I’ve never been particularly interested in clothes…
In days gone by, you may have called me a scruff or a tramp. But we’re in more politically correct times now, so I prefer to use the term ‘sartorially challenged’. I’m sure it’s a disability of some kind. Maybe I can get a grant?
Anyway, my idea of ‘designer’ is George at Asda, and I’m a little shame-faced to admit that many of my clothes date back to the last century – and not necessarily the last decade of it. Just yesterday, I was persuaded by my wife to part with a pair of boots that date back to a skiing holiday in 1986. I’d like to say they were the oldest item in my wardrobe, but it wouldn’t be true.
Occasionally I get the idea that I’m going to rectify this minor blot on, what is undoubtedly otherwise, a perfect visual package. But there’s a problem ~ a bit of a Catch 22 if you like…I never feel well-dressed enough to go in the shop. It’s a bit like turning up at the Ferrari dealership in a Lada. You just feel like you shouldn’t be there, and so does everybody else. When your entire ensemble cost less than the socks you’re looking at, you’re bound to feel a bit self-conscious – or at least I am.
A few weeks ago though, I had a bit of luck…
An upmarket men’s designer shop has opened up not far from where I live. I was walking past one day ~ thinking it might be nice to go in ~ but then looked down at what I was wearing (Russian meat queue ‘look’, circa 1978). I decided, perhaps not today…when I saw someone waving frantically at me from inside. I waved back, and then thought I’d better go in to see who it was.
It turned out to be a bloke called Pete who I’ve known forever. I was best mates with his brother, and I’ve known Pete since I was eight and he was three. Anyway, we got chatting and it turned out that it’s his shop. He’s just starting out in business with a partner after 20 odd years as an employee. And he seems to be making the transition reasonably well, judging by the wallet wound he managed to inflict on me before I left. But I’m not telling you this to announce the new improved me…
You see, while we were talking, I couldn’t help noticing that the door was open, and it was freezing outside. It was obviously deliberate, and so I asked him about it.
“We have to do it,” he said, “otherwise people just won’t come in.”
Now I’m no psychologist, but when I looked at the position and characteristics of the shop, there were clues to the reasons why. It’s set back a few paces from the main pedestrian walkway, and the door is quite small. In addition, there are a couple of small steps up to the door. It seems to me, that the combination of these factors may cause a physical/psychological barrier which people are reluctant to cross ~ particularly if they just wish to browse.
Maybe it has something to do with appearing committed (you have to make a conscious decision to go through all these barriers to get into the shop) or maybe it’s some primeval response linked to ease of ‘escape’, but for whatever reason, people weren’t going into the shop until one of those barriers was removed.
What I find really interesting (and potentially business-transforming) about this is that most businesses simply aren’t in a position to easily identify ‘barriers to entry’ like this. Pete and his wife were physically standing there, watching people glance over and then elect not to cross the divide, but most of us aren’t in that position.
Either we don’t have businesses where people enter in such a tangible and identifiable way, or if we do, we’re not in a position to view the decision-making process.
I think this is something all business owners should look at, and it really isn’t confined to those where the entry point is a physical one – far from it. Every business has a point at which new potential customers show themselves. That could just as easily be making a phone call, writing a letter, sending an email or visiting a website, as turning up in person.
For each of those options, there are barriers which will turn people away, before they’ve even got ‘in through the door’. And the scary thing is that you’ll never find out about it, because you only know who turned up – not who didn’t, and why not.
I can’t go into all the possible barriers here, but if it’s your business you’re looking at, you’ll be able to figure them out for yourself. Having a phone system that keeps enquirers on hold isn’t going to help. Neither is a website that forces visitors to jump through hoops before getting access to any information.
Ever looked into a shop and seen a bunch of assistants, standing talking, and you feel like you’d be intruding by going in? Me too. Or how about over-eager assistants, poised to pounce the minute you put a toe over the threshold? That doesn’t help either. And of course, you’ll pay dearly for any physical barrier that makes things harder for your potential customers.
The bottom line is that anything that makes the experience of entering your business more difficult, more time-consuming, more irritating or more intimidating will be paid for in cash in the bank.
Make it easy, quick and non-threatening to find out what you have to offer, and while you’ll deal with a few more time-wasters, you’ll make a lot more money as well.
Kind Regards
John Harrison
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Dear Streetwise Customer,
Imagine sitting down this afternoon and tapping out a simple letter. It takes you perhaps a couple of hours to get it right…
And Then Over The Next Few Years It Brings In Over £5 Million.
Pure fantasy?
Not at all. I’ve done it. I’ll even show you the letter. And I’ve written lots of others just like it, although they weren’t all quite as successful as that one.
But Even So, Many Of Them Landed Thousands Of Pounds In My Bank Account Within Days, and Hundreds of Thousands Within Weeks.
Like to learn how to do the same?
Well there has really Never Been A Better Time for three reasons…
1. These letters bring in serious money when times are tough – and they don’t come much tougher than thet are right now.
2. These letters are even more powerful when the world is relying on the internet for its requirements, just like it is right now.
3. You probably have some free time available to learn how to do this at the moment.
This is an exciting and realistic alternative to the gloom which is all around us today – an escape route. It’s an alternative that can quickly see you banking more than enough money to see yourself and your family right through this current crisis and then into uncharted financial success when all this is over.
This comes with a 100% cast iron 90 day money back guarantee. There is absolutely no risk to you to take a look.
Do you feel that you are spending a lot of your time working and going nowhere?
Maybe you feel tired, underrated and skint. A lot of people do.
Living costs are going up, but wages aren’t and people are working longer and harder to simply cover their bills. They are nearing burn out… but they must go on… dragging themselves out of bed just to keep the wolf from the door.
