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    Time to change your relationship with TIME.

    GOLD! NEWSLETTER 
    Of course! By far the best investment you can make is in yourself/your own skills and health. No doubt about that. And the second best investment you can make is in your own business. We agree perfectly on that. :)
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    Commandment of Control: Violations to Learn From...

    NOTABLE! EXECUTION 
    Sorry, MJ, I didn't mean you, I meant the guy who authored another thread about the Commandment of Control and claimed he was "a shark swimming in the Amazon ocean". I replied to the wrong thread about the same topic. Sorry.
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    How To 101: Cold Calling and Emailing.

    MARKETING PEOPLE CHAT 
    Now that's a broad subject, and if you really want to learn, go get Art Sobczak's book "Smart Calling". On top of that, although it's late here in France, I'll give you a few bits of advice, based on my own experience: Get in a good mood before calling. You're not going to succeed if you're...
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    I have a problem with MJ DeMarco (Follow your passion gets a beatdown)

    GOLD! HOT! 
    Yep, but as long as you're passionate about something, it's part of "who you are", contributing to make you the specific you, Mr WJK, and not some ordinary Jane or Joe. But yes, passions can and do change over time. Disclaimer: I am not claiming that you should start a business simply out of...
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    I have a problem with MJ DeMarco (Follow your passion gets a beatdown)

    GOLD! HOT! 
    ""I want to do what makes my heart tick." Who the hell gives a shit? For God's sake, and for the sake of humanity, put your passion on the back pocket of your trousers and sit, on it, it below your a$$. And if you can't, I suggest you go flash it down the sewer and forget about it." Big...
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    Time to change your relationship with TIME.

    GOLD! NEWSLETTER 
    Excellent thread as usual, @MJ DeMarco . That being said, while it's absolutely true that compound interest is woefully ineffective with small numbers, people should still save and invest as much as they can. This for two reasons: 1) $1,000 invested, while not much, is still better than...
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    Commandment of Control: Violations to Learn From...

    NOTABLE! EXECUTION 
    I agree wholeheartedly with MitchC. Amazon is evil and must be stopped. But the problem isn't just that they bought someone's factory and stopped selling to a product developer. The problem is that when you sell on the AMZ marketplace, AMZ controls 100% of your sales and can simply delete your...
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    Question for MJ DeMarco

    QUESTION 
    I know this question is addressed to MJ DeMarco and not myself, but as an experienced Amazon Third Party Seller, I thought I'd contribute. And the brutal truth is... If you're selling on Amazon (or any other platform that you don't control), you are DEFINITELY not a shark. You're still a guppy...
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    I'm Cyn, 22 (F), from Europe

    INTRO 
    Welcome to the Fastlane forum, Cyn! Your introduction is quite interesting to me. I'm an SEO analyst (part-time currently) who has already optimized several websites in different industries (mostly for local businesses whose owners know nothing about SEO). If you want to partner up with an...
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    How to THRIVE on Google instead of damning it everyday

    MARKETING 
    Hey everyone, sorry for replying late. Tonight I'll reply quickly to David and to the rest of you later this week. David, while Google does often pack the first page with ads, you still have a decent chance of getting a decent amount of clicks IF your website is more relevant than these ads...
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    How to THRIVE on Google instead of damning it everyday

    MARKETING 
    Google gets a very bad press on this forum and in MJ's books... especially Unscripted, where he even says "To hell with SEO!" (Though I hope it's just a misunderstanding.) One of the biggest fears many Fastlaners have is that Google can simply kill your business overnight with an algorithm...
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    [Introduction] Hello from a former slowlaner from France

    SLOWLANE INTRO 
    Hello s'hab, and welcome! And congratulations on your marriage. May I ask where in France you live? Myself, I'm based in Lyon. If you've got strong IT skills, I guess you're already well-prepared to start a successful business in the Internet era... If you want to discuss e-commerce and SEO, or...
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    Commandment of Control: Violations to Learn From...

    NOTABLE! EXECUTION 
    I agree 99% with you. Here in Europe, though, there's even a BIGGER risk when you rely primarily, or wholly, on Amazon for your sales. Namely, that these days, many Amazon buyers (at least in Europe) order stuff, sign proof of delivery (POD), then, after being delivered, they initiate an A to Z...
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    What book are you reading? Right now. Post up!

    NOTABLE! HOT! BOOKS CHAT 
    These days, I'm reading a huge book titled Le Grand Livre de la Vente (The Great Book on Sales) by Nicolas Caron and Frédéric Vendoeuvre. It covers all aspects of sales from research and prospecting to the actual sales meetings/pitching, closing, and maintaining positive customer relations. It...
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    Need help with cold outreach

    HOT! MARKETING 
    Oh my gosh, your prospecting emails and LinkedIn DMs get ignored ?!!!!! UN-FREAKING-BELIEVABLE !!! How on Earth could that happen? After all, you proposed such valuable services to people who may very well need them! Here's why: Because email and social network DMs are utterly ineffective as...
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    Anybody cold emailing in Germany / EU?

    MARKETING 
    This is a very important thread to me, as I'm planning on prospecting German wine importers (by phone and email) during and after the summer. When it comes to France, where I live, to my knowledge, cold prospecting by email and phone is legal, except that: 1) Email prospecting (almost) never...
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    How to obtain more appointments by phone

    MARKETING 
    Hi everyone! In this thread, I'd like to ask all experienced entrepreneurs/salespeople here for specific advice. You'll be surprised to see me ask for THIS type of advice, given my past statements on this forum, but I'm convinced I need that advice. Here's the subject: How to obtain more...
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    What would you tell your 18 or 25 year old self?

    GOLD! MINDSET 
    Oh my goodness! If I only had the possibility of going back in time and talking to my 18-year-old (or even 25-year-old) self... I'd tell him this (I've learned several of these concepts from TMF) : 1) The world doesn't give a damn about your interests, hobbies, passions, or about you - except...
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    Getting Rid of Cold Calling Anxiety Using Brute Force

    GOLD! 
    @Tony Tony, @Everyman, and @CROJosh, you are dead WRONG. I know, I know, you don't like hearing the truth. Facts are stubborn things. But that doesn't make them any less true. According to multiple independent studies (sources: here, here, here, here and here) : 90% of buyers NEVER respond...
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    Ask me anything about eCommerce (Ongoing)

    GOLD! 
    I have a general question: how can I succeed in the e-commerce of wine and other alcoholic drinks in China via WeChat and e-commerce portals like JD.com, Alibaba.com, Tmall, and Taobao ? (Leaving aside the obvious fact that my sales offers will have to be published in flawlessly correct Chinese...
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