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A Beginners' Guide to Internet Marketing

2009-10-03T09:53:00.000-07:00

A friend of mine wrote this article and I thought I'd pass it along to you.

A Beginners' Guide to Internet Marketing
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Mike_Finding]Mike Finding

Are YOU New to Internet Marketing?

Many people consider the term Newbie to be bad and a derogatory statement! No - it is a matter of fact; we are all Newbies to Internet Marketing at some time in our careers. I certainly am!

Pitfalls and things to be aware of.

Whatever you hear out on the Internet, making money online is NOT necessarily a quick and easy thing to do! If you are on mailing lists that are always saying things like "Easy to Make Money Online Free", "Make Easy Money Online NOW" - be VERY wary. So many people start out looking at and buying products in the hope of making it quick. This can lead to spending huge amounts of money and getting nowhere! Despondency can set in. This will then put most people off trying to make any kind of life on the 'Net, and they go back to the daily grind with the impression that the Net is a bad and unfriendly place to try to make money! The whole Make Money Fast syndrome has given the Internet a rather bad name in some quarters.

How to start an online business and (hopefully) make money.

So, how can you make it online? There is a Process to making money or just setting up a business online. Sounds strange maybe, but there IS a process along with a few skills to learn and if this is done properly with a focus and determination, success online can be had.

You will need to find a mentor and teacher to guide you through the ways to master the skills of working online. This in itself can entail a lot of research. But once you find someone you can learn from and trust, the process is really a case of having the right mindset to just do it, cutting out months, maybe years of struggle and possible failure.

What is the Right Mindset?

It is very easy for the newcomer to get overwhelmed when starting in the online business area. As mentioned before, there is a lot of misleading and poor information available to the unsuspecting beginner. Very often the beginner tries to follow ALL the advice found and acts on NONE!

Trying to "get everything just right" before we do anything will soon show as a mistake. This leads to an overload of information and complete confusion as to what to get on and do! This can kill ALL original enthusiasm.

The mindset that needs to be taken is one of "just have a go" or "throw it at the wall and see what sticks"! Just get on and start!

Do Not Give Up!

There WILL be days when you really wonder what on earth you are doing. Will it ever work? This is where the resolve to "make it" will come to the fore and keep you going. I make NO bones about it, it's not a get rich quick thing, but once mastered it can pay dividends for years to come.

Skills needed to be able to start an online business.

You will need to find a niche area that you have a knowledge of, a passion for, something that "gets you out of bed" in the morning! You may have a great interest in Health, Cars, Travel, Sport, Music, Nature, Animals....the list is endless but it needs to be something YOU are keen on and liable to keep an interest in. If not you are likely to become bored with it and give up.

You will need to know how to set up a basic website for collecting email addresses to build a list of subscribers. Not difficult, but needs to be done.

You will need to know how to set up a "Thank You" page that will hold a "reward" in exchange for the email address and name. Not difficult, but needs to be done.

You will need to know how to upload web pages to the Internet. Not difficult, but needs to be done.

You will need to know how to set up email accounts. Not difficult, but needs to be done.

You will need to know how to upload an e-Book or other digital products to give away to give value to your subscribers. Not difficult, but needs to be done.

You will need to have an Auto-responder system to keep in touch with and manage all your subscribers. Not difficult, but needs to be done.

You will need to learn to be able to write articles to promote your niche topic. Not difficult, but needs to be done.

You will need to learn how to find other ways to get traffic to your web pages. Not difficult, but needs to be done.
None of these are truly difficult but they are the lifeblood of an online business.You NEED to master them and that will take some time! This goes back to the mindset to be able to work on three things.

Time

Effort

The patience to learn these few skills
Finding the mentor and teacher for these skills is a requirement to have a chance to the quickest route to success.

My name is Mike Finding and I am new to Internet Marketing but I have a passion to make it happen. I have been making websites for some six years now but never considered getting involved in Marketing, until I found my mentor!

Website: [http://www.simple-website-creation.com/]Simple Website Creation.

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Mike_Finding http://EzineArticles.com/?A-Beginners-Guide-to-Internet-Marketing&id=2873420

This saddens me to think that this is true

2009-10-03T09:43:00.000-07:00

An aquaintance of mine (EDueck) posted this on a forum I belong to and I thought I'd pass it on - it is so true.

An Obituary printed in the London Times -

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common

Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for
sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost
in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having
cultivated such valuable lessons as:

- Knowing when to come in out of the rain;
- Why the early bird gets the worm;
- Life isn't always fair;
- and maybe it was my fault.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't
spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults,
not children, are in charge).

His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned
but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a
6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a
classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash
after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly
student, only worsened his condition.

Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers
for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in
disciplining their unruly children.

It declined even further when schools were required to get
parental consent to administer sun lotion or an aspirin to a
student; but could not inform parents when a student became
pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.

Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became
businesses; and criminals received better treatment than
their 20 victims.

Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend
yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar
could sue you for assault..

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman
failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She
spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge
settlement.

Common Sense was preceded in death, by his parents,
Truth and Trust, by his wife, Discretion, by his daughter,
Responsibility, and by his son, Reason.

He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers;

I Know My Rights
I Want It Now
Someone Else Is To Blame
I'm A Victim

Not many attended his funeral because so few realized
he was gone If you still remember him, pass this on.
If not, join the majority and do nothing.

Today is the first day of the rest of your life
http://splintersweb.net

3 Ways JV Giveaways Build Your Business

2009-08-18T19:00:00.000-07:00

By Marilyn Parmelee http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Marilyn_Parmelee

When you participate in these events, you are able to keep up-to-date with what others are promoting, and you'll find others in your field to create strategic alliance. At these joint ventures, there is sometimes a forum for the promoters. Even those without a forum have a promoter's profile page, where you can learn more about the promoter. Take the time to get to know the other promoters, who while having similar products or services that are directed toward the same target audience, are not in direct competition with you.
These are the ones you want to create relationships with. After you've built a relationship, you can propose an alliance and help promote each others business. This will expand both businesses more rapidly. You can also learn more about your competitors through their profile. Check out the gifts and offers they make. Use this information to discover where you can build more value for your customers. One of my favorite things about these giveaways is that you can download products for your own personal and business use. I have found greeting card software, e-cover creator software, templates and scripts. The list goes on and on. These products have helped me to keep my website and products looking professional.
Another great thing is you can download products and use them to promote your business. You can download Private Label Rights materials, articles, e-books, software, scripts, templates, etc. With these products, you can offer your customers a larger variety of products. This will allow you to spend less time and money developing new products to sell. Because you can also download products that have Resale Rights or Master Resale Rights, you can now offer your existing customers more back-end and up-sell products. This will increase your sales and profits. You'll also be able to solve your customer's problems quicker.
I had a subscriber ask me if I knew where they could get a certain product. I had noticed it in a giveaway, downloaded it and made sure my customer got it. Problem solved! You can build your own very targeted list with giveaways. You do this by the products that you offer. For instance, my business exists to help those who need a website presence, but who also need to get a web business or non profit organization up and running with free or frugal products. So in the giveaways, my target markets are those who are "newbies". Everything I offer keeps that in mind. Joint Venture Giveaways build your business in three ways. They help you find partners to form a strategic alliance, they help you to find products for your own use and for business use and they help you to build your own targeted list which helps to build your brand.
For more information on how to grow your business with free and frugal products, contact me at: http://www.frugalebizproducts.com
Marilyn Parmelee is a published author, pastor and internet marketer. She helps author's, nonprofits, and small businesses develop a web presence. To find out more go to http://www.frugalebizproducts.com
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How JV Giveaways Build Your Name Recognition

2009-08-18T18:52:00.000-07:00

By Marilyn Parmelee http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Marilyn_Parmelee

