Marketer Of The Day With Robert Plank: Get Daily Insights From The Top Internet Marketers & Entrepreneurs Around The World

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

Today's Sponsor: Website Remote (99 cent trial) "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." -- Leonardo da Vinci Only think three "content ideas" ahead (i.e. podcast episodes) Have your own system or weekly structure. Promote ONE thing this week, email every day, and have a webinar in the middle if possible Don't check email, Facebook, or Skype for a few days. The world will still be there when you come back. Four Daily Tasks: all money making tasks, and one of them is some form of content creation Don't Force It: if you can't seem to get anything done, get away from the computer, but also get away from TV and your phone (possibly, read to collect your thoughts). Get back "in state." Stop Multitasking: Turn off all pop-ups and keep your phone out of your office (or in a drawer) so you can focus on those money-making tasks It's Just One Hour: Time yourself and put even one focused hour (all other windows closed) on a timer for your business Clear files off your desktop every week (into a mo

Today's Sponsor: WP Import "Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, only this time more wisely." -- Henry Ford Loopholes, superstition (H1 tags, meta tags, duplicate content), shortcuts/hacks, or a "good" user experience? Dwell time and human reviewers. Consistently put out content (at least once a week), promote it using Facebook, Twitter, eClincher, Zapier -- save "temporary" content like webinars, Periscopes, Snapchats, FB live into YouTube, iTunes, etc. 1. Use WordPress and a mobile theme (built-in or WP Touch) 2. Install All in One SEO Pack and Google XML Sitemaps plugins 3. Install W3 Total Cache and set it to minify JavaScript and CSS -- this will shave a few seconds off load time and give you a boost (and use Google PageSpeed Insights and tools.pingdom.com) 4. Add 10 years on the domain (only gives a slight boost but is easy to do) 5. Verify the site with Google Webmaster Tools (and Add Google Analytics code if you know how to do that) 6. Buy an SSL certificate and redirect the site to 100

"Fail in private, succeed in public." -- David Ogilvy Stage 1: Quick Research Find the intersection of: what people want, what people need, what you're good at, and what's fun for you -- forum search, Amazon table of contents, ask your list if you have one Build a better mousetrap than your competitors, find their holes, absorb the changes, combine things from two competitors, give away one piece that your competitors normally charge for Important: teach something you've already known for several years, that way you're saying "something" (as opposed to bizopp stuff), and you don't have to do any new learning Stage 2: Find Competitors Making Money Are there high ticket items, seminars, and membership sites about this? Paid ads? Do the high profile guys keep promoting it and keep their websites around for a long time? Stage 3: Is There a Future In It? Why is weight loss a good idea but back pain isn't? Weight loss is an ongoing problem you can continuously help them with, back pain isn't.

Today's Sponsor: Profit Dashboard (Make Money on Fiverr course) "You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks." -- Winston Churchill The Steps Phase 1: day job (get some income rolling in, overlap skills with your internet business if possible, find the win-win scenario) Phase 2: freelancing (small jobs, don't become a monthly employee, get good at just one hour per day, avoid scope creep) Phase 3: information products (solutions to real problems, find the sweet spot between power, simplicity, and speed) Phase 4: membership sites & passive income (use the untapped potential of your list, 2 week mini-launch & pitch webinar, keep piling in a batch of members) List, Traffic, and Offers list: prospects and buyers (email autoresponder, opt-in page, follow-up sequence) traffic: bigger community than yours, joint ventures, SEO (blog posts, guest posts, YouTube videos, podcasts), PPC (retargeting, AdWords, Facebook, Bing) offers: affiliate products, res

Today's Sponsor: ProfitDashboard.com "Learning is a gift, even when pain is your teacher." -- Maya Watson You should be excited to get out of bed in the morning. You should be itching to knock out 40 minutes of money-making tasks on the computer, then leave the computer. If you're feeling unmotivated, get off the computer until you do. THE LONG GAME 1. Treat your business like a real business: boundaries for "focused" time (Four Daily Tasks) -- no split focus 2. Anytime you're making a decision or deciding to commit time to a task, ask yourself: will doing this really earn me more money? If you're not sure, then is it worth risking an hour or 5 minutes to find out? (Usually: yes.) 3. Look to put yourself out of business, because if you won't, someone else will. (Which means: move your business to the next logical step.) Complete what you start, but after completing and getting the low hanging fruit, don't rely on that income stream to keep paying you for 10 years. SETBACKS 4. Support System & Mastermind

"Be big enough to admit your mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them." -- John C Maxwell Traps you fall into: perfectionist, self doubt, self defeatist, the stars have to align. I need to "force" myself into getting motivated. Yeah, right. "Usual" advice I'll skip over: Four Daily Tasks + Camtasia babysitter + accountability partner + computer hotseat + one take content Usually, the "thing" you have to do is just 5 minutes, or just 1 hour: speak out book, run webinar, send email Stop multitasking with the phone, email, Facebook, TV. Leave it out of the room. Stop watching TV: biggest time waster (or at least put it off for a couple weeks) Schedule time on the calendar to get it done Throw away the old notes and papers, you don't need that clogging up your mind Don't walk into the office after a specific hour: this forces you to get more done Anchoring: associate your office, sitting at the computer with fun, creativity, productivity, flow state (leave windows