Life becomes a cycle of work – sleep – work and wages – debt – wages.
If you are feeling fed up with it all and need to do something about it then here are our 5 tips to…
Reclaim back your life
Take control of your finances
Regain your happiness
Put a smile back on your face
Put a song in your heart
Live a happy life of peace and security
Five Steps To Take Back Control Of Your Life
1. Have A Budget
Having a budget is one of the best ways to control your finances.
When you have a budget you know how much you are spending and how much you have coming in each month. It’s vital that you know how much you are spending. You should always know which are the essentials like food and bills and those which are not such as takeaways, treats, and entertainment.
Having a budget means that you can make sure that you make only decent purchases and that you are not simply buying things on a whim.
Humans are emotional buyers. People purchase items on impulse because of the emotions they are feeling at that time. Very few people buy using their heads.
You need to become a head buyer and not an emotional buyer.
Buying things that you can ill afford, is very detrimental to your finances and can cause all kinds of issues and problems at a later date. You never know when you really need money. The boiler or the car may break down and that big splurge on clothing back in April which you hardly touch won’t seem like a good buy when you can’t afford the repairs.
When wanting to make a purchase, you should ask yourself…
Do I really need this?
Do I need this or is it simply something I want?
Will I survive if I don’t buy it?
One thing you should consider when you are spending money on the non-essential items is the time it took to earn that money. It really helps if you see money as time and not money.
What I mean by that is, that for you to earn the money that you spend, you have to give your time to someone else. You exchange your time for money. As an employee receiving a wage you earn money by giving your employer your time, and they pay for that time you spent working for them by giving you money.
You exchanged your time for money so when you buy a coffee, a cake, or some kind of snack from a sandwich shop which you really don’t need, you are actually paying for that with hours.
Think about the food you throw into the bin.
You buy vegetables and perishables from the supermarket, it goes off and then you bin it. That is your time being thrown in the bin.
It isn’t money that you are using. It is your time, and time is precious.
The one thing you need more of is spare time and personal time. If you spend less money then you need to earn less. Now that’s not so easy when you’re working for an employer, if you are contracted to work 40 hours then you have to work those 40 hours a week. You can’t simply do 10 hours less one week. You can enjoy having more money though if you still reduce the amount you spend on non-essential stuff.
When you’re working for yourself though, you can reduce your hours and spend more time doing the things you enjoy. (That is if you choose the right way to make money when self-employed… more on this later, please keep reading.)
When you have a budget and you know what money is coming in and how much is going out, and you are on top of your spending, you can use any extra money you have to help pay off any debts that you may have.
It is important that you try and pay off any debt that you have as fast as you can. This is key to taking back control of your life.
Any debts that you may have, you must pay those off first because if you decide to put money away into a bank account instead and pretend that you have savings, you will lose money. And as we know, money is your time.
The reality is that you’ll be paying more on interest on those debts, than you will be earning on those savings.
So it always makes sense to pay off any debts as soon as possible.
When you have a budget you can make sure that you are spending only on the essentials, maybe a little bit on entertainment, but on the whole should be putting more money into paying off any debts and working towards becoming debt free.
Being debt free is one of the most important factors for a happy and controlled life..
2. Eat Healthily and Exercise
It is very important that you eat as healthy as possible. You should reduce the amount of sugary rich foods that you consume because they will have a negative effect on your health, on your immune system and on your mental state. This will all have a negative effect on your daily life and your productivity.
It is well documented that eating healthily can have a huge benefit to your mental wellbeing and your body as a whole.
The foods that you put into your body which are rich in sugar and carbohydrates, make a person sluggish. They also have a negative effect on a person’s mental clarity. You are not achieving the best results that you can because of the food that you eat.
There is a well known saying, you are what you eat and it’s true. Basically if you eat crap sugary foods, then you are going to feel crap and have crap life results.
People are so protective when it comes to their cars, they wouldn’t dream of putting diesel in a petrol car so why expect the human body to be any different. At least a car can be repaired easier with replacement parts and money.
Sugary rich foods are linked to many health conditions like type 2 diabetes, heart disease and several cancers. After smoking, the second biggest cause of cancers in the UK is obesity. No one gets obese without eating sugary crap food and drink and consuming copious amounts of it.
An unhealthy and diseased person cannot have total control over their lives.
Try fasting, it reduces the amount of food which goes into your system and you do not need to count calories. Focus on eating better food and you will lose weight (if you need to) without trying and feel a whole lot better.
It is important that you try and get some form of exercise even if you are not a gym bunny or into exercising in general. You need to do something to keep you fit and healthy. If you dislike exercising then you want to go and find something you enjoy doing, like going for a walk, dancing or going for a bike ride.
Those who have a dog will probably get their exercise by walking the dog on a regular basis, which is great… but there are those who don’t. There is a rather large and unfit looking gentleman living not too far from me. He regularly brings his dog to exercise on the grass land across the road. He lives less than a minutes walk from the land yet he drives the dog here and then while the dog is running around, he leans against his car smoking a fag.
Taking back control of your own life means taking control of your health and wellness too.
If the more physically demanding forms of exercise are not for you, go for a walk, or maybe take up something like tai chi or yoga. These are really good because they are a form of moving meditation and are great for your mental wellbeing.
Exercise is vital to a healthy body and it’s great for sleep and is great for productivity.
It is the lack of productivity which is often the biggest downfall for most people. It pushes them down into a life which becomes a prison of their own making. A prison they cannot escape from.
