Subscribe To My New Podcast: Online Marketing Tips With Connie Ragen Green My name is Connie Ragen Green and I teach people just like you how to build a profitable online business and use the basic technology needed to get started in this fun and lucrative field. The first year (2006) was difficult for me online, and I ended up spending about 10K and making almost no money. I vowed that my students would not have to struggle like I did. I have now been making my full-time income online since … [Read More...]
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Web Sales Copywriting: Features and Benefits
Web Sales Copywriting to Sell Products Online Web sales copywriting is writing copy for the internet. I had been online for several months before I realized that I was going to have to learn at least a little about this if I ever intended to sell my products to others online. … [Read More...]
Adding a Membership Model to Your Business
Do You Use the Membership Model? More than likely you are already a member of a number of membership sites. Whether they are exclusively virtual ones like Amazon Prime or Netflix, or in person with an online component such as your local gym, Costco or Sam's Club, one of our … [Read More...]
Earning Online
5 Mistakes to Avoid with Membership Sites
Membership Sites: Tips for Successful Micro-Continuity In the initial excitement of starting your own subscription service, it’s easy to overlook seemingly small details. But overlooking these things can cause your subscription site to quickly fail … [Read More...]
How to Have a Stress Free Business Launch
How to Have a Stress-Free Business Launch Let’s face it, the last thing you want to do now that you’ve decided to finally leave the 9 to 5 job is to add more stress to your life. Isn’t that why you decided to build your own business in the first … [Read More...]
Virtual Team Building
Leaders build teams. Virtual leaders build virtual teams. Virtual team building can raise the level of confidence and self esteem of everyone involved in a company, on a project, or in any group where everyone shares a common goal. But you may be … [Read More...]
Overcoming Fear as an Entrepreneur
Overcoming Fear in Your Mind Overcoming fear in your mind will allow you the freedom to pursue goals and dreams that otherwise might seem unattainable. And if you are struggling with fears with any regularity, know that you are definitely not alone. … [Read More...]
Content Marketing for Small Business
Content Marketing for Small Business I got started with content marketing for small business a decade ago, when online marketing in general was in its infancy and small business marketing with content was almost unheard of. These days we are able to … [Read More...]
Goal Setting for Entrepreneurs
Goal Setting for Entrepreneurs When I was first introduced to the idea of goal setting it was within a small group at UCLA, where I was a student. The university had broken down all of the first year students into groups of twelve students and one … [Read More...]
Applied Focus and Productivity for Entrepreneurs
Applied Focus and Productivity You can increase your productivity and accomplish more in less time by using a technique called applied focus. Applied focus can help you avoid the little distractions that can derail your efforts at productivity. … [Read More...]
Exercises to Improve Focus and Memory
Exercises to Improve Focus When TV newscaster Diane Sawyer was asked the secret to her success, she said, "I think the one lesson I've learned is there is no substitute for paying attention." The following is information you will definitely … [Read More...]
Strategies to Improve Focus for Entrepreneurs
As an entrepreneur it is crucial to remain focused and productive while you are working on your projects. You’d be surprised by how many people lose track of where their time goes. They might think they are focused on a single task, but are they … [Read More...]
Joint Ventures Made Simple: Here’s How
How to Create Joint Venture Made Simple One way to take collaboration to the next level is to find JV (joint venture) partners. You’ll find JV partners by meeting colleagues and your competition. A JV partner is a joint venture partnership that can … [Read More...]
SEO Made Simple
SEO Made Simple: How to Create Engaging Experiences for Users The fact is that user engagement and user experiences affect search engine optimization too. One way to make users stick to your site longer is to make your website simple to use, easy … [Read More...]
Segmenting Your List to Keep It Fresh
Why Segmenting Your List is So Important Segmenting your list is something you do not hear much about, so I will explain what it means. When someone joins your list they have either opted in to a free offer you have set up or they have made a … [Read More...]
Social Media Distraction? Just Turn It Off!
Are You a Victim of Social Media Distraction? During the past couple of weeks two of my clients and one personal friend have complained to me that they are unable to complete their daily tasks because of all of the distractions in their life. When I … [Read More...]
Repurposed Information Products
Are You Leveraging Repurposed Information Products in Your Online Business? Whether you are new to information product creation or a seasoned product creator, at some point you realize that almost every topic has been covered before. What your … [Read More...]
