Recently I read an article by marketer Clayton Makepeace on the topic of “Secrets”.
It immediately pulled me in and by the end of the article my mind was racing with new ideas for upcoming promotions and campaigns.
With permission, I’m sharing the article verbatim below.
Enjoy…
If you are an entrepreneur, you probably live and die by all your ideas.
Personally, I love great ideas.
When I see unique and unusual business ideasкомпютри, my mind goes into overdrive and I immediately start thinking about all kinds of new possibilities.
Can you relate?
Well, a few years ago, one of my business mentors did something that dramatically changed my perspective regarding the true value of an idea.
His demonstration was so impactful that it completely altered the way I approach business.
Here’s what happened…
Recently, I was engaged in a fascinating conversation.
A bunch of guys on my soccer team and I were discussing (of all things)… getting our hair cut!
It all started when someone made a comment about my freshly groomed crop. Well that comment led to another and before I knew it, an amazing set of business lessons came to the surface.
Here’s what I mean…
Have you ever wondered how some people are able to jump on a trend right when it’s hot?They seem to “know” what’s coming and immediately take advantage of it.
Think Steve Jobs and music.
How did he know that most of us would prefer to carry music around with us but it had to be convenient and look cool?
…PLUS…
He somehow “knew” people would much rather buy music by the “song” instead of the “album”.
His ability to predict what the market wanted gave him a distinct advantage.
Would you like the same advantage?
I get asked all the time…
Who does your website graphics?
Well there’s actually 3 answers to that.
For my business, I broke my graphic requirements into 3 different categories:
Each group are unique which is why I don’t have the same designer do everything. So let’s take a look at who actually does the designing for each group of graphics (I think you’ll be surprised when you get to category 3 - Salesletter Graphics).
When done right, marketing can bring so much enjoyment to your life.
For example, I recently married my beautiful wife Amy (pictures below :)). Leading up that wedding we obviously had a whack of bills to pay. Photographers, caterers, fees for the church, DJ, limo the list goes on and on.
Well when these bills hit all at once, it can be quite overwhelming.
Perhaps you’ve experienced a similar situation either for your own wedding, kids going off to college, Christmas bills or you’ve been hit with a big tax bill..
When this happens, your mind goes into overdrive thinking about all the possible ways you can generate some extra cash.
Personally, I find I’m most creative when I’m most desperate 
The good news is, marketing can save the day. It did for me and here’s how…
BlogRush has created all kinds of buzz in the marketplace but everyone has been asking…
Is it working?
From what I can see, yes it is and my stats show a quick glance at the activity in my account since it launched.
Here’s what all this means…
I’ll admit it… I get giddy inside when I come across cool tools.
I naturally want to share them with everyone
However, recently I was given a sneak peak on a brand new project that will have a HUGE ripple effect throughout the blogosphere…. but I wasn’t allowed to say a word.
Trust me, keeping quiet about this has been agonizing!
It was developed by John Reese and his team at Income.com and it’s called BlogRush. To help you maximize it’s potential as quickly as possible I created an 8 page report telling you exactly what to do and where you need to focus your attention.
The report is called “Turn On The Traffic:Â 7 Tips For Generating Massive Traffic With Blog Rush”.Â
You can download it by “right clicking” here and selecting “Save Target As”.
If you’ve ever wanted to generate more traffic to your blog then this could easily become one of your most favorite tools. Plus, the sooner you use it, the more you’ll benefit from it.
What does Russell Conwell’s classic “Acres of Diamonds” have to do with marketing?
(if you’ve never read this book
you can get a copy for free here)
From my experience, it has a LOT - especially when it comes to motivating and inspiring people to reach further in their personal or professional lives.
Let me explain…
One person I’ve always admired online is John Reese and his recent video demonstrates why.
Besides being a brilliant marketer, he’s just a good human being.
Let me give you a personal example as well as a 12+ minute video that John just released…
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