The #1 Earning Page on the SPI Blog

Hi!

How are you? I hope all is well!

I just wanted to give you a quick tip today, which is something that I use on my own blog that is a win for you because it will help you make extra money, and a win for your readers because you'll be helping them out too.

What is it?

A resource or tools page.

It's totally underused in the online and blogging world (in my opinion), but it totally rocks.
 As you can see, a resource page is simply a page (not a post), on your blog or website that has links to things that are useful for you and your readers in your specific niche.

On my resource page, for example, I have links to hosting companies, shopping carts, keyword research tools, books, etc. - anything an upcoming online entrepreneur might find useful.

The trick is this: about 90% of these links are affiliate links, meaning I will get paid a commission each time someone purchases or uses a service that I recommend on that page.

Each month, I see $3000+ come directly from this page alone. It's non-aggressive, because I'm not forcing anyone to view it or pitching anything like a salesmen, and people find it helpful too because everything they need is conveniently located in one spot.

So, if you haven't done so already, you should really consider creating a resource page for your site. Here are some final tips that you can take with you:

Make sure you provide an easy way to access your resource page. A link in your navigation menu/bar does the trick for me.
On the resource page itself, categorize the kinds of links you place on the page. It will make it easier to scan through, so people can get exactly what they might be looking for.
Don't forget to include your favorite books from Amazon.com. The commissions are small from these books, but you also get a piece of any other products that person buys when they are sent to Amazon from your specific link.
Don't forget to use some kind of tracking method to keep track of how many pageviews you have, and how many clicks you get for each link. You can use a tool such as http://bit.ly or http://budurl.com in order to do this.
The best products and links to place on your resource page are ones that you've actually used before, which have helped you learn something valuable that others should learn too.
Well, I hope you enjoyed this week' tip! Here's to you and your online success.

Cheers!

-Pat

Here's Another Tip That's Kind of Like Mind-Reading...

Hey,

What's up! I hope everything is well with you lately.

If you've got a minute, I've got another great tip I'd like to share with you. It has to do with "mind-reading".

Here's what I mean:

When writing content online, whether it's for your blog, article websites, or whatever, the best thing you can do is talk about a subject that people are just dying to know about. Wouldn't it be cool if you knew exactly what people were complaining about, or needed help on, so you could be the one to give them the answers?

Of course!

Now, you're probably thinking that I'm going to say something like, "Ask your audience what they want to hear", which is definitely something you should do. But, what if you don't have an audience? Or, what if you do, but they're shy or just don't respond very much?

Then asking them won't do any good, will it? Here's my little strategy for finding out exactly what people in your niche want to know about, so when you finally publish your blog post, your articles or whatever, it will be like you're reading their minds. Here's what to do:

1. In whatever niche you're in, look for forums where people in your niche get together. The best way to do this is to go into Google and type:

forum:niche

So for example, for the fly fishing niche, you'd type in:

forum:fly fishing (make sure you type in "forum", and not "forums").

Google will give you a huge list of all the top forums in the niche, usually ordered by popularity.

2. Go into one of the forums, and look for a search tool, or a search field that will let you search for certain terms that people have written in the forum posts. Some forums allow visitors or guests to perform searches without registering, while others require you to register first.

You might as well register anyways, since it's only the place where more of your audience hangs out, right? Rocking it in a forum and becoming an authority there to feed your website is a whole different story. Anyways, I digress...

3. In the search field, type in some the following terms and see what you come up with:

"advice about"
"I hate it when"
"I need help with"
"can anyone help me"
"I'm looking for"
 "really bad"
"desperate for"
"can't find"
"have no clue"
"newbie"
"question about"
There's a number of other terms that you can search for that all fit the same kind of idea, but I think you understand what's going on here.

When you search for these terms (note: you may also have to fill out one of those spam captcha letter verification thingies too), more than likely you're going to get a series of forum threads that have someone in need of something.

...and there's your next blog post. Or, and there's your next eBook. The possibilities are endless of what you can find hidden in these forums, but if you really want to become an authority in your niche, you're going to have to give the masses exactly what they want to see, and this is one way to do it, even before you have a blog running.

When I search through the fly fishing forums, for example, here are some of the things I found:

Threads that were named:
A Newb With Some Questions
Spey / Switch Need Help
Need Advice About Sages (I don't know what sages are)
Rod Sensitivity vs. Long Casting
Questions on Building a Fly Rod
How awesome is that?