In the last article, I explained the seven reasons why I like and use JV Giveaways. They were as follows. They help to build your name recognition and your brand. They keep you updated on what others are promoting. You can download products for your own personal or business use. You can download products to give away in order to promote your business. You can build your own targeted list and you can make money. In this article we will talk about how these events build your name recognition.
Building recognition can be a difficult task. So how will a giveaway build your name recognition? Every giveaway you enter puts your name out there to be seen, and not just at the giveaway event. But let's take a look at the event first. Whether or not you've upgraded, your product is listed with your name by it. While I think it's best that your product is one you've developed yourself, it isn't necessary. Just make sure you choose a quality product that fits you niche. The more JV events you enter, the more often your name is noticed.
Who notices? I'm glad you asked. Other JV promoters and owners look to see who has entered. The more often you enter these events, the quicker your name becomes recognized. This is important because they may contact you to partner with them in the future. People do notice.
Your name gets recognized because of the product that you enter. You've entered a product. Someone downloaded it, liked it and thought it would benefit the people on their email list. They contact you, you've talked it over and since they have a product to offer that would benefit your list, you each decide to promote the other's products.
Your name also gets recognized as you promote the events. Of course you email your list. But there are many other ways to promote. You can blog about them, tweet about them on twitter and you can let your friends know on social networks like Facebook, MySpace and Ning. I always tell my friends what products in the giveaways I think they would like or may need. You'd be amazed at some of the wonderful products that you can download, and all free. The great thing is, everything you put online ends up in an archive somewhere and shows up in the serach engines. Promoting builds name recognition.
So, as you can see, this is a great way to build name recognition. The more events you enter, the more your name is seen by people who will be interested in working with you in the future, as well as though who may be interested in any offers you may give in the future. The more you promote on social networks and other online sources, the more your name is seen. Giveaways are one way to help build recognition. I hope this gives you some ideas. Take the plunge, promote your business and build your recognition by participating in giveaways! For more information on frugal and free ways to grow your business go to [http://www.frugalebizproducts.com]www.frugalebizproducts.com
Marilyn Parmelee is a published author, pastor and internet marketer. She helps author's, nonprofits, and small businesses develop a web presence. To find out more go to [http://www.frugalebizproducts.com/]http://www.frugalebizproducts.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Marilyn_Parmelee http://EzineArticles.com/?How-JV-Giveaways-Build-Your-Name-Recognition&id=2709055

My First Article on Ezine Articles

2009-08-11T17:35:00.000-07:00

7 Reasons Why I Like Giveaways
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Marilyn_Parmelee]Marilyn Parmelee

I've been asked why I like giveaways so much and why encourage others to enter giveaways. So here goes, are you ready?

1. It builds your name recognition.
2. It helps build your brand.
3. It keeps you up to date with what others are promoting.
4. You can download products for your own personal or business use.
5. You can download products to give away and use them to promote your business.
6. You can build your own very targeted list.
7. When you upgrade, you can make money from the One Time Offers you enter. (I wish AOL would come up with a way to say "You've got money!" instead of "You've got mail!" when there's a receipt for payment in your in box. Wouldn't that be fun?)

So, how do you enter a giveaway? Here's what you need:

Create a new folder. Label it "Giveaway Records" I keep this as a main folder and add individual folders for each giveaway to this folder.

In this folder, you will keep all information you need for the giveaway. I use notepad to list all my information.

You will need the following:
For your profile, you will need to enter the email address you're using for the giveaway and the password they've given you or that you have created. You will also need to put your picture in your giveaway folder, because they'll want you to include that in your profile. They'll also need your Clickbank ID, your PayPal nickname and your Twitter username.
Your Giveaway Product:
1. Product Name
2. Product Image
3. Short Description Of Your Product (around 50 characters)
4. Product Description (up to 300 characters)
-Squeeze Page URL
-Direct Download URL (Here is where I put my thank you page with the download link.)
-Support Contact (Email address is what I use.)

You'll also want in this folder:
- your unique link to invite contributors and the one to invite members after the giveaway goes live
- the giveaway rules
- the date the giveaway goes live
- the date the giveaway ends
- copies of the emails to use for the giveaway

For those of you who do not have your own product to give away, go to my website on the 'find products' page. There you'll find three sites where you can access free private label rights products you may give away. Be sure to check out the license you get with the product and follow it to the letter.

Another question I often get is, "How do I promote a giveaway? I don't have a list!" I know what you mean. I had a hard time with that one, too. Here are a few ideas:

Email family and friends. Have them invite their friends. It's for a good cause, building your business. There are always products there they may find interesting.
Twitter about it.
Contact your friends on social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, Ning, Yahoo and others. You CAN promote without a list. Use your imagination. DO NOT spam.
Blog about it.
Squidoo it.
Twitter it.

I hope this gives you some ideas. Take the plunge, promote your business by participating in giveaways! For more information on frugal and free ways to grow your business, go to http://www.frugalebizproducts.com

Marilyn Parmelee is a published author, pastor and internet marketer. She helps author's, nonprofits, and small businesses develop a web presence. To find out more go to http://www.frugalebizproducts.com/

Twitter Anyone?

2009-08-08T07:09:00.000-07:00

There are so many tips and tricks to using Twitter that you'd probably waste countless hours and dollars looking for the RIGHT product that tells you how to get ahead with Twitter and/or to simply make money with social networking.

STOP! Don't waste your time and money on every Twitter product that comes your way, when all you need to know is right here: click here

You see, over 1,000 contributors have donated hundreds and hundreds of products, most of which are dedicated to Twitter and/or Social Networking! Whether it is how to build your follower-base, orhow to use the various 3rd-party tools to make Twitter work right, you can get that information here!

Just register here for free, and look very closely at the offer on the way in, we think you'll be shocked :) THEN go to the two "Downloads" sections, and have a blast!

Marilyn Parmelee

Son Got Married, Here's A Picture

2009-08-01T04:03:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture from Steve and Angela's Wedding. Angela, Steve, Me and Phil.

Get Your Mind Movie Info Here

2009-07-15T05:07:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

This has been a pretty crazy couple of weeks.

The Mind Movie people have given away aton of stuff, including six premade Mind Moviesthat people have been grabbing in astoundingnumbers.

I've been swamped with emails asking questions,and raving about the results people are getting,just with the "premades", which is totallyawesome in itself.

Now today, throw in over $2,000 worth of fabulousbonuses, AND everything you need to make Mind Moviesthat fit perfectly for YOU...that's like having a golden ticket to the rest of your life.

The site is live at right here: http://www.mindmovies.com/?10404

Marilyn

Mind Movies?

2009-07-10T07:27:00.000-07:00

I just watched one of the coolest videos:
http://mindmovies.com/vid1/?10404
It’s a conversation between a guy from Australia who used to be a factory worker packing boxes all day long,and an extremely successful online entrepreneur named Frank Kern.
Kind of an unlikely combination, right?
************************Here’s why it’s exciting…************************
Ryan the Australian guy went from packing boxes for a livingto firing his boss--in just the first 90-days of doing EXACTLY what he is going to share with you today!
And that was just the beginning…
Now he travels the entire world, followingthe sun, loving life, and doing what he wants all day long.
He met Frank in California, and here’s the surprisingtwist…
Frank, a good ole’ Georgia boy--who just happens tomake gazillions online--totally believes in this too!
In fact, he tells a story about how he accidentally startedusing the Law of Attraction with spectacular results (that’s how heended up a Southern boy in California!)
I have a feeling some of his online buddies may be shockedwhen they see this:
http://mindmovies.com/vid1/?10404
At any rate, he wanted to talk with Ryan, because what Ryanhas figured out makes it extremely easy to leverage the power of the Law of Attraction for incredibly fast results.
His concept is so simple anybody can do it.
*************************************************The main thing is, Ryan the Aussie is Giving this away forFREE!!*************************************************
I can’t believe he isn’t charging for it, but he isn’t. That means YOU can ramp up your manifesting to attract anything you want,starting right now.
Bottom line: If there’s anything you want in lifethat hasn’t come to you yet, you really need this:
http://mindmovies.com/vid1/?10404
Be sure you watch the whole thing, because at the endof this video, Ryan will tell you how to get started.It’s his gift to you.
***************************************And it makes the Universe say YES Fast!***************************************
I’ve already started using it, and it is AWESOME!
I think you’ll love it too.
Talk to you again soon,
Marilyn
P.S. You know, if you believe things happen for a reason, youneed to act on this immediately. It’s like the Universe is tappingyou on the shoulder to get your attention.

For My Friends

2009-06-14T04:33:00.001-07:00

Sorry I've not posted in a while. I'll be back on Tuesday. Have a great weekend!

Marilyn

Finding Time

2009-05-16T18:09:00.000-07:00

Today I went and tried to help my daugher-in-law load a program on her computer. For some reason the d drive wouldn't read it, so another time.

I put a few articles up on http://www.frugalebizproducts.com/blog I also have more ready to go and am waiting to see if I did the dates and times right! I set it for one each day for next week. :)

I loaded my autoresponder with emails for the next four weeks for all the campaigns I'm doing.

Yesterday I worked on my websites, adding tell a friend buttons. I'm still trying to find a header I like for two of the websites. I'll get it right yet! I know what I want and may have to hire someone to do it.

