Great achievements are product of well-constructed ideas.
The Wright brothers had a brilliant idea about flying object, even when people doubted the ability of object flying.
It took them years of tireless and determined effort to actualize that brilliant idea.
People only see the end product of Ideas, but their eyes never look deep into the ideas behind the product.
The question now comes to mind.
How do ideas come about?
There are various sources of ideas, ranging from the most simple to the most complicated source:
INSPIRATION
Ideas come from inspiration.
One moment of inspiration can give birth to a powerful ideas.
The human brain has the capacity to store all the knowledge and Information that has been released since the creation of man.
The human mind is unlimited in its capacity to achieve greatness.
Be inspired in whatever you do, and fresh ideas will begin to flow continually
BOOKS
There are countless numbers of books, which have been written to expand the capacity of the human mind.
These books are sometimes termed motivational books.
They are a great source of ideas.
Ranging from Finance, Marriage, Business, Education…
The greatest of these books is the Bible.
It contains word of wisdom and parables that can trigger the spontaneous production of ideas.
MENTORS
Seek to spend more time with people who are heading in the same direction as you are, and you will be amazed with the abundance of ideas that can come your way.
A mentor is like a role model, someone who has already achieved.
Watching and been with them can bring about new ideas on a daily basis.
GOD
The almighty God is the God of ideas.
The more we are closer to God, the more He pours more ideas into our life.
If we take a statistic of great inventors, we would discover one similarity.
Majority of them had a close relationship with God.
In the midst of your meditation, the Almighty God can drop a million Dollar ideas into your heart.
There are other sources of ideas, like attending seminar/ training programs, going out to see what people need, meeting with business owners and researching the internet through dedicated websites where ideas are shared on a daily basis.
Some online sources of ideas include:
www.43things.com
www.scribd.com
www.nicheaday.com
www.ideamarketers.com
www.grelohi.com
As you utilize these sources of ideas, you will be amazed with the tremendous result you will come up with.
Never despise those small ideas that always come into your heart.
It may lead to something bigger
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
7 Creative ways of getting new Information Product Ideas
Getting the right product is the key to make money both online and offline.
The question many entrepreneurs normally ask is “how does one get new product ideas”?
Below is a list of some ways through which one can get fresh and new ideas.
1. Improve a product that is already on the market.
You see products at home, in ads, at stores etc. Just
take a product that's already out there and improve it.
2. Create a new niche for a current product. You can
set yourself apart from your competition by creating a
niche. Your product could be faster, bigger, smaller,
or quicker than you competitor's product.
3. Add on to an existing product. You could package
your current product with other related products. For
example, you could package a football with a team
jersey and football cards.
4. Reincarnate an older product. Maybe you have a
book that's out of print and is no longer being sold.
You could change the title, design a new front cover,
and bring some of the old content up to date.
5. Ask your current customers. You could contact
some of your existing customers by phone or e-mail
and ask them what kind of new products they would
like to see on the market.
6. Combine two or more products together to create
a new one. For example, you could take a brief case
and add a thermos compartment inside to keep a
drink hot or cold.
7. Survey the people who visit your web site. You
could post a survey or questionnaire on your web site.
Ask visitors what kind of products they would like to
see on the market.
The question many entrepreneurs normally ask is “how does one get new product ideas”?
Below is a list of some ways through which one can get fresh and new ideas.
1. Improve a product that is already on the market.
You see products at home, in ads, at stores etc. Just
take a product that's already out there and improve it.
2. Create a new niche for a current product. You can
set yourself apart from your competition by creating a
niche. Your product could be faster, bigger, smaller,
or quicker than you competitor's product.
3. Add on to an existing product. You could package
your current product with other related products. For
example, you could package a football with a team
jersey and football cards.
4. Reincarnate an older product. Maybe you have a
book that's out of print and is no longer being sold.
You could change the title, design a new front cover,
and bring some of the old content up to date.
5. Ask your current customers. You could contact
some of your existing customers by phone or e-mail
and ask them what kind of new products they would
like to see on the market.
6. Combine two or more products together to create
a new one. For example, you could take a brief case
and add a thermos compartment inside to keep a
drink hot or cold.
7. Survey the people who visit your web site. You
could post a survey or questionnaire on your web site.
Ask visitors what kind of products they would like to
see on the market.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Coming Up with Info Product Ideas by Laura
A lot of people these days have been hearing the buzz about ‘niche marketing’. Specifically writing information products for niche markets. And they’re struggling for ideas on how to become the next info-product millionaire.
Why? We’ve been told by many that selling information products online is the newest, fastest way to get rich quick.
If you’re on a high about this, I don’t mean to burst your bubble.
