GolfbloggerUK Hot Golf Tips - the players to watch out for in the 2010 golf season
Saturday, 2 January 2010
Now is a time of year to reflect on the progress made by my golf tips for last season and to give you my players to watch out for in the 2010 golf season.
I tipped Rory McIlroy to do well and he reached number 9 in the OWGR and recorded his maiden win, among many other fine performances - lets face it I was hardly sticking my neck out there!
My 2nd tip was Martin Kaymer of Germany to do well and I believe that he could have scaled even greater heights if it was not for his foot injury. The German golfer still finished the season in 13th place in the official world golf ranking, and I am tipping him for even great things in 2010 if he can shake off this injury.
My other tip was Sean O'Hair of the USA, who improved from 59th to 13th in the official world golf ranking. I am still sticking with O'Hair for the 2010 season and adding fellow-Americans Rickie Fowler, and Jamie Lovemark.
I am also expecting great things of the highly talented Michael Sim of Australia, who had a record breaking season on the 2009 Nationwide Tour in the States.
What about this side of the pond? I have been raving about Sam Hutsby since I watched him on the practice strip at the Scottish Mens Strokeplay Championship at Murcar Links. I am tipping the Liphook Golf Club member and 2009 Walker Cup player for a very consistent 2010 golf season and rookie of the season honours on the European Tour.
The Molinari Brothers are also two players to watch out for in 2010 after winning the World Cup of Golf in 2009 and recording several notable performances. They are both in the OWGR top-50 and have deservedly gained entry into the 1st major of the year, the 2010 U.S Masters at Augusta National.
I am also going to go with one very experienced player on the world stage and that is Retief Goosen of South Africa, who won on three continents last season and should have won imore times in Europe and the USA. He is swinging really great with awesome rthymn and looks a lot fitter; and I see him making a serious challenge for another golf major win in 2010.
In the Far East, Ryo Ishikawa continues to pick up great experience at home and around the globe. He won last year's Japan Golf Tour leading money earner title and he should be looking to make more of an impact on a worldwide basis this year.
Time will tell if these golf tips are going to be a 'bum steer' or not and I hope I have more success than I had on the European Tour Fantasy Golf competition last year!
DO YOU AGREE WITH THE ABOVE OR WHICH GOLFERS DO YOU TIP FOR 2010?
The Ed., GolfbloggerUK
Sunday, 6 June 2010
There is a lot more to it than the club in your hand.
However good the make of club in your hands, you're not going to execute any shot to any degree of effectiveness if you don't pay attention to your swing. And that means each component part of it. The sad fact of the matter is that far too many players appear to feel that they've done all the hard work when the ball has been despatched when it actual fact they've only done half the job. As a result, they not only put the quality of the shot at risk but even themselves. The health consideration we will return to.
Rhythm and Balance
The swing is made up of two basic components: the backswing and the follow through. Not unnaturally perhaps, inexperienced players focus on the former. After all, it is in drawing back the club correctly that the club head can be propelled forward on the right line and at the right speed to strike the ball towards its intended target. But the phase of the swing following impact, namely the follow through, is equally important and getting this part of the swing right should be in the mind of the player as he is performing the back swing. It's all about rhythm and balance, and the two component parts of the swing should balance each other out to produce a smooth movement of the club head from back to front.
Optimum Swing Path
Where does it all go wrong? Well, it is not uncommon to see players lean back after hitting the ball. Whether they do this consciously or unconsciously, it means that the club head is not travelling on the smooth arc represented by the optimum swing path. In preparing to lean back after hitting the ball, the player is ensuring that correct contact between club face and ball is not achieved. Another example of poor technique is raising the head prematurely. The result on either occasion? A poor shot. So what's the right way to do it? Well, you'll know when you've got it right because you'll feel your body coming to rest in the correct finishing position with your chest facing the target area, most of your weight on the outside of the front foot and the toe of the trailing foot pointing straight into the ground, thereby exposing the sole of the boot. You should feel balanced in this position. If not, you are not doing it right.
Unnatural Strain
One more thing. The reference earlier to players putting themselves at risk by not paying attention to all aspects of the swing? Well poor technique can result in injury, and incorrect follow through is no exception. Whether it's a powerful shot off the tee or even just a little dink on to the green, forgetting the rule about rhythm means you are putting unnatural strain on one or more muscle groups or joints. It may only need to happen once or be the result of repetitive deviations from correct technique but the result will be the same; putting the golfer at risk. So be safe, not sorry.
Rhythm and Balance
The swing is made up of two basic components: the backswing and the follow through. Not unnaturally perhaps, inexperienced players focus on the former. After all, it is in drawing back the club correctly that the club head can be propelled forward on the right line and at the right speed to strike the ball towards its intended target. But the phase of the swing following impact, namely the follow through, is equally important and getting this part of the swing right should be in the mind of the player as he is performing the back swing. It's all about rhythm and balance, and the two component parts of the swing should balance each other out to produce a smooth movement of the club head from back to front.
Optimum Swing Path
Where does it all go wrong? Well, it is not uncommon to see players lean back after hitting the ball. Whether they do this consciously or unconsciously, it means that the club head is not travelling on the smooth arc represented by the optimum swing path. In preparing to lean back after hitting the ball, the player is ensuring that correct contact between club face and ball is not achieved. Another example of poor technique is raising the head prematurely. The result on either occasion? A poor shot. So what's the right way to do it? Well, you'll know when you've got it right because you'll feel your body coming to rest in the correct finishing position with your chest facing the target area, most of your weight on the outside of the front foot and the toe of the trailing foot pointing straight into the ground, thereby exposing the sole of the boot. You should feel balanced in this position. If not, you are not doing it right.
Unnatural Strain
One more thing. The reference earlier to players putting themselves at risk by not paying attention to all aspects of the swing? Well poor technique can result in injury, and incorrect follow through is no exception. Whether it's a powerful shot off the tee or even just a little dink on to the green, forgetting the rule about rhythm means you are putting unnatural strain on one or more muscle groups or joints. It may only need to happen once or be the result of repetitive deviations from correct technique but the result will be the same; putting the golfer at risk. So be safe, not sorry.
How to create powerful offers that drive your sales through the roof.
How To Create Powerful Offers That Drive Your
Sales Through the Roof
By Yanik Silver
==================================================
What does a mafia boss know about marketing?
