Nov
18
Hey Folks,
I just got a call from my good friend Alysan Delaney-Childs and she told me that my friend Andy Bourland had received some bad news… he’s dying.
For those you who didn’t get the chance to meet Andy at jvAlert Live, Andy is a legend in online media. Among his many accomplishments, Andy was co-founder, former publisher and CEO of ClickZ which he ultimately sold to Internet.com (Jupitermedia) for $16 million.
You can read the details of Andy Bourland’s health situation here.
Here’s what I posted on his blog:
Hey Andy,
Alysan Delaney-Childs just told me about your blog post and I feel bad that you are going through this.
I’ve felt a special connection to you since you braved the “Hot Seat” at jvAlert Live Orlando and we got to spend some precious time together taking about the future.
I thought it remarkable and laudable that someone of your vast experience and success would put themselves in a position to have your ideas critiqued by people who may not have been as successful in their own businesses.
Your constant search for new ideas, new challenges and new experiences and your willingness to grow forever, serve you well, whether it’s in business or in fighting for your life.
Isn’t life a grand adventure?
Yes, it’s full of uncertainty and occasional sharp, sharp jolts of unexpected — and expected — pain.
But, imagine the experiences that we have every day. So much to know. So much to experience.
The bottom-line is that you make a difference - whether you want to or not.
I’ve asked hundreds of people, “Who impacted your life the most and what did that person do to have that massive impact?”
In almost every case, it was a person who simply said a kind word at the perfect time.
Nothing big, just a validation that life is worth living and that we all make a difference at a time when someone needed it most.
I can tell you that you are continuing to make a difference every day and what is more that difference will carry on beyond your life — however long that may be.
You continue to touch millions with your ideas, your generosity and your heart.
Each person we touch has the potential to touch thousands of other people.
Since the day we met and for the rest of my life, you make a difference to me.
All the best,
Ken
Ken McArthur
TheImpactFactor.com
Life is a grand adventure and Andy has never waited for a second to take full advantage of it.
I hope you don’t wait either.
All the best,
Ken McArthur
SpeakUpSaveLives.org
TheImpactFactor.com
KenMcArthur.com
jvAlertLive.com
And many more …
P.S. Here’s the addresses to find me on Twitter and Facebook …
Twitter:
http://twitter.com/KenMcArthur
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ken-McArthur/20103565427
P.P.S. Lastest posts to my blogs at:
Ken McArthur’s Marketing Thoughts Blog
http://learningfolder.net/blog/
Ken McArthur’s The Impact Factor Blog
http://TheImpactFactor.com/blog/
P.P.P.S. Hint, hint …
Want to learn everything I know for less than $15?
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Nov
6
Impact 101 Webcast
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Hey Folks,
Here’s the replay from our Impact 101 Webcast.
Great information if you want to know exactly how to get started creating a mass audience for your ideas, products and services.
Right-Click Here and “Save Target As” for the MP3 (18.8 MB)
Click here for the PDF of the PowerPoint presentation from this webcast. (1.7 MB)
If you are interested in joining our Impact 101 Mentoring Program Click Here!
We would love to have you join us!
Enjoy!
All the best,
Ken McArthur
SpeakUpSaveLives.org
TheImpactFactor.com
KenMcArthur.com
jvAlertLive.com
And many more …
P.S. Here’s the addresses to find me on Twitter and Facebook …
Twitter:
http://twitter.com/KenMcArthur
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ken-McArthur/20103565427
P.P.S. Lastest posts to my blogs at:
Ken McArthur’s Marketing Thoughts Blog
http://learningfolder.net/blog/
Ken McArthur’s The Impact Factor Blog
http://TheImpactFactor.com/blog/
P.P.P.S. Hint, hint …
Want to learn everything I know for less than $15?
Click here to get my latest hardcover book!
Nov
5
Cory Schop Impact Logos
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Hey Folks,
When Cory Schop came to jvAlert Live in October he was so inspired by the Impact message that he offered to design new logos for the Impact Project at his own expense!
