Here’s a quick EasyWizards guide to getting started with outsourcing jobs and tasks on Elance.

To initiate a successful engagement with an Elance service provider relies heavily on the initial job posting. Writing a clear job description, categorizing the posting correctly and maintaining reasonable expectations will profoundly impact your satisfaction and experience as a job poster or employer.

You need to have reasonable expectations. Asking for a clone of a complex site like eBay or Amazon for a few hundred dollars is definitely not a reasonable expectation. If your budget range is too low for the amount of work being requested, professional and experienced providers will not take your posting seriously, and you will receive a number of lower quality proposals. Choosing from those proposals may result in a project that will not meet your expectations.

If you have in mind a clear idea of what you want, and describe that idea in as much detail as possible, your results will stand a much better chance of satisfaction with no frustration. Having a project defined as, “I need a website to sell XYZ product” does not give the service provider enough information to really help building a proposal to deliver what you want. You have a better chance at winning in roulette than leaving so many details up to chance in a providers mind. Do the groundwork and put in some effort before making your post. Repeating an idea or requirement in a design specification or request will not hurt the effort, especially if the requirement is something critical or important to the project. Repetition is re-enforcement.

Next you will need to choose the correct categories and skill set when making your post. Choosing the right category is important since this determines what kind of providers will respond to your job posting. Listing the top skills your provider should have to complete the project will help a provider in determining whether or not they should respond to your post.

Expect a multitude of responses fairly quickly, often times within hours and certainly within a day. You will see a variety of prices, and of course it’s not always the best route to go with the lowest cost provider. Review the ratings on each provider and take a look at their portfolio. One technique that many experienced job posters utilize is to re-word the job description and send it back out to your top choices as providers. This accomplishes two things, first it will verify that the provider clearly understands the project and secondly you can gauge their responsiveness to your query.

Once you select a provider and begin the engagement, be sure to keep the flow of communication active and frequent. Lack of communication is one of the top reasons of dissatisfaction and frustration with job engagements from both the providers and employers. Get status updates and provide feedback quickly, keeping the communication flowing and in the end you will get a great result!

Another outsourcing guide from the EasyWizards team.

Hey,

There’s a story about two farmers who both desperately needed rain to fall on their fields.

They were both asking and praying for the rain, but still the rain did not come.

One day, God told both the farmers, “The rain will be coming soon.”

However, they saw the land was still very much in drought over the next few days, without any sign of the weather change.

One of the farmers decided that we would prepare his fields to receive the rain anyway. Whereas the other farmer felt it pointless as he could not see any rain coming in the near future.

The rain did fall, but only one field was prepared for the bountiful harvest. Guess which one?

Yes!

The farmer who prepared his field received the rain.

This reminds me of the state of Twitter marketing these days. The recent glowing coverage in Time Magazine when they proclaimed Twitter will change the way we live…

Or the crazy past few months when celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and Ashton Kutcher hopped on to the bandwagon…

And insane amount of businesses as well, hoping to capitalize on Twitter’s massive growth and mainstream appeal.

Alas…

Not many people seem to be able to “get” Twitter marketing.

Traffic doesn’t seem to be converting, response rates are low…

Your marketing messages seem to be met with indifference, anger even.

Yet… you need to prepare those fields, because all signs point towards a marketing revival on twitter.

However, you need to sows seeds the right way to reap windfall profits.

My friend “the Puppet Master” Kenneth Yu is the master farmer. I can tell you that he’s already reaped some of the bountiful harvest.

In fact, with some simple Twitter tricks, he has funded a wedding and launched a 5-figure biz in under a month.

Click here to find out how he uses explosive Twitter Mind Control persuasion techniques on Twitter to get prospects to hand over money to him.

To Your Success,

Bradley C Hughes

co-founder, Easy Wizards

Technorati Tags: persuasion techniques, windfall profits

From the desk of Bradley C Hughes…

I’m so glad to be taking this opportunity to share some exciting new information from Rich Schefren of Strategic Profits today.

In this world there are many challenges you and I will face as we strive to achieve the best in life we are capable of.

Sometimes it seems as though you are very far away from your dreams and goals. God knows, I feel that way at times when I hit a rough patch, when things just aren’t quite going according to plan.

But here’s the thing, no matter how you’re feeling right now, realise this.

You’re as close as you’ve ever been to success…

You can see it right there, just a few inches from your grasp…

You can practically TOUCH it…

Except for one thing.

There’s a wall between you and your well-deserved achievements. And that wall has been plaguing your business for as long as you can remember.

You know what I’m talking about. Every time you seem to have a breakthrough…every time you get just a little taste of success….every time you feel ready to take the next step…

That wall pops up and says, “Hello there–it’s me again, ready to crush your dreams and send you back to mediocrity.”

Sound familiar?

Yeah, me too. I’ve wrestled with my own roadblocks in the past–more than I care to remember.

And each time, it seemed to get harder and harder to overcome those barriers and move to the next level.

But thankfully, we don’t have to struggle with that anymore.

Because Rich Schefren has just handed you a gigantic sledgehammer…one that can destroy any stone in its path with a single, solid blow.

And he’s whispering 2 words in your ear:

“Swing away”.

Rich Schefren’s Entrepreneurial Emergency Report

Rich’s new report takes on the biggest problem we have as marketers and business builders: overcoming adversity.

For the past year, Rich has been researching like a madman, trying to find the secrets of getting past these roadblocks and finally moving towards your goals.

And in this report, he’ll outline key strategies and tactics you can use RIGHT NOW to virtually obliterate whatever is holding you back — and advance your business to where it should be.

How does that sound?

Rich Schefren’s Entrepreneurial Emergency Report

Rich’s reports are legendary in the marketplace for delivering outstanding content that’s straightforward, to-the-point, and leaves nothing behind.

His Internet Business Manifesto virtually changed the way we do business. And his client list reads like a who’s who of internet marketing.

So needless to say, this guy knows what he’s talking about. And right now, you can get inside his head…for FREE.

That’s correct–this mind-blowing report doesn’t cost a cent. It’s completely yours for the taking.

I can’t tell you the MAMMOTH value Rich is delivering here. This is life-changing stuff, and you DO NOT want to let it pass by.

Rich Schefren’s Entrepreneurial Emergency Report

yours in success,

Bradley C Hughes and the EasyWizards.com team

P.S. Remember–there’s nothing to buy here. This report is free for the asking. And if you’ve never read one of Schefren’s documents, you’re in for a TREAT…

Because Rich is legendary for delivering a tremendous amount of actionable, easy-to-understand content that you can instantly apply to your business and see an increase in profits.

I’m telling you–this is a MUST HAVE if you’re looking to be on the cusp of the next “big wave” in our industry. And it won’t cost you a cent.

Don’t wait–get your copy NOW!

P.P.S. Want even more value? Then listen to this…

For everyone who downloads in the first 24 hours, Rich is throwing in a special bonus that’s going to knock your socks off…

Seriously-when I saw what he was adding to the report, I couldn’t believe my eyes. It’s THAT good.

So make sure you get inside early and grab your copy. Because I guarantee you’ll be kicking yourself if you don’t.

Rich Schefren’s Entrepreneurial Emergency Report

No need for a long post…

The doors are open to Dan Kennedy’s
INFO RICHES (have you been following this?):

[ http://easywizards.com/dankennedyinforiches ]

… and the countdown for the first 36 free
fast mover incentive, that includes a
case study of how a carpet cleaner and
convenience store clerk created $117 million
starting from a kitchen table and $300,
is now on.

I can’t tell you whether all the
Fast Action Bonuses (probably the hottest
Bonus I’ve seen bundled with an offer!)
will be gone within the hour.

I can’t predict how fast the first 36 copies
will go.

But I can say that this release already
has over 6300 notification list registrants
and an affiliate base of over 930+ marketers!

Yet only 36 copies of this special
fast action incentive will be released.

Again, the doors are open to INFO
RICHES…

[ http://easywizards.com/dankennedyinforiches ]

If there’s ever been a “bonus” that was
bundled with an offer that you should
NOT miss out on, it’s this one:

[ http://easywizards.com/dankennedyinforiches ]

yours in success,

Bradley C Hughes

April 8th SPECIAL — Use the Temporary Coupon Code to Save An Additional $200 Instantly.

Click The Button Below to Reserve Your Copy and Then Enter This Coupon Code On the Order Form Page: temp200off … (Expires Soon)

Technorati Tags: Dan Kennedy, INFO RICHES, Information Marketing

74 of today’s top info marketers gave their #1 success
tips and their trends predictions for 2009.

You do not want to miss this.

