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Laurie Burton talks to us today about becoming a better speaker and having a better presence so that you overcome the fear of failure and aversion to risk, and instead, be captivating and charismatic in your delivery. Display TranscriptRobert Plank: Laurie Burton is an internationally recognized innovator and author who has helped thousands of people improve their ability to communicate effectively, thereby creating more success in business and in life. She is the author of Presenting You, and her techniques generate dramatic results in an amazingly short time, from one-on-one coaching, to seminars, and corporate groups, promoting the use of each individual's unique passion, energy, and animation. She encourages attendees to her workshops to be comfortable with themselves, creating more effective opportunities to lead, inspire, express, convince, and sell. That sounds like a great list. Welcome to the show, Laurie. Laurie Burton: Oh my goodness, what a list! Robert Plank: What a big promise to live up to!

Ajay Prasad from GMR Web Team and creator of RepuGen software tells us how business owners need to focus on their repeat customers AND how to differentiate to reach their ideal customer. He works with urgent care providers, dentists, local business and more to increase (and in some cases, save) their business with Yelp ratings, SEO, PPC, website updates, reputation, followup, and more. Display TranscriptRobert Plank: Ajay Prasad is formerly a marketer for a few Fortune 10 companies and he now owns GMR Web Team, GMR Transcription, and his brand new business, RepuGen. Ajay has focused his career on helping SMB's maximize revenue and reach through the internet. Ajay, I'm Robert. Nice to meet you. Ajay Prasad: Very nice to meet you, Robert. I'm happy to be here. Robert Plank: Awesome. I'm happy, too. What I want to know is, what is it that you do and how are you different from everyone else out there? Ajay Prasad: What we do is essentially we help small- and medium-size businesses maximize their sales from th

Donald Mazzella, author of the upcoming book, "Recalculating: 97 Experts on Driving Small Business Growth" tells us how to make great decisions in business, whether it has to do with leadership, marketing, operations, human capital, or finance. Display TranscriptRobert Plank: Our guest today is Donald P. Mazella. Donald P. Mazella is a political and lifestyle expert who's been seen on MSNBC, Bloomberg, and in the Wall Street Journal. He is the COO of Information Strategies Inc, a company that helps business managers improve profits. He currently oversees a prints and internet publication network centered around Small Business Digest, with more than 3.2 million opt-in small business readers and healthcare industry stakeholders. Cool. Donald, I'm Robert. Nice to meet you. Donald Mazzella: Good to be here. Thanks for having me. Robert Plank: No problem. Tell me about yourself. Tell me about what you do? Donald Mazzella: Basically, right now we've just put together a book, 97 Experts on How to Grow a Small B

Joshua Belanger from OptionSizzle tells us how to remove the fear and greed, overcome common financial obstacles and take control of your own money. Display TranscriptRobert Plank: Today's guest is Joshua Belanger. He was a once struggling professional wrestler delivering pizzas and is now recognized as one of the leading experts with trading options and alternative investment opportunities to generate passive income. That's a mouthful but I'm super glad to have you on the show Joshua. Joshua Belanger: Yeah. You need to shorten that, but thanks. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to rock the mic for the next 20 minutes. Robert Plank: Awesome. What is it that you do? Joshua Belanger: Listening to that, and listening to it a few different times I think the way that I've shortened it down is that I help investors get over the 2 biggest obstacles I've seen over the last 12 years. What are those obstacles or hurdles? Fear and greed, so that's what I look to help them with. Robert Plank: Isn't that the

Jon Haver from Authority Website Income and BrandBuilders and tell us how he flips website properties in his online portfolio, including the amazing story of how he bought a business for $50k and sold it for $350k just a few months later. Display TranscriptRobert Plank: Jon Haver has been building online businesses for the past 7 years and just recently left his day job to pursue online entrepreneurship full time. His current focus is turning Amazon Affiliate sites into FBA businesses and has generated a 500% ROI. I don't know about you guys but I'm super excited. How are things today, Jon? Jon Haver: Things are great, it's a nice sunny day here and just looking out over some water at my [inaudible 00:00:42] office setup and it's fantastic. Robert Plank: Just living the dream. Cool. I understand that you're going to be telling us today about affiliate sites and about Amazon FBA, so could you get us all caught up and tell us about what exactly is it that you do? Jon Haver: Sure. I think like probably a lot