And this was just from one of the terms. Some terms may offer no results, while with others you may strike gold.

And here's a bonus tip: If the threads you find were relatively recent, you can write a blog post or article specifically addressing the need or the problem, and then go into the thread itself as a user and give a brief answer/solution, and then link to your article for more information.

That's instant (highly-targeted) traffic.

Sweet!

Well, I hope you've enjoyed this addition of "Another tip from Pat".

Wishing you all the best.

Thanks again, viet! Cheers!

-Pat

My Addiction: Do You Have it Too?

Hey !

you're probably wondering what my addiction is. It's a serious problem, but it's not anything like drugs, or gambling or anything like that.

What is it then?

It's checking my online statistics.

Ever since I started blogging and doing business online, I've checked my website stats several times a day. Sometimes up to 20 to 30 times a day, because they're so fun to look at! I love checking my web traffic, counting my Twitter followers and Facebook Fans, and number of sales too.

I recently realized, however, that checking stats that often does absolutely nothing, and really it slows down production because you're constantly interrupting what you're supposed to be doing.

Even though it takes just a minute or two, those minutes quickly add up - especially when you think about it over the period of a year, for example.

When talking to other bloggers and internet marketers about this problem, a lot of people feel the exact same way. I think it's pretty common because when we're first starting out, the traffic and all of the other statistics are what keep us going, and it's what we strive for. But, constantly checking won't change the numbers. Spending time on your content, your marketing strategies, your newsletter or website design - those things will help your numbers.

It's still important to check stats, don't get me wrong, but I've recently made an effort to only check my stats once a day, at 5pm - and that's it. Checking it any number of times before that is just a waste of time.

Like my Dad always says: "A watched pot never boils".

Do you have this issue, or is it just me?

Thanks viet!

Cheers!

Pat

Here's Why I Don't Create a Daily To-Do List

Hi !

Recently, I've been getting a lot of questions from people about how I stay productive, specifically asking for tips and tricks that I use to stay on track and get things done.

Here's a tip that I use (I'm not saying it's what you should do, it's just what I do that works for me). It may sound counter-intuitive, but I do not write down a detailed daily to-do list. I used to, but I don't anymore. Consequently, I've been getting more done, and feeling better about myself at the end of the day.

Let me explain:

With a daily to-do list, you spend the night before or the day of listing the things that you want to accomplish. We try to judge how long something will take to complete, so as not to overfill our day and leave us with unfinished jobs on the list.

Unfortunately, no matter how much of an expert you are at estimating the length of time it takes to complete a job, the daily to-do list never gets fully checked off. At least this was the case for me.

I wouldn't "overbook" myself. No. What normally happened was that there were unforeseen tasks or things that came up during the day that I had to do, which were sometimes more important and time-sensitive than what was on my list. Think of an urgent email that you have to respond to, or an emergency meeting or conference call that you must attend.

Those kinds of things are the ANTI-daily to-do list. What you had originally put on your list gets shoved to the back of the line, and often times you finish the day with an unfinished list and feel like you didn't accomplish as much as you wanted to, if anything at all.

That's not good for motivation, that's for sure.

The solution to my problem is a system I worked out which involves project to-do lists, not daily to-do lists.

Every project I'm involved in, whether it's a particular project for my blog, my LEED exam prep site, a particular iPhone application that I may be working on, etc. gets it's own to-do list.

The project to-do list is easy to create: just start at the bottom with your end goal (finish project X), and work your way backwards from there. You'll have a roadmap to completion all written out, and can easily check things off as you go along.

When I work, I simply allocate specific amounts of time "working on project X", or "working on project Y", depending on my mood, or what may seem to be more time sensitive. When "working on project X", I work on the next available task on its own project to-do list, without trying to reach a specific point by the end of the day. I just work on it as much as I can in the time given, and check off parts of the list as I go.

Of course, some tasks are required to be put on a schedule, such as writing blog posts (which should be done consistently), so there will be some things that require you to finish stuff within a certain amount of time, or on a specific date, but I try to keep that to a minimum.

Using this method, I find that I can get much more done. I don't know whether it's because I work better because I'm not stressed out about meeting "little deadlines" throughout the day, or because I'm super motivated whenever I check off a task on my project to-do lists, but it works, at least for me!

So, that's a little backstage pass as to how I get things done. If you're having trouble with productivity, or always feel like you're not getting things done, feel free to give this method a try.

Wishing you all of the best, and nothing less than success.

Cheers!

