The New Year 2010 is here already. What are your expectations? If you are not sure about possible hot trends that may affect growth of your business in 2010 make sure you read this post to the end.

At the end of every year or at the beginning of every New Year, experts around the world often predicts trends to watch out for in New Year. The entrepreneur magazine published one of such predictions collected from various experts last December 30.

Check out this excerpt now:

Scott Steinberg: Shiny Objects
In 2010, expect to see small-business owners becoming more tech-savvy, and increasingly going mobile, virtual and viral as a result. Not only is it now possible to tap into the power of smartphones, netbooks and
online services or cloud computing apps to slash overhead drastically and take your office wherever you go. It’s also viable to use social networks, microblogging applications and all-purpose multimedia devices’
to build buzz for products and brands, connect directly with consumers and source real-time customer feedback that allows you to optimize any sales effort or marketing campaign.

Allen Moon: E-Business
I see 2010 as the year when even the most low-tech online businesses see possibilities in mobile marketing. The vast majority of small businesses see “mobile” as the domain of larger companies and tech-savvy entrepreneurs, but there’s a lower barrier to entry than ever before. Every website needs to be mobile-friendly, at the very least. This way, you stand to benefit from geo-locating features on smart phones, and “recommendation apps” that send folks to your business. If you never get further than that, you’ve still come a long way.

Nina Kaufman: Making It Legal
I see a rise in collections problems. With the economy still in tight straits and a very likely (substantial) tax increase to fund the bailouts/stimulus packages/healthcare programs, small businesses will find cash flow even tighter in 2010. Entrepreneurs will be chasing after their clients to get paid, other companies will be chasing after them to get paid and the IRS and Departments of Labor will be chasing after everyone to get their hands on income and employment taxes (to replenish the depleted treasuries)–whether or not the amounts are actually overdue.

Go to entrepreneur magazine’s website for more predictions from business experts. Here is the link: 15 Predictions and Trends for 2010

I welcome you to year 2010 in french by saying
‘bonne année’ .

Since today is the first day in 2010 I think
it’s best day to discuss what happen in
year 2010 and how it will affect all you will
be doing this year.

What is special about year 1910?

In year 1910 a classic, practical prosperity
program was released by a man called
Wallace D. Wattles.

The title of the classic is ‘The Science of
Getting Rich‘. A lot of lives have been changed
with practical lesson in the book.

I can tell you with all confidence that most other
books that have read over the years are just
repeating teachings of Wallace D. Wattles in
their own word.

So what does this have to do with year 2010?

A lot!

If you intend becoming rich (no matter what ‘rich’
means in your dictionary) this is the best book I
will advice you read.

Visit website bellow to download free copy of the
book.

http://www.scienceofgettingrich.net

Now I want to ask you a question.

What are all the wonderful things that
happened in YOUR life and YOUR world
in … 2010?

A funny question right?

Yes it is.

Lately, I’ve been using a marketing principle
called ‘Reverse Engineering Process’. So what I
want you to do by asking you that question is to
imagine it’s December 31st 2010 – what have
you achieved.

Count your blessing in reverse. Be grateful to
God. Start new year with Gratitude.

I know you can do it.

I wish you happy New Year.

You know my area of expertise is ‘internet marketing’.
And specifically how to start or grow existing business
using internet.

Let me know how I can help you in 2010 to
achieve your internet Goal.

Email me here
or
Send SMS to 08063121325

You can do it.

Lateef

There are two basic ways to make money on
internet. No matter what you might have read.

The two ways are:

1. Trading traffic for money!
2. Trading time for money!

See, internet business is all about trading. You
are either trading your time for money or trading
website visitors (traffic) for money.

Trading time for money!

I will be very brief with this. In trading time
for money method all you need is to leverage your
skills for profit.

What did you know how to do well? Did you know
how to write articles, did you know how to proofread,
did you know how to post in forums, can you help
others to make comments on blogs, can you help then
set up free social media sites like squidoo, hubpages,
etc

May be you can design website or website graphics.
There are several things you can do for money. All
stuffs that other people have to do but won’t want
to do or don’t have time to do.

Net Profits Ltd is already recruiting article writers, traffic
assistants, graphic designer etc. If you are interested
simply email me here

Trading time for money!

This is where you send website traffic (visitors) to
your own website or affiliate website. Trading traffic
for money method is further divided into two models
namely:

Traffic Models!
- ways to attract visitors that you can
profit from.

