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At the start of March I bought a bunch of new products, including Product Launch Formula from Jeff Walker ($997), the Dot Com Secrets Free CD from Russell Brunson ($7.95 for shipping) and paid half of the $997 fee to attend the World Internet Summit in Melbourne. On top of that I subscribe to Perry Marshall’s Renaissance club and Rich Schefren’s private business systems coaching program.

I think I spent at least half of the money I made from blogging in February in the first week of March, but I consider it money well spent.

Top Bloggers Are Thought Leaders

If you read many of the top blogs written by one specific individual you will notice that they know a lot about a certain topic. They usually have spent a significant amount of time working and experiencing the things they write about. Consequentially they can blog with the authority that only comes from experience.

On top of experience, many bloggers tap into the industry they write about, reading other blogs, following industry leaders and buying books, magazines and information products. They realize the necessity to stay up to date with current events so they don’t get left behind. The is especially important if you want to be a consultant or establish authority in your field.

Good Ideas Are Not Enough

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I just finished writing some newsletters for my Blog Traffic Tips ezine. In them I mentioned the concept of preeminence, which is a business technique I learnt initially from Jay Abraham.

Here is how I described preeminence in my newsletter:

Preeminence is the perception that a person is the best or one of the best authoritative sources on a specific topic. You don’t necessarily have to be the best, but people need to perceive you as the best.

Source: www.BlogTrafficKing.com

Back in July 2006 I was a pretty big fan of a guy named Mike Filsaime. I had recently purchased his product Butterfly Marketing and I was devouring his information and feeling really inspired about the possibilities. I loved his viral marketing techniques and couldn’t wait to make use of the software.

I received an email from Mike talking about his mentor - his business coach - a guy by the name of Rich Schefren who I had never heard of before. Now I know many of the top Internet marketing “gurus” by at least their name, if not their work as well, and Rich was not on my radar.

Mike was recommending I download a copy of something called the Internet Business Manifesto, which I did. I read through the manifesto and found my self nodding in agreement as Rich subsequently described my current situation working online and also the situation I’d like to be in - working a lot less, earning a lot more with a business that runs without my direct involvement.

Rich later released two more critical books, The Missing Chapter and The Final Chapter, which completed his Internet business trilogy. They are still some of the best free books you will find on the subject of online business strategy. If you have not read them already and you currently own an Internet business, I strongly recommend you set aside a few hours to devour these books. They are free.

You can download the Manifesto trilogy here:

www.StrategicProfits.com/manifesto/

I also wrote a few blog articles about the books, one on the manifesto and missing chapter and one on the final chapter.

Rich Establishes Preeminence

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