This is one of the fastest ways I know to make quick money. 

But before I get into that, please understand that there really is such a thing as quick and easy money.  Don’t believe the lies you’ve been told.  

Anyone who has an e-mail list understands that quick money can be made from your list, but let me go in depth about a tactic that is so easy you’ll be kicking yourself for not doing it earlier. 

It’s what I call “List Leverage.”  It’s not a new tactic, but it’s a different way to go about getting quick profits. 

As long as you have your own product–and you can pay 50% commission on that product–you’re golden.   

Let’s say you need a quick $10,000, and you only have 1,600 people on your e-mail list. You know from past experiences that your e-mail promotions on your own products have only averaged a 3% conversion from your house list. 

If you have a $50.00 product, and you run a quick sale on that product for $25.00 to make quick money, you’ve only made $1,200 off this promotion to your house list–not nearly what you need to make your mark. You’re still $8,800 short. 

Here’s something you should highly consider. If you read what I’m about to tell you, I believe you’ll find huge success with this system. 

Let’s assume your niche is “How to Train a Dog.”  Go to Google, Yahoo!, and MSN’s search engines.  A quick note: Don’t make the mistake of using only Google.  Believe it or not, some advertisers have completely given up on Google and strictly advertise on Yahoo! now. (I wish I could say the same about MSN AdCenter because it’s so terrible. In fact, I don’t know anyone who uses MSN Pay Per Click services exclusively.) 

Type in the most generic keywords relating to dog training you can find.  Search terms such as “dog training,” “how to train dogs,” “help me train my dog,” etc. 

Before you begin, look at who is advertising on Google, Yahoo!, and MSN.  These are usually the real players.  They are, by and large, the guys testing, tweaking, and understanding how joint venture proposals work. 

Now you’re looking for website owners with large e-mail lists to gain your leverage.  I know you can’t read minds, but if they’re using PPC and are trying their very best to get opt-ins right off the bat, there’s a great possibility they’re sitting on at least 5,000 to 10,000 people on their e-mail list. 

Your goal is to score a chunk of the traffic they’ve already worked so hard to get, while at the same time making that website owner a profit and hopefully building a long-term relationship with him. 

Stop looking at other website owners as competition and start looking at them as teammates! 

So now you’ve identified a hot website that you believe you can profit from.  This brings us to the next step, which is getting the website owner to read your message. 

You know what you want, but the question is can you get through the door to get that website owner to realize that what you’re offering is a good opportunity for him to make good money fast! 

Here’s where you’re going to do this in a way that will get you noticed.  You simply want to perform a three-step process.  Here are the three steps…. 

1. Send the website owner an initial e-mail.  Don’t sell with this e-mail.  Simply let him know that you’ve been following his business for a while, and you really love what he’s doing.  Let him know that you’re going to FEDEX some information that you think will be invaluable to him and his list and to be looking for it in the next few days.  End the e-mail with some nice words about his site and wish him a great day. Keep it simple. 

2.  Find out the website owner’s physical address and FEDEX the letter you talked about in your e-mail and the product you want him to promote.  You can find this information at www.domaintools.com.  If you’re not good at copywriting, hire someone to write this letter for you.  You’ll already have the website owner’s attention by using FEDEX, so the chance that he will actually open the letter is highly likely.  In this letter, in a non-intrusive way, you’re asking to do a joint venture.  Make sure you have a product that’s at least $50.00, so he can make $25.00 per sale.  You’ll need to offer a 50% commission. 

3.  So now you’ve sent the letter.  A few days later he’s most likely opened it.  If you haven’t heard anything in a week, simply send a follow up e-mail asking if he’s received your FEDEX letter.   

That’s it.  Three simple steps. 

At this point, you’ll know if he’s interested.  If you can’t close the deal after step three, you probably shouldn’t be selling in the first place. 

Now, three huge things happen when this owner accepts your joint venture proposal. 