Productivity Challenge 2017
The Productivity Challenge 2017 Welcome to your Productivity Challenge 2017! For the seventh year in a row I am offering this training at no cost in order to serve you as an online entrepreneur. Are you ready? Please Leave a Comment Below to Let … [Read More...]
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You most likely know that the people you want on your list are already on someone else's list. Instead of thinking about them as the competition I would encourage you to think of them as colleagues. … [Read More...]
Tips for Selling From the Stage Making money as an entrepreneur means that someone must buy from you (your own products and services) or through you (affiliate marketing) in order for you to make a … [Read More...]
Create "Fast Information Products" Now It took me a full year of thinking and planning to create my first information product. Most of this time was spent in thinking about what I couldn't do … [Read More...]
My Story of How to Build an Online Business When I set out to learn how to build an online business during the winter and spring of 2006 I had no idea what I was in for with this new venture. I just … [Read More...]
Once people join your list you have an even bigger goal; keep them on your list. Lest you think this to be a monumental task, know that you can learn effective list building strategies to not only … [Read More...]
Create Online Courses Information products can come in all shapes, sizes, and formats. One of my favorite ways to create an info product is to create online courses. I have done this over a hundred … [Read More...]
Email marketing is the preferred means of communication between those wishing to learn more about a topic and those providing this information. You may be surprised that I didn't say that social media … [Read More...]
It is estimated that about ninety percent of the people who get started online begin by choosing the business model of affiliate marketing. New entrepreneurs can get started in this way without having … [Read More...]
An information product can be defined as a communication of information via various types of digital media such as eBooks, webinars, teleseminars, online audio and video, website content and much … [Read More...]
You can always tell when someone is new to affiliate marketing. They will post a link on their Facebook page, without much explanation and not thinking about the fact that most of their "friends" on … [Read More...]
Is It Time For An Affiliate Program? At some point in time as an online entrepreneur you will realize that it is finally time for you to have your own affiliate program. I waited much too long to do … [Read More...]
Affiliate contests make our online businesses more fun, but they also make good business sense. An affiliate contest is one in which the product creator (vendor) offers prizes for those who make the … [Read More...]
The first time my name appeared on an affiliate leaderboard I didn't even realize it until someone alerted me. The leaderboard is the list of top affiliates in any give affiliate contest. Usually the … [Read More...]
Affiliate Marketing Tips: Recommending What You Love When I made the decision to leave my teaching job and part-time real estate business to come online back in 2005, I had no idea how I was going to … [Read More...]
Customer Service: This is Crucial to Both Online and Offline Businesses Recently I was driving by the location where a bicycle shop once did a brisk business in the city where I reside in southern … [Read More...]
There is a well known and often quoted saying from motivational speaker, Jim Rohn that goes like this: "You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with." When I first heard this I … [Read More...]
Marketing Calendar for Online Entrepreneurs I learned early on as an online entrepreneur that I would need to be stay organized if I wanted to be effective as an internet marketer. This meant … [Read More...]
Reduce Stress and Soar with Entrepreneurship Back when I was working as a classroom teacher and also engaged in my real estate business, I longed to change my life and reduce stress, or at least keep … [Read More...]
Business Overwhelm and How to Move Past It Life can be overwhelming at times, even under the best of circumstances. But if you are an entrepreneur, business overwhelm may be something that you were … [Read More...]
Work Ethic in the Workplace: Doing More Than is Expected Each Day I'm writing a new book about rethinking the work ethic, and in the course of my research I've been speaking to people from all … [Read More...]
Figuring Out Your Biological Prime Time During the twenty years that I worked as a classroom teacher people would regularly comment to me about my being a "morning" person. To them it was obvious … [Read More...]
Do You Have a Productivity Plan? When I came online over a decade ago I soon realized that I was a natural when it came to time management and productivity. I've written a bestselling book on this … [Read More...]
Planning Your Product Launch Hardly anything is more stressful than planning a new product launch. But, if you are prepared, do your research, and plan everything out to the letter when things pop up … [Read More...]
Why Repurposing Content Just Makes Sense When I create content of any type, and that would include written content, audio recording, and videos, it isn't long before I begin repurposing content into … [Read More...]
Each year at this time I write about the "new rules" for small business owners and entrepreneurs in the new year. This year I thought I would share my thoughts and observations here with you, and the … [Read More...]
Why Writing for Visibility is So Important Everything changed for me during the summer of 2010. That was when my first book was published and I was not prepared for what was to come. Established … [Read More...]