I'm a new student of the Cyber Gold Online and Business Success Course and have just come across another new student and her diary-blog, Kathy Leventhall. You can see her here, http://mynewsmallbusiness.blogspot.com/
She has decided to keep a run-down of her experiences during each module, much like I have, and will be posting as often as possible. I love this!
Kathy is a sweet lady (I actually ran into her at one of the seminars that Pam and Tobin like to give--which is a crazy coincidence!) and is a totally different generation than me, so it should be interesting for you, the reader, to see this course from two completely different points of view.
I'll be reading her frequently, because I'm interested to see how she gets along, and I'll post here on her highlights.
Learn more about the course on how to start a small business or build a website for an existing business, http://www.smallbusinessonlinecollege.org
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Small Business Website Design: Don’t Buy the Cyber Gold Course Until You Read This
I've been reviewing tons of sites lately and, like most of you, have come across the internet marketing, how to make money online niche. Now, it's true that many people make a good deal of money online in this niche, but it's even more true that for every one that makes money, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of people who don't make enough to pay for the cost of their website host.
This sucks. It's sad and it is discouraging, but it's true.
Now, my thing is that I've recently signed up for an online course. It’s called the “Cyber Gold: Online and Small Business Success Course.” It’s taught by Pam Mosbrucker and Tobin Alder, authors of a book called “Cyber Gold.” I usually don't go for online courses because they seem high-cost and low-value, but this one was very different. First, I've seen these people on YouTube doing an interview for a real television show and I've actually seen their second edition book in the bookstore. Yes, a real, legit book in the real live bookstore. Sticker, barcode, and everything.
Then, after a bit of research, I found that these people have taught the course before--at a real live university: Idaho State University. I wondered why they would take the course online and it turns out that they found that most of their students had busy schedules and couldn't make the drive to Pocatello for the class (that’s Pocatello, Idaho). Since they wanted to reach as many students as possible, they chose to start their own university and teach the class online, so that students all over the globe could participate.
Okay, I admit I was a bit stunned at first by their attitude. Most "gurus" can only talk about how they made so much money overnight and are now buying a new home and have a hundred fancy cars. But Pam and Tobin have never tried to sell me that way. In fact, they never tried to sell me at all. They offer the course, bios of themselves, a good deal of free information, and leave the rest up to me, whether I want to take their course or not. I liked their approach because I didn't feel like I had to read between the lines of a sales pitch. In fact, they didn't even have a sales pitch!
I looked over their site and even sent them an email to see if my situation would fit into the course. Within hours I had a reply. It was honest, didn't try to sell me, and even mentioned that if I couldn't afford the course (though they do offer a payment plan) that I could send them my questions and they would help me. Of course, they suggested that I buy their book. About 19 bucks on Amazon and, they said, the book is used as the textbook for the course so I could get all the basics down just from reading through it.
Having seen their book in the bookstore before, I knew it was good. I wished I had purchased it then but my daughter wanted the box set of that "Eragon" series and she took precedent.
But after their kind and generous email, I decided just to sign up for the course. I chose the three pay option because I'm a bit strapped for cash with the holidays approaching and already I've received my textbook in the mail.
The course is divided into seven modules. I'm halfway through Module 2 and am so happy I took this chance.
Not only do they actually offer a good, easy to follow course on how to start a website and online business, but they've given me hope that there are still good people online who care about the success of others.
I do have to comment that I've sent them a few emails as I've progressed through the modules. I couldn't decide what to sell and I was having problems with picking out a niche. For each email, they replied within hours with suggestions and ideas for me. I've never gotten a warm and fuzzy feeling from someone online before, but they gave me that. I feel like I can ask them anything and they're there for me, whenever I might need them.
It sounds incredibly cheesy, but that's online customer service to me!
Now, to have an honest report, I must talk about the downside. The social community, where I can chat and compare with my fellow students, is growing every day, but it is still small by comparison to others that I've seen. Since their course is new, that's why the community is still small, but I do hope that more students join and participate.