1. You’ll gain instant credibility with his e-mail list because he’s endorsing you. This normally means an approximate 5% conversion rate for you.  If his list consists of just 5,000 people, after commission you still make $6,250 on your $50 product. 

2. You have not only gained the customers he’s already paid a lot of money to get, but you can build relationships with these same customers and market to them later. The best part is that you didn’t do anything but send an e-mail and a FEDEX package. 

3. He sends his entire e-mail list your promotion.  Of course, most will not buy, but you’ll also see a huge surge in opt-ins.  They may not buy the specific product you are promoting, but there’s a great chance they’ll sign up for your e-mail list, which gives you a chance to put them through your autoresponder series and marketing funnel. 

The benefits are HUGE if you do this right.  The great news is that you can literally perfect this system in your niche and create a stampede of qualified traffic for next to nothing. 

Sadly, most people are too lazy to do it. I hope you’re not one of them. 

Now get started! To begin with, I recommend finding 30 qualified websites for your niche and run them all through this 3-step process. 

Imagine if just 5 people agreed?  On average you’re about to see anywhere from 20,000 – 100,000 qualified visitors to your site for less than the cost of 30 FEDEX packages. 

This system is a no-brainer.  Do it, and then e-mail your success story to me. I’d love to hear it! 

To higher profits and happiness!

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One of the most important decisions you’ll ever make is to fire people from your life. 

Being able to discern who qualifies to be part of your “inner circle” is more important than you could ever believe. 

Most likely, there is someone in your life right now who is wearing you thin and, if you’re honest with yourself, has done so for a while.  This is the most obvious candidate for your first firing session. 

Consider your life as an e-mail inbox. You choose who stays in the inbox and what goes in the deleted items folder.  But the bottom line is that you control the mouse.  Here’s the big question: When will you click “delete” and to whom? 

I’ve seen too many people delay taking action to fire people and it has cost them dearly.  You don’t want to be that person.   Not sure if you’re due for a good firing session in your life?  Here are a few red flags that might help you decide if you need to click the delete button. 

1. When you get off the phone with this person, do you feel the need to unwind?

2. Do you feel defensive in this person’s presence?

3. Are you rationalizing why you believe he or she is a good friend/family member to keep around?

4. Do you feel that you can’t “be yourself” without being criticized for being you? 

These are only a few signs to look for, but they are all worthy of good ole’ firing.  Here’s why…

When you put off making this decision, you’re losing much more than you could ever imagine.  The re-coup period you go through after dealing with these people is costing you, and you don’t even know it. 

People who choose (notice I said “choose”) to stay around these people remind me of drug addicts.  Many of them actually thrive on the negativity and bad feelings they receive from certain individuals.  It’s like the addict having a little cocaine and saying, “Just one more line…” 

It’s time to snap out of it.  Start firing today!  When you make the decision to become more and succeed on a level that most people don’t, you’ll need to take uncommon steps and make uncommon decisions.  This is just one of them and is only a very basic foundational move you’ll need to make before you can proceed to the next level of your personal and professional life. 

This decision truly sets the stage and proves you’re man or woman enough to take charge of your life.  Keep in mind that once you fire your first friend, family member, co-worker, etc., you will go through a short phase of guilt. The reason you’ll feel guilty is because you believe this person “needs” you. 

But believe me, they don’t need you; you can’t give them what they need.    Once this small phase of guilt passes and you actually start believing that it was the right and necessary choice, three critical breakthroughs will happen in your life: 

1. You’ll have more time.

2. You’ll have more peace.

3. You’ll have more focus. 

Here’s why your life will change:  

With more time, you’ll be able to create more products, write more, and spend more time with your real friends and family that don’t suck the life out of you.   

With more peace comes less stress. With less stress come better creativity and decision making, which will allow you to make more money and be a better person.   

And last but not least, with more focus you’ll get things done much faster than ever before, thus creating more opportunities.

I would love to know about your first firing session! Be sure to contact me with your results.

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