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Offering free ebooks as bonus to give your customers and visitors a great value has always been one of the best way to build your list quick.

But for most newbies, upload the free ebook to the website has always been a problem. Here are the simple ways to upload your free ebooks for your list to download.

First, save your free ebook into .pdf form. Most ebooks are in pdf form if you download from somewhere. If you create it by yourself, the easiest is creating the ebook in pdf form.

Second, save your ebook on an easy access fold or on your desktop under a short name with .pdf at the end.

Third, open your ftp program. If you don’t have one, you can get a free easy ftp-‘fireftp’ from firefox if you use firefox as a browser. Otherwise, you have to go to google to search for one. Once you get your ftp. It becomes very easy to upload your ebooks to your website.

Offering free ebooks as bonus to give your customers and visitors a great value has always been one of the best way to build your list quick.

But for most newbies, upload the free ebook to the website has always been a problem. Here are the simple ways to upload your free ebooks for your list to download.

First, save your free ebook into .pdf form. Most ebooks are in pdf form if you download from somewhere. If you create it by yourself, the easiest is creating the ebook in pdf form.

Second, save your ebook on an easy access fold or on your desktop under a short name with .pdf at the end.

Third, open your ftp program. If you don’t have one, you can get a free easy ftp-‘fireftp’ from firefox if you use firefox as a browser. Otherwise, you have to go to google to search for one. Once you get your ftp. It becomes very easy to upload your ebooks to your website.

When you get into your ftp program, connect the program with your website. Then you will see on the left hand side of the program are the list of the folds and programs on your computer. On the right hand side of the program are the list of pages and your website folds. Go the list of the left hand side to find out your free ebook.

Click on the name of your free ebook to highligh it. To upload it to your website you need to transfer your ebook to the other side of your ftp program to your website list. With most ftp programs you click an arrow pointing to the website list. On others you can left click on your ebook hold your mouse and drag the ebook pdf to the website side list.

Forth, once you transferred your ebook to your website list. Your ebook has been located at http://yourwebsitename/yourebookname.pdf. That’s it. Your ebook has been uploaded to your website.

Next, go to your browser to type in http://yourwebsitename/yourebookname.pdf. See if your ebook came out. If it came out, save your ebook to your computer and rename it. Click on your new saved ebook to check if your ebook links are working. If your ebook does not came out when you typed your URL in the browser, go back to check the website list you had transferred your ebook into. Make sure you had transfer your ebook pdf file into the same website name as you put in your browser URL.

Well Done!!!

Now you have your ebook successfully uploaded into your website. It is ready for anyone who click on http://yourwebsitename/yourebookname.pdf. to down load directly.

Click on the name of your free ebook to highligh it. To upload it to your website you need to transfer your ebook to the other side of your ftp program to your website list. With most ftp programs you click an arrow pointing to the website list. On others you can left click on your ebook hold your mouse and drag the ebook pdf to the website side list.

Forth, once you transferred your ebook to your website list. Your ebook has been located at http://yourwebsitename/yourebookname.pdf. That’s it. Your ebook has been uploaded to your website.

Next, go to your browser to type in http://yourwebsitename/yourebookname.pdf. See if your ebook came out. If it came out, save your ebook to your computer and rename it. Click on your new saved ebook to check if your ebook links are working. If your ebook does not came out when you typed your URL in the browser, go back to check the website list you had transferred your ebook into. Make sure you had transfer your ebook pdf file into the same website name as you put in your browser URL.

Well Done!!!

Now you have your ebook successfully uploaded into your website. It is ready for anyone who click on http://yourwebsitename/yourebookname.pdf. to down load directly.

Global Cash Formula Frequently Asked Questions:-

Q. When will Global Cash Formula offically launch?

A. Global Cash Formula Officially Launches On December 2nd, 2009 EST.

Q: What will be the Cost Of Program On Dec 2nd Launch Day?

A: Global Cash Formula will be a ONE-TIME Low Cost fee $269. It will also have No Monthly Fees, so your Membership will be a Lifetime Membership. The actual Price will be announced 7 Days before the official launch of the program.