The only other downside that I can think of is that I can’t literally have them sitting at my shoulder and helping me build my website. I wish I could, but that would be kidnapping and is, as far as I’ve been told, illegal.
They do, however, write back almost as frequently as I send them emails, so it’s almost like Pam and Tobin are with me, teaching me how to build a website.
If you’ve been burned before, or genuinely want to start a business online, or even build a professional looking website for your existing business, I highly recommend this online course.
Enroll here, http://www.smallbusinessonlinecollege.org
This sucks. It's sad and it is discouraging, but it's true.
Now, my thing is that I've recently signed up for an online course. It’s called the “Cyber Gold: Online and Small Business Success Course.” It’s taught by Pam Mosbrucker and Tobin Alder, authors of a book called “Cyber Gold.” I usually don't go for online courses because they seem high-cost and low-value, but this one was very different. First, I've seen these people on YouTube doing an interview for a real television show and I've actually seen their second edition book in the bookstore. Yes, a real, legit book in the real live bookstore. Sticker, barcode, and everything.
Then, after a bit of research, I found that these people have taught the course before--at a real live university: Idaho State University. I wondered why they would take the course online and it turns out that they found that most of their students had busy schedules and couldn't make the drive to Pocatello for the class (that’s Pocatello, Idaho). Since they wanted to reach as many students as possible, they chose to start their own university and teach the class online, so that students all over the globe could participate.
Okay, I admit I was a bit stunned at first by their attitude. Most "gurus" can only talk about how they made so much money overnight and are now buying a new home and have a hundred fancy cars. But Pam and Tobin have never tried to sell me that way. In fact, they never tried to sell me at all. They offer the course, bios of themselves, a good deal of free information, and leave the rest up to me, whether I want to take their course or not. I liked their approach because I didn't feel like I had to read between the lines of a sales pitch. In fact, they didn't even have a sales pitch!
I looked over their site and even sent them an email to see if my situation would fit into the course. Within hours I had a reply. It was honest, didn't try to sell me, and even mentioned that if I couldn't afford the course (though they do offer a payment plan) that I could send them my questions and they would help me. Of course, they suggested that I buy their book. About 19 bucks on Amazon and, they said, the book is used as the textbook for the course so I could get all the basics down just from reading through it.
Having seen their book in the bookstore before, I knew it was good. I wished I had purchased it then but my daughter wanted the box set of that "Eragon" series and she took precedent.
But after their kind and generous email, I decided just to sign up for the course. I chose the three pay option because I'm a bit strapped for cash with the holidays approaching and already I've received my textbook in the mail.
The course is divided into seven modules. I'm halfway through Module 2 and am so happy I took this chance.
Not only do they actually offer a good, easy to follow course on how to start a website and online business, but they've given me hope that there are still good people online who care about the success of others.
I do have to comment that I've sent them a few emails as I've progressed through the modules. I couldn't decide what to sell and I was having problems with picking out a niche. For each email, they replied within hours with suggestions and ideas for me. I've never gotten a warm and fuzzy feeling from someone online before, but they gave me that. I feel like I can ask them anything and they're there for me, whenever I might need them.
It sounds incredibly cheesy, but that's online customer service to me!
Now, to have an honest report, I must talk about the downside. The social community, where I can chat and compare with my fellow students, is growing every day, but it is still small by comparison to others that I've seen. Since their course is new, that's why the community is still small, but I do hope that more students join and participate.
The only other downside that I can think of is that I can’t literally have them sitting at my shoulder and helping me build my website. I wish I could, but that would be kidnapping and is, as far as I’ve been told, illegal.
They do, however, write back almost as frequently as I send them emails, so it’s almost like Pam and Tobin are with me, teaching me how to build a website.
If you’ve been burned before, or genuinely want to start a business online, or even build a professional looking website for your existing business, I highly recommend this online course.