Listen to BEST OF THE BEST TIPS from names like:

Russell Brunson, Tony Blake, Ian Del Carmen,
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Ambrose, Mike Morgan, Lisa Preston, Jeremy Gislason,
Mike Dillard, Shawn Collins, Mark Vurnum, Mark
Anastasi, Gina Gaudio-Graves, Michel and Sylvie
Fortin, Glenn Dietzel, Ross Goldberg, John Hostler,
Edmund Loh, Josh Anderson, Harris Fellman, Jason
Dinner, Jonathan Mizel, Ewen Chia, Marc Harty,
Rosalind Gardner, Paul Colligan, Ray Edwards, Eric
Louviere, Tiffany Dow, Carrie Wilkerson, Reed
Floren, Mike Mograbi, Alex Goad, Alice Seba, Dylan
Loh, Stephanie and Greg Mulac, Kevin Riley, Jeff
Mills, Willie Crawford…

That’s not even the full list!!

Hosted by Rob ‘The Genie’ Toth.

All available for free as part of a “testimonial
gathering” deal or whatever UNTIL Friday Feb 13th.

After the 13th, the audios are being pulled and
later packaged and sold for $197.

Don’t pay $197. Register and you’ll be sent the
entire product for free (with immediate access)…

And…

You’ll actually also get a Resale Rights License
to this entire brand-new course if you’re an early
registrant.

I’m not kidding.

But go register NOW as it’s all free until Feb 13th…

After the 13th, you’ll have to pay $197 for the product
and there will be no way for your to get the Resale
Rights.

Some of these trends predictions are HOT!

http://easywizards.com/futuremarketingRR

PS. These are all very short audios. 3 questions were
asked of each speaker so most of these calls are just
15 minutes or less!

Let your friends know about this post before the 14th
so they too can get this entire set + RR License free
(closes 13th midnight).

http://easywizards.com/futuremarketingRR

yours in success,

Bradley C Hughes

Technorati Tags: future, marketing, resale rights

From the time he knew what it meant to be a ‘real life boy’, Pinocchio wanted to be one.

I plan to watch the animation this coming weekend; it makes for good, clean fun — much-needed, nowadays, but that’s a story for another day.

Tonight is Christmas Eve and I am reflecting on dreams versus reality, illusions compared with actual circumstances.

For many years, as a capable web site developer and web hosting services provider, I wanted to be an Internet marketing expert, to be recognised for my knowledge, talents and wisdom in the field of Internet marketing. I wanted to be a guru, to hang out and party with the gurus.

But you know what? No amount of wanting made a skerrick of difference. I just kept eking out a pittance of a living as a small-time web developer with a few dozen customers and a head full of dreams.

Only when I resolved myself to take action, to prepare and pursue a definite plan for achieving mastery, did I start to achieve any results.

So what has this got to do with Pinocchio?

Pinocchio may be a fictional character, but he learned an important principle that a lot of people may have yet to grasp — the power of being the one “pulling the strings”, so to speak.

But wanting to become a ‘real boy’ doesn’t come by itself. Pinocchio had to prove himself first. It required his time and investment. And, all the lessons he learned proved worthwhile in the long run.

Pinocchio definitely got it right. Would you rather be a puppet? Or would you rather be ‘real’?

What can you learn from Pinocchio about being real and succeeding on Twitter?

Twitter is like that. People would rather meet other ‘real people’ online. Depending on your behavior, you can easily be misinterpreted and labeled a spammer or a robot, while you are actually doing as best you know how to bring your marketing online.

On Twitter, as on any other form of social media, people want to meet the puppeteers, the “Puppet Masters” –the people behind the scenes, the people who are making waves in the industry, the people who are making things happen, the people in control.

Pinocchio didn’t just want to want to be sort of real, he wanted the benefits that come with the real thing.

I know I’m stating the obvious, but that’s what a ‘real’ Puppet Master does –they are the true operators of puppets. They make things happen.

According to Kenneth Yu, THE Puppet Master, your prospects are, in many ways, like puppets –like marionettes moved by invisible strings that even they are sometimes unaware of.

Sometimes, these strings are hidden from the view of the audience. And sometimes, they’re obvious — but only if you recognize them in their different forms.

Trends. News. Current events.

You may have heard it said before. It’s the conversation in their head that you need to learn to tap into. And Twitter is one giant conversation. But how do figure out that conversation? And how, in a sea of voices, do you make yourself heard?

The answer is simple. Master Twitter. By learning from the Puppet Master himself.

Kenneth Yu’s Twitter Salvation System

You can learn the power of compelling tweets on Twitter, and tap into your power as a puppet master, too.

Picture yourself…

…getting highly-qualified leads — FREE. Yet they are as warm as toast to you and your products –from the get-go.