Cory has just come up with the first drafts and wants feedback on what I like and don’t like about what he’s produced, but the most important person to ask about this crucial branding decision is YOU!
So what do you think?
Cory’s designer produced two sets of logos. The first set is what the designer produced on the first pass. Then Cory suggested a more generic approach and the second set is the designers response to that.
Cory is asking me to …
Feel free to comment on colors, mixing and matching certain elements or if you don’t like any tell me that too.
This is important because I will most likely need to stare at these logos for YEARS to come. Any feedback you have is appreciated.
Note: Please identify individual logo comments by letting us know which set (Original or Revised) and the LOGO number from that set.
Original Set
Revised Set
Feel free to give us as much honest feedback as you have to offer!
All the best,
Ken McArthur
SpeakUpSaveLives.org
TheImpactFactor.com
KenMcArthur.com
jvAlertLive.com
And many more …
P.S. Here’s the addresses to find me on Twitter and Facebook …
Twitter:
http://twitter.com/KenMcArthur
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ken-McArthur/20103565427
P.P.S. Lastest posts to my blogs at:
Ken McArthur’s Marketing Thoughts Blog
http://learningfolder.net/blog/
Ken McArthur’s The Impact Factor Blog
http://TheImpactFactor.com/blog/
P.P.P.S. Hint, hint …
Want to learn everything I know for less than $15?
Click here to get my latest hardcover book!
Nov
3
I Know You Are Hurting …
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Hey Folks,
I got this in an email from one of my subscribers. Read it twice and feel the pain:
Ken some time a wonder if you are looking through me to see these things .i know you are talking from knowledge and experiences .there are times when things seem ruff and you dont know where the money is coming from to pay the bills come month end,and the little pay you get can hardly manage ,i try almost everything Ken and nothing seem to be working out for me ,but as a soldier you got to keep on fighting because one day i know that i will be successful with your help.they say life begin at fifty but i think that it begin when you start to have family and to pay bills and face your responsibility on a daily basic,i know that with your help Ken i will make it to the top and that is where i set my gaol,so i want you to continue to show me how to be successful on the inter net where i can make some money,
What can I tell someone in this situation?
Number one, I can tell them — FOR SURE — you are not alone feeling this way.
- Many people who have had secure jobs for years are waiting up and realizing those jobs are not secure.
- Many people who counted on large corporations or even entire governments are unsure about their future.
- Many people who have limited skills that have become obsolete are now worried about putting food on the table.
- Many people are finding that even TWO or more wage earners in a family are not enough to pay the expenses.
- Many people are finding that medical costs are eating up what little savings they have.
And here is something that most people won’t tell you ….
- Many people who you consider “big-time” marketers are feeling just like you. The only difference is that their expenses may be bigger.
So is all lost?
With the economy in chaos and our leaders running for cover, what’s the little person to do?
If you panic it’s never going to help your situation or the world!
I worry about things, but I rarely panic. In fact, it drives some people close to me crazy when the sky seems to be falling and I’m calmly asking about the condition of the ceiling.
Do you give up?
Not if you are the soldier that wrote me the email I just quoted, “as a soldier you got to keep on fighting because one day i know that i will be successful…”
People are counting on you to be successful.
You have family, friends and in fact an entire world that could desperately use your help!
I’ve been through this before and it’s deja vu all over again.
During the Dot Com Boom I was riding high, selling $30,000 portal systems to my customers and thinking about going public in a big way. Then came the bust …
According to Wikipedia,
By 2001 the bubble was deflating at full speed. A majority of the dot-coms ceased trading after burning through their venture capital, many having never made a net profit. Investors often jokingly referred to these failed dot-coms as either “dot-bombs” or “dot-compost”.
But, the GENERAL REALITY, doesn’t have to be YOUR reality!
You see most of the dot-com businesses were built on a lot of ideas that NEVER GOT DONE, combined with a healthy dose of HOT AIR!
I’m going to encourage you to avoid the HOT AIR and build a real business. Which is exactly what I did in 2002 with the MAJOR launch of a site that would climb into the top 2,000 sites on the Internet — RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DOT-COM BUST — and stay there for YEARS — PLUS make me a quarter million dollars of RECURRING revenue in the first six months after launch.