Enroll here, http://www.smallbusinessonlinecollege.org
Monday, October 27, 2008
Small Business Opportunity: I’m So Sick of “Make Money Online” Crap-- Aren’t You? Just Start a Legit Business Already
I’m the kind of person that likes to check people out on Rip Off Report before I’ll buy from them. Usually, you can tell from the sales letter whether that “guru” is worth anything by the sweeping claims that they make. Make a million over-night, okay that’s a sales pitch that won’t amount to anything. Make a million using my simple one-button program, obviously that’s a sales pitch that will just waste your time and money. The more grand the claims, the more the scale tips on the scam-o-meter.
And what about those ads that promise you one (or ten!) free websites? All you have to do is sign up for their monthly contract, press one button, and wham, ten web businesses just waiting for management. You know that’s a scam, right?
You know this, you feel it in your gut too. It might sound nice, but you’re past the point of an easy fool.
First of all, anyone that can pump out ten websites for each customer is either a genius that spends their life making websites 24 hours a day or has a program that can create simple cookie-cutter websites at the press of a button. A cookie-cutter website, if you don’t already know, is basically a website that looks like all the others, like a cookie cut from a mold.
From a strictly professional standpoint, whether these sites even look good doesn’t matter. It’s the fact that they are all the same that really hurts. To Google, you know the top dog who ranks websites professionally, websites that look alike are a very bad thing indeed. And hundreds (let alone thousands) of websites that look alike is just a death sentence, a pure waste of money.
Why bother with “money making” opportunities when you know they sound a little too good to be true?
If you’re anything like me, you want to make a living online because of the freedom that can grant. Sure, the money has the potential to be great, but spending only a few hours doing something for your successful online business is sure a heck of a lot easier than 8 hours a day at someone else’s business—for the rest of your life.
So, my thing is this: stop spending your money and stop wasting your time. Take the course that will change your life for the better. It won’t make you a millionaire overnight, but it sure will give you the tools to make your business happen, realistically, and grant you the freedom you’re looking for. And there’s nothing sales-pitchy about it.
Take the online course on how to start a small business or build a website for your existing business at http://www.smallbusinessonlinecollege.org . The course is taught by the authors of “Cyber Gold” and was taught live at Idaho State University last fall. Audry Grant is the author of numerous online articles and has a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing.
And what about those ads that promise you one (or ten!) free websites? All you have to do is sign up for their monthly contract, press one button, and wham, ten web businesses just waiting for management. You know that’s a scam, right?
You know this, you feel it in your gut too. It might sound nice, but you’re past the point of an easy fool.
First of all, anyone that can pump out ten websites for each customer is either a genius that spends their life making websites 24 hours a day or has a program that can create simple cookie-cutter websites at the press of a button. A cookie-cutter website, if you don’t already know, is basically a website that looks like all the others, like a cookie cut from a mold.
From a strictly professional standpoint, whether these sites even look good doesn’t matter. It’s the fact that they are all the same that really hurts. To Google, you know the top dog who ranks websites professionally, websites that look alike are a very bad thing indeed. And hundreds (let alone thousands) of websites that look alike is just a death sentence, a pure waste of money.
Why bother with “money making” opportunities when you know they sound a little too good to be true?
If you’re anything like me, you want to make a living online because of the freedom that can grant. Sure, the money has the potential to be great, but spending only a few hours doing something for your successful online business is sure a heck of a lot easier than 8 hours a day at someone else’s business—for the rest of your life.
So, my thing is this: stop spending your money and stop wasting your time. Take the course that will change your life for the better. It won’t make you a millionaire overnight, but it sure will give you the tools to make your business happen, realistically, and grant you the freedom you’re looking for. And there’s nothing sales-pitchy about it.
Take the online course on how to start a small business or build a website for your existing business at http://www.smallbusinessonlinecollege.org . The course is taught by the authors of “Cyber Gold” and was taught live at Idaho State University last fall. Audry Grant is the author of numerous online articles and has a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing.