Just ask any highly paid online entrepreneur and they will tell you:
* It isn’t ‘easy street’.
* It isn’t for everybody.
* It doesn’t happen overnight.
Yes, you can enjoy decent success relatively quickly.
You will get very excited when you make your first sale.
You will jump for joy when you get up on Saturday morning and discover you made a cool $300 in your sleep.
And you’ll dream of the day when you can lose the suits and the commutes.
Getting to the day of that first online sale is an uphill battle for many and for many reasons.
One is self sabotage.
I recently read a book by Dr. Joe Vitale and Dr. Larina Kase titled “How to End Self Sabotage“.
I don’t even really know why it intrigued me enough to want to read it. I personally didn’t think I needed something like this, or that I even needed to be aware of self-sabotage.
I even asked a few of my friends “Do you think I block myself to the higher possibilities to my life?”
Each one of them laughed and said I was the most determined, hard working person they knew. (Now that title doesn’t really mean as much as you’d think – we live in a community of under 500.)
Perhaps my inner self was trying to tell me something. Because I did read it. Twice!
You know what? Head over to that site right now because there is a free quiz. See if your ‘inner self’ is trying to tell you something. Let me know (leave a comment to this post) how the quiz, and the page, ’spoke’ to you.
How to End Self Sabotage speaks mainly to the aspiring ebook author, but we self-sabotage unconsciously in many areas of our lives! Love, family, career – and applying the knowledge of this book will help all areas of your life. When you’re on the page, click through to check out the price. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
I’ve digressed off topic here, but tomorrow I’ll be back with some Idea Kickstarts on coming up with great ideas for the information product creators out there.
Why? We’ve been told by many that selling information products online is the newest, fastest way to get rich quick.
If you’re on a high about this, I don’t mean to burst your bubble.
Just ask any highly paid online entrepreneur and they will tell you:
* It isn’t ‘easy street’.
* It isn’t for everybody.
* It doesn’t happen overnight.
Yes, you can enjoy decent success relatively quickly.
You will get very excited when you make your first sale.
You will jump for joy when you get up on Saturday morning and discover you made a cool $300 in your sleep.
And you’ll dream of the day when you can lose the suits and the commutes.
Getting to the day of that first online sale is an uphill battle for many and for many reasons.
One is self sabotage.
I recently read a book by Dr. Joe Vitale and Dr. Larina Kase titled “How to End Self Sabotage“.
I don’t even really know why it intrigued me enough to want to read it. I personally didn’t think I needed something like this, or that I even needed to be aware of self-sabotage.
I even asked a few of my friends “Do you think I block myself to the higher possibilities to my life?”
Each one of them laughed and said I was the most determined, hard working person they knew. (Now that title doesn’t really mean as much as you’d think – we live in a community of under 500.)
Perhaps my inner self was trying to tell me something. Because I did read it. Twice!
You know what? Head over to that site right now because there is a free quiz. See if your ‘inner self’ is trying to tell you something. Let me know (leave a comment to this post) how the quiz, and the page, ’spoke’ to you.
How to End Self Sabotage speaks mainly to the aspiring ebook author, but we self-sabotage unconsciously in many areas of our lives! Love, family, career – and applying the knowledge of this book will help all areas of your life. When you’re on the page, click through to check out the price. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
I’ve digressed off topic here, but tomorrow I’ll be back with some Idea Kickstarts on coming up with great ideas for the information product creators out there.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Mutual Fund Investment
Mutual funds have grown in popularity over the last few years to the point where it’s harder to find an investor who is not using mutual funds than one who is. The popularity of mutual funds is no surprise when you consider that they are one of the easiest investments to use and require very little knowledge of the financial markets. There are 4 main advantages that mutual funds offer every investor, as you will learn in this article.
The first advantage of mutual fund investing it that mutual funds offer professional management of your investment dollars. Mutual funds are run by fund managers, who are essentially watching over your investment daily. There is almost no other place where you get that kind of investment management without paying huge management fees.
The second advantage of mutual fund investing is that mutual funds are extremely liquid. Any investor can sell his shares in a mutual fund any day that the stock market is open. Compare that to investing in real estate, CDs or even stocks that have low trading volume which can takes weeks to months to liquidate your stake. The liquidity of mutual funds gives any investor the ability to get out of the investment quickly if needed.
The third advantage of mutual funds is the diversification that they offer. Mutual funds invest in tens or even hundreds of different stocks, bonds or money markets. Trying to duplicate this type of diversification in your own portfolio would result in very high trading fees, not to mention huge headaches from tying to monitor hundreds of stock positions. This leads us into the fourth advantage of mutual funds, lower fees.
