| I was writing the final chapter of my
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| | business going?" Anon: "Yeah, good. Quite
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| book on website marketing a few weeks ago
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| | good, we're doing okay."What?! Have these
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| and was wondering how far I'd progressed
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| | people lost their minds?! Let us consider
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| with it so I ran a word count. 44559
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| | some better responses:Michael: "How's
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| words.And you know what this told me?
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| | business going?" Anon: "Brilliant - we
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| Precisely nothing. Nothing of the tips
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| | are now operating at twice the level of
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| and advice contained in the book or its
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| | profitability of last year"orAnon: "Last
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| likelihood of becoming the next global
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| | month we made more profit than we made
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| Bestseller.Last week I looked in the
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| | the whole of the first quarter!"Start to
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| mirror at the 30 year old staring back at
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| | do this with your website - I dare you.
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| me and thought:"30? What does this number
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| | Forget the statistics. Bin the hit
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| actually mean though?"Precisely
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| | counters. Throw out the mailing list
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| nothing.Hey Numb Nuts! Do You Know The
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| | numbers.How much profit has your website
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| Number Of Numbers That Are Numbing Your
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| | made you this year? Scared to answer?
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| Thinking?You do this Numb Nuts Number
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| | Don't know the answer? Then surely you're
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| Obsessing with your website, I know you
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| | just throwing money away by having one
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| do. In fact - YOU know you do but guess
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| | aren't you? You're steering your ship
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| what - the numbers tell you precisely
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| | blind-folded.In fact - you are running on
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| nothing! Here's some numbers you might be
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| | guesswork - the world's most ineffective
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| numbing your thinking with:- The number
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| | business fuel.No Matter How Old You Are
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| of pages viewed on your website every
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| | You Need To Wear GlassesHave I finally
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| month- The number of visitors coming to
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| | lost my marbles on this one? No siree.
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| your website every day- The number of
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| | It's true. You need to wear glasses the
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| your ranking in Google for your most
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| | whole time you conduct business and when
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| important key phrase- The number of your
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| | you make any decision relating to your
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| global traffic ranking according to
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| | website.You need to wear PROFIT-TINTED
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| Alexa.com- The number of people that
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| | spectacles that enable you to focus
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| signed up to your mailing list yesterday-
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| | constantly on whether what you are doing
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| The number of people that visited your
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| | will generate profit for your
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| website using a Mongolian Internet
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| | business.Wearing your profit-tinted
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| Service ProviderThese numbers mean
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| | spectacles means that playing the little
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| precisely nothing. On their own they are
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| | animated game an associate sent you when
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| worthless. Accumulatively they mean
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| | you're supposed to be completing that
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| slightly more than nothing. Why? Because
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| | marketing project will be impossible.Your
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| none of them put cash in your bank
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| | profit-tinted spectacles work just like
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| account.Enough Is Enough!Next time you
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| | X-Ray specs - the only difference is that
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| share war stories with another website
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| | it's your daily To Do List that gets
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| owner ask them the question:"How is your
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| | stripped down to the bare essentials and
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| website performing?" I bet you that not
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| | not the person you look at whilst wearing
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| one single person will respond with a
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| | them.Pick a number, any number? No, pick
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| comment relating to the most important
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| | profit - it's the best number there
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| number of all - PROFIT! I see this all
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| | is.Michael Cheney is Author of The
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| the time in business:Michael: "How's
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| | Website Marketing BibleTM.
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