Something You Just Can’t Pass Up
By Don Aronson | June 10, 2008
In my years on the Internet I’ve never before personally dealt with an expert Internet marketer who not only over-delivers, but in addition to that he personally has a genuine desire to help people.
That was until I dealt with Keith Wellman. Keith has put together a free CD plus bonuses which are truly valuable. He has set aside a very limited number of these packages and is only charging for shipping and handling. Truthfully I was amazed when I ordered mine, and I feel you will feel the same.
But, don’t take my word for it…just Click Here and see for yourself. I sincerely think you’ll be as impressed as I am. Don’t put it off because I don’t want you to miss this free CD. Just go to the site and read about it for yourself.
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Reporter vs Expert - Why Most Bloggers Are Stuck Reporting
By Don Aronson | May 17, 2008
There are basically two types of bloggers in the world - reporters and experts - and some people perform both roles (usually the experts, it’s hard for reporters to become experts, but it’s easy for experts to report).
If you have ever taken an Internet marketing course or attended a seminar specifically for beginners, you have probably heard about the two different methodologies. Whenever the business model is based on content, and if you blog for money then the model is based on content, people are taught to either start as reporters, or if possible step up as experts.
I’ll be frank; you want to be the expert.
Reporters leverage the content of the experts and in most cases people start off as reporters because they haven’t established expertise. Experts enjoy the perks of preeminence, higher conversion rates because of perceived value, it’s easier to get publicity, people are more likely to seek you out rather than you having to seek others out, joint ventures come easier, etc… experts in most cases simply make more money and attract more attention.
Most Bloggers Are Reporters
The thing with expertise is that it requires something - experience. No person becomes an expert without doing things and learning. Bloggers usually start out without expertise and as a result begin their blogging journey by talking about everything going on in their niche (reporting) and by interviewing and talking about other experts (reporting again).
There’s nothing wrong with reporting of course and for many people it’s a necessity at first until you build up some expertise. Unfortunately the ratios are pretty skewed when it comes to reporters and experts - there are a lot more reporters than there are experts, hence reporters tend to struggle to gain attention and when they do, they often just enhance the reputation of the expert they are reporting on.
Don’t Replicate Your Teacher
If you have ever spent some time browsing products in the learn Internet marketing niche you will notice a pattern. Many people first study Internet marketing from a “guru” (for lack of a better term). The guru teaches how he or she is able to make money online, and very often the view that the student gleams is that in order to make money online you have to teach others how to make money online.
The end result of this process is a huge army of amateurs attempting to replicate what their teacher does in the same industry - the Internet marketing industry - not realizing that without expert status based on a proven record and all the perks that come with it, it’s next to impossible to succeed.
Even people, who enjoy marginal success, say for example growing an email list of 1,000 people, then go out and launch a product about how to grow an email list of 1,000 people. Now I have no problems with that, I think it’s fine to teach beginners and leverage whatever achievements you have, the problem is that people gravitate to the same niche - Internet marketing - and rarely have any key points of differentiation.
How many products out there do you know of that all claim to teach the same things - email marketing, SEO, pay per click, affiliate marketing, and all the sub-niches that fall under the category of Internet marketing. It’s a saturated market, yet when you see your teachers and other gurus making money teaching others how to make money (and let’s face it - making money as a subject is one of the most compelling) - your natural inclination is to follow in their footsteps.
If the key is to become an expert and you haven’t spent the last 5-10 years making money online, I suggest you look for another niche to establish expertise in.
Report on Your Process, Not Others
The secret to progress from reporter to expert is not to focus on other experts and instead report on your own journey. When you are learning how to do something and implementing things day by day, or studying other people’s work, you need to take your process and what you do as a result of what you learn, and use it as content for your blog.
It’s okay to talk about experts when you learn something from them, but always relate it to what you are doing. If you learn a technique from an expert it’s fine to state you learned it from them (and affiliate link to their product too!) but you should then take that technique, apply it to what you are doing and then report back YOUR results, not there’s. Frame things using your opinion - your stories - and don’t regurgitate what the expert said. The key is differentiation and personality, not replication.
Expertise comes from doing things most people don’t do and then talking about it. If you do this often enough you wake up one day as an expert, possibly without even realizing how it happened, simply because you were so good at reporting what you did.
You Are Already An Expert
Most people fail to become experts (or perceived as experts) because they don’t leverage what they already know. Every person who lives a life learns things as they go, takes action every day and knows something about something. The reason why they never become an expert is because they choose not to (which is fine for some, not everyone wants to be an expert), but if your goal is to blog your way to expertise and leave the world of reporting behind you have to start teaching and doing so by leveraging real experience.
Experience can come from what you do today and what you have done previously; you just need to take enough steps to demonstrate what you already know and what you are presently learning along your journey. I know so many people in my life, who are experts simply by virtue of the life they have lived, yet they are so insecure about what they know, they never commit their knowledge to words for fear of…well fear.
Blogs and the Web in general, are amazing resources when you leverage them as a communication tool to spread your expertise because of the sheer scope of people they can reach. If all you ever do is talk to people in person and share your experience using limited communication mediums, you haven’t much hope of becoming an expert. Take what you know and show other people through blogging, and you might be surprised how people change their perception of you in time.
Reporting Is A Stepping Stone
If your previous experience and expertise is from an area you want to leave behind or you are starting from “scratch”, then reporting is the path you must walk, at least for the short term.
Reporting is a lot of fun. Interviewing experts, talking about what other people are doing and just being part of a community is not a bad way to blog. In many cases people make a career of reporting (journalism is about just that), but if you truly want success and exponential results, at some point you will have to stand up and proclaim yourself as someone unusually good at something and then proceed to demonstrate it over and over again.
Have patience and focus on what you do to learn and then translate that experience into lessons for others, and remember, it’s okay to be a big fish in a small pond, that’s all most experts really are.
This article was by Yaro Starak, a professional blogger and my blog mentor. He is the leader of the Blog Mastermind mentoring program designed to teach bloggers how to earn a full time income blogging part time.
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Taking Care Of Yourself And Your Loved Ones
By Don Aronson | April 15, 2008
Every once in a while something comes up which catches my attention when it deals with good health. One of those items made it’s way which caught my interest.
I just couldn’t pass you up when I read about one of the top experts in healthy living, Dr. Jonny Bowden.
His expertise is like reading a “who’s who” in the world:
He has been featured in or contributed material to The New York Times, The New York Post, Bottom Line Health, Chicago Sun Times, Chicago Tribune, Time Magazine, GQ, Muscle and Fitness, Cosmopolitan, Oxygen, Seventeen, MSNBC Online, MSN Online, The National Star, Self, Fitness, Family Circle, Marie Claire, Allure, Men’s Health, Ladies Home Journal, Walking, Prevention, Personal Trainer Magazine, Women Sports and Fitness, Total Health, Woman’s World, Weight Watchers, In Style, Shape and the National Enquirer and has appeared on Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, ABC, NBC and CBS as an expert on nutrition, weight loss and fitness.
With that reputation, you’ve just got to see what he has to say and how he can help you. Click Here To See How You Can Benefit.
I believe you’ll be as ready to participate when you see what he can do for you.
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Maintain Your Health In The Grocery Store
By Don Aronson | April 14, 2008
It’s time to think about how we react when we go to a grocery store.
When we go to the grocery store everything seems so enticing that we begin to forget what our goals are and we purchase what we think will taste good. Remember, we’re trying to get our bodies into good shape for any number of reasons.
First, when you enter a grocery store, the first section you will possibly see is the fresh fruits and vegetables section. Hopefully this will be the center of your focus.
Nothing canned or frozen can beat the nutritional value of fresh fruits and vegetables. Just for example, let’s take a look at the difference between fresh and canned vegetables. Take a look at the contents of the can…one thing that will probably stand out is the salt that has been added to those canned vegetables which add to their flavor. Do you really want to add salt to your diet? I wouldn’t think so…so let’s go back to the fresh fruits and vegetables section to buy those types of items.
Just one other item for today…let’s take a look at the meat counter. Wow, they tell us that their best meats are either prime or choice meats because they’re highly marbled and tasty. Do you know what “marbled” means?
The more “marbled” a meat is tells you basically the amount of fat in the meat. The more “highly marbled and tasty” the more fat you’re eating. Seems strange to me that people spend more money to buy more fat which their body really doesn’t need. The less expensive cuts of meat are the healthiest for you.
If you can just stop and think for a moment, can you realize what your body is really telling you when you eat certain foods? It really says a lot and in our next blog entry we’re going to discuss that issue.
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Let’s Start With How We Look And Feel
By Don Aronson | April 13, 2008
Before we begin on having a better life, let’s consider how we think about our physical selves.
One of the largest problems that many of us suffer with is our weight. I’m not specifically talking about obesity, but about the health of our bodies. After all, in order to be successful in life we have to have a body that functions well.
Ask your physician, and he’ll tell you that weight is balanced by a very simple formula: Calories In, Less Calories Out equals weight. Eating properly is so simple that most of us ignore how much harm many foods can do to our bodies.
Let’s take foods full of fats (fast food restaurant foods, etc.) Those extra fats that you ingest are stored in your fat cells to be used as energy at a later date. No exercise leads to no decrease in the fats in your body. That’s just one item. The worst of course is the collection of the fats in your cardio-vascular system which can lead to blockage of your arteries, the worst of which could be in your heart vessels.
Then consider the ingestion of salt. Can you imagine the amount of salt in many of the foods you digest? Just read the labels on canned vegetables. Next time you shop check the labels and then consider how much better fresh vegetables would be for you.
Tomorrow we’ll discuss the items you buy in a grocery store which are much better for your health than the ones you probably purchase.
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Oh! If We Only Knew
By Don Aronson | April 12, 2008
Following a great deal of research, I am shocked to find out how little we, as consumers, know the pros and cons of what we put in our mouths and call it good nutrition.
Even when we go to the grocery store we are tempted with new foods and don’t really know if they are good for us or harmful. Yes, I said harmful! And, just how many times do you go to fast food restaurants?
I’m not against any of these things, but feel you will benefit from finding out about creating healthy living, and starting with what we sometimes eat, assuming it’s good for us.
In my next post, I’ll provide you with more information about this very important topic.
I’ll be talking to you soon. In the meantime, stay healthy.
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Let’s Take A Look In The Mirror
By Don Aronson | April 11, 2008
It’s about time that we begin to analyze where we are in life. We went to school just like we were told to do. Perhaps even went on to college, thinking that this would set us up for a grand future. Now that we’re there, have you ever thought about where we really are?
Now, Let’s Take A Look Into The Mirror
Just who is that person we see in the mirror? We started out in our adult life full of hopes, dreams, and plans. Yet today we wonder what happened to those hopes, dreams, and plans.
We feel that we’re wage earners who find at the end of each month we have more days left than dollars. We find ourselves living from pay check to pay check, and wishing we could find what we can do to make our lives more fulfilled and not so controlled.
We realize we’re not in a position which we dreamed to be in when we started.
If we’re on a computer at home we see so many offers, ebooks, and opportunities which offer us huge incomes. They seem unbelievable, and analysis will show you that they really cannot provide us with the income we dream they can.
Multiply this by the understanding that we cannot chase that pot of gold at the end of our rainbow while we are still chained to our J.O.B. (and, Just Over Broke).
So, What’s Our Answer?
We cannot leave our job and gamble on some program providing us with a huge income. We need to keep our job while we build our future, and not allow our actions to be interfered with by distractions.
Your Dream Is On It’s Way
I’m not a guru, nor the developer of some “pie in the sky” program to make you rich, or anything like that.
What I am is an individual just like you, looking for a way to improve life. I’ve researched this for ten years and found that there are a few methods you can use to work toward your dream without distracting you from your present job.
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Is Art Dying In America?
By Don Aronson | April 11, 2008
As a retired health-care professional, educator and sculptor, I look around me and wonder what has happened to the multitude of artists the world used to have. I’m referring to Michelangelo, Henry Moore, Rodin, Leonardo da Vinci, and R.C. Gorman just to mention a few.