There are many kinds of exercises that you can do at home. I’ve mentioned tai chi and yoga, they are perfect for doing at home if you have a bit of space.There are other exercises that you can do when you have 5 minutes spare.
Even just doing squats when you’re brushing your teeth, or do a few star jumps while waiting for the kettle to boil. You can walk or run up and down the stairs several times a day to get the heart beating and burn off some excess energy and fat.
It doesn’t need to be a full on hour long gym session, gentle exercise is better than nothing. But you do need to keep your body healthy and functioning properly if you want to reclaim your life.
3. Get More Sleep and Meditate
Doctors and scientists are all in agreement that a person who isn’t getting around 8 hours of sleep is causing their body damage. Lack of sleep has a negative effect on a person’s body and their mental state.
This is not good news for anyone who has conditions like M.E. or fibromyalgia where they are in constant pain which makes sleeping a struggle. They are usually fatigued and need sleep but sleep eludes them. It is a vicious circle. But for the rest of us, we can decide to get more sleep… or at least try.
Scientists say that a person needs to have at least 6 or 7 hours sleep. If you can do the full 8 hours, that’s brilliant, but if you cannot, at least aim for having 6 hours minimum of good sleep. If that means having to go to bed early then do so. One of the best ways to get an early night and go to sleep early is to not watch TV in bed. Go to bed early, maybe do a bit of reading but make sure it’s nothing overly stimulating.
You won’t get much sleep if you are reading a few chapters of the latest zombie story!
There is a half substitute for sleep, and that is meditation. Now I’m not saying that meditation is as good as sleep, but if you are struggling to sleep then you should consider taking up meditation because meditation is really good for the brain, for the mind and the body.
Meditation has been shown to have all the brain waves working at the same time. When you are sleeping one set of brain waves is more active than the others and while awake it’s the opposite. With meditation all the brain waves are functioning together so you are asleep and awake at the same time. Meditation is incredibly refreshing for the brain.
With meditation, you relax and calm the mind and body. It is perfect for stress management. You focus your awareness on your breathing, a physical item such as a picture or a candle flame, a mantra, or parts of your body, and silence the mind.
You do not need to sit for hours meditating to get benefits. No one is asking you to become a Zen Buddhist Master. 5 to 10 minutes a day will do. If you can take just a few minutes from your day to make meditation a habit it can and will have a huge positive effect on your life.
With meditation the idea is to stop thoughts from taking control of your attention.
Do not try and stop thinking when you’re meditating, the idea is to allow your mind to focus on something else and when thoughts come into your mind, you just do not get involved with them. You allow thoughts to drift back off into the ether. The whole purpose of meditation is to focus your mind on one thing and one thing only.
Eventually, if you practice regularly, you’ll be able to allow your mind to quieten and be still. You will become mindful of what is happening in and around you, you become aware of your thoughts without having to get involved with them.
Thoughts will come and go, like a giant media player on constant shuffle. You will see images, you will have memories, you will hear sounds and voices, there will be smells, there will be all kinds of mental activity going off in your mind like fireworks.
The art of meditation and mindfulness is simply to not allow yourself to get seduced by those thoughts and be pulled into a spiral of thinking which can be detrimental to your calmness and your happiness. Getting involved in prolonged negative thinking patterns can be very detrimental to your health and very damaging to your life in the long run.
4. Watch Less Television And Do More
This one is quite self explanatory.
People enjoy watching the telly, myself included. I am a huge fan of Sci-Fi and British dramas, especially crime dramas. There is plenty to watch. We have access to NetFlix, BritBox, and Amazon TV. We are spoilt for choice. There is probably too much choice really.
There’s a lot of great dramas, films and reality TV for people to get lost into when they get home from a hard day at work. But the problem is that TV can rob people of a good future.
What’s worse is that very few people realise that.
Watching too much TV means that people are not doing the things they need to do to improve their life, build a better future or simply change the circumstances that they are currently experiencing.
If you are in a bad financial situation where you need to earn money, watching excessive television is not going to help. It won’t help earn the extra money needed to get yourself out of that current situation. Now, before you shout at me, I know you know that. I am not trying to insult your intelligence, but the problem lies in switching the television on itself.
Once the gogglebox is on, it is distracting. People get so absorbed into the progammes they have on, even if they are not fully enjoying them, they simply forget about their life situation and forget to go and do something better instead. It happens to me too.
People generally watch between 4 to 6 hours of TV a day, and that time is something that could be used being more productive and engaging in acts which would be more beneficial to a person’s life.
For example, that 4 – 6 hours could be used for reading books. Books which could be educational. A person could learn a whole new set of life changing skills instead of watching reruns of Star Trek or people argue in Albert Square.
I have swapped watching the morning news for reading and as soon as the good lady goes to bed, I turn off Family Guy and do another hour of reading before bed.
In fact, reading itself iseducational, if you have wanted to be a writer, reading more will help you to write better.
Instead of watching the telly you can write, you can paint, you can go to classes in the evening, you can listen to podcasts and audiobooks, you can study an online course, you can exercise. You can do a lot more with your time if you’re not watching TV.
People enjoy watching TV, it’s a comfort for them. It can take away the pain of having to work a job they don’t like or work with people they cannot escape from. TV is a drug which anaesthetises an unhappy life. However, the sad truth is that by watching so much telly regularly they are keeping themselves stuck in the unhappy life they are trying to escape from.
People watch far more TV than they need and it is often that one thing that holds them back and stops them from becoming successful and taking back control of their own life.
The people who stop watching TV in the evening generally do go to bed earlier resulting in them getting more and better sleep. They often get up early in the morning too and have a longer and better day. They become more productive and have more meaningful lives.
