Killer Distractions – No.1 Way To Die…

I believe one of the top reasons that hold us back in our path to success is distractions.

Distraction to me can be a huge killer. And I mean this on a very fundamental level.

We can be distracted by many things.

What about hot new “opportunities” coming to you fast and furious at every possible angle?

What about grabbing the latest success or strategy guide before you are even halfway done with your last book?

What about checking your email every now and then…and then logging in to all the greatest social media platforms like Twitter or Facebook…and engaging in mindless chatter and surfing?

But it doesn’t just there.

For many of us, we keep repeating this crazy cycle over and over again…

Does these sound familiar to you?

What is happening is that you are letting these noises GET IN THE WAT of what really TRULY to be done!

And that is hampering you. That is slowing you down.

The kicker is that sometimes we know we are being distracted. But yet we are allowing ourselves to be distracted.

If You Are Not Tracking – You Are Not In The Game…

A smart marketer makes data driven decisions. Not so much of decisions based on others people’s opinion or what he hears.

But one based on cold hard statistics gathered from his prospects and customers’ actions.

For example, if you are a pay per click marketer, you will want to know which of your keywords, ads and landing pages converts the best.

This is vital because you don’t want to be shooting in the dark. Because that can mean 2 things – you take longer to get profitable…and you spend a lot more advertising that you should be.

Or because you don’t know what is working.

Fortunately, there are a lot of good tracking softwares out there.

And among the best…and a free one at that is prosper202.

It’s powerful. It gives in depth statistics. And it’s free. Can’t ask for more.

I use it for my PPC campaign myself. Excellent software.

It does what I just described and a lot more…

Here are some screenshots:

A good friend, I recently got to know, in the Warrior Forum, Derek Krein, has came out with a mini training course on tracking with Prosper202.

Recession? Don’t Join ‘Em. Beat ‘Em.

I came across some recession-beating tips from Bob Bly – one of the best direct response marketers you can find.

He got them from BusinessWeek.

I thought these tips are pretty
neat and useful. So I’m putting them here for your benefit.

Enjoy!

***5 ways to thrive in a recession***

BusinessWeek recently gave these 5
suggestions for navigating
your business through the
current economic storm:

1–Don’t panic. Cycles happen.
Sometimes they happen hard, but
we’ll come back around eventually.

2–Keep marketing. Slowdowns are an
ideal time to snatch up
market share.

3–Stick to your focus.
Don’t water down your message in a
misguided attempt to widen
your market appeal.

4–Don’t go "discount crazy."
If you keep offering "special
deals," eventually the deals are no
longer special… and
customers learn to wait for the
next deal instead of buying
right now.

5–Have a plan. You can’t wish the
crisis away by ignoring it.

Have a fantastic weekend,

And as usual, let me know your thoughts.

All success,

Jag Foo