Lots. Read on to find out...
Do you remember in the movie "The Godfather" when Don
Corleone says, "I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t
refuse"?
And it’s this simple concept that’s the backbone of any
successful sales proposition you make. (However if I were
you, I’d probably leave out the threats of violence in your
sales piece.)
From now on, your job is to create such powerful offers
that anyone reading it would say to themselves, "My
goodness, I’d have to be a complete idiot not to take them
up on this deal!"
And creating a powerful offer like this is easier than you
think.
Let me share with you one of the most compelling offers
I’ve seen. It took a dying hotel on the wrong side of the
Vegas 'strip', where you had to watch your wallet at every
turn, and transformed it into a super moneymaker.
This is from a very successful ad that used to run for Bob
Stupak's Vegas World hotel. Listen to this deal and see if
you wouldn't act on this even if you were just an
occasional gambler:
"Act now, to receive a virtually free Las Vegas vacation.
For $198 per person or $396 per couple I will:
1) Put you up in a luxurious mini suite in an exciting Las
Vegas hotel right on the famous strip.
2) I will give you free tickets to a show with name
entertainers.
3) I will put a chilled bottle of champagne in your room
for free.
4) I'll let you drink as much as want for free, whether
you're at the gaming tables, playing slots or in one of the
lounges.
5) I'll hand you $1,000 of my money to gamble with for
free.
6) I'll let you keep all your winnings.
7) I'll guarantee you'll win a color TV, VCR or a faux
diamond ring.
Obviously I'm not going to give this incredible deal to
everybody in the whole world. There can only be (small
number) of these vacation packages available. First come,
first served."
If that's not an irresistible offer, I don't know what is.
The closer you can get to something like this, the more
customers you’ll have falling all over themselves to give
you their money.
Does this give you a few ideas?
========================
Using The Bonus Pile On
========================
Vegas World’s offer uses a concept I call "Bonus Pile On".
And the way it works is to keep piling on bonus after bonus
until finally you have to say "no mas" and whip out your
charge card.
It was the same thing with the famous Ginsu knife
commercials a few years back. They used this technique
perfectly to sell millions of dollars of cutlery. The
announcer would say "And if you act now you’ll also
get..." and then about 15 different knives and kitchen
gadgets would pop up on the screen.
It made you think about how much value you were getting for
such a little price. That’s the power of the "bonus pile
on".
So what’s the best way to start using this in your
business? Well, one of the best ways I know is using paper
and ink. You can give away a series of valuable reports
with any purchase. What’s more, you could even make this
information available as a download from your website so
you’d have zero distribution cost.
Or you could make deals with other businesses where they’d
let you give away a product or service from them to your
customers. If you really use your imagination here you’ll
come up with lots of ways to create a "bonus pile on".
===============================
Make Prospects Take Action Now!
===============================
There’s no doubt about it - deep down, everyone of us is a
lazy procrastinator. That’s why you need some kind of
deadline or scarcity factor to make prospects take action
now. If your prospects believe an offer is going to be
around forever, there’s no reason to take action.
That’s the reason deadlines work so well. In one of my
businesses, I’ll stamp a red deadline on the order form for
the last day prospects get over $2,000.00 in free bonuses.
And believe me, it’s not unusual to get people ordering
right on the very last day of the deadline just because of
this stamp.
=======================
100% No-Risk Guarantee
=======================
Finally, the last component of a powerful offer is to make
your deal as risk-free as possible. Nobody wants to make a
mistake and be stuck with something that doesn’t deliver as
promised. That’s why you should make every effort to lift
the risk from the prospect and place it squarely on your
shoulders. Make a bold guarantee and make it for as long as
possible. If you have a quality product, you shouldn’t
worry because most often return rates will drop the longer
you extend guarantees for.
Another strategy to try is offering a 30-day "hold-your-
check or charge slip" trial. That means people will send
you checks postdated 30 days out or you won’t charge their
credit cards for 30 days. Joe Karbo used this to sell tens
of thousands of copies of his book "The Lazy Man’s Ways to
Riches".
Now you have all the keys to creating your own irresistible
offer and watching your sales soar. Just keep adding value
and more bonuses until you come up with an offer than makes
your prospect feel guilty for not ordering.
(c) Surefire Marketing, Inc.
==========================================================
Yanik Silver is recognized as the leading expert on
creating automatic, moneymaking websites...and he still
doesn't know how to put up a website.
He is the author, co-author or creator of several best-
selling online marketing books and tools, including his
newest resource for online copywriting -
http://www.UltimateCopywritingWorkshop.com/56514
==========================================================
Sales Through the Roof
By Yanik Silver
==================================================
What does a mafia boss know about marketing?
Lots. Read on to find out...
Do you remember in the movie "The Godfather" when Don
Corleone says, "I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t
refuse"?
And it’s this simple concept that’s the backbone of any
successful sales proposition you make. (However if I were
you, I’d probably leave out the threats of violence in your
sales piece.)
From now on, your job is to create such powerful offers
that anyone reading it would say to themselves, "My
goodness, I’d have to be a complete idiot not to take them
up on this deal!"
And creating a powerful offer like this is easier than you
think.
Let me share with you one of the most compelling offers
I’ve seen. It took a dying hotel on the wrong side of the
Vegas 'strip', where you had to watch your wallet at every
turn, and transformed it into a super moneymaker.
This is from a very successful ad that used to run for Bob
Stupak's Vegas World hotel. Listen to this deal and see if
you wouldn't act on this even if you were just an
occasional gambler:
"Act now, to receive a virtually free Las Vegas vacation.
For $198 per person or $396 per couple I will:
1) Put you up in a luxurious mini suite in an exciting Las
Vegas hotel right on the famous strip.
2) I will give you free tickets to a show with name
entertainers.
3) I will put a chilled bottle of champagne in your room
for free.
4) I'll let you drink as much as want for free, whether
you're at the gaming tables, playing slots or in one of the
lounges.
5) I'll hand you $1,000 of my money to gamble with for
free.
6) I'll let you keep all your winnings.
7) I'll guarantee you'll win a color TV, VCR or a faux
diamond ring.
Obviously I'm not going to give this incredible deal to
everybody in the whole world. There can only be (small
number) of these vacation packages available. First come,
first served."
If that's not an irresistible offer, I don't know what is.
The closer you can get to something like this, the more
customers you’ll have falling all over themselves to give
you their money.