Starting a Small Business: Not Getting Results Online? It’s Time to Stop Cooking with the Microwave
I don’t know what to think any more. For a while, it seemed that everyone was making a million online and now it seems that everyone is trying to sell everyone on how to make a million online, but no one is getting results anymore.
This trend began to happen when eBay stopped allowing ebooks on their auction website. Why? Ebooks are mostly crap. Plus, they can be copied and turned into extra versions of crap.
Basically, no new information has been presented in an ebook for the past five years. It’s all been re-hashed and re-worked to the point of insanity. eBay was so sick of having crap (mind you, hundreds of thousands of ebooks were on their site) that they took everything down. Now, the only way to sell an ebook on eBay is to burn it to a CD and ship it to your customer. No more instant information.
But that’s the thing with instant anything. The quality is much lower than it would be if you had to wait. Take dinner for example (just go with me here…). Would you rather have a frozen dinner that cooks in two minutes in your microwave, or would you rather have a creamy, scalloped potato and roasted rosemary and garlic chicken stove-top feast?
I choose the chicken and potatoes, because I had them for dinner tonight, but also because of that word, quality. While the microwave meal was “nearly” instant, the quality ends there. Why put that in your body when the feast, though it sounds extravagant, only takes twenty minutes more?
That’s what went wrong online too, and eBay knew it. And I’m glad they made this change because it gives real online courses with real information to share a chance, once more. Instant information is only worth what you get out of it in that instant. But information that is bound in a book that has been published, or a course that has been taught to real students, is like the chicken and potatoes and is worth the wait.
Take the online course on how to start a small business or build a website for your existing business at http://www.smallbusinessonlinecollege.org . The course is taught by the authors of “Cyber Gold” and was taught live at Idaho State University last fall. Audry Grant is the author of numerous online articles and has a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing.
This trend began to happen when eBay stopped allowing ebooks on their auction website. Why? Ebooks are mostly crap. Plus, they can be copied and turned into extra versions of crap.
Basically, no new information has been presented in an ebook for the past five years. It’s all been re-hashed and re-worked to the point of insanity. eBay was so sick of having crap (mind you, hundreds of thousands of ebooks were on their site) that they took everything down. Now, the only way to sell an ebook on eBay is to burn it to a CD and ship it to your customer. No more instant information.
But that’s the thing with instant anything. The quality is much lower than it would be if you had to wait. Take dinner for example (just go with me here…). Would you rather have a frozen dinner that cooks in two minutes in your microwave, or would you rather have a creamy, scalloped potato and roasted rosemary and garlic chicken stove-top feast?
I choose the chicken and potatoes, because I had them for dinner tonight, but also because of that word, quality. While the microwave meal was “nearly” instant, the quality ends there. Why put that in your body when the feast, though it sounds extravagant, only takes twenty minutes more?
That’s what went wrong online too, and eBay knew it. And I’m glad they made this change because it gives real online courses with real information to share a chance, once more. Instant information is only worth what you get out of it in that instant. But information that is bound in a book that has been published, or a course that has been taught to real students, is like the chicken and potatoes and is worth the wait.
Take the online course on how to start a small business or build a website for your existing business at http://www.smallbusinessonlinecollege.org . The course is taught by the authors of “Cyber Gold” and was taught live at Idaho State University last fall. Audry Grant is the author of numerous online articles and has a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing.
Online Business Course: You Can Make a Million Overnight, if You’re a Moron
I get probably fifty emails every day about some new-fangled way to make millions literally overnight. For just $50 to $600 a month (or worse, just a one-time payment of $6500!), you too could have these secrets! Puh-lease! These guys are just scamming people and it's about to make me sick. There is no fast track way to millions. Sure, if you get lucky with the new Tickle-Me Elmo you might hit it big real fast, but the honest to God truth is that it takes more than fifteen minutes a day and it sure takes more than one night to make it big. It just does. Google doesn’t even crawl that fast.
