Welcome to your guide out of the rat race!
You'll learn how to use your knowledge of everyday topics that you know and love, to create passive income and financial freedom.
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But why passive income, and financial freedom?
To create more time for myself. So I can spend the precious time I have on the things I was meant to do. The things I was born to do. And time... time is the most precious commodity in today's world. It's just about the only thing that you can't make more of.
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Consider these estimates:
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So let me ask you this:
- If you won the lottery today, and achieved that elusive financial freedom... What would you do for the rest of your life? (That is, after you take a year long vacation, buy a house, a car, etc. etc.)
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Or try this one:
- How would your financial security be affected if you were unexpectedly laid off, due to no fault of your own?
(That never happens.)
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So if you're ready for a road trip to financial freedom...
If you're looking for a map to find your buried cheese...
And if you're sick and tired of being sick and tired...
Come on along. Enjoy my ongoing adventure. Maybe, you'll be inspired to create yours. This guide can act as your road map out of the rat race, helping you side-step rat traps and snakes in the grass.
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I will help you answer questions like:
- What do I want to be when I grow up?
- Which route should I take to get there?
- What vehicle should I choose?
- How do I get started?
- How do I get past "the golden rat trap?"
After 12 years of trial-and error with innumerable routes, vehicles, and sink holes, I've developed a wealth of knowledge and insight. I can tell you what roads work for me, and what short cuts are better off left alone.
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But this is the Internet,
where get rich quick schemes and scams are a dime a dozen. So here is what I plan to provide:
- No get-rich-quick techniques.
- No overnight riches.
- No silver bullets.
- No one-size-fits-all strategies.
- No something for nothing.
Yeah. I know. Boring.
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Consider me your road-trip buddy - poring over the map with you, helping you select routes, telling you when to switch lanes, (and maybe nudging you when you start to nod off)!
Whether you're a work at home mum, doing a part time job search, or constantly yelling "I hate my job!" (rat race rage), I think you'll learn something from my misadventures and learnings.
Niche marketing, affiliate marketing, passive income, residual income, multi level marketing, even infopreneurship. We'll make sense of it all.
The rat race is full of snakes and ladders. Let's not play games with our dreams.
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So turn on your traffic indicator. We're about to take a rat race off-ramp.
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Escaping the Rat Race - My personal journey.
I'm in the Rat Race. Just like you. Except I'm no longer stuck - I'm working my escape plan. After a series of great mis-adventures online, my quest to escape the Rat Race is becomng reality.
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How To Make Money Online, Click by Click
Everyone wants to learn how to make money online. But information online is confusing! Here's a comprehensive look at what to learn, and how to learn it.
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Finding Your True Calling (Your Buried Cheese)
What do I want to have, be, and see in my lifetime? How do I define myself beyond my job? Phone for you. It's your true calling. Okay, so that was cheesy. But so is living on stale rat race cheese...
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Learn Ann Sieg's Internet Marketing Strategy. Click-by-click Video University.
Ann Sieg's Renegade University is an extensive video library that teaches you how to implement a winning Internet Marketing strategy. Click-by-click. See my review.
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Site Build It! Why I recommend Ken Evoy's SBI.
Site Build It is way ahead other web site tools. It focuses on building a money-making online business. People who follow its curriculum are far more likely to escape the rat race. Results matter.
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The Formula for Success (and the problems it brings)
We all want a formula for success. We follow the experts, because they have the answers. They've removed the risk, and given us the reward. But there are 3 problems with formulas for success
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The Rat Race Golden Rat Trap
Who is keeping you in the rat race? We all would like more time, freedom, and choice. But one of these rats is holding us back. Fear, uncertainty, doubt, inertia, procrastination, lack of information
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Customer Loyalty Concepts that Actually Drive Loyalty
Customer Loyalty Concepts are things that make a motivate a customer to consistently choose your business over the next. But frequent flier miles / shopper cards don't motivate loyalty. What does?
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Copywriting 101 for Online Marketing - Free 250 page eBook
Copywriting is the most important skill to have online. Strong copy gives you more site traffic, subscriptions, paying customers, & credibility. Master copywriting with this 250-pg free eBook.
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Thank You Note Examples, & The 5 Secrets of Writing a Treasured Thank You Note
Thank you notes are the most enduring form of gratitude. They're still the #1 source of referrals, loyal customers, & business growth. See these thank you note examples, & 5 tips on writing great ones
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Which Income Vehicles Should I Drive?