Money Models!
- this is online income streams. Models
that actually bring money. This method is further
classified into 4 streams of income under which
affiliate marketing, info product creation, membership
site, google adsense website, website flipping etc
can be found.

Attached is the graphical picture of my internet marketing map.

It will give you overview of the big picture. If you want to
access the whole lessons login to IBC club forum here:

http://www.internetmarketingnigeria.com/club

If you are not a member yet visit http://www.internetbusinessclubng.com
to read more about what you stand to benefit as a member.

Tomorrow will be the last day of 2009.

And we will be entering a brand new year – 2010

Something happen in 1910.

Hey! I wasn’t around then but I read about it couple of years
ago. It will have alot of effect on your life and mine too. At least
if we want to achieve total success in 2010.

Today’s lesson will be very brief. It’s going to be simple as well. Now, don’t underestimate the importance to growth of your website. If you do it right – you can start seeing result in just few hours.

What am I talking about?

It is forum marketing.

Online forum is where people of same interest, hobbie,skills, or profession meet to discuss and share with each other. Most often it’s the first place member visit whenever suggestion or advice is need about his area of interest.

You gain lots of good quality traffic and subscribers by actively participating in online forum. It is not hard to do. If you can pay attention to forum member’s needs you are very close to gaining their attention.

It’s just like in politics. The Godfathers are those that have large followers already. They somehow gain trust of this people. When it’s election time they can easily lead to where they want, even at last hour.

You can do same thing online.

First search google for at least 10 active forums in your market. You can also search forum directories like www.big-boards.com. If you’ve been actively following big bang lessons you must be having good numbers of active forums that you visits already.

Sign up with the forum of your choice.

Create profile. When creating profile take note of sig.file column. Create sig file. In case you don’t know signature file is few promotion lines that follows every post you make. It is not difficult to create. Just write a line or two about what they can get on from your website e.g 7 insider secret of……… visit: www………

Now make sure that everyday from today you make sure you respond to at least 5 to 10 post in each of the 10 forum. If you are one or second person to respond you can get better exposure.

For maximum exposure make sure you start a new thread yourself. Your post can be collection of something good that you come across online that will be interesting to your audience. It may even be about what you read in the news about your market. Google alert, other blog website and news feeds will help here.

Possible results.

If your thread or thread you participate in gets 200 to 500 views. 10 of that will give us 2000 to 5000 views. Now if your post is helpful and if your sig file is catchy, many people will end up on your site.

Do this today. And also put it on your daily to do list. We will surely explore other ways to tap into forum opportunity in future.

In exactly 10mins or less from now you will discover 7 ways to earning $1,000 in as little as 7 days.  I first publish the article you are about to read as a section in a report I released exactly 5 years ago.

I came across it yesterday while digging my archive for something good from the past that still relevant today to share with you. The most amazing thing in this report is that all 7 ideas are still practicable today. Not only that, over the years I have used 4 of the methods consistently to earn myself cool bucks online.

I didn’t care to edit the article at all so that you can get it as it was published then.

Now it’s your turn.  Start exploring now!

Step to earning $1,000 within 7 days any time you need it

In this section you will be reading action step to earning $1,000 within 7 days any time you need it. To give you a quick recap. Bellow is what you will be reading about:

•    1.Reprint Right Method
•    2. Ebay Brokerage Business /Finders fee method
•    3. Selling Internet Site To Local Business
•    4. Special Prelaunch Info Product Creation
•    5. Packaging Old Books Method
•    6. High Ticket Item.
•    7. Joint Venture Broker.

Method 1

Reprint Right Method: with this method you will get right to sell other peoples proofing products. Lots of top gurus online have succeeded in doing this. Have also make few bucks selling reprint right products on Internet.

Though this method requires you to invest few bucks on this product if you want right to the products that lost of other people are not also promoting online. You know the meaning of that. Competition!

Steps:

To get right to products to sell online. Search any to search engine for “reprint right product” you will get turns of products with reprint right. However I will recommend this site www.instantproductclub.com. Take a look at the site.

Since most of this products comes with web site with proofing copies you          wouldn’t need to design new web copy, all you will just have to do is to make few changes.

Then to promote the site I will advice you follow the Joint Venture method above. Search for ezine owners that can promote your product to their clients for commission but now you are the product owner.