Best regards,
Pat

What to Write When You Just Can't Write

Hey !

I know it's been a couple of weeks since I last sent you a newsletter, but no worries - I will never give up on this newsletter! You can be sure of that!

I've got another pretty cool tip for you today.

It's all about filler posts.

What's a filler post?

Well, a filler post is a type of post that you can publish on your blog when you want to stick to a posting schedule, but you just don't have any real content ready, or you just don't have the energy to write.

I often find myself lacking energy to write, and when that's the case I can always substitute a filler post. I stick to my posting schedule, and my audience will never know there was any lack of energy.

So what exactly is a filler post?

It's nothing totally new, and most likely you've seen or even published a number of these yourself before - it's just nice to know exactly what kinds of posts they are in case you're feeling a bit behind or lethargic:

Guest Posts or Interviews - These are fantastic, because most of the content is created by other people! (Hopefully people who have excellent advice and things to say that would be helpful to your readers). Of course, you'll have to prepare these ahead of time, and it's always good to connect with other bloggers and experts in the field for networking purposes.

Ask The Readers - Don't have enough content for one post, but have a subject in mind? Why not ask your audience what they think? You'll get a slew of comments, build a sense of community, and the best part is that they'll all create the content for you! Then, you can do a followup post talking about what people said at a later time, and your audience will feel included and come back for more.

Case Studies - Case studies are great, because you're basically reporting on something. So, as far as the "hard-core thinking" goes, it's minimal, because your data becomes the content itself.

Monthly Reports - You know I'm a big fan of Monthly Reports. My monthly income reports have because the number one most viewed and most commented on post that I write, and honestly - it's one of the easiest posts that I write too. It's easy because again, a lot of it is just reporting and data, and secondly it's a lot of fun! Plus, since you're doing it monthly, it's something you KNOW you're going to write about, and something your readers have to look forward to as well.

Links to Other Blogs - You see this one a lot, and it's great because it's super easy, and super helpful for your audience. Get them connected to other people in your niche by linking to certain posts that you've read that you think would be great to pass on to your readers. In addition, the blogs you link to will mostly likely take notice, which may spark a profitable relationship in the future.

Links to Posts in Your Archive - Every day we get new people to visit our blog, so it's impossible for everyone to know everything you've ever written. That's why it's easy to get them to read killer posts that you've written in the past that might be buried in your archives, by simply listing a number of posts from the past that you'd like to share. Be sure to include a little snippet or summary, to get people excited about reading some of your older stuff.

Personal Stuff - Some of you may not be comfortable with sharing personal things on your blog, but if you don't mind, sharing personal things can be an easy filler post that actually does a lot of good. It helps show that you're a real person, and it gets your audience to connect with you on a more personal level. You're not just a blogger or a person who writes posts, you're viet.

So there you have it, a number of different types of Filler Posts you can use at your disposal if you're ever searching for fast content, or just don't have the energy to write a full blown blog post.

I hope you're enjoying the newsletter so far! Cheers viet!

Wishing you nothing less than success,

Pat

This is how Social Proof Made Me over $3000 in 3 days

Hey Viet,

I hope all is well with you!

I've got something really cool to share with you in this email. I wanted to write a blog post about it, but I decided to keep it exclusive to you and others who are subscribed to my newsletter.

In one of my income report a while back, something I did at the end of the report helped me earn over $3000 during the following 3 days.

The cool thing is that I didn't sell or tell people to purchase anything.

So how did I make $3000?

I'll tell you, but I first have to credit my buddy Mark Mason from http://www.masonworld.com for showing me the way. I had heard about this technique before, but it was on Mark's blog where I actually saw it take place. If you're not following Mark already, I definitely recommend that you do - he knows his stuff, and is one of the nicest guys I know.

Anyways, let me break it down for you in steps:
Find a product that you'd like to promote as an affiliate, preferably one that you've used before, are familiar with and are confident in your recommendation to others (that's my rule for anything I promote).
Contact the creator or owner of that product, and try to get at least 1 free copy that you can give away to your audience. If you can't make that happen, buy some additional copies of your own to give away.
On your site (blogs work best, you'll see why), hold a contest to win those free copies of the product. To enter the contest, people have to leave a public comment about how that product would help them, and what they would do with it.  Make sure those comments are where other people can see them - this is why blogs work best, since they already have a visual commenting structure.
The links to that product that you tell people to view before they leave a comment should be your affiliate link for that product.
Why This Works:

This works because:
People love to get free stuff, so you'll get more people in front of that product (through your affiliate link), because of your contest.
When people leave their comments (there were almost 300 comments on that post), everyone else sees what everyone is saying about that product. That's promotional material - not from you but from other people, which is much more powerful. That's social proof at it's finest right there.
You're not directly promoting anything, and you're not seen as someone just trying to earn a buck. Everybody is a winner!
If the product is good, and has a good landing page (like Instant Article Factory did for me), then it will practically sell itself.