David Barnett, author of "How To Sell My Own Business" talks to us about the process and specific things he does to sell a business, so you can avoid the pitfalls of dealing with an inexperienced broker and also save yourself the typical 10-12 percent commission brokers usually take when you sell your business. Display TranscriptRobert Plank: Today's guest is David Barnett. He's the author of How to Sell My Own Business, a Guide to Selling Your Own Business Privately and Not Pay a Broker's Commission. David, welcome to the show. David Barnett: Thanks, Robert, for having me. It's great to be on with you today. Robert Plank: I'm happy to be talking to you. How to sell your own business, how do you do it? David Barnett: The book comes about because of my experience as a business broker. I spent 4 years working full time as a business broker helping people sell businesses and acting as an intermediary. I learned a lot along the way. 1 of the things, of course, that I learned is the majority of business owners

Anmol Singh from LiveTraders.com shares his journey from stock trading, to becoming an independent trader, then diversifying with rental properties, online training courses, software, and tons of other areas. He shares with us: his amazingly simple time management system that involves a simple notepad his distinction between a "gig" and a business (and only doing those things that you're good at, that you also have a passion about) that you should not only do what you say you'll do, but stop dreaming and take action Display TranscriptRobert Plank: Anmol Singh is a professional stock market trader and founder and CEO of multiple companies involved with education, finance, investing, social apps, real estate, all kinds of stuff. He's going to talk to us today about how he started those businesses and how he manages his time and runs those businesses. How are things today, Anmol? Anmol Singh: I'm great. Thanks for having me. Robert Plank: Cool. It sounds like you have a lot of stuff in progress, a lot

Tasha Scott, a "recovering victim" and author of "Don't Limit Me" shares her insights to get the most out of your day and become your best self. Tasha shares with us: how a coach gave her that safe place to resolve out one problem after another how journaling gave her a no-judgement zone how she discovered the best way to communicate without getting emotional (and avoid the extremes of being "too quiet" or a "complainer") and more! Display TranscriptRobert Plank: We're here with Tasha Scott and she has a new book that has ignited a movement, the "Don't Limit Me" movement. The movement challenges women who feel stuck, living their lives on other people's terms to take action and stop self-living. Tasha, welcome to the show. I'm excited to hear about how everyone can become their best selves and kick some butt. Tasha Scott: Thank you Robert, I'm excited to be here. Robert Plank: Tell me about yourself. Tell me about this "Don't Limit Me" and what makes you special. Tasha Scott: Sure, sure. Well I t

LinkedIn master Mike Shelah talks to us about the ABC's of LinkedIn: Always Be Connecting, Always Be Cultivating, and Always Be Customizing. Use the LinkedIn social network to find your dream job or get an "in" with whatever joint venture you want to achieve. Display TranscriptRobert Plank: We're going to be talking about LinkedIn with Mr. Mike Shelah. Now, Mike is a LinkedIn-made man. He is a sales pro who rocketed his way to the top. Thanks to effective networking skills. Mike teaches others how to harness the power of LinkedIn, infectious, enthusiastic, and practical. I can't wait to talk to this guy. Hey, Mike. How are things today? Mike Shelah: Robert, things are wonderful. Thank you so much for having me on the show. Robert Plank: I'm glad to have you, and the big reason is because ... I mean, this site called "LinkedIn." Maybe I should get logged in right now. LinkedIn. I have an account. I filled stuff out. I've made a group. I've done a couple different things, but I really don't get it, so I'm ho

Melissa Krivachek talks to us today and shares how to get anything we want in life (better relationships, money, clarity, focus, less stress, and more abundance) by focusing on just one area at a time. Attain peak performance whether you're an introvert or extrovert, even if you "think" you can't do it or you "think" you aren't creative enough. Display TranscriptRobert Plank: Our guest today is Melissa Krivachek, and she has written five books and is a three-time international bestselling author. She's been honored by the National Council of American Executives at the top one percent of U.S. executives in both 2015 and 2016, has been featured on the cover of Evolution Magazine, all kinds of cool stuff. Melissa, welcome to the show. Melissa Krivachek: Thanks Rob for having me. Robert Plank: I know literally nothing at all about what it is that you do, so what is it that you do? Melissa Krivachek: I love helping people not only tap into their passion but monetize it and help them realize, you can have every

