Here is a question. Do you have an open mind or are you conditioned to walk on the treadmill of life? Are you living the life of your dreams? What do I mean by this? To answer this, think about the discussion you have with friends and family about what you would do if you won some serious money on the lottery. For most, you can feel and taste what a lottery win would do to your life. This is in effect a vision to which you aspire.

Okay now let’s look at this in a different light. The chances of having a big lottery win is very remote – the odds stacked against you. So what then is stopping you trying to fulfil that vision, your dream by doing something different? What is stopping you looking for and pursuing an income opportunity through Ideas Working From Home that will allow you move towards your desired destination? Let’s be clear, this may not be a quick fix and something you will have to work for. 

So, are you doing what you really want to do? I hear a lot of people wanting to be successful, want to make a lot of money so as to quit their job, leave their old business behind, replace the spouses income and/or to work from home. A lot of people want a lot of things. People want to reach out to their dreams. This is clear.

Consider this, you don’t get what you want; you get who you are!

You may write down your dreams, your goals, plan out what you want to do, be this, be that, be recognised, stand up on the stage, be heard etc. Whilst you think all this and say all the right things, are you actually doing the things that you know what to do? My bet is you probably are not doing what you know. Even if you are taking action, your fears, the uncertainties, doubts and that small voice in your head keeps niggling you saying: don’t do it, you are not good enough, you can’t do it, why should you be successful? Who do you think you are, wanting to be different to everyone else?

Are you finding that little voice in your head is bringing you down, holding you back, talking you out of greatness that is within you? If the case, now is the time to stop taking advice from your past, your mind and the conditioning of life up to this point. Now is the time to create a new voice, new thoughts and a new perspective to see the world in which you live. Think differently, think positively, believe in yourself and be the best you possibly can. Is it really that hard?

If reading this, you are already privileged to be surrounded and blessed with technology. This technology comes at a price, but you may just take it for granted. There are many in the third world countries that struggle to get food and water - the essentials. Their survival is hard. Living day by day is hard. You live in a world of opportunity, but perhaps you just have not woken up to this. However, it is your past that is stopping you creating a new future. It’s your past that drags you down. The past has created your current belief system. All the past baggage needs to be reprogrammed.

We want change, we do want something different based on the vision of a lottery win. So change and fight against that little voice.

Here is a thought. Think about a jet fighter aircraft, say an F15. Once armed and in action, the plane has a lot of power. It’s an effective killing machine, fast, manoeuvrable as well as having a great defence mechanism. And there is you, the pilot with your uniform sat in the cockpit. You are the conscious mind for this great weapon yet you are a fraction of the size and have a fraction of the power of the plane. However, the pilot controls the plane, guides it to where it needs to go and into action when required.

You need to make choices. Change the way you look at things and the things you look at will change. We are powerful and we can take control.

So what is the message? The message is simple. Nothing is stopping you getting the success you desire. There is nothing standing in your way. Why is this? Because your mind is now clear.

The journey will not be easy, but it will all be worth it in the end.

We can all aspire to achieve better things. It may be a case of changing direction and doing something you have never done, but always dreamt of. I’m helping people to think positively about the future and how best use their time. I believe that people can find a way within to pursue an idea and a vision. We all have the ability to take control of our lives, but many just don’t know it or know how.

My name is Gary Oakes and I have established a 3 in 1 solution to help anyone who is looking to start an income opportunity through the comfort of ones own home. Step 1 is to develop the passion and drive – set expectations. Step 2 is much about internet marketing techniques (free information). Step 3 provides an opportunity to work from home. The website is full of information and you will not see such valuable information contained all in one place to help you. The journey starts by following this simple link to Ideas Working From Home.

There is no commitment or expense to view the free material available to help you, and you never know, this might be the very thing you are looking for!

Here is a question. Do you believe in yourself and in your abilities to do want you need to do to achieve the things you want in life. This isn’t a strange question. I’m not talking about talking a good talk, but more a case of an inside feeling that you can do it. If you don’t feel this way then what is stopping you? If you need people to listen to you and believe in what you believe then you must stand up and be heard.

Martin Luther King had a movement and a great gathering for his ‘I have a dream’ speech. Here was a person who had followers who believed in what he believed. The mass gathering took place without all the media that is available today.

So are you one the 3% or one of the 97% of people? What is the difference? It’s only 3% of the population that actually goes out and build a lifestyle of their own design. I don’t mean those who are top earners, but those who go out to fulfil a dream. Yes success may be measured by wealth, but quality of life is also a great driver to do that something different.

