Hello and welcome to Rim Digest, the ezine for

"Responsible Internet Marketers".

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February 1, volume 7-issue 5

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Your editor: Jan Tallent, rimdigest@usa.net

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Today's Issue Contains:

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Publisher's Spot

Featured Article

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The Keys To Success

by Willie Crawford

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Let's take a minute a review some of the keys to success

that we all intuitively know but, for some reason, don't

always apply. These keys apply to any business whether

online or offline.

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The first key to success that I noticed lacking in a lot

of online businesses is internal, deepseated, motivation.

You must have an internalized drive to make your business

thrive, and that drive has to be emotionally charged.

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Without this drive, everything about the way you conduct

your business will reflect a lack of commitment and a lack

of belief in what you are doing. Many of the ads you see

in ezines and posted on classifieds sites clearly reflect a

lack of belief in what the promoter is doing. You can

actually read the ad and tell that the marketer doesn't

really BELIEVE in his products merit. The tone of the ad

is wrong.

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So... how do you develop this emotionally charged drive?

You need a internalized reason why you must succeed. This

deepseated reason will drive you to learn the things you

need to know about operating your business. This deepseated

drive will cause you to continuously examine how you

operate your business. You will be looking for what is

working and what is not. Do this continuously. Then stop

doing the things that don't work and keep doing the things

that do. Sadly - if you just copy what everyone else is

doing, you will not be applying this principle. Most

people keep doing the wrong things, and aren't becoming

more successful. They keep doing the things that don't

work and hope that some day they will work. Change that

though process - TODAY. Doing the same thing over and over

again, hoping for a different outcome some day indicates

insanity.

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A quick example of personal motivation! I have two teenage

daughters, fast approaching college. They are the center

of my life and their success is of prime importance to me.

I cherish them! I also have elderly parents and in-laws

that I want to be able to help have happy, less stressful

lives as they age. This motivates me to keep my business

related activities in high speed. It keeps me focused. At

the same time, I do not plan on NEEDING to work when I am

a senior citizen. So I keep reminders around my office

that keep me charged up (pictures, sayings, books). I

continuously recharge my motivation engine. I also keep in

touch with the people I grew up with, to remind me of where

I came from. I came from such a poor community that I once

wore my grandmother's shoes to school for a week until she

could convince a local merchant to sell her another pair,

for me, on credit. I remember vividly the kids at school

making fun of me wearing what were obviously "grandma

shoes" and that keeps me saying "never again."

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Another key to success is networking. We need others to

mentor us and teach us things that helped them succeed. As

importantly, we need others to tell us of the mistakes they

made so we avoid making the same mistakes. The people I

communicate with every day are more that happy to share

this information with you. They share it in postings to

news groups, on bulletin boards, and in ezine articles.

They have selfish motives - building their online presence -

but they do share their "insider secrets" freely. Read

widely, listen and learn. Also, if you read something that

confuses you, write a short note asking for clarification.

When you discover a tip or technique, share it with you

online friends. Give as much as you take - networking is

not a one way street.

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The third key to success that I want to share with you is

critical examination. Look at the setup of any company you

are thinking about becoming involved with. Check them out.

Check out their products and their business practices. Ask

others already in the industry about how satisfied they

are with the company - being forever mindful of their

motivation for giving whatever answer they give. The

internet is a wonderful place and you can do searches and

find information on about any product or service. Do some

digging now to save yourself a lot of grief and money later.

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Critical examination also involves applying the old cliché,

"If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is." Ask

yourself, if this is such a great opportunity why aren't

people flocking to it by the hundreds of thousands. After

all when you do find that really great opportunity, you

certainly share it with everyone you really care about.

Real "great opportunities" - like discovering gold - are

nearly impossible to keep secret. People flock to real

opportunities without being prodded. Examine anything you

are considering getting involved in thoroughly. Look at

the investment in time, money, effort. Is it worth it -

or can you earn better money doing something else?

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The final principle I want to review with you today is

having the right product. That right product MUST fill a

need! It's no secret that if you create your own product

or service you will earn a higher percentage from each sale.

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Knowing that - the best way to thrive in an internet

business is to see a need (perhaps based upon your personal

experience) and develop something to fill it. If you can't

do this, you must offer a product or service that pays you

a substantial percentage of the sales price as a commission.

Businesses that pay you a residual commission month after

month are also recommended, because, over time, each sale

made translates into a worthwhile income stream. Always

look at how much income your efforts will generate over the

longterm, and then decide if that "really great opportunity"

is worth your time and effort.

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Apply these keys religiously and you can't fail. Your

business online or offline will thrive. You will be doing

what successful business people have been doing for

centuries!

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Willie Crawford is a well-know internet marketing

consultant and writer. His website is filled with

articles designed to help you succeed. Visit

http://www.williecrawford.com/ today! This article

may be freely used in your ezine or on your website

as long as it is reproduced in its entirety, to

include this footnote and it is not altered.

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Positive Quotes

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The gem cannot be polished without friction,

nor man perfected without trials.

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-- Chinese proverb

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and

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The proper function of man is to live, not to exist.

I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them.

I shall use my time.

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-- Jack London

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Funny for the Week

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RIVER WALK

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There's this blonde out for a walk. She comes to a river

and sees another blonde on the opposite bank. "Yoo-hoo!"

she shouts, "How can I get to the other side?"

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The second blonde looks up the river then down the river

and shouts back, "You ARE on the other side."

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Feedback

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"Please remove me from the Solos list.

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Carol"

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thanks, Carol, you will only get the issues.

Are you willing to read an editor offer once

a month or so, or should I remove you from

there as well?

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Jan :-)

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"Hi Jan,

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I'm trying to limit the emails I get everyday.

Notes from the editor are fine ;)

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Carol

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Subject: Dangerous PC Worm Alert ( above )

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I've gotten dozens of these worm emails in the last couple

of weeks. I got one just this morning that said Castro was

dead. I never even bothered to open them because I figured

it was just a new ploy scammers were using to get people

to open the message. I had no idea they contained worms.

Thanks for the warning, Jan!

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p.s.

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I have been wondering why my favorite search tool had

been acting rather erratic for the past several months,

now I know.

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In this January 23 article from DMNews, I learned that

the Yahoo, aka Overture, inventory tool is no longer

being supported by Yahoo.

http://tinyurl.com/264g4g

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When word of this spreads there's going to be a lot of

upset people, especially those that have spent big bucks

to purchase Keyword software programs that used

Overture's data to produce their results.

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A word to the wise, if you're selling this type of software

you may want to remove it from your inventory now.

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Sharon Bray-McPherson

There's a new stampede of Newbies arriving in 2007.

Will you be there to show them the way?

http://www.ofbdigitalpackage.com/newbiepack.html

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