Pat Idoux's Business blog

2010-07-15T13:41:00.000-06:00

Why I became a numismatist.

2010-02-01T02:29:00.001-07:00

Why I became a numismatist.

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2010-01-22T14:36:00.001-07:00

The streets of Victor, CO once a gold rush town, paved with a low-grade gold. Learn how to get some gold for yourself. http://tinyurl.com/ydfk535

2010-01-22T14:33:00.001-07:00

The streets of Victor, CO once a gold rush town, paved with a low-grade gold. Learn how to get some gold for yourself. http://tinyurl.com/ydfk535

Overhaulin’ Your Home Based Business

2010-01-18T14:29:00.001-07:00

Overhaulin’ Your Home Based Business

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Why Should You Learn Internet Marketing

2010-01-07T07:24:00.000-07:00

Internet marketing, web marketing, online marketing call it what you will it is here to say. Whether you understand it or not does not matter. But those that do… are making the big bucks. Whether it is for a company you work for or a company you build from scratch. And that my friends is why you should take the time to learn this skill.

This skill is a combination of things like copywriting, knowing what program or tool to use and how to use those programs. It’s a mindset or attitude. I do not know squat about how to build software programs but I sure can learn to use a program to make a webpage. My mentors consist of everyday people that once did everyday jobs. A waiter, a car salesman, a guy that worked for Midas Muffler. Just every day people that learned a skill or set of skills. Now those everyday people have extraordinary bank accounts but more importantly… They live life on their terms.

Think about this, when was the last time you personally used the yellow pages to let you fingers do the walking? Marketing is why you remember, “Let your fingers do the walking.” Your fingers still do the walking but just over your keyboard and not in a yellow book. This is where you knowing internet marketing comes in.

When I had my carpet cleaning business, I was hounded by about 50 phone book sales reps a year. All claiming my ad in their book would get my phone to ring of the hook. And when it didn’t ring as much as they claimed the sales rep was more than happy to recommend a much bigger ad or I needed to pay for better placement. Top outside edges were best. The yellow pages is still trying to get you there system where you pay them for ad placement with yellow book dot com. Viruses knowing a bit about marketing on the internet. If you Google Idoux carpet cleaning I still rank with four spots on the first page with two from the cleaning business from years ago and two from what I am doing now. The others are my brother’s who like every cleaning company has taken a huge hit in this economy.

Point is most people can put up a web site these days. But just having a web site does not mean Google or a search engine can find that site. So this is where knowing internet marketing makes you valuable in the eyes of an employer or dare I hint at your very own business. There are things to sell other than vitamins or home based business opportunities. In fact there are people making thousands monthly just by knowing how to market affiliate programs on the internet.

Internet marking, copywriting and knowing how to do them allows you to write your own paycheck in 2010. Be that for a company you own or work for, learning internet marketing is the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. You can find out more at my blog, twitter, Facebook or just Google Pat Idoux. Yes, it is a fun last name but just with knowing a little about internet marketing I rank for 8 out of 10 on first page of Google 9 of 10 first page Yahoo and 10 for 10 on Bing with my name.

The Secret of Making People Like You Just a Little Better

2009-10-28T05:50:00.001-06:00

The Secret of Making People Like You Just a Little Better

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2009-10-28T04:54:00.001-06:00

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2009-10-28T04:52:00.001-06:00

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2009-10-28T03:51:00.003-06:00

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2009-10-28T03:51:00.001-06:00

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2009-10-28T03:48:00.001-06:00

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2009-10-28T03:47:00.001-06:00

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2009-10-23T04:49:00.001-06:00

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2009-10-22T05:31:00.001-06:00

Dumb Laws in Kansas If two trains meet on the same track, neither shall proceed until the other has passed. mmm

2009-10-22T05:23:00.001-06:00

You must continue to gain expertise, but avoid thinking like an expert. Denis Waitley.

2009-10-22T05:22:00.001-06:00

You must continue to gain expertise, but avoid thinking like an expert. Denis Waitley

2009-10-21T07:52:00.001-06:00

Attitudes are contagious. Are yours worth catching? Dennis and Wendy Mannering

2009-10-21T07:48:00.001-06:00

You must continue to gain expertise, but avoid thinking like an expert. Denis Waitley

2009-10-21T07:43:00.001-06:00

Everyone has the opportunity to be great. But the key word is opportunity. Opportunity only guarantees you an option not an outcome.

What you need to know about starting home business.

2009-10-15T06:34:00.001-06:00

Why start a home based business? Job security, time freedom, write your own paycheck, Set your own working hours, no layoffs and no downsizing to name a few. Of course, if it was that easy everyone would be quitting their current jobs to start a home based business.