If you can contact the owner like I did, have him or her setup a special price just for you for a certain number of days, then you can increase your affiliate sales even more.

I never once told people they should buy Instant Article Factory, they made that decision on their own based on everyone else's recommendation and praise about the product.

It works.

I hope you enjoyed that cool marketing tip! Here's to you and your success. Cheers!

-Pat

Can Blogs REALLY Earn Passive Income?

Hey!

 

I hope you're doing well!

 

A lot of people who learn about what I do understand that I have a bunch of businesses that earn a passive income each and every month (my LEED exam website, my iPhone app business, etc.) but then they see how much work I do for the Smart Passive Income Blog (and the podcast), and they tell me that a blog definitely is not passive because of all the work it takes to maintain.

 

At first, I usually agreed with the majority. A blog definitely isn't a means of passive income because a blog does take a lot of constant and consistent work. If you want to build a community of fans and build a ton of authority and trust, you definitely can't just write a few posts and let it run on auto-pilot like you can do with a niche site, for example.

 

That being said, a thought occurred to me the other day that I thought was sort of interesting. A blog can earn money passively, just not 100% hands-off like some other types of online businesses.

 

You see, when you write a blog post and maybe use it to sell a product or recommend a product that you are an affiliate for, after it's published it's up there forever - as long as your blog stays alive. 

 

The more you post, the more opportunities there are for people to land on one of your posts from Google, or search through your archives and possibly click through an affiliate link that you posted however long ago.

 

So in essence, each and every post you write is a passive income opportunity. Even if it doesn't include a link to a product, it could be a post that someone enjoys and uses to learn more about what you do and eventually land on a post that does include an affiliate link or a product that you sell.

 

Of course, you'd have to maintain the blog and keep your community thriving, which is why this isn't a 100% hands off passive income method, but you're not trading your hours for dollars and you do give yourself an opportunity to make money while you sleep. 

 

This is why when people ask me what would I do if I had to start all over again, I say I wouldn't change a thing - I'd start a blog and build a community around something I enjoy writing about.

 

Just some food for thought for you today. Keep writing, keep pushing along, keep providing great content and you're going to arrive at great things in your business and in life.

 

Cheers!

 

Best regards,

Pat

Here's How to Get Noticed in Any Niche

 

After re-reading a lot of books lately (which I do all of the time), including my favorites like The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss, and Crush It! by Gary Vaynerchuk, I honestly think that anyone can get noticed and become successful in almost any niche. The books are great and go into a lot of the "what you can achieve" type stuff, but they don't really get far into the "how you can achieve" type stuff, which is obviously super important and probably more of what you need right now. That's why I wanted to take some time to write this email for you below.

 

I'm basing the following information on my success as an online businessman and blogger who pretty much came out of nowhere, with almost no business experience whatsoever. I've been able to succeed both in a super small niche, as well as in a super over-crowded niche of "making money online." So, with whatever niche you're in or looking to get into, you should try to apply these 2 simple rules as much as possible, which I've always applied to my own projects.

 

Rule #1: Stay the Course

 

Rule #1 is simple, but nothing works if you keep changing your mind.

 

Stop changing your mind. Stop doubting yourself and your decisions, pick something, believe in it, and go for it. This rule alone will get you where you need to go and stop you from falling short of success.

 

Remember this when it comes to rule #2.

 

Rule #2: Be Different

 

The point here is to stand out, and the best way to do that is to be different. That's why we can still find Waldo (with his candy-cane striped shirt and red cap) amongst a sea of people on a page. He's unique.

 

This is exactly how I've found success online. I saw what everyone else was doing, and did something different. What everyone else is doing is what consumers and readers all eventually get used to. Choose to go the same path, and you'll just blend in with the rest.

 

Here are some personal examples to prove it to you:

 

With my exam prep website, I was the only one to ever offer an audio guide. I pitched it as a way to study for the exam while in your car to and from work, or while at the gym. Because I was the only one to do this, it became a huge hit and helped me to earn over $30,000 in one single month.

