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In this episode of Internet Business Mastery, we talk about how to create a compelling tagline for your web site that will attract your ideal customer.  Plus we have a quick tip about an online service that makes handling your mail as easy as handling your e-mail. CLICK HERE to get immediate access to Internet Business Mastery Academy , where you will get full access to ALL of our courses, tools, and resources for creating your own internet business and escaping the 9-to-5. Each month we add at least one new internet business course, a Grill the Guru interview, a Success Book Summary and new video tutorials in the Rolodex. Items mentioned in the episode: Thanks to Matthew Archambault of www.drawingtutorialsonline.com for the great email and feedback. Check out August s Book of the Month. Laura Allen of 15secondpitch.com An online service that makes handling your mail as easy as handling your e-mail Download the MP3

In this episode of Internet Business Mastery, we talk about how to trigger unprecedented success in your lifestyle and business.  Plus we have a quick tip about our recommendation for a sophisticated phone system for your small business without the hassle or expense. CLICK HERE to get immediate access to Internet Business Mastery Academy , where you will get full access to ALL of our courses, tools, and resources for creating your own internet business and escaping the 9-to-5. Each month we add at least one new internet business course, a Grill the Guru interview, a Success Book Summary and new video tutorials in the Rolodex. Items mentioned in the episode: Thanks to Mark Mason of Masonworld.com and Robin Maiden of robinmaiden.com for the fantastic comments! Check out the BOOK OF THE MONTH contest for August. Resources - You ll find dozens of other resources such as Ring Central in the Internet Business Mastery Academy along with video tutorials showing you exactly how we use many of them. RingCentral.com - Voice mail and fax Download the MP3

Great news! The Internet Business Mastery Academy is now officially open. Academy Charter Membership Better yet There are still some of the special Discount Charter Membership spots available. The regular rate for the Academy is $97 per month. But with your Discount Charter Membership, it s just $67 per month. And that discount rate is guaranteed for the life of your membership. PLUS You can also try the Internet Business Mastery Academy totally RISK-FREE for 30 days. Full details here: Academy Charter Membership The special Discount Charter Memberships are almost sold out (there are just 250 available) so you ll want to act quickly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A QUICK RUNDOWN OF WHAT YOU LL GET ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When you activate your membership at the special Pre-Launch Discount, you ll have: + Full, complete access to ALL of the courses, tools, and resources in the Academy + Full access to ALL new content we ll continue to add each month + Price lock at just $67 for LIFE, no matter how high the regular price will go (currently at $97 and you can cancel at any time) + 30-Day Money Back Guarantee to test everything out and see that we re not blowing smoke! + Only 250 of these special Discount membership spots are available, with the discount period expiring on Wednesday, July 30rd at 11:59 PM EST So go check out everything right here Academy Charter Membership ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ R.ISK FREE FOR 30 DAYS GO FOR IT! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As we mentioned before, there are still some of the 250 available special Discount spots still available. And no matter what, the Charter Discount expires this Wednesday, July 30, at 11:59 PM EST. You may wonder if an Academy membership is right for you. You may wonder if it will help you achieve your business objectives. You may wonder if we re the right guides to help you on your journey to life-long success. That s why you really must jump on board quickly to activate your Discounted membership. Yes, you ll save money. Yes, your first 30 days are totally risk-free with our no questions asked guarantee. More importantly, you ll take that vital first step of doing something positive to move toward your goals. Don t get shut out! Jump in now with both feet and see how much we ll help you Academy Charter Membership See you inside the Academy! Download the MP3

In this episode of Internet Business Mastery we ask the question: In These Uncertain Times, How Do You Find True Security?. Plus we have a quick tip about called: The Ideal Platform for Creating a Flexible Membership Site for the Web 2.0 Era. CLICK HERE to find out how you can get immediate access to The 3 Pillars of Designing Your Ultimate Internet Lifestyle as well as the Lifestyle Design Chart! Items mentioned in the episode: Congratulations to Chuck Wood for winning the Book of the Month Contest Internet Business Mastery Academy - Coming July 16, make sure to get on the early notification email list to receive special discounts and sneak peaks of content within the Academy! aMember.com Download the MP3

In this episode of Internet Business Mastery we talk about The 3 Pillars of Designing Your Ultimate Internet Lifestyle, Part 1. Plus we have a quick tip about the #1 source of high value business networking and partnerships. CLICK HERE to find out how you can get immediate access to The 3 Pillars of Designing Your Ultimate Internet Lifestyle, Part 2 Items mentioned in this episode: June s book of the month club contest Internet Business Mastery Academy - Coming July 16, make sure to get on the early notification email list to receive special discounts and sneak peaks of content within the Academy! Download the MP3