…not spending a red cent on a costly sales force, because your rabid buyers readily evangelize your products and services.

…being the go-to-person in your niche that everyone turns to. And all it took you was just under a month to get their undying loyalty.

…receiving WAY too many Joint Venture proposals, and the strategic alliances you’re already in are pumping in boatloads of cash.

…becoming technically retired; you’re working for fun, because every single need and desire of you and your family is taken care of.

…and best of all, you’re experiencing all this astonishing things during this difficult time!

This is where Kenneth’s Twitter Salvation System, as he calls it, comes in.

He’s just opened the doors to these powerful Twitter persuasion secrets, and given that they’re only limited to a small number of people, you may want to get your hands on it ASAP.

He comes personally recommended by me, so do check him out.

Did I mention that Kenneth and I became friends and allies –through Twitter?

Kenneth Yu’s Twitter Salvation System

“To Pulling Heartstrings and Pursestrings”, In the words of the Puppet Master himself.

yours in success,

Bradley C Hughes

P.S. Ever tried to play around with a puppet? When you don’t know the tricks to use to navigate all the strings, the movements you create can be a bloody huge schmozzle!

Let Kenneth walk you through the psychological triggers at play on Twitter for maximal results.

Kenneth Yu’s Twitter Salvation System

Don’t be a Puppet anymore.

Technorati Tags: getting real, Kenneth Yu, Puppet Master, Twitter, Twitter Salvation System

You have a million things to do.

Its a sunny afternoon and your friends are all at the beach or hanging out at the park.

You’re hanging out to join them but you have to research some articles on outtasking and saving time with virtual assistants for a blog post you’re working on.

Imagine how great it would be to delegate the ‘lesser mortal stuff’ of searching for the articles to extra brains and hands?

Picture this, you login to an easy-to-use dashboard that features your latest tasks with updates from your own team of Virtual Assistants.

You write and submit the following task:

“Please find me 10 articles from article marketing web sites with republishing rights so I can use them on my blogs.

Article Subject: outtasking and saving time with virtual assistants, how to work with virtual assistants.

Send me an email with links to the 10 articles.”

That takes two minutes.

You grab your towel, sun glasses, backpack, jump on your bike and head to the beach.

When you come home you’ll have an email with the 10 articles you need to build a comprehensive resource category in your blog on the subject of of outtasking and saving time with virtual assistants.

Congratulations, you have just leveraged your time, freeing you up to enjoy the lifestyle you deserve to enjoy with your friends and loved ones.

Get a TimeSvr virtual assistant account and reclaim your life and time today.

If you’re down at Bronte beach this afternoon, be sure to say G’day.

yours in success,

Bradley C Hughes

Technorati Tags: Outsourcing, Outtasking, TimeSvr, Virtual Assistants

First off, happy holidays to all our readers.

Have you gotten out there shopping for gifts?

Are you buying me something nice? 

More importantly…

Are you buying *YOU* something that will help you achieve more of your goals in 2009?

Don’t expect anything beyond the regular trinkets, knick-knacks and dust collecting clutter from your friends and family…

It’s safe to say that, though all the gifts you’ll receive are given with love NONE of them will help you achieve your goals of quitting your job or building more wealth and time freedom in your life.

Well, if you’re reading this before Dec 19th, 9am PST / 12pm EST … here’s a GIFT for you:

Dan Kennedy’s Back-End Marketing and Joint Venture Systems

PS. Hardly anybody has ever seen this.

This is Dan Kennedy’s follow-up seminar that he held for his original Info Riches attendees on the subject of “Back-End Marketing and Joint Venture Systems” … very very powerful stuff (and you’ll find lessons in his letter).

Dan Kennedy’s Back-End Marketing and Joint Venture Systems

We’re ordering our copy, we suggest you do likewise if you want information marketing success online in 2009.

yours in success,

Bradley C Hughes

Technorati Tags: Back-End Marketing, Dan Kennedy, INFO RICHES, Joint Venture Systems

Hello again dear readers,

You might have arrived here because you know me as @entregreeneur on twitter, http://twitter.com/entregreeneur

While @entregreeneur is my primary twitter ID, I also operate@easywizards, http://twitter.com/easywizards which is my information marketing and internet marketing twitter ID.

I was just inspired to post a comment over on Sanjana Prakash’s blog to commend her, as she shows a genuine commitment to helping others achieving their financial freedom and independence through encouraging them to establish and develop a home based business.

