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Are you still doing this same mistake over and over again?When you run your own business, there are things you should give up doing.wistiaEmbed = Wistia.embed("if9g5ivwij");News video highlights:00:30 - A very common mistake business owners do 01:03 - Who should be doing these things 01:26 - Are you crazy? Join the community at SuperFastBusinessGet notifications when SilverCircle opens by joining the waiting listAccess premium web development servicesLooking to buy established mature domains?  James Schramko here with a business tip and this one is about getting too technical. Stop Doing This Mistake! Alright, so when you think of Formula One and you think of a famous driver, maybe Mark Webber who is in Australia, he is not going to be getting out of the pit stop and changing the tires. He is not going to be adjusting the sparkplugs or putting fuel in the car or playing around with the spoilers. His job is to drive the car, that’s what he does. Now, as a business owner, I see this as a very common mistake. Business owners are trying to do the wrong thing. A classic example is websites. I did this in the beginning and perhaps you did too. How long have you spent fussing around on colors and trying to learn how to adjust your WordPress website when you should’ve been out there doing strategy, coming up with new offers, meeting new prospects, following up on sales and running your team. These are the more important things.Photo credit Hire Professionals To Manage The Other Things And Start Running Your Business When there’s professionals out there that can do these jobs for low prices, you should engage their services. Stop trying to be the technician get back to being the generalist. You want to conduct the orchestra, you don’t want to play the instrument. Unless you plan on being a WordPress developer, stop trying to be a WordPress developer. Get out there and run your business. Same for bookkeeping, if you’re sitting down at the table for an hour or two or a day or two trying to do your records when there’s qualified accountants with bookkeepers out there, you are crazy! There’s programs like Zero and Shoebox that will help you get the bookkeeping done. Are you mowing your lawns? Are you washing your car? Are you cleaning your house? All of these things are optional. Unless you really love it, you should get someone else to do it. There are plenty of qualified, technically competent people out there who can save you from the mundane. So, get running your business, STOP getting bogged down in the little crap and you’ll prosper. Well, I’m James Schramko and I’d love your comments below: What one thing will you change as a result of watching this video?

Discover how cutting corners can harm your website.Cutting corners in your SEO efforts can do harm to your website.wistiaEmbed = Wistia.embed("p3afo6qbi7");This week's highlights:00:28 – Google detects unnatural trends 00:38 – What can you get for your $5? 01:02 – Do not risk your online asset 01:15 – What makes our SEO platforms different? 01:31 – SEO is NOT about quantity 02:01 – Good is BETTER than cheapProtect your online asset with professional SEO service Promote your website with quality content  James Schramko here with an SEO traffic news update. In this episode – how to destroy your website for just $5. So I’ve seen an alarming trend when we get to do website reviews. Sometimes, we see figures that just don’t add up. Now, if our team of Research and Development officers can detect that a website has got unnatural trends then I’m sure that Google can too. So what am I talking about here? What can you get for $5? If you go along to some of the very popular sites where you can buy services from around, let’s say $5, you’ll see that you can now order 70,000 YouTube views for just $5. You can get 20,000 backlinks for just $5. You can get in front of 151,000 Twitter users for just $5. You can get 10 EDU backlinks, full follow, for just $5.Photo credit SEO is not about quantity But I’ve got to ask, what is the point? What is the point of risking and compromising your entire website, your entire asset, your platform with a $5-program that is going to make your site look weird. What do we do that is so different with our SEO? Well, with things like Squidoo now no-following external links, you really have to work harder to place content in relevant places that get you good quality backlinks. It’s not about quantity. In fact since Penguin, the easiest way to blow up your website is to be driving tens of thousands of backlinks with the same anchor text to your site. It will be finished straightaway. How is our SEO service different? So what we do is everything by hand. We hand research. We hand create the content. We hand place it on carefully curated and looked-after sites, not spammy junky sites. So that’s what we do that’s different and I’m assuring you that there’s a big difference between cheap and good. So even though we’re wholesale prices at SuperFastBusiness Traffic Services , our quality is good. In fact, it takes us a day and a half just to do our smallest package in human man-hours assuming that we already know what we’re doing and that we have the places to go and do it, which we do. But the average guy out there, the average girl out there is going to find it incredibly hard to deliver you a good quality result with an incredibly cheap service. And that is because they have to take shortcuts – shortcuts that could destroy your site for just $5. I’m James Schramko. I look forward to catching up with you soon. Leave your comments below.