Before I forget you need a means of collecting payment from your clients. If you cannot use www.clickbank.com services get a friend that has paypal account to use it to receive payment or you sign up with www.mypaysystem.com. However, have use egold (www.e-gold.com) to receive payment before.

Method 2

Ebay Brokerage Business/Finders Fee:

Ebay is now regarded as no1 world online market. Lot’s of people are now selling their products on ebay. You don’t necessarily need to have product to sell before you can also share in this billion dollars market.

You can start what we call ebay brokerage business. You will be selling other peoples products that are not on ebay yet.

But then I have a better method. Instead of selling products for those that don’t have their products on ebay yet. You will be selling more products for those that have product listed on ebay through your joint venture method.

To start. Search  www.google.com for “ebay Hot Item Lists” to know what’s hot on ebay.

Once you get your result. Select a product and search that category on ebay to select those that have highest bid.

Then contact the products owners and tell them how you can turn several thousands of their products for them fast without even using ebay and at no cost to them.

Once they agree with you. Search www.google.com again for newsletter or ezine owners in the same category. Then propose a joint venture to them and bring them together with the product owners.

Take your commission and go ahead search for more products, bring together.

If you need more assistance on this let me know.

Method 3

Internet Business For Local Business: As internet keeps becoming more popular some local business have started making use of internet to promote their services and even get more clients. But then lots of small companies are not yet online.

That’s where you service comes in. What you do is to search for groups of people that you want to target with your web business service. For example have seen lots of smart people with web site for real-estate companies.

You can start your own in other categories profiling groups like churches in Nigerian or Charity organizations in Nigeria.

You will build website for this companies and profile their company’s site in your central site so that you can help them promote it with other clients.

Did you tell me you couldn’t do this? Ok wait a friend without web-building experience have been doing this for long.

All he just do is to get a group to target them contact this groups. Promote the service to them telling them how their business can benefit from new technology.

When he gets the contract he just contact a web designer to complete the project while they just share the money.

The funny part is that he will continue to earn from this companies since they will still need to update their services and he will be charging them for this and for listing their companies’ site on his on main directory site.

So start something in this line tomorrow.

Method 4

Prelaunch- infopreneuring:

This is selling information products even without completing the product yet. So people pay you even before you write your ebook. The most important thing is for you to target a market with lots people that are hungry for your information products.

You don’t have to even write the book yourself. You can get somebody with special knowledge that you know this people want. Post a win win letter to him to co-author a book with you.

Then you get somebody to write a sales copy for you. You can get people to bid for your sales copy at www.elance.com all you just have to do is to tell them what you want to do with the sales copy and what you want inside the copy.

When you have sales copy tests it on ebay. Get it listed on ebay. But what you do is this; you will not be selling the ebook directly but the reprint right to special people.

With that you can sell few copies at high price fast.

Method 5

Packaging Old book for sales Online:

There are lots of sellable market ready information on public domains. These books are old books that have not more copyright on them.

You can just get any of this book and start selling online. Rebecca fine and several other people are already doing this.

To start this also:

Go Online  & find a book now out-of-point & in the public domain.
Visit- www.healthresearchbooks.com though you will have to pay to get book on that site. (Few links will be included about where you can get free public domain book in my multi million naira Rolodex)

Tips – Search titles – find something juicy. Search for books on the following subjects: sex, food, money, stress, and depression.
Pick a book.  Search Online at www.google.com to see whether somebody is already selling ebook format of this- if it is not in ebook format yet.
Get the book.

Get domain name using actual title of the book.
Write A Sales letter or you get somebody to do the writing of the copy for you.
Open account with www.clickbank or www.mypaysystem.com to receive payment. Or use e-gold account.
Build one page Website build.
Write every list owner you can find in the Category of your books topic.
Search         – google.com/groups
www.ezine-universe.com
www.ezinesearch.com
www.e-zines.com
www.bestezines.com

Write a short letter & email it to each list owner.  Tell them about your ebook.  Tell them they can make fifty percent for every copy they sell.

Write every friend you have urge them to buy – Use viral market power to your advantage.

Method 6

Promoting High Ticket Item: This is one of the fast methods to earn high income online. You sell products or services that are highly priced.

Though most of high-ticket item you will find will require little investment but the investment usually worth it.

Since this method is the same as promoting other peoples affiliate programs the steps are still the same.

Visit www.associateprograms.com to find high-ticket item products. That is a product with high price. Usually starting from $500.

Once you find one research the site and their product. Now think of group of people you can target with this product.