I hired someone to translate my book "Hearing God's Voice For Yourself" into Spanish. It should be done in a couple of weeks.

I had someone ask how I find the time to do all the things I do. Focus and increments my friends! Know what you want. Write it out. One thing per sticky note. Put them into piles - 5min., 10min., 15min., 30min., 1 hour, 2 hour, etc. Then when you only have a little time, pick one and do it. The trick is, there are only tasks that fit your goal for the day on those lists. When you have sustained time, great. But if you only have a few minutes, do that. It will get done.

Have a great day!

Marilyn

the online pastor, marketer, and teacher

http://www.hearinggodsite.com/

http://www.clwcchurch.com/

http://www.frugalebizproducts.com/

Two Giveaways Open Today

2009-05-15T12:23:00.000-07:00

These two giveaways have open today! Go get them! There's free ebooks, video's and more!

http://topmarketingdownloads.com/go/365

http://queenbeejv.com/go/119

Have fun downloading!

Marilyn
theonlinepastor, marketer and teacher
http://www.frugalebizproducts.com
http://www.hearinggodsite.com

Entered Ebooks Into More Giveaways

2009-05-14T17:08:00.000-07:00

Hi, today I entered ebooks into more giveaway events.

Here are the giveaway events that are live now!

Go get your downloads!
The Scotsmans Giveawayhttp://thescotsmansgiveaway.com/go/391
You can also still join as a contributor!http://thescotsmansgiveaway.com/go/391/jv
Thursday May 07th 2009 @ 12:00:01 AM CDTToSunday April 18th 2010 @ 11:59:59 PM CDT

=======================================
These start Friday

Top Marketing Downloads
Friday May 15th 2009 @ 09:00:00 AM CDTToFriday May 22nd 2009 @ 09:00:00 AM CDT
http://topmarketingdownloads.com/go/365/jv
=======================================The Queen Bee Giveaway
http://queenbeejv.com/go/119
Friday May 15th 2009 @ 03:00:00 PM BSTToTuesday June 30th 2009 @ 09:00:00 PM BST

========================================Memorial Day Giveaway
These you can enter as a contributor!

http://www.memorialdaygiveaway.com/contributor.php?id=307
Scott Drake and Pat Murray are hosting The Second “Memorial DayGiveaway" that will Open it's doors on May 25th, 2009 at 9AM EST=========================================
New Event Bigger and Better (People's Choice)http://powerdynamtics.com/choice/contributor.php?id=171
his event is bigger and better. Contributors will be able to signup forever as this event will not have any ending date at all.
http://powerdynamtics.com/choice/contributor.php?id=171
Upgraded contributors and members will continue to get new things added monthly to the upgrade section. More gifts more benefits, come and check it out today.
Come and join this new event and start to build your list today, http://powerdynamtics.com/choice/members.php?id=171

=========================================The 2 Week Giveway! Friday May 22nd 2009 @ 01:00:00 PM EDTToFriday June 05th 2009 @ 11:59:59 PM EDT
Chad Van Norman and Rodger Hyatt are launching the2 Week Giveaway and is now open to JV Partners.
To join as a contributor, just go here:
http://2weekgiveaway.com/go/102/jv==========================================
Ed Rueban's Birthday Giveaway: Giveaway Dates:Tuesday June 02nd 2009 @ 07:00:00 AM CDTToTuesday June 30th 2009 @ 06:00:00 PM CDT
http://cjngiveaway.com/go/45/jvContributor Invite Code:HZ2072WP
============================================

Have a great day,
Marilyn
the online pastor, marketer, and teacher
http://www.hearinggodsite.com
http://www.frugalebizproducts.com
http://www.clwcchurch.com

Got A Lot Done This Morning!

2009-05-13T09:15:00.000-07:00

I got a lot done this morning. I redid my http://www.hearinggodsite.com/ website. I took down the Is God Real? ebook and put on a free chapter from my book "Hearing God's Voice For Yourself...A Beginner's Guide". I turned chapter 4 into a pdf and decided to offer it for free so people could see a part of the book.

Then I send out an email promoting some new giveaways. If you haven't checked this one out, please do:

The Scottsman's Giveaway
http://thescotsmansgiveaway.com/go/391

Then, if you have a gift you'd like to contribute, check these out:

The two week giveway! Friday May 22nd 2009 @ 01:00:00 PM EDTToFriday June 05th 2009 @ 11:59:59 PM EDT
Hi
Chad Van Norman and Rodger Hyatt are launching the2 Week Giveaway and is now open to JV Partners.
To join as a contributor, just go here:
http://2weekgiveaway.com/go/102/jv

Ed Rueban's Birthday Giveaway: Giveaway Dates:Tuesday June 02nd 2009 @ 07:00:00 AM CDTToTuesday June 30th 2009 @ 06:00:00 PM CDT

To get the "by Invite Only" private event details, justgo here.
http://cjngiveaway.com/go/45/jvContributor Invite Code:HZ2072WP

Have a great day!

Marilyn

the online pastor, marketer, and teacher

http://www.hearinggodsite.com/

http://www.frugalebizproducts.com/

Got Some Things Finished!

2009-05-09T17:17:00.001-07:00

Got the autoresponder ebook edited and turned into pdf format. Did a sign up page, and download page. Entered it into a give away put on by Reed Floren. If you'd like to be a contributor you can enter here:

http://topmarketingdownloads.com/go/365/jv

Had dinner out with my husband Phil and a friend this evening.

Go have some fun!

Marilyn
the online pastor, marketer, and teacher
http://www.hearinggodsite.com
http://www.frugalebizproducts.com

Being Creative

2009-05-07T19:08:00.000-07:00

Today I spent on a few things. Writing emails in advance for those who've downloaded my ebook "Planning And Developing Your Website."

Then I bought a few more domain names. I will be doing some new things soon - one of them will be a website called theonlinepastor.com where I will be doing short video sermons for people.

Doesn't sound like a lot for today but it's been a full day.

Have a nice evening.

Marilyn
the online pastor, marketer and teacher

Micro-niches

2009-05-06T19:33:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone,

I read an article by Dave Hardin on Chris Farrell's membership site that is so good I wanted to share it with you. He said we could "steal" it, so here it is!

Micro-niches… Compete Small, Earn Large!
by' Mr Write' Dave Hardin

Micro-niches… Compete Small, Earn Large!
I would love to take full credit for the information I am about to share with you, but I can't. I learned this from Mike Filsaime who admits getting it from Eben Pagan who may have learned it from Russell Brunson who possibly picked it up from Mark Joyner who…

I'm sure you get the idea. Whoever had this thought first, my hat is off to you!
The thought is this -- it is much easier and can be much more profitable to compete in a small niche than in a huge market.

Out there in "real life" this is usually not the case, but doing business on-line is a "horse of a different color" and one that is easier for a newcomer to ride.
Consider this -- If you want to enter into the highly profitable "Sporting Goods" market, you better have the mega-bucks required to open a Bass Pro, or a Cabela's or you can choose to specialize.

Why would you intentionally give up the lion's share of such a lucrative market and settle for a much smaller piece of the pie? Because, people who shop for sporting goods are usually just interested in the products.

The customers you really want are those who have an emotional involvement in your area of expertise. Percentage-wise, these will be your very best customers.
Who has an emotional involvement in sporting goods?

Here is one example -- left-handed people. In a right-handed world, southpaws are always interested in products designed with them in mind.
Did you know that scissors don't work right for lefties?
How about baseball gloves, fishing reels and bowling balls? Even left=handed footed) bowling shoes are different!

Statistics show that 90 to 93% of all people are right-handed. That leaves 7 to 10% of the WORLD who will have an emotional involvement in your products. As I am writing this 314,000 people are looking for left-handed scissors. You do the math!
Emotional involvement runs much deeper in some niches that in others. Sporting goods is actually a bad example.

Let's look at knitting and crocheting.

852,000 people want to learn to knit with one hand and an additional 346,000 people are searching for information that will allow them to crochet one-handed.
Most of these are people who have lost a limb, or the use of a limb to accident, or stroke. Do you think they have an emotional involvement in the subject?
Let's see... that is 1,198,000 people.

If you capture 1% of that market with a $10 product, or report, you will earn $119,800 and your customers will be extremely grateful.

Not a bad day's work. Now, offer them a $20 product and take the rest of the year off!

Get the picture?

Look for areas of potential emotional involvement in your niche and focus on these micro-niches.