Listener Comments is back for its third round. The segment where listeners are welcome to share their thoughts, greetings and get their questions answered directly by me. Photo creditPodcast highlights:01:27 - Mic test... 01:35 - Are you suffering from inbox overload? 05:07 - What to consider when adjusting rates for the international market 07:58 - Guess who came to say hello 09:13 - Ecommerce is growing bigger 11:17 - Http versus HttpS 13:58 - The secrets to safe syndication 17:15 - Try our web development services 20:41 - How to collect messages on your own site 23:04 - Start your own business with this ____________  Download the PDF Transcription   Welcome back listener, this is James Schramko and this is a special Listeners Comments episode. This is the third one of the series. The first two were really popular and I think it’s because you get to hear from real listeners on the SuperFastBusiness show. People are dialing in and leaving messages, you can do this by going down to the bottom of the site on SuperFastBusiness.com and using the “Leave Voice Message” option and using the microphone on your computer, you can leave your voice for me. And if you get featured in the show, then I will answer your question or if it’s just a comment then I’ll play that and I really want to know how you’re going. I’ve got a sense that you’re enjoying the show because with three-and-a-half thousand page views a day, SuperFastBusiness is getting really strong and that’s because I’m using the OwnTheRacecourse methodology. If you want to understand how that works, go to OwnTheRacecourse.com and put your email address. You’ll be able to get the entire course for free, this used to be a paid course but you can get it for free, and it will show you how to build a powerful authority blog just like SuperFastBusiness.com, which is actually the case study. Alright, let’s get straight to the listener questions and here we go. Listener:      Check, check, check…test t-test… James:        Yup buddy, it actually does work, so let’s try again. Listener:      Hi James, this is John Rose. I just switched over to your weekly update. I get a lot of emails and I was having trouble with just your daily updates just been giving you the time that it deserves. So hopefully with the weekly updates, I’ll be able to spend a little bit more time reading some of your material and using it to help me build my business. So, hopefully that will work because I just get too much, too many emails and we’ll see if that will work so I guess I could give you the time it deserves. Thanks, bye. James:          Hey John, thank you. Listen, email is such a huge problem for most entrepreneurs and I suspect most people just get to their computer, open up the email and then, the next few hours, are being bombarded with sales messaging. They might go and buy a course because there’s a very compelling sales copy, they never finish it and then the same little “rat race” happens next day back on the treadmill. You’ve got to cut down your emails. Certainly with my emails, you can click on the link that says “Send it to me weekly”. Another great thing you can do is go to iTunes, there’s actually a link to my iTunes channel on the top of SuperFastBusiness.com. Click on that and subscribe so that you automatically get the audio versions of every post then you can listen to it while you’re walking the dog, going to the gym or doing something like catching a bus. So, that’s one way to really get these short messages. Most of my podcasts are only a few minutes long and the feature ones like this are generally under half an hour. So, get that subscription happening and go back to your email and see what you can do to cull it right down. There is a course called Inbox Relief, and this has saved hundreds of people from the dreaded inbox overload. I’ve certainly been using these principles for years to get the control of my inbox,

Time to replace my MacAir and iMac.The demands of my work have required me to upgrade my equipment.wistiaEmbed = Wistia.embed("2w1wq02tfz");Video highlights:00:21 - I have pushed my equipment to the limit 01:06 - Introducing my n...

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Discover how your environment dictates your success.Your work space can have a significant effect on your productivity.wistiaEmbed = Wistia.embed("st75kxxnn5");This week's video highlights: 00:10 – How to boost productivity 00:31 – Remove the distractions 00:47 – Fuel performance with the right environment 01:22 – Invest in modern and fast equipment 01:42 – Set your space up for successNeed help with your business? Join the Silver Circle waiting list Click here to become a SuperFastBusiness member James Schramko with a business tip, and today I’m going to be talking about your environment.Surround yourself with the right things One of the best ways to be more productive is to make sure that you surround yourself with all the right things to get the job done. In my business, I have things set up exactly the way that I need them to be set up to get things done. I’ve got a good microphone, a good camera, and good lighting. I have my stand-up desk where I’ve got no distractions. There’s just the computer on a stand-up desk. I’ve got my sit-down desk where I can focus on things if I just can’t stand any longer. I have up-to-date modern machines that work well, that are clean, that are fast. And I make sure that I eat well, and sleep well, and exercise.Photo credit Get the right gear You see, your environment really does dictate how you’re going to perform. I’ve been into people’s places and I’ve sat down at that old, little, dark, dingy corner desks stuffed full of CDs and DVDs and papers and this clunky old Microsoft computer running Explorer that hasn’t been updated, never had the cache cleaned, and it’s a slow, clunky, old beast. In fact, some people don’t even have the fastest Internet they can have even if it’s available – which I don’t understand. Get productive. Get yourself a nice large screen, a good quality chair or a stand-up desk. Get yourself a modern, up-to-date computer and get serious about your business. These days, it only costs a few thousand dollars to have the most modern, fast equipment. Get crankin’! Get yourself the right gear, set your environment up for success. Remove the paper, remove the distractions, and when it all comes down to it, you know what you have to do: you have to get down to it, roll up your sleeves, and do the work that’s gonna get you the results you want. Stop ‘hiding behind crappy equipment’ as your excuse. It’s time to get on with it. I’m James Schramko, I hope you’ve enjoyed this tip. I’ll catch up with you soon. Leave your comments below.