5. Become Your Own Boss And Make Your Own Money
One of the most important steps to taking back control of your own life is to sack your boss as they say. Get rid of the day job, or at least, your dependence on money from one source.
Taking control of your finances and your own work means that you can control your time better and you can decide as and when you work and what you do… and how much you charge and earn.
Whether we like to acknowledge it or not, life is hard when you do not have money. Our society is set up around money. We pay our bills with it, we buy food with it, we buy entertainment with it… we use it for everything.
Money isn’t bad, it can’t be, it’s just money. It is a tool which can be used to make our lives better. Money is a universal tool. The more we have, the more we can buy and do.
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Money gives us security and peace of mind. When we have plenty of it that is… when we don’t have much… then life becomes really hard.
Being skint in the middle of winter is no joy when the boiler suddenly stops working and then to lay the boot in, work suddenly dries up. I know, it happened to me many years ago when I was working as a joiner.
People who have jobs, are generally working from pay packet to pay packet. Living month to month.
There is a saying, the word job J-O-B means…
…just over broke.
A person who is employed and working for other people, is very rarely going to earn more than what they need each month, unless they are on a fantastic wage.
Basically a person who has a job is very unlikely to become wealthy.
Very often many people who are employed run up some kind of debt. Whether it is credit cards or loans, a lot of debts come from families struggling to survive and keep a roof over their heads.
People love to think it comes from irresponsible people splurging out on holidays or products they cannot really afford or need. They love to blame people for being bad spenders but it’s not always true… statistics show that a huge amount of debt comes from people simply trying to live.
They struggle to get out of debt because the money that they earn each month is simply not enough to cover living costs and debt repayments. There is rarely enough to pay extra towards debts meaning that their debts become long term shackles which are hard to shake off.
Taking Control Of Your Income
When you become your own boss, or you work for yourself, you can decide what you do and when you work. It sounds easy doesn’t it, and it can be, but the biggest problem is that most people who try to take control of their own income do so by choosing a wrong career.
They often choose to do something which they know they will loveand enjoy, which is great as it can make doing the work easier… to a degree, but it can also become a prison of your own making.
Why?
Well, unless what you choose to do is a premium service which costs little to do and requires little of your time, you can be working hard, working long hours and spending a lot or money trying to earn money.
You need to decide carefully about the kind of work you’re going to do.
For example:
A joiner requires a van, a workshop, insurances, and a hell of a lot of tools. I know… I have been there.
It is a lot of hard work.
Not only do you need to do the work people are paying you to do, you need to find future work and that requires you measuring up jobs, taking phone calls and working out quotes and estimates. Add the invoicing and TAX paperwork, you can end up working twice as many hours than you actually get paid for.
I myself have… and I know of others in the building trade who have worked very late in the evening pricing up jobs and doing paperwork just so that we can spend at least 6-8 hours the following day getting the actual work done.
Occasionally midnight became the marker to stop and go to bed.
In the video below I look at opening a coffee shop… another romantic business. Looks great on paper… but is it really that good for making money and reclaiming your life back?
To Make Money Or To Earn Money? That Is The Question
Becoming self-employed and becoming your own boss can be extremely hard if you get it wrong.
Ideally, you need a system, a method or a set of skills which will allow you to make big returns on the least amount of effort.
In the video below we discuss the five points that a person should consider when they want to work for themselves or if they are looking for a part-time job or a second job to generate extra money.
The 5 Crucial Points For A Perfect Money Making System
Requires very little upfront or ongoing expenditure unless you are leveraging money itself.
It doesn’t require too much training and learning.
It requires very little actual work… especially hard physical work.
Requires very little of your time.
The returns are the highest possible.
Maybe I should throw in a 6th point and that is… can you replicate it and create more than one income stream? Multiple-income streams are the way to wealth and security.
So when you are looking for a way to make more money, whether it’s going to be full-time, part-time or just a second job you need to consider those 5 points. You would do right to find work which gives you the most returns for the least amount of work, using the least amount of tools and time.
One such job is Letter Writing. This is a skill which anyone can learn, requires nothing more than a good laptop and internet connection (a tablet and smartphone could do) and the returns on the work and time can be astronomical.
With one letter which took an afternoon to write John Harrison made over £5 million… there are loads of multi-millionaire letter writers… and the reason is that there is a HUGE demand for letter writers and copywriters.
If you write sales letters for your own products then you build up a portfolio of income streams.
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So you don’t have children, but your friends or relatives do. You have to buy them Christmas and birthday presents, that’s where NeverMissGift comes in.
Site users register and then answer a few questions about the child they’re buying for, including age, gender and their budget. Any number of children can be added to a user’s profile, and NeverMissGift sends an email shortly before a birthday or special occasion comes up.
The company recommends its top gifts matching the child’s profile and customers who are happy with the selection don’t have to do anything-the gift is automatically sent to them or the intended recipient. The company also offer personalised wrapping for those choosing to send the gift straight to the child.
This is a US based service. Could the same service work here in the UK? I see no reason why not. Thinking more widely, could there be a gap in the market for a service designed to solve other gift buying problems-men buying for their wives or girlfriends for example? Something to think about.
Motivational Quote Of The Day
“Victory belongs to the most perservering.”
Naploleon Bonaparte
Alternative Quote Of The Day
“I grew up with six brothers. That’s how I learned to dance-waiting for the bathroom.”
Bob Hope
I’ll Have Vows With That
Speaking as someone who got married in Las Vegas, I’m probably the last person to comment on the wedding plans of other people. But even I would draw the line at what’s going on in Hong Kong, where you can now get married in your local Macdonalds.
