Small Business Breakthrough: How to Overcome Challenges and Strengthen Your Business

Every small business owner faces challenges.  Maybe you are currently in the middle of a start-up, experiencing problems with cash flow, or working long hours to make your business more profitable.

No matter where you are now, there will always be moments when if feels like you are standing in front of a brick wall.  With a truck barreling toward you.

Every massively successful entrepreneur has a story about how they had to wrestle with their demons in order to breakthrough to a new perspective, approach, or model to get past the obstacles and achieve unprecedented success.

“How do you find help for your unique needs?”

Contrary to what you might believe, everyone has the ability to experience a breakthrough.  All it takes is desire, a willingness to learn, and connecting with the right people at the right time.

“Get off your butt…”  That was Robert Kiyosaki, bestselling author of “Rich Dad, Poor Dad”, said to a Times magazine reporter when asked, can a person with no money or resources still make a fortune? His full response went something like this,

“Get off your butt.  You have to look for teachers.  If you want to be a mechanic, go hang out with mechanics.  It’s really simple, but it takes determination, discipline, and drive.  You can’t quit.”

~Robert Kiyosaki

If you want to build a successful online business and can supply the determination, discipline, and drive, we can give you the best teachers, coaches, and mentorship programs in the industry.

“Your small business breakthrough is literally a click away!”

We have found that many people are ready to “get off their butt” (as Kiyosaki puts it), but they need guidance to be productive with all their ideas and energy.  You asked for it, and once again, we delivered! Here is a review of the best coaching and mentorship programs for online business entrepreneurs.

It started out just as a way to help our team but this review has turned into something much bigger.  We realize that everyone needs help at some point in their business development.  But not everyone needs the same kind of help.

So look through these different options and see which one best meets your current needs.

Even multi-millionaire Robert Kiyosaki needed teachers, coaches, and mentors to guide him to his success.  Don’t let what you don’t know stop you from achieving your dream of financial freedom.

Renegade Breakthrough Mentoring Program

http://www.empoweredbusinessentrepreneurs.com/ann-siegs-breakthrough-program

This is an in-depth, advanced mentorhsip program.  Ann Sieg joins forces with Mike Klingler to present cutting edge information on how you can ‘breakthrough’ the barriers that are holding you back in your business.  This is THE preeminent small business training course so if you are ready to take your business into the 6 and 7-figure range, then this is the course you need.  As Ann puts it, this is the course to teach you how to create your own “online empire”!

Renegade Breakthrough Mentoring Program consists of 12 sessions (recorded webinars, some lasting as long as two hours!) plus templates, transcripts, swipe files, and numerous support documents.  This program is about much more than online marketing and it is for anyone with the burning desire to develop their small business, regardless of what niche or market.  Be prepared to work hard, access your greatest potential, and excel in every aspect of your business.  CLICK HERE to learn more.

The Works Team

http://www.empoweredbusinessentrepreneurs.com/the-works-team-special

Wendy Mills, Curt Johnson, and Cammy Stubbs are all expert marketers, coaches and mentors.  They are Ann Sieg’s original marketing team and have been offering free weekly information-packed live webinars for the past 4 years.

They put together an amazingly affordable program for online entrepreneurs who are struggling with some of the intermediate and basic aspects of marketing.  They offer small group coaching as well as individualized mentorship to help you in any phase of your business, including niche development, research, and lead generation.  CLICK HERE to learn more.

Site Build It! e-Learning Center

http://www.empoweredbusinessentrepreneurs.com/sitebuildit-learning-center

If you are unsure if you can successfully build your own SBI! site, then look into SBI’s coaching program to help you through each step of the 10-Day Action Guide.  If you want to be accountable, make consistent progress, and receive expert help every step of the way, then this is a great live, group coaching opportunity to keep you moving forward.

Site Build It! has a great track record for teaching beginners how to build their very first website.  So do not let fear of technology be the ‘brick wall’ that stops you from realizing your dream of developing a successful online business.  CLICK HERE to learn more.

See you on the other side!

If you need help then find the right teacher, mentor, and  program that matches your specific needs.  Getting the help you need is how you overcome obstacles and breakthrough the barriers that are holding your business back.

