Here’s a link to a page I just set up to ’show off’ a bit of an astonishing honor I just received notice of.

According to IMreportCard.com (which monitors over 2,000 people and Internet business products) I’m now officially the top ranked industry expert with the top ranked book in Internet Marketing. My name is up there with some true GIANTS  of this industry.

I’m FULLY AWARE that due to the ‘real time’ nature of their ranking system that the momentum could swing away from me at any moment …but I’m honored to have spent this moment in the ’spotlight’ regardless of how long it lasts.

It seems that being honest, creative and diligent pays off in this biz. Thanks for reading my stuff and for being part of the creative community I’m trying to build at MySilentTeam.com if you are a member there.

Leave me a comment below, or if you are ready to get serious about making money online buy a copy of my top ranked book that’s been updated six time since 2001 and is STILL getting rave reviews almost daily!

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1. Consignment selling is HOT right now
2. What’s the big deal with Twitter?
3. Quick tips:
- How I made $150 in 2 minutes on Craigslist
- The “no fail” approach to Internet success

Over the weekend I posted a simple ad on craigslist.com as an experiment.

Within 36 hours I’d earned $150!

Here’s what happened…

Craigslist.com is a no cost ad site that allows people all over the world to buy and sell things to each other.

Millions of people all over the world use craigslist every day!

In the “wanted” section I posted an ad that said, “I buy old electronics…” and I went on to list several of the hottest selling vintage electronic items on eBay.

It’s a fact that vintage electronics in many categories sell very well on eBay!

I had several people contact me about the ad and already have a certain $150 profit coming my way from that one ad.

If you want to hear the full story (it’s only four minutes long) about how to find these items, make sure you only buy the right items for reselling, and what ad to run, here’s what you need to do…

Buy my book from:

SilentSalesMachine.com

That book comes with a resource page that is FULL of great ideas that go along with the book…and I’ve JUST ADDED the four minute audio detailing how you can use my exact craigslist strategy. That resource page gets better and better all the time…and it’s been there for six years!

Another option is to join:

MySilentTeam.com

…where the same audio has been added today as the most recent article among literally dozens of other great ideas (THAT WORK) that you can discuss with other members and our resident experts on the discussion forums.

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1. Mentor with Jim: They paid $1,000 you pay $89
2. Scarcity Sells even on eBay
3. Quick tips:
- John’s Private Label Rights fortune
- How will eBay’s changes effect you?
- Income in under a minute?

I walked past a store recently that was selling original autographed Larry Bird basketballs on a table display.

They had probably 50 balls all neatly boxed and stacked up on the table.

I came back by the same store a few days later and they had the same huge pile still waiting to be sold. It appeared to me that they weren’t being sold at the rate they’d hoped for.

Here’s an idea…

Question:

Do you think that store would have been better off putting out JUST ONE or TWO balls out with a nice sign pointing to them? There’s no need to lie about the quantity…just make it appear as if there is only one or two left and I would bet they would have sold several more than they did.

It’s basic human psychology.  Scarcity automatically creates a sense of urgency.

You should see how fast the last slice of pizza disappears at my house with four boys!

When selling the same item over and over again on eBay (such as an information products or any other product) you should create the illusion of scarcity by controlling the quantity of product that appears to be available.

For example, by using eBay’s tool called “Selling Manager Pro” you can make a single listing re-appear automatically each time it sells or expires. This is far better than having a listing that shows 40 in stock ready to ship.

There is also a tool (I make no commission mentioning this) called “Quantity Manager” that allows sellers to improve the apparent scarcity of their fixed price listings to encourage more buying activity. Quantity Manager automatically monitors your listings and updates their available quantity to your predetermined levels. This is a third party plug in application for eBay sellers using eBay’s “Selling Manager”.

Here’s a direct link to it:

http://www.MySilentTeam.com/SellerManager.html

To see a full list of other eBay eBay plug in apps use this link:

http://www.MySilentTeam.com/ebayapplications.html

Let me know what you think…does scarcity sell? Can you use this tip in your business? Use the comment button below and let me know what you think…

“There is no magic bullet”

a.k.a. “You can’t succeed overnight”

You’ve probably heard that said before, but I don’t necessarily fully agree. I want your thoughts after you read this short article.

I’ve seen far too many instances where people have changed their life over a weekend with a simple idea.  It happens often enough that I can’t write off the concept of “instant success”.

If you still feel “new” to the concept of making money online you do need to realize that the internet is indeed littered with scam artists trying to sell you get rich quick scams.

…but that DOES NOT MEAN that everyone trying to teach you how to make money online is a scam artist! The good news is that those “bad guys” hardly ever stick around very long. They come and go in a flash.

If you still feel new to all of this you need to know this…

I’ve been teaching online success for nearly 10 years now.

I have 7,970 members total on two different online membership sites - MySilentTeam.com & OfflineBiz.com and my members RAVE about the quality of these sites and the ideas they learn there. We pour money, time and resources into making them excellent.

I’ve been selling on eBay for 10 years with 100% perfect feedback (so far so good!)

Far over 100,000 subscribers have signed up to get my free weekly newsletter.

I’m a top rated expert on sites like IMreportcard.com (still #1 among hundreds of my peers)

In spite of that success I still feel lost myself sometimes.

I’ve been there…and I still feel intimidated by all of the information that is out there myself sometimes, but I’ve proven to myself and my “fans” over time that I’m worth listening to because I take YOUR success as seriously as I take my own.

I surround myself with like minded people who spur me on (that’s what the two membership sites above are all about).

But…back to my original question.

Is there such a thing as “fast success” online?

On MySilentTeam.com alone there are over 50 “battle plans” many of which require virtually ZERO experience or Internet ability and can be implemented very quickly. These are in the “bonus pool” and made available to members that join the site.

Virtually daily we hear from people that have put one of these plans into practice and are now a very short time later enjoying the financial benefit of having done so.

Can you succeed quickly online? I think so. I have HUNDREDS if not thousands of examples…and you can meet these people and talk to them (on the forums) at MySilentTeam.com and OfflineBiz.com.

Does it happen overnight for everyone? NO!

Can it? YES!

Leave me your comment by clicking the comment button below. I’d love to hear from you.

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1. How to spot bad eBay spellers for profit
2. You simply can’t do this alone
3. Quick tips:
- Seen my latest eBay “stunt”?
- Prove it!

Check this out. It’s my latest eBay experiment.

I think you’ll enjoy and learn from this one…

Here’s a direct link to the auction

If the above link doesn’t work for some reason here’s a link to the short but MIND BLOWING 4 minute youtube video that also links to the auction:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1Mi1SxNRK0

Leave me your thoughts here or on the eBay auction…or on youtube for that matter.

Can you do me a favor? While viewing the eBay auction, or from right here please click the “watch this item” link…it’s a two second favor and you can track the progress of my “experiment”.

One of the BIG LESSONS of all this is to GROW YOUR MAILING LIST. You’ll hear me repeat that theme (and teach you how) the more you pay attention to the advice I give.

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1. The Simple Power of YouTube
2. Use Twitter to grow your targeted email list fast!
3. Quick tips:
- Use Google to sell your stuff
- eBay tip