Another three hour session has come and gone. Alex Jeffreys delivered his Module #6 Coaching Webinar (this morning for me but evening for most folks) in inimitable style and then stayed on for another hour answering questions. And then, lo and behold, there he was on Twitter engaging in Tweets with Nit-Twits like me. He really does go the “extra” three or four miles.

I managed to take 12 solid pages of notes. So, “Triple Threat Affiliate” – what was it all about?

Well, obviously, he said a heck of a lot more than what I am gonna precis here but I have picked the eyes out of the main body of information and here they are – in point form:

FIRST HOUR:

1. – Concentrate on BUILDING THE LIST – the list comes BEFORE the money,
2. – Work in 90 minute blocks (without interruption) eg 4 x 90 minute blocks = 6 hours,
3. – If you are LIKEABLE and KNOWLEDGEABLE people will talk about you and then maybe even write about you. (web 2.0 marketing),
4. – Set up the list and then reap the benefits FOREVER,
5. – Look at the 80/20 rule – where are your best RESULTS coming from – focus there,
6. – Don’t become a busy FOOL! Focus on ONE thing and become great at it,
7. – List building and email marketing should come high in your priorities,
8. – Write an e-book to use to build a list,
9. – Business is easy, people make it hard,
10. – The two sides of business – RESULTS and EXCUSES,
11. – Check the FREE information on Aweber,
12. – You can be SO close to success and yet NOT see how close you really are,
13. – Relax and move forward – TAKE YOUR TIME – don’t get FRUSTRATED or ANNOYED,
14. – Making mistakes is PART of the process.

SECOND HOUR:

1. – When you are “with” yourself every day you don’t realise how much you are progressing and growing,
2. – Your journal shows how much you are growing (are you even keeping one – tsk, tsk),
3. – You already know more about on-line marketing right NOW than most people on-line know,
4. – Fail forward fast,
5. – People who can see past failure will be successful,
6. – Focus on giving value to your traffic, squeeze that traffic onto a list, build a relationship with the people on the list & then you can “sell” to those people,
7. – Understand the difference between the Autoresponder “follow-up” series and a general “broadcast”,
8. – Don’t use the autoresponder to “hard” sell. Use the “soft” sell approach,
9. – The broadcast is generally where the money is made.

THIRD HOUR:

The third hour consisted mainly on Alex Jeffreys’ explanation of how he separates all his email lists into three categories (ie the “triple threat”). Broadly the three categories are:

1. – the unopened email (email ignored)
2. – the opened email – without link click (partially ignored)
3. – the opened email – with link click (full notice taken)

Alex then went on to explain how he deals with each category of email recipient. The goal, of course is to get every email recipient to move to category 3 – ie to open the email and click on the link, as these are where sales can ultimately be made. A very basic method is to ask those in categories 1 and 2 why they didn’t do what those in category 3 did. Pretty simple, but how many people do it, or will do it? Alex calls this “drilling down into the list.”

You should be able to achieve a 20% open rate and a 10% click-through. This is where your sales will come from.

General information:

1. – Find out what people want and then… GIVE it to them!
2. – Take pride in your work,
3. – Give people value,
4. – The number ONE thing is to TELL your story!
5. – Create your best subject lines so that people actually OPEN your emails as there in just so much competition for attention.

Alex then went on to demonstrate how he does this but I have neither the time nor the space to even begin to replicate that. Just go to the Member’s Area and watch for yourself.

The reason that I have broken this webinar into the three hourly segments above is to allow those who need to watch the training retrospectively to know what was discussed and where to expect it. This precis of the event can only highlight where you will find these things.

Thanks again Alex for yet another informative webinar.

PS1: If you are having “negative” feelings towards other people because they are “seemingly” moving ahead at super-sonic speed then, IMHO, you are totally missing the point. Focus on what YOU need to be doing. Go and listen to the words of the Desiderata for there will always be greater and lesser people than you – NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE! In fact, just go and listen to Les Crane‘s 1971 musical rendition of Max Ehrmann‘s time honoured 1952 poem anyway. It is powerful stuff!(NB: Desiderata is Latin for “desired things.”)

NOTE: I am still to proof read and tidy this post up. It may include typographical and spelling errors at this stage. Will come back later. Regards Gary.