Since you want to make money quick doing this you will still have to make use of your Joint Venture techniques. So search for ezines and site in the same category with your product. Contact the ezine owner’s form a deal with them. Simple.

Method 7

JV Broker:  Just like what we have been discussing. With this method all you have to do is to search online for groups of people with the same interest. Relate with this people.

Visit the same forums where they are concentrated. Subscribe to ezines they read. Just get to know more about their interest or you even ask them what they want.

Then go ahead search for products owner that meet their demands online. Strike a deal with them. Tell them that you have a group of people that will be interest in their product and you can link them if they will be glad to share their profit with you and the ezine owner or the website owner where you’ve found this group of people that needs the products.

Get the ezine owner to endorse the product and you share the profit. Simple.

“…Maybe you should rule your computer, instead of letting it rule you!” - Laurie Meade

I know the title sounds strange …so you are wondering and asking what could your doctor have with internet marketing. Well, you will soon find out but what I want you to bear in mind as you read this article is simple. It is an order from your doctor.

Now, before I tell you what your doctor has to do with internet marketing, I won’t mind if you just drop some lines on how you are doing with the Big Bang …just use the comment box below and don’t forget if you are having any issue we are here to help you resolve it …Don’t waste time trying to figure it out on your own.

…Back to the topic of the day.

Dear friend, do you find yourself sitting down with blood shot eyes facing your computer? …While the rest of the family is either waiting for you to get ready or perhaps has gone out without you to a place where you were all suppose to go.

Do you notice you jump on the PC once you are back home …seems difficult to find time for anything else …there are only but a few reasons why you won’t be sitting next to your system and they included; inability on your side to make it to any of the internet service providers to make payment, you have paid but the service is just not working …our honourable PHCN (formally known as NEPA) has done it again or you just couldn’t get fuel for your generator.

Do you find yourself taking your meals while going through your emails, reading another web page, and that is also while you are waiting for a free download to finish, so you can start digesting the content that is promising you something bigger than the last email you received?

…You are in bed but you just can’t take your mind off that offer …if only I can get that done now.

Or

If you are like many others that browse from a cafe, then you are always asking the cafe attendant for just a few minutes …you need a download to finish …you need to hit one more link …yet you have been browsing for God knows when.

I don’t need to ask, if you see yourself doing that. We all do unless you are not serious about the subject of internet marketing. Infact I think I should rather ask you how many times have you fallen asleep while working on your system?

Why write on this?

It recently came to my awareness that people generally find it difficult to actually take out some time to rest not to talk of taking a Vacation, especially when we tend to feel job or economic pressure, just as the world is somewhat experiencing at the moment.

For those of us in Lagos we may have taken sometime to rest today been the last Saturday (environmental sanitation) of the month, not because we want to but because their is a “no movement sanction” on such days.

Come to think of it, apart from your night rest and days as describe above, do you ever find out time to rest and relax your mind from all the challenges that life could bring? There is something about balancing work, rest and other daily activities that can make a whole lot of different in the result you get.

My chairman once said, “you can not operating at your full capacity without rest”. That’s very true …you will not just be operating below expectation, you will also not be useful to yourself, your family, your coworkers as well as your company.

As you make it a point of duty to log on to the internet also make it a priority to create time to rest and find time to attend to other things.

…imagine you broke down/fall sick and just can’t do anything but rest, infact the doctor asked that you stay in the hospital, so they can monitor you more closely (though not good for your imagination). Will you do otherwise?

For instance, it is our culture here in the office to go on a one day off basically on the last day of every month, though we tend to skip this atimes, especially when we have a few extra stuffs to do. You can do the same if your work allows you, If not make an alternative provision.

If you are a working class, you may want to ask a trusted coworker to back you up (am not suggesting you have them lying on your behave) while you take some time off, they should be willing to do it for you most especially when you offer to return the favor.

All you need is a peaceful retreat from stress that may arise from work whether at your place of work or what may unknowing be turning to internet addition. You need to balance things up with how you live your entire life.

You might want to close early at work on such days, if you won’t be allowed to stay away and just go somewhere to cool off. Just find something you enjoy doing that does not require effort.

You have as many options as your imagination can think of …from going for a treat at any of the eatery to a walk at the beach …you might as well choose to go watch a movie …what about visiting places you have never been to before? Whatever the option, just think it through.