In the West this would be seen as tacky, but Hong Kong is different. Many people there look on it with a sense of nostalgia relating to their student days, whereas here or in the United States it’s generally perceived to be a bit downmarket and certainly not suitable for the most important day of your life.
There are a couple of lessons and ideas to take from this. The first is that we can’t just assume that a business, service or project can be lifted wholesale and set running in another environment or culture. Things may be viewed in a completely different way there, so it’s important to do some research first.
And the second lesson is that it’s worth taking a hard look at the wedding market, wherever you are. Tastes and practices are changing which means that there are new opportunities opening up all the time. People spend small fortunes on their wedding. It would be nice to figure out a way to get hold of a share.
Today’s National Day
NATIONAL BEVERAGE DAY!
PUBLISHERS NOTICE
Dear Streetwise Customer,
Imagine sitting down this afternoon and tapping out a simple letter. It takes you perhaps a couple of hours to get it right…
And Then Over The Next Few Years It Brings In Over £5 Million.
Pure fantasy?
Not at all. I’ve done it. I’ll even show you the letter. And I’ve written lots of others just like it, although they weren’t all quite as successful as that one.
But Even So, Many Of Them Landed Thousands Of Pounds In My Bank Account Within Days, and Hundreds of Thousands Within Weeks.
Like to learn how to do the same?
Well there has really Never Been A Better Time for three reasons…
1. These letters bring in serious money when times are tough – and they don’t come much tougher than they are right now.
2. These letters are even more powerful when the world is relying on the internet for its requirements, just like it is right now.
3. You probably have some free time available to learn how to do this at the moment.
This is an exciting and realistic alternative to the gloom which is all around us today – an escape route. It’s an alternative that can quickly see you banking more than enough money to see yourself and your family right through this current crisis and then into uncharted financial success when all this is over.
This comes with a 100% cast iron 90 day money back guarantee. There is absolutely no risk to you to take a look.
We’ve covered coffee-by-post style services before, but this is different. Israel based Cups Tel Aviv gives members unlimited coffee at participating venues in return for a monthly subscription.
Around 40 coffee shops and cafe’s have enrolled on the scheme. Members can pay a monthly subscription and then have as many coffees as they like at any of the participating venues. Members are updated on new venues and offers via a related app.
The price structure is such that it offers great value for members. They’re effectively in front after about a dozen cups of coffee. But the venues benefit too. They get a share of the revenue, plus knock-on benefits through the sale of sandwiches and cakes to people who may not have visited them otherwise.
This is a fascinating business model and one that could form the basis of a number of profitable businesses in different locations. It seems to me you could do something like this in any town or city in the UK. And why stop at coffee? What other products might lend themselves to this subscription based approach?
Motivational Quote Of The Day
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a dream.”
C S Lewis
Alternative Quote Of The Day
“I don’t do drugs. If I want a rush I just stand up when I’m not expecting it.”
George Burns
Dating Deal Of The Day
We’ve covered quite a range of dating related concepts over the years, and here’s another interesting one which cashes in on people’s desire to get hold of something in short supply, or only available for a limited period.
EDealduJour, features a different single man each day, giving woman a limited time to respond. The mans photograph, profile and video information are posted up on the site for 24 hours and there’s a timer indicating how long is left in the corner of the screen.
At the moment the service is free for both men and woman, with a charge being made for access to archived and upcoming profiles. I can see this generating an enormous amount of traffic, which could easily be turned into lucrative advertising revenue.
Could this be copied here in the UK, and even adapted to have a woman as the bait? (I’m going to ask for my money back on those political correctness lessons!) I’m sure it could. In fact I’m quite tempted myself!
Today’s National Day
NATIONAL COMPLIMENT DAY!
PUBLISHERS NOTICE
Dear Streetwise Customer,
Imagine sitting down this afternoon and tapping out a simple letter. It takes you perhaps a couple of hours to get it right…
And Then Over The Next Few Years It Brings In Over £5 Million.
Pure fantasy?
Not at all. I’ve done it. I’ll even show you the letter. And I’ve written lots of others just like it, although they weren’t all quite as successful as that one.
But Even So, Many Of Them Landed Thousands Of Pounds In My Bank Account Within Days, and Hundreds of Thousands Within Weeks.
Like to learn how to do the same?
Well there has really Never Been A Better Time for three reasons…
1. These letters bring in serious money when times are tough – and they don’t come much tougher than they are right now.
2. These letters are even more powerful when the world is relying on the internet for its requirements, just like it is right now.
3. You probably have some free time available to learn how to do this at the moment.
This is an exciting and realistic alternative to the gloom which is all around us today – an escape route. It’s an alternative that can quickly see you banking more than enough money to see yourself and your family right through this current crisis and then into uncharted financial success when all this is over.
This comes with a 100% cast iron 90 day money back guarantee. There is absolutely no risk to you to take a look.
Warren Buffett is a man who knows a thing or two about making money. The American investor is widely accepted to be one of the richest (if not THE richest) men in the world with a personal fortune of around $60 billion. And it’s all come from making sound investment decisions.
So when he talks, you’d be stupid not to listen, and it would be strange if you didn’t hear something useful. Here’s what he recently had to say about the psychology of investment:
“Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful.”
I think the point he was making was that when greed takes over, reason and solid principles fly out of the window. The end result is that prices no longer reflect underlying values. It’s not a time to buy.
But when there’s a downturn and fear takes over, the reverse happens. Panic sets in and there’s an over-compensation in the downward movement of prices, thereby creating the opposite relationship between value and prices and an opportunity.
He was probably talking about stock market investment, but I got to thinking about what he said in relation to the property market ~ something I know a bit more about.