In this episode of Internet Business Mastery we talk about the #1 asset that you can acquire for your business. Plus we have a quick tip about a great resource for finding out what other people want to learn about so you can pick an in-demand niche. Items mentioned in this episode: www.InternetBusinessMastery.com/getattention - Check out Jay s Teleseminar! www.InternetBusinessMastery.com/book - Check out this months BOOK Contest www.InternetBusinessMastery.com/itunes - Takes you to iTunes, then click, Write a Review under the Podcast Description area. Leave a comment as part of this months contest. Billy Sticker - Winner of last months BOOK Contest! 43things.com Gravatar.com - add your image to the Internet Business Mastery comments Attention Diagram: Download the MP3

In this episode of Internet Business Mastery we expose the Insider Secrets of Email Marketing with Tom Kulzer, CEO of Aweber - found at: GetYourEmailList.com. Plus we have a quick tip about how to get maximum exposure with your viral video content. NOTE: Thanks to everyone that sent in a question for Tom!  We asked and he answered as many as we could before he had to go!  If you would like to get the full interview with Tom, CLICK HERE Items mentioned in this episode: Aweber - The ONLY email marketing campaign service for the Internet Business Mastery Community! Tubemogul - Distribute your viral videos to MULTIPLE sites at once, plus a bunch more! Oh yeah, it s free! Internet Business Mastery Membership/Community Site - This is coming VERY soon! Download the MP3

In this episode of Internet Business Mastery we talk about the launch of our brand new site design and give 7 tips for creating your own killer site design, plus a quick tip for quickly and efficiently capturing ideas that you have on the go to be sure you don t lose a single one. Items mentioned in this episode: Jott.com - AWESOME voice notes to transcribed email, check it out! http://kuler.adobe.com/ - Color Scheme Finder www.xhtmlized.com/ www.psd2html.com http://docs.google.com - This is the Google Documents page we use DAILY www.GrabTheDvd.com - Dan Kennedy s The Phenomenon DVD For finding a designer: Elance Rentacoder Craigslist Download the MP3

In this episode of Internet Business Mastery we ask the question, What is the Tipping Point Between Thinking & Learning About Internet Business and Actual Success in Internet Business? Then we discuss Technical Skills vs. Passion/Intuition/Confidence & finding your DMP. In the Internet Business Quick Tip we talk about how to use site maps to increase search engine exposure and the usability of your site. Items mentioned in this episode: Google Site Map Plug-in INFO on Google Site Maps Site Map Generator Coming Soon, our membership site! InternetBusinessMasteryAcademy.com Download the MP3

In this episode of Internet Business Mastery we ask the question, What does money mean to you? Then we discuss many money beliefs and how to overcome any beliefs that may be holding you back. We based many of the items discussed in this show on the following survey: MONEY In the Internet Business Quick Tip we talk about how to get the most out of attending internet business conferences and events. Question this episode: How has your belief in money helped or hindered your success? Items mentioned in this episode: Dan Kennedy s Wealth Attraction Book - 5 Stars! Download the MP3

You asked for it and you got it, we are asked about virtual assistants all the time SO In this episode of Internet Business Mastery we talk about What You Need to Know to Start Outsourcing Your Business (and Your Personal Life) with Virtual Assistants and in the quick tip we ll tell you about some great resources we found for learning even more about outsourcing and using VA s. Items mentioned in this episode: Our outsourcing resources! Elance.com Craigslist AgentsofValue.com DistantSupport.com GetFriday.com jingproject.com Download the MP3

In this episode of Internet Business Mastery we talk with legendary internet entrepreneur, Yanik Silver. Yanik was kind enough to talk to us about his tips on getting started as an internet business owner, how he got started, and about his new internet lifestyle business. We also talked about his Underground seminar that Jay and I will be at and we want to meet YOU! (BTW, that is a shot with me and Yanik Silver at last years Underground Seminar and though Yanik looks to be getting very cozy next to me, don t get the wrong idea, I would never give up Jay as a co-host!) If you would like to meet up with us at the seminar then all you have to do it go to: MeetSterlingAndJay.com We are going to spend an evening with our listeners where we will go to dinner and chat about everything internet business, Yaks, Argentina, Tango, what is next for Internet Business Mastery and whatever comes to mind! We cannot wait to meet you! In the QuickTtip we ll tell you which really cool site that shows you exactly what people are doing on YOUR website. Items mentioned in this episode: Special thanks to MasonWorld.com and Auction Success Group for donating to the cause Crazyegg.com - for a great site tracking software Click here to download this episode.

