When you’re starting out in any new direction, whether it’s in a new career,online marketing or studying, it’s been shown that having a mentor takes you head and shoulders above the crowd.

The term “mentor” means a trusted friend, a counselor or teacher, someone who’s more experienced in your chosen field. Mentors provide their expertise to less experienced individuals, to help them advance with their careers and studies.

Communication is the number one key factor of mentoring, whereby support and encouragement is offered to enable the mentee to manage their own learning. This in turn allows them to reach their potential. New and existing skills can be honed, which will enhance and improve their performance.

Mutual trust and respect is paramount in any mentoring programme. A mentor should help the mentee believe in themselves one hundred per cent, giving them a strong sense of worth and confidence.

If you’ve ever taken up a new interest or started out on a new career path, you may have felt overwhelmed by all the new information you had to take on board. Information overload can easily set in. How much easier would it be to have someone dedicated to leading you through these early steps, guiding you gently in the right direction?

Everyone likes to get recognition for their achievements and a good mentor will encourage you to step outside your comfort zone and achieve more. In our modern world of internet and instant communications, your mentor might be someone you talk to physically – or he might be living on the other side of the world. Either wqay, he can still offer you the same support. Having experienced the same worries, doubts and pitfalls that you’re going through allows him to fully empathize with your learning curve.

If you’re lucky enough to find a mentor, either through personal contact or via the web, consider yourself to be one of the lucky ones. The experience and knowledge offered to you can make or break your success.

Should you ever find yourself in the position to return the favour to someone – go for it Just remember what it felt like to be faced with the unknown and help them discover the benefits of mentorship.

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About the Author: Julie is married and works as a part-time doctor’s receptionist. Her love of writing began when she was young and continues to this day. She is currently building up an online business with her daughter.

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Did you know that graphic design is the second most sought after service on the internet? Second only to ghostwriting. Why is this? I will tell you. You have hired a ghostwriter to write your content and to do it justice you need some great graphics to complement the content that has been created.

What do you do? One of two things. (1) Create the graphics yourself; (2) Hire a graphics designer to create your graphics for you.

Now there are problems with these two methods. By creating your own graphics, you will be taking up much of your valuable time and unless you own graphics software, it could cost an arm and a leg to purchase Photoshop. There are cheaper alternatives out there, but quite frankly, not as good as Photoshop, and to be able to do your new content justice you have to have the best.

Then there is hiring a graphic designer. Have you seen how much they charge? For one minisite header and footer this could set you back $67-$97. What about the ebook cover, the pay button, the testimonial box, the guarantee box? All these would be costing you extra.

Great Niche Graphics

What if I told you there was a third option that covers everything? Minisite graphics, ecovers, testimonial boxes, guarantee boxes, pay button, PLR ebook, Wordpress Theme, content for your Wordpress Theme. And, not in just one size, but in at least three popular sizes. And, not just one minisite with everything listed above, but three?

Okay. That sounds like it could be interesting, but what is it going to cost? If one minisite header and footer costs $67-$97, will three minisites cost me three times as much? What about the PLR ebook, Wordpress Theme? Are these all extra too?

Nope. For just 25 people only, the whole cost is going to be just $9.97. That’s one-tenth of the price of just one Minisite header and footer, never mind about the rest.

And, you are going to be getting three completely new graphics packages every calendar month for the insane price of just $9.97.

Just think what this will do to your sales. Can you afford $9.97 a month? I will even give you limited resale rights to each minisite. You will be able to sell just one of the minisites for $10 and make a profit. I don’t want you to sell them for less than $10, that would be unfair to the other members of Great Niche Graphics, but I can’t force you to sell them at this price, it’s just a suggestion.

You may even decide to create your own membership site and sell them that way. A recurring income. Again $10 is the minimum I would like you to sell your memberships for, it’s another suggestion.

Now the question has changed. It’s not "can you afford $9.97 a month" it’s "can you afford NOT to pay $9.97 a month". If you realize the earnings potential with this, it’s a very valid question since you could easily match, double, treble, quadruple and make even more than the measly $9.97 a month I am asking.

Did I say that $9.97 was only for the first 25 people? Oh yes, I see I did, but there’s no harm in mentioning it again.

