Top 10 Snippets of Advice
People ask for it, so this is totally a content post. In the
interest of not wanting to seem like a promotion, I have left
out any URLs but given the names of the product. If you can’t
find anything in a search on Google, then let me know in the
comments and i will give you the url.
1. If you purchased Virtual Smart Assistant a few months ago
and didn’t install it, then you should really give it a go. It
has made me a lot of money. If you did install it, then go and
take a look at the results and change your messages or test
different things. This is one powerful tool.
2. If you are having a problem with spam then download Spamfighter.
I use it and approximate that it saves me hours every day. There is
a free 30 day trial. The way I use it is to spend about 5 minutes
going through the spam queue. As I have been using it for a while
and it learns from my actions it is rare that I find a false positive
message that is in the spam box.
3. While on the subject of email, if you are like me and are reasonably
addicted to checking your email, then open up your email on a seperate
monitor so it is there the whole time, but you don’t have to keep
up swapping between applications. I personally forward all of my
email to a gmail account so that it is updated live.
4. If you find that you don’t have enough time in the day, then you
should install a program called Rescue Time. It is 100% free and
logs exactly where you are spending your time while at your
computer. After a few weeks, you will know where to focus your
energy so that you are only working on revenue generating
activities while you are meant to be working.
5. If you have a website then make sure that you are tracking
exactly where your traffic is coming from and what they are doing
on your site. I personally use StatCounter which is extremely
easy to install and gives me all the information that I need
at pretty one glance.
6. If you are yet to launch a product, then do it. Seriously. What
is holding you back? If that is insurmountable, then outsource that
task.
7. If you are planning on selling a business then sell it when things
are going well.
8. Surround yourself with people that are successful and don’t leech
on your time
9. Read every book by Dan Kennedy that is available on Amazon. That
man is a genius and his books are cheap when you buy them in paperback.
10. Alright…I’ll leave number 10 up to you 
Please leave a comment
with your best piece of advice.
Hope you enjoyed this or at least found it useful
Best Wishes,
Ben Shaffer
June 4th, 2008 at 5:33 pm
Great time and trouble saving tips Ben.
Too many people are getting caught up and not actually doing what they have to do to become profitable.
Thanks!
TL
June 4th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
Hey Ben,
Thanks for the great time-savers. Here’s another one that I’ve found useful lately that goes along with number 6. If you can’t find a product idea, look at what is hot off of the presses. Take the idea, improve it, and make your copy better.
June 4th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
Use RoboForm2Go to manage all your passwords. I seem to have over 100 that I have to keep track of. RoboForm2Go installs on a portable flash drive so that you have all your passwords with you on any computer. I love it. Best $30 I have spent in a long time.
June 4th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
Hi Ben
Thanks for the tips. I’ve been on the fence as far as Virtual Smart Assistant is concern. I might give it a go.
My view is education, education education with out forgeting that if you don’t do anything, nothing will happen.
So applying what one has learnt rather than looking for more stuff to learn helps a great deal.
Thank you
William