Download the MP3 In this special edition episode of Internet Business Mastery, we’re going to share 5 tips for increasing affiliate sales for any affiliate product. If you are just starting to build a list or you have a business up as going you will want to sell to your customers time and time again and affiliate sales is one fantastic way to do so. Just one of Sterling s business makes nearly 50% of all income from affiliate sales! (more )

Download the MP3 In this episode of Internet Business Mastery, we re going to share four success stories from the IBM community. We re going to have each of them introduce who they are and what they do and then we ll have links to each of their sites in the show notes. This is going to be a much longer episode then normal, but we wanted to make sure you get the chance to hear the entire interviews as we found them education and inspirational. (more )

Download the MP3 In this episode of Internet Business Mastery we talk about how you can make your sales and marketing process 100 times easier. We reveal how to get your target market to buy and the #1 reason why businesses fall flat with their sales and calls to action. We provide a new way to look at lead-generation, marketing and sales. We also talk about why Relationship Marketing is even more important than the attention age of marketing. (more )

Download the MP3 In the past we have talked about Information Marketing 2.0 and taking advantage of the huge changes that have taken place on the web. We are now in the Social Media Age or the Web 2.0 Era. There are some simple things you can do to make sure your site isn t stuck in Web 1.0. In this episode of Internet Business Mastery, we go over five of the things your site must have in the Web 2.0 era. Then in the quick tip we show you how you can launch the ideal Web 2.0 site in a matter of hours. Items mentioned in this episode: Our suggested WordPress hosting with one-click installation Jay s Twitter page Sterling s Twitter page WordPress.org Bookmark/share this article: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. del.icio.us Reddit StumbleUpon PlugIM

Download the MP3 In this episode of Internet Business Mastery, we play highlights from our interview with Tim Ferriss, author of The Four Hour Workweek. Earlier this year we had the opportunity to speak with Tim and ask him questions from the Internet Business Mastery community. He shared with us key insights such as: An important factor you should look for in your target market Why information marketing makes a great muse What to do if you are working long hours and can t seem to scale your business Also, Sterling talks about lessons he s learned from Dan Kennedy s new DVD, The Phenomenon. Jay talks about hiring a full-time virtual assistant. Items mentioned in this show include: The Phenomenon, by Dan Kennedy The Four Hour Workweek, by Tim Ferriss Tags: fhww, four hour workweek, tim ferris Bookmark/share this article: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. del.icio.us Reddit StumbleUpon PlugIM

Download the MP3 In this episode of Internet Business Mastery we discuss five ways that you can use coaching recorded content to continue to make money and attract traffic. We use examples from what we have planned with the content from the Internet Business Mastery Coaching Course. We also discuss three big lessons that we learned from the process of doing an online coaching course. Items mentioned in this episode: Brian Clark - Copyblogger Sterling s top course and book recommendations Voice over talent deal for Internet Business Mastery listeners Bookmark/share this article: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. del.icio.us Reddit StumbleUpon PlugIM

Click here to download the MP3 Where have we been the last couple months?! off making money of course. And in this episode we outline the process that we developed for running our coaching programs after months of planning and surveying our communities. These coaching programs resulted in almost $100,000 in sales. We reveal the tools that we used to create the course materials, including a revolutionary presentation tool that gives PowerPoint a run for it s money! Some of the teaching techniques we used in this coaching course have never been used like this by anyone else. We also introduce new open music, close and production elements to put a shiny spit shine on the show. Items mentioned in this show: Jay s Twitter Page Sterling s Twitter Page GetMyWebinarTool.com - the webinar/screen-sharing tool we used Camtasia - the screen recording software we used iShowU - a screen recording software for Mac Special voice over deal for Internet Business Mastery listeners Sterling s recommended affiliate tool Tags: coaching, information marketing, internet marketing, webinars Bookmark/share this article: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. del.icio.us Reddit StumbleUpon PlugIM

Click here to download this episode This is a important time-sensitive announcement from Jay. It s only about a minute long. Jay is in Alaska enjoying the perfect temperatures and Sterling is in Texas having a pow wow with some big dogs of internet marketing. We ll be back soon with another episode. Bookmark/share this article: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. del.icio.us Reddit StumbleUpon PlugIM