Once you click on the Subscribe Now button, you will be taken straight to Clickbank (who are my payment processor) and immediately upon payment you will be sent your membership details instantly.

I decided to use Clickbank because my members can also become my affiliates and will be able to earn an affiliate income by promoting Great Niche Graphics.

Be sure you don’t pass up on this opportunity. DO NOT hesitate. Hesitation could cost you a fortune. Once the first 25 $9.97 memberships have gone, they have gone for good. The price will be raised to the next level for the next 25 and will be raised again after that 25 have gone.

I will raise the price every 25 members until I cap at 150 and the only way you will get in then will be when somebody leaves, but I’m sure they won’t because it IS amazing value.

Look at that, I have been waffling on for so long and haven’t given you the website address. Oh well, you can see that I’m excited with this. I have been working hard creating graphics for the next 12 months worth of content for Great Niche Graphics.

Go here and have a look: www.GreatNicheGraphics.com

You will not be disappointed.

Good luck, I hope you get in at the strictly limited price of $9.97.

Kind Regards,

Gary Packer
www.GreatNicheGraphics.com

PS. If you want to make affiliate sales, simply promote this link: http://YOUR_ID.cobaltdm.hop.clickbank.net/

As a matter of fact, most Affiliate Marketers fail and give up (around 95% to be exact) because they do put so much effort into it all and never see a real return in their emotional, physical and monetary investment. Which is really sad, don’t you think?

There are so many guides out there that claim to show you “step-by-step” how to do it, how to rake in the money with just a little effort on your part. HAH!, I say! Push come to shove, only very few far and in between actually deliver on their promise!

And that’s exactly where I have some great news for you:

Affiliate Marketing SOS

Affiliate Marketing SOS is a unique and very refreshing guide on how to get off to a flying start with some serious Affiliate Marketing EVEN IF YOU ARE AN UTTER NEWBIE!!! In a very effective and professional way, Affliate Marketing SOS walks you step-by-step through setting up a self-hosted WordPress blog in your chosen niche, it shows you exactly what to do to optimize your blog for SEO purposes, explains how and where to get good Affiliate Products to promote and also how to add them to your blog so they can generate the most amount of income for you. I have never seen a guide go into so much detail about every single aspect of the whole process – there are literally screenshots for every step you have to do (I got the impression that Petra wanted to make sure even the most “technically challenged” will be able to follow her instructions) – that’s why the ebook amounts to an impressive 96 pages packed full with great content.

Petra has also added a fantastic bonus to her offer – you will get an 87 minute video course called “Instant Traffic Shortcuts” absolutely FREE!

This course shows you how to easily grab top rankings on Google in 24 hours or less (again without you having to have prior knowledge).

This course is actually valued at $77 and is the perfect add-on to Affiliate Marketing SOS, – your new blog deserves a flood of buy-hungry visitors! It’s something you should grab with both hands and run!

If you are serious about making money through Affiliate Marketing, I would strongly suggest to have a look at Affiliate Marketing SOS. You will literally hit the ground running!

Affiliate Marketing SOS

Do yourself a favor and go check it out. Today.

Affiliate Marketing SOS

Over the past few years, the popularity of ebooks has increased rapidly. Many of the top book stores now have the facility to deliver ebooks. This is great news for the consumer since they can now read their books on their portable devices. From classic ebook novels to romance ebooks and fiction ebooks, the subjects for an ebook library are almost endless.

Because more and more consumers have shown an interest in purchasing ebooks – for the convenience, and, in many cases, because of the cheaper purchase cost – many individuals are now looking to make money from creating their own ebooks. If you are able to do this, you may find success. However, to find success in creating ebooks, it will not come without hard work.

Unless you have created an ebook before, you will find it difficult to understand how much work it actually does entail. You may want to write guides, reports or how-to’s, but unless you are an expert in your field, you will have to do research, and this will take a fair amount of time. On the other hand, you may want to write a novel, but to be worth the buy, most ebooks are at least one hundred pages long – with many being longer. Your ebook could take months to complete going down the ebook creation route.

In addition to the hard work of researching and preparing your ebook, you must have writing experience. It is a fact that customers do not, and will not, purchase poor quality work.