If you love great tasting, healthy food, you’ll love Sanjana’s blog because she has some fantastic food ideas and recipes there.

The challenging thing about starting a home based business is that are just so many ways to go about selecting and building one.

One of the hardest things for anyone can be knowing what line of home based business to get into, even where to begin to look in evaluating opportunities can be daunting.

Here at EasyWizards.com we hope to make the process as easy as possible for people.

One of the ways we’ll be doing that, will be to share the experiences and knowledge we garner from consistent and systematic application of the principles and practices we are learning from Mr Dan Kennedy.

Dan Kennedy is an information marketing guru (some would say the ‘godfather’ of information marketing) and as mentioned in a coupld of previous blog posts, I have recently purchased (two weeks ago) and just received Dan’s 12 DVD, 21 CD, 2 binder INFO-RICHES course.

The box arrived yesterday and I have already unpacked it all and started watching the first DVD.

It’s very exciting indeed to have this great material which I will start to work through and blog more about.

If you are considering starting, or already operate a home based business, you NEED to master information marketing strategies to get the word out about your services.

That’s where something like the Dan Kennedy INFO-RICHES system will give you a massive jump-start towards home based business success, and the accompanying financial success and independence that will bring you.

Right now if you hit the Dan Kennedy link, you will see a special discounted 24 hour time-limited offer for the INFO-RICHES system at only $947 USD. That’s a substantially lower price than the system will sell for after tomorrow.

I welcome everyone’s comments and questions about any aspects of home-based business; us home based business owners can and should support one another!

Have a fantastic day!

Bradley C Hughes

Technorati Tags: Dan Kennedy, home based business, INFO RICHES, marketing, Twitter

Easily the best $8 I ever spent online was spent purchasing a report titled “The AdWords Money Map” by Factor X Marketing.

A key message from this report is:

“Internet marketing is this simple:

1. Get traffic

2. Convert traffic into buying customers

3. Profit”

It then goes into how best to profit by getting traffic from Google AdWords to build a targeted list and make profits from targeted product sales.

Here are just a few of the things you will learn in this powerful report:

Learn why you need to segment your buyers from your prospects.

Understand the importance of social power.

The most valuable asset any good marketer has is a ____ __ ________ ______.

Marketing is a set of _________

The three critical areas you need to process map so you can identify your constraints are:

1. _____ value

2. ___________ value

3. _______ value

They may not be what you think!

Some people are great at one of these, some are great at two of them.

But most people will be weak in at least one of these and this report will help you identify the area of your greatest constraint.

That alone is worth many times the $8 it costs to buy ”The AdWords Money Map“ report.

By the way, if you’re not using process maps yet, you should be. We’ll share more about how we produce process maps in an upcoming post.

“Power in Internet marketing is the _______ to _______ the flow of traffic and then _________ what that flow of traffic ____.”

When you know and understand this simple but potent concept, you will increase your Internet marketing profitability exponentially.  Even if you aren’t using AdWords, this concept can be applied to every traffic generating strategy.

I don’t need to convince you to part with a measly $8 for this powerful report.

The knowledge ”The AdWords Money Map“ report contains, when understood and applied, will make you many times that $8 back as you desire to earn and act to obtain.

In fact, you can obtain 100% of your money back, simply by referring one other person to purchase this report. And trust me, if you care about the people you share information with, you’ll want to suggest they too get a copy.  Instructions on how to do that are included at the end of the report itself.

So grab ”The AdWords Money Map“ report NOW and spend an hour redefining your understanding of how to obtain powerful profits from the three steps of Traffic, Conversion and Profit.

My no-nonsense iron-clad 100% money-back guarantee:

If after purchasing ”The AdWords Money Map” report AND doing the work it suggests (around one hour of effort) you don’t feel you have gotten value for your $8, post a comment on this blog with a copy of the notes you made from doing the work and explaining why you didn’t feel that was worth $8 and an hour of your time and I’ll personally give you back your $8.

Even though when you read the information on the next page  ”The AdWords Money Map“ .X. explains why he won’t refund under any circumstances, I am so sure you’ll get value that I will refund your money IF YOU DO THE WORK and you’re then prepared to take the time explain why you didn’t get that value.

Sorry, I can’t help you with your hour though.  If you can’t create value for yourself from spending an hour with this report, you probably shouldn’t be doing anything with Internet marketing. Maybe mowing lawns or cleaning windows would be better for you if that’s the case. Just saying.

Technorati Tags: AdWords, Conversion, Map, marketing, Money, Profits, Traffic