A good friend of mine used to have this saying …"You've heard that the goal is to work smarter, not harder, right? Well I say the goal is to work LESS!"

Jeff was a wise individual indeed. He saw the Internet as a tool that offers the ability to set up a business that runs, as the gurus love to say, on autopilot.

And Jeff achieved his dream, seeing his online business earn over $250,000 almost completely on autopilot. So let's take up Jeff's words and see how that looks in the real world.

Here are five ways that you can create an automated business – one that earns 24 hours a day without your continuing involvement. 

1. PAY PER CLICK AUTOMATES YOUR PAID TRAFFIC

The beauty of pay per click advertising is that you can set it and forget it.

The key is to create an account with your preferred provider (these days it's usually Google or Yahoo) and establish a fair bid price (what you will pay for every visitor they send you).

Once you have done that, you can tell your pay per click provider how much you will spend and they will keep sending traffic to your site until they reach *your* budget amount.

What could be better than that?

Now you are getting the traffic you need for a price you choose and at the rate you choose.

All you need do now is log in to your pay per click account once a month and make sure things are going well, and make any adjustments you want.

Super easy traffic control. Profitable too!

2. AUTORESPONDERS AUTOMATE YOUR FOLLOW UP

If your site is *wildly* successful, you will convince about 5% of first time buyers to buy now.

But what about the 95% – the ones that don't buy today?

You've got to remind them to return and buy.

And the way to do that is by using an autoresponder.

Email marketing is still the most powerful form of online advertising, and it can begin working for you today!

Just make a list of the top ten reasons why someone should buy from you. Then make each reason into a short email message. Then set up a form on your site (your autoresponder company – like Aweber or SendFree will show you how) and invite people to learn more.

Those who do want to learn more – your best prospects by the way – will get your ten messages over time and be prompted to return and buy.

This is TRUE marketing automation.

If you aren't doing this now, you ARE losing money.

3. RSS AUTOMATES YOUR CONTENT

IF you want a site that is always fresh and new (which the search engines love) and don't want to spend hours creating new content, then you need to know about RSS.

RSS is simply a way to display content from other sites on your site automatically.

My suggestion is to find a good book or article on RSS and learn more if you think that showing fresh content on your site is important.

4. CLICKBANK AUTOMATES YOUR AFFILIATE PROGRAM

Clickbank is a company through which you can sell your product and have affiliates too. Selling through Clickbank is easy and fast.

The best part of working with Clickbank by far is how they manage your affiliate program FOR you. They literally do all the work.

* They provide the form you need to sign up affiliates.
* They track clicks and sales.
* Best of all … THEY pay your affiliates for you.

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HOT TIP: If you have a brisk affiliate program,
you can forget about fresh content, struggling to
get traffic, and more. Motivated affiliates will
send you all the traffic you need to succeed.
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5. VIRTUAL ASSISTANTS AUTOMATE YOUR SUPPORT

Today there is a trend that is gaining steam called 'virtual assistants'.

In the old days, we had answering services that would answer our phones and take messages. This was a win-win because your phone was answered by a live person and the message got through.

Now fast forward to the 21st century and discover the power of virtual assistants.

These well-trained individuals can do almost any task you need done.

They can …

* Answer your phone
* Answer emails
* Maintain your website
* Run a forum for you
* Do light programming
* Run a support center for you
* And more

You *will* lose some personal touch by using assistants, but if your goal is to work less, it is a very cost effective way to go.

Should you automate your business to the point where you no longer have to work every day?

Only you can decide how much automation is right for you, and how much you want to personally interact with clients and others.

But a very high degree of automation is possible if you structure your business correctly.

By using these methods you can work alone, make a full time income, and have the free time you want to enjoy life to its fullest.

And THAT is a beautiful thing indeed!

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that educate combined with personal support.

To see all that Charlie offers, including a chance to
work with Charlie personally, visit him now at …
http://www.RealWorldTactics.com
 

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One of my favorite Gary Larson cartoons is the one with the cardboard cutouts of a hillbilly family on the lawn of their mountain shack. The caption reads: The Fake McCoys.

The term “Real McCoy” most likely comes from a railway invention by Elijah McCoy that automatically dripped oil to critical parts of the train instead of having to stop and let the oilman do it manually.

Even though Elijah applied for and was granted a US Patent, there were many imitators. But none of them were as good as the “Real McCoy”.

How about you and your company? Are you the Real McCoy?

Or are you trying to be something you’re not? Are you trying to imitate your competition instead of being yourself?

I see far too many small companies trying to look like big companies. I see big companies doing their best to come across as a small-town company. There are old enterprises attempting to look fresh and new, while brand new ones are trying to appear well established.

All of these efforts burn up time, energy and resources. They rarely work well-if they work at all.

People like to do business with people they like. And they like people who are like themselves. They don’t really do business with a company-they do business with the people IN that company.

Buyers today are savvy. They have more choices than ever before. And they can tell-at least at some level-whether or not the company and the people in it are congruent. They seek out, resonate with and tend to be loyal to companies that are authentic.

It’s not only a good thing to do, it’s good business.

Your uniqueness and the things you’re best at doing are all part of your differentiating position. It’s who you are-your identity. It’s what people can relate to. If there’s anything false, made up or covered over, your prospects will sense it. And they won’t even be able to tell you why they didn’t buy.