Does this give you a few ideas?
========================
Using The Bonus Pile On
========================
Vegas World’s offer uses a concept I call "Bonus Pile On".
And the way it works is to keep piling on bonus after bonus
until finally you have to say "no mas" and whip out your
charge card.
It was the same thing with the famous Ginsu knife
commercials a few years back. They used this technique
perfectly to sell millions of dollars of cutlery. The
announcer would say "And if you act now you’ll also
get..." and then about 15 different knives and kitchen
gadgets would pop up on the screen.
It made you think about how much value you were getting for
such a little price. That’s the power of the "bonus pile
on".
So what’s the best way to start using this in your
business? Well, one of the best ways I know is using paper
and ink. You can give away a series of valuable reports
with any purchase. What’s more, you could even make this
information available as a download from your website so
you’d have zero distribution cost.
Or you could make deals with other businesses where they’d
let you give away a product or service from them to your
customers. If you really use your imagination here you’ll
come up with lots of ways to create a "bonus pile on".
===============================
Make Prospects Take Action Now!
===============================
There’s no doubt about it - deep down, everyone of us is a
lazy procrastinator. That’s why you need some kind of
deadline or scarcity factor to make prospects take action
now. If your prospects believe an offer is going to be
around forever, there’s no reason to take action.
That’s the reason deadlines work so well. In one of my
businesses, I’ll stamp a red deadline on the order form for
the last day prospects get over $2,000.00 in free bonuses.
And believe me, it’s not unusual to get people ordering
right on the very last day of the deadline just because of
this stamp.
=======================
100% No-Risk Guarantee
=======================
Finally, the last component of a powerful offer is to make
your deal as risk-free as possible. Nobody wants to make a
mistake and be stuck with something that doesn’t deliver as
promised. That’s why you should make every effort to lift
the risk from the prospect and place it squarely on your
shoulders. Make a bold guarantee and make it for as long as
possible. If you have a quality product, you shouldn’t
worry because most often return rates will drop the longer
you extend guarantees for.
Another strategy to try is offering a 30-day "hold-your-
check or charge slip" trial. That means people will send
you checks postdated 30 days out or you won’t charge their
credit cards for 30 days. Joe Karbo used this to sell tens
of thousands of copies of his book "The Lazy Man’s Ways to
Riches".
Now you have all the keys to creating your own irresistible
offer and watching your sales soar. Just keep adding value
and more bonuses until you come up with an offer than makes
your prospect feel guilty for not ordering.
(c) Surefire Marketing, Inc.
==========================================================
Yanik Silver is recognized as the leading expert on
creating automatic, moneymaking websites...and he still
doesn't know how to put up a website.
He is the author, co-author or creator of several best-
selling online marketing books and tools, including his
newest resource for online copywriting -
http://www.UltimateCopywritingWorkshop.com/56514
==========================================================
How to make this year your best year ever.
How to Make This Year Your
Best Year Ever
By Yanik Silver
www.SurefireMarketing.com
===================================
Every year I've been in business for myself online
has been better than the previous one. Recently, I
decided to create an "Apprentice" program (Yes, even
before Trump) and I was extremely pleased that we
had nearly 100% of my Apprentices get an online
venture up and running.
I've gone back and thought about their projects and how
they developed and I came to a striking conclusion that
will be worth a lot of money to you this year if you heed it.
There was one key aspect that got them off their butts and
making money and it came down to one thing...
...A Deadline!
As simple as that sounds, once a firm deadline was
established that's when the rubber met the road and all
obstacles melted away like snow flakes in a frying pan.
I'll give you a perfect example for one Apprentice we were
going back and forth a bit tidying up some finishing
touches on the project and trying to get it out the door.
Many times people can try to make everything too perfect
and it never gets out making money so we said we are
launching this project at the LIVE Apprentice Summit. That
was it and that was final.
The date of the Summit was getting closer and closer and I
could see this Apprentice start to sweat a bit. But I made
him make the commitment to this deadline publicly during
our group call and he couldn't back out now.
Fast forward to the day of his launch he had multiple
obstacles that would normally have put the project on hold
get swept away but not now. With the firm deadline in place
and the opportunity for him to be embarrassed our fine
Apprentice finished his project. We hit the 'send' button
and he made a tidy sum from a tiny list over the weekend.
And this was just the start because his project has made
well into the five figures already. And why did it get
finished?
The deadline once again.
What's your deadline for your first project or your next
project?
Is it something that's in your head? Not a good idea. It's
pretty easy to keep moving that forward or letting other
things take precedence.
Who knows about your deadline and who's going to hold you
to it? In some cases it's not a good idea to share your
deadline or goal with another person, especially if they're
the kind of negative energy vampire a lot of well-meaning
friends and family are. But if you've got a group of
colleagues all with the same thinking use them. This works
especially well if you don't want to look like an "idiot"
in front of them and they are people you really respect.
I'll tell you what works for me and maybe it'll work for
you too.
For me, I work best when I absolutely "have to" perform.
For instance my first product on Internet marketing
might never have been made (or at least it would have taken
much longer) if I didn't sell it before it was done. In 2000
when I first started marketing online a lot of people wanted
to know exactly what I did and how I started making money
so fast.
Well, I got my first opportunity to share my story in
Atlanta at an Internet seminar. I was extremely nervous and
my heart was beating out of my chest to go talk in front of
100 strangers. I gave my presentation and then I sold this
product (yet to be created).
I told people it would be delivered in a few weeks so they
knew it was a prepublication offer. I walked away with 10
orders at $200 bucks. All well and good except I couldn't
charge anyone until the manual was done. Even though it was
only $2,000 (less what I had to pay the promoter)
I knew that at least people wanted this information and I
could keep selling it once I finished it. I probably had a
week or two of 3 o'clock in the morning work sessions but I
completed it and charged the cards. I was under pressure to
get the manual done because these people paid me (though I
didn't charge them) and I owed them the material.
Since then I've updated my course material and it's been
worth well into the six figures just because "I had to
do it".
How can you set something like this up for yourself? If you
can stand the pressure - you can decide to put on a tele-
seminar. This is one of my favorite ways of creating
product by a deadline. You can do either a one-time tele-
seminar or series of tele-seminars and you get paid to
produce the product. How great is that? It doesn't matter
if you have 1 person or 1000 people on the call because
this is forcing you to create product and perform.
Once you've set your deadline for anything you'll
"magically" see certain resources fall into place. Trust
me, it's a bit eerie but when it occurs every time you set
a firm deadline you know there's something to it. Just the
act of making the decision sets these events into motion
for you. It's also because what you focus on becomes your
reality. Your perception has changed. Your internal
"radar" is now attuned to resources, allies, etc that can
help you get your project completed.
Now I leave you with one more secret...Set "mini
deadlines".
When you're looking at the whole task of setting up an
Internet business (or anything really) it's easy to get
overwhelmed. But if you break everything up into small
tasks with their own deadlines you'll be at your
destination before you know it. I promise it'll work for
you. In fact, that's one of the reasons I really like
Franklin planner systems (now Franklin Covey). I've been
using them since 1998 and that's when I first started
making some significant changes in my life.
Actually the founder of Franklin, Hyrum Smith has a great
book called "The 10 Essential Laws of Time and Life
Management" - this should be required reading for you!
Even though I hate ad slogans (since they don't work) this
one should become your mantra for the year - "Just Do It".
As cliché and overused as it is - that's all it comes down
to. Whether you're willing to roll the dice and put
yourself out there a little. I promise whatever the worst
case scenario you're thinking, it is far from the reality.
And if you need someone to send your deadline list to - go
ahead and email it to me. I'll keep it confidential and
we'll celebrate together when you reach your destination.
(c) Surefire Marketing, Inc.
==========================================================
Yanik Silver is recognized as the leading expert on
creating automatic, moneymaking websites...and he still
doesn't know how to put up a website.
He is the author, co-author or creator of several best-
selling online marketing books and tools, including his
newest resource for making this year your best yet -
http://www.33DaysToOnlineProfits.com/56514
==========================================================
Best Year Ever
By Yanik Silver
www.SurefireMarketing.com
===================================
Every year I've been in business for myself online
has been better than the previous one. Recently, I
decided to create an "Apprentice" program (Yes, even
before Trump) and I was extremely pleased that we
had nearly 100% of my Apprentices get an online
venture up and running.
I've gone back and thought about their projects and how
they developed and I came to a striking conclusion that
will be worth a lot of money to you this year if you heed it.
There was one key aspect that got them off their butts and
making money and it came down to one thing...
...A Deadline!
As simple as that sounds, once a firm deadline was
established that's when the rubber met the road and all
obstacles melted away like snow flakes in a frying pan.
I'll give you a perfect example for one Apprentice we were
going back and forth a bit tidying up some finishing
touches on the project and trying to get it out the door.
Many times people can try to make everything too perfect
and it never gets out making money so we said we are
launching this project at the LIVE Apprentice Summit. That
was it and that was final.
The date of the Summit was getting closer and closer and I
could see this Apprentice start to sweat a bit. But I made
him make the commitment to this deadline publicly during
our group call and he couldn't back out now.
Fast forward to the day of his launch he had multiple
obstacles that would normally have put the project on hold
get swept away but not now. With the firm deadline in place
and the opportunity for him to be embarrassed our fine
Apprentice finished his project. We hit the 'send' button
and he made a tidy sum from a tiny list over the weekend.
And this was just the start because his project has made
well into the five figures already. And why did it get
finished?
The deadline once again.
What's your deadline for your first project or your next
project?
Is it something that's in your head? Not a good idea. It's
pretty easy to keep moving that forward or letting other
things take precedence.
Who knows about your deadline and who's going to hold you
to it? In some cases it's not a good idea to share your
deadline or goal with another person, especially if they're
the kind of negative energy vampire a lot of well-meaning
friends and family are. But if you've got a group of
colleagues all with the same thinking use them. This works
especially well if you don't want to look like an "idiot"
in front of them and they are people you really respect.
I'll tell you what works for me and maybe it'll work for
you too.
For me, I work best when I absolutely "have to" perform.
For instance my first product on Internet marketing
might never have been made (or at least it would have taken
much longer) if I didn't sell it before it was done. In 2000
when I first started marketing online a lot of people wanted
to know exactly what I did and how I started making money
so fast.
Well, I got my first opportunity to share my story in
Atlanta at an Internet seminar. I was extremely nervous and
my heart was beating out of my chest to go talk in front of
100 strangers. I gave my presentation and then I sold this
product (yet to be created).
I told people it would be delivered in a few weeks so they
knew it was a prepublication offer. I walked away with 10
orders at $200 bucks. All well and good except I couldn't
charge anyone until the manual was done. Even though it was
only $2,000 (less what I had to pay the promoter)
I knew that at least people wanted this information and I
could keep selling it once I finished it. I probably had a
week or two of 3 o'clock in the morning work sessions but I
completed it and charged the cards. I was under pressure to
get the manual done because these people paid me (though I
didn't charge them) and I owed them the material.
Since then I've updated my course material and it's been
worth well into the six figures just because "I had to
do it".
How can you set something like this up for yourself? If you
can stand the pressure - you can decide to put on a tele-
seminar. This is one of my favorite ways of creating
product by a deadline. You can do either a one-time tele-
seminar or series of tele-seminars and you get paid to
produce the product. How great is that? It doesn't matter
if you have 1 person or 1000 people on the call because
this is forcing you to create product and perform.
Once you've set your deadline for anything you'll
"magically" see certain resources fall into place. Trust
me, it's a bit eerie but when it occurs every time you set
a firm deadline you know there's something to it. Just the
act of making the decision sets these events into motion
for you. It's also because what you focus on becomes your
reality. Your perception has changed. Your internal
"radar" is now attuned to resources, allies, etc that can
help you get your project completed.
Now I leave you with one more secret...Set "mini
deadlines".
When you're looking at the whole task of setting up an
Internet business (or anything really) it's easy to get
overwhelmed. But if you break everything up into small
tasks with their own deadlines you'll be at your
destination before you know it. I promise it'll work for
you. In fact, that's one of the reasons I really like
Franklin planner systems (now Franklin Covey). I've been
using them since 1998 and that's when I first started
making some significant changes in my life.
Actually the founder of Franklin, Hyrum Smith has a great
book called "The 10 Essential Laws of Time and Life
Management" - this should be required reading for you!
Even though I hate ad slogans (since they don't work) this
one should become your mantra for the year - "Just Do It".
As cliché and overused as it is - that's all it comes down
to. Whether you're willing to roll the dice and put
yourself out there a little. I promise whatever the worst
case scenario you're thinking, it is far from the reality.
And if you need someone to send your deadline list to - go
ahead and email it to me. I'll keep it confidential and
we'll celebrate together when you reach your destination.
(c) Surefire Marketing, Inc.
==========================================================
Yanik Silver is recognized as the leading expert on
creating automatic, moneymaking websites...and he still
doesn't know how to put up a website.
He is the author, co-author or creator of several best-
selling online marketing books and tools, including his
newest resource for making this year your best yet -
http://www.33DaysToOnlineProfits.com/56514
==========================================================
Tuesday, 1 June 2010
Three inner secrets of Internet Success
Three Inner Secrets of Internet Success
By Yanik Silver
www.SurefireMarketing.com
===================================
In only a few short months I've achieved the ultimate
Internet "fantasy" of making a lot of money from a simple
(almost primitive) web site that runs itself virtually on
complete autopilot. Starting from scratch I banked over
$51,351.94 my first 6 1/2 months online, just working part-
time out of the corner of my living room.
Now today at age 31, I've gone on to earn over 7-figures.
How did I go from a standing start to banking mega
profits?
To do that, what I think you really need are these inner
secrets to mega internet success. This has nothing to do
with search engines, pay-per-clicks. It doesn't have
anything to do with any of the tactical stuff. It's all a
lot of stuff that goes on in your head.
* Secret #1: Cheerful Expectancy *
One of my biggest mentors is Earl Nightingale. He passed
away several years ago but you need to get everything he
recorded at Nightingale.com. He has a program called "Lead
The Field" and "The Strangest Secret." Just listen to
that thing over and over again. He talks about cheerful
expectancy.
There's a big difference between having expectancy versus
hoping or wishing something is going to occur. When you
have that cheerful expectancy, you know it's going to
occur. And that doesn't just come from being
"Pollyannaish" or having rose-colored glasses.
It comes from having knowledge. And you get that
knowledge from studying in your field whatever it is. It
could be Internet marketing or it could be neurology. That
means reading, studying and buying everything and
absolutely immersing yourself in it.
I learned from Earl Nightingale that if you want to be an
expert, you spend an hour a day reading on whatever
subject that you're interested in, that you want to be an
expert on. So I said, "Well, what would happen if I read
for three hours a day?"
I just started learning as much as I possibly could, and
that knowledge gives you the confidence to know that you
have that positive expectancy. Your expectations determine
your results.
* Secret #2: Do one proactive thing a day *
You don't need to do 100 things a day. Just get that one
proactive thing a day. So each little brick builds a big
wall for you. Trust me it's easy to be overwhelmed with
hundreds of tasks. You're like, "Oh, we need to do e-zine
ads and free-for-alls and pay-per-click search engines,
and I need to do all this other stuff." Ahhhhhhhhhhh!
But just relax and do one task a day.
Your action will create more and more and more action for
you. You simply need to make a commitment to do one
proactive thing a day no matter what. Even if you're dead
tired and worked a 14-hour day - come home and mail one
letter or send out one joint venture proposal. I'm telling
you - just these little tiny proactive things will have an
immense impact.
Most everyone has heard of the '80/20 rule' or the Pareto
Principle. It says that 20% of your actions produce 80% of
your results, and the other way around. 80% of your work
only creates 20% of your results.
So go back and look where your successes came from, and Iknow that they're from a tiny little group of actions. So
if you just get that one proactive thing a day (from the
20% group) that is going to propel you further, that's
going to bring you to where you want to be.
Make it a point to focus on those "20% activities". In
Stephen Covey's famous work "7 Habits of Highly Effective
People" he calls these activities "important but not
urgent".
One of my Apprentices, Peter Woodhead, from the UK is a
perfect example of simply doing one proactive thing a day.
A lot of Apprentices bolted out of the gate during our one
year program but Peter was an Internet newbie and he also
had a full time job so he was a bit slower getting
started. However, he took my advice and simply managed to
do one proactive thing every single day. No matter how big
or how small. It could be writing one autoresponder
message or it might have been writing 50 headlines. No
matter the day - Peter was moving ahead. And not
surprisingly his project was completed before many of the
other Apprentices were finished.
* Secret #3: Decision *
This is such a big point. A lot of people have so many
problems with decision. That's because they don't like it
because it cuts off other options. But frankly that's
exactly what you want. You want to cut off other options.
One of our top apprentices, Cindy Kappler, WebAdMagic.com,
had no other option but to succeed because she quit her
job. Now I'm not encouraging you to do that if you still
have a real job but it does prove if you cut off your
options, you're much more motivated. Successful people
make decisions quickly.
There's a magic of attraction when you make your decision.
However, when you're hemming and hawing, you don't
experience this magic. I don't want to get into too much
woo-woo or metaphysical or spiritual stuff.
But there's this magic of attraction. I can't even
explain it. When you set your mind up that you're going
to do this, all of a sudden, at the next dinner party
you're attending you meet somebody that can help you get
to where you want to go. Is that luck or is that
something else?
I don't think it's luck.
It's like once the decision is made your mind is tuned
into the solution and all kinds of 'freaky' coincidences
and occurrences happen.
And that brings me to another important point about
decisions - fail quickly. Don't be afraid of failure. A
lot of people are so afraid of screwing up, or making a
mistake that they are forever frozen. Who the hell cares?
Screw up quickly! I screw up all the time. And you want
to fail quickly.
That's the great part about the Internet. You want to go
out there and find out if your dumb idea is going to work
right away. You can do it in days instead of months.
Sometimes hours and if it doesn't work, you move on. You
say, "Next!"
Look, I know a lot of people who are working on their
products for the last two, three, four years. Get the
damned thing out! You just make it better as you go
along.
InstantSalesLetters.com, our first product was not where it
is now. We've added a ton of stuff to it and made it
better. But I just wanted to see if the thing was going
to sell.
It wasn't complete and utter rubbish, as my British
friends say, but it was enough that it made the point. It
found out if there was a marketplace for it. So find out.
Some people like to go around at dinner parties and so on
and say, "I'm writing a book. I've been writing a book
for five years. I'm an author."
Uh huh...
I can show you 6 different ways to have your book done in
days. It's a cop-out and complete B.S. Bottom line - make
the decision to get the product out there. See what
happens and fail quickly.
Now get out there and do it!
(c) Surefire Marketing, Inc.
==========================================================
Yanik Silver is recognized as the leading expert on
creating automatic, moneymaking websites...and he still
doesn't know how to put up a website.
He is the author, co-author or creator of several best-
selling online marketing books and tools, including his
quickest and easiest way to create a product to sell -
http://www.PublicDomainRiches.com/56514
==========================================================
By Yanik Silver
www.SurefireMarketing.com
===================================
In only a few short months I've achieved the ultimate
Internet "fantasy" of making a lot of money from a simple
(almost primitive) web site that runs itself virtually on
complete autopilot. Starting from scratch I banked over
$51,351.94 my first 6 1/2 months online, just working part-
time out of the corner of my living room.
Now today at age 31, I've gone on to earn over 7-figures.
How did I go from a standing start to banking mega
profits?
To do that, what I think you really need are these inner
secrets to mega internet success. This has nothing to do
with search engines, pay-per-clicks. It doesn't have
anything to do with any of the tactical stuff. It's all a
lot of stuff that goes on in your head.
* Secret #1: Cheerful Expectancy *
One of my biggest mentors is Earl Nightingale. He passed
away several years ago but you need to get everything he
recorded at Nightingale.com. He has a program called "Lead
The Field" and "The Strangest Secret." Just listen to
that thing over and over again. He talks about cheerful
expectancy.
There's a big difference between having expectancy versus
hoping or wishing something is going to occur. When you
have that cheerful expectancy, you know it's going to
occur. And that doesn't just come from being
"Pollyannaish" or having rose-colored glasses.
It comes from having knowledge. And you get that
knowledge from studying in your field whatever it is. It
could be Internet marketing or it could be neurology. That
means reading, studying and buying everything and
absolutely immersing yourself in it.
I learned from Earl Nightingale that if you want to be an
expert, you spend an hour a day reading on whatever
subject that you're interested in, that you want to be an
expert on. So I said, "Well, what would happen if I read
for three hours a day?"
I just started learning as much as I possibly could, and
that knowledge gives you the confidence to know that you
have that positive expectancy. Your expectations determine
your results.
* Secret #2: Do one proactive thing a day *
You don't need to do 100 things a day. Just get that one
proactive thing a day. So each little brick builds a big
wall for you. Trust me it's easy to be overwhelmed with
hundreds of tasks. You're like, "Oh, we need to do e-zine
ads and free-for-alls and pay-per-click search engines,
and I need to do all this other stuff." Ahhhhhhhhhhh!
But just relax and do one task a day.
Your action will create more and more and more action for
you. You simply need to make a commitment to do one
proactive thing a day no matter what. Even if you're dead
tired and worked a 14-hour day - come home and mail one
letter or send out one joint venture proposal. I'm telling
you - just these little tiny proactive things will have an
immense impact.
Most everyone has heard of the '80/20 rule' or the Pareto
Principle. It says that 20% of your actions produce 80% of
your results, and the other way around. 80% of your work
only creates 20% of your results.
So go back and look where your successes came from, and Iknow that they're from a tiny little group of actions. So
if you just get that one proactive thing a day (from the
20% group) that is going to propel you further, that's
going to bring you to where you want to be.
Make it a point to focus on those "20% activities". In
Stephen Covey's famous work "7 Habits of Highly Effective
People" he calls these activities "important but not
urgent".
One of my Apprentices, Peter Woodhead, from the UK is a
perfect example of simply doing one proactive thing a day.
A lot of Apprentices bolted out of the gate during our one
year program but Peter was an Internet newbie and he also
had a full time job so he was a bit slower getting
started. However, he took my advice and simply managed to
do one proactive thing every single day. No matter how big
or how small. It could be writing one autoresponder
message or it might have been writing 50 headlines. No
matter the day - Peter was moving ahead. And not
surprisingly his project was completed before many of the
other Apprentices were finished.
* Secret #3: Decision *
This is such a big point. A lot of people have so many
problems with decision. That's because they don't like it
because it cuts off other options. But frankly that's
exactly what you want. You want to cut off other options.
One of our top apprentices, Cindy Kappler, WebAdMagic.com,
had no other option but to succeed because she quit her
job. Now I'm not encouraging you to do that if you still
have a real job but it does prove if you cut off your
options, you're much more motivated. Successful people
make decisions quickly.
There's a magic of attraction when you make your decision.
However, when you're hemming and hawing, you don't
experience this magic. I don't want to get into too much
woo-woo or metaphysical or spiritual stuff.
But there's this magic of attraction. I can't even
explain it. When you set your mind up that you're going
to do this, all of a sudden, at the next dinner party
you're attending you meet somebody that can help you get
to where you want to go. Is that luck or is that
something else?
I don't think it's luck.
It's like once the decision is made your mind is tuned
into the solution and all kinds of 'freaky' coincidences
and occurrences happen.
And that brings me to another important point about
decisions - fail quickly. Don't be afraid of failure. A
lot of people are so afraid of screwing up, or making a
mistake that they are forever frozen. Who the hell cares?
Screw up quickly! I screw up all the time. And you want
to fail quickly.
That's the great part about the Internet. You want to go
out there and find out if your dumb idea is going to work
right away. You can do it in days instead of months.
Sometimes hours and if it doesn't work, you move on. You
say, "Next!"
Look, I know a lot of people who are working on their
products for the last two, three, four years. Get the
damned thing out! You just make it better as you go
along.
InstantSalesLetters.com, our first product was not where it
is now. We've added a ton of stuff to it and made it
better. But I just wanted to see if the thing was going
to sell.
It wasn't complete and utter rubbish, as my British
friends say, but it was enough that it made the point. It
found out if there was a marketplace for it. So find out.
Some people like to go around at dinner parties and so on
and say, "I'm writing a book. I've been writing a book
for five years. I'm an author."
Uh huh...
I can show you 6 different ways to have your book done in
days. It's a cop-out and complete B.S. Bottom line - make
the decision to get the product out there. See what
happens and fail quickly.
Now get out there and do it!
(c) Surefire Marketing, Inc.
==========================================================
Yanik Silver is recognized as the leading expert on
creating automatic, moneymaking websites...and he still
doesn't know how to put up a website.