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The Gazz-Man Shares 25 Things That You May Not Know About Him. Yeah, and maybe DON’T wanna know about him. But you’re getting them anyway. Too bad!

I was at the blog of Michel Fortin the other day and saw a really interesting idea he had about listing 25 strange, weird or bizarre things about yourself that OTHER people may find amusing or interesting. He said somebody had started this on Facebook or somewhere and had “tagged” him. I kinda made an association of this with Garry Parkes’ brilliant thread on overcoming challenges and thought I’d give it a go.

The so-called “rules” state that you also have to tag 5 people to get them to follow suit. I really liked the idea. According to others, I’m a strange, weird and bizarre person, so I thought I would give it a try. Here goes:

1 – I am a control freak. Freak being the operative word. Yep. It’s my way or the highway. Why? Because I have systems and controls for everything and I record everything and unless you have a better way – which I sincerely doubt – then you do it my way.

2 – My favourite TV serial show was Dallas. Oh, I just used to love it when Pamela Ewing (Victoria Principal) would look with those big almond shaped eyes at her husband Bobby Ewing (Patrick Duffy) and say, “Oh… Bobby, I love you Bobby!” Only my hearing wasn’t all that flash. Instead of “Bobby” I heard “Gary”. And I would drool and have these amazing dreams and I think I’ll stop right about there…

3 – Since I am on the subject of women – I have always adored the screen presence of Catherine Bell and when she was in that show JAG, I just used to marvel at how that tight shirt she wore fitted every contour of that marvelous body. I would always say, “That CANNOT be an off the rack (pun intended) shirt. It has to be custom made.” Whew! I also think that Australian, former Miss Universe, Jennifer Hawkins is one of the most naturally beautiful looking women in the world. I do admire the female form. (sleaze comments)

4 – I am incredibly pedantic. I have mentioned several times in my blog posts that I am a perfectionist and that it is one of my greatest strengths but, on the other side of the coin, one of my greatest weaknesses. This sits hand in hand with point 1 above and it is a dangerous combination for any person to have. You wouldn’t want me for a boss. Hell, I don’t even like me as a boss. I have been self-employed for many years. No-one else can handle me anyway.

5 – Speaking of danger. This is something that I am normally loathe to speak of for fear of the chronic reactions it usually gets. I am a karate black belt. Not only that, I am a very senior karate black belt of some 40 years training. I train EVERY day – without fail – and I have reached the lofty level of 7th Dan black belt. I have also been awarded the title of Kyoshi (pronounced “Key-oshi,”) which means Master of Masters. Pretty much, in layman’s terms, that means I am a serious ass-kicker (see PS below – no further correspondence entered into. That’s it. I said it.).

6 – Moving on from that, I was once the body-guard of Tom Jones for his Perth performances. But that was way back in 1985. I have also performed body-guard services for other international, national and local performers. But I don’t or, more correctly, won’t do it anymore. It’s crap.

7 – I love my puppalitos – my dogs. Every morning I lay on the floor and cuddle them and let them lick the sides of my face and ears. That’s pretty gross considering they have probably spent half the night licking their asses and wee-wee’s. Hmm, maybe I should stop this. But I love them too much. They are my little buddies and they sit under both my office desks and follow me everywhere. Incidentally, they are females. I think that makes it marginally better, but not much.

8 – I have the weirdest sense of humour. I have word association problems that nobody else even understands. So I can rattle off half a dozen puns or jokes that nobody else laughs at coz they just don’t “get it” – even when I explain it – and then they don’t give a crap anyway and I think that is even funnier. Bizzare.

9 – I am prone to amazing, fantasmagorical, rants and when I am on one people just sigh and find reasons to go somewhere else until I settle down. This sometimes erupts in my writing where I can micro-rant, mini-rant, completely rant, sermonize or even pontificate if I feel strongly enough about something I am passionate about. Or angry about.

10 – I love to read books and usually devour a couple of novels per week, though not lately – LOL! I have a massive library that contains not only novels but also hundreds and hundreds of technical books and motivational books. Back to pendantic for a second. I initial the last page of every novel, date it and assign it a score from 1 to 10, according to how much I liked it. I know… anal.

11 – I have also written many books. I have over a dozen e-books and manuals that I have written. Plus many more partially completed. I have also completed a 200,000 word crime thriller, as yet unpublished.

12 – I like chocolate. I also like eggs but I don’t like beetroot. And you can beat an egg but… ( I am so naughty!)