Mutual funds have very low fees due to their ability to take advantage of economies of scale. Since mutual funds are pooling the investment dollars of so many investors they can buy stocks in larger quantities which leads to lower fees for mutual funds investors. Numerous mutual funds have fees that are under 2 or 3%.
Mutual funds are growing at a feverish pace as more and more investors put their money in them. But considering the great advantages that mutual funds offer the average investor all the way up to guy with the multi-million dollar portfolio, it’s really no surprise.
The first advantage of mutual fund investing it that mutual funds offer professional management of your investment dollars. Mutual funds are run by fund managers, who are essentially watching over your investment daily. There is almost no other place where you get that kind of investment management without paying huge management fees.
The second advantage of mutual fund investing is that mutual funds are extremely liquid. Any investor can sell his shares in a mutual fund any day that the stock market is open. Compare that to investing in real estate, CDs or even stocks that have low trading volume which can takes weeks to months to liquidate your stake. The liquidity of mutual funds gives any investor the ability to get out of the investment quickly if needed.
The third advantage of mutual funds is the diversification that they offer. Mutual funds invest in tens or even hundreds of different stocks, bonds or money markets. Trying to duplicate this type of diversification in your own portfolio would result in very high trading fees, not to mention huge headaches from tying to monitor hundreds of stock positions. This leads us into the fourth advantage of mutual funds, lower fees.
Mutual funds have very low fees due to their ability to take advantage of economies of scale. Since mutual funds are pooling the investment dollars of so many investors they can buy stocks in larger quantities which leads to lower fees for mutual funds investors. Numerous mutual funds have fees that are under 2 or 3%.
Mutual funds are growing at a feverish pace as more and more investors put their money in them. But considering the great advantages that mutual funds offer the average investor all the way up to guy with the multi-million dollar portfolio, it’s really no surprise.
A New Way To Get Rich
This new way is catching on around the world. People are compounding money rapidly for themselves.
Its called "opportunity investment" and it has nothing to do with the traditional way to invest. Stocks, bonds, shares etc.
This is hands on. The entire premise is based on compounding and becoming the "investor source"
You see when we hand over our funds to "professionals" to invest our capital we dilute our returns dramatically. It makes sense if you think about it. They have no interest or incentive to manufacture returns any better then maybe 10% if you are lucky.
"Opportunity Investment" is a term that describes the process of taking responsibility for your own funds. Thereby becoming your own "investor source" What that means is that you determine by your daily actions and decisions, what your returns will be. I have managed over 2500% per year and it was easy. Starting with just $100 and on a whim, I compounded that in to $1 million dollars within 27 months
I discovered this 5 years ago. There is a book written by a guy who pioneered this formula and lives the results every day. Hayden Muller. The book is called "The inside trade secrets to an ethical opportunity investor"
The idea is to identify "investment objects" that are endowed with "excess intrinsic value" By recognizing profit where others do not we put ourselves in the position to access this unseen stored portable value and transform it into profits which we pyramid and compound into a rapid fortune.
Its my opinion that this is not new at all. I believe, this is the narrow path that all "high net worth individuals" discovered for themselves. What is novel and new is the way its packaged as a book and disclosed freely to all who choose to recognize its worth.
I am so impressed with it, as were my associates, that we invested in an online resource to share with the many who already compound their wealth rapidly and certainly day by day. (There's a link to the site below if you wish to learn more)
There's revolution in the air. Ordinary people are daring to reach for their first million and taking it. Millions are not content to work their whole lives, then retire then die. They express it by their actions. They are living in large comfortable homes. They are sending their children to good schools, driving nice cars and living the life they choose today not tomorrow.
We are part of that paradigm shift and we fan the flames with knowledge. Wealth education need not be complicated. Your wealth education could be a lot simpler and direct if you choose it to be. Simpler is always better, and opportunity investment is the bare bones. The structure is robust and direct. Take it and earn like the many who already do.
Its called "opportunity investment" and it has nothing to do with the traditional way to invest. Stocks, bonds, shares etc.
This is hands on. The entire premise is based on compounding and becoming the "investor source"
You see when we hand over our funds to "professionals" to invest our capital we dilute our returns dramatically. It makes sense if you think about it. They have no interest or incentive to manufacture returns any better then maybe 10% if you are lucky.