Sadly many have started a home based business and had less than thrilling results. To succeed at any home business, you need to follow a few rules:

Find a product you believe in. If the product you are going to market/ sell does not excite you, move on. Find a different product that does. Think about this way, you’re in car sales. Pick the car you find most offensive to you and sell it with conviction. Not the offensive part. But sell the car on its merits good or bad. Now, pick your dream car and think how much easier you can sell and talk about that car. In anything you will market, your enthusiasm or lack of enthusiasm will come through whether in person, video or print.
Change your thinking from “how much does it cost to how much to invest”. It may be a slight distinction, but expenses will take money from your bank account and proper investments put money into your bank account. This is a mind set. http://www.212movie.com/
A legitimate home based business WILL have some initial investment. Avoid any business or opportunity with “No-Investment” claims. If these types of no-investments really made the money claimed, the economy would not be in the state it is currently in. A legitimate home based business will give you time and solid resources to do your own research and due diligence.
Make the commitment to succeed. Start with your “why” or your reason for wanting your own business. Really expand on this. Write it out. I have pages of things and reasons why I want to work from home. Also make a commitment of how much time you will dedicate to this new endeavor. It is not as easy as most claim it to be. You will have learning and challenges, just like learning to drive. Do you think race car drivers win their first major race that pays them over a million in prize money? “How hard could it be to drive round and round a track?” some might say. You and I can drive around an oval right now; the difference is the racer has committed the time to learn his craft.
Determine the skill set needed to market and sell your product effectively. Old school methods taught us to talk to friends and family. That worked 50 years ago. Learn what works today. Five years ago Twitter, Facebook, and Digg did not exist. Yet today many make real money with those tools. Not by blasting followers with “Oh you’re following me so you must want my opportunity”; that’s the same as running to your friends and family. You just used a different delivery method to deliver the same message. So learn the correct way to use these tools. There is no one right way, just many that work well. Find the ones the fit your personality and go make some money.

Having a successful home business requires work and personal sacrifice. You always have choices. Personal sacrifice in home business building may require choosing between to learning internet marketing versus watching your favorite TV show. Every successful home based business started someplace. Follow tips such as these to short cut your learning curve and get yourself to where you really want to be. Grab a pin and paper and write it out. This may sound like a simple step but every successful person I know has done this simple step. The people that struggle do not.

Do or do not; There is no Try.

2009-10-14T07:02:00.001-06:00

Everyone has the opportunity to be great. But the key word is opportunity. Opportunity only guarantees you an option not an outcome

2009-10-14T04:54:00.001-06:00

Attitudes are contagious. Are yours worth catching? ~Dennis and Wendy Mannering

2009-10-14T04:52:00.001-06:00

Everyone has the opportunity to be great. But the key word is opportunity. Opportunity only guarantees you an option not an outcome

2009-10-09T14:36:00.001-06:00

Well somethings lost, but somethings gained in living every day. Joni Mitchell Both Sides Now What did you gain today? What did you loose?

2009-10-09T12:05:00.001-06:00

Losers make promises they often break. Winners make commitments they always keep.
Denis Waitley

2009-10-09T12:00:00.001-06:00

You must be worthy of the best, but not more worthy than the rest.
Denis Waitley

2009-10-09T11:59:00.001-06:00

Everyone has the opportunity to be great. But the key word is opportunity. Opportunity only guarantees you an option not an outcome

2009-10-09T11:56:00.001-06:00

Attitudes are contagious. Are yours worth catching? ~Dennis and Wendy Mannering

2009-10-02T15:01:00.001-06:00

The first rule of any technology used in a business it that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency. Bill Gates

2009-09-28T13:28:00.001-06:00

Dumb Laws in Missouri in St. Louis A milk man may not run while on duty.

2009-09-28T12:54:00.001-06:00

Dumb Laws in Alaska in Juneau Owners of flamingos may not let their pet into barber shops.

2009-09-28T12:53:00.001-06:00

What you get and loose are stuff but what you become you Own

2009-09-28T12:52:00.001-06:00

We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give

2009-09-28T12:40:00.001-06:00

Dumb Laws in Florida, Doors of all public buildings must open outwards.

2009-09-28T12:31:00.001-06:00

Everyone has the opportunity to be great. But the key word is opportunity. Opportunity only guarantees you an option not an outcome

2009-09-28T05:12:00.001-06:00

Well somethings lost, but somethings gained in living every day. Joni Mitchell Both Sides Now What did you gain today? What did you loose?

2009-09-28T05:08:00.001-06:00

Dumb Laws in Florida, Doors of all public buildings must open outwards.

2009-09-28T05:05:00.003-06:00

Dumb Laws in Florida, A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.

2009-09-28T05:05:00.001-06:00

Everyone has the opportunity to be great. But the key word is opportunity. Opportunity only guarantees you an option not an outcome

2009-09-27T13:15:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-27T13:13:00.001-06:00

"To acquire knowledge, one must study but to acquire wisdom one must observe." Marilyn Vos Savant

2009-09-27T11:54:00.001-06:00

Everyone has the opportunity to be great. But the key word is opportunity. Opportunity only guarantees you an option not an outcome

2009-09-27T11:52:00.001-06:00

We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.

2009-09-27T11:23:00.001-06:00

What you get and loose are stuff but what you become you Own

2009-09-27T11:11:00.001-06:00

You will make things happen or ask what happened.

2009-09-23T11:51:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T11:50:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T11:48:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T11:46:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T11:45:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T11:43:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T11:40:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T11:38:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T11:35:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T11:34:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T11:33:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T11:30:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T07:43:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T07:24:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T07:23:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T07:19:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T07:17:00.001-06:00

Eagles may soar in the clouds, but weasels never get sucked into jet engines. ~Attributed to both Jason Hutchison and John Benfield

2009-09-23T07:12:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T07:06:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T06:51:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T06:44:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T06:43:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T06:41:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T06:37:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T06:32:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T06:30:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T06:19:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T06:13:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T06:11:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T06:10:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T06:08:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T06:06:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T06:05:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T05:56:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T05:10:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T04:33:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T04:32:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T04:30:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T04:21:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T04:15:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T04:14:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T04:11:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-23T03:57:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-22T12:25:00.001-06:00

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2009-09-22T12:11:00.001-06:00

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