See you on the other side!

Alicia Bausley and Lisa Hanfileti
EmpoweredBusinessEntrepreneurs.com

David Garfinkel’s Ultimate Copywriting Course

In case you do not already know it, copying is not copywriting.

I’ll explain exactly what copywritng is, and how you can get access to David Garfinkel’s Ultimate Copywriting Course in just a moment, but first I want to tell you about  a terrible but true story I read about in a forum.

It was from a woman who bought a website from another person.  That’s not the bad part.  People buy and sell their websites all the time and it can be a great win-win for both the buyer and the seller.

Sadly this was not the case for the woman who purchased the site.  She had great plans to add lots more content and make a bunch of money with Adsense and affiliate programs.  The site was in her niche, had a great domain name, already had about 50 pages of content and looked really good.

Just a few days after her purchase she discovered that the person she bought the site from had copied all of the content from other websites and just uploaded the exact text to the site.

None of the content was original!

Here’s the kicker.  The person who sold her the site did not know it was wrong to copy content from other people’s websites.  This person had already spent the woman’s money and refused to give her a refund.

Don’t worry, the story has a happy ending because after the woman got over her initial anger, she turned lemons into lemonade and replaced all the copied material with keyword focused content.

She told her story to everyone in the forum to make two important points:

1. Buyer beware!  Do your research
2. Don’t copy content!  Just write great copy.

I hope you already know that you cannot copy other people’s website content.  That’s a big no-no, yet many people do it (intentionally and unintentionally).

Instead of copying other people’s work, you need to
write your own original content, also called ‘copy’.

The skill of writing your original material in such a way that it influences your reader to take action (like subscribing to your newsletter, or buying your product) is called copywriting.

Copywriting is not about copying anything.  In fact it is just the opposite!  Expressing yourself and your message in print is how you make connections and build relationships with your website visitors.

“Being a good copywriter is a vital skill for your business!”

In our book, “The Lead Conversion Kit”, we gave you some great resources to help you learn effective copywriting skills.  (See, Chapter 2: “The Not So Little Secrets of Writing Compelling Content That Sells”.)

And now we want to give you our highest recommendation for an awesome copywriting course that will help you connect with your website visitors, newsletter and email subscribers, among many others.

The Ultimate Copywriting Crash Course by David Garfinkel is a must if you intend to create original content that “gets the click” and generates leads, customers, and income for your online business.

David has been called, “the greatest copywriting teacher in the world” and is responsible for successful online marketers earning millions of dollars in sales. Ann Sieg herself used David Garfinkel’s skills to launch one of her products that generated over 1 million dollars in just 3 days.

It does not matter how great your product, service, or business are if you do not know how to communicate with people so that they want to use it.

Start developing your own ‘million dollar skill’ from the guy who has been labeled “The Best Copywriting Teacher In The World!”

Here is David Garfinkel’s Ultimate Copywriting Crash Course:

http://www.empoweredbusinessentrepreneurs.com/copywriting-course

Enjoy!

Lisa and Alicia

Why You’ll Likely Fall Flat on Your Face in Your MLM

I despise hype in the network marketing industry.

Unfortunately, MLM hype is what made me jump into my first network marketing opportunity more than 30 years ago.  Within six weeks I quit.

Why?  Well, thirty years ago, I was forced to use the old school methods of network marketing (and we all know that is set up for quick failure).

If I were a savvy business entrepreneur, I would have used ‘big boy’ marketing methods.  But it was, quite frankly, way out of reach of my monthly household budget.  TV, radio, billboard, and even local newspaper was ridiculously expensive.  Internet was not even an option then.

So I guess I had an excuse for failure.

Let’s face it, most of us have experience with trying to succeed with network marketing by just “sharing” our product and having an obscene passion for the products or the company.  And with that excuse, I didn’t feel so bad about quitting.

We’re not so lucky today, to have an excuse to quit our MLM.   Because today, real-life, honest to goodness marketing skills are affordable and within any monthly budget.

You know what though? Most people will fall flat on their faces with their MLM because they won’t take the steps to get skilled in using this one, extremely affordable marketing source, called the Internet. They’ll say that they are technologically challenged, or don’t have the time, or need to make money fast. And that my friend, sets them up for immediate failure in their MLM business.