Chris Miles from MoneyRipples.com tells us how to get our financial situation in order. We cover everything from an easy tool (and app) you can use to track your in and out (plus business AND personal) expenses called Mint.com. He also tells us what to do whether you're a spender, saver, or steward of your money. And a whole lot more! Display TranscriptRobert Plank: Today we're going to talk with Chris Miles, the cash flow expert. He's a leading authority on how to quickly free up and create cash flow for thousands of his clients. How are things today, Chris? Chris Miles: Just fantastic, man. How are you doing? Robert Plank: I am super. I'm fantastic times a thousand. So you say you're a cash expert. I don't really know what that is, and when I think of cash flow expert, I think of Suze Orman, Dave Ramsey, Robert Kiyosaki. Is that kind of along the same lines or is that different? Chris Miles: Take Dave Ramsey or Suze Orman and then totally do the opposite of the advice that they give, and that's basicall

Alex Genadinik, whose Android app is ranked #1 in the Google Play store for the term "business" has 87 courses on uDemy and has sold to over 66,000 students. He's going to tell us how he sells on a high traffic platform called uDemy (which is as "hot" as the iTunes app store was years ago), how he comes up with ideas and gets traffic to his video courses. Resources uDemy Marketplace (uDemy) Email Alex (Email) Get a Discount on All Alex's uDemy Courses (uDemy Courses) Display TranscriptWe have a really special guest today, he knows a lot about this platform called uDemy.com, his name is Alex Genadinik. He's a three-time Amazon best-selling author, creator of some of the top mobile apps for entrepreneurs, and a prolific online instructor with over 80 courses on uDemy. You know what Alex, I'm looking at your uDemy page and I'm seeing you have 66,000 students, you have almost 1800 reviews, that's pretty dang crazy so welcome to the show. Alex Genadinik: I'm excited to share everything that I know about u

Loren Weisman from LorenWeisman.com, Leveraging Smart, and the "Wait What Really Ok Podcast" tells how to dial in your message with the hot, warm and cold members of your tribe... Display TranscriptRobert Plank: Loren Weisman is going to talk to us about the marketing and branding worlds, and connecting businesses to audiences and doing that with a more direct style of engagement, conversation, and communication in order to create authentic conversions and so much more. Tell me what about everything that it is that you do. Loren Weisman: Well Robert, I came with ... I'll summarize it quickly. I came from a background in music. I was a session and ghost drummer which meant that I worked behind a lot of people for a lot of years, about 700 albums in very behind the scenes fashion. I saw the largest successes, the biggest failures, the smallest successes, and everywhere in between. As I went to producing music, I went over to television, I started to venture out and see that a lot of the blueprints around mark

My business partner for the past 7 1/2 years, Lance Tamashiro, is going to share with us how he "cracks the free traffic" code on Twitter, Fiverr, iTunes, Amazon... using just a few simple rules: Model what already exists so you can reverse engineer for an easy starting point Know where you're at -- check out your existing rankings, clicks, etc. Login to that "platform" or marketplace once a day so they see you're active and checking Send external traffic whenever possible -- for example, send Twitter traffic to Fiverr or Amazon Know which variable you want to improve and watch that number improving with small tweaks and tests (once per week) Use relevant keywords to give users of that platform a better experience and to "please" the owners of that platform Resources Profit Dashboard (Fiverr course) Lance Tamashiro's (Blog) Display TranscriptRobert Plank: We're going to talk about traffic. Lance Tamashiro has been my business partner for I think about 7 ½ years. The reason why he became my

Today's Sponsors: Income Machine, Podcast Crusher and Make a Product "You are rewarded in public for the things you practice in private." -- Tony Robbins Catchphrase of the Week: Content Piggy Bank: What Would It Take For You to Record Just One Quick Video Per Day? Resource of Week: X-Mirage to mirror iphone/ipad and record it on your computer Quote of the Week: "If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way." -- Napoleon Hill Quote of the Week #2: "Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out." -- Robert Collier Quote of the Week #3: "Don't wish it was easier. Wish you were better." -- Jim Rohn Become Better: 30 minutes to say something that could be said in 1 minute? System & Routine 1. Small goals: 10-minute spurts or 500-word days. Create a sense of urgency to avoid Parkinson's Law (and possibly run a countdown timer) 2. Update an editorial calendar so you know what you're writing each day (Seinfeld productivity where you want to "avoid the broken chain of events")