YOUR REALITY CHECK — So what can YOU do THAT REALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE?
You get to decide, but …
Here’s what I’m doing right now to make sure that I gain a huge audience for all of my ideas, products and services AND secure a decent SECURE living for the people that I love.
WARNING: This will SEEM basic to you, but the truth is that it’s CORE to your success and we all need reminding of this every day — if not every MINUTE.
First - MASSIVE ACTION TO COMPLETION
You most likely will not change your life with a single step. It’s a SERIES of small steps that create HUGE change. But, you have to take BIG steps or you won’t get anywhere.
LUCKILY: Those steps can be in the wrong direction as long as you LEARN something from your experiences, but they have to be FINISHED.
We all know that we have to take action to succeed, but it’s not enough to take action. We take actions every day for as long as we are alive. Even sitting there and breathing is an action, so taking action alone is not enough. You need to FINISH things.
REMEMBER: 50 products half done earn you no money.
Dream BIG, Take massive action to completion.
Second - CONCENTRATE ON THE BIG ROCKS
- Audience
- Products and Services
- Conversion
Without ALL THREE you can’t make money. With all three you can.
It’s as simple as that!
- No audience - No Money
- Nothing to Sell - No Money
- No Conversion from audience to customers - No Money
I KNOW IT’S NOT EASY!
There’s something out there or inside you that’s preventing you from achieving your goals and dreams, BUT for the life of it you just can’t figure out what it is.
Here is something else I am sure is true about you…
You’re a success seeker and a very high achiever, you know the goals you want in life and may have even written them down like you have heard you need to, and you’re determined to achieve them.
You know that somehow you are going to achieve the results you are looking for but, you’re not achieving them at the moment.
Whatever you do just doesn’t seem to work. In fact, it gets worse sometimes, and the actions you have been taking actually pull you further away from your goals!
You’re almost at your wits end. You’re working harder than you’ve ever worked before in pursuit of your goals, but somehow they still seem like an elusive mirage in the Sahara desert, and you have probably entertained the thought of just plain giving up.
You need PERSONALIZED HELP not just vague answers.
That’s why I decided that I have to DO SOMETHING!
There are many people in this same situation. This is something that needs to change, and it is time to help make this happen for you.
I really believe you are a person that is all heart and is willing to do whatever it takes to get results…if not you would not be at this page in the first place.
Not only do you want to see yourself succeed, but I also would love to help you along your journey to success.
That is why I created a special event just for you!
I have invited two very good friends of mine, Jeff Wellman and Dixie Brown to join you and I on a POWER “IMPACT” Webinar.
Click here right now to get all of the information on this FREE Webinar
These are two of the most giving people that I’ve ever met and you will be blessed beyond your imagination just by knowing these two incredible people.
Jeff Wellman Dixie Brown
You may know Jeff already as the creator of Layoff Your Boss and father of Internet Millionaire Keith Wellman.
It wasn’t so long ago that Jeff was in a very similar position as many are right now. In fact it just may be the same position you are in right now.
“He didn’t know where his next dollar was coming from…He was frustrated, confused, skeptical, and just plain broke, nobody seems to have a clue how bad it really was or even whether or not anyone actually even cared…”
(”My guess is that I just painted a very vivid and real picture of how you feel as you try to figure out how everyone else around you is making money online and yet, it still remains elusive to you.”)
“Skeptical” and “very unsure” of what was ahead, Jeff decided to step out of his comfort zone and make a very bold move that could possibly lead to TOTAL humiliation!
Two weeks before Jeff was to be laid off from his job, he boldly walked into his boss’ office and let him know he would not be needing him anymore, and that he was laying him off. Jeff also let his boss know that he was naming his first Internet product in honor of the occasion. (Layoff Your Boss)
In three short weeks Jeff went through his son Keith’s crash course in Internet Marketing 101, attended a live event, (my “Get Your Product Done” event) created his first informational product, rounded up JV partners, and launched Layoff Your Boss.