As Emerson said so eloquently, “Who you are speaks so loudly, I can’t hear what you say.”

The company that knows who they are, knows what they’re really good at and communicates that effectively-without trying to be all things to all people-is usually way ahead of the pack.

Is it easy? No, I don’t think so. But it IS easier than trying to be something you’re not.

This principle-authenticity-is the most challenging and yet perhaps the simplest of all the 10 Pillars. Much like your core values, your authentic self isn’t something to create but rather something to discover.

Be who you are-no one else is better qualified.

Most people-and most organizations-have never really thought about this. It starts with realizing that this process is worthy of some introspection.

And it requires that we answer some tough questions.

Who are we? Who are we being? How do we come across? What do we stand for? What are our core values? This goes far beyond our mission and our vision. It may be based on mission/vision, but it’s more about the culture of our organization and how that culture is showing up in our business dealings.

And this process is never complete. It demands that we get real. If we don’t, we should prepare to become real irrelevant.

If we’re diligent to the task, and honest and true to ourselves and those we serve, we can have a company that everyone will know as the Real McCoy.

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The law of attraction is a powerful law but its only one of a number of laws. The law of attraction in the movie the Secret created an awareness that this is an orderly and friendly universe, and it operates in an orderly manner.

Its important to understand that there are 11 other laws that must be used along with the law of attraction in order to live a life of abundance and prosperity. And when used accordingly, can produce results of great heights.

 The movie the secret with Rhonda Byrne and Bob Proctor, brought about an awareness that there are laws and that they work exactly the same way for every person every time. In order for us to enjoy abundance and prosperity in out lives, we must first understand these laws and then begin to bring our life into harmony with them.

When a person says the law of attraction didnt work the reality is, its not working the way they want it to or think it should. They think they are supposed to get what they are wishing for just by thinking about it. But the law of attraction is always there, it never changes, it functions the same way every time.

This is the same as saying that gravity does not work for everyone because we can see astronaut floating during zero gravity training. The outcome is different from what we believe should happen as gravity is supposed to pull them to the ground. But in reality, gravity is working all the time.

You will always attract into your life what ever is in harmony with your mental state or your subconscious programming. Your programming dictates what you allow to enter your life. We are all programmed! So we must understand the law of attraction as well as the other laws and then use them together in harmony to continually be shaping and changing our program moving us forward towards the things we really want.

It works like a magnetic force pulling us to what we think about or are in harmony with in our conscious and subconscious minds. We must understand the importance of this. If we understand the laws and how they work we can begin to use them to our advantage.

We are programmed to violate these laws! Sounds strange but its true! It isnt an accident that the majority of the population struggle from birth to death. The majority of people never really get to enjoy the good life. But they could if they understood but they dont.

But people come from terrible circumstance all of the time and go on to achieve great accomplishments. Thats no accident either! But most people dont understand the rules of the laws that govern their success or failure so they never go beyond where they’re at.

Featured in the movie the Secret, Bob Proctor is widely regarded as one of the living masters and teachers of the law of attraction. Now Bob is bringing you the 11 Forgotten Laws. By understanding and learning these laws, you will begin to live a life of prosperity and abundance in your life. Discover the Law of Attraction and the 11 Forgotten Laws Today!

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Michael E. Gerber is the founder and chairman of a coaching, training and education firm he founded in 1977 to transform the development of small businesses worldwide. Now approaching its 30th year, E-Myth Worldwide has achieved stunning results by helping to grow more than 50,000 businesses in over 145 countries.

Michael is motivated by a deep passion to effect a transformation of entrepreneurship worldwide. He is aided in this by his unique ability to understand the issues and concerns of entrepreneurs. Michael’s tremendous success and appeal is due, in part, to this passion and insight. In fact, as the E-Myth brand has developed over the last 30 years, these qualities have remained constant.

The E-Myth concept is that broken businesses can be fixed by changing the mindset of the person who owns that business. As the author of seven E-Myth books, including the mega-bestseller, The E-Myth Revisited, Michael has established his revolutionary perspective as the gold standard for small business development.

At the very heart of the E-Myth revolution is the idea that small business owners can overcome entrepreneurial stagnation and begin to work not only in their businesses, but on them as well.

Michael has shared his own process of awakening in his book, Awakening the Entrepreneur Within. For him it was the realization that what he had been doing so successfully for so long needed to change. He needed a new direction. As he describes in his book, his inner entrepreneur woke up, as well as his inner inventor. He recognized the desire to create. Ideas flooded over him, invigorated him, and brought him to new experiences he had never had before.

Out of this experience was born an inventive and innovative program call The Dreaming Room, a weekend gathering for entrepreneurs looking to create top-flight business startups. With the advent of this new venture, Michael’s life began a new phase.

In order to drive our companies toward greatness, Michael teaches that we must discover something bigger than ourselves. What are we here to do? In this time of what Michael calls the Age of the New Entrepreneur, entrepreneurs need to look deep within to find the greater meaning. The new entrepreneur is driven by meaning, not by money. That is what entrepreneurs need to bring to great companies.

We can effect amazing transformation in our own businesses by learning from Michael, a natural and passionate teacher. He itemizes five realities of the entrepreneur and four dimensions of the entrepreneurial personality. His identification of why most businesses fail and what it takes to transform them into success is vital knowledge.

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