Don’t wait until you are knocked down or burned out by the unnecessary stress (called work) that we sometimes place on ourselves. Taking out time to rest and relax while you get involve in other things that can help you get rejuvenated, therefore making it possible for you to resume work with more energy and focus.

If you find it difficult to do any of the suggestions above …here is some thing I do once in a while, I plan my leisure and other activities that free up my mind in such a way that I can have them while at home.

I sometime choose to play with the kids of my neighbour …find friends and just chat off the feeling of stress and pressure. These days I newly incorporated one good idea I have come to love …I simply put off my system no matter what I have to do and head for midweek service …I was really finding it difficult doing any of this things last year.

Bringing this to an end, I need to say that rest, vacations and a total balance of your life activities are very important, just as making enough money is important. You need to watch your online habit, don’t allow it become an addition.

I perceive someone, saying “let it become an addiction as long as am making enough money”.

Nevertheless, I need you to remember that, this is an order from your doctor. So, if I were you I will take it while I get myself ready for what is to come in the coming month.

…Though we don’t actually take the advice of doctors in this part of the word serious, I want to advice that we all turn a new leaf.

I have to stop here and possibly plan my time off; I need to join you in taking a rest. My Boss was considering going to Ikoyi on Monday, actually he had in mind doing that yesterday but for the busy week at SADC which held the sixth edition of an Internet Marketing Boot Camp tagged, Demystifying the internet VI, a one week event in which he was  a facilitator.

Am hoping he ask me to come along, hopeful I can convince him that we should go see the “PALMS” …since I have been considering going there, I heard a whole lot of things had change since I last visited it.

Don’t worry, I may as well ask you to join us, once he approves of it but until then go have some fun …catch some rest …just give yourself some break and don’t forget live a balance life. You do need it.

Francis Alaeto

There are two primary choices in life; to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them. - Denis Waitley

Bigbang! Bigbang! Bigbang! The HIT is ON and we are gradually moving on. Hope you are still on track? By now, you should have or at least be getting ready to register a domain name for the niche market of your choice. We won’t want to have anyone lagging behind.

However, I have something to share with you today that once well understood will help you through the rest of the training. It is about something we engage in every other day of our life …It also has the power to affect how well you make it through this training.

What could this be?
Someone ones defined “life as a catalog of choice.” No matter how you look at it Everything that you see around you today is only a reflection of the choices you made. It doesn’t matter whether they were consciously or unconsciously made …ones made they either stand to make or mar you.

Starting from the moment you wake up in the morning to the moment you go to bed at night, you are constantly making decisions. From wanting to sleep some more to finding an excuse that might just enable you stay at home or better still get up and go to work …Sometimes it even on something as simple as what to eat for breakfast, launch as well as dinner.

There are only a few things you do not have say to. Things like where you were born, what the colour of your skin should be? Who are to be your parent? …and a few others. Apart from this few things you are in control …Yes, you have the power to decide what you get from life.

Let think of it this way, why are you reading this blog? Why did you subscribe to our newsletters? Why join in the 90daysbigbang? You don’t have to learn internet marketing not to talk of becoming an internet marketer? You don’t even have to be rich? – Its all a thing of choice.

Yes, you made the choice to learn and become an internet marketer or perhaps all you ever wanted was just to make an extra cool cash to take care of some needs.

Now, Its up to you to make the choice to follow through the daily steps or let it drag on another day? You might even be tempted or pressured by situation to drop the whole idea though I don’t think that what you want to do however we can’t make that decision for you.

Why am I saying this? …You see in one of our advance training, someone recently called the office and opted to drop. According to him it was due to some reasons beyond his control. Why would you do that?

While I hate sounding negative, I also don’t love shying away from reality. Realities such as the negativity that seems to be facing us here in Nigeria. I mean the ones common to all. Things like power failure, internet connection and so on.

Most of us are already aware of what recent happened to “Rich Kid”. If you have not read about it, you may still want to give your own answer to the question posed by the post – “If you lost it all”

It might also interest you to know that back here in the office, we have been experience poor internet connection but we have refuse to allow any of these things stop the flow of our activity, though it has some effect on our work. We chose to be in charge.

The big question now is, “Can you stay positive even with all the negative happenings around you? This is still a choice for you to make.

You are the President of Your life. If only you can learn to master the process of choosing, you can take control of every aspects of your life. You have the choice to stay complaining or make the choice to turn things around.