Today's Sponsor: Make a Product Quote of the Day: "You cannot be both young and wise. Young people who pretend to be wise to the ways of the world are mostly just cynics. Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics don’t learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us. Cynics always say no. But saying “yes” begins things. Saying “yes” is how things grow. Saying “yes” leads to knowledge. “Yes” is for young people. So for as long as you have the strength to, say “yes'." -- Stephen Colbert Thought of the Day: Is internet marketing a scam? Yes, if you believe that going in. Classic fear of success, self sabotage, self-fulfulling prophecy Nine Rules of Content Creation Questions Must Be Answered: so if you're stuck, answer a series of questions (asked TO you by one single imaginary person) that lead to the end Solution: Fix a real problem that the marketplace is asking ab

Question of the Day: Why is offering a 50% discount a really bad idea with your online business? Today's Sponsors: Income Machine (setup your website today) and Podcast Crusher (setup your podcast today) Quote of the Day: "The fears we don't face become our limits." -- Robin Sharma Thought of the Day: Don't have "just" a traffic or AdSense or guitar course. add a buy button even if you don't have time for anything else offer: create a package or solution, not just a "product" (4 modules + 3 bonuses, what else can you throw in to make it complete?) hook: what's the one thing that tells people, I need it now? (that takes 10 seconds to explain) basic copywriting: benefits (what you can do with it) instead of "just" features (what it is), Attention-Interest-Desire-Action ordering deadline: close the offer (take a risk) countdown clock explain reasons not to wait followup: send multiple emails or make multiple posts explaining why they should buy now waiting list: don't "just" close an offer,

Quote of the Week: "It doesn't matter if the thing you're creating is stupid or has been done before. What matters is that people use it." -- Jack Ma Quote #2: "A year from now, you'll wish you had started today." -- Karen Lamb Today's Sponsor: Profit Dashboard Resources Mentioned: Four Daily Tasks Group, Make a Product, Podcast Crusher, Time Management on Crack Wake up early, preferably at least 30 minutes before you normally would (your brain runs out of "good" decision making power as the day goes on) Sleep a solid 8 hours: eat a spoonful of raw honey just before bed, don't use the phone right before bed, breath 4 seconds in and hold for 7 seconds then exhale for 8 seconds, and count from the number 300 backwards from 3 if that doesn't work, use the Sleep Cycle app to wake you up Make your bed first thing in the morning (it gives you one thing you accomplished today) Meditate: Take 1-2 hours of "quiet" time in the morning: don't listen to music, stay off the computer, and walk (or drive or run

Today's Sponsor: Dropship CEO Amazon Selling Course (Feedback Patrol tool included) Tim Jensen is one of our favorite Dropship CEO students. He and his wife in Onalaska, Wisconsin sell $1,000 of inventory through Amazon from retail arbitrage (scanning in items at discount stores and mailing them in) with no employees, from their living room and one-stall garage: "Amazon Retail Arbitrage" FREE Report Part 1: Big Picture (long term with Amazon) invest in inventory scale: invest the profits that come back in inventory turnover: sell frequently (30-90 days after purchase, or dump what's not selling) outsource some tasks: receipts, taxes, payroll Part 2: Flexibility sell evergreen items Use CamelCamelCamel.com to see if Amazon is selling the item you want to sell (so you can avoid it) Part 3: Pay Attention to Detail make sure your UPC code matches the listing follow the rules, there is no flying under the radar supply and demand: people pay higher prices for convenience Terms Tim Uses

Today's Sponsor: Backup Creator (starts at just $7) Today's Quote: "The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake. You can't learn anything from being perfect." -- Adam Osborne Morning Routine Wake up early, make the bed, break up the day, drink water, exercise Four Daily Tasks spaced throughout the day (and don't "cheat" or be an idiot about your schedule) When you're "blocked" -- stop, don't force it Website Backups WordPress, Backup Creator Set automatic offsite backups (set it and forget it) Amazon S3, Dropbox, and Google Drive Flow State Get to ANY money making level as fast as possible (Profit Dashboard for Fiverr, Income Machine for WordPress) Figure out your click-by-click process: support desk, installing WordPress, recording podcasts, creating YouTube videos... that way it doesn't matter how many you have to create Get rid of the clutter: more ideas, more possibilities, split focus is NOT good -- knock out what needs doing and be done with it. Click to Claim the Backu