Which income vehicles should I drive?
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How to write an eBook that sells
Ever wanted to write an eBook? One that people actually read? This free 179-pg eBook is an absolute gem. I discovered it in the middle of my first eBook project. It COMPLETELY changed my approach.
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Inbound links - the most effective way to build massive traffic.
SEO manipulation won't work much longer. Google's algorithms will always be ahead. "Make Your Links WORK! (60-pg eBook) shows you how to build inbound links that skyrockets your traffic.
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How to increase sales up to 10-fold. Without spending a dime on advertising
Does your web put selling before building relationships? Pre-selling can increase conversion rates and increase sales by up to 10-fold. This free 128-pg eBook explains why & how you should pre-sell.
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So What is Affiliate Marketing?
Affiliate marketing, simply put in the narrative of Timmy and Annie's Lemonade Stands
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Network Marketing as your Rat Race Escape Pod
Network Marketing as a Passive Income Stream
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Your Rat Race Escape Plan
Every good jailbreak needs a good escape map. And a rat racer needs a rat race escape plan. Here's a work sheet that will help you define the WHY and HOW of your Rat Race Escape.
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Affiliate Masters Course - Free PDF eBook
Get started with Affiliate Marketing today! Learn the A-to-Z of affiliate marketing in this free masters course!
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The Best Affiliate Marketing Experts to Learn From
There is a lot of information on Affiliate Marketing on the Internet. After much research, I've hand-picked the few affiliate marketing experts that I've learned from...
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Some of the best affiliate programs (for me)
Here is a list of some of the better affiliate programs to promote - for me. There is no absolute list, of course. It depends on your targeted niche, and profit requirements.
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2 Tier Programs, and the Super-Affiliates that Love Them
2 tier programs are few and far between. But there is a reason why super-affiliates leverage these more than ever. Find out what the big deal is about that second tier...
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Residual Income (Lifetime Commission) Affiliate Programs
Residual income, or lifetime commission, affiliate programs earn you commissions on all of your referral's purchases. See this illustrated with Annie's Lemonade Stand...
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Tracking with Cookies - Affiliate Marketing
Tracking affiliate sources with cookies, including cookie life span, or cookie duration
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What is leverage?
What is Leverage?
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The Problems with Network Marketing
The Problems with Network Marketing
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Milestones as Stepping Stones of Success
Without highway markers along the way, though you may know where you're going, you won't know how far along you are. Here's how to reward yourself along the way, by celebrating those mile markers.
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What is InterNETwork Marketing
What is InterNETwork Marketing
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Compare Network Marketing Companies
How do you know which Network Marketing (MLM) company may work best for you? Here are some pointers...
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Passive Income Evaluator - How Passive Is It?
How do you compare revenue opportunities, on a scale of passive versus active? Here's a simple memory aid...
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Who is your Rat Race Pied Piper?
Though we may agree that it would be nice to be able to make a living without punching a clock... inertia is a powerful thing. Which of these is your pied piper?
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Protect your Dreams from Loved Ones - It's the Ultimate Challenge
Protecting your aspirations can be difficult, because you are surrounded by critics and cynics. But the greatest threat may come from closer than you think. Here's how to protect your dreams.
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Rich Dad, Poor Dad - The Difference in Mindsets
Robert Kiyosaki's storytelling about his life lessons from two Dads opened the door to financial literacy for millions of us. Learn the difference between the Rich Dad and Poor Dad mindsets.
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Rich Dad Poor Dad - The Rich Don't Work for Money
In Robert Kiyosaki's Rich Dad, Poor Dad book series, he uses stories from his childhood to make clear why the rich don't work for money. What does this really mean, and why should we do the same?
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Learn to Escape the Rat Race, at Cheese Whiz University
There is much we aren't taught in regular school, that would equip us to escape the rat race. Here's an introductory curriculum, complete with book reviews.
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A Rat's Tale - Rat Race Escape Blog
"A Rat's Tale" keeps you up-to-date with all additions and changes to the Rat-Race-Escape-Artists.com web site. My journey out of the rat race. Rat race reject, seeking buried cheese.
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What is Passive Income?
Most sites refer to passive income without painting a picture to explain the term. Here's a straightforward and detailed look at what makes passive income tick, and why you should pursue it.