You must accept the responsibility for everything that happens to you. If for any reason you are faced with frustration, challenges, just remember that you are in charge and whichever way you choose to react …its consequences will be the result of the life you will have to live.

You own yourself the responsibility to live a better life, your family is looking up to you. Whether you meet up with the demands or not, just bear in mind that to flee responsibility is in itself a choice.

No choice in itself is right or wrong but when you take the time to think through its effect, you get to see whether that’s what you wanted.

From my past experiences so far, I have learned that no matter what the situations may be, within us lies enormous power to change whatever it is we don’t like about our lives and situations. It may only take time but it can be done.

The way you choose to see the world creates your world. If you are not satisfied with something, don’t just sit there talking about it, rather choose to talk about the thing you like …seek for ways to change things, keep a positive mind, only by so doing will you be able to move on.

Finally, don’t let anything stop you from achieving your goals …always remember the REASON WHY you choose to be a part of this 90daysbigbang. You can make it as big as you want, If only you choose to.

Francis Alaeto

Dear Subscriber,

I almost lost my life yesterday when I was attacked by gangs
of armed robbers (fully armed) on my way home. It was a very
funny experience because till now it still looks like I just
finish watching a ‘high tech robbery movie’.

In my mind I can still see ‘VIVIDLY’ how one of the devil’s
agent ‘PLUGGED’ his gun in my stomach. I asked myself, what if
he had accidentally pull the trigger – that could have be the end.

Thank God he didn’t. At least I am still here telling the story.
However, they left with everything they found with me.

You see, this incident reminds me of question a reporter once as a multi-millionaire business man. The report asked ‘if you lose it all tomorrow what will happen’? In response the business man says I will make it all back within months because all I needs to acquire it all back is in my mind and head.

If the reporter is to ask me the same question now my response will still be same.

What is the message in this?

1. We all have to understand the importance of investing  in ourselves, if possible more than we invests in physical acquisitions, at least they (bad belly guys) can’t take this away from you. How I wish they knew that what I have in my head can’t be compared (in anyway) to what they took away from me.

2. Learn to give back to others as much as you can.

In summary, I see this as opportunity to start AFRESH.

Hey, I hope this is not the first time you are reading about the word PiggyBack from me. If it is, better search this forum for my previous article on it.

Today I want to share a quick short tip to getting instant flood of visitor to your website using piggyback system. The system is very simple but powerful. You can even start using it immediately. And the best part of it is that it is not actually new. Lots of people uses this system without knowing. Let me explain using a fellow nigerians website as case study.

Late last year I came across a website – http://www.startupsnigeria.com through one of internetmarketingnigeria.com subscriber. I love the concept of the website. As the faith will have it I got request to be inteviewed by one of their team. Since I love the concept of the site I grant his request. They just publish copy of the interview on their website. You can read it here: Lateef Olajide Nigeria Internet Business Growth Stragist Interviewed.

Now you may want to ask, how does my being interviewed by a start up website in nigeria relates to getting website traffic?

Don’t worry I will tell you.

The website www.startupsnigeria.com was launched last april. Which means it is still less than 9months old. According to information from alexa.com (online web ranking service) startupsnigeria.com is among fast growing website in nigeria with alexa ranking of less that 100K.

Now here is the nugget. This website has interviewed top guys that have good followers in the past. I mean guys like Seun Osewa the Founder, Nairaland, Emmanuel Oluwatosin – Co-founder, Nairahost among others.

One thing is obvious majority of followers of this guys will end up visiting the website to read the interview and probably make comments just like many of you will be doing with mine. However, the interview strategy may not be the only traffic generating system startupsnigeria.com use.

This is a great hook to get instant visitors to your website. The print newspaper and magazines does this always. Whenever the notice anybody with good followers they don’t wait longer to put the picture of the person on frontpage of their publication.

You can do same thing. What is your website all about? Who are the key people in your market? Who did you know has the type of audience you need? Make a list of them. Find few information about the person. You can google the persons name. Shoot the person email request for interview. The list you will get is no. But I can tell you 7 to 8 in 10 will accept your offer. Everybody wants publicity, even the public shy ones. Many will even be happy if they know that what they will be sharing will be of help to few other people.

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: matt 7.7

And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. Luke 11.9

Interview somebody today and see how your website traffic will SOAR!

By the way read my interview on startupnigeria.com and don’t hesitate to add comment. I love you.

And to founder and team of www.startupnigeria.com I say FLY, FLY, FLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! You are doing great.

