What happened?… Why the hell am I still working?
The reason I work today is: the whole concept of ‘Retirement’ is fundamentally flawed.
The idea that you should sacrifice the best years of your life hoping to discover magical happiness in your later years doesn’t prove out at all. It’s just an old-fashioned theory you’ve been sold – and all you have to do is look around to prove to yourself how unrealistic it is.
In case you didn’t know… only a very small percentage of seniors can actually retire. Nowadays most are forced to work to supplement their income. And the trend is only getting worse. With the recent collapses of private pensions and the continual decrease in purchasing power of social security, many experts have come to the same conclusion…
“I don’t think were going to see another generation that’s going to fully retire. There’s going to be a lot of people that are going to continue to work for the rest of their lives.” Doug Lockwood, Retirement Specialist, Harbor Lights Financial Group.
But what’s even worse is this sort of “hoping it will be better later” dramatically decreases the likelihood you’ll ever achieve the success you desire.
Soon I’ll tell you why this is. But for now you need to think about the answers to these two questions as you go through your day:
What if you could never retire?
What if the way you choose to work today would set the pattern you must continue until the day you die? What would you be doing differently?
Let me know your answers to these two vital questions by posting your comments here:
And if you think you know why this reduces your chances of overall success, tell me why.
Then be on the look out for another message from me… because I’m going to tell you how to dramatically increase your chances of success AND at the same time enjoy your life a whole lot more than you do now.
Interested?… Stay Tuned….
To Higher Profits
Rich Schefren
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- Mar 03 2007
- 238 Comments
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Hey Guys,
Listen up, this post could actually change your life…
OK, this is the deal… my team and I have just finished going over nearly a thousand (!) blog posts and emails that have poured in over the last few days – all from people telling me what’s holding them back in their business.
It’s truly been overwhelming… this obviously struck a chord and the response has been staggering.
And that response has really pushed me to deeply reflect and re-visit my vast coaching experience from the last two years.
Don’t get me wrong… I am always reviewing and refining my coaching material. But those 1000+ comments and emails have been like an earthquake tearing through my business. This type of stuff doesn’t happen every day… or every year.
So this is what I’ve done – I went back to work and I’ve created an extremely powerful new video that explains why many of you been having trouble getting the momentum you need in your business.
Now, I partially addressed this same issue a while ago, but it’s very clear that I need to cover and expand on this material again.
That fact of the matter is (and you probably won’t like hearing this but) the truth behind building a successful Internet business is rarely told…
Unless you’re an experienced business builder (or you’ve simply figured it out through years of trial and error), you’ve never seen the full picture. I’m almost positive no one has ever spelled out the actual steps that are necessary to build a serious operation that generates massive cash flows and runs without you.
Let me ask you a question…
If someone was trying to sell you on an opportunity (a “system” that can make you money) would they want to tell you the WHOLE story?
Of course not!
And you know why? Because the WHOLE story is that building a business that can generate millions of dollars is NOT an easy thing to do! It takes time, effort and lots of sweat. And contrary to popular opinion, you can’t do it all in your underwear.
Of course, that’s not what the “opportunity sellers” want to tell you. They want to make it sound about as simple and easy as using your remote control to turn on American Idol.
If they tell you that their “opportunity” requires work, then they lose sales. They make less money.
That’s why you’ve never hear the full story from the opportunity sellers, because it’s doesn’t sell. Their sales pitch works best on the lazy and the stupid…
Now you might have gotten sucked into one or two of those “opportunity pitches”, but I know you are NOT either lazy or stupid. How do I know? I only have to take a look at my inbox on any given day. I see REAL questions from REAL people who are searching desperately for the answers to their burning questions about how to make a serious income online.
So I’ve put together a video series that spells it all out.
I think this video is appropriate for anyone who’s looking for a path that will take them to outrageous business success. But I’ve got to warn you, it’s not for those who are looking for a quick fix. It’s not for the weak.
It’s powerful (and profitable) stuff.
I’m calling it “The Momentum Movie Series” and you can see it here:
http://www.strategicprofits.com/profitvault
After you watch it, leave a comment on the blog. This is some serious stuff, and I’d like to hear your thoughts… so watch the videos and let me know what you think.
To Higher Profits,
Rich SchefrenP.S. After you watch the video, please let me know how you’ll be implementing these ideas in your business. You can do this by posting your thoughts right here.
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- Nov 17 2006
- 17 Comments
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Hey Guys,
I hope you’re doing well!
And I hope you’re implementing some (or hopefully MANY) ideas from my recent reports.
Now as you probably know by now, the launch was NOT what I expected.
As usual, I’m writing something up that I think you’ll find very interesting (which you can then turn into business profit).
I don’t want to go into detail here, but what I’m about to reveal will be something that you’ve never heard from a well know marketing personality.
It’s all about analyzing what works and what doesn’t.
And facing the current reality can be one of the biggest challenges that any business owner can have.
So for now, please review the Internet Business Manifesto, The Missing Chapter, and The Final Chapter.
If you study these documents carefully, especially the sections on planning and strategy, then you may be able to discern what’s coming. ;-)
To Higher Profits,
Rich SchefrenP.S. The main lesson in this post is that there are probably things in your business that you’re not “owning up to”. These might be problems or issues that you just don’t want to face. They must be addressed. Your profits will thank you for doing so.
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- Oct 16 2006
- 225 Comments
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Hey Guys,
I have some exciting news!
The Final Chapter has JUST been through the last phase of editing, polishing, and waxing.
It’s FRESH out of the oven and it’s ready to be DEVOURED.
In all seriousness, I’m confident this document will send SHOCKWAVES through the Internet marketing community. I realize it’s VERY cliché to say that it will become a ‘MUST-READ’ but the fact is…this is some of my BEST work to date.
The thing is, some of the concepts that I present in the Final Chapter are for ADVANCED marketers, and those who crave a better business model.
Even if you’re NOT a seasoned pro, THAT’S OK, because this document will provide a profitable foundation.
I actually think it’s MORE important that you read it NOW, because the marketplace is changing VERY rapidly, and it’s important that you understand what’s happening, if you desire BIG time profits.
So without further ado, feast your mind on “The Final Chapter,” of the Internet Business Manifesto Trilogy.
To grab your copy, please visit:
http://www.strategicprofits.com/finalchapterI can G.U.A.R.A.N.T.E.E this document will be worth at a MINIMUM, 10x more than the last ebook you bought.
After you take a look at this report, please let me know your thoughts by posting a comment on the blog.
Warm Regards,
Rich SchefrenPS – If you haven’t read The Internet Business Manifesto and/or The Missing Chapter you need to. You can get both right here:
http://www.strategicprofits.com/manifesto
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