As well as writing a quality ebook, you will have to think about ways of selling it. Combining the writing and the marketing, both these aspects could take a very large amount of time. This is, perhaps, why so many budding ebook writers are put off the idea of creating their own ebook, no matter how rewarding creating your own product will be.

If you have your heart set on selling ebooks as a means of income and do not want to trouble yourself with the work involved in creating your own product, there is an alternative. You do not necessarily have to create your own, you can purchase the private label rights to somebody else’s creation.

By purchasing the private label rights you will be able – in many cases – to edit the content, assume the work as your own and profit from the sale of each ebook.

Obviously, there are downsides to obtaining Private Label Rights and the biggest of these is the cost required to purchase those rights. Depending on who you are doing business with to purchase your private label rights ebook, this could turn out to be fairly expensive. The more exclusive your supplier is, the higher the cost is going to be also. This is simply because the freelance writers, who will spend a large amount of time creating their ebooks, are going to seek adequate compensation for their time.

Another huge downside to obtaining private label rights to ebooks is the availability. The more available it is, then the more chance that every man and his dog will have also purchased those rights too, thus making it harder to make any sales.

Some say that the higher prices charged by the exclusive freelance writers could be considered a disadvantage to their business opportunity, but others may say that it is a distinct advantage because the freelance writers who charge more for their work will have typically produced better content in their ebooks and the better the content, the easier it will be to sell.

Whether you have decided to create your own ebook or have decided to obtain the private label rights to anothers’ ebook, you will still have to find ways to market the ebook to the general public. In either case, marketing your ebook is going to take time. Purchasing Private Label Rights is preferred by many individuals because they can devote more time to marketing the product, which will obviously create more sales.

As you read through this article, I expect you are wondering whether you should write your own ebook or obtain the private label rights to another. Don’t worry, you are not alone. There are many who are wondering the same thing. Writing your own ebook brings many rewards, the main one being the satisfaction of creating your very own product all by yourself. Private label rights are an amazing commodity which can bring amazing business opportunities for some, but remember, this is not for everyone.

There can be great opportunities to obtaining Private Label Rights ebooks, however, after obtaining these rights, you may find that this is not really for you. No worries here! The beauty of trying to make money from this sort of business venture and it not working out, means you can stop whenever you want. Buying the Private Label Rights means they are yours to do with as you wish. You are then free to move on to something else if you so desire.

My advice, if you are tempted to try an ebook business venture, would be to try both scenarios – creating your own ebooks and purchasing PLR – either one could be the start of something very big.

A new membership site, which is well worth a look, has just been launched. Find it here: GREAT NICHE GRAPHICS. HURRY! There are a few spots left open at the less-expensive option.

Your Software Website really is one of the best made websites, that has been designed for the every day user, I have ever seen!

Trust me when I tell you that this website is worth at least 10x the price that Dave is charging.

The possibilities that you can create from this site are endless, just about every single area in the site is editable from a superbly designed admin panel, and the cash generating possibilities are outstanding.

Dave really has said to himself “how can I generate the maximum possible cash for people” when he designed this site. There are cash generating links just about everywhere, but the best part is that is does not look like an ‘ad site’, it looks exactly like what it is, a fully stocked, fully linked software website that’s easy on the eye.

The everyday visitors to this site will all be like kids in a candy store!

I take my hat off to Dave Nicholson on this one, and I would very, very highly recommend it to absolutely anybody wanting an additional income online.

Here is a list of just some of the features:

* You get your very own admin panel so you can simply edit your site with a few clicks.

* You can change your header, sub-heading and footer text by simply adding text into a field in your admin panel.

* You can do basic SEO on your site by simply adding text into a field in your admin panel.

* Your website comes pre-loaded with over 30 software titles that you can re-sell.

* Your website comes pre-loaded with over 30 affiliate software links.

* Your website comes pre-loaded with over 20 website themes that you can simply change from your admin panel, with the click of a button.

* Your website comes pre-loaded with Google AdSense, editable from your admin panel.

* Your website comes pre-loaded with ClickBank Ad Rotator, editable from your admin panel.

* All of your links within your site are linked to YOUR ClickBank or YOUR PayDotcom ID’s from within your admin panel.