Going out, being different and moving away from the early years of conditioning from school, friends and family means taking risks. You may get some things wrong. It might even be fearful. Either way, experimenting and trying with determination and passion will help you move forward. If your dream is to establish a business opportunity to work from home (Ideas Working From Home) then don’t let anything stop you. Allow yourself to be different. You will unstoppable once you are on a passionate mission.

There may not be any short cuts and you may struggle on your journey. You will have to work at it as it is unlikely that anything will be presented on a plate. Here is an analogy.

Some bees were taken into space mission for a study for the affects of weightlessness. Similar to humans in space, the bees floated around with ease. They didn’t have to use their wings. It looked as though they were thriving without any work, without any struggle, without adversity. After 3 days, all the bees died. This can be summed up in these few words:

“They enjoyed the ride, but they didn’t survive”. Bees are not meant to go through life without using their wings. You are not meant to float through life either. Challengers make us stronger.

Here are 10 rules to consider to fuel your life:

1.         Be the driver
2.         Have desire, vision and focus
3.         Display positive energy
4.         Share your vision with others
5.         Don’t waste your time with those who are not interested
6.         Dispense of the energy sapping vampires
7.         Be enthused as this does attract people
8.         Show and display love and care for people
9.         Move forward with passion
10.       Have fun & enjoy the journey

Design to live in a world of less resistance.

At times if looking to establish a home business then it can be compared to that of a puzzle. You unwrap the contents, look at the picture, lay out the pieces, start by building the edges and fill in the middle.

So how is business any different? Focus on a goal, lay the foundations, build a framework and complete the picture – your vision. All the time keeping focused on the picture. For some, building a puzzle is difficult, will get bored and fizzle out. However, you need to stay with it and complete the puzzle.

Are you committed to seeing things through? You have got to be committed.

We can all aspire to achieve better things. It may be a case of changing direction and doing something you have never done, but always dreamt of. I’m helping people to think positively about the future and how best use their time. I believe that people can find a way within to pursue an idea and a vision. We all have the ability to take control of our lives, but many just don’t know it or know how.

My name is Gary Oakes and I have established a 3 in 1 solution to help anyone who is looking to start an income opportunity through the comfort of ones own home. Step 1 is to develop the passion and drive – set expectations. Step 2 is much about internet marketing techniques (free information). Step 3 provides an opportunity to work from home. The website is full of information and you will not see such valuable information contained all in one place to help you. The journey starts by following this simple link to Ideas Working From Home.

There is no commitment or expense to view the free material available to help you, and you never know, this might be the very thing you are looking for!

I have written a number of articles relating to Branding. Branding is an identity and is how we want to show up and present our business or ourselves to others. It’s a statement of ones intent and can even portray a vision. For this reason it is important to know who you are marketing to. Is it to the masses or to a niche?
Customers become loyal to brands and we see this with Apple, Harley Davidson and many other well known companies. Loyal customers like to show the brand and this does generate interest and a discussion with others also behind the brands.

So having a brand with loyal customers will help sell your brand further and is more likely to have them purchase from you time and time again. My brand is much about Ideas Working From Home.

If marketing online then you need to stand out as the internet is now full of just about every product, service and leaders. The social media networks like Facebook and Twitter have a huge following and some of this is about people looking for specific information about you! Because of this, it really is important to have a brand that is congruent.

Having what is called back end sales is where the money is made. You could be advertising a certain product and this could be for free, but you also need to be offering other products and services that will attract the need of your customers. For instance, you could be advertising free information on how to best look after your dog. This information takes the form of 6 page PDF brochure. Those people who connect with this will want to read this compelling brochure. They provide an email address and they immediately receive a free brochure.

This is only part of the story for now you can offer products and services which is where you make the money. See how it works. Provide what people want, build that brand and you will have loyal customers. You now have a business.

A brand is a way for people to remember your site and a way to tell others. A common mistake people make is to rush into creating a brand for the sake of having one. Remember, the brand is much about you and what you stand for – your vision. So when building a brand it is worth thinking about the bigger picture of your business/services core values, your goals and buyer’s goals.

Learn to serve and resonate with others. Know how to do this. Think about your buyers? What are they looking for? What age group, lifestyle etc are you targeting? What would be their goals? What is their pain?

What leaders do is to have daily visualisation and meditation on their goals – a road map of the mindset to where they are going and needs to be crystal clear.

What do you want the buyers to believe about you? How do you want them to resonate with you. i.e. values, services, knowledge, exclusivity…

Hone in on core values as these are the connectors with people. You need to set yourself apart from your competition.

List a number of your core values. Select those that are relevant and come up with supporting statements for each.