Happy New year! So its 2009.
Today is the 5th day of the year and the Big Bang kicks off today …It promise to be Big. All I can say is “It’s time for a CHANGE. Yes, its time for RESULT.” Are you set for the journey ahead?

…As I Meditate.
It was as if I had a voice saying “the holidays are over.” “But what does that have to do with the New Year?” Another voice asked. A third voice then said. “It’s time to get back to work.”

Work! screamed the first two voices, and without wasting time, the third voice replied saying, “YES SERIOUS AND PRODUCTIVE WORK.”

“Where do I start?” Asked one of the first two voices. “After all I have been working all through the other years.”

The third voice finally asked the other two voices, the following questions before going silent.

First it said, “you’ve bought a lot of revenue-generating training material, attended seminars, read up every email you got from those on whose list you are, but how many of them have you actually followed to the very end?”

“Are you actually doing what is required of you?”

“You have some results to show for it but how explosive is the result compare to the information at your disposal?”

The best part of the questions that actually got the first two voices thinking, was the question;

“In this one year will you make it a priority to take the bull by the horns and build an explosive Internet business?”

Dear friend and reader, while the above illustration may sound like a story, where would you place yourself in that conversation? First, Second or the third voice?

If my guess is right, then you will want to take some time and actually ponder on the question, “In this one year will I make it a priority to take the bull by the horns and build an explosive Internet business?”

And if you are a working class, you can rephrase the question as “Is this the year that I will quit my JOB because I AM making more money online than my BOSS can ever pay me? -  I purposely personalize those statement …just to enable it sink deep down your imagination.

As you think about the beginning of the New Year and all the things you want to achieve, below are a few lines to meditate on, it will surely give light to your internet marketing dreams even as the Big Bang kicks off today.

First I want you to know that 2008 is gone forever.
However, it was a remarkable year, one that left us with lots of memories. It left a significant footprint in the sands of history. 2008 will always be remembered by student of history …Americans …Kenyans …as well as Nigerians.

It was a year that put to office the 44th President of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama, the first African American to be elected President of the United States …All things are possible. That was the lesson.

One question you may ask yourself “Did he or his parent ever imagined he might run for president, talk less of winning?”

…Actually if they did, they may as well have called him BARRY instead of BARACK – Laughing.

Back here in Nigeria, it was a thing of joy as the Labour Party flag bearer Adams Oshiomole witnessed the election results upturned and himself declared winner of the gubernatorial position and eventually sworn in.

And for those of us at Internet Marketing Nigeria, it was a year of achievement and to our subscribes I know it was a turning point in the life of many especially for the lucky winner of our do it all for you web project -Jimmy Tonade.

Nevertheless, it was not all good, the whole world in general had it own fair share of the bad times that 2008 brought. Many were affected by the Global Crisis.

There were reports of earthquakes with China accounting for a substantial amount of casualties.

Whether you heard of it or not, there were incidents of suicide killings and bombings in Iraq and more recently Mumbai in India.

The Nigeria stock market crash was yet another blow that left many broke and confuse. I learnt that some people had to take their lives,  maybe they had all their life savings in there.

Some stock brokers went into hiding, trying to save their heads after all the failed advice they had left their clients with.

You may never have to remember the Jos riots that led to the death of over two hundred people and an undisclosed number of National Youth Service Corps members but what of those that were directly affected.

…Not a pleasant experience.

Why am I bring this up at a time like this, when we are suppose to be celebrating life? And looking up to a promising year.

Dear friend, I don’t know for you but I know there are a lot of people who will get carried away by the success they already have and forget there is even more to achieve. Refuse to be one.

If for you, 2008 was nothing good to write about then I have to mention this. However bad it has been, dwelling in the past won’t get you anywhere.

Failures, challenges and mistakes are inevitable in life. You may be faced with some disturbing ones. However refuse the temptation of never wanting to venture out because of the fear of failure. For It is not how many times you fail that matters, what matters is your ability to get up, dust yourself and say to yourself “yet another trial”.

Do yourself a favor to forget the past …put the past where it belongs – behind you and move on with your life. This is your year! You can make it.

Finally, I want you to know that for the fact you are living and reading this, you should be thankful to God and that this is a confirmation that if you play your part, the year will be a great one for you.

Once again, on behave of IMN, Happy New year to every Nigerian and also to all our subscribes and readers in all the countries of the world.

Have a great year.
Francis Alaeto.