Cindy Kunath-Brock

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I just HATE when people do this.  Brad Callen has an offer where he’s going to give you his book, The SEO Mindset,  FREE – or so he claims.

Here’s the page:  http://www.bradcallen.com/seomindset/

Now I expected there would be something money-related to this.   Here’s that info:

…a free 30-day trial membership to Brad’s ultra private Search Engine Optimization membership website that will help grow my business larger than my widest expectations. Plus, if after the 30-day trial period I decide the SEO Membership isn’t for me, I can cancel my $39 monthly membership at any time.

Yet that’s not what annoys me. What annoys me is that when you go to order the free book, he’s charging $9.95 for shipping.    THERE IS NO WAY THIS BOOK COSTS $9.95 TO SHIP!  I ship at least once a day for items I sell on Amazon.com and I have never had a book cost $9.95 to ship.

This is just another “infomercial” approach: you get it free but only pay the shipping – which is more than enough to cover the cost of the item.  So, he makes money regardless of what it is!  Notice how there is no money back guarantee (or I couldn’t find one on the page and I even did a search). 

If he was charging something reasonable - say $2.99 – I probably would have made the purchase. 

For each of us, our day-to-day lives are filled with obstacles.  They can range from minor annoyances to major decisions that we must think through and resolve.   If each day consisted of just one obstacle, we could successfully overcome that obstacle and move on about our business.   However, that is not what life hands us.  Instead, the number of obstacles are too numerous and intensity is sometimes overwhelming.  

To alleviate the burden of these obstacles, you must first select the obstacle that requires your attention.  It can be the obstacle that is either (a) heavy on your heart and mind, or (b) will take the least amount of time, energy, money, etc.

Once you have made your selection, FOCUS on these 3 aspects: Read the rest of this entry »

I know a lot of people have heard me talking about Decluttering for Dollars (or ”DFD” as I call it); yet many aren’t sure what it is.

Decluttering for Dollars started out when I was decluttering my house for a major move and wanted to find a way to sell my clutter.  (Remember: one person’s trash is another person’s treasure.)   I began selling a few things here and there on Amazon.com.  That’s really how it started:  I was making money as I was decluttering.  Yet, I found that my decluttering offered so many avenues when it came to money.

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