 

Also, all of the other exam prep websites had "support tickets" that people had to fill out in order to get their questions answered. All I had to do was show a personal looking email address (with my name in it, which is important), that people could use to contact me if they had any questions. I included this in all of the products I offered as well. Whenever I received an email, I responded right away. Word spread, and my site became known as the only place to get an immediate, direct response to a question. Of course, because I wanted to keep things as passive as possible, I included FAQs on the site that people could read before contacting me, which totally minimized the amount of emails I'd get. However, just seeing my email address there anyways helped to make people believe that I was always there to help.

 

With the Smart Passive Income Blog, I do even more to "be different". There are so many other "make money online" blogs out there all doing the same thing, that it actually became very easy for me to stand out.

 

For one, I don't hide anything. I tell it all from my own experience, even the failures or that parts that I sucked at.

 

Secondly, I tell people exactly where my money comes from, down to the penny. If you're a loyal reader of my blog, you know that my monthly income reports tend to be the most popular and most commented posts I that write.

 

Thirdly, I made sure I had a totally customized blog theme that no one else had.

 

Fourthly, I blog a lot about my personal life. A lot of you probably know that I have a dog named Gizmo and a son named Keoni. Maybe you've even seen the wedding video of my wife and I who turned a boring wedding dance into a killer hip-hop routine. I see so many other owners of make money online blogs who don't even use their real name, or show one picture of themselves. Sad.

 

Lastly, and probably most importantly, I don't hard sell or promote anything. This has probably been the key to my success, but with so many people going online today to try and make a buck, everyone is getting tired of seeing ads and promotions. That's why you'll very rarely see them here in this newsletter, and why my blog is virtually ad free. Now that's totally being different, right?

 

Even though this is the case, I am still able to earn a lot of money from the blog. This happens because I've gained people's trust, and when I do mention a product I've used and one that I trust in my own businesses, other people are happy to click on my affiliate links.

 

So, how can you be different?

 

I'm sure there are a thousand ways, both small and extreme that you can do to be different. Check out what all of your competitors are doing, and don't do that. Find something common between the websites that are in your same niche, and do the opposite.

 

This is how The-4 Hour Work Week became a success. There was no other book like it, and it was a mindset that totally went against the norm.

 

This is how Gary Vaynerchuk of Crush It! became a success too, by streaming live TV and talking wine to "regular" people.

 

What are you going to do differently?

 

-Pat

Pat's Super Secret Way to Find Content To Write About

So as I mentioned before, I have a lot of tips and tricks to share with you that will not be posted on the blog, and this is one of them.

 

If you're struggling with figuring out what to write about, whether it's for your next blog post, or that eBook you're working on, try this method out:

 

1. Go to Amazon.com and type in keywords that are related to your niche. For example, if your site or eBook was about flyfishing, you'd type in flyfishing in the search field.

 

2. Locate the top books in the search results, and click on one of them. This will open up the page that shows you what it's about, how much it costs, etc.

 

3. Look inside the cover. The cool thing that Amazon does is that it shows us the first few and the last few pages of most of their books. And what page is always shown when you "look inside"?

 

The Table Of Contents

 

The table of contents will show you exactly what kinds of things people are talking about within that niche. So, for ourflyfishing example, in one of the top books, I see the following:

 

Part 1: Flyfishing

1. Introduction

2. Understanding Fly Tackle

3. How to Fly Cast

4. Fly-Fishing Tactics

5. The Biology of Fish

 

...and so on and so forth.

 

Now, you don't want to just copy each of these parts of the table of contents verbatim and use them yourself. They are too general! They should, however, give you ideas on what you can write about. 

 

So for example, here are some blog post titles or chapters of eBooks that I've derived just from this part of the table of contents:

 

5 Types of Fly Fishing Tackle and the One That Works Best

What Exactly Triggers a Fish to Eat Your Artificial Lure

Why That Fish Won't Even Look at Your Fly

The Beginner's Guide to Casting a Fly Rod

How to Practice Fly Casting 

8 Fly-Fishing Tips to Give Yourself the Best Chance to Catch Fish

Advanced Fly Tackle - For Serious Fisherman Only

 

You get the idea. 

 

We're basically getting a boost of inspiration from looking inside the covers of these books. If you think about it, a lot of money went into helping the authors figure out how to organize and determine what they were going to write about, so now you can use that as your own starting point to make even better content for your eBook or blog.

