Archive for July, 2006

Maybe Your Goals Are Too High

I was on the phone with Jack.
“I just don’t think I can make a living online,” said Jack.
I was on the phone with Jack because he’s one of my subscribers. He sent me an email saying his back was to the wall.
He had been trying and trying to make this “online business thing” work, and [...]

Just Get Started, Part 2

I’m sitting in the back of the room at Dr Mike Woo-Ming and Howard Schwartz’s “AdSense Immersion” seminar in New York.
People paid big bucks to be here, it’s a small group…and you’d be surprised at how many “gurus” are in the room.
Mike Filsaime is here.
So is Carl Galletti.
Rick Buttz. Len Thurmond.
Tip of the iceburg.
Why am [...]

Don't Do This To Your Customers…

I’m staying at the Hilton Long Island this weekend, and the hotel has given me a great lesson in how not to treat my customers. I thought I would share it with you. The lesson: don’t you treat your customers like this, either.
Dear Hilton Hotels,
I realize that a human will probably not read this.
And I [...]

The Master Key To Success

How many times have you heard self-help or business gurus talk about how they ‘uncovered’ the ‘real secrets’ of success? Hundreds? Thousands?
Right. Me too.
Well, let me save you some money and time. Forget the gurus for a moment.
Here is the real, true, ‘Master Secret of Success’:
Just get started!
Don’t laugh.
The problem most business people, entrepreneurs, and [...]

Three Ways To Break Through Skepticism

You probably don’t need me to tell you this, but prospects are more skeptical online than ever before.
The Holy Grail of online marketing is getting the prospect’s email address (so you can start building a permission-based marketing relationship with them).
In the not-too-distant past, you could generate leads online simply by offering a free newsletter or [...]

For Copywriters Only

A few days ago I made it known that I would soon begin publishing a newsletter written especially for copywriters.
We’re ready to roll.
http://copywritingsuccesstips.com/
This will only interest you if you make your living as a copywriter (or aspire to).
Unadvertised bonus: when you sign up, you will get access to a free tele-seminar in which I [...]

New Home For Ray Edwards Online

If you’ve noticed that a few things are different (or even missing) on this site, it’s because:

I moved the site to a new, dedicated server. There were just too many problems with the server being overcome with traffic at the site “old” home.
I have settled on a new system for managing the content on my [...]