Excuses.

And they have lots of them.

Are you financially strapped?  Can’t spend another dime?  Wish you had some hands-on help?  Feel extremely challenged even turning on the satellite dish?  Have a feeling of information overload and overwhelm?

Then take advantage of a very generous and rewarding offer. Renegade University, the step before Renegade Professional starts you on your way to online marketing at absolutely NO cost, not a single penny.

Today, within five minutes, you can begin to learn what thousands are already successfully doing (including me and my business partner of Empowered Business Entrepreneurs, Lisa Hanfileti). Renegade University is LOADED with online marketing step-by-step training tutorials that they are GIVING away.  You could be taking these courses for weeks before you get through them all. It’s a feast for network marketers who are challenged with finding prospects and overwhelmed with how to promote their MLM online.

I call it a Basic Marketing 101 course. You need to take these steps first before you can even consider taking the advanced 300 or 400 level classes. (Why would you jump into your junior or senior year of college when you haven’t taken the steps in your introductory courses?)

Of course, you could also be of the MLM mindset that nothing is going to work for you, too.  That’s okay – we’ll put you in the MLM failure category and wish you success in working for someone else in a 8 to 5 day job for the rest of your life.

But if you are really an interested business entrepreneur, who wants to make your MLM work (and do so profitably) then you’ve come to the right place.
I challenge you to take a look at this amazing site to introduce yourself to learning how to attract prospects to you.

We just posted a whole new page on our website, and created a 14 minute video tutorial of the Renegade University (including how to log in and how to use it!).  Take a look at it here:  http://www.empoweredbusinessentrepreneurs.com/build-an-online-business.html

Don’t hesitate for another moment to take the very first steps to truly get into attraction marketing.  I’ll be looking for your feedback too!

Warm Regards,

Alicia Bausley

P.S.   Just FYI – Renegade Professional officially opens their doors on June 22 – and they will remain open!  You’ll be notified of more details once you log into Renegade University.  We’ll see you there!  Our picture will be on your welcome page!

Small Businesses Survive a Struggling Economy By Using Internet Skills

Even with our struggling economy and grim outlook on our financial future, small business owners can survive using Internet marketing skills.

The Labor Department released harsh details for February that another 651,000 jobs were lost due to employers laying off employees.

Analysts are concerned that although our economy may recover, the job loss may continue to mount. Small business owners are frantic too.

The Orange County Register recently reported that 4.5 million people are jobless in just two categories alone, including college-educated and those with some college education, which is one third of all unemployed in the United States.

As the jobless figures continue to climb and our economy struggles to survive, small business owners are feeling the heat and many are closing their doors, going bankrupt and losing their life savings.

However some remarkable statistics recently released provide relief, financially and emotionally, to those savvy small business people who are becoming skilled in Internet marketing.

In the book The Attraction Marketer’s Manifesto, Ann Sieg quotes the following statistics:

According to Forrester Research, online sales will continue to grow by 11% in 2009.

According to Jupiter Research, online video marketing will QUADRUPLE in 2009.

It’s becoming apparent that becoming a skilled marketer on the Internet doesn’t take a college degree.

With the proper direction and hands on training, small business owners can be creating valuable content and driving people to their site or blog and converting this traffic to a sound and repeat customer base. Not only through written content but through social media marketing which is absolutely free.

In fact, Ann Sieg’s The Attraction Marketer’s Manifesto leads her readers to the answer to immensely shorten this learning curve.

As founders of Empowered Business Entrepreneurs, we’ve realized the potential of becoming skilled in Internet marketing. Because of our own successes, it’s hard not to share the journey with other small business owners.

If you’re a small business owner and concerned that the economy is going to wipe you out and take away your financial security, you need to take the steps to insure yourself. We call it “Online Steps to Offline Freedom™.”

At the end of this struggling economy and frightening job loss rate is a rainbow for those who think “out of the box”. This means not sticking to the same old thing. If the same old thing is not working, move ahead and get skilled in marketing online and experience for yourself the dramatic results the Internet is bringing to small business owners worldwide.

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