TAMPA BAY, FL Fastlane Meetup

If anyone is interested in meeting up with other Fastlaners in Tampa Bay, Fl area (St.Pete, Clearwater, Tampa, Lakeland, etc) this month before the New Year's I would be glad to meet you.

The meetup(s) can be a good opportunity to keep each other accountable, learn from each other, challenge each other to further transcend our entrepreneurial pursuits , and build lasting relationships.

We can decide on a time and place depending on each others schedule. Saturday or Sunday any day this...

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Self-chosen prison as a doctor in urology

Hi everybody,

This is my first thread, and I am very nervous to write it Trembling right now, haha.

My name is Aryana, I'm 28 years old and I live in the Netherlands. I always wanted to be a doctor, when I was little. Now I am, and nowadays I am working on my PhD in the field of urology, specifically prostate cancer. I will finish my PhD in 2017 (October probably).

The idea of being a doctor when I was little is so different from what it really is. I never thought I would say this, but...

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Chicago Meet Up...

The weather is getting better, does anyone want to try to get a meet up going for the Chicago leg of the Fastlane Forum?

I live in the actual city of Chicago- but I'm mobile.

My schedule is somewhat flexible. If so, post here or message me.

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What Is Your Biggest Question About Working Online? Any Question Is A Good Question!

Hey Everyone, Nate here again, and I have a lot on my mind, and honestly, I want some of your input... I haven't been on here in a while,

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How to become a better writer

Hello Warrior Nation, I'm looking to start a blog to provide content for my market but to be honest when it comes to writing I'm the worst.

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Wantrepreneur looking to get his s*** together

Hi all Fastlaners and aspiring Fastlaners, greetings from the other side of the world.

I am a 33 yr old, newly minted dad from Singapore.

I have been thinking about how to do this introduction, but I guess the best way is just to stick to the facts and hide nothing.

So here goes.

As the title suggest, I am a Wantrepreneur. I am always looking for the ONE great idea. The ONE killer product. