The YouTube Slap: Part 2

By now you have heard about the “YouTube Slap,” which has resulted in YouTube In part 2 of my 3 part series called “YouTube Slap Survival Guide.”For more back ground see my HUB Page by visiting “How to Survive the YouTube Slap, Build Your Brand and Create Lasting Results,” you can also review YouTubes policies by visiting YouTube “terms of service”

As an experienced YouTube user you know the value gained by posting relevant content, participating in the community, viewing other’s videos and posting comments, and have likely grown your following organically as a result of the value you bring. If you are like me you also had no idea that having more than one account could put your entire YouTube strategy at risk.

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YouTube Slap Survival Guide Part 2: The New YouTube User

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The YouTube Slap: Part 1

I posted a HUB Page titled “How to Survive the YouTube Slap, Build Your Brand and Create Lasting Results,” which received more that 100 page views within hours of be published. It has been interesting to watch the fallout from YouTube’s decision to more aggressively enforce their “terms of service” policies resulting in the closure of several accounts, including a few big name internet marketers.

I have decided to share the key content from my HUB Page on this blog and I am doing so by breaking the article into three parts to specifically address the your needs based on your level of experience using You Tube.

To read the complete article go to:

YouTube Slap Survival Guide Part 1: The New YouTube User

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I Have Created A New Site For Your Inspiration

I have been an admirer of Sir Winston S. Churchill for more than 25 years, I have learned a tremendous amount about life by his example. I have been searching for a way to share some of what I have learned and determined the best method for doing this would be through sharing his quotes.

By signing up to receive “Churchill 365 Daily Quotes” you will receive one email each day for the next 365 days featuring one quote from Winston Churchill. I trust that you will find the exploration of Churchill’s written and spoken words inspiring.

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524,000 Jobs Lost in December Home Based Businesses Thrive

ECONOMIC REPORT
Carnage continues: 524,000 jobs lost in December
Unemployment rate rises to 7.2%, the highest level in 16 years as reported today in the Wall Street Journal's Market Watch read the full story:

http://snipurl.com/9pjqn-value

I wanted to offer my perspective on a couple of points as a home based business to two points made by Rhonda Abrams who wrote the article. I completely agree that money should be invested in "marketing and customer service," in 2009. There are thousands of people who are disillusioned by what they had grown to know as job security. I often say that people become psychologically unemployable once they really understand the value of the home based business industry.

From stay at home moms to generationally displaced workers many are discovering the power of creating their own bailout plan. As a result, I am spending more in targeted online campaigns to attract people that I can help find financial security working from home. Where there is so much uncertainty in the economy corporations and small business owners would do well to invest in relationships with existing clients, which supports Rhonda Abrams recommendation to spend in this area. By making smart spending decisions businesses can learn to actually thrive in challenging markets. Ms. Abrams offers great advice for home based business owners as well.

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My Recommendation of 20 Books to Read in 2009

Art Jonak a fellow industry professional and fellow patriot in the network marketing revolution offered a great idea to our mastermind and I wanted to share the concept with you. Art ask for a list of 3-10 books that impacted our lives in two categories; 1. Changed Out Lives and 2. Helped us build our network marketing businesses. I offered 10 books in each category and when I was finished realized that everyone of these books would make a great edition to a current reading list. So, I wanted to share this with you and ask you in turn to comment with a few recommendations of your own.

It was difficult to narrow the list to ten in the first category and I enjoyed revisiting some of these great books, they are like old friends. I hope that you enjoy reading through my list and if a book or two appeals to you grab it. This is a list that warrants my highest recommendation.

Here are 10 Books that Changed My Life:

1. The Bible: It is my daily guide book and user’s manual
2. Think Like A Genius by Todd Siler: I learned to understand my sense of choice and habit
3. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill: I learned the power of a mastermind
4. The Power of Intention by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer: This book help me control my thoughts and control my intentions. (I once gave this book as a gift to a friend that had become homeless and it saved her)
5. The Psychology of Winning by Denis Waitley: This is the first personal development book I ever read.
6. Dig Your Well Before Your Thirsty by Harvey Mackay: I learned the value of that "Ant and Grasshopper" children’s book
7. Winston Churchill Alone by William Manchester: The lesson from Churchill's life is that we can succeed and over and over again and as long as we do not lose our faith and fighting spirit, we can remake ourselves.
8. Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T. Harv Eker: I hadn't realized that my thermostat had broken, but it had.
9. The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Dr. Joseph Murphy: I have had to change my thinking in minor ways to make big gains in understanding how to relate to my candidates. This book helped me understand how the mind works.
10. Stride to Freedom by Martin Luther King: I learned that a group of people committed to a just cause can change the world.

Here are 10 Books that helped me grow my business:1. Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey A. Moore: This is marketing book writing at the dawn of the internet revolution. Perfect how to book.
2. Primal Banding by Patrick Hanlon: This book is a must read for anyone interested in branding. It reinforced many of my beliefs about how to brand.
3. Multiple Streams of Income by Robert Allen: This book opened my mind to network marketing as a income stream.
4. Self Marketing Power by Jeff Beals: This book help me take my personal branding efforts to a much higher level.
5. Your First Year in Network Marketing by Mark Yarnell: This was a great first network marketing book to help me learn what I got myself into.
6. Unstuck by Keith Yamashita and Sandra Spataro: This little 177 page book is a literal workshop for team building and understanding how to help your team get unstuck and achieve significance.
7. The Four Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferris: The concept of outsources had totally escaped me until I read this transformational book.
8. Moonlighting on the Internet by Yanik Silver: This book helped me understand how to leverage the Internet into a lucrative marketing funnel.
9. The One Minute Millionaire by Mark Victor Hanson: I learned so much from this book, if forced to choose one lesson its leverage and how to employ it.
10. Beach Money by Jordan Adler: This is a new book that offers great perspective on how this business works from a top money earner.

If you have read one of these titles or decide to read one, let me know how it impacted your business or your life. If you would like to add a few recommendations simply share them in the comment box below.

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My 2009 New Year Gift for You - The Prosperity Mindset Audio Course

I created a 7 part Prosperity Mindset Course because mindset is the foundation of all of your results in life. It is a critical component to co-creating any true and lasting success in your life and it is the first thing I teach my coaching apprentices before we begin understand how to build and market a business.

Creating wealth and abundance begins with your mindset; your mindset must be programmed for prosperity. So why is a Prosperity Mindset essential?”

I believe in the following foundational truth:

Your outcomes including what you have, who is in your life and how much you have are evidence (proof) of what you are willing to commit to and what you are willing sacrifice. Your mindset will determine every outcome in your business and your personal life. It’s a function and result of your most dominant present thoughts.

To provide value to my associates, friends and visitors I am making this course available free as a audio course delivered over a two week period by email download. Just provide your name and email address in the opt in form on this page and you will immediately receive your course upon confirmation of your request.

Please take a few moments to return to this page and provide your comments as you work complete each of the 7 segments in this series.

I wish you wealth and prosperity in the year ahead.

James

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A Quick Random Thought for You

We have to remember that we are unique amongst all creation endowed with the God given attribute of creative thought, which means we have a lot of responsibility. We can actually DECIDE what we wish to co-create in our lives and in our world.

Let me know how I can help you co-create the world of your dreams.

James

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I Recommend You Grab Your Free Copy Of This Free Report: "The Twitter Report"

I have been building my list of followers on Twitter over the past few weeks which has allowed me to add a few new members to my team and network with other leaders in my industry. Here is a perfect example of the quality of people I have met; Walter Prorok and Chris Vendilli have authored a FREE REPORT titled "The Twitter Report" that you can get by clicking HERE . I just finished reading their report for the third time and what I learned has allowed me to increase the effectiveness of my tweets (messages sent out using Twitter) and more rapidly increase the of people following me.

Inside this report Walter and Chris talk about the best strategies and the mistakes to avoid when configuring your Twitter account along with some free third party services to maximize your traffic & exposure. I wasn’t sure that I would get much out of their report at first, but after reading through the whole report and watching a couple of the videos available at their website I must say, I'm beyond impressed and have learned a few simple strategies that have made Twitter a valuable tool for me to use to build my list.

