Stone Evans

After you get up in the morning, set a 10 minute timer and do something productive. This might be writing, outlining your day, replying to emails, writing the outline to your next blogpost, writing down 10 article ideas, etc. Do it until the time runs out, and then carry on with your usual morning routine. This sets a productive tone for the day and forms a good work habit. Plus it gets your mind onto work, and makes it that much easier to resume work after you finish your morning routine.

“They’re always saying I should choose a niche I’m passionate about. But frankly I’m not passionate about any of the big money making niches like health, money, relationships and so forth.” “So how do I pick a niche?” Choose something proven to make money that you are curious about. You don’t need to be passionate if you’ve got curiosity. Everything you do in marketing - research, interviewing experts, blogging, posting to social media, creating products – can be done really well as long as you’re curious to learn more about your topic and you want to share that information with others. Follow your curiosity and your knowledge will grow. As it does, ideas will emerge that you"ll be inspired to implement. Do this consistently and you"ll have a growing business.

You may not be able to focus 100% on your target when you are planning on building a home business. There may be many reasons for this. Many other things constantly demand your attention and interrupt you repeatedly. That said, part of learning to focus is keeping your eye trained on the target no matter what else happens during the day. You may have a stressful day job, a rough commute and family concerns which are all important and need to be dealt with first. You may really have to change some things so that you find time for your home business project and somehow squeeze this extra activity into your busy schedule. It sounds like your home business will have the lowest priority, but as long as you at least see it as more important than watching TV or hanging out with friends, your business will have a chance to get off the ground. It doesn"t have to be today, but every day you wait is costing you valuable experience and progress toward the life you are truly dreaming of. Take ...

In today"s training I"m going to dig into the topic, the concern, the issue of trying to choose a niche if you"re just getting started. I think for most of you, it"s trying to choose an angle within your niche. We could call that a sub-niche, we could call that an angle, or a deeper angle within your niche. The reason that I"m doing this is ... I frequently get the question "How do you choose a profitable niche?", "How do you choose a profitable angle?", "How do you choose a profitable part?" of the internet. I"ve always avoided teaching on this folks, because, I don"t believe that there"s any one-size-fits-all answer. It varies per person. It varies depending on the type of niche that you"re going to go into. And, it varies over time. And, so, when I do a training like this, I like it to be evergreen. I want it to be something that folks can use. I don"t want to create something that"s good for three ...

You read a book and a week later you hardly remember a thing. You watch a video and a day later it’s lost from your memory... The fix? Always write down your three biggest takeaways from anything nonfiction that you read or watch. Keep a notebook or file just for this purpose. Review it often. And put those three things to work in your life as soon as you possibly can. The world"s wisdom and secrets is at your fingertips inside books old and new. Many of the world"s greatest teachers and successful people share their secrets and strategies inside the pages of a book. When you read for learning, you are only moments away from discovering some new information that can change the course of your life in new and better directions. But you must take action . And you must REMEMBER the insights that really matter. Read to learn and grow, and remember to write down your three biggest takeaways from each session, and then take action on what you are learning so that it becomes internal...

Bad information keeps many people from making money online. People give a half-hearted effort to one form of marketing, get disappointed that it didn’t work, and then cry out to the world that it no longer works... How many times have you seen one of these headlines: “Email Marketing Is Dead!” “SEO No Longer Works Thanks to Google...” “Content Marketing Has Lost Its Luster...” Or the big one: “ Affiliate Marketing Is for Scammers! ” When something is proclaimed dead or not working any longer, it’s probably because someone was gaming the system and the system owners plugged the hole. Ethical marketing always works in the long run. That’s why Affiliate Marketing has worked for decades and will continue to work for the non-scammers of the world. But the headlines persist, and the myths and misconceptions flourish. Let’s talk the top 5 myths about affiliate marketing today... 1) Affiliate Marketing is easy... There"s a ...

In 1955, Jack Daniels wasn’t the bestselling whiskey in the world. In fact, most people had never even heard of Jack Daniels. It was a small, regional brand selling just 150,000 cases annually of its black labeled Tennessee whiskey. But by the end of 1956, sales had doubled and there was a Jack Daniels shortage. Demand in the U.S. for the whiskey steadily increased at such a high rate, the distillery wouldn’t have enough product to export to other countries for almost two decades. So what changed? One tiny little sentence uttered onstage by just the right person – Frank Sinatra. Frank brought a glass onstage and uttered this line: “Ladies and gentlemen, this is Jack Daniel’s, and it’s the nectar of the gods.” Here’s what we know: One endorsement from the right person and your product can potentially take off. The above example was long before the days of social media, so imagine what can happen today. Caution: This was also before endorsem...