Learn how to save time using the dictate feature from Apple.Using Mac automation features can save you hours in content creation.wistiaEmbed = Wistia.embed("n1zdi3ln90");In this episode:00:09 - Use this dictate feature (you may already have it) 00:20 - Invest in a good microphone like the Rode Podcaster 00:30 - Watch this ScreenCast demo to see exactly how I save time 01:50 - Talk your way to profits!Be a member of SuperFastBusiness today Join the exclusive community of SilverCircle  James Schramko here and I’m going to give you a business tip that is just going to save you so many hours. It’s amazing. The Mac’s dictate feature So I’ve been using an Apple Mac. I’ve got a Mac Air, a MacBook Pro, an iMac, and they’re amazing. They got this fantastic feature which allows me to dictate. If you put a good microphone like this or a quality Rode podcaster which is what I also use, you can use the dictate feature. Now rather than tell you all about it, I’m going to show you. We’re going to go to a ScreenCast demo of how I answer 10,000 forum posts and clear my inbox just by talking. It is amazing. Come on for a demo with me.Photo credit ScreenCast demo James Schramko here and in this video I’m going to demonstrate how easy it is to create amazing content using just a headphone and an Apple Mac. All you have to do is tap the function key twice and then talk. It’s really is that easy. That’s a great progression from podcast to purchase and then implementing the tips given. One thing I would question is whether that is the perfect market. People who are struggling tend to be very difficult customers and have reduced spending power. For that reason I highly recommend you target a more lucrative market of people who are already in motion and need a turbo boost, and already have money at their disposal to throw at your solution. Wasn’t that easy? Alright, so how easy was that? Do you think you could do it? All you need is an Apple. It comes standard with the dictation feature. Tap-tap on function and you could be just talking your way to profits, and I’ve got to get back and do some more forum posts. I’m James Schramko, see you soon. Please comment below.

Engage customers better with these useful tips.Two Tips To Increase Customer Engagement Business Apr-1-2013wistiaEmbed = Wistia.embed("oflxzo1tkr");In this news video:00:18 - Start with context 00:38 - You need to be relevant 00:55 - Time to update your marketing material Get Internet marketing tips and training at SuperFastBusinessGet a notification when SilverCircle Mastermind opens, join our waiting list  James Schramko here with a business news tip. I’m going to be talking about the two things that can make sure that you improve your engagement with customers. Alright, so what are these two things? These two things, if you have them, will really help your business. Enter That Conversation In Your Customer’s Mind The first one is context. You need to know where people are up to. So when you start any marketing campaign or when you have any follow-up sequence, it really needs to be contextual where that customer is. I’ve also heard it called “Entering the conversation going on in the customer’s mind.” Focus On Solving A Problem That Your Customers Have The second thing is relevance. You need to be relevant. If you’re trying to solve a problem that the customer does not have, then you are irrelevant. And it doesn’t matter how tricky your sales hook is, it doesn’t matter how many email follow-ups you have, you’re just not relevant, you won’t get the sale.Photo credit It’s Time To Update Your Marketing Strategy So, have a look at your marketing material and make sure that it is contextual and that it is relevant. If you have these two things, your marketing is going to improve. Well, I’m James Schramko and I’d like to hear from you. If you found these tips useful, feel free to leave your comments below.