He is the author, co-author or creator of several best-
selling online marketing books and tools, including his
quickest and easiest way to create a product to sell -
http://www.PublicDomainRiches.com/56514
==========================================================
An Analysis of a wiining sales letter
An Analysis of A Winning Sales Letter
By Yanik Silver
www.InstantSalesLetters.com
========================================
Many people say they can spot a good letter when they see
it, but the problem is when it comes down to writing one,
they simply freeze up. That's why I want to take you behind
the scenes of a successful sales letter I wrote and
illustrate the thinking that goes into writing a killer
letter that generated a healthy 3810% ROI. This letter sold
all of the clients overstock merchandise and they even
created a waiting list.
You'll find my comments in the side notes below so let's
get started...
****
Can You Get A New $8,000 Power Table For $417?
------Side Note Comments------
First off, the headline is a grabber and makes people want
to read more. Anyone interested in your product at a
bargain price would certainly continue reading.
------End Comments------
Read The Amazing Facts To Find Out How...
------Side Note Comments------
Next, the subhead tells prospects that the answer is right
inside this letter if they keep reading.
------End Comments------
Dear Friend,
Yes, it's absolutely true. You can really replace your old,
worn-out exam table and only pay $417 out of your pocket
(But only if you are one of the first 2 people to respond
to this letter.)
Let me explain.
------Side Note Comments------
Your first sentence is absolutely critical to your letter.
If your first sentence doesn't make people want to keep
reading, you can expect your letter to end up in the
circular file. So make sure it keeps their interest piqued
and follow up on the headline promise in the first
sentence.
In the first sentence I reiterate the fact that yes they
really can get a brand new power table for such a low
price. The second sentence I throw in a little scarcity
right at the beginning of the letter so they won't just
toss this letter aside for further reading.
------End Comments------
Last April, our little company took a big gamble and signed
up for a power table promotion. In order to get on the
promotion we had to agree to take 3 power tables - nearly
$15,000. (And for a small company like us, that's a lot of
money to be tied up in inventory).
Only one of those 3 tables were sold - so there are still 2
left.
------Side Note Comments------
The next paragraph I begin to explain the story of why
we're selling this product at such a bargain price. I've
discovered that telling people the truth and giving a
reason why is actually one of the most powerful
psychological motivators to action.
------End Comments------
And My Problem Is Your Opportunity
------Side Note Comments------
This subhead turns the letter back around to what's in it
for the reader. Everyone is always silently asking
themselves "So what?" and "Who cares?". You've got to keep
the focus on what the reader will gain from the letter.
------End Comments------
In order to move these last 2 tables I've decided to do
something somewhat bold and a little daring.
First, you should know that the manufacturer's promotion of
these power tables ends June 30th. And any unsold inventory
I have could be sold to another dealer at wholesale.
But instead of doing that, I would rather sell you the
table at a wholesale price and gain your goodwill.
------Side Note Comments------
Here I explain how and why I'm willing to make a
sensational deal.
------End Comments------
The regular price for a XXX power table is $8,000 but
during this promotion they were on sale for $5,375 (which
is a pretty good deal anyway).
But until July 15th (I've extended the offer 2 weeks), you
can buy one of our last 2 tables for just $4,897. That's a
savings of over $3,100.00
------Side Note Comments------
I introduce the special offer and the reason why we're
selling the product at such a discount. That's a key point,
because unless you give people a believable reason for the
reduced price they won't believe you. Nobody thinks you're
lowering the price because you're "such a nice guy" so let
them in on the reason behind your offer.
------End Comments------
What? I promised you could get a power table for only $417
and here's how...
------Side Note Comments------
I answer an anticipated objection here since I promised
they could get the table for only $417.
------End Comments------
Here's How To Get That New Power Table For Almost "Zip" By
buying a power table, you can qualify for a 50% tax credit
under section 44 of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
That's right Fifty Percent! All because a power table will
glide up and down to accommodate disabled and handicapped
patients.
And here's what else. You can also take the amount of the
power table and deduct it off your taxes using Section 179.
(That is if you haven't spent over $18,000 on capital
equipment this year.)
That's not all, here are a few more incentives for you: We
will give you a $150 trade-in for your old table (or you
can donate it to charity for another tax break). And add an
extra 2-year warranty ($1,000 value), plus, we'll pick-up
your old table and deliver the new one all for free!
Pretty good, right? Wait, I have even better news for
you...
------Side Note Comments------
Here I've explained each of the incentives and how they can
really get the table for such a low cost. Plus added in a
few extra bonuses and now I'll another bonus to really
increase their desire.
------End Comments------
You Can Pay In 3 Easy Installments With Zero Interest We'll
break up your payments into 3 easy installments, spread
thirty days apart.
Why You Must Act Before July 15th First, I doubt if these
tables will still be around until July 15th because the
first 2 doctors that put their deposits down will take
them. And when they're gone this offer expires.
But even if they are still here (highly unlikely at this
bargain price) this offer has to expire anyway because we
will be shipping out these tables to other dealers in the
area.
------Side Note Comments------
I bring back the deadline here and scarcity again. So not
only do they have a limit on the number of units available,
but there is also a time deadline. This is a double whammy
to get people to take action immediately.
------End Comments------
Here's What You Should Do Now
Pick up your phone and dial xxx-xxxx and reserve one of
these last 2 tables with your credit card. Or in case,
you're still undecided call us and ask for some more
information to be faxed to you.
Otherwise, you'll be giving up the ease and convenience of
having a power table at this bargain price. I really hope
you're one of the 2 lucky doctors who decide to take
advantage of this golden opportunity.
------Side Note Comments------
In this closing paragraph I give readers a little pain by
mentioning what they'll be missing if they don't act on
this offer.
------End Comments------
Sincerely,
XXXX
P.S. Hurry! This letter is being sent to 1,283 local
doctors and this offer is strictly limited to the first 2
people who respond.
------Side Note Comments------
The P.S. is your last place to help prospects make a buying
decision. People go from the headline in a letter to the
signature to the P.S., so your P.S. should be powerful.
Here I introduce even more scarcity. I let them know
exactly how many people (specifics sell) are receiving this
letter and it makes the limited quantity seem even more
limited since so many other people are getting this same
announcement.
------End Comments------
****
I guarantee by using the same elements, I just illustrated,
you'll see your next sales letter produce incredible
results.
(c) Surefire Marketing, Inc.