Click here to download this episode One-click subscribe in iTunes We recently interviewed master copywriter and blogger, Brian Clark who has an fantastic copywriting tips blog. We got to pick his brain about writing compelling marketing copy for your sites and sales letters. He also chimed in about how he overcame his initial fears and obstacles to become an internet entrepreneur. In this episode of Internet Business Mastery, we share a twenty-minutes of this value packed conversation. We also share our own set of 5 Quick Tips for Writing Killer Copy Other items mentioned in this episode: MSCopeland.com: Information and Knowledge Singing Pig Forum: Wealth, Property and Business for Entrepreneurs PodcastToolBox.com Marketing Syndrome Forums: Niche Marketing Matermind Also, if you compose music and can help us put together some new theme songs for the show, please contact us at comments AT internetbusinessmastery.com. Tags: brian+clark, copywriting, internet+business, marketing Bookmark/share this article: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. del.icio.us Reddit StumbleUpon PlugIM

Click here to download this episode We have some great news. This week we recorded a bonus audio program that includes over 90 minutes of new content. It goes over the a basic blueprint for a successful Web 2.0 business. We cover all the classic time-tested internet business models and discuss how to leverage social media and web 2.0 strategies to make the classic models even more powerful. In this episode of Internet Business Mastery we play a preview of this bonus audio program. The compete audio and transcripts are only available to our email list subscribers. If you re already on the email list, you should have already started receiving the 7-part email series. Otherwise, all you need to do is sign up for our email list on the right side of our site. Besides, being on the email list is just a good idea! Not only will you get the complete 7-part audio series you ll also get articles and content not available on the podcast. In this episode we also share a tool that we re using to collaborate on and create our course. Links and resources mentioned in this episode: GetMyWebinarTool.com Squidoo: Home Business for Moms Review Internet Business Mastery in iTunes Tags: information marketing, internet business, internet marketing, web2.0 Bookmark/share this article: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. del.icio.us Reddit StumbleUpon Digg

Click here to download this episode. Information Marketing 2.0 takes classic internet marketing and mixes it with powerful new Web 2.0 techniques to help information marketers and online businesses generate leads, develop relationships with customers and drive sales. In this episode of Internet Business Mastery, we discuss a model for applying these social media and web 2.0 techniques to your business. We introduce the Information Marketing 2.0 Funnel—a road map for making money online with information marketing in the Web 2.0 era. The road map contains the secrets of how to: Use social media and other Web 2.0 tools to drive traffic to your site and generate sales leads Get your customers to buy from you again and again Turn your customers into evangelists for your brand and products How to get your customers to spend more and more money with you Download this PDF diagram of the Information Marketing 2.0 Funnel to refer to while you listen. Other things mentioned in this episode: StumbleUpon Thanks to the following fine blogs and web sites for sending us traffic: The Project Management Podcast WebbyOnline Chris Obyrne Social Media Club PodcastJunky.co.uk webfuture.wordpress.com If you enjoyed this article, please bookmark/share it: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. Digg del.icio.us Reddit StumbleUpon

Information Marketing 2.0 takes classic internet marketing and mixes it with powerful new Web 2.0 techniques to help information marketers and online businesses generate leads, develop relationships with customers and drive sales. In this episode of Internet Business Mastery, we discuss a model for applying these social media and web 2.0 techniques to your business. We introduce the Information Marketing 2.0 Funnel—a road map for making money online with information marketing in the Web 2.0 era. The road map contains the secrets of how to: Use social media and other Web 2.0 tools to drive traffic to your site and generate sales leads Get your customers to buy from you again and again Turn your customers into evangelists for your brand and products How to get your customers to spend more and more money with you Download this PDF diagram of the Information Marketing 2.0 Funnel to refer to while you listen. Other things mentioned in this episode: StumbleUpon Thanks to the following fine blogs and web sites for sending us traffic: The Project Management Podcast WebbyOnline Chris Obyrne Ronna Porter PodcastJunky.co.uk webfuture.wordpress.com Tags: internet+business, internet+marketing, make+money, web20