Pre Launch Members will also have the opportunity to Upgrade your membership for a special launch discount 7 Days before the launch! GCF Internatinal will be accepting Visa/MC/Discover/Amex, Alertpay, Safepay, Money bookers, Check, Money Order and more for your convenience! Yep, it’s not called GLOBAL Cash Formula for no reason.

Q: What is the Compensation Plan?

Global Cash Formula will have a Massive 10 LEVEL Unilevel Compensation Plan. You will earn the most commissions for Direct Sales and earn additional commissions on 10 Full Levels – full details of exactly what you will make on sales on each Level will be announced shortly before launch day on Dec 2nd

Global Cash Formula already has members like myself in Pre Launch with THOUSANDS of people on the 10 TIER Downline.  Just do the math, and get excited!

PLUS: The compensation plan will include a generous bonus structure that rewards you for your efforts including: LARGE Cash Bonuses, Watches, Vacations and more!

Q:  How Will I Be Paid Comissions?

A: You will get paid your commissions with your choice of Check, Alertpay, Wire Transfer. And Commissions will be paid out every 2 Weeks!

We were informed over the weekend that once GCF announce the Actual Commissions with our program we are going to flip!

Q. What Do I Have To Do During Pre-Launch?

A: Your Mission During The PRELAUNCH is to simply refer at Least (3) THREE PRELAUNCH Members and Pre Build Your 10 LEVEL Downline.  We already have members in prelaunch with 100 People on their 1st Level and THOUSANDS of  people on their 10 LEVELS.

This is why Global Cash Formula is going to be one of the most powerful programs on the net. If you are looking to make MASSIVE Income, then you are going to be very happy, and I encourage you, if you haven’t already to jump on board now!

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Michael and Mei

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I have been reading and using Mike Dillard’s Products for 3 years, before I even got involved in any online business. 3 years ago I didn’t even have any idea about how to make money online from home. I bought Mike Dillard’s Magnetic Sponsoring 3 years ago, when my wife and I were in China.

You might ask me, why did you buy it then. It’s not even useful for you at that stage.

So I’ll tell you WHY. Have you listened to Mike’s 7 days free video boot camp? Have you listened carefully to it with your heart? If you did, you’d understand what I’m gonna talk about next. I bought Mike’s Magnetic Sponsoring JUST  because  what he said make Sense to me, in a normal logical-thinking way.

Confused?

Let me help. I have not been to any university to learn anything about marketing or selling. I actually hate Selling –the old school type of hard selling. That makes life miserable and depressing (because you naturally have to face rejection daily and even face-to-face rejection).

But I knew what I was thinking when I was motivated to buy.

I was thinking- I NEED it.

I believe you’re thinking the same when you buy something exciting. Need is the first motivation of buying. People might say I buy things because I like it or I have the buying mood. That’s right. You can have many reasons to buy. But what is the reason for your ‘HAVE TO BUY’ at any circumstances? –NEED!!! You cannot avoid it when you need it. Can you say that you could refuse to buy food with your money in your pocket when you are hungry? You can’t!!! That’s what I mean by normal logical-thinking.

Mike Dillard has this simple logic in his book. He puts this simple logic in his selling and marketing. That’s why he attracted me, and you and many other people to him. All this without being told “Michael you would like this book. It is such a good book.” (push push).

That’s why I bought his book before I even had an immediate use for it. A book with that kind of logic in it will be useful any time.

You’ll have your own reason to buy this book as well. So let’s continue on.

A book will only be valuable when people know how to use it. I believe many people will complain, like, “Hey, I bought it, but it’s not working. I have not made money yet. I ‘m not rich yet”.

Well, that may be true; you are not rich and money’s not coming into your pocket. It’s just because you don’t know how to use it yet.

Then How to use it?

First, if you want someone else’s knowledge to become yours you have to master it, or at least remember it first.

How can you manage to remember a book? People have all kinds of different ways to do it. Some can remember things when they read for the first time. Others believe that they have poor memory, even though it may be just poor technique.

To suit most people, I reckon the best and easiest way to remember things deep down is to read them 10 times, just like people read the Bible.  Then the book naturally is yours. You can’t forget it even if you want to.

