Owner: John Cosola's Online Business Opportunity URL: Join Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:29:17 -0500 Rating:0 Site Description: This blog is an introduction to John Cosola an entrepreneur, mentor and coach. Here he explains The Key to internet marketing success. He shows how to drive massive traffic to anyone's website. By utilizing direct sales, you can work from home and ge Site statistics:Click here
An Home Based Business Alternative For The Computer Novice 2008-09-10 09:52:00 As an internet marketer I come across a lot of different objections as to why someone does not want to join my program. But the top 2 excuses are 1. I don't have enough money and 2. I don't have any real computer skills.The first objection is a tough one, you can do much in life without money, the second one is easily overcome of the person wants to put in some work. I have the step by step plan t Read more:Business
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Web 2.0 Social Strategies 2008-09-09 06:15:00 When Using social strategies like facebook, twitter, or myspace you need to remember they are social setting just like a dinner party or social get together of sorts.Now if you were invited to a dinner part for example, and are meeting some people for the first time, would you introduce yourself and immediately start pitching them on your business opportunity or a product you are trying to sell? O Read more:Social
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Google.com/Alerts...An Interseting Little Tip 2008-09-07 06:21:00 Google never ceases to amaze me. You could probably spend the rest of your life looking into all the products and services Google offers. The best thing about about it is that most everyone of them is free.Here is the latest Google tool I stumbled across...Google Alerts. What Google alerts does tracks keywords on the internet. For example if you wanted to keep up with me you could go to Google.com Read more:Google
Non Technical Work At Home Business 2008-09-04 22:55:00 There are literally millions of people searching the internet everyday for a work at home, or internet business or really anything they can do to make money from home. What most come to find is that the majority of what they find requires some sort of technical knowledge.If you want to have an internet marketing business, guess what...you need to know how to market on the internet in order to do s Read more:Business
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A Great Service 2008-09-04 14:28:00 When I first started internet marketing it was overwhelming. There is so much to learn and so many new ideas and tools coming out every day. What I learned early on is that if you can afford it, look to freelancers to help with some tasks.Since social web 2.0 is so big now, I wanted to focus some of my efforts there. Although setting up the accounts is nothing to hard, linking them together and ma Read more:Great
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MLM Is Still Ok If Done Right 2008-09-03 21:47:00 People like to bad mouth multilevel marketing and make statements like only the top people make money. Well isn't that true of every business? Don't the top people at all large companies make the lions share of the money? Well yes. The difference with MLM is that everyone has the opportunity to be one of the top people. That is not the case with big business or large corporations.People also like Read more:Right
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Great Holiday Weekend 2008-09-02 10:20:00 I been away from the blog for a few days, with the Labor Day weekend festivities.I had family staying over for a couple of days and now it is catch up time. After having my family over it made me even more excited about selling my garden center and just being a full time internet marketer from home.You see my brother and 2 sisters are all small business owners so we never get to spend a lot of tim Read more:Great
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To All Traditional Multilevel Marketers 2008-08-30 13:00:00 All of you out there who are traditional multilevel marketers listen up. The days of hotel gatherings and in home product introductions are not over but they are not as effective as they used to be.You see the internet has made people somewhat lazy or maybe a better way to put it ...they want more immediate satisfaction. They don't want to make a trip somewhere if they could sit at home in front o Read more:Traditional
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Look For My Internet Marketing Tip Of The Day 2008-08-27 23:07:00 Just a quick entry today to inform you that I will be doing a video series on my youtube account called InternetMarketing
Tip Of The Day. It will be short 1 or 3 minute videos that will give you tips and tricks to help you market on the internet.For instance today I introduced Twitter.com...Yes most of us know of twitter, but there are plenty who have not. But I will expand on the Twitter topic b Read more:Internet Marketing
A Personal Update 2008-08-26 16:17:00 Just a personal note on what is going on in my life right now. If you have been following me at all you know that my business has been up for sale. This was made possible by the success I have had in becoming an internet marketer. I have been in small business for over 20 years which is why I turned to internet marketing.I was not an over night success, but I keep at it, never gave up, and persist Read more:Personal
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MLM Versus Internet Marketing Business 2008-08-25 07:56:00 I just want to draw some distinctions between two different home based businesses. First there is the Multi level marketing business (MLM) which most people think of when they think of home based business. This would be your Amway, Shaklee, Herbalife, etc. A lot of people think that is the only type of home based business.Well there are all different types of home based businesses but I will just Read more:Business
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Free Advertising Of A Home Based Business Still Costs Money 2008-08-24 20:23:00 There are numerous ways to promote a home based business or internet marketing business, or even an MLM for that matter. The thing that people don't seem to realize is that everything comes with a cost including free advertising.Most of these free classified sites take a lot of time to post if they are going to be done effectively. And we all know the old adage "Time is Money
" You need to put thi Read more:Business
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When Listeng To Advice On A Home Based Business Consider The Source 2008-08-23 11:06:00 There are three types of people who will either speak or write on the topc of home based business, or online business on the topic, here they are...There are three types of critics or authors if you will who will talk about online business...1. Those who have never done it.-how can they critic something they never attempted (dream killers...sometimes your family and best friends!)2. Those who have Read more:Business
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Work At Home And Having A Sponsor With Morals 2008-08-22 12:53:00 There are literally millions of people positioning themselves as the sponsor who will lead you to success. Many of them have the knowledge and resources to do just that...the reality is very few who have the capability actually do what they claim. What you will find is that they all talk a great game but after you put down your hard earned money...THEY DISAPPEAR! Prior to payment all your calls a Read more:Having
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Can You Truly Advertise A Home Based Business For Free? 2008-08-21 11:17:00 The real question here is not whether you can advertise a home based business opportunity for free, but can you EFFECTIVELY market your online business for free.There are 1000's of ways to advertise your business for free the problem is most all of them are ineffective and don't convert into sales...which of course is the bottom line. But don't be discouraged YOU CAN market your business online ef Read more:Business
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You Need Courage To Own A Home Based Business 2008-08-20 23:01:00 Have you ever thought of starting a home based business? If so be courageous in your efforts...You might say what does courage have to do with it. Well as my favorite author and poet (I am an English Literature Graduate) Emerson stated..." Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell youthat you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising, which temptyou to believe that yo Read more:Business
Internet Marketing Full Time. 2008-08-16 10:08:00 Subscribe to John Cosola youtube by EmailWell it seems my garden center business is about to be sold. Thank goodness. I have been owrking both my online and offline business at the same time. And although I have really only been able to market my online business part time its been a better income earner than my full time Garden Center business. Ahhhh the beauty of the internet.I am so excited abou Read more:Internet
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Find Something New Everyday 2008-08-12 06:56:00 If you are an internet marketer or thinking of becoming an internet marketer be prepared to learn something new everyday. It doesn't matter if you have been at this for 5 days or 5 years...if you are active on the internet each day you will discover something new each day.You will find you come across either a new marketing idea, a new affiliate program, a new relationship and great little tip or
Good Morning 2008-08-10 07:08:00 Everyday I start my day by helping my wife with our 2 small children. Although I am still a full time business owner(been trying to sell in for 6 months ) and I am also a full time internet marketer, I still play Mr. Mom every morning. I do this because it is really the only time I get to spend quality time with my children. They are just 1 and 3 so they go to bed shortly after I come home from my Read more:Morning
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Been A Bit Busy 2008-08-07 21:33:00 Subscribe to John Cosola youtube by EmailThe last 2 weeks of my life have been a bit nuts. I try to get to my blog everyday but sometimes I barely have time to go to the bathroom. I am still chained to my Nursery business since the sale fell through. It ends up the person did not have the money the said they had.So I am a full time business owner AND a full time internet marketer. Now for some tha
TRUST 2008-07-31 15:28:00 Without trust, time can stand still. Every action can be scrutinized,every request for money or assets or people be subjected to atremendous amount of documentation. The result is there is no discretionary time - the time to get the really good stuff done.What we need to do is honor commitments, and do that by being careful to make commitmentsthat can be kept. And make commitments into statements
TRUST 2008-07-26 11:19:00 Without trust, time can stand still. Every action can be scrutinized,every request for money or assets or people be subjected to atremendous amount of documentation. The result is there is no discretionary time - the time to get the really good stuff done.What we need to do is honor commitments, and do that by being careful to make commitmentsthat can be kept. And make commitments into statements
Look For The Training 2008-07-24 08:28:00 Subscribe to John Cosola youtube by EmailWe have all seen a million business opportunities splattered all over the internet. Make $30,000 next week...put $5,000 in your pocket tomorrow...blah, blah, blah. Now those figures can be a reality but only if you are a seasoned internet marketer.You see the problem is people are blinded by these numbers and they think the moment they plug into these progr Read more:Training
Who Needs Sleep? 2008-07-23 06:37:00 Well we all need sleep...but do we need as much sleep as we usually get. Everyone knows the common belief that you need 8 hours of sleep per day. But I think that 8 hours every day is a bit much.Do you really want to sleep 1/3 of your life away? If you slept just 6 hours you would still sleep 1/4 of your life away. I think that's enough don't you. Of course you could sleep in a little here and the Read more:Needs
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Big Met Fan 2008-07-21 11:54:00 Subscribe to John Cosola youtube by EmailEver since I can remember I have been an avid Met fan. Now if your a Yankee fan don't leave...read on. I respect anyone who is truly passionate about their team...no mater who they cheer for.Fan is short for fanatic...So if you are a loyal fan I can relate...if you jump ship every time your team hits a bump in the road...I can't relate.It's like a marriage.
AN UPDATE 2008-09-23 13:27:00 Been out of town for a little bit...Have been promoting a new stream of residual income for myself. This will most likely take over my full attention real soon. If you want a glimpse of it go to have a system that is so simple a 3rd grader can run it. This is why it appeals to all people on all levels. It does not interfere with hwta you are doing either in your family or business life.I show tho
Multi Level Mania 2008-09-15 21:19:00 There are 100's of MLM's out there wide a wide variety of products to sell. Anything from vitamins to skincare to little microchips that protect you from harmful whatever's that come out of your cell phones and other electronic devices.Well you get the idea there is a lot of opportunities out there so what does one chose if they are looking into network marketing. Well here is the first thing to l Read more:Multi
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Follow The Leaders 2008-09-14 06:13:00 When you first break into the world of internet marketing it is overwhelming. There is so much to learn. My advice to you is follow the leaders in the industry. They will always be on the cutting edge of what is working today.Things are constantly evolving on the internet, what was a good technique today might be obsolete tomorrow. So to keep your finger on the pulse of what's hot and what's not f Read more:Leaders
An Alternative For Stuggling Internet Marketers 2008-09-13 16:33:00 For all you struggling internet marketers out there don't worry there is an alternative (www.). You know most people (actually over 95%) who get into internet marketing fail.Why is that you wonder. It is actually very simple. They don't know how to market on the internet. So it's pretty hard to be successful when you can preform the main task to be successful online.People think...WOW this is an u Read more:Alternative
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MonaVie A Real Strong Honest American Company 2008-11-05 06:02:00 Subscribe to John Cosola youtube by EmailIn speaking with people about the MonaVie business opportunity, I will always get a certain number of ignorant individuals who say "yeah that's one of those pyramid things". These people are clueless...in fact they probably do not even know what the definition of a pyramid scheme is, well here it isPYRAMID SCHEME DEFINEDWhen the organizers of the scheme use Read more:Strong
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