Isn’t it strange that investors flood into the market when prices are rising (in other words, a sellers market) but flood right out again when they go down again (a buyers’ market). It makes no logical sense, and can only be explained in terms of the ‘sheep’ mentality which is the prevailing mind set.
The typical investor is motivated by greed when the market is rising (it looks so easy) and fear when it starts to fall (it’s not easy any more…where will it all end?)
Savvy property investors know the truth of what Buffett says and are acting on it right now. If anything, they cut back on their acquisitions in the latter part of the property boom, fearing that they might be paying too much in a market boosted by the greedy sheep.
But once the tide turned – and the sheep had become fearful – their greed glands went into full production. The savvy know that some of the fearful sheep will panic (and with good reason if they overstretched themselves during their greedy period) and will over-compensate, by offloading their property at a give-away price.
Savvy investors continue to do what they’ve always done ~ the opposite of the crowd. And why would you do anything else? Run with the crowd and you get what the crowd gets: the average, the mundane, the ordinary. Run against the crowd though, and you get completely the opposite…
And extraordinary beats ordinary every time. Just ask Mr Buffett.
Kind Regards
John Harrison
PUBLISHERS NOTICE
Dear Streetwise Customer,
Imagine sitting down this afternoon and tapping out a simple letter. It takes you perhaps a couple of hours to get it right…
And Then Over The Next Few Years It Brings In Over £5 Million.
Pure fantasy?
Not at all. I’ve done it. I’ll even show you the letter. And I’ve written lots of others just like it, although they weren’t all quite as successful as that one.
But Even So, Many Of Them Landed Thousands Of Pounds In My Bank Account Within Days, and Hundreds of Thousands Within Weeks.
Like to learn how to do the same?
Well there has really Never Been A Better Time for three reasons…
1. These letters bring in serious money when times are tough – and they don’t come much tougher than thet are right now.
2. These letters are even more powerful when the world is relying on the internet for its requirements, just like it is right now.
3. You probably have some free time available to learn how to do this at the moment.
This is an exciting and realistic alternative to the gloom which is all around us today – an escape route. It’s an alternative that can quickly see you banking more than enough money to see yourself and your family right through this current crisis and then into uncharted financial success when all this is over.
This comes with a 100% cast iron 90 day money back guarantee. There is absolutely no risk to you to take a look.
I suspect like most sane people, you’re not overly concerned by the possibility of an attack by zombies, but that doesn’t mean Omaha based advertising agency Bozell, haven’t had a good idea.
They’ve created a campaign for a local hardware chain focussing on the power tools, cleaners and door locks you’re going to need both during a zombie attack and in the aftermath. Zombie Preparedness was added to the list of store categories on the website alongside the more traditional fastners, power tools and paints.
I’m not sure many people are going to buy products for their zombie defeating qualities, but this kind of thing certainly get bags of free publicity and attention.
If you’re just using straight forward advertising and promotions, perhaps it’s time to start thinking outside the box. Doing something wacky like this could certainly pay big dividends.
Motivational Quote Of The Day
“It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste.”
Henry Ford
Alternative Quote Of The Day
“Everything that goes up must come down. But there comes a time when not everything that’s down can come up.”
George Burns
Backyard Farmers
I like the idea of having a nice garden, and I like the idea of growing my own vegetables, but when it comes down to it I never get round to doing anything about it. It’s people like me… and perhaps the cash rich/time-and-space-poor population often found in major cities that Backyard Farmers is aimed at.
The company provide customers with a turnkey organic vegetable garden without the need to pick up a spade or get their hands dirty. Gardens cost around $2,000 (this is a US idea) and comprise raised soil beds, enhanced with micro nutrients and locally grown plants. The garden comes housed in a nice cedar frame and is watered via an in-built irrigation system.
I doubt that this makes sound economic sense for the customer, but for the kind of people who would buy into this, that’s not really the point.
Would this work here in the UK? Not everywhere obviously, but I can see a market for it in the more affluent towns and suburbs. Yes, economic times are tough, but there are still plenty of people with money to spend on things that take their fancy.
Today’s National Day
NATIONAL GARDENING EXERCISE DAY!
PUBLISHERS NOTICE
Dear Streetwise Customer,
Imagine sitting down this afternoon and tapping out a simple letter. It takes you perhaps a couple of hours to get it right…
And Then Over The Next Few Years It Brings In Over £5 Million.
Pure fantasy?
Not at all. I’ve done it. I’ll even show you the letter. And I’ve written lots of others just like it, although they weren’t all quite as successful as that one.
But Even So, Many Of Them Landed Thousands Of Pounds In My Bank Account Within Days, and Hundreds of Thousands Within Weeks.
Like to learn how to do the same?
Well there has really Never Been A Better Time for three reasons…
1. These letters bring in serious money when times are tough – and they don’t come much tougher than they are right now.
2. These letters are even more powerful when the world is relying on the internet for its requirements, just like it is right now.
3. You probably have some free time available to learn how to do this at the moment.
This is an exciting and realistic alternative to the gloom which is all around us today – an escape route. It’s an alternative that can quickly see you banking more than enough money to see yourself and your family right through this current crisis and then into uncharted financial success when all this is over.
This comes with a 100% cast iron 90 day money back guarantee. There is absolutely no risk to you to take a look.
A few years ago, I spent a few days in London and Birmingham on the set of the new film ‘Clubbed’. If you look at the movie website and the film poster, it says that I am Executive Producer – which is considerably less glamorous than it sounds – but I learned a lot from the whole experience. And it was great fun to be involved.
Anyway, one of the days on set was as a supporting actor (an ‘extra’, to you and me) and I spent much of the day doing the same thing over and over.