Here are some thoughts in respect to building your brand:

• Who are your buyers – your target audience?
• Know why you do what you do in order to passionately connect with others. It’s about connecting with those that believe in what you believe. 
• Think about why the buyer would want to come to you. How does what you are offering or presenting help your targeted audience – resolve their pain?
• Why are buyers shopping in the first place? There are thousands of sites on the internet so what value do you bring?
•  Think about demographics. Ensure you are presenting yourself where you are seeing the most interest.
•  Get clear on your goals and share this.
•  Have a compelling and relevant website or landing page. This is your store front.
•  Use the social media networks. Treat this like  having a conversation in your local bar or a coffee shop
•  Have a number of blog sites. This could be compared as sharing your thoughts on topical and relevant matters. 
•  Ensure there is congruency in all your marketing methods – keeping the look and feel about your brand throughout.

Remember. Building a brand and marketing is about you!

We can all aspire to achieve better things. It may be a case of changing direction and doing something you have never done, but always dreamt of. I’m helping people to think positively about the future and how best use their time. I believe that people can find a way within to pursue an idea and a vision. We all have the ability to take control of our lives, but many just don’t know it or know how.

My name is Gary Oakes and I have established a 3 in 1 solution to help anyone who is looking to start an income opportunity through the comfort of ones own home. Step 1 is to develop the passion and drive – set expectations. Step 2 is much about internet marketing techniques (free information). Step 3 provides an opportunity to work from home. The website is full of information and you will not see such valuable information contained all in one place to help you. The journey starts by following this simple link to Ideas Working From Home.

There is no commitment or expense to view the free material available to help you, and you never know, this might be the very thing you are looking for!

I have previously produced an article advising the need for a marketing plan if you felt you were sinking with internet marketing. This is so true. I also advised to take on two marketing strategies – one paid and one free/low cost.

Regarding the two marketing strategies, I would suggest the paid method was Pay Per Click and the free method being video marketing. Both methods are high converting so why not start off with these. Use both of these methods in your Marketing Strategy Plan.

Paid advertising

Start with PPC (Pay Per Click) and master this as this is the highest converting strategy. However, I would be selective with the search engines and may even consider avoiding Google in the early stages. Regarding paid methods, start with a small budget, test and tweak.

Do your keyword research, think about your audience (Avatar) and learn to write compelling ads that connect. Remember to track everything.

Work on two search engines to start off with. Once you start seeing results then fan out to more. Always keep an eye on your budget though.

For PPC start small, about $200 per month. When they start converting into money then raise the limit.

The best keywords to target are those with low competition and may even be in positions 4 to 8. This way your cost per click should be a lot lower.

Free marketing/low cost advertising

Video marketing is really on the increase and yes there is a lot of competition. This is free marketing although you may need to buy some equipment. Syndicating the videos will also have a cost.

Why video marketing? Because it is the easiest strategy. Article marketing is now too crowded.

YouTube for instance has loads of traffic through Google. Google loves video content and is the highest converting traffic search. If there isn’t a video on the first page for your product or service then there is the opening.

Video marketing is a good way to build your confidence and helps you to communicate more effectively.

What happens if you produced two videos a week for six months? This will equate to some 50 videos. There is a good chance you will have up to 10 leads per day with this quantity of videos.

Practise makes perfect, but your videos could stay out there forever. Provide content and value and you will get results so make this an integral part of your marketing.

Plan and execute. Your marketing plan should take into account:

• Your audience i.e. network marketers and broadcast to these people.
• Great connecting ads
• suitable domain names that attract people
• Linking the domain names to the right websites. Be congruent and outrageous.

Every conversation, broadcast, emails, videos must make that connection to your chosen audience. Target peoples needs and desires – ads that resonate with other people.

Learn to do one thing a day. A person who chases two rabbits catches neither. Think about laser focusing.

When you get good at a marketing strategy then is the time work on others.

We can all aspire to achieve better things. It may be a case of changing direction and doing something you have never done, but always dreamt of. I’m helping people to think positively about the future and how best use their time. I believe that people can find a way within to pursue an idea and a vision. We all have the ability to take control of our lives, but many just don’t know it or know how.

My name is Gary Oakes and I have established a 3 in 1 solution to help anyone who is looking to start an income opportunity through the comfort of ones own home. Step 1 is to develop the passion and drive – set expectations. Step 2 is much about internet marketing techniques (free information). Step 3 provides an opportunity to work from home. The website is full of information and you will not see such valuable information contained all in one place to help you. The journey starts by following this simple link to Marketing Strategy Plan.

There is no commitment or expense to view the free material available to help you, and you never know, this might be the very thing you are looking for!