When Jeff launched Layoff Your Boss, it wasn’t a trickle of money coming in… it was a flood of cold, hard cash.
Jeff can still remember the very first sale that came in… and realized at that moment that it was actually possible to make money on the internet…
And make money he did…
$104,349 in 30 days, to be exact.
Since then Jeff has partnered with Dixie Brown who an amazing tech genius of this dynamic team. They have been successfully coaching and mentoring online beginners in achieving their own success and helping their students turn their dreams into reality.
Jeff has gone on to become a very successful speaker and presenter at live events across the country, where he takes his message to those willing to step up to the plate and make things happen.
Here are some of the amazing things we will be discussing and teaching on the webinar…
- Know the questions you should be asking before starting your online ventures. Before deciding to start a business, you need to think about the qualities you possess, what makes you tick and how that might help you be a more successful business owner.
- Learn how to use and recognize your strengths and weaknesses. The ability to do this is invaluable for the business owner. Recognizing what you’re good at and what you’re not will help you decide how to use your time, and when to outsource to the experts or outside professionals for help when needed
- Understand what your goals are and how to set good measurable and achievable goals. Without a MEASURABLE and ACHIEVABLE goal you will find yourself accomplishing very little. They are your goals, but you need to design them to fit you and your business
- Finally know not only that you need to change your mindset, but understand how you will achieve this and how it will change your entire life. You will never approach your success in the same way again once you learn these simple yet powerful practices.
Plus get answers to un-answered questions you have during our IMPACT Q&A at the end of the webinar.
I am probably setting myself up for more than I bargained for, but Jeff and Dixie’s motto is this, ” We leave the call when the last question is asked and not before.” We will simply get you the answers you are looking for.
This Dynamic team has graciously agreed to join you and I on this Powerful Impact Webinar and are at your mercy and disposal.
Click here right now to get all of the information on this FREE Webinar
PLUS Special Bonus GIFTS “ONLY” for those that attend the Webinar
(We will give you the link to get these offers at the end of the webinar)
GIFT NUMBER ONE
Free Recording of the Webinar and Q&A Session
GIFT NUMBER TWO
Modules 1 and 2 of Ken McArthur’s Famous Info Product Blueprint Workbook.
Module 1 - Brainstorming and Research
- Learn how to brainstorm, research and analyze your niche and competition to guarantee you are off to a great start in your chosen Niche. Learn andunderstand how you can, “Turn those Passions to Profit”
Module 2 - How to Build Your Content
- Whether or not you are already motivated to learn or you need that extra push to get you started, You will be able to take these amazing systems and begin building your own profitable information products. This bonus is approximately 200 workbook pages that contain some of the most powerful strategies there are on the market today. Ken gathered a team of world-class Internet Marketers and they shared how each of them staked their claim to success and how you can do the same by following these simple yet powerful methods.
Let’s create some impact together!
You and I both know you’re tired of having all these barriers holding you back from achieving the things you want in life, and you know you’ll be frustrated with yourself if you do not skyrocket yourself towards your goals.
How much time do you have left in this life to have the IMPACT you desire? Pretty simple answer…
We don’t know!
In the amount of time you have left, do you want to become truly successful?
Of course you do…and what needs to happen for you to achieve your desired success is that you need to make the most of your time and turn your dreams into reality.
Click here right now to get all of the information on this FREE Webinar
See you there!
All the best,
Ken McArthur
SpeakUpSaveLives.org
TheImpactFactor.com
KenMcArthur.com
jvAlertLive.com
And many more …
P.S. Here’s the addresses to find me on Twitter and Facebook …
Twitter:
http://twitter.com/KenMcArthur
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ken-McArthur/20103565427
P.P.S. Lastest posts to my blogs at:
Ken McArthur’s Marketing Thoughts Blog
http://learningfolder.net/blog/
Ken McArthur’s The Impact Factor Blog
http://TheImpactFactor.com/blog/
P.P.P.S. Hint, hint …
Want to learn everything I know for less than $15?