Your customers will thank you and will likely be repeat customers when you offer them something else that is tailored to their needs.

You can check out the membership site here:

It's an awesome site!

Marilyn
theonlinepastor, marketer, and teacher

It's Sunday!!!

2009-05-03T16:10:00.000-07:00

It's Sunday, the day of rest, and that my friends is what I'm getting ready to do. Hope you're having a great day! Enjoy this video "Life is Wonderful"

Marilyn
the internet pastor

Yes! Got Church Website Up!

2009-05-02T18:18:00.000-07:00

Hi all,

Today I learned how to do add on domains! I put the church website up as an add on domain and it's working! It's not perfect, but it's a beginning. You can check it out here!

http://www.clwcchurch.com

Have a great weekend,
Marilyn
the online pastor, marketer, teacher

My Son Is Home!!!!!!!

2009-05-01T11:00:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone,

My son is home and will be staying with us for a while. He's been in rehab and is looking and sounding well. I'm soooo glad to see him. I'm in mom heaven.

Here's a couple of giveaways that are on now. They're have some really great items you'll love.
The first one is:

The Naked Giveaway (sounds weird I know) but they've stripped it down to where there are no upsells to drive you nuts. :)

http://nakedgiveaway.com/go/22

The other is the Mother's Day Giveaway:

http://mothersday.freegiftsgiveaway.com/members.php?id=10

Have a great day!
Marilyn

Daily Update

2009-04-29T07:37:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

Hope you're having a great day. I'm working on a survival workshop of all things. People have been asking me questions about storing food, etc. in what is being called "these tough economic times" so I'm putting together a two hour workshop. I'm planning on it being held the end of May. I'll also put the info here on the blog when it's finished.

I'm also working on emails today for new people who've joined my "list". I'm giving out some good info I found for building, planning and maintaining websites.

Have a wonderful day!
Marilyn

Greedy Giveaway Open Now!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-04-28T08:10:00.000-07:00

Hello my friends,

My friend Jason James just released the internet's most massive giveaway ever:

http://greedygiveaway.com/version4/go/227

Simply sign up and get the scoop.

-tons of ebooks-tons of scripts-tons of everything you've ever wanted

Where did all these goodies come from?

I teamed up with Jason James who has called in some favors from a whole bunch of top online marketers and convinced them all to give you TONS of Products at no cost to you.

It is our way of saying "thank you"!

These products are worth thousands and thousands of dollars and have already made the owners thousands and thousandsof dollars.

I just can't hide the excitement. This is probably one of the most exciting news I've ever shared with you.

Go get it now!http://greedygiveaway.com/version4/go/227

Warmly,
Marilyn Parmelee

Chris Farrell Answers Questions On Ustream TV

2009-04-26T14:20:00.001-07:00

Storm Kept Me Offline Saturday

2009-04-26T13:09:00.001-07:00

Hi all,

Thunderstorms kept me offline most of the day Saturday. It's calm today so thought I'd drop you a note and say hello. Hope you're all having a great weekend!

Listening to Chris Farrell answer questions about websites and getting online via ustream:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/chris-farrell-online

You can check it out, it's being recorded!

Marilyn
online pastor, marketer and teacher

Finally

2009-04-24T17:05:00.000-07:00

Hi all,

Finally, the autoresponder ebook is being edited. Still need to add some pics, but the end is in site. Some friends are being kind to help with proofing and editing. Couldn't do it without them. I really need the extra set of eyes.

Uploaded some more material to my website. It will be "live" for people soon.

Enjoyed the great very warm weather today. Went outside when I finished this draft of the ebook. It was my reward!!!!

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Marilyn
online pastor, marketer, and teacher
http://www.hearinggodsite.com
http://www.frugalebizproducts.com

Nothing Finished Today

2009-04-23T17:46:00.000-07:00

Nothing finished today, but have gotten some video's I'm giving away uploaded on my site.

Adding images to my autoresponder ebook.

Had a "biggest losers" class, but it wasn't me this week. Holding my own but.....

Hope you've all had a great day.

Marilyn

2009-04-22T08:24:00.000-07:00

First, this one is if you send out emails to promote anything: your church, your business, or your organization. Check it out. It's
free!
http://www.emailpromosexposed.com/?thankyou-page=128832

Second, one resource for if you do any social networking - how to do it properly. It's offered here for free!

http://www.youraff.com/onlinegold/aff.cgi?a=11

And then lastly, do you need to learn how to do internet marketing? Then check this out, also free!

http://www.desktopbucks.com/go/psmarilyn/home

Have a great day!

Marilyn

Insipiring Video

2009-04-21T15:25:00.000-07:00

A friend (Elaine Drennan) made me aware of this video. I thought I'd share it with you. Who's coached you to go further than you'd be able to do on your own?

Have a great day,
Marilyn
online pastor, marketer, and teacher

Found This On Youtube - It's My Grandbabies!

2009-04-20T08:58:00.000-07:00

Making Progress

2009-04-18T19:04:00.000-07:00

Well, I got 14 products up online. Still lot's more to go. Then I'll put them on the giveaway page, but probably not all at once. I think it would be too overwhelming. Taking tomorrow off so won't be posting until Monday.

Have a great day tomorrow!

Marilyn

Looking Through Things

2009-04-17T13:51:00.000-07:00

Today I went through 3 of my cd's that I store items about internet marketing. It took me ALL day. Why? Because I didn't catagorize anything or make a list of what was on the cd's, so I remedied that today. I also chose the one's that I will be putting up on my website. For free. That's right, for free. I'm tired of people struggling online just because the do not have the necessary information or tools. So, what I have the rights to that I can give away for free, I'm going to. I plan on starting putting them online tomorrow. I'll let you know when they're up.

What will there be? I'm glad you asked. I actually made a written list. Here it is:

tripple your optin request ebook
traffic brand ebook
the article rewritter software
stealth newsletter tactics ebook
squeezepage success formula ebook
6 steps to 6 figures with list marketing
opt in list building ebook
newbies guide to finding new markets ebook
the mindset the mastermind ebook
million dollar emails ebook
market blog rss ebook
lightening fast product creation ebook
keyword buzz software
internet empire ebook
gift manager pro software
get-started ebook
expert guide to organizing ebook
email formatter software
database tutorial software
cheat kit graphics wizard software
big time commission checks ebook
big shiny buttons graphics
210 graphics mega pack
3268 megal plr articles, templates, graphics
100 plr graphics collection
48 hr affiliate plan ebook
its you live ebook
6 keys to email results ebook
all rights made easy ebook

Have a great day,

Marilyn

online pastor, marketer, teacher

www.frugalebizproducts.com www.hearinggodsite.com

Nothing Exciting, But Necessary

2009-04-16T18:46:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I spent the day doing computer maintenance as well as backing up my hard drive onto disc's. I also spent some time writing and keeping up with friends. Then we had church so it was a good day, and I accomplished some things that needed done.

Today I worked at church all day, and spent a lot of that time rearranging some things in the office.

I am going through all the products I have the rights to and am going to be putting a lot of the one's that have helped me the most on my website as freebies. If they helped me, maybe they'll help someone else.

Had a meeting tonight and I'm tired, so that's all folks, have a great evening (or day, depending on when you're reading this.

Marilyn

online pastor, marketer and teacher

Take Note

2009-04-14T05:03:00.001-07:00

Just a quick note. I had someone ask me where I get all this info about giveaways and places you can advertise your book or business. It's called networking! Social or otherwise, if you want to be successful in any endeavor you HAVE to have help. We need each other! Here are a few more things you can get involved in

Check this out..

I was invited to be part of this great JV with a TON of ebooks and software.

It is expected to get me about 15,000 members in just a few days. Who knows, maybe up to 20,000+new members.

The promotion will have over 200,000 visitors in just a few days. So the exposure will be great.

The promoter, Jason James has asked me if I knew anyone that would want to participate in this venture...

So if YOU also have a site that could work with this, I thought I'd let you know.

I think you will really like what they are doing here and I know you will jump on board like I did ASAP.

To get the "by Invite Only" private JV details, just go here.
http://greedygiveaway.com/version4/go/227/jv

There is only a few days to get involved!