These guys have been silently attracting visitor after visitor to their sites using Twitter, and they've created a step by step guide so that anyone can replicate their ideas and systems.
Most of us who market online have come to recognize the word "system" as often overused and incorrectly placed. But, with "The Twitter Report" and the videos that follow, this stuff really is formatted into what you could correctly label a "simple system" that can be easily duplicated to produce results. You will learn a number of key tactics in addition to learning how to configure your settings, which 3rd party sites to join and how to set them up to run campaigns automatically.

I found that much of what they teach I already had discovered as you could also do over time for yourself, but why would you? Walt and Chris have uncovered every known tip and trick for setting up your Twitter account to give you maximum return per tweet, while keeping everything on auto-pilot so that you can maximize your leverage with this great tool.

After reading the report and watching some of the videos I give “The Twitter Report” and their website TwitterHints.com two enthusiastic thumbs up, and I recommend it to anyone who wants to stay on the cutting edge of this new wave of communications and hyper-connectedness.

Get your FREE COPY of “The Twitter Report” and put what you learn into action. It will literally take youthirty minutes to make a few minor adjustments and your Twitter experience will be greatly enriched.

Get your copy here: ACCESS YOUR FREE TWITTER REPORT

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Must Reading "Beach Money" by Jordan Adler

A member of my primary network marketing business gave me a true gift last month, it's a fast read titled "Beach Money - Creating Your Dream Life Through Network Marketing" by top industry earner Jordan Adler; this is a powerful 112 page book and a must read for anyone interested in building a long term residual income in the network marketing business.

You Can Purchase "Beach Money" by Jordan Adler at Amazon

http://astore.amazon.com/yoursuccesslibrary-20

The forward to the book is written by Loral Langemeier, which immediately gave this book credibility because she is among the foremost professionals on wealth creation. The content is extremely valuable especially for newer distributors as Jordan offers a unique perspective on the subjects of leverage and multiplication unique to the network marketing industry. Chapters 9 "A Few Ways To Make Money" and Chapter 13 "The Day Momentum Hit" are priceless.

This book is a very honest assessment of what is required to build a business in 2-5 years that has the potential to pay you over a lifetime. I recommend that you buy this book today and read it in 1-3 sittings and watch your level of belief rise as you begin to imagine your "Beach Money" lifestyle.

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New Master-Mind Opportunity to Help You Build Your Business

Several of my partners, team members and colleagues have been participating in a new master-mind project to further develop their prospecting skills by understanding sales physiology, mindset, and prosperity consciousness. The format of the program incorporates audio CDs, Mp3 audio files, printed workbooks and e-books as well as weekly training calls to maximize the opportunity to learn and implement new methods and ensure success.

Although this master-mind may not solve every challenge; it is a great way to learn how to overcome objections if you are having difficulty engaging with your prospects, gaining their trust and taking them through a ladder of escalation to help your prospects see the value of your opportunity.

Here are a few of the key questions that will be answered through this process:

Question #1. Why doesn't my prospect see what I see in this opportunity?

Question #2. Why do my prospects resist looking at my information?

Question #3. How do I build trust with new prospects with whom I have no prior relationship?

Question #4. Does no really mean no or have I failed to identify what the prospect really needs?

Question #5. What do my new team members need to learn to ensure their success?

There are dozens of mentoring programs and systems designed to make you more effective when prospecting for your business. Many of these programs cost hundreds if not thousands to become involved, especially if the program includes interaction with the leader of the master-mind community. This is often a road block for many desiring to create a successful home business, so we have solved this problem by offering a very low price to participate.

The cost to enter into our master-mind program is $14.95 (plus $3.00 shipping). The materials that each participant receives includes 2 Audio CDs, 2 Books and several additional resources including e-book and MP3 audio files. I will personally provide every new participant a thirty minute private consultation to ensure that we identify your most pressing challenges in your business.

If you would like to learn more about this program contact me directly by email at james@AskJamesHolmes.com or by calling my cell 303-523-9503

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