Click here to get my latest hardcover book!
Sep
23
Headed for the Big-Top - Do You Have Some Numbers for Me?
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Hey Folks,
Thursday morning VERY early, I’m grabbing the IMPACT ACTION TEAM, getting on a jet and heading for the CIRCUS BIG TOP to do a presentation in front of 2,000 people at Brendon Burchard’s …
Life’s Golden Ticket Super Seminar - Long Beach, CA - September 26th-28th
One critic said this event was “like Tony Robbins meets Cirque du Soleil” because Brendon Burchard has put together an event that is part motivational seminar, part circus and social theater. This is DEFINITELY different than anything that has ever been done before.
The Impact Action Team has been gearing up ever since the Impact Boot Camp, just to prove the point that one person can really have an impact and make a difference in this noisy world.
Now, we need to produce the NUMBERS
Friday morning we will be announcing a THREE DAY CHALLENGE to the 2,000 people that come to the event and YOU CAN TAKE PART whether you are able to attend or not. The challenge will be announced right in the center ring of this amazing circus tent …
BUT …
WE NEED YOU TO TAKE PART, no matter where in the world you are this weekend as we spread the message to SPEAK UP! SAVE LIVES! and tell people about the amazing G-I-V-E message that the Impact Action Team has created to raise awareness, resources and access to help for people fighting to help prevent teen suicide throughout the world.
I would LOVE to have you join in the adventure with this amazing Impact Action Team to save the lives of countless teens who feel that life is not worth living.
You can do this weekend along with everyone who is live at the event by …
- Spreading the G-I-V-E message to people, in person, via a newsletter, teleconference, article, radio or television appearance or speaking opportunity,
- Giving Dollars to Jason Foundation or Light for Life to help prevent teen suicide.
- Connecting an Impact Action Team member to a key-influencer who can help spread the message to G-I-V-E and prevent teen suicide.
JUST BE SURE TO LET ME KNOW THE NUMBERS!
One of the sad facts of life is that we don’t thing that what we do really matters and I want to prove that it does, by creating some pretty amazing NUMBERS.
THREE THINGS THAT WILL PROVE THAT YOU CAN DO AMAZING THINGS - JUST GIVE ME THE NUMBERS!
- Can you let me know HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU CAN TOUCH WITH THIS MESSAGE?
- Can you let me know HOW MUCH you might be able to GIVE
- Can you help us spread the word by putting the team in touch with someone that you think can spread the word to thousands if not millions.
PLEASE FILL OUT THIS SIMPLE FORM RIGHT NOW AND LET US KNOW!
Here are a few facts you might not realize.
- The third leading cause of death for 15-to-24-year-olds is suicide.
- Every day, more than 80 Americans commit suicide- and 1500 more attempt it.
- America lost more teens to suicide last year than the total number of soldiers lost in the Iraq war
But we can help prevent suicide right now by doing a few simple LITTLE things!
- Greet-say hello, make eye contact, pass a smile on to the people you encounter.
- Include- Include yourself in the world around you, and invite others to be a part of what you are doing. Reach out, especially if you see someone starting to withdraw.
- Validate- This can be as simple as a ‘thank you’ or a genuine complement. Let others know you
appreciate them. - Empathize- Be a listening ear. We can’t always relate to the problems or stories of another, but often all you need to do is be fully present as you hear them to truly help the person sharing!
Use this simple acronym to remember what you can do every day to make a difference and perhaps save a life!
And promise today to let someone else know!
The Impact Action Team put a lot of work into making this all happen. Here they are plugging away at the Impact Boot Camp.
This weekend they will be spreading the message to thousands and YOU CAN TO!
Click here to let us know you can help spread the word! You can save a life this weekend!
All the best,
Ken McArthur
SpeakUpSaveLives.org
TheImpactFactor.com
KenMcArthur.com
jvAlertLive.com
P.S. For more information on the techniques we are using to create awareness of this silent killer, grab a copy of the best-selling book, Impact: How to Get Noticed, Motivate Millions and Make a
Difference in a Noise World.