P.S. - There's even cash prizes of up to $500 for the top contributors... You can't miss this:
http://greedygiveaway.com/version4/go/227/jv

IF YOU ARE AN AUTHOR!

http://www.authorsden.com/join/ It's a site where you can have your own author's website. I have no idea how much traffic they get, but it's free and could be of help. Here's my link:

http://www.authorsden.com/marilynparmelee

To Enter Your Free Ebook and build your list:

Here is the list of free ebook directories to submit to.

http://www.free-ebooks.net/
http://www.ebookjungle.com/
http://www.ebook88.com/
http://www.ebooktags.com/
http://carltonross.tripod.com/
http://www.sallys-ebooks.co.uk/
http://www.ebookdirectory.com/
http://www.b213.net/
http://www.ebookgallery.com/
http://www.hmpebooks.com/
http://digitalworkspublishing.co.uk/
http://www.infogle.com/
http://knowbetter.com/
http://www.ecourseweb.com/
http://www.virtual-ebooks.com/
http://knowfree.net/
http://www.ebookletdirectory.com/
http://www.ideamarketers.com/
http://www.getfreeebooks.com/
http://ebook-cafe.net/submitebook.html
http://anythingebooks.com/
http://www.fizziebooks.com/
http://www.jogena.com/
http://publishing.booklocker.com/
http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/
http://my-book.co.cc/

FREE ADVERTISING

I had a friend send me this today:

I've been online for quite sometime now and to date these are the sites i can guarantee that will help you gain
referrals. I could not believe how simple it is to advertise when i first tried it out! I didn't even spend a penny. Go
check these sites out. Guaranteed list with no less than 3000+ members!!!

http://www.zoommoola.com/?ref=seviiendust
http://www.trade-a-list.com/?mid=seviiendust
http://www.listwonderextreme.com/?mid=seviiendust
http://www.free-advertising-blog.com/Advertise-Free/36683
http://www.superlistexplode.com/?mid=seviiendust
http://www.socialsitecash.com/ssc/seviiendust

That should be enough to keep us all busy for a while!

Have a great day,

Marilyn

online pastor, marketer, and teacher

Day Off

2009-04-13T18:16:00.000-07:00

I sort of took a day off. Monday's are the days I usually reserve to play, clean house, cook etc. Today that didn't work. Instead I did things that needed to be done for church. So, tomorrow I'll do the things that I planned to do today.

Sometimes, things don't work out as planned, so we just need to do what has to be done and regroup. I'm sure you've had that happen. It's just a part of life that things don't work out the way we planned. It's okay, tomorrow is another day.

Had lot's of great things happen today. Was able to get some important things done for the church and for some of the members. THAT is a good thing.

Tomorrow while cooking, doing laundry and cleaning I'll be taking breaks to do the following:

catch up on email

catch up on friends on social networks

write more on ebook

check stats

write more for autoresponder

work more on website

Have a great week.

Marilyn

online pastor, marketer and teacher

Happy Easter

2009-04-12T14:54:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter!

Today I celebrated Easter at church with my church family, and then at my mom's with my family.

Hope you celebrated something today - even if it wasn't Easter!

Enjoy this new week,

Marilyn
online pastor, marketer, and teacher

One Of Those Day's - Weeks - Months - Years?

2009-04-11T15:29:00.000-07:00

Today on a forum I belong to I saw this post:

"I've had enough of everything going wrong, and I do mean everything, there's not one single thing I've done since starting that has worked first time and not caused, days, weeks of trying to sort out before moving on.

Not going to depress you all, you're all great and I wish you all the luck and success in the world, but it's obvously not for me.

You really are such a lovely bunch and I love you all, I would say though, it hasn't been only two weeks, I've been struggling with this many, many weeks before this forum became live, and it is a sad fact, that everything I touch, goes wrong or doesn't work, for some reason or other, and after you've have many months of this sort of thing, the spirit and fight is just knocked out of you.

I've been trying for so long, and still have'nt got it together (I'm 64 by the way), even though I follow instructions to the letter, I don't get the expected result - so then what ? I have to ask questions, send out pleas for help, it all takes so much time.

I've put so much into this, I have written my own 70-page ebook, I believe in my product, it is so applicable to the situation in the world today, I also believe that I would sell my ebook, but if I can't get to grips with the techie stuff, then I'm dead in the water.

I'm tired of trying folks, as I said, it hasn't just been a couple of weeks, sometimes it takes longer than that to get one query answered, and I've had so many of them.

I gave it my best shot, but it's not to be, I know when I'm banging my head against a brick wall, and it's time to go.

The very best of luck to each and every one of you ............."

I've had times that I've felt like that. What about you? Listen, life is life. It has it's ups and downs. And when you're down, the LAST thing you want to hear are a bunch of platitudes. I do understand that.

I don't know this person well enough to speak into their life. But if I did, this is what I'd say.

"I understand. I really do. Learning something new, especially something technical is tough. But DON'T give up on your dream. You've written a book, something that is applicable to today's world. WE NEED IT. You don't have the "right" not to share what God has given you to share. Take a few days off, find the help you need, then begin again. You've already found some ways not to do what you're trying to accomplish. Now discover the ways to get it done!"

REMEMBER, "If you can be stopped, you will be." Refuse to be stopped.

Giveaway Is Live!

2009-04-10T17:02:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

This is Marilyn again,

Back To Basics giveaway has launched!

All you folks head on over and grab a ton of free gifts!
http://back-to-basics-giveaway.com/go/562

These gifts were all VERY thoroughly inspected by the adminprior to their approval, so you know you are going to find manymore unique gifts in there, unlike most events lately.
You will not have to deal with a bunch of unnecessary pop ups orspecial offers... you go STRAIGHT to the gifts!

Simple clean and fast..
Get on in there!
http://back-to-basics-giveaway.com/go/562

All the best,
Marilyn Parmelee

(PS, download my ebook Planning and Developing Your Website) It's FREE!

Missed Wednesday But I Wasn't Slackin'

2009-04-09T17:41:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone,

I missed Wednesday but I wasn't slackin', I promise. I was busy writing my newsletters to put on my autoresponder. Got them loaded today so I'm set for a few weeks. I'm starting to love the autoresponder!

I spent some time today playing with the template. Still can't get it to do what I want it to do - so tomorrow I watch the video again! I will get it.

Wrote some more on the ebook I'm working on. Sent some promotion emails for the giveaway events I'm a part of. Also did my first zipped file today and uploaded it.

On a more personal note, I had the cutest conversation with my 3 almost 4) year old granddaughter Annabelle.

She decided not to wake mommy and daddy up this morning and with her 2 year old sister, snuck in the room grabbed the cell phone and crept down the stairs. (She said she thought mommy should sleep.)

With the cell phone she started pressing buttons (she got the one's programmed in the thing), and she called several people. Finally she got me. We talked 4 times. :) She sang the abc song to me and just chatted on something fierce. It was so cute. Finally, the last time she called she said, "Grandma, Lily is getting in trouble. She's taking everything out of the cupboards and is making a mess." I told her to go get mommy up and she said, "Okay, I'll hide the phone so Lily can't get it." I said, "No - take it with you." The she said, "Okay" and HUNG UP!

A few minutes latter I talk to mommy. She couldn't believe she slept through all that. But well, that's what Annabelle and Lily wanted!

Ofcourse mommy had a discussion about not getting up and going downstairs by themselves. :)

Well, hope you all had a great day!

Tuesday April 7, 2009

2009-04-07T17:58:00.000-07:00

What a few mind spinning days. We have had two of our computer's being worked on. One at the church and one at home. Larry Walker (God BLESS You) has been doing all the work. He still isn't done but has made some major helpful changes!

I have been working on my website (you can't see it yet) and I have begun making lot's of changes. I have the plans all drawn out so I don't get lost with what I want to do with each page. Have added extra links for books I want to give away. Chris Farrell made a video for me to show me how do bundle some together and get them up on the web site. THANK YOU CHRIS! I am a member of his membership site and he is a fantastic teacher and has so many helpful things for his members, video's, articles, etc. Too much to mention. You can check it out here:
http://www.chrisfarrellmembership.com

I found a template I think will work great. Can't wait until I have the page done so I can see if it's really what I want.

I have several articles ready to go on my blog at http://www.frugalebizproducts.com/blog that I will be putting up tomorrow.

I've also been working on the autoresponder book I'm writing.

Hope you have a great week!
Marilyn
online pastor, marketer and teacher

Autoresponder Fun!

2009-04-05T19:05:00.000-07:00

I discovered today as I was about to add the autoresponder code for my sign up page that I didn't save the code to add to other pages. Thank God that Chris Farrell teaches so well. I went to a page that I had put the sign up on and (in Kompozer) clicked on source, found it and pasted onto notepad so I can add it on all my pages. I want to give people the opportunity on every page to sign up for the newsletter and get a free ebook.