When you see work as a "chore" you"ll get less done... To stop procrastinating, change how you feel about the work instead of trying to force yourself to do it. Find ways to make it FUN... :D Add in rewards for each small milestone. Play your favorite music when working. Sit on a bouncy ball instead of a chair when typing. Work in a café instead of at home. Unshackle yourself and let your inner child shine... Don"t worry... Your co-workers need to lighten up too! Believe it or not, when people are feeling good, they are a lot more productive. Whatever it takes, find ways to make your work fun and you’ll no longer procrastinate. Open up, let loose, smile more and get excited about your work... You deserve to be happy and prosperous for what you do in this world!

Sometimes you don’t have hours to write and mull over headlines. When that happens, use these templates to speed up the headline writing process. 1: Get [desired result] in [time period] This is a promise that is delivered in a certain time period. Examples: How to get the perfect body in 61 days How to become debt free in less than one year Guys: Become a dating master in 72 hours 2: [Social proof] Ask a question You’re providing social proof that what you say is true. And by asking a question, you’re actively involving the reader in the topic. Examples: 1,126 Women Lost Weight with Us. Will You Be Our Next Success Story? Borrows Institute Declares Our Math Tutoring The Best Ever. Can We Help Your Struggling Student Excel at Math? This Man Started and Sold 6 Companies for $9,567,453 in Profit. Can He Help You Start Yours? 3: [Number] Lies About [Something] Anytime someone is being lied to, they want to know what the lies are and why they’re being told. Examples:...

Would you like to write a great blog post or email in half the time without losing quality – and perhaps even make your content better in the process? Here’s how you can start writing better, faster and more: 1: Create an outline. Your outline is your plan, and it’s going to make your entire task easier for 3 reasons: Having a plan diffuses procrastination. When we look at a project our mind tells us it’s big – too big. This causes stress, which makes us want to avoid the whole thing. By having a plan, we can break the writing down into manageable, stress free steps. Having a plan keeps you from wandering off topic. If you have a simple outline to follow, it’s just a matter of filling out each section of the outline. But without a plan, you could waste a great deal of time writing about things that in the end don’t even pertain to your main topic. It makes research super easy. Once you have an outline, researching can be as simple as Googling e...

If you have the right mindset, then everything else will work itself out. But if you have the wrong mindset, nothing else will work. Here’s how to get your head on straight: 1: Trust your own ideas and strengths. Stop comparing yourself, stop second guessing yourself and stand behind your own ideas and decisions. 2: Know your worth. Charge accordingly. Dan Kennedy suggests that every business owner immediately raise their rates or prices. You’ll get better customers and clients who appreciate you, fewer headaches and more revenue. So go ahead and give yourself a raise. 3: Realize you can’t do it alone. Whatever ‘it’ is, you need help. Focus on the ideas, make the decisions, do the parts you’re good at and outsource everything else. You’ll stay sane and your business will prosper. Remember, teamwork makes the dream work. Start building your team today.

In my never ending search for ways to better appeal to my audience, I sometimes venture into the dark recesses of the human psyche so that I might better understand my customers and even myself. I’m not picking on psychopaths here. Nor am I villainizing them. As I understand it, psychopaths are born the way they are – it’s not a choice. A psychopath is generally someone who feels little or no real emotion, and instead has to fake it. They might lie a great deal. They have an inflated sense of self-worth. They use superficial charm and glibness to manipulate and con others. They lack remorse, guilt or empathy. And they constantly are in need of new stimulation. About 1 out of 100 people are psychopaths. Odds are you know at least one, yet you might not realize it. Remember, most of them are not killers as the media might portray them. But they can be incredibly charming and persuasive. Some psychopaths can find a person’s weak spot in minutes, manipulate that pers...

In my never ending search for ways to better appeal to my audience, I sometimes venture into the dark recesses of the human psyche so that I might better understand my customers and even myself. I’m not picking on psychopaths here. Nor am I villainizing them. As I understand it, psychopaths are born the way they are – it’s not a choice. A psychopath is generally someone who feels little or no real emotion, and instead has to fake it. They might lie a great deal. They have an inflated sense of self-worth. They use superficial charm and glibness to manipulate and con others. They lack remorse, guilt or empathy. And they constantly are in need of new stimulation. About 1 out of 100 people are psychopaths. Odds are you know at least one, yet you might not realize it. Remember, most of them are not killers as the media might portray them. But they can be incredibly charming and persuasive. Some psychopaths can find a person’s weak spot in minutes, manipulate that pers...