==========================================================
Yanik Silver is recognized as the leading expert on
creating automatic, moneymaking websites...and he still
doesn't know how to put up a website.
He is the author, co-author or creator of several best-
selling resources including - http://www.InstantSalesLetters.com/56514
==========================================================
By Yanik Silver
www.InstantSalesLetters.com
========================================
Many people say they can spot a good letter when they see
it, but the problem is when it comes down to writing one,
they simply freeze up. That's why I want to take you behind
the scenes of a successful sales letter I wrote and
illustrate the thinking that goes into writing a killer
letter that generated a healthy 3810% ROI. This letter sold
all of the clients overstock merchandise and they even
created a waiting list.
You'll find my comments in the side notes below so let's
get started...
****
Can You Get A New $8,000 Power Table For $417?
------Side Note Comments------
First off, the headline is a grabber and makes people want
to read more. Anyone interested in your product at a
bargain price would certainly continue reading.
------End Comments------
Read The Amazing Facts To Find Out How...
------Side Note Comments------
Next, the subhead tells prospects that the answer is right
inside this letter if they keep reading.
------End Comments------
Dear Friend,
Yes, it's absolutely true. You can really replace your old,
worn-out exam table and only pay $417 out of your pocket
(But only if you are one of the first 2 people to respond
to this letter.)
Let me explain.
------Side Note Comments------
Your first sentence is absolutely critical to your letter.
If your first sentence doesn't make people want to keep
reading, you can expect your letter to end up in the
circular file. So make sure it keeps their interest piqued
and follow up on the headline promise in the first
sentence.
In the first sentence I reiterate the fact that yes they
really can get a brand new power table for such a low
price. The second sentence I throw in a little scarcity
right at the beginning of the letter so they won't just
toss this letter aside for further reading.
------End Comments------
Last April, our little company took a big gamble and signed
up for a power table promotion. In order to get on the
promotion we had to agree to take 3 power tables - nearly
$15,000. (And for a small company like us, that's a lot of
money to be tied up in inventory).
Only one of those 3 tables were sold - so there are still 2
left.
------Side Note Comments------
The next paragraph I begin to explain the story of why
we're selling this product at such a bargain price. I've
discovered that telling people the truth and giving a
reason why is actually one of the most powerful
psychological motivators to action.
------End Comments------
And My Problem Is Your Opportunity
------Side Note Comments------
This subhead turns the letter back around to what's in it
for the reader. Everyone is always silently asking
themselves "So what?" and "Who cares?". You've got to keep
the focus on what the reader will gain from the letter.
------End Comments------
In order to move these last 2 tables I've decided to do
something somewhat bold and a little daring.
First, you should know that the manufacturer's promotion of
these power tables ends June 30th. And any unsold inventory
I have could be sold to another dealer at wholesale.
But instead of doing that, I would rather sell you the
table at a wholesale price and gain your goodwill.
------Side Note Comments------
Here I explain how and why I'm willing to make a
sensational deal.
------End Comments------
The regular price for a XXX power table is $8,000 but
during this promotion they were on sale for $5,375 (which
is a pretty good deal anyway).
But until July 15th (I've extended the offer 2 weeks), you
can buy one of our last 2 tables for just $4,897. That's a
savings of over $3,100.00
------Side Note Comments------
I introduce the special offer and the reason why we're
selling the product at such a discount. That's a key point,
because unless you give people a believable reason for the
reduced price they won't believe you. Nobody thinks you're
lowering the price because you're "such a nice guy" so let
them in on the reason behind your offer.
------End Comments------
What? I promised you could get a power table for only $417
and here's how...
------Side Note Comments------
I answer an anticipated objection here since I promised
they could get the table for only $417.
------End Comments------
Here's How To Get That New Power Table For Almost "Zip" By
buying a power table, you can qualify for a 50% tax credit
under section 44 of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
That's right Fifty Percent! All because a power table will
glide up and down to accommodate disabled and handicapped
patients.
And here's what else. You can also take the amount of the
power table and deduct it off your taxes using Section 179.
(That is if you haven't spent over $18,000 on capital
equipment this year.)
That's not all, here are a few more incentives for you: We
will give you a $150 trade-in for your old table (or you
can donate it to charity for another tax break). And add an
extra 2-year warranty ($1,000 value), plus, we'll pick-up
your old table and deliver the new one all for free!
Pretty good, right? Wait, I have even better news for
you...
------Side Note Comments------
Here I've explained each of the incentives and how they can
really get the table for such a low cost. Plus added in a
few extra bonuses and now I'll another bonus to really
increase their desire.
------End Comments------
You Can Pay In 3 Easy Installments With Zero Interest We'll
break up your payments into 3 easy installments, spread
thirty days apart.
Why You Must Act Before July 15th First, I doubt if these
tables will still be around until July 15th because the
first 2 doctors that put their deposits down will take
them. And when they're gone this offer expires.
But even if they are still here (highly unlikely at this
bargain price) this offer has to expire anyway because we
will be shipping out these tables to other dealers in the
area.
------Side Note Comments------
I bring back the deadline here and scarcity again. So not
only do they have a limit on the number of units available,
but there is also a time deadline. This is a double whammy
to get people to take action immediately.
------End Comments------
Here's What You Should Do Now
Pick up your phone and dial xxx-xxxx and reserve one of
these last 2 tables with your credit card. Or in case,
you're still undecided call us and ask for some more
information to be faxed to you.
Otherwise, you'll be giving up the ease and convenience of
having a power table at this bargain price. I really hope
you're one of the 2 lucky doctors who decide to take
advantage of this golden opportunity.
------Side Note Comments------
In this closing paragraph I give readers a little pain by
mentioning what they'll be missing if they don't act on
this offer.
------End Comments------
Sincerely,
XXXX
P.S. Hurry! This letter is being sent to 1,283 local
doctors and this offer is strictly limited to the first 2
people who respond.
------Side Note Comments------
The P.S. is your last place to help prospects make a buying
decision. People go from the headline in a letter to the
signature to the P.S., so your P.S. should be powerful.
Here I introduce even more scarcity. I let them know
exactly how many people (specifics sell) are receiving this
letter and it makes the limited quantity seem even more
limited since so many other people are getting this same
announcement.
------End Comments------
****
I guarantee by using the same elements, I just illustrated,
you'll see your next sales letter produce incredible
results.
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