* Your website comes pre-loaded with an opt-in form, so you can build your list, also editable from your admin panel.

* All of your payments from the site are made to YOUR Paypal account, editable from the admin panel.

* You have the ability to add/remove categories from within your admin panel.

* You have the ability to add/remove/edit new software pages from within your admin panel.

* You have the ability to add/remove/edit many, many more areas from within your admin panel.

* The website and the admin area have been created with ’super simple’ controls, so you do not need any special knowledge at all, if you can click a mouse and type text, you have all the knowledge needed to fully setup your website.

You can get it from here:

Your Software Website

Regards,

Gary.

The Amazing Need An Article

The biggest problem with article marketing is that you need to submit and circulate a lot of articles for them to have any real effect.

Writing just one 400-600 word article takes time. Are you willing to sit down and write 10 or even 20 articles yourself so you can reap the benefits of your marketing efforts?

Or, would you prefer to spend your valuable time working on other aspects of your business while someone else does the writing work for you?

This is where the Need An Article service can help you. Just hand over your article writing to somebody else.

Need An Article has developed an almost completely automated article writing service designed to supply you with quality, unique articles at a very affordable price. I say ‘almost completely’ because with Need An Article there are real, live writers working hard behind the scenes to generate your article precisely to your requirements.

As a member of the Need An Article service, you simply log into your account and create an article order. Specify how long you’d like your article to be, outline your chosen topic and keywords and a writer will begin working on your content for you.

Affordable!

No Need To Break The Bank

The membership costs are surprisingly cheap for such an amazingly fast service and every article written is checked for quality and originality.

Need An Article’s system also allows you to place your article orders in bulk. You can order as many as ten articles per order. Bulk ordering can be effective if you prefer your articles to be written by the same writer so they’ll all have a similar tone, making your site’s content more consistent. In most cases, you’ll receive your articles in 2 – 4 days – (more often than not, much quicker).

To make your article budget stretch even further, you might consider opting for rewriting services. Need An Article’s writers will happily rewrite your private label articles for you, creating brand new content from the original you supplied. This is terrific news if you have loads of PLR articles sitting on your hard drive doing nothing. Get them to work for you.

Need An Article’s great writers don’t just create articles or rewrite your articles. You can also order sales copy written, press releases created and there are even more writing services being released very soon.

Because you’ll be working with a real writer, you can easily contact the writer who is working on your article. If you need to communicate certain needs or requirements for your article’s creation, just click and send your writer a quick message to let them know what you need.

Remember when you’re placing your article order to read the guidelines available on the site. By making sure your article request is clear and it follows the guidelines, you can be sure your article will be picked up by one of their writers quickly. You can log into the Need An Article system at any time to check on the status of your articles.

Need An Article is ideal for anyone who needs unique articles written quickly and efficiently at great prices that won’t break the budget.

Frustration?

Many of the ebook sellers on the internet are selling Resale Rights ebooks simply because they do not know how to create their own product. So, my quote would be: “Give a man an ebook to sell and he makes money for a day. Teach a man to create his own ebooks and he will make money for a lifetime.“

One sad misconception about ebook creation is: “Writing an ebook is no fun”. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, creating ebooks is fun. It is fun to be writing about something which you are passionate about. It is fun to find out more things about your chosen subject by conducting research. If you think you know your subject inside out and you discover something – or several things – you didn’t know previously (this happens), you will be richer in knowledge. That’s fun.

If you have a slight interest in a topic, and you think others may be interested, you could conduct some research and, who knows, you may glean enough knowledge to be able to write several ebooks. Hey, that’s a topic in itself – research. Try finding information on research techniques, write a short report or guide, and share them with others.

As you can see, whilst writing, other ideas will come to you. This is one of the reasons I enjoy writing.

There are several ways in which you can start your ebook creating and I have outlined just six of these. I think you will find them interesting in the fact that they will help your ebook writing and will definitely help boost your sales and online revenue.

1. It helps if you pick several related topics.

If your subject is fishing, say, you could choose a method of fishing as one topic and another method of fishing as another topic. For instance, how to catch one type of fish and then how to catch another type. This would all come under the fishing category. You could do the same for internet marketing – article marketing, video marketing, traffic generation, etc. All would come under the category of IM. Your research would be applicable to all versions and it will augment your creations.

2. Create sequels to your ebooks.

Following on from No.1, your research will allow you to create sequels to your ebooks easily. Since online readers just love reading short ebooks or reports (20-30 pages) you can easily create these. If your ebook is huge, say 50-60 pages or more, cut it in half and give the other half a new title or simply put part 2 on the title.

As time progresses, your ebook will go out of date as new techniques come into play. Since your initial research will be the same (I hope you have saved it somewhere), you will just have to add the new bits and re-shuffle.

3.Stay focused.

This is a vital piece of information. You should learn how to avoid distractions as this can play havoc with your train of thought. Try to find a place you can write where you will have nobody disturbing you. Don’t have your TV on, turn on the answering machine and definitely don’t go on the internet unless you are conducting research. There is nothing more distracting than getting emails or IM conversations. I like to go to the library with my notepad. With no distractions you will become more productive.

4. Use an outline.

It is very easy to get lost in the process of writing an ebook and when you get lost, it is so easy to give up the whole idea. This is a great time to talk about using an outline to organize your thoughts. Write down, on paper, the structure you want your ebook to be in. Jot down some notes for each section and refer to them. Not only will this ensure you have a nice flow to your content, it will also help you to write faster.

5. Consider hiring some help.

If you get stuck writing, there is no shame in asking for help. Visit the various freelancing sites and hire a competent ghostwriter. This will be for a fee, of course. Make sure the person you hire is an expert in your chosen field so they are able to offer your readers with valuable, informative and useful content.

6. Proofread and revise later.

Your creative juices are flowing. Your thoughts are clear and you know exactly what to put in writing. To maintain this creativity, avoid proofreading while you are writing. Only review your work once you have completed it. When your ebook is finished, this will be the perfect time to eliminate any errors in your content. You will also be able to improve the general flow of your ideas. For the final proofreading, it is wise to get somebody else to check your work over. Fresh eyes will pick up any mistakes you may have missed.

The more I thought about this 27-day course, the more I thought it would be beneficial to some who are looking to venture into affiliate marketing.

I have to admit, I was thinking of my own affiliate marketing e-course before I spotted this one. Pointing you in this direction will save me some time with regards to writing my own.

Anyway, sign up and get this course for free.

I would welcome comments on this course, just to let me know how you are getting on with it.

Regards,

Gary

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Following are 8 methods, which I believe, are the most crucial elements you need to adhere to to get started.

If you follow the 8 methods in this article, you will find them extremely helpful in kickstarting your creative and lucrative ebook writing career.

1. Study Ebook Writing Techniques.

It is obvious that you need to study how ebooks are written before attempting to create one and there are a few ways in which to do this.

(a) By outsourcing to the various copywriters on the internet. However, for those who are working to a tight budget this will not be a viable option because of the cost involved.

(b) Consider working with a professional ebook writer who is selling information on ebook writing. Operation eBook is a highly informative resource and is written by a professional ebook writer for new ebook writers. For your ebook sales page writing technique, you can only get better with Sales Letter ABC. Ebook writing and Sales Page writing are two different concepts. One has to go hand in hand with the other.

(c) Download some best-selling ebooks and see why they are best-sellers. I suggest jotting down the elements that make it stand out from other ebooks. If you use these elements in your ebook, you will ensure you are generating more attention. These elements may be punchy paragraphs, clear step-by-step instructions, bold or highlighted text, benefits to the reader or the use of eye-catching graphics.

2. Choose Your Topic Carefully.

This is a very important part of ebook writing. It does help if you are passionate about the topic you choose to write about, on the other hand, however, it is no use being passionate about something that isn’t going to be interesting to others. For instance, “The Benefits of Organic Baked Beans” may be very specific to you, but not to others, therefore, you will have a hard time trying to generate some interest – and sales. In other words, choose a topic which has a viable online market.

3. Research Your Topic.

Even if you have a complete understanding of your chosen topic, you may still need to do some research. This is one area where a lot of budding ebook writers fail and give up. The internet is a mine of information – on almost any subject you can imagine – it just takes a little time to sort through and collate the information into useful content. By conducting sufficient research you will gain credibility and become known as an expert in your chosen field.

4. Create a Working Outline.

It is so easy to get lost in the ebook writing process and many people have given up because of this. If you don’t want to be one of those casualties, it is a great idea to create a working outline. Just list all the information and data into logical steps to cover your ebook content. To put it bluntly, your ebook must have a beginning, a middle and an end.

By creating an outline your content can be put in order and will make the structuring of your ebook so much easier.

5. Headings and Titles Need to be Captivating.

The title of your ebook needs to be captivating. You need to grab the attention of prospective readers in just a few words, so, it is worthwhile learning the art of creating great thought-provoking titles which will make the passer-by stop and think: “Hang on, this looks interesting”. Try to incorporate your keywords in your title to make it searchable online.

6. Keep Your Paragraphs Short.

It is a well-known fact that online ebook readers will skim over long paragraphs simply because they find large chunks of text a chore to read. For this reason, your paragraphs should be short with line spaces in between. It also helps to have sufficient leading (space between the lines) to avoid the paragraphs appearing bunched up and this will make the paragraphs aesthetically pleasing.

7. Make Use of Highlighted and Bolded Text.

Since online ebook readers tend to skim over paragraphs, hold their attention by using highlighted and bolded text at key points. Using this technique, when the eye skims over the paragraph, it will automatically stop at the key points you choose.

8. Give Good Content.

A great selling ebook will offer highly informative and useful content. It will give the reader their money’s worth. With this in mind, offer your readers the same values. Offer solutions to their problems. The best selling ebooks are the ones which can potentially help the reader to improve the quality of their lives.

Armed with these 8 Powerful Methods go and create a best selling ebook.

By outsourcing you will definitely save time and you will have to weigh up the cost of your time versus outsourcing fees. I pay roughly $5 per article at Need an Article. Their team of writers are quick and efficient and the articles are top notch.

When you have your articles, whether you have written them yourself or outsourced them, what are you going to do with them? Apart from putting them on your blog, you will have to submit them to the article directories. There are hundreds of them on the web and I have hundreds of these links in my traffic generation resource at Website Traffic Secrets Uncovered. Just think how much time it is going to take to cut and paste your title, introduction, article and then your resource box to each one. Hours and hours. I know, I have tried it myself.

And, that is just one article. Supposing you have a batch of articles to submit. Now we are talking days instead of hours.

Of course, you could always purchase article submitter software and sign up for multiple article directories and not just the major directories either. Yep, I’ve got an article submitter too and it works, but I still have to alter my articles to suit the directories and this takes up my valuable time. Time I would rather spend doing something else to generate profits.

Automated Article Submission

I am a firm believer of automating everything if I possibly can. My digital delivery is automated. My mailing list is automated and now I have automated my article submission. This frees up my time to play around with other things. I am into making videos at the moment. Another great way of generating targeted traffic.

The service I use is Submit Your Article. Your article is published instantly to tons of the major websites with a single click. You pay for this service monthly and it is absolutely brilliant. When you have your original article ready to submit to the multiple major web sites, just spend another 20 minutes changing elements of your article with their Article Leverage System and you will have more variations of your article ready to send off.

The variations in your original article will not mean poor quality ’spins’ of your article by using randomly replaced words from some huge thesaurus. This is because you set up the variations that are used – namely alternative titles, introductions, resource boxes and a number of sentences – in your original article.

It does take a little getting used to though and you have to ensure that the changes DO keep with the context and flow of your original article. Once you have mastered it a few times, it is really easy to do. The more variations you make to your original article, the greater the possibility that the article directories will be receiving a quality, unique and perfectly legitimate version of your original article.

The potential readership of your article is millions which will increase your traffic – and sales. It will boost your reputation, your credibility and your name recognition. Plus, you can manage all your articles in their article management suite.

Automation is the key, so, when you get your article from Need an Article, pop them into Submit Your Article and within seconds your article will be whizzing around the internet being snapped up by the ezine publishers out there. What could be simpler?

By the way, you get your own personal RSS feed for your articles which you will add to your website and keep it updated automatically.