My computer didn't have internet for a while today, but it's taken care of.

Have a great week.

Marilyn
online pastor, marketer and teacher

Saturday April 4, 2009

2009-04-04T14:46:00.000-07:00

Today I went and helped with Kiwanis Kids Against Hunger and we put together a soup mix. It will feed six. When done, we'll have done enough to feed 50,000 people. It'll go to the local food banks. I DID NOT look cute in the hairnet and no make up!

I've written 2 newsletter emails to put on my autoresponder. Hope to have 6 done by this evening. Depends on how long it takes the MSU Spartan's to beat Conneticut tonight!

Have a great day everyone!

Marilyn

online pastor, marketer and teacher

One of Those Days!

2009-04-03T16:29:00.000-07:00

Have you ever had a day when every single thing you tried to do presented an opportunity to learn something new. I had one of those today. Here's a few examples:

Started working on ebook - nope, wasn't flowing properly. Had to rework outline. :)

Got a notice from the Mother's Day Giveaway my link for the ebook I entered wasn't working -they were right. Got that fixed.

Got another notice that the book I'm giving away on http://www.frugalebizproducts.com isn't working. (Create Your First Website By 3:45 This Afternoon) Got that fixed.

Logged onto skype, checked sound, that wasn't working. Finally got that taken care of.

Went to record another video, that STILL isn't working - that's why I'm writing instead of talking with you through a video message. :)

So... today I've learned how to fix a few things.

Tomorrow I spend the morning putting food boxes together for Kiwanis Kids Day Against Hunger. Hopefully in the afternoon I'll get some writing done!

If you haven't yet, check out these giveaways, they have some great products!

http://100percentgiveaway.com/go/414/jv

http://mothersday.freegiftsgiveaway.com/members.php?id=10

Played Hooky Today

2009-04-02T16:47:00.000-07:00

Hi ya'll,

I played hooky today. Nice spring weather and it's going to snow Monday and Tuesday so I HAD to take today off and enjoy the weather. :)

Well, I did write a little, but not enough to count.

Hope you've had a great day!

Marilyn

online pastor, marketer and teacher

Writing

2009-04-01T05:59:00.000-07:00

Today I'm writing an ebook on autoresponders. There is so much to learn about them and how to use them in your buisness or organization. This ebook will be for beginner's. Ofcourse I'm not an expert on them all but I've had great success with GetResponse and so I'll be using that as an example.

I'm learning how to correctly use Open Office to write my ebook. It will give my ebooks a more professional look.

Have a great day!

Marilyn

online pastor, marketer and teacher

New Giveaway

2009-03-31T18:39:00.000-07:00

I just entered my ebook Planning and Developing Your Website in a new giveaway. As you may know from a previous post, this ebook includes:

-Deciding your purpose
-Choosing your domain name,
-The importance of web design,
-Site organization, navigation
-Marketing and advertising,
-Registering with search engines and site maintenance

I've gotten a cool message on facebook about the ebook which has given me the confidence to enter it to this giveaway.

"Your FREE download Book (Planning and Developing Your Website) is dynamite! My wife read the first page, then absconded it. I guess she likes it too. Can't wait to see what else you write:)"

You can enter too. Check out the details below:

You are hereby invited to join and participate as a JV Partner/Contributor our upcoming "Mothers Day Giveaway Event".

This year we hope to exceed prior years and we have a referral contest 1st prize of ONE

HUNDRED FIFTY USD* cash for this event.

In fact our referral contest will be awarding THREE HUNDRED USD* total for five different levels of the contest (*see sign up page for details)

This is your invitation to join the "Peter Cottontail Easter Giveaway" Event as a JV

Partner/Gift Contributor:

http://mothersday.freegiftsgiveaway.com/members.php?id=10

Be sure to consider the Upgrade Option and possibly receive hundreds of subscribers with your gift being presented during the entire duration of the giveaway (not 7 days but 30 days) versus possibly not showing at all* (*see sign up page for details).

http://mothersday.freegiftsgiveaway.com/members.php?id=10

So get into action now and join before the Contributor/JV Partner phase ends - the earlier you join and get started promoting the better chance you have of marketing your way to one of the referral prizes and more ......

http://mothersday.freegiftsgiveaway.com/members.php?id=10

Have a GREAT Holiday,

Sincerely,

Marilyn
Internet pastor, marketer, and teacher

Not Much

2009-03-31T17:09:00.000-07:00

Have you ever had one of those days where ideas are just flowing through your mind and won't leave you alone? Today is one of those days. I didn't have to go to the courthouse for jury duty today (not tomorrow either, I just called in to find out) so I at least was able to get the ideas written down.

I haven't gotten anything finished today. I've been working on the autoresponder book. Have the outline for that done. I'll be able to write tomorrow. Every thing is ready to go.

Below you will see an uplifting video about how annoying things can be your salvation. It's uplifing and inspiring.

Have a great evening,
Marilyn

internet pastor, marketer and teacher

Cool Uplifting Video

2009-03-31T17:02:00.000-07:00

2009-03-30T11:31:00.000-07:00

Hello!

Well, today I did not get selected to be a juror, so I decided to do my first video. You can tell it's a first and I look silly looking all over the place, but here it is. Go ahead and have a good laugh!!!

Sunday March 29, 2009 Catchy isn't it?

2009-03-29T17:33:00.000-07:00

Hi all,

Well, it's been another busy Sunday, one of my favorite days. (Okay, I like them all - most of the time). Today I didn't have to preach, one of the women in our congregation is preaching for a few weeks. She's doing great by the way. So today, I was in charge of children's church. Gotta love Veggie Tales!

- Today I did a little studying about product creation.
- Still working on another ebook about autoresponder's a email marketing.
- Went on Chris Farrells membership site. Watched some great video's, one on email signatures.
Decided I really need to add one. Do you like any of these?
- Marilyn Parmelee
Online pastor and marketer

- Marilyn Parmelee
Online pastor

- Marilyn Parmelee
Online pastor, teacher, and marketer

Okay, you get the idea. Have any suggestions?

Thanks and blessings upon you,
Marilyn Parmelee
Online blogger :)

So Excited

2009-03-28T18:23:00.000-07:00

As part of Chris Farrell's membership site we received the rights to give away his ebook:

"Create Your First Website By 3:45 This Afternoon".

If you like a copy you can get it on my site. Here's the link: http://www.frugalebizproducts.com/

Just sign up and it'll be sent right to you! I LOVE this book and video's!

Be blessed!

Marilyn

Chris Farrell's New Membership Site

2009-03-28T12:21:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone,

Chris Farrell just went live with his new membership site today. As you know if you've been reading my blog, he has video's out that I've been using to help put my websites up. Take a look at his membership site. It's great and just a dollar to sign up for a week and try it out.

The Chris Farrell Membership is for those serious about creating a regular and continuous income online.

You will discover Chris Farrell Membership a combination of information, inspiration and motivation. Check it out, I think you'll like it.

http://www.chrisfarrellmembership.com/public/main.cfm

I have jury duty next week so I'm not sure how much I'll be posting. Have a great day.

Marilyn

I Went Shopping Today - Okay, I Worked A Little Too

2009-03-27T17:23:00.000-07:00

I took time today to go shopping with my daughter - in - law. Although they're legally married they still want to have their church wedding, so we went shopping for wedding items. We had a great time. We bought the topper for the cake, the cake cutter and server, the groom and bride champagne glasses, photo album, guest book.... well, you get the picture. What you may not know about me is that I HATE to shop. But it was great to spend time with my daugher - in - law.

Before I went shopping, I watched this great video on email marketing. It's a little over an hour long, but I think it's worth the time. Have a look. I took a ton of notes!

Watch the video here:

Templates

2009-03-26T06:07:00.000-07:00

I've been playing with a template this morning. I'm not finished but I'm starting to get the hang of it. You can see what I've done here: http://www.frugalebizproducts.com/test.html What do you think? Do you like this template?

Hmmmmm

2009-03-25T15:44:00.001-07:00

Okay, so I was a tiny bit overconfident. Figured out the links with the template, now I just have to find the time to add some content, upload it and let you see it.

Busy Day

2009-03-25T05:26:00.000-07:00

Today's a busy day. I have some counseling sessions this morning and church tonight. I have a few minutes right now so I thought I'd let you know what I've been up to.

Last night I did a search for some free html templates. I found a few I liked and downloaded them. I made a few changes to them, the color and my site name. Next I'll play with the links section and see what I can do with that. Everything I tried last night didn't work so that's what I'm working on this afternoon. I'll put it up on my website later today so you can see my progress.

