10 Simple Ideas to Help You Prevent Burn Out.

by Heather Masson on September 27, 2009

It is so important when working at home, to make sure you take the time to properly take care of YOU!  That's not always an easy thing to do, with all of the demand placed on us (often by us).  Incorporate these 10 items into your schedule will help you to relieve stress, have more energy, and avoid work at home burn out.

  1. Take time to be Grateful - Every morning and every night.  Be thankful for everything in your life, even when you've had a bad day.  I guarantee you that if you start looking at all the things that happened today for you to appreciate, you will end the day feeling relaxed, accomplished, and joyful
  2. Get Moving - Make a point of getting some exercise 3-5 times each week.  Walk the dogs, go for a swim, whatever!  I have recently joined a gym, and I'm really enjoying the Me time.  Plus I feel like I've already accomplished something for the day when the workout is done.
  3. Get Proper Rest - Whatever proper rest is for your body.  And no - I can pretty much tell you it's not 3 hours and 3 pots of coffee!
  4. Take Time away from Business - Make sure to get out with your significant other, or your friends, and family.  Leave the house!!  Go for dinner, or do something that you enjoy.
  5. Feed Your Body - Eat healthy, take time to prepare the proper food for you and for your family, and don't skip lunch just because you're in the middle of whatever....
  6. Don't Over  Schedule - Just like not letting our eyes be bigger than our tummies, at the next big holiday feast.... It is important not to let our to-do list be bigger than our day.   Being unrealistic only sets us up for feeling like we failed.  Hey, if you have time left in the day, I'm sure you can add another small item to your list!
  7. Quitting Time - What time is it that you say, okay I'm done work for today?  Time to go relax.
  8. Get involved in some WAH Communities - Finding some like minded people online.  People who know what you're talking about and can say yeah that happened to me.  Always a good thing.
  9. Focus Breaks - Set a timer, when it goes off, take time to look at what you've done, and what you still need to do.  This regrouping helps you stay focused.
  10. Delegate - Is there anything on your list that you can get help with?  (I'm sure there is, don't be so protective)

Try doing these little things as part of your daily routine.  I bet within a week you start feeling less stressed, have more energy, and just an over all better mind set about your business.

Hope that helps,

Heather

Heather

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Local Mobile… Money or Monopoly … WTH – Which is it??

by Heather Masson on March 16, 2011

I think every internet marketer/affiliate marketer in the world has heard about the upcoming launch of Local Mobile Monopoly.  That is unless you've been living under a rock somewhere for the past several months.  Adam and Tim have gone all out, and are throwing insane amounts of money into the promotion of this product.

That said, I was really quite shocked when I received a phone call the other day from another product owner.  His name is Paul Kemp.  He and his partner Stefan Maingot are right now launching a product called....  Local Mobile Money!!

He saw me on Twitter, and asked for my help in promoting his new product.  I took a look at the sales page, and then starting going through the material in the course.

My first thought and impression was - "These guys are absolutely nuts!!!" Why on earth would anyone try and go up against a product launch as big as Local Mobile Monopoly?!?

But then I started to really take a look at all of the modules and training that Paul and Stefan are providing, and it got me to thinking...

  • Local Mobile Marketing is THE hottest trend in the industry right now.
  • The world of internet marketing is already buzzing about the possibilities of mobile marketing, and of marketing to local business.
  • If I were someone (which I am) who is very new to mobile marketing, and to marketing to local business, I would want to learn as much as I possibly could.
  • I would want to be able to position myself as an "expert" in the industry, because I have the knowledge to get the job done.

So I don't think it's really about a choice.

If you are someone that wants to get into marketing to local business, you need to learn as much as you can, as quickly as you can.

Paul let me take a look through a review copy of Local Mobile Money.  It is a meaty course, that is going to teach a lot of great stuff.  It starts with the basics so even a "local newbie" can become an expert.  In fact, I can hardly wait to sit down and start putting what it teaches into action in my local area.

You can take a look at my review of Local Mobile Money here.  Or if you'd like to visit the official site go here.