 

So try it out. Go to Amazon, enter a keyword, look inside the covers, find the table of contents, and get inspired.

 

I hope you've enjoyed this tip. There are definitely more to come. Thanks, and best of luck to you! Cheers!

 

5 Reasons Why Your Next Big Idea Might Fail

If you're anything like me, new business ideas run through your brain each and every day. Sometimes, we come across a few particular ideas that we just can't stop thinking about - because they are that good! I think you know what I'm talking about. Constant brainstorming, rapid note taking, and visions of success are all symptoms of this sort of "business bug".  Many times, however, after a couple of days or even a couple of months, the motivation behind these great ideas just seem to die out and never evolve into the next step.  It's kind of sad, because I'm sure many of those ideas were awesome, money-making ideas. If we can understand why this happens, then I think we can stop the momentum from slowing down and start taking things to the next level. Here are 5 main reasons why I think ideas in our head take a turn for the worse: 1. We're Not Seeing Any Results We live in a time where we all want things to happen FAST. I mean, Google searches take .000012 seconds, and we all perform these searches each and every day. It's what we're used to. Ideas take time to materialize, so quitting or giving up before anything even begins to happen is a sure-fire way to kill a great idea. Remember what your goals are and why you were so excited about your idea in the first place. One trick I learned is to map out your "path"or roadmap. Write down the steps you think it takes to get to where you want to go, and you'll see that you're only in the beginning phases of the entire process. But, seeing the rest of your "roadmap" (including your goal) on paper will definitely give you the boost you need to keep going. 2. We're Unsure of What To Do Next This happens all of the time, but it definitely shouldn't stop us. We've just reached a hurdle, and we just have to do a little more research (or simply ask someone for help!), in order to jump over it. Also, you can go back to your "roadmap" and see what the next steps are. And, remember to take things one step at a time. "Cinch by the inch, hard by the yard." 3.  We Just Don't Care Anymore For whatever reason, you've lost sight of why you're working so hard. When it comes to motivation, here's what you can do: Remember why you were so excited about your idea in the first place! Envision what life will be like at the end of the tunnel. Read an inspirational book. My favorites are Crush It! by Gary Vaynerchuk, and The 4-Hour WorkWeek, by Tim Ferriss. Display your favorite quotes. At my desk, I have this quote posted up on the wall next to my computer:"The Harder I Work, The Luckier I Become."Reading that always gets me going again. Talk it out with someone. If you're feeling low on energy, sometimes all we need is a pick me up from a buddy. That's why so many people say it's a lot easier to go to the gym or stay on a diet if there's someone else there with them. Take a quick break. We often work on something so much that we forget why we're doing it. Take a day or two off, and you'll often see the motivation come back in no time.  4. We're Not Sure if Our Idea is as Great as We Thought it Was Maybe you're having second-thoughts about your idea. Maybe it's not as awesome as you thought. This is the thought that pops into my head more often than the others, and it's definitely a downer. But here's what you can do to keep your idea alive. Simply put - think positive thoughts. Have you ever heard of "The Law of Attraction"? It basically states that people's thoughts dictate the reality of their lives. In other words, think positively, and positive things will happen to you. Also, you have to realize that you're not going to succeed unless you give it a shot. What's the worst that can happen? If you're doing business online, the worst is probably not as bad as you think it could be. 5. We See Someone Else Doing Something Similar, and It Seems Better Okay, so someone "stole' your idea, or they beat you to it. Either way, it doesn't matter. Here's why: That fact that you see someone else doing something similar to what you had in mind is actuallya good thing! In fact, it shows that it was such a great idea, that others are already using it to make money for themselves. There's a proven market for it, and now it's your turn to join in. The Dry Cleaners Theory: Have you ever noticed how many dry cleaners there are in one location? Here in San Diego, there are over 600 (according to the yellow pages). My point is this: you don't need have a unique idea in order for it to succeed. And if there a need for something, there's always room for more options and solutions in the market. Lastly, all you have to do is make yours better. Put some thought into why people will choose to visityour website, read your content, and purchase fromyou, instead of someone else. I know this was a rather long email, and I do apologize about that. But I hope you would agree that staying on course and jumping over hurdles is the backbone for the success of any business or blog, which is why I spent some extra time on this email. In my next email, we'll move away from the mindset stuff and start to get into some "action-taking" items that will help immediately your online business or blog. Until then, thank you so much for your time and support! All the best to you! Cheers!