With a quick look at google insight it doesn’t take long to figure out Myspace has lost it’s flair and Facebook is simply taking no prisoners.

So what options did our friend “Tom” have but to join Facebook

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Five years ago I stumbled upon IMing (internet marketing) and the trail of dis-pare was so unnecessary.

Way back then I couldn’t even spell marketing and the best training I could find was pretty bad. What most people new to the dream of making money from home fail to see is most commonly “Goo-roo’s” have spent years, hopefully, learning their craft.

The craft of separating people from their money. Hyped up claims of instant wealth or “Push button” simplicity capture unsuspecting tourist. Believe me if you’ve tried figuring this stuff out it doesn’t take long before your hard drive is busting at the seams with ebooks teaching all the tricks and tactics of the “Masters”.

But what the Guru’s don’t tell is often more damaging than people will ever believe. Just read Ryan’s revealing post if you have been suspicious about this.

Ryan Healy

So what’s the solution…

For starters what your friends need to learn is pretty common sense stuff. Business is business and until they decide to learn and study what ethical marketers do your friends will remain in money game after money game.

Here’s the cycle.

Phase One

Newbie marketer Bob trips over a get rich now advertisement. He stays up all night dreaming he’s finally found the solution to all his financial worries. After mentally masturbating over the possibility “This is the one” he plucks out his credit card and takes the leap.

Phase Two

Now good ol Bob has his shiny replicated web site and a handful of marketing training given to him from his “Guru”. Running around the net he pesters people on Facebook. Embarrasses himself a little further on YouTube. Drops a few grand on Pay Per Click and ad co-ops. With little to show for it.

Phase Three

If Bob is persistent and most likely a little Pissed he finally begins to pay closer attention to what’s going on around him. He begins to finally ask questions of himself and people he is giving money to train him. It’s in this phase dear old Bob begins to finally scratch the surface of marketing. From Direct Response to IMing the pieces finally begin to come together and working from home with “NO PAY” begins to become a thing of the past.

How long it takes to move into the third phase can take a month to a lifetime it really depends on how long before Bob wakes up from the dream.

Phase Four

Bob finally gets it and has many different web based businesses each earning more than is going out.

How Bob Finally Did It…

He learned basic web design
He learned people skills
He learned ethical promotion
He learned this is a business

Ethical Resources

The E-myth
lynda.com
From Good to Great

It doesn’t matter if you love the brilliantly socialist ways the ultra capitalist Steven Jobs manipulates his loyal fans into buying into the Apple brand you’ll still love this video.

I first read this book in my early twenties and to this day I read it again every year.

If for some reason you don’t have the time to lift the wisdom straight from the page this may be the option for you

The other day I had someone ask why I talk so much about mindset.

Hey said “Ken you could talk about PPC, Social Marketing or offline marketing and get a whole bunch more readers.”

True

It is absolutely true we could go over all the different ways of getting traffic to a web site, but what good would that really do?

Let me share something that will go over a lot of your heads.

Not an insult just merely an observation of where you may or may not be in this game.

Fair…

Listen let’s take my friend who asked me the question about mindset.  He’s kinda new at this whole thing at the big answer he looks for is “How To” information.

“How To” get people

“How To” Use Twitter

“How To” Win on facebook

But what he hasn’t realized yet is simply this. Once you learn all the “How to” stuff in the world there comes a time when you realize all this internet stuff has little to do with “How to” drive traffic.

The bigger goal is to locate how to shift mentally so that you actually apply all the “How to” information rolling around in your head.

Don’t believe me?

OK well answer this one honestly. How much time do you spend learning about bookmarking, social media, paid advertising, leadership skills, etc.

And I’ll even bet you know more than the average gal about one or all of these things.

But for some reason you still aren’t really applying everything you know…Why?

Here’s the deeper question.  Do you want to work with people who are still searching for “How To’s” or have you shifted to working with people looking to apply what they already know?

Here’s some insight that just may pull you out of your chair

Seth on Multiple Minds

Let’s face it writers block is the death of a blogger.

But if you are looking for some sure fire ways to break writers block

Then you’ll love this piece from James Chartrand

One Fool Proof Trick To Blast Writers Block

Anyone who has a desire to learn marketing should study this video.

Regardless of which side of the isle you stand politically. this will turn your marketing around.

Notice the music, the headlines, the history, the parallels that lead to voters IMAGINATION…