Needless to say, I didn’t have much of an idea what I was supposed to be doing. I couldn’t work out whether we were rehearsing or filming, and so I asked Colin Salmon, the actor who was in the scene with me. His reply contained an important message with wider implications I think:
“I don’t know,” he said. “I never concern myself with it…I just do it every time as if it’s a take. You never know what they’re going to use.”
Can you say you live your life like that – giving it 100% in every ‘scene?’ Or do you sometimes allow your game to slip when you think it’s not important…when nobody’s looking…or when you think the audience isn’t worthy of your very best effort? I know I’ve been guilty of that in the past.
Well I reckon what’s true on a film set, is true in life. You never really know when the important cameras are rolling ~ when you’re in a potentially life-enhancing situation, or in the company of people who have more to offer you than you could ever imagine. It’s only with the benefit of hindsight ~ when you see the film being played back ~ that you realise you missed a massive opportunity by assuming it didn’t matter, when it clearly did.
The only solution is to do what Colin Salmon does – start out with the assumption that every situation, every meeting, every interaction is a ‘take’~ the one that’s going to be used and may have a lasting impact on your future. Give it 100% every time.
When you do, there are massive benefits not just for you, but for everyone you come into contact with.
Kind Regards
John Harrison
PUBLISHERS NOTICE
“Here’s One Way To Make The Best Of This Crisis-
And Make A Healthy Ongoing Profit Into The Bargain!”
Dear Streetwise Customer,
If you’re anything like me, you’re totally sick of hearing about Covid-19.
And yet even if you’re not directly affected, it’s impacting on all our lives…And apart from a few people in the ‘right business’ it’s costing everyone money.
And yet there is a possible silver lining to this very ugly cloud.
What this current crisis has given a lot of us, is time…
Time to think, time to prepare and time to implement money making strategies which are totally immune to the mayhem going on.
Are you free during the evening between about 6.00pm and 9.00pm…’Soap Opera Alley’ when the TV is full of rubbish you don’t want to watch and you can’t really escape to the pub anymore?
Well if you are, I’d like to introduce you to a way to make £100-£200 an evening at home from your computer screen which anyone can learn fast – all while the masses are overdosing on Weatherfield and Walford doom and gloom.
As if we don’t have enough of that at the moment!
Let me just repeat, this method is immune to the financial mayhem we’re all currently experiencing. Not just immune…it actually thrives on it.
If you find yourself in Las Vegas having drunk more than is good for you, chances are that you will welcome the services of Hangover Heaven. It’s a company that provides a hangover cure on wheels.
The company’s bus cruises up and down the strip and stops off in the tour pick up areas of the major hotels. Once on board, a small IV is placed in the patients arm and apparently you’re cured (and ready to start again presumably) within 45 minutes. The only additional pain is the $150 fee.
I don’t know whether this works or not, but I’m sure like me, you’ve had hangovers you’d happily have paid $150 to get rid of. Neither do I know about the legal issues surrounding this whole service or whether it could be imported to the UK.
But what I do know is this-there would be no shortage of demand in many towns and cities up and down the country if it could be done safely, legally and ethically.
Motivational Quote Of The Day
“The man who thinks he can and the man who thinks he can’t? are both right. Which one are you.”
Henry Ford
Alternative Quote Of The Day
“Either this man is dead or my watch has stopped.”
Groucho Marx
Alarming Profits
If you think you’re too young or inexperienced to make serious money from your entrepreneurial efforts, then you’ll take heart from the story of 13 year old Laurence Rook from Whyteleafe Surrey.
Rook came up with the idea of a doorbell that dupes burglars into thinking you’re at home by calling your mobile phone when pressed, and then allowing you to talk to them through an intercom. Apparently, most burglars try the doorbell as a test to see if the coast is clear, before a break in.
Anyway, Lawrence’s parents passed his plans to a family friend with experience in the field of product development, and she sent them on to China. Less than a year later, the product which sells for £40, is on the market and 20,000 units have already been sold to a distributor. Another deal is in the pipeline which will net the inventor a quarter of a million pounds!
Why did he succeed so young? Probably because he hasn’t had the chance for people to tell him he can’t do it yet. It’s amazing what you can do (at any age) if you don’t know it’s impossible yet!
Today’s National Day
NATIONAL MAY DAY!
PUBLISHERS NOTICE
“Here’s One Way To Make The Best Of This Crisis-
And Make A Healthy Ongoing Profit Into The Bargain!”
Dear Streetwise Customer,
If you’re anything like me, you’re totally sick of hearing about Covid-19.
And yet even if you’re not directly affected, it’s impacting on all our lives…And apart from a few people in the ‘right business’ it’s costing everyone money.
And yet there is a possible silver lining to this very ugly cloud.
What this current crisis has given a lot of us, is time…
Time to think, time to prepare and time to implement money making strategies which are totally immune to the mayhem going on.
Are you free during the evening between about 6.00pm and 9.00pm…’Soap Opera Alley’ when the TV is full of rubbish you don’t want to watch and you can’t really escape to the pub anymore?
Well if you are, I’d like to introduce you to a way to make £100-£200 an evening at home from your computer screen which anyone can learn fast – all while the masses are overdosing on Weatherfield and Walford doom and gloom.
As if we don’t have enough of that at the moment!
Let me just repeat, this method is immune to the financial mayhem we’re all currently experiencing. Not just immune…it actually thrives on it.
Here’s a strange thing….a company at the top end of a market, adapting an idea from the bottom end, and making it work.
I’m sure you’re familiar with the concept of the one day sale. A company hire a hall or empty shop unit and hold a one day sale of sports goods, leather goods, jewellery, furniture or something else.