I feel certain that there are many current day artists, be they painters, sculptors, writers etc. that more than likely generated their abilities without academic guidance.
These greats along with the hundreds of current day artists are living and have lived with their lives as true followers of what I call Action Without Distraction.
What I’m seeing around me in the current school systems is a lack of artistic education. Todays students seem to spend most of their time in schools memorizing mathematics, english, and other subjects which the school boards appear to feel are essential. What ever has happened to expanding intelligence?
The works of an artist develops creativity which in term increases their brains to intelligent matter. After all, it is creativity that generates their wonderful abilities to see beyond problems and consider possible solutions.
I’ve heard that high-schools and some colleges don’t build creativity in their students, but rather guide them as square pegs to fit into the round holes of the corporate world. This action in itself is dwindling the creativity and intelligence of our young people.
What’s going to happen next?
An example of this is an obvious lact of action in our young people. They start on a project and if it doesn’t come to fruition in the time frame they think it should be, they drop the projects and jump to another one. This jumping is what I refer to as distraction. They’ve left their actions behind because of the distractions they’ve had.
I don’t think you’ll ever see an artist paint, sculpt, or write and when it doesn’t look just right he’ll drop the action and start another…distraction by “green grass on the other side of the fence”.
It’s my firm feeling that Action Without Distraction is the only way our world is going to improve and benefit.
Action takes creativity and the intelligence to carry on.
Why is it dwindling?
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What’s This All About?
By Don Aronson | April 11, 2008
I’ve spent many years both in health-care and in education, and many of my experiences show a need for individuals to take action and work diligently at their choices without allowing distractions from other sources to interfere with their success.
In today’s world the key which many people hold is for access to immediate success. Unfortunately, they will be moving forward either in a job position or in their own business and become concerned about how much time is passing without them seeing the “immediate” success which they had wished for when they started.
If things aren’t moving as fast as they wish (or thought they would) they’re looking for another path to take. Either they talk to friends or see an advertisement which promises immediate success, and their current dreams crumble and they either sign up or buy the opportunity. The problem is that very few “pies in the sky” opportunities will give them what they have dreamed of.
Normally the next step will be to try another “pie in the sky” opportunity and this scenario repeats itself until they either develop the feeling that they are a failure or just keep changing until they’ve run out of funds to buy into another program or business.
This scenario shows how distractions can either ruin their dreams or lead to unhappiness.
The whole situation should be likened to their own growth. They started out not knowing how to speak, walk, or grow up, but with patience all of these things will come to them and the final result is their success in growing up and becoming educated. Sure it took time and effort but the result was well worth waiting for.
Now, if we could only get them to be patient, work diligently at their tasks and become “experts” in their chosen path, then this whole scene of being distracted can be eliminated.
Something for us all to think about!
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What Is Our World Coming To?
By Don Aronson | April 11, 2008
Many years ago our society focused on crafts.
The business of cottage industry was the prime source of business and financial independence. As time passed, large business began to take over. Instead of getting in touch with a craftsman, we now purchase our needs (and wants) from stores of all types.
There’s no comparison with the quality between items created by a craftsman who was an expert at his craft and those which are mass produced and based primarily on profit.
The workers of today are pawns who are subject to the wishes of their employers. Jobs, which now have the reputation of being Just Over Broke, are causing financial stress to the workers and increased income to the owners. Not only that, but the loss of benefits to the average worker.
This work ethic of todays world has created the stress which we see due to lost wages, unhappiness of the workers, and therefore the distractions of the work ethic.
Conversations at the water cooler, complaints whispered between workers, and financial stress have created the distractions of the employees.
This change in our work environment has created the huge increase in Internet marketing, as well as the slow return of the craftsmen working on their own and even from their own homes.
I think it’s time we begin to think about where this world is going to be when our children grow up.
Now is the time to consider not only self employment but of becoming the craftsmen of the twenty first century, which will not only give us the freedom we no longer have, but will allow us to focus on our own business and the minimization of the stress we feel.
Either that, or we must learn to deal with the distractions of modern employment.
The choice is up to us.
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