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Is There Value In A System? It’s All About Education!

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

Part-Time Versus Full-Time Entrepreneur Part 13

Education, Education, AND More Education

Steve Hachey here and today I want to talk to you about the most efficient way to Educate yourself in the Marketing industry.

This is near and dear to my heart because I am an Educator.  I am in my 11th year and this year is very special because of the fact that I am only Part-Time!  I have finally realized after 10 year of a JOB (just over broke) that I need to live life instead of working it away.

Being an Educator it is imperative that I continue to upgrade and further my Education.  When I jumped into network marketing a few years back I had no idea what I was doing…..much like the 95% +/- of those who are currently in marketing to some degree or another.

I knew that I was onto something but was in the dark and wet behind the ears.  So I began Educating myself on Marketing.  The quickest and most effective way to learn about marketing is without question……. subscribing to a system.

That it is, no ands, ifs or buts! (no sure about the spelling but I don’t care at this point)  I want to drive home the point that yes, reading, audios, seminars are all part of your ingredients to your success but hands down, a SYSTEM is the answer!

The beauty of a system is that it will not only help build your business but will also educate yourself at the exact same time.

I know there are a handful of systems out there, all with their own strengths and weaknesses.  It all depends on what you are looking I guess.

The system I use was created by a young individual who has made it his mission to empower others to reach their full potential with the cutting edge use of technology.

Gone are the days of home meetings, hotel meetings, creating your list of 100 friends and family members…..This system educates you on the power of the internet.  We learn exactly how to market online and how to have people want to partner up and learn from us.

Don’t get me wrong, if you live in a very heavily populated area, then you can probably find enough people to hold a home meeting or a monthly hotel meeting.  Eventually that grows old….

Let’s face it folks…..if you are in sales, either direct, multi-level, affiliate, or any combination you need to learn how to market.  It only stands to reason because the examples I just listed are all in the “Marketing” arena!

So, if you are truly serious about taking things to the next level you will want to do your homework and take a close look at paying a small monthly fee for a system.

You want to look for a proven system, one that has hours of training on all the latest strategies such as social media (facebook, twitter, youtube, etc), forums, article writing, pay per click advertising, blogging, product creation, preloaded data capture pages, just to name a few

If you want further information on one of the most powerful systems, then go to http://www.askstevehachey.com right now, look to the right of the page and sign up for the incredible amount of information that will come up once you opt-in.  You will not be disappointed as I KNOW I will be saving you months of headache and frustration …. smile

How Can I Build When My Funds Are Limited?

Friday, August 28th, 2009

Part-Time Versus Full-Time Entrepreneur Part 3 – Budgeting

How Can I Build When My Funds Are Limited?

In my last two articles we looked at the idea of aligning yourself with a Mentor or Accountability Coach and we explored the notion of Goal Setting.  Today I want to talk about Budgeting.

Being a part-time entrepreneur, like millions of others, you find yourself in a position with a limited budget.  You will discover that there will always be ongoing monthly fees like hosting, autoresponders, marketing system, and an autoship, just to name a few.

Some may have other expenses such as pay per click advertising, advertising in general, website maintenance and so on.  I think you get my drift…..lots of money that can and will be spent routinely.

Well, I want to simply outline for you numerous ways you can build you business on a part-time basis and use proven FREE techniques and strategies to do so.

In articles that are yet to be created, we will look at each of these techniques in greater detail and share with you what I know and understand to be true regarding each technique.

So, let’s generate a list and touch ever so briefly on each one.

Article Writing, Forums, Hubpages, Social Media (Facebook, Twitter), Squidoo Lens, Video Marketing, and Blogging just to name a few.

With Article writing, Squidoo Lenses and Hubpages you can talk about any given subject and post them to the internet.  Once your content is live and on the internet, it is there forever!  It is like fishing….the more fishing lines you have in the water, the better your chances of success.  The same goes for article writing, Squidoo and Hubpages…the more content on the internet….the more exposure.  There are some authority sites which will help you in your Google ranking but I will save that for the article on article writing…smile

Forums… well Forums when I used them on a regular basis were great places to help educate yourself on the latest trends in your niche and also to keep abreast of the latest news in your chosen industry.  It is also a great place to share and add value.  You can position yourself as a leader if you know what you are doing.

Social Media…wow, this is a biggy.  If you are not using social media then you are obviously living under a rock IN A CAVE!   This is an excellent way.   We will take a serious look at this one in an upcoming version of PT vs FT Entrepreneur.

Blogging has been around for some time as a means by which you journal what is taking place in your life.  As of late, many entrepreneurs have taken it upon themselves to put up a blog….

More to come on that in a future article.

And lastly, video marketing which is a wonderful way for others to see, hear and get a feel for who you are and what you are all about.  I will likely get a guest to discuss this topic as I am still wet behind the ears on this one!

Talk again real soon,

Cheers – Steve