When you do use it, and you find it flows naturally, then you’ve mastered it indeed.

Only then, the knowledge is yours and nobody can steal it from you.

Second, USE it. I mean it. Just use it as he said. Follow what Mike Dillard said in the book, without any Doubt, and you’ll find out many new things at different stages of using it. You will get many Aha! moments too. At the end of the stage you’ll be amazed by how much you’ve learnt from it. But if you buy it to put on the shelf, you can only get dust.

Third, Develop it. I believe if you used it thoroughly you will have many new ideas and strategies came into your mind. Load down them and use them to develop your own book. That is the stage you can become a millionaire. Sincerely, I mean it. I can give you the names of the success people and Programs.

That’s not too hard is it? They are just normal things people usually should do. Sometimes people forget that, when they’re in a hurry to judge things harshly or when they get lost in those dreams of riches.

Enjoy your journeys to being a successful network marketer by using Mike Dillard’s book. If you need more help just fill in the form below, I will keep you updated.

Four years ago, when I was a teacher in a training school, one of my students asked me:

“How do I achieve success in my life? I feel lost now. I don’t know how to achieve success in my life any more. I ‘m not a top student in my class and I never have been either. My family and my friends think I‘ll be mediocre for my rest life. But I want to be a successful and powerful man. Otherwise, life is just too boring for me. I believe I have the ability as well. I just don’t know how now.”

Yes, Success is needed in many different areas of life. Students need to succeed at school, a person looking for a job needs to get the job, a person that has a job needs to be successful to keep the job and grow in the business, and a businessperson needs success to keep their business growing and expanding. In every type of situation the person is never relaxed, until they have succeeded in their goals.

But HOW is the question.

The secret of many people’s success is that they are not afraid to tackle challenges, and they face them with a bold determination to succeed. They are sure in themselves that they have what it takes to overcome any obstacle that is placed in their path. They never shirk their responsibilities; they are patient and do whatever it takes to ensure that the end result they seek comes to be. Therefore it must be true that self-confidence and patience are two of the greatest skills needed to succeed.

Where exactly does confidence like this come from? Preparation is where this type of confidence comes from. This means that when you are prepared to face a challenge, then you have a very high confidence level. This is what drives the person to want to succeed. An example is: If a student is set to take exams, and he is totally prepared for them, then he will not be scared to take the tests. He will already know that he will do well, since he is prepared for them. This is like the businessperson, if they feel confident in their business, and have the ability to face any challenge that pops up, they will succeed. They will have the ability to meet the needs of their clients, and make sure that all promises they have made to them are kept.

There is a saying that advises us; there is no substitute for good planning and preparation.

What can be Done To Raise Your Confidence Level?

The best ways to raise your confidence level are to:

Focus on what you are good at, and work hard to become even better at it.

Stay away from people that do not support you, and surround yourself with people that believe in you.

If there are people in your life that say you can’t do something, ignore them, and then go and do it for yourself. No one can make you not do what you want to do; you decide your own fate.

How Important is Patience in Success?

When you are patient, you will not give up on your dreams at the drop of a hat. You will have the skills that are needed to see you through to the end. If what you want to happen in your business takes a while and you are willing to wait then this is patience. If you can keep going even when it seems all is lost, this is determination and patience. People that are successful, or want to be successful, must have these qualities to ensure that they make it to the top, where they want to be. Nothing in life that is worth having is easy, but with persistence and determination, it can be yours.

I’m an EPI distributor. I joined in EPI two years ago. One of my favourite parts of this business is that you can pop on the live training call every day. The live training calls are great. I like the easy friendly and helpful positive calling environment and solid training knowledge which most online gurus willingly give us now.

One of the few key points about online business success I have learnt from live calls will be list below to share with you.

FOCUS, it is the No. 1 key to success in online business. As an online business owner just like any other type of business in the whole world you need to focus on what you are doing. Plan your daily work once a week. You can change it when it is necessary. But make sure you follow them tightly. Other wise you can easily get lost in the Internet world, Being attracted by all those other new things on the ‘net.