I thought you might like to see some of the things I did earlier this year (or was it late last year?, I can't remember). I played around with hub pages and squidoo. Here's the links:

squidoo: http://www.squidoo.com/hearinggodsvoice

hubpage: http://hubpages.com/hub/HearingGodsVoice

http://hubpages.com/hub/Get-Your-Name-Recognized

Then here are some things I did on You Tube using the mind movies software:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp9Xmi6ATqU

Gotta go, talk later. Have a great day!

Never Thought of Doing That

2009-03-24T15:02:00.000-07:00

Hi all,

I had someone suggest that I should write a daily blog of what I am doing, what I've learned about putting up websites and internet marketing. I've also had requests to help with email marketing, autoresponders, as well as to put on a local workshop for people who want to learn how to write and market their books.

I thought about it for a while and decided they all fit in with my personal mission statement and my plan for my websites. So... here goes.

I didn't begin yesterday because I try to take Monday's off. I am a pastor as well as all the other things I do, and Sunday's are the busiest day of the week for me. So Monday's are my days to relax, read, clean house, cook and do laundry.

One of our church member's asked me how I accomplish all that I do. It's simple, though not easy. If you want to do something, you make time for it. One of my favorite quotes is this, "If you can be stopped, you will be". I refuse to be stopped. I take one minute, one hour, one day at a time and do what I can do.

For learning how to put up websites, I've learned in 10 - 20 minute increments. I've learned how to take the small minutes I have and use them for something productive. Some day's I have large blocks of time, other days a little time, and still other days no time. I use the time I do have. I learned long ago that if you wait until you have perfect conditions NOTHING will get done.

Today I went through my website plan to decide what I want to learn next. I use small sticky notes to write down the things I want to do for the day. I don't write them in a planner. Why? Because I am a pastor, I'm on call 24/7. Some days do not go according to plan. People are important and they come first. Since I cannot stand to see something written in a book and not finished, I put everything I need to do on sticky notes and put the sticky notes in the planner. Then I stack them according to importance. If something doesn't get done, then it goes on the next days date. Keeps life simple for me.

Tomorrow, I'm playing with templates to see if I can find one that works the way I want it to for my website. We'll see how THAT goes. :)

To view my websites and check my progress they are:

http:www.hearinggodsite.com

http://www.frugalebizproducts.com/

I used what I learned from Chris Farrell's book and video's "Create Your First Website By 3:45 This Afternoon..." http://myplace123.farrell09.hop.clickbank.net/

Have a great day,
Marilyn

Wrote a New Ebook

2009-03-22T17:03:00.000-07:00

As an author, you NEED to have a web presence, including your own website. I've written a new ebook, it's on Rodger Hyatt's 100% Giveaway Check it out. It's called "Planning and Developing Your Website". It's a beginner's guide so if you don't know where to start, start with it. It's free.

It includes:

Deciding your websites purpose

choosing your domain name

the importance of web design

site organization, navigation

marketing and advertising

registering with search engines and site maintenance

Creating An Outline For All Of Your Articles

2009-01-29T17:23:00.000-08:00

We’ve all had do it. Write papers. In grade school and through junior high, then it expanded through high school, and college. No matter how many times a person has done it, writing has proven to be a task many have continuously avoided. Now at a time when writing articles could help your book marketing strategy, facing the prospect may be tough.

While there are a great number of people who do not have the same attitude in article writing as others, there are still those who would rather walk in piping hot coals than do some article writing. What set other people apart from other towards article writing is that they are prepared and have some methods and procedures in writing articles.

One of the methods you can use to prepare yourself when preparing to write an article is creating an outline first. Creating an outline for all your articles helpe keep you prepared. You have an idea of what to do first and make a plan for your succeeding steps. Being prepared makes the job easier and faster. Being organized will allow for a more pleasant experience.

An outline can act as the design or blueprint for your article. This will guide you in creating the introduction, body and conclusion of your article. Here in this point, you can write down some of the ideas and sentences that you feel will look good in your article. This could be some of the focal point that could help make your article creative, interesting and appealing to a reader.

A carefully planned and fully prepared project will guarantee a problem and worry free procedure that can virtually go without any hassles. Creating an outline for all your articles will get you ready and breeze through writing an article in no time at all. Here are some tips and guidelines in how to create an outline for all of your articles.

Do a couple of brainstorming and jot down your brilliant ideas first. Hopefully you'll use parts of your book. Think of some ways to attract the interest of your reader. Designate a time frame where you can write down all the ideas that you can use for your articles. By this time you should have done all your research and information searching. Review and reread your ideas and notes, gain mastery and sufficient familiarity with your topic so that writing them down later on will be easy for you.

The next step is to discover your sub topic and sub titles. As you provide a first sentence for your article, one that immediately grabs the attention of your reader, you will need some as well for your sub topics. To be concise, you will need to get all the facts that will support your point.

These are the frames or skeleton of your article, now its time to add the flesh and the meat of your article. You will need to connect all your paragraphs and sub topics. This will form the body of your Article. While the introduction will usher in the ideas of your paragraph, you will need a conclusion. The conclusion will wrap up your points and drive in what you are saying in your article.

The outline for your article would also require you to write a draft first. This may take more than one attempt but remember that it is called a draft for a reason. Your outline shall be perfected as each draft is written and this draft is meant for your eyes only so there’s no reason to feel ashamed. As you go on, you will clearly see the bigger picture and write an article that will perfectly suit what is demanded of it.

Read and reread what you have written. Always refer to your outline so that you keep on track. Its not hard to ge caught in the moment and get lost in your writing frenzy. Your outline will help you keep on track. All those hours spent outlining your article will not go to waste. This will serve as your guide in writing articles. Trust and rely on your outline because this will prove to be a very helpful tool in writing all of your articles.

Free For Author's!!!

2008-11-11T20:49:00.000-08:00

I found a great place for you to put up a website for your book - and it's FREE! Check it out here. http://www.authortree.com/

You have a choice of templates etc. If you can do a blog, you can create your books website. Check mine out at: http://authortree.com/HearingGod

Leave a comment for me!

Planning Your Marketing Campaign

2008-09-24T09:45:00.000-07:00

I've been talking with people who are having a difficult time knowing where they should start in order to develop their marketing plan for their book. I have included my plan here, it's still developing but it's what I've been doing and plan to do for now. My budget isn't huge but I am doing what I can as I can. The more I learn the more I incorporate. Here's my plan and then after the plan will be listed some free resources to help you develop yours.

Marketing Plan For Hearing God’s Voice

Title: Hearing God’s Voice For Yourself
Subtitle: A Beginner’s Guide
Genre: Religious - Spiritual - Self-Help
Publisher: Xlibris
Cover Design: Xlibris stock multicolor
Publication Date: March 2008
Price: 19.98
ISBN: 978 - 1 - 4363 - 1804 - 4
First Printing Quantity: POD Xlibris
Marketing Budget $1,500
Target Market: Christians
Local
- book signing’s
- GNS interview
- radio
- workshops
- seminars
Internet
- blog
- web site
- hub page
- squidoo
- ning
Competition/Like Titles
- Joyce Meyer
- Henry Blackwell
- Jesse DuPlantiss
This book is different in that instead of just telling you what to do, it is full of easy, fun exercises that have you knowing you’re hearing God now!
- Hearing God through the scriptures
- Hearing God through prayer
- Hearing God through everyday life
- Hearing God through the gifts of the Spirit
- Prophecy
- Christian Mysticism
- Meditation
Marketing Actions:
Press Releases
Email Campaign
Hub Pages
Squidoo
Blog
Facebook
Twitter
MySpace
Ning
Articles
Reviews on Amazon
ebook - chapter 4 give away to build mailing list
autoresponder to capture email list
Newsletter
Workshops
Seminars
Television
Radio
Print
Media list size locally 200
Press kit:
Picture
Press release
About the author page
Buisness card
Book mark

http://www.bookmarket.com/ John Kremer has lot's of good advice on his site

http://www.ksbpromotions.com/ click on the calendar

http://www.howtomarketmybook.com/ get the free book marketing resource kit

http://warrenwhitlock.com/ lot's of good information on this site!