Discover how you can fix a damaged linking profile.Have poor SEO practices messed up your linking profiles? Not to worry. Get it fixed in seven steps.// In the video:00:10 - A lot of websites abuse their link profile 00:24 - Some old SEO practices no longer work 00:53 - This step by step plan will repair your link profile 02:10 - Let us help you do SEO rightEngage our expert SEO services Quality multi-media content made for youJames Schramko here with an SEO news update. In this episode, I’m going to cover what you can do to repair a broken link profile.What We’ve NoticedWe do a lot of website checks and what we find over and over again is websites have been abusing their link profile. They’ve been getting too many links for the exact same keyphrase. This comes up a lot because it’s a really common problem.In the old days, all you needed to do to rank well was to get a lot of links to your site with the same anchor text. Now, penguin effectively incinerated that. Google put out a filter that said “Let’s have a look and see who’s trying to manipulate a site by having too many anchor text links” and they call a certain percentage, perhaps in their algorithm. Now what happened is a lot of websites disappeared and only by adding new links and removing the bad links can you actually repair this. So here is the step by step plan:The Step-by-step Process on How To Fix this ProblemStep 1) Step number one, hook up your Google Webmaster Tools and see what links you’ve currently got. Step 2) Step number two, if you see site-wide links that are pointing to your site with the same anchor text, see if you can have them change the anchor text or remove those links. Step 3) If you can’t, step three is to disavow those links. Step 4) Step four is to do a keyword research report. We sell these at SuperFastBusiness Traffic Services and get a very thorough keyword research report. Find all your related phrases. Step 5) And the next step is to create amazing content around the related phrases that are not containing the keyword that you’ve got too many links for. Step 6) The next step is to make media rich videos, images, audios. Step 7) And then, the next step is to promote that content – get relevant links with the right anchor text and a mix of neutral ones until your link profile balances.Photo creditWe Can Help YouSo you go from a very high amount of links with the same anchor text to now building up links with different anchor text and reducing the number of links with the bad one. And now, when you equalize your site and your link profile looks more natural, then you should be able to restore your old rankings plus, you’ve got all these new rankings as well; and that’s how you grow your business.SEO is not dead, you just need to do it right! That’s what we’re here to do at SuperFastBusiness Traffic Services. If you’ve got any questions, then feel free to ask us at SuperFastHelp.com.I’m James Schramko and I’ll speak to you soon.Contact us if you need any help and feel free to leave your comments below.

Cool new feature from LeadPages.LeadPages now lets you easily create squeeze pages in Facebook.//News highlights:00:13 - You could duplicate your existing LeadPage 00:20 - Setup tracking tags in your CRM 00:28 - Install it on Facebook 00:50 - Today's action item: Set it up right nowBecome a member of SuperFastBusinessBe a member of SilverCircle, join the waiting list here James Schramko here and this is a really really cool feature that LeadPages has put out now. How to Set Up Your Facebook Squeeze Page Tab? You can see in my computer here, I’ve actually got a squeeze page on my Facebook tab and all I had to do was just tick a box inside LeadPages. I actually duplicated my normal LeadPage and then I set it up with different tags in my OfficeAutoPilot system for Facebook so that I know where the traffic is coming from and then I just click the Facebook install widget, which is inside LeadPages. So, if you have LeadPages and you have a Facebook account, you should now put a squeeze page in your Facebook.Photo credit Today’s Action Step: I’m really really excited about it. It’s super easy to use, another job well done by Clay Collins from LeadPages. Thanks for making the awesome software, it’s very exciting. Today’s action item is to go and set up your Facebook squeeze page tab, just like I did, and it will take you all of about two minutes. I’m James Schramko and I’ll talk to you soon. Try out this new amazing feature and tell us all about it, please leave your comments below.

There are times when we struggle with more than we can handle. Discover how to keep things manageable.Tasks and duties can pile up and seem overwhelming. What should you do then?wistiaEmbed = Wistia.embed("69lw89j5qy");This week:00:06 - People commonly have too much going on 00:31 - Delete what you don't need 00:58 - Identify what is most important Become a part of SuperFastBusiness Be on the waiting list when SilverCircle opens James Schramko here with a business tip. This one is about if you've got too much going on. Too much to deal with? Working with business owners each week, I commonly see this. People have too much. Too busy, too many projects, too many things to do. Well the simple process here is to stop, take three deep breaths, and just work out what the most important thing is. In previous videos I've mentioned the One Thing method, which is a brain dump, and to get to the most important thing.Photo credit Learn to delete My favorite thing is a continuing process of deletion. Delete, eliminate, purge, remove. Get rid of stuff, and do it in every part of your life. Do it with your clothes, do it with your hard drive on your computer. Have a look through your car. Clear out your trunk. Have a look through the glove box, go through your cupboards. Take stock of everything in your life and have a look and see if there's something that you don't need anymore, so that you can simplify. And when you connect with the thing that is truly important and you give that your focus, that's when things open up and that's when things become easier. So really think that you need to be having less inputs, and less things to focus on now, and just bring it back to simplicity. Your challenge So the action step for today is simply: go and purge, clean, delete or eliminate something, whether it's a household thing, whether it's a computer thing, whether it's a team thing, whether it's a process or a system, or even just cleaning out your refrigerator. Do something today. Come back and post what you did, I'd love to see what you've been up to. Inspire others.  I'm James Schramko, talk to you again soon. Leave a comment below: