Investing Obstacles
“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” – Dale Carnegie Using private money helped Gary Brevko go from making $250,000 a year to making $30,000 to 40,000 a…
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“Make the iron hot by striking it.” – Rita Mae Brown No one has been more skeptical of blogging as an income opportunity than yours truly. I listened to the hype. And I shook my head in disbelief as I watched so-called Internet Futurists stumble over themselves explaining its wonders.…
READ MOREWealth AND Happiness in 2007, Part 3
“What you get by achieving your goals is as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” – Henry David Thoreau Last Friday, in ETR #1931, I started this series of articles by telling you about my conversation with friend and former partner JG. He helped me realize that…
READ MOREThe Best Business Advice You’ll Ever Get
“Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!” – Admiral David G. Farragut I’ve known Joe Vitale, the rich and famous Internet marketing guru, for decades. During that time, we’ve talked a lot … and he’s given me lots of great advice and guidance. But something he said a few months ago…
READ MOREWhat It Takes to Be a Successful Real Estate Investor
“God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things that should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.” There are three habits that most successful real estate investors practice – habits that just about anyone…
READ MOREDing-Dong, Stranger Calling
“The stranger is close to us, insofar as we feel between him and ourselves common features of a national, social, occupational, or generally human, nature. He is far from us, insofar as these common features extend beyond him or us, and connect us only because they connect a great many…
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“A man has to have goals – for a day, for a lifetime – and that was mine, to have people say, ‘There goes Ted Williams, the greatest hitter who ever lived.’” – Ted Williams This week, while trying to write two New Year’s resolution articles for ETR – one…
READ MOREThe Number One Rule of Investing
“He that can have patience can have what he will.” – Benjamin Franklin Want an investing rule that will help you make more on your investments in 2007? How about a rule that can make you a better investor for decades? Well, I have one for you – one I…
READ MOREResolutions You Shouldn’t Make for 2007
“Meticulous planning will enable everything a man does to appear spontaneous.” – Mark Caine Every year, Michael Masterson encourages ETR readers to use the first two weeks of January to lay out their goals for the next 12 months. This year, I’m hoping at least some of your goals will…
READ MORE4 Ways to Build Your Info-Marketing Business
“For some reason, I was stimulated by marketing and fascinated with how commercials would sell a product. So I got my degree in marketing.” – Carrot Top At ETR’s Info Marketing Bootcamp this year, I finally got to meet Brad Antin. Brad, who runs The Antin Marketing Group, is an…
READ MOREMastering Google AdWords in 3 Easy Steps
“I know I need to be in Google … but that can be expensive if you don’t know what you’re doing.”
READ MOREHow to Get Your Tenants to Pay for Everything!
“It is easier to build two chimneys than to keep one in fuel.” – Benjamin Franklin “Why did we spend so much money last month?” I asked my accountant. “We paid the property tax bill,” he replied. “Why was that bill double what it was last year?” “When you bought…
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