Join Me on Setting Goals

2008-09-04T17:11:00.000-07:00

I've started a new group site called Living Goals. Please join me and let's help one another reach our full potential!

http://livinggoals.ning.com/

http://livinggoals.ning.com/photo/photo/slideshow?feed_url=http%3A%2F%2Flivinggoals.ning.com%2Fphoto%2Fphoto%2FslideshowFeedForContributor%3FscreenName%3D1gtzjfl4i9zlk&back_url=http%3A%2F%2Flivinggoals.ning.com%2Fprofiles%2Fprofile%2Fshow%3Fid%3D1gtzjfl4i9zlk%26

MY FRIENDS ARE GETTIN GREAT RESULTS WITH THIS!

2008-08-28T07:21:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone,

Remember when you were a kid, and you thought you could be anything when you grew up?Maybe you even spent hours pretending, spinning out elaborate scenarios for your "grown up life". But then, sadly, your mind was "poisoned" by the toxic messages surrounding you in the so called "real world". You know the ones—the voices telling you to be sensible and realistic. The ones that continually tell you no. But that’s wrong! The real world is truly incredible, and it wants to say YES, to you. Because anything IS possible.

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And the power you were born with is still there. I promise you it is! ******************************************************

And the FUN is still there too. All you have to do is embrace it. Start by watching this, and you’ll see what I mean:

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Not only will you be taken on a crazy "rocket ride" around the world, you’ll also see the seriously terrific things that can happen when you tap into your inner power. Things like surprisingly large amounts of money arriving unexpectedly, the journey of your dreams becoming a reality, or the kind of home you’ve thought would be perfect for YOU arriving in your life. I’m not talking make believe here. I’m talking facts in the form of two powerful case studies proving how quickly the power of your mind can be harnessed to pull anything and everything you want into your life. Listen to their stories here:

Start manifesting your future now

I’ll warn you though, be ready for a fast ride when you do! It’s all part of the fun. And please, take advantage of what these two livewires from Australia are giving you today! It’s literally hundreds of dollars worth of value that can change your life, and it’s yours for the asking. Imagine how exciting it will be to see your life changing, practically overnight!

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This really is a case of nothing to lose and everything to gain.

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So take a few minutes and watch this now. And then DO it!

Start manifesting your future now

To your success,
Marilyn

P.S. Be sure you watch ALL the video so you don’t miss the generous surprise at the end. I don’t want to steal their thunder, but let’s just say you will get a wonderful no-strings gift if you hurry. I’d suggest you not waste another minute…

Start manifesting your future now

(Want The Secret) to faster manifesting??

2008-08-25T06:48:00.000-07:00

Oh my goodness my writing friends, I can’t wait for you to SEE THIS!

Start manifesting your future now
I’m sorry if this seems a bit rushed, but once I got my hands onwhat this guy is GIVING AWAY at the end of his video…

Well, I thought I was going to explode!

Or at the very least, dislocate my fingers trying to type this toyou as fast as I could.

Let me just sum it up for you in a few words…

****************************************This could totally transform your life!****************************************

I’m going on record right now to tell youthis one thing alone will totally change howfast you can manifest ANYTHING you wantinto your life.

You’ll see when you try it.

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OK, let me calm down and explain…

This guy from Australia found an incredible way to makehis manifestations become his reality.

In fact, he did it so fast, he went from working in asweaty factory packing boxes--to super successfulentrepreneur--in the first 90-days he used it!

And then he found out ANYBODY who usedthis could do it too.

It’s so cool! Because when you do what he did…

****************************You Can Fire Your Boss Too!****************************It’s powerful, it’s easy, and it’s FAST.

Please, do yourself a favor.

If you truly want to attract anything you want…

If you want it to happen almost automatically…

If you would LOVE to see your life transformed…

**********************************Watch the video all the way to the end!**********************************

I want to hear from you after you start using thegifts he is giving away today, OK?

Tell me what happens for YOU!

All the best,

Marilyn

P.S. I really don’t think Ryan will be giving this away forlong. He believes in abundance, which is why he is doing thisat all. Do NOT miss this!

Start manifesting your future now

My Two Favorite Marketing Books

2008-07-12T05:11:00.000-07:00

I have two books to recommend to you if you need to develop or update your marketing plan for your book.

The first is "1001 Ways To Market Your Book" by John Kramer (ISBN 0 - 912411 - 49 x published by Open Horizons). I have the sixth edition and have used the information in this book extensively to develop my marketing plan. I used page 228 as my guide. Now, I came into the idea of marketing my book WAY too late in the game but even so, this page was priceless. It gives you a recommended book promotional timeline. Because I self-published my book, marketing is all on me. Even if you don't self-publish, marketing is all on you. It's our responsibility not to allow our "baby" to die for lack of care. What I don't like about this book is that there is so much! 700 pages of information, it can seem daunting. Fortunately he has a "How To Get The Most Out of This Book" section so you won't get too overwhelmed. Since this book is for author's and publisher's I appreciated that he added boxes with author's tips.

As a new author I really appreciated Chapter 2 "Planning: The Basics of Succesful Marketing". After that it's easy, okay, less difficult, to choose the methods that best work for you and your book. Seriously, if there is anything not covered in this book, directly or indirectly, I can't imagine what it would be.

The second book I love on this topic is "The Frugal Book Promoter" by Carolyn Howard-Johnson (ISBN 1 - 932993 - 10 - X paperback published by Star Publish). I use this book a lot, at least once a week. I copied off page 25 to keep in front of me. It's a PR Primer. The material in "The Frugal Book Promoter" is easy to understand and put into practice. I like the step-by-step way she lays the areas out (see pages 37-42).

My favorite chapters in this book are Chapter 3 "Build Your Media Kit Before You Need It" (media kit, I need a media kit?, who knew?), and Chapter 15 "Plan Your Free Ink Attack.

Now like I said, I came into the marketing game way too late, but both books helped me realize there is much I can do. You must be committed to marketing your book for three years. John Kramer says, "Every book deserves a 3 - year commitment" page 20.

So, read the books, develop your plan, work your plan, evaluate and do it all over again.

The other day, a friend of mine, also a writer, asked me which book I preferred. It's a tough call because I wouldn't be without either one and am indebted to them both. "The Frugal Book Promoter" is easier for me to use because it has fewer pages. I can open it up and leave it open to the page I want, I can't do that with the other. But without "1001 Ways To Market Your Books" I'd have missed some information I use all the time. Get both, or at least read both and take extensive notes.

How's my plan working? Well, my first agenda was to get my name out there and recognized. It's starting to happen. When I first googled my name it didn't even come up. Now it does. Type Marilyn Parmelee into your favorite search engine and see for yourself. My book was listed in Amazon's Hot New Releases twice (gotta get it on there again), once as number 92 and once at 81. Not bad for a self-published author that no one but my family and friends know. I have a book signing coming up July 24 from 5-7 p.m. at Best Sellers Books & Coffee 360 Jefferson Street in Mason, Michigan. If you're in the area, stop in. I'd love to meet you!

By the way, both books are on www.amazon.com you can order them there. You can also visit me at,
http://www.myspace.com/marilynparmelee http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1234674664 or visit my still under construction web site at www.hearinggodsite.com

Before You're Ready

2008-07-05T13:28:00.000-07:00

I wanted to get this blog started so badly that I jumped the gun. Sorry I haven't added more often. I'm working on giving you some reviews on books that I love. One is 1001 Ways To Market Your Books. The other is The Frugal Book Promoter. I promise I'll get them up next week. Do you have any favorites to share? If so, leave a post.
Thanks,
Marilyn

How To Write And Publish Your Own Ebook In 7 Days

2008-06-26T08:22:00.000-07:00

Jim Edwards and Joe Vitale have teamed together to bring you this information packed ebook, "How To Write And Puglish Your Own Ebook In 7 Days. There are many ebooks out there claiming to be able to help you do this, but you won't go wrong with this one.

Included are:

The sure-fire secret to creating an ebook that sells like crazy

Step - by - step explanations of what to do now

The "7 Commandments" of ebook formatting

How to quickly avoid the #1 mistake authors make

and more.

The information in the ebook is priceless, you'll be learning from some of the best. When you order you'll receive these bonuses:

5 Highly effective online marketing methods that don't cost any money from Jay Conrad

24 page interview with Joe Vitale detailing his latest success with "Spiritual Marketing"

How to accept virtually every credit card on the planet and set up an affiliate program

Bonus ebook: Million Dollar Emails

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Marilyn Recommends

2008-06-14T12:53:00.000-07:00

I hope to get a dialog going about the products available for writing: software, books, ebooks etc. Included in this will be copywriting, article writing, everything to do with writing. Are you full of ideas? Want a place to discuss it? Join me as we all improve and expand on the internet.