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Contact Us
Contact Us - We'd Love to Hear From You
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Sick and tired, mad as hell, and ready for a change
Are you sick-and-tired of the rat race? Are you mad as hell from missing my true calling, and ready for a change? You're not alone. Join us.
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Rat Race Blues - You Know You're in the Rat Race When...
You know you're in the rat race when you have Dilbert cut-outs in your office. This and dozens of other ways to ID the rat race are at your disposal! Add your reasons.
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The Business Side of Webmastering
Information and resources needed to start (and keep) a Webmastering business on solid footing. Webmasters can deliver client sites that generate traffic AND sales, in less time, and at a profit.
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I'm Sick and Tired - A Rat Racer's Manifesto.
This is a Rat Racer's manifesto. This is an expression of the frustration that most cubicle-dwellers feel. You are not alone. Spread the word.
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Lack of focus? Blinders are a good thing.
I'm a pack rat. I subscribe to 100+ blogs, but read very few. I have a similar lack of focus dilemma with my business. So many good things to do, but not doing any one justice. Here's how I'm coping.
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How to use Attraction Marketing to make money online
What is Attraction Marketing? Simply put, it is taking the role of educator/trusted advisor, with your customers. Teaching sells. It applies the following 7 major principles, or secrets.
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Site Build It helps you choose a profitable niche
There are 2 factors to consider when selecting your niche. One is PASSION. The other is PROFIT. Most people start a site with too much of one or the other. Site Build It gets it right. Here's how:
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Site Build It gets you into the search engines, and builds your site traffic
Site Build It makes it simple. From page building, to domain name analysis, to solid web hosting, to email marketing.. It's all there. They don't talk gigabytes, but talk traffic. success. profits.
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Site Build It helps you build trust by preselling
Site Build It helps you presell. That is, building relationships and trust first. Before talking about your product. Using blogging. list building. auto responders and form builders SBI puts you ahead
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Site Build It gets you into the search engines, and buids your site traffic
Site Build It comes with a money-back guarantee. In addition, I became really comfortable with buying because of the broad access to free tools, free eBooks, and ability to ask any question.
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Site Build It is not for you if...
Site Build It may not be for you, if you're an Internet marketing expert, or have heavy database or Web 2.0 requirements. But there are a lot of scenarios in which it could be just what you need...
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Site Build It testimonials - customers give their own take
Site Build It is allowing people from all walks of life, across the world, to achieve financial success online. Here are some of their incredible stories.
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What is a Squeeze Page? [Internet Marketing Dictionary]
A squeeze page is a web page focused solely on getting the visitor to opt into your subscriber list. It is a key Internet Marketing tool. Here are 7 secrets to creating a killer squeeze page.
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The 7 Simple Secrets of Spectacular Squeeze Pages
So now we understand what a squeeze page is. But how do we build a spectacular one? One that gets spectacular conversion rates? Read on.
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What is an Autoresponder? [Internet Marketing Dictionary]
An autoresponder is the most important tool in an Internet Marketer's arsenal. It allows a 1-on-1 conversation with each prospect. The automation is priceless. Here's how to take full advantage...
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Escape the Rat Race -how to slay the 3-headed Dragon called lack of focus
In order to escape the rat race, you'll have to get past the 7 Dragons of Derailment. "Shiny New Toy" dragon is typified by lack of focus. And one of the hardest to conquer. Here's how you slay him:
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Escape the Rat Race -how to slay "A Dragon Called Doubt"
To escape the Rat Race, you'll have to continuously face and conquer doubt. Even with the right tools and resources, odds are against your escape. Learn how to beat the odds.
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Escape the Rat Race -How to Slay the Dragon of Busyness, called Sandstorm
To escape the rat race, you'll have to get past the 7 Dragons of Derailment. The Sandstorm Dragon is typified by busyness in your life. How to find time for what's most important? Here's how.
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Escape the Rat Race -How to Slay the Dragon called Novice
To escape the rat race, you'll have to get past the 7 Dragons of Derailment. The Novice Dragon points out how little you know. And how steep the learning curve is. Here's how you slay it.
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Ann Sieg's 7 Great Lies of Network Marketing
Ann Sieg details in this 35-page report, why 97% of network marketers fail. And how to avoid those deadly pitfalls.
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Fathers Day Gifts - The Best Ways to Honor Dad on Fathers Day
Father's Day Gifts are at once ridiculed and revered. The worst and best lists are good fodder for jokes every year. But how do you send fathers day gifts that stands the test of time?
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