How To Become An Ideal Leader

When you are at work, do you get frustrated because things don't seem to be happening the way they’re supposed to be? You see people milling around but nothing gets accomplished. 

And in the daily hustle and bustle, do you feel that your goals remain just that – goals. Then maybe its time for you to stand up and do something about it. Most people are content just to stand around listening for orders. And it isn't unusual to adopt a follow-the-leader mentality. 

But maybe, somewhere inside of you, you feel the desire to make things happen – to be the head, not the tail. Then maybe leadership just suits you fine.

Some people believe that great leaders are made, not born. Yes, it may be true that some people are born with natural talents. 

However, without practice, without drive, without enthusiasm, and without experience, there can be no true development in leadership. You must also remember that good leaders are continually working and studying to improve their natural skills. 

This takes a commitment to constantly improve in whatever endeavor a person chooses.
First of all, let's define leadership. To be a leader, one must be able to influence others to accomplish a goal, or an objective. He contributes to the organization and cohesion of a group. 

Contrary to what most people believe, leadership is not about power. It is not about harassing people or driving them using fear. It is about encouraging others towards the goal of the organization. It is putting everyone on the same page and helping them see the big picture of the organization. You must be a leader not a boss.

First of all, you have to get people to follow you. How is this accomplished?
People follow others when they see a clear sense of purpose. People will only follow you if they see that you know where you are going. Remember that bumper sticker?

The one that says, don't follow me, I'm lost too? The same holds true for leadership. If you yourself do not know where you're headed to, chances are people will not follow you at all.

You yourself must know the vision of the organization. Having a clear sense of hierarchy, knowing who the bosses are, who to talk to, the organization's goals and objectives, and how the organization works is the only way to show others you know what you are doing. 

Being a leader is not about what you make others do. It's about who you are, what you know, and what you do. You are a reflection of what you're subordinates must be. 

Studies have shown that one other bases of good leadership is the trust and confidence your subordinates have of you. If they trust you they will go through hell and high water for you and for the organization.

 Trust and confidence is built on good relationships, trustworthiness, and high ethics. The way you deal with your people, and the relationships you build will lay the foundation for the strength of your group. The stronger your relationship, the stronger their trust and confidence is in your capabilities. 

Once you have their trust and confidence, you may now proceed to communicate the goals and objectives you are to undertake. Communication is a very important key to good leadership. 

Without this you can not be a good leader. The knowledge and technical expertise you have must be clearly imparted to other people.

 
Also, you can not be a good leader and unless you have good judgment. You must be able to assess situations, weigh the pros and cons of any decision, and actively seek out a solution.

It is this judgment that your subordinates will come to rely upon. Therefore, good decision-making is vital to the success of your organization.

Leaders are not do-it-all heroes. You should not claim to know everything, and you should not rely upon your skills alone.
You should recognize and take advantage of the skills and talents your subordinates have. Only when you come to this realization will you be able to work as one cohesive unit.

Remember being a leader takes a good deal of work and time. It is not learned overnight. Remember, also, that it is not about just you. It is about you and the people around you.

So, do you have the drive and the desire to serve required of leaders?

Do you have the desire to work cooperatively with other people?

Then start now. Take your stand and be leader today.

7 Best Options To Profit From Products Selling Online

Nothing happens until the sale happens.
If you want to make money, then you need to sell or offer something for sale.
 You have a number of options.

Option 1:
 Find a digital product and join as an affiliate.
There are affiliate networks that sell digital products like clickbank market place or Amazon
Option 2:
 Join a membership site as an affiliate. It's better to do the work once and get paid for several months.
 Don't just think of a 'one-off' sale.

Many people who do Pay-Per-Click advertising like Google Adwords are willing to pay MORE than the first month's commissions.
Why? Because they know that they will get it all back and more in the next months.

Ahaaa... nothing like passive income.

Option 3:
 Find a physical product to promote. You can search networks like http://www.cj.com or http://www.linkshare.com .

Or, even find independent sites that sell a product you like and contact them to see if they have an affiliate program.

There are also companies that I refer to as "network/company hybrids."

These are big companies have products in several different niches (mainly pills) and they have their act together. They typically pay 30-50% commissions plus 5-10% 2nd-tier commissions.

Forget those puny 1commissions on the first level only.

I love it when a company pays 10% and makes it almost sound like they are doing you a favor – LOL..
Anyway, the GOOD companies have good sales letters, content for affiliates, they pay on time etc...

This is great, because, once you promote one of their products and see that they pay on time, you have that much more assurance that you will get paid when you promote their other products.

 You will also be getting a Check or  Direct payment for all the products of the same company you promote - this helps keep things focused.

You will also save time.

Instead of searching for the next niche, just pick the next program in the company's list to promote.
These companies don't create products unless the demand is there.

Every time you sign up for one of these affiliate programs, you don't need to sign up again in order to promote their other products.
You just grab your links (maybe even create a tracking campaign) and you are good to go.

Option 4:

Find a Pay-Per-Lead offer. You can get paid even if your visitors don't buy anything.

You can make money simply for someone filling in a form. Don't feel guilty about this.
Companies who are willing to pay you good money per lead are making a killing.

Many of them actually follow up with your lead by phone and have a high close ratio.
Or, they even resell that lead to other companies.

There are many games played here but don't worry about it now.
Stay away from offers that pay you $1.00 per lead. There are offers that pay you $10, $20 or more. That's where you need to be.

Companies who offer so much money for a lead, usually have superior mechanisms to "close" those people later (like following up by phone).
They hope that they will make their money on the back-end. Whether they will succeed in doing so or not shouldn't concern you.

You will get paid for the lead regardless.

Option 5:

 Promote your own product. I don't care if you sell a digital product or a physical product.
Selling your own product rocks for many reasons - not the least because you get paid instantly and you keep almost 100% of the purchase price.
You can send people directly to your sales letter – or even through a squeeze page.

Option 6:

Create a review page reviewing the top 3-4 products in your chosen industry.

Review sites sell like crazy. People online are afraid of getting scammed.

Creating a review site makes you an authority. That's right - many times people can see you as an authority simply because you say
you are one!

Option 7:
Create a squeeze page to build your list.
It doesn't matter if you are an affiliate for someone else or if you promote your own products.

Here are some good squeeze pages from different industries that you can get ideas from:
http://www.doubleyourdating.com

Some things you need to keep in mind when creating an offer to send traffic to are:
Your offer has to generate a high visitor value.
This is the average amount of money each visitor spends with you.

If you sell a $100 product and you make 50% commissions and 1 out of 100 visitors buys, then you make $50 for every 100 visitors - or $0.50 per visitor.

If you were getting the traffic from PPC and you were paying $0.20 per click, on average you would be making $0.30 per click you generated.

Here are some ideas to help you increase your visitor value:
We need to go back to the old-school, meat-and-potatoes techniques of marketing.
Don't just search for 'sneaky, cool tricks' to make money online.
Some of the things you can use include:

.. Up-sells: on the order page of your site, or on the thank you page, you can have an up-sell.
 Just offer a related product to the one you just sold at a discount.
There's no question whether up-sells work or not.

They DO - up to 50% of the time or more in some cases.
Down-sells: if people try to leave your site, you can make them an offer to join a list or buy the 'lite' version of your product - or just send them to another site.
You should also ask them why they didn't buy.
You can use an exit popup that “guesses” when your visitor is about to leave and will not get blocked.
..
.. Back end promotions: If you are building a list, then follow up with those people offering them several more products down the line.

The money is in the relationship with your list.
 Someone who purchased a $27 product through you may buy a $497 product as well.

Have a nice day.