"Opportunity Investment" is a term that describes the process of taking responsibility for your own funds. Thereby becoming your own "investor source" What that means is that you determine by your daily actions and decisions, what your returns will be. I have managed over 2500% per year and it was easy. Starting with just $100 and on a whim, I compounded that in to $1 million dollars within 27 months
I discovered this 5 years ago. There is a book written by a guy who pioneered this formula and lives the results every day. Hayden Muller. The book is called "The inside trade secrets to an ethical opportunity investor"
The idea is to identify "investment objects" that are endowed with "excess intrinsic value" By recognizing profit where others do not we put ourselves in the position to access this unseen stored portable value and transform it into profits which we pyramid and compound into a rapid fortune.
Its my opinion that this is not new at all. I believe, this is the narrow path that all "high net worth individuals" discovered for themselves. What is novel and new is the way its packaged as a book and disclosed freely to all who choose to recognize its worth.
I am so impressed with it, as were my associates, that we invested in an online resource to share with the many who already compound their wealth rapidly and certainly day by day. (There's a link to the site below if you wish to learn more)
There's revolution in the air. Ordinary people are daring to reach for their first million and taking it. Millions are not content to work their whole lives, then retire then die. They express it by their actions. They are living in large comfortable homes. They are sending their children to good schools, driving nice cars and living the life they choose today not tomorrow.
We are part of that paradigm shift and we fan the flames with knowledge. Wealth education need not be complicated. Your wealth education could be a lot simpler and direct if you choose it to be. Simpler is always better, and opportunity investment is the bare bones. The structure is robust and direct. Take it and earn like the many who already do.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
How Anyone Can Make Money Online with Affiliate Marketing
Despite the fact that there are so many people out there trying, it is still possible to make money on the internet. While there is definitely a lot of competition out there, it’s not so much that you can’t stand out and succeed. One of the greatest advantages of the vastness of the internet is that there’s enough room out there for all of us.
Another common misconception is that you need to already be experienced in online business if you actually want to start making money. Think about how ridiculous that is for a second. Every person who is right now making money online was, at one point, a newbie. Everybody has to start somewhere.
You just need to make sure that you’re going about it in the right way. Everybody can make a profit on the internet, but what you choose to start with will decide how long it takes you to start making money.
For me, this meant starting out trying to make money online with affiliate marketing. When I first decided to try my hand at internet marketing, you name it, I considered it: online retail, surveys, blogging. I ultimately decided that affiliate marketing was the way to go if I wanted to start to make money right away.
Now, I’m not saying that I made a fortune right from the start, but I felt that, by going with affiliate marketing, I had the biggest chance of running in the black right from the start. No matter how small my profits were, it was better than losing money!
And I also looked at it from this perspective: I was gaining more than my small profits; I was gaining experience in how to make money online.
The first big decision I had to make was what kind of niche to focus on. I could either go for what people call a “virgin niche” or a niche that hid not been discovered or exploited, or a popular niche, where there are lots of buyers, but also a lot of competition. With a virgin niche, I would not have a lot of competition, but there also might not be a lot of potential customers; with a popular niche, I’d have lots of customers, but also lots of other businesses competing for their eyeballs.
After careful consideration, I decided to go for the popular niche. And I soon began to see results, even with the hundreds or maybe thousands of other affiliate marketers that I was competing against. Because you have to remember that even though there may be thousand of people competing for sales, not all of these sites are created equal.
What I did that helped me to make money with affiliate marketing, even in a popular niche, is that I went in prepared. I researched and found a system that I knew was proven to help people succeed in affiliate marketing. I used the system and learned from their experiences which kept me from making a lot of the same mistakes when I was starting out.
**
There are a lot of systems out there; some work better than others. Some don’t work at all, and it’s hard to tell the difference sometimes. So I’ve done the work for you, looking into all of these affiliate marketing guides. And this is what I’ve found: that there’s only one guide that shows you how to make money online with no previous experience. The others just show you how they’re making money online (namely, by getting you to buy their guide.)
So, with all the work done for you, what else are you waiting for? I’ve tried and tested these guides so you don’t have to. Read my review of what I feel is the best product out there; make all my hard work save you time and money. Because who doesn’t want to make money online? Go to www.portalfeeder.com for more information.
Another common misconception is that you need to already be experienced in online business if you actually want to start making money. Think about how ridiculous that is for a second. Every person who is right now making money online was, at one point, a newbie. Everybody has to start somewhere.
You just need to make sure that you’re going about it in the right way. Everybody can make a profit on the internet, but what you choose to start with will decide how long it takes you to start making money.
For me, this meant starting out trying to make money online with affiliate marketing. When I first decided to try my hand at internet marketing, you name it, I considered it: online retail, surveys, blogging. I ultimately decided that affiliate marketing was the way to go if I wanted to start to make money right away.
Now, I’m not saying that I made a fortune right from the start, but I felt that, by going with affiliate marketing, I had the biggest chance of running in the black right from the start. No matter how small my profits were, it was better than losing money!
