What’s Important Now?

by Derek on July 7, 2010

Pat Riley, a New York Knicks coach, needed his team to win games.

It wasn’t about the skill – his players had it. It was about focus.

Basketball players have distractions – sponsors, women, and business deals. If he wanted his team to win, he needed them to focus on playing the game.

How did he get his team to focus?

He posed this one simple question: ”What’s Important Now?”

And it worked! His team became laser focused.

This same tactic also works for internet marketing.

Visit your site and ask yourself “What’s Important Now?”

Whatever your answer, make it obvious to your readers.

Better yet, eliminate all distractions and your visitors will become laser-focused by default!

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You’re Bleeding. . .

by Derek on July 6, 2010

The economy is in shambles. You can blame the rich or bad luck, but that won’t help.

As Baron Rothschild once said, “Buy when blood is in the streets, even if the blood is your own.”

Or, in other words, if you want to succeed right now, you must be willing to strike at all opportunities. . . even if you think you’re down and out.

So, your blood is in the streets. What are you doing about it?

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What Two Crazy Halloween Costumes Taught Me About Internet Marketing

July 5, 2010

In 2003, I dressed up as an AIM Buddy List for a college Halloween party. I dangled a piece of blank cardboard, the buddy list, from my neck that said “I have no friends,” painted myself yellow, and wore a hat made of emoticons.
When I walked into the party, people LINED UP to sign [...]

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When You Hit A Wall…

July 4, 2010

…You have two choices:
1. You could stop, turn around, and go back home.
Or…
2. You could put your shoulder down and plow through it.
Extreme?
No!
You must slam through all obstacles to achieve amazing things.
Happy July 4th!
What walls have you crushed lately?

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Are You Trying to Find Derek Halpern Online?

May 10, 2009

Hey everyone, Derek Halpern here.
When I’m not working with Chris Pearson and Brian Clark on DIYthemes.com…
I’m showing people how to increase sales, customer loyalty, and conversion rates on Social Triggers.com.

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