Of course, I haven't yet seen Local Mobile Monopoly as it is not being released until March 21st.  So far the free information that Adam and Tim are giving out is pretty good.  And I like the fact that they are donating part of the launch profits to the relief for Japan disaster.  I do have Mobile Monopoly, and it is top notch stuff.

You can take a look at my blogs for Local Mobile Monopoly  here and here, or go and get the free software and video that was released yesterday by clicking here.

My thoughts?

Get Both! If you are really and truly serious about becoming a mobile marketing consultant and expert... just do it.

I think these products will compliment each other very well, and give you the greatest advantage.

They will both offer different perspectives, and you will have that wee bit more knowledge than the guy that cheaps out and only gets one of the products.

I don't think this has to be about a competition.  If you are wanting to create a business as a mobile marketing consultant, and be at the top of your game and start making money within the first month, you need to be armed and ready to go.

GET EXCITED!!!

Best,

Heather

Please note - I am an affiliate for both products, but I would not, and do not recommend a product that I don't fully believe in.  I will be using both products myself to increase my knowledge in marketing to local business.

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Product Launch Strategies I totally DESPISE!

by Heather Masson on March 2, 2011

Is seems we are totally inundated these days with launches of new products that we just have to have, can't live without, or won't make any money online until we get them...

Really? You're Trying to SELL ME THIS?

There are new product launches every day of the week, but it's funny because most of them even seem to use the exact same sales letter now, and just change the name of the product.

The big bright red headline, with a video that goes on forever explaining why I  have to have this latest and greatest.  How whomever created this product was a poor boy nothing, barely surviving from pay cheque to pay cheque.  They suddenly discovered this method, and then spent tens of thousands of dollars to develop a system - just for me :D

What really gives me a chuckle is that they have all have tried every single thing online to make money and spent years going without - even when they aren't out of their Teen years yet. :lol:

One thing I am really starting to despise about all these sales letters is the blatant lies and mistruths.

For example, I was reading/listening to one sales letter in particular last week (the one that actually got me thinking about this post).  The product sounded pretty good actually (and it very well may be).  The creator started talking about exactly what I'm telling you, all these jazzed up sales letters that are total garbage and how he was putting a stop to them.

Later in the letter he said he was limiting his product to only ____ number of memberships because it was so powerful, and it couldn't be overused or would become ineffective (or something like that, you know that line)...

I thought - "Great, I'm going to promote this one".  So I go over to the JV page, and listen to that "sales letter" where the very same person explains how if you make ______ amount of sales you could win all of these cool prizes and make boatloads of money.

The thing that really boiled my blood was the sales letter was saying if one person sold exactly double the amount of what he said he was limiting the membership to in the sales letter, they'd win all this cool stuff.

Now how does that work? Thousands of affiliates are going to promote this product and go for the prize, but the membership is limited to 250 people???  It's just another line of crap.

This seems to be the norm now, and I am not really trying to point out one product in particular.  Most of the sales pages are exactly the same way.  This "tactic" of course is called "scarcity".  You want to make the buyer feel a sense of urgency, that they need to buy now rather than later.

I totally get that.  But do we have to use the "scarcity tactic" in a way that is really just spoon feeding the buyer a plate of horseshit? I don't think that builds a relationship of trust.

It really makes me NOT want the product (even if it's a good one) because I can't trust it.  Why put that stuff in there when everyone knows it's a line of garbage??  And if you are putting something like that in the letter, then stick to it.

How about if we "Market with some Integrity"?

There is a product being launched tomorrow (March 3rd) from a marketer that truly does have integrity.  His name is Matt Carter, and he is one of a handful of marketers that I actually have come to trust online.

The product is called Rapid Profit Formula, and it's going to be all about learning how to become a successful affiliate marketer of physical products.

Now I haven't seen the sales letter, and it may resemble the design that works to a degree.  I'm betting the difference will be that the sales letter will have integrity, as will the product.  I know that he will be using a "scarcity tactic" as well, but it will be one of a special price for launch week, with the price increasing after that.  You can check out the details here

So if you (like me) are fed up with the bullshit, and really want a product that will work from a guy you can trust, you check out The Rapid Profit Formula

Enjoy,

Heather

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