Fill in the blank. What is it you don’t have enough confidence for? Calling potential JV’s or business people on the phone? Making your own product? Starting your own business? Confidence comes from doing something over and over again until you get good at it. When you’re doing something new, you don’t need confidence. You need courage. So get the courage and just go do it, and the confidence will follow. More than needing confidence that you can succeed in a home business, you need the courage to dive in and get started. It"s only once you"re in the arena, taking action toward your goals that you will gain the knowledge, experience and results needed to acquire an unshakeable confidence that will increase your success in anything you set your mind to.

Jim Rohn once said: [quote]You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.[/quote] Whose content do you most consume on social media? If it’s whoever happens to come up in your news feed that day, you might want to rethink. After all, do you want to be somebody, or just anybody? Choose 5 people to follow online based on what they have accomplished and what they can teach you. Then read their posts, listen to their podcasts and consume everything they put online. If you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with, and you’re spending your time with five highly successful people, what do you think will happen in your life? There is one secret you need to follow though... Be sure to ACT on the most important things you learn from these mentors. Why the picture of dogs? Frankly, many of life"s greatest lessons can be learned from them... Wouldn"t you agree?

Times changes, things change, the internet changes and most of all, the best way to get new subscribers changes as well. If you have methods to build your email lists that are already working, then obviously you’ll want to continue with those methods. But you might want to also consider adding one or more of the following list building techniques – especially since they’re proving to be highly effective right now. 1: Use Facebook Live Videos Facebook receives 8 billion video views per day. What’s even more impressive is users are watching live videos three times more than recorded videos. Influencers in every niche are using Facebook Live to engage their audience, strengthen their brand and answer their followers’ questions. And you already know how much easier it is to persuade people to take action when they’re engaged with you live. Simply give them the URL to your squeeze page where they can pick up something awesome for free, and they’ll si...

If you’re a product seller, you already know that not all affiliates are created equal. Some will never promote. Others promote once and disappear. And a small percentage will promote your products over and over, making a lion’s share of sales for you. So how do you recruit great affiliates? While there is no one answer, there are many ways to find and recruit those key affiliates who will take your business to the next level. 1: “Wanna Promote?” Contacting websites, blogs and other web publishers. Send them a well-written email to ask them in a very polite way if they would like to become your affiliate. You’ll likely have to contact a lot of people to get results, but it can be totally worth the effort. 2: Use a Service Use a service such as Affiliate Leads to locate potential affiliates by category, keyword or advertiser. 3: Bloggers Group High is a site that will help you find the best bloggers and influencers, as well as manage your relationships. 4:...

You don’t need major skills to be a drop shipper these days. You don’t need to stock inventory, ship anything, or even guess what might sell. Heck, you don’t even have to use your own money to pay for the goods. You can work a couple of hours a day or week, depending on how serious you are. And frankly the drop shipping method I’m about to show you is so straightforward, a teenager can do it. Hint: Get your kids started with this when they’re in 8 or 9th grade, and by the time they graduate high school they’ll have a very nice nest egg for college, along with more real world business skills than most college graduates. Now then... how do you find products? Amazon can give you a wealth of information on what’s selling and what’s hot at the moment. Go to Google (yes Google, not Amazon) and run some searches such as... Most popular kitchen gadgets on Amazon Most popular fitness items on Amazon Most popular electronic gadgets on Amazon Most po...

With so many tweets being delivered to every Twitter user, it can be difficult to get your tweets seen and clicked. Twitter has 320 million current active users and growing so it’s no wonder why the average Twitter user"s tweets aren"t seen (but you"re not average). Done correctly, Twitter can still be a great source of traffic. And as you know, if your Tweets aren’t driving traffic, then they’re not doing you or your business much good. That’s why I’ve compiled this list of 15 ways to get your Tweets seen and clicked on by your followers. 1: Add Images Did you know that tweets with images receive 18% more click-throughs, 89% more favorites and 150% more retweets? And you can create multiple images for each blog post, using attractive colors, centered headlines and interesting textures. Don’t forget to add your brand or URL, too. For a slew of free design tools, check out this infographic: http://feldmancreative.com/2016/08/free-online-design-tools-in...

Do you sell a monthly membership? If not, you might want to consider it. Here"s 3 reasons to start a membership site: 1 . Monthly memberships mean residual income. You sell a membership once and you get paid for it month after month until the customer cancels. 2 . Selling a membership generally isn’t any harder than selling a one-time product, yet you can get paid a whole lot more for the same effort. 3 . If you offer a trial membership, it’s even easier to get new subscribers. In fact, it can be easier than selling a regular one time product. Yet you can make a LOT more, as this case study will show. Michael Hyatt has a membership site called Platform University. Twice a year he opens the site up for enrollment. Of course, you can take new enrollees into your membership site as often as you choose, but Michael likes to do it just twice a year – probably because it seems more exclusive that way. Membership costs $37 a month. But when his recent launch ended, he decided...