Click here to download this episode. Recently Sterling met Tim Ferris, the author of The Four-Hour Work Week—little did he know how this would change his life. We’ve both just finished reading Tim’s book and are now quivering with excitement about the much needed kick in the pants it gave us. In this super-sized (to make up for the long wait) episode of Internet Business Mastery, we get excessively excited about Tim Ferris’ book. We talk about how we have both been reminded of a simple yet critical principle: define the lifestyle you want and let that determine how you work and do business. Don’t let your work/business define your lifestyle or worse become your lifestyle! In this episode we expose some bad habits that both of us have formed over the last couple years as entrepreneurs. We also reveal how we are planning on overcoming them. In addition you’ll discover: What a Caribbean Cruise taught Jay about taming the email beast How Sterling hung out with the likes of Yanik Silver, Dan Kennedy and other millionaire behemoths Why the next Internet Business Mastery company meeting will be in Fiji Other items mentioned in this episode: eSoup s 5-hour workday blog post The Four-Hour Work Week Blog Elite Keyword Tool Tags: internet+business, internet+marketing, lifestyle+design, productivity, tim+ferris If you enjoyed this article, please bookmark/share it: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. Digg del.icio.us Reddit StumbleUpon

Recently Sterling met Tim Ferris, the author of The Four-Hour Work Week little did he know how this would change his life. We’ve both just finished reading Tim’s book and are now quivering with excitement about the much needed kick in the pants it gave us. In this super-sized (to make up for the long wait) episode of Internet Business Mastery, we get excessively excited about Tim Ferris’ book. We talk about how we have both been reminded of a simple yet critical principle: define the lifestyle you want and let that determine how you work and do business. Don’t let your work/business define your lifestyle or worse become your lifestyle! In this episode we expose some bad habits that both of us have formed over the last couple years as entrepreneurs. We also reveal how we are planning on overcoming them. In addition you’ll discover: What a Caribbean Cruise taught Jay about taming the email beast How Sterling hung out with the likes of Yanik Silver, Dan Kennedy and other millionaire behemoths Why the next Internet Business Mastery company meeting will be in Fiji Other items mentioned in this episode: eSoup s 5-hour workday blog post The Four-Hour Work Week Blog Elite Keyword Tool Tags: internet+business, internet+marketing, lifestyle+design, productivity, tim+ferris

Click here to download this episode. On this episode of Internet Business Mastery: The Secret Mindset Needed to Get Started as an Internet Business Mastery The Best Place to Host Your Own WordPress Blog This episode was inspired by an email we received from an Internet Business Mastery listener who wanted to know more about how we got into creating internet businesses. We have a discussion about what we needed to learn before getting started, how long it took us to learn it and some of the key mindset changes that got us to where we are now. Links to things mentioned in this episode: Insider Secrets to Marketing Your Business on the Internet (the course that got Sterling started) Rich Dad, Poor Dad Our recommended hosting for a WordPress blog with a one-click blog installation Tags: entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, home based business, internet based home business, internet business, internet marketing, online business, online marketing, small business If you enjoyed this article, please bookmark/share it: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. Digg del.icio.us Reddit StumbleUpon

On this episode of Internet Business Mastery: The Secret Mindset Needed to Get Started as an Internet Business Mastery The Best Place to Host Your Own WordPress Blog This episode was inspired by an email we received from an Internet Business Mastery listener who wanted to know more about how we got into creating internet businesses. We have a discussion about what we needed to learn before getting started, how long it took us to learn it and some of the key mindset changes that got us to where we are now. Links to things mentioned in this episode: Insider Secrets to Marketing Your Business on the Internet (the course that got Sterling started) Rich Dad, Poor Dad Our recommended hosting for a WordPress blog with a one-click blog installation Tags: entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, home based business, internet based home business, internet business, internet marketing, online business, online marketing, small business

Click here to download this episode. In the last episode of Internet Business Mastery we talked about the first two of the seven pillars of Information Marketing 2.0. In this episode we reveal the final five pillars. Again, these are the things that put the 2.0 in Information Marketing 2.0. Then we talk about the easiest way to start a web presence and begin creating content. Links and things mentioned in this episode: FeedBurner Skype Technorati Digg del.icio.us Reddit Wordress.com Wordress.org My post on the GTD 100 checklist Tags: information+marketing, informationmarketing20, internet+business, internet+marketing, social+media If you enjoyed this article, please bookmark/share it: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. Digg del.icio.us Reddit StumbleUpon

In the last episode of Internet Business Mastery we talked about the first two of the seven pillars of Information Marketing 2.0. In this episode we reveal the final five pillars. Again, these are the things that put the 2.0 in Information Marketing 2.0. Then we talk about the easiest way to start a web presence and begin creating content. Links and things mentioned in this episode: FeedBurner Skype Technorati Digg del.icio.us Reddit Wordress.com Wordress.org My post on the GTD 100 checklist Tags: information+marketing, informationmarketing20, internet+business, internet+marketing, social+media