These sales almost always operate at the lower end of the market. The key selling point is that stuff is dirt cheap and it won’t be here tomorrow.
Clemens en August do something remarkably similar, but at the other end of the market. They are high end Munich based fashion retailer, but their clothes aren’t available in shops or online. Instead, each season they travel to international cities, selling their collections in contemporary art galleries for only three days at a time.
This tour system allows the company to cut out the retail margin, and the selling point is very similar-this is very attractively priced, and if you don’t buy today, it won’t be here tomorrow. Exclusivity is added into the mix. The concept has been dubbed ‘clothes on tour’.
It’s an interesting concept isn’t it, and I’m sure it’s something that could be applied to other markets. Remember the key factors-a time-limited opportunity to buy an exclusive product at an attractive price. Here today, but gone tomorrow.
Motivational Quote Of The Day
“Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan.”
Margaret Thatcher
Alternative Quote Of The Day
“My wife went into the butchers and said: “You’ve a sheep’s head in your window. “The butcher said: “That’s a mirror.”
Frank Carson
Sexcereal
Most products could benefit from a unique angle or twist. They say that sex sells, but I’ve never seen it applied to breakfast cereal before!
Sexcereal is a breakfast wholefood, purportedly designed to improve the sex lives of men and woman, with specific versions for each gender.
The female version contains cranberries, almonds, ginger and sunflower-designed to balance hormones-while the male version includes bee pollen, black sesame, wheat germ and Camu Camu – with the aim of restoring energy and testorone.
I’ve no idea whether this product will have any ‘impact’- I very much doubt it –but it’s an interesting angle which differentiates the product from the competition.
Might your product or service be promoted on it’s libido-enhancing properties?
Today’s National Day
NATIONAL REPEAT DAY!
PUBLISHERS NOTICE
“Here’s One Way To Make The Best Of This Crisis-
And Make A Healthy Ongoing Profit Into The Bargain!”
Dear Streetwise Customer,
If you’re anything like me, you’re totally sick of hearing about Covid-19.
And yet even if you’re not directly affected, it’s impacting on all our lives…And apart from a few people in the ‘right business’ it’s costing everyone money.
And yet there is a possible silver lining to this very ugly cloud.
What this current crisis has given a lot of us, is time…
Time to think, time to prepare and time to implement money making strategies which are totally immune to the mayhem going on.
Are you free during the evening between about 6.00pm and 9.00pm…’Soap Opera Alley’ when the TV is full of rubbish you don’t want to watch and you can’t really escape to the pub anymore?
Well if you are, I’d like to introduce you to a way to make £100-£200 an evening at home from your computer screen which anyone can learn fast – all while the masses are overdosing on Weatherfield and Walford doom and gloom.
As if we don’t have enough of that at the moment!
Let me just repeat, this method is immune to the financial mayhem we’re all currently experiencing. Not just immune…it actually thrives on it.
We’re all familiar with offers like ‘Buy one get one free’, and ‘Buy two for the price of one’- so familiar that they can sometimes wash over us without creating an impact.
To get attention, you sometimes need to do something a little bit different. One offer idea I came across recently in the United States was ‘Buy One, send one to a friend for free’.
The idea is that when you order a product, the company send a lesser product to a friend with your compliments. So for example, you order a shirt and are then asked to designate a friend to receive a tie. Or you order a crate of wine and a friend receives a bottle of the same wine.
This seems like a ‘win-win-win’ situation. As a customer, you get to do a favour for a friend. The friend gets a free product. And the company get to make contact with a new potential customer, effectively financed by the original purchase.
Is this something you could use in your business? I’m sure it could be used in mine.
Motivational Quote Of The Day
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
Lao Tzu
Alternative Quote Of The Day
“My wife went into the butchers and said: “You’ve a sheep’s head in your window. “The butcher said: “That’s a mirror.”
Frank Carson
The Virtual Farmers Market
Farmers and small scale food producers usually have to rely on wholesale distributors to make the link to wholesale buyers like restaurants and specialist food retailers.
In New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, there’s now a different solution. Farmers Web allows producers to sell their produce to restaurants and shops direct. It’s a low cost virtual farmers market.
I know little about the market here in the UK, but I’d imagine small scale food producers face a similar marketing problem.
Could you set up a website like Farmer’s Web to help them get their goods to the restaurant and specialist retail market? If this works in the US, I can see no reason why it wouldn’t work here too.
Today’s National Day
NATIONAL SMILE DAY!
PUBLISHERS NOTICE
“Here’s One Way To Make The Best Of This Crisis-
And Make A Healthy Ongoing Profit Into The Bargain!”
Dear Streetwise Customer,
If you’re anything like me, you’re totally sick of hearing about Covid-19.
And yet even if you’re not directly affected, it’s impacting on all our lives…And apart from a few people in the ‘right business’ it’s costing everyone money.
And yet there is a possible silver lining to this very ugly cloud.
What this current crisis has given a lot of us, is time…
Time to think, time to prepare and time to implement money making strategies which are totally immune to the mayhem going on.
Are you free during the evening between about 6.00pm and 9.00pm…’Soap Opera Alley’ when the TV is full of rubbish you don’t want to watch and you can’t really escape to the pub anymore?
Well if you are, I’d like to introduce you to a way to make £100-£200 an evening at home from your computer screen which anyone can learn fast – all while the masses are overdosing on Weatherfield and Walford doom and gloom.
As if we don’t have enough of that at the moment!
Let me just repeat, this method is immune to the financial mayhem we’re all currently experiencing. Not just immune…it actually thrives on it.