The latest scoundrel about blew my mind. A fifteen page sales letter, fancy car pictures, and the man was posing by his fifty-foot catamaran. Overnight, supposedly, he made nearly half a million dollars. The check came in the mail the day before his home was to go into foreclosure, and minutes before the repo guy was coming for his car. Sound believable? Not to me.
The thing is, every “guru” has a rags to riches story to tell and they are all starting to sound the same. Some poor schmoe who has no internet knowledge whatsoever, turns on his computer, and poof! he’s a millionaire. The next day he’s buying a big new home and is posing for his sales letter to tell everyone else how he made his fortune.
The truth is that these gurus are full of bunk. There are real ways to make money out there, but they do not give you ten websites for free, and they do not have some magic program where you just press a button and whammo, you’re rolling in the cabbages. Doesn’t happen and never will.
If you want to make money online, you have to do it right and not fall for the scammers. Otherwise, you’ll just spend a lot of money and end up right where you started, looking for a real, legit solution. And why waste that kind of time?
Take the online course on how to start a small business or build a website for your existing business at http://www.smallbusinessonlinecollege.org . The course is taught by the authors of “Cyber Gold” and was taught live at Idaho State University last fall. Audry Grant is the author of numerous online articles and has a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing.
The latest scoundrel about blew my mind. A fifteen page sales letter, fancy car pictures, and the man was posing by his fifty-foot catamaran. Overnight, supposedly, he made nearly half a million dollars. The check came in the mail the day before his home was to go into foreclosure, and minutes before the repo guy was coming for his car. Sound believable? Not to me.
The thing is, every “guru” has a rags to riches story to tell and they are all starting to sound the same. Some poor schmoe who has no internet knowledge whatsoever, turns on his computer, and poof! he’s a millionaire. The next day he’s buying a big new home and is posing for his sales letter to tell everyone else how he made his fortune.
The truth is that these gurus are full of bunk. There are real ways to make money out there, but they do not give you ten websites for free, and they do not have some magic program where you just press a button and whammo, you’re rolling in the cabbages. Doesn’t happen and never will.
If you want to make money online, you have to do it right and not fall for the scammers. Otherwise, you’ll just spend a lot of money and end up right where you started, looking for a real, legit solution. And why waste that kind of time?
Take the online course on how to start a small business or build a website for your existing business at http://www.smallbusinessonlinecollege.org . The course is taught by the authors of “Cyber Gold” and was taught live at Idaho State University last fall. Audry Grant is the author of numerous online articles and has a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
The Worst Thing a Ballerina Can Do Before Her Routines
The workout of a dancer can be one of the most grueling workouts in existence. Even the Navy Seals would be put to shame with the strength and stamina that ballet dancers achieve. But, in their quest for perfection, many dancers work just a little too hard.
Some push their limits and don’t even realize it because that is what they are trained to do.
The absolute worst thing that a ballerina can do is to work out too hard before her routine. The body is a unique thing and as we work out, our bodies need time to replenish and restore what may get damaged during a workout.
There is a strategy to stretching and working out that every ballerina should know to maximize her results up on stage. And, if you get the technique down, your workout time could literally be cut in half for the results you can achieve.
The best part is, when you learn the right techniques for working out your body, you can achieve results that you never could have imagined, and often, with less effort and less time spent.
Even better, with less time spent working out, more time can be spent on skill level and performance. And, with a stronger body that is less stressed, ballet movements can be performed with more control and dexterity than ever before.
You’ll be able to hold your movements longer, and pose with maximum effect for the audience with less effort than you could ever imagine.
So, my suggestion is this. Learn the techniques that will best work out and strengthen your body. This may not be as hard a workout as you once had, and you’ll be surprised by the results you’ll be able to achieve.
If you’d like to learn more about how to gain an extra advantage in your ballet dancing, visit http://www.shoplizards.com/bibleballet.html . Audry Grant is the author of over a hundred online articles and has a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing.
Some push their limits and don’t even realize it because that is what they are trained to do.