13 – I am an absolute exercise nut and like nothing better than to sweat like a pig during and after aerobic and weights training.

14 – I once met Chuck Norris at a karate studio. He is a lot smaller than me but that’s not too difficult as I stand at just under six feet and weigh around 265 pounds. I should be in the WWE.

15 – Speaking of which… I love watching the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) events and the madcap gimmicks that these incredibly talented people get up to. This is a fantastic study in branding. If you want a lesson in branding your material then go there. My favourite “personality” wrestler is, or was, “The Rock.” He is a laugh a second that guy. So bloody funny. My favourite “technical” wrestler is Bret “the Hit-Man” Hart.

16 – I hate text messaging and only just tolerate Twitter, which I think is one of the dopiest names ever invented. Twitter! DUH! In fact double duh!

17 – I have never used an Automatic Teller Machine and never will. I think they are crap too.

18 – My best friend, my first sensei (karate teacher), Warren King, was killed in a motor cycle crash in 1980. At that time, he and I were having a blazing disagreement over something really stupid and I told him to go and “get effed.” I have never forgiven myself for that coz I never got to tell him how sorry I was for saying it. Even almost 30 years on, I think of him all the time and hope that his spirit is soaring. His teaching lives on in me. When I die, the first thing I’m gonna do is find him and tell him how sorry I am.

19 – I am a terrible practical joker. I hide things on people and then, when they have been driven crazy with frustration looking for them, I replace them while they are not looking. I also change people’s book marks – all that sort of sh*t. I know it is childish but I love doing it.

20 – I value true friendship above all else.

21 – I am rarely motivated by money alone. There needs to be another carrot to get me interested. In many ways I am a lone-wolf. Although my favourite animal, without doubt, is the tiger.

22 – I am a complete bastard to engage in word debates (Or maths debates, for that matter). I can pull words out of my arse that most people have never even heard of. I also contort and conjoin words and generally murder the English language if it suits my purpose to do so. But most times I try to write very correctly and in good syntax. When I am on a roll, I can easily produce 5,000 to 10,000 words in one sitting. My ACTION Planner e-book was written in 5 hours flat. That is 72 pages.

23 – I am relentlessly ruthless when I am chasing something that I want. For instance, after major surgery to correct an injury I performed 330,000 specific exercises to strengthen the limb and yes – I charted and documented every one of them.

24 – I was a weakling as a kid – a real milksop “Mummy’s boy” who used to get the snot and sh*t beaten out of him on a regular basis coz I was small and a late developer. My family wasn’t wealthy so I made a set of weights out of some old jam tins filled with rocks and cement, with a metal bar running through the middle. As I got bigger and stronger I used to wire bricks to each side for extra weight. When guys would hit me they would hurt themselves. Then it was my turn. LOL!

25 – I am a collector of samurai swords and ancient Japanese and Okinawan weapons of war. Collectors of this weird stuff are called hoplologists. So, I guess I am a hoplologist.

26 – I think the best rock group the world has ever seen is Slade and, IMHO, Noddy Holder (lead singer) has the greatest rock voice of all time. I also like Wizzard, CCR, ELP, ELO, Carolyn Mas, Judith Durham, Yanni, and, of course, the old hound dog himself, Elvis. I have visited Graceland and stood at the foot of the grave of the great man. Then I went mad and spent about $400 on trinkets and mementos. Lisa Marie Presley must love me. I also like many other bands and singers – too numerous to list here. Oh, and I adore Phyllis Nelson’s version of “Move Closer” (see my music and lyrics thread)

I know I said it was 25 but I break the rules on everything. Think of it as a “bonus,” or maybe further torture – LOL!

My tags are Mark (Mr Smarty-Pants) Austin, Thom Swartwood, Denis Caron, Nikki Stephens (I can hardly wait for this!), Garry Parkes, Renee Olsen, Hilary Dickinson, Harry (Hazzard) Harris, Paul Hamilton and (she will hate me for this – but I don’t care – tee-hee) Linda Caroll.

Yeah, I can’t count either. I know the rules said five but, remember, I break the rules on everything. Go to it folks – whang your list of 25 on your blog then come back here and tell us when you have done it. If you don’t wanna do it then that’s OK… Scaredy-bear.