One simple factor used a s a goal can bring success; like my trainer Murray told us about: When he first joined in EPI, he set up the very simple goal for himself, which was to call 10 people a day and send them to our live Question and Answer call to get their questions answered. It’s simple maths. He spent 10 minutes on each call, so he just needed to work one hour and 40 minutes a day. In a week, that’s 70 people. Statistically, 1/3 of the 70 people will go to the live Q & A call and 1of 5  people who went to the call will join in his business. So in a week, he can get about 4 to 5 people join in his business with $1000 income each. So Murray works 11 hours and 40 minutes a week make $4000 to $5000 a week. It’s just simple maths. Most people get lost in their home business freedom. They forget to do the simple math for themselves.

Imagine what can you do with that kind of money coming in weekly to your home; a new family home? A holiday? A New Car?

The most exciting thing is that you just need to work less than 12 hours a week by following your simple mathematic plan. Surely that’s a good enough reason for you to make a plan for yourself to follow.

Enjoy your success

Pay Less Than 50C Per Click Not A Forture

A few of my team members have asked me how do I generate leads for my online business. There are quite a few ways to generate new leads: Postcards, pay-per-click, ezines, press release, blog, Video and more.

I personally  in favour of pay-per-click because it’s so easy and quick to set up and it’s flexible. It just takes you a few minutes to set up the whole thing by following the steps that Google provides to you. Within a few hours, after you set up your ads and get it all running, you can see the leads opt-in. The best thing I like about PPC is you can even decide how much you want to spend on your campaign each day, and each Advert, even if you are on a budget.

But, there are some inside secrets and some concepts that Google wants you to understand. If you get this right, Google will literally reward you by giving you lower prices on clicks, and your customers will reward you by buying what you have to sell.

If you DON’T get this right, you’ll pay way too much for clicks, your competitors will eat you up, and your whole Google experience will be very, very unpleasant.

I started to use google PPC 2 years ago when I joined in to my first online business EPI. I had no idea how to run Google PPC at all. What I did was just to follow the steps that Google told me to do. I did get 5 to 10 leads daily, but I paid a high price on each of them. I had to pay $5 or more for some of the home business leads after a while. So I have to stop the PPC campaign and buy leads instead. But bought leads are no good either because the converting rates of bought leads were so low. It was a real pain to contact each of them everyday. So I came back to Google PPC again. After weeks and weeks of learning and testing I finally got my campaign going at stable rates, which was less than 50 cents per click. It might not be the lowest the PPC but I believe it’s better than most of the PPC users.

There are three steps I used for my campaign.

1.            )Looking for the right keyword. Use free keywords tools look up your website URL for keywords.  Google will scan your site and tell you the most relevant keywords for your site.

2.)        Choose the high search volume but low competition keywords for your campaign. The keywords tool will show you the high search volume keywords. Search the most relevant keywords on Google one by one to check your competitors. The competitors of each keyword should be less than 10000. Get at least 10 good keywords. I will list some good keywords tools below.

3.)        Now open-up your traffic estimator. Put the words in and choose your territories and bids. (Almost always bid 50cents or less) Google will then tell you which words they think will get you traffic. Write these down and use these only for at least a week. After a week you can add in the rest of the keywords you want.

This works every time because Google will initially give you a high quality score because you followed their system to the tee! And in-turn their system will give you lower bids.

Good Keywords tools:

www.keywordspy.com It is a very useful tool. The tool will tell you your competitors and their keywords and even keyword bids.  With their fresh keywords date daily updates, you can easily get your right keywords with in a few minutes. Even though you need to pay some money to them, it saves you more time and money.

https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal It is the Google keywords tools. This tool can scan your website for your most relevant keywords and search volume and maximum bid for you. But it is hard to get a good idea about your keywords competitors.

http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/suggestion/

Your “Home Business” is the same as other businesses. It takes money to make money.

But How?

There are two kinds of  “Solutions” you can use to achieve your business goals…

First “Solution”- The most easy and convenient is CASH. Cash can buy you your desired result.

Need Leads? Easy … Just pay to run a Pay Per Click Campaign to drive leads to you. It is easy to do things when you have plenty of money. But most people do not have that kind of money. They cannot afford to pay for it. They cannot compete with the big sharks in the same industry.

Does that mean you cannot achieve the goals like the Big Guy? Absolutely, NO!

You can still build your business on a budget less than $500.

Second “Solution”- Build your home business for less than $500!

Here are 4 top ways to achieve your business goals just with a budget of $500:

  1. Generate Free Traffic from CraigsList.org.

CraigsList.org. is the world’s largest website where you can place free ads in various cities and countries across the whole world and generate interest for your products or opportunity. For more information see

How to Generate Free Traffic By Using Craigslist.org

  1. Get Free Traffic With Videos

Online Video Marketing uses the hottest and the latest cutting edge technologies and Internet trends. The video sites like YouTube are exploding on the scene like crazy and offer some of the best opportunities to get tons of free traffic to your Capture page if you build your business on a budget.

See How to Get Free Traffic from YouTube

  1. Get Free Traffic and Top Search Engine Results With Press Releases.

Press Releases are a great way to get good amounts of traffic and generate lots of free leads for your business. And it is absolutely FREE or in some cases for Pennies/cents. It is a great way to advertise your business if you are building your business on a budget.

The Best part about press release marketing is that it is very easy to do and you reap the benefit from doing work, just once, for a long time.

See How to generate free traffic by using Press Releases

  1. Use Blogs to Generate Free Traffic to Your Business.

If you want to get instant and reliable short-term free traffic and leads for your business, Blogs is the best way. You can just use as little as half an hour to create a blog which will get a high ranking in the search engine and this helps to get massive traffic to your capture page, in 10 days. If you have not yet figured out how to create a blog that will stay in the top 10 in search engines like Google, Yahoo and MSN then;

You Can get the free 7 Day Video Boot Camp From Here:



Enjoy Your Free Traffic!

by Tom Kulzer (AWeber CEO)

Your web business probably gets product inquiries from potential customers around the globe. Inquiries come via e-mail and your web site, and you try to send information to each hot prospect as quickly as you can. You know that you can drastically increase the likelihood of making a sale by satisfying each person’s need for information quickly!

But, after you’ve delivered that first bit of information to your prospect, do you send him any further information?

If you are like most Internet marketers, you don’t.

When you don’t follow that initial message with additional information later on, you let a valuable prospect slip from your grasp! This is a potential customer who may have been very interested in your products, but who lost your contact information, or was too busy to make a purchase when your first message reached him.

Often, a prospect will purposely put off making a purchase, to see if you find him important enough to follow up with later. When he doesn’t receive a follow up message from you, he will take his business elsewhere.

Are you losing profits due to inconsistent and ineffective follow up?

Following up with leads is more than just a process – it’s an art. In order to be effective, you need to design a follow up system, and stick to it, EVERY DAY! If you don’t follow up with your prospects consistently, INDIVIDUALLY, and in a timely fashion, then you might as well forget the whole follow up process.

Consistent follow up gets results!

When I first started marketing and following up with prospects, I used a follow up method that I now call the “List Technique.” I had a large database containing the names and e-mail addresses of people who had specifically requested information about my products and services. These prospects had already received my first letter by the time they requested more information, so I used the company’s latest news as a follow up piece.

I would write follow up newsletters every now and then, and send them, in one mass mailing, to everyone who had previously requested information from me. While this probably did help me win a few additional orders, it wasn’t a very good follow up method. Why isn’t the “List Technique” very effective?

  • The List Technique isn’t consistent. Proponents of the List Technique tend to only send out follow up messages when their companies have “big news”.
  • List Technique messages don’t give the potential customer any additional information about the product or service in question. He can’t make a more informed buying decision after receiving a newsletter! If someone is wondering whether your company sells the best knick-knacks, what does he care that you’ve just moved your headquarters?
  • List Technique messages convey a “big list” mentality to your potential customers. When I used to write follow up messages using the List Technique, I was writing news bulletins to everyone I knew! I should have been sending a personal message to each individual who wanted to know more about my products.

What follow up method really works?

Following up with each lead individually, multiple times, but at set intervals, and with pre-written messages, will dramatically increase sales! Others who use this same technique confirm that they have all at least doubled the sales of various products! In order to set this system up, though, you need to do some planning.

First, you’ll need to develop your follow up messages. If you’ve been marketing on the Internet for any length of time, then you should already have a first informative letter. Your second letter marks the beginning of the follow up process, and should go into more detail than the first letter. Fill this letter with details that you didn’t have the space to add to the first letter. Stress the BENEFITS of your products or services!

Your next 2-3 follow up messages should be rather short. Include lists of the benefits and potential uses of your products and services. Write each letter so that your prospects can skim the contents, and still see the full force of your message.

The next couple of follow up messages should create a sense of urgency in your prospect’s mind. Make a special offer, giving him a reason to order NOW instead of waiting any longer. After reading these follow up messages, your prospect should want to order immediately!

Phrase each of your final 1 or 2 follow up messages in the form of a question. Ask your prospect why he hasn’t yet placed an order? Try to get him to actually respond. Ask if the price is to high, the product isn’t the right color or doesn’t have the right features, or if he is looking for something else entirely. (By this time, it’s unlikely that this person will order from you. However, his feedback can help you modify your follow up letters or products, so that other prospects will order from you.)

The timing of your follow up letters is just as important as their content. You don’t want one prospect to receive a follow up the day after he gets your initial informative letter, while another prospect waits weeks for a follow up!

Always send an initial, informative letter as soon as it is requested, and send the first follow up 24 hours afterwards. You want your hot prospects to have information quickly, so that they can make informed buying decisions!

Send the next 2-3 follow up messages between 1 and 3 days apart. Your prospect is still hot, and is probably still shopping around! Tell him about the benefits of your products and services, as opposed to your competitors’. You will make the sale!

Send the final follow up messages later on. You certainly don’t want to annoy your prospect! Make sure that these last letters are at least 4 days apart.

Following up effectively seems complicated, but it doesn’t have to be! So many potential customers are lost because of poor follow up – don’t you want to be one of the few to get it right?


Posted by Tom Kulzer (AWeber CEO)

Think of banner ads as the spice in your affiliate diet. Sprinkle them around, but for a heartier helping of sales, you’ll need something more solid! Learn to give your visitors longer, more descriptive pre-sales text. Revamp your affiliate advertising using these simple steps:

  1. Pull the Reader in
  2. Introduce the Product
  3. Explain the Product’s Significance
  4. Tell the Reader to Make a Purchase

Pull the Reader in

To convince your audience that your text is worth reading, make your first sentence or two very interesting. Make a bold statement, say something seemingly ridiculous, or appeal to your prospect’s emotional side. Then, tie this grabber in with the rest of your copy.

Introduce the Product

What is the product you’re advertising? What does it do? Directly after your grabber, give a compact explanation of your product. Keep this explanation short, while still being very clear. This should still be a very short section of your text.

Explain the Product’s Significance

What will it do for me?

By writing your own copy, you can directly target your unique audience. Make the most of this opportunity! Clearly explain how your readers will benefit from this product.

No one knows your audience like you do. Suggest a variety of product uses just for them, and give examples. This is the time for details – make this section long and rich.

Tell the Reader to Make a Purchase

You’ve come so far – you’ve laid out exactly what the product is and how it will help your unique audience. Now, seal the deal – tell your readers to purchase the product! Include your affiliate link in this section.

This step may sound strange, but it’s necessary. Often, people hear about a product and are genuinely interested, but fail to actually make a purchase. A clear call to a simple action cuts down on buyer ambivalence. Don’t be pushy – just change your verb tenses to the imperative. Instead of:

“If you think that you fit this profile, you might want to think about buying this product.”

Say: “Click here to order an account today.”

Drive Sales – Use Long Copy

If you don’t feel ready to write long copy yourself, ask your affiliate program manager for help! Many companies release well-written articles by respected authors that you can reprint free of charge.

The novelty of the Web is wearing off. People online now are busy. Surfers won’t make a purchase unless you make a great case for what they’ll get out of it. And you’re not going to do that with just a banner ad.