Are you coming to the North Shore Business Expo at Turtle Bay Resort this Thursday? I was flattered by the invitation to speak again this year. My topic is “Effective Online Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses in 2012″ and you won’t want to miss it! You can get registration forms at www.gonorthshore.org. I’ll be teaching nuts and bolts strategies that you can implement immediately to grow your business. I’ll be at the expo all day to answer any questions that you have. In fact, if you’ve got a burning question that you want answered, leave a comment to this post and I’ll do my best to include it in the workshop. The only silly questions is the one never asked. See you at the expo!
Who Does Nate Pay for Information?
When you meet an expert, have you ever wondered, “Man, I want to know who that guy is learning his stuff from! Who are the experts, experts?” Well, I’m letting the cat out of the bag about one of the marketers that I pay every month to show me what he knows. His name is Russell Brunson. He tells it like it is and what he teaches works.
The fact that I personally pay Russell every month for his knowledge says it all. If you’ve ever been curious about how generating revenue online is really done, watch this video. Whether you own a business or are looking for an additional stream of income, Russell can put money in your bank account. Check this out.
I Broke My Vow When They Brought Ice Cream!
You’re never going to believe this. So, my wife and I had some good friends over to our house last night for a game of Scrabble and we got talking about working at home, running a business, etc. They are preparing to retire from the military and are a little nervous about getting into “real life” and holding a job, etc. And, they are hoping to work from home.
Over and over again, I vow not to give away free information or advice about making money online. However, I broke my vow when they brought ice cream. About half way through they game, my buddy went to his house, just through the yard, and came back with this big box of Drumstick ice cream cones! Why did this cause me to spill the beans about generating revenue with the internet?
This month, in Hawaii Marketing Letter there is an article entitled, “The Chocolate at the Bottom of the Cone: An Easy Source of Income for ANY Business.” This section of the letter relates a certain online money-making strategy to striking chocolate gold at the bottom of a Drumstick ice cream cone.
Seriously, just when you think your dessert is over and you’ve got a little triangle of cone left in your hand, lo and behold, it’s filled with chocolate! There are a lot of business owners out there throwing away the last bit of cone, not knowing it’s filled with chocolate gold for their business.
Want to learn what that chocolate gold is? It’s on page 6 of Hawaii Marketing Letter. How can you get your copy FREE for a month? Go to http://www.nateburgoyne.com/hawaii-marketing-letter/ and get yours.
I can hear your mind right now, “Nate, this blog post is a shameless sales page. How dare you try and sell me something that is going to help me make more money and grow my business.” My reply: If you don’t ask for the sale, you’ll never get it. (Crap! There I go doing it again; and you didn’t even bring me ice cream.)
See you tomorrow at the bacon!
Where am I going to be tomorrow, Tuesday, morning from 7-8:30am? Winners Circle Hawaii at the Pacific Club in Honolulu. It’s open to the public and I think there’s still some space available. I pick my networks carefully and I’ve never missed a Winners Circle Hawaii event.
Who’s speaking?
None other than the famous cookie man, Wally Amos! I’ve known Wally for several years now and in the short time that I’ve known him, he has quickly become one of the driving inspirations in my life. He’s the keynote speaker and you won’t want to miss him.
What else? At the end of every Winners Circle Hawaii event, there is an auction to raise money for a worthy organization. Tomorrow will be your chance to win a certificate that will enlist me to personally work with you until your business is on the first page of Google. Whatever it takes to get it there, that’s what we’ll do. We may go through YouTube, Google Maps, blogging, search engine optimization, or another avenue. And that’s not all. Packaged with this is a 12 month subscription to the publication that is turning heads, Hawaii Marketing Letter written by yours truly, Nate. It’s all going to the winning bidder with all proceeds to benefit charity.
And for the icing on the cake, a huge breakfast buffet is included. See you at the bacon!
Register today online for discount pricing at www.winnerscirclehawaii.com.
Accept Credit Card Payments Without Paypal
Have you ever gone to a business ready to give them money only to be disappointed to see a “Cash Only” sign scribbled on a piece of cardboard taped to the counter? It’s costing them sales. If PayPal is the only way you are ready and willing to accept payments, you’re doing the same. You need to be ready to take credit card payments directly through the internet, by mail and over the phone. So, what’s the quick and easy solution? A good merchant account.
I can hear what you’re thinking, “Oh, Nate, but that sounds so scary . . . Only real businesses have merchant accounts . . . I don’t want a credit card processing machine on my desk . . . I don’t have a brick and mortar store . . . PayPal accepts credit cards and it’s good enough . . . Merchant accounts are expensive.” Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong. It’s not scary, you don’t need a machine, you don’t need a physical location, PayPal is not good enough and I can show you where to get a free merchant account.
A good merchant account will allow you to accept credit card payments on the internet, on the phone, by fax, mail an in person. You can even schedule recurring payments.
Nate, “But I need PAY NOW buttons on my website. Isn’t PayPal the only place to get a PAY NOW button?” Of course, not. A good merchant account will also give you PAY NOW buttons that you can put on your website just like you can with PayPal.
Why am I so hyped up about this merchant accounts stuff? Well, my wife as a business that she’s been taking payments through a service like PayPal for years. It was working pretty well but the fees were high and when people called ready to pay her, she had to send them back to the internet to make the payment. The problem is, a good amount of the people calling her were not at their computers. Did she lose sales? Guaranteed. How many sales do you need to lose to make it worth being able to take a payment over the phone? For many businesses, it’s just 1. Now she takes payments however, and wherever, they want to give it to her.
What service to I personally use and recommend? The same service that all the top internet marketers in the world use, www.instantpowerpay.com. Check it out an get a free merchant account with no setup fees and 99.9% approved in 48 hours – no waiting.