PS: If anyone wants to ask me about any of this then I’m happy to talk about anything except number 5 and if anyone uses that title (it is only relevant in the circles in which I move) then I’ll let Bad-Gary loose. The only reason I even included it was because those bloody RSS feeders are displaying me all over the bloody place and I have no way of getting the damn pictures and info back. Curse those damn things! That is as much as I will say on the matter.

PPS: Just for the record, various family members and a close friend helped me compose this stupid list in about five minutes. They could have gone on to 50 because of my quirkiness in so many things but we let it drop at 30 and I cut it back to what you see here. If you wanna do a list then try that.

MISSION COMPLETE FOR:

1. Linda Caroll
2. Hilary Dickinson
3. Renee Olson
4. Paull Hamilton
5. Nikki Stephens

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Internet Marketing can be confounding, confusing, annoying and downright bloody frustrating at times.

Now this is gonna be short and sweet – something that the Gazz-Man is NOT noted for.

I’m gonna give everyone the opportunity to tell me – and anyone else who cares – what your biggest issues are in Internet Marketing.

I am giving you the chance to LET RIP. I will censor nothing – providing it isn’t defamatory or hurtful to an individual. You can even swear a bit if you want. I don’t care. Rant. Vent. Spill. Get it off your chest, out of your head. Here’s your opportunity. You’ll feel better.

Spray the “methods” of the so-called gurus if you want. Give ’em a big Goran Ivanicevic serve.

Tell us all what you really think about Internet Marketing.

Over to YOU. Let RIP!

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A very good friend of mine just emailed me something that DEMANDED my attention. He is a guy who places no limits on himself or his ability. He is a pretty incredible fellow whose talent in karate has to be seen to be believed. In fact, the word “devastating” comes to mind. Anyway…

… he knows I am “into” this motivational stuff as well and we regularly email back and forth and talk even though he lives some 2,000 miles away on the other side of this vast continent of Australia. But what he sent me today SHOCKED me and I just had to stop what I was doing – on the spot – IMMEDIATELY – and share it with you.

It’s all about having NO limits.

You see, I hear people say things like “I could NEVER do that” or “I’m just not lucky” or “I’m not smart enough” or blah… blah… blah… Excuses, excuses, excuses!

Some of you will know that I wrote a pretty hard-hitting article on EXCUSIOLOGY in Garry Parkes‘ second newsletter for the Profit Pulling Project.

So, you know I don’t like excuses – even when they are dressed up as “reasons.” It’s the SAME dog, just a different leg action.

Excuses limit people.

In fact, I have a very near and dear relative who says “I can’t” before virtually EVERYTHING they say. And every time I hear it I wince and say “Yes, you can!” To which this person immediately retorts, “No, I can’t.” And then we go yes, no, yes, no, yes, no. But it always ends with a big fat NO! Sadly, this beloved person is always BEATEN and cowed before they even start – not that they ever will. Coz this person convinces themself that it is a WASTE of time even trying. Jeez. That CRAP NON-THINKING makes my blood boil!

I HATE this garbage because this is a person who I dearly love. This person was totally devoted to me as a kid growing up. And that may help to explain why I am like I am. So, there’s a hint to the identity of this person.

But it’s not just within my family. I hear people say it everywhere. All the time. And that is why most people FAIL. Coz, they never even start. And if you never start how can you ever win?

OK. Now you know what I am on about here… so I wanna ask you something…

Are you LIMITING yourself? What does that little voice inside your head say most often? Does it say…

Well, what is it? Coz you KNOW, don’t you? That little voice is already talking, isn’t it? You KNOW whether you are a “can do” person or a “can’t do” person. And I know you know. OK…

Watch this short video of this most amazing and inspiring man – Nick Vujicic.

NOW tell me you can’t do something! Go on. Tell me! WHAT can’t you do? WHAT?

You really have NO limits! Only the FALSE ones that you put on yourself.

So, get out there and bloody-well do the thing you fear! Do it and overcome it and you will GROW. And the experience you get will allow you to do it again, and again. And you will become a stronger, more capable and better person.

The world is full of lilly-livered weak people who can’t even make simple decisions. Don’t be one. Overcome your fears and phobias. You really have NO limits! You only have to prove it to yourself.

PS: And if Nick Vujicic doesn’t shake you to your very soul then you are not human. This brought a tear to my eye. What a human being!