The absolute worst thing that a ballerina can do is to work out too hard before her routine. The body is a unique thing and as we work out, our bodies need time to replenish and restore what may get damaged during a workout.
There is a strategy to stretching and working out that every ballerina should know to maximize her results up on stage. And, if you get the technique down, your workout time could literally be cut in half for the results you can achieve.
The best part is, when you learn the right techniques for working out your body, you can achieve results that you never could have imagined, and often, with less effort and less time spent.
Even better, with less time spent working out, more time can be spent on skill level and performance. And, with a stronger body that is less stressed, ballet movements can be performed with more control and dexterity than ever before.
You’ll be able to hold your movements longer, and pose with maximum effect for the audience with less effort than you could ever imagine.
So, my suggestion is this. Learn the techniques that will best work out and strengthen your body. This may not be as hard a workout as you once had, and you’ll be surprised by the results you’ll be able to achieve.
If you’d like to learn more about how to gain an extra advantage in your ballet dancing, visit http://www.shoplizards.com/bibleballet.html . Audry Grant is the author of over a hundred online articles and has a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing.
Being a Ballerina: Top 3 Mistakes Every Ballerina Makes
Being a ballerina, especially a good one, requires a great deal of dedication and hard work. Saying that is almost a joke because it’s really much more than that – and any ballerina knows that.
Working hard is just part of the job. It’s part of the lifestyle, but even with that dedication, it can be hard to avoid a few of the most common mistakes.
So, what are the top three mistakes that every ballerina makes?
1. Posture. From head to toe a ballerina must be perfect. The walk must be graceful and her stance must be pristine. But there are moments during routines when any ballerina can falter, if just for a moment, when she could have kept control. A few simple steps can keep this from ever happening again.
2. Arm extensions. Okay, we’ve all seen the dreaded chicken wing during a turn. Your instructor has probably made a big issue about this because arm extensions play a huge role in points when in front of a judge. A floppy arm will elicit big deductions - when it could have been avoided with a simple technique.
3. Maintaining control during positions. Often, this is an issue of technique more than it is one of strength. But, many ballerinas have difficulty keeping control of positions like the Penche, Foutté, Arabesque, and Pirouette, but they don’t know why. But what if it is an issue of strength? Then it’s time to learn how to trick your body into doing these moves with the control you need, until you gain the strength that will ensure results every time.
Watch out for these common mistakes and your audience will take one look at you and think you’ve been dancing since you were old enough to walk -which, okay, most ballerinas have.
If you’d like to learn more about how to gain an extra advantage in your ballet dancing, visit http://www.shoplizards.com/bibleballet.html . Audry Grant is the author of over a hundred online articles and has a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing.
Working hard is just part of the job. It’s part of the lifestyle, but even with that dedication, it can be hard to avoid a few of the most common mistakes.
So, what are the top three mistakes that every ballerina makes?
1. Posture. From head to toe a ballerina must be perfect. The walk must be graceful and her stance must be pristine. But there are moments during routines when any ballerina can falter, if just for a moment, when she could have kept control. A few simple steps can keep this from ever happening again.
2. Arm extensions. Okay, we’ve all seen the dreaded chicken wing during a turn. Your instructor has probably made a big issue about this because arm extensions play a huge role in points when in front of a judge. A floppy arm will elicit big deductions - when it could have been avoided with a simple technique.
3. Maintaining control during positions. Often, this is an issue of technique more than it is one of strength. But, many ballerinas have difficulty keeping control of positions like the Penche, Foutté, Arabesque, and Pirouette, but they don’t know why. But what if it is an issue of strength? Then it’s time to learn how to trick your body into doing these moves with the control you need, until you gain the strength that will ensure results every time.
Watch out for these common mistakes and your audience will take one look at you and think you’ve been dancing since you were old enough to walk -which, okay, most ballerinas have.
If you’d like to learn more about how to gain an extra advantage in your ballet dancing, visit http://www.shoplizards.com/bibleballet.html . Audry Grant is the author of over a hundred online articles and has a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing.
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