And I also looked at it from this perspective: I was gaining more than my small profits; I was gaining experience in how to make money online.
The first big decision I had to make was what kind of niche to focus on. I could either go for what people call a “virgin niche” or a niche that hid not been discovered or exploited, or a popular niche, where there are lots of buyers, but also a lot of competition. With a virgin niche, I would not have a lot of competition, but there also might not be a lot of potential customers; with a popular niche, I’d have lots of customers, but also lots of other businesses competing for their eyeballs.
After careful consideration, I decided to go for the popular niche. And I soon began to see results, even with the hundreds or maybe thousands of other affiliate marketers that I was competing against. Because you have to remember that even though there may be thousand of people competing for sales, not all of these sites are created equal.
What I did that helped me to make money with affiliate marketing, even in a popular niche, is that I went in prepared. I researched and found a system that I knew was proven to help people succeed in affiliate marketing. I used the system and learned from their experiences which kept me from making a lot of the same mistakes when I was starting out.
**
There are a lot of systems out there; some work better than others. Some don’t work at all, and it’s hard to tell the difference sometimes. So I’ve done the work for you, looking into all of these affiliate marketing guides. And this is what I’ve found: that there’s only one guide that shows you how to make money online with no previous experience. The others just show you how they’re making money online (namely, by getting you to buy their guide.)
So, with all the work done for you, what else are you waiting for? I’ve tried and tested these guides so you don’t have to. Read my review of what I feel is the best product out there; make all my hard work save you time and money. Because who doesn’t want to make money online? Go to www.portalfeeder.com for more information.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
WINNING STRATEGIES IN TIMES OF DEPRESSION
Your worst enemy is thinking that you don’t matter, that there is nothing you can do that makes a difference. This thought shuts off your mind and suffocates your soul. Thinking your life doesn’t have meaning or that you don’t mean anything is when something begins to die in you. Here is the truth. Everything you do matter. Everything you cause to happen matters. Everything you are matters. Yes, you matter!
In these days of great economic depression, so many have lost hope in the country and in their ability.
Jobs are been lost daily, and faint hearted individual are committing suicide!
It may seem gloomy and depressing, but it’s not yet over.
There is always a way out to every problem that confront man.
I have outlined some workable strategies which can bring result to the average individual in the midst of the gloom we have found ourselves.
1. Self esteem – know that you matter.
2. Make a difference – find where you can make a contribution. The best way to help self
is to help another.
3. Laughter – learn to laugh. Five minutes of laughter a day easily adds five years to your
life.
4. Create a screen saver saying: “This too shall pass.”
5. Self insight – understand your patterns, energy cycles, psychology and what helps you
move to action.
6. Growth – what can you now learn? What new skills can you acquire?
7. Adventure – what are some things you always wanted to do or visit but never found the
time or never given yourself permission to explore?
8. Discipline – develop practices and rituals to help you engage in specific activities
needed to progress towards your goals.
9. Living on purpose - have a broader context for your journey. What are you here for?
What lessons are you here to learn? How are you making this world a better place?
10. Father small successes every day. Call them over. Make them important. Move to win
your next new success.
Time is the ultimate scarcity for anyone and during these tough times it is easy to get carried away and spend time mourning over things we don't have control of - leading to NOT becoming productive to ourselves, our community and our Nation.
In these days of great economic depression, so many have lost hope in the country and in their ability.
Jobs are been lost daily, and faint hearted individual are committing suicide!
It may seem gloomy and depressing, but it’s not yet over.
There is always a way out to every problem that confront man.
I have outlined some workable strategies which can bring result to the average individual in the midst of the gloom we have found ourselves.
1. Self esteem – know that you matter.
2. Make a difference – find where you can make a contribution. The best way to help self
is to help another.
3. Laughter – learn to laugh. Five minutes of laughter a day easily adds five years to your
life.
4. Create a screen saver saying: “This too shall pass.”
5. Self insight – understand your patterns, energy cycles, psychology and what helps you
move to action.
6. Growth – what can you now learn? What new skills can you acquire?
7. Adventure – what are some things you always wanted to do or visit but never found the
time or never given yourself permission to explore?
8. Discipline – develop practices and rituals to help you engage in specific activities
needed to progress towards your goals.
9. Living on purpose - have a broader context for your journey. What are you here for?
What lessons are you here to learn? How are you making this world a better place?
10. Father small successes every day. Call them over. Make them important. Move to win
your next new success.
Time is the ultimate scarcity for anyone and during these tough times it is easy to get carried away and spend time mourning over things we don't have control of - leading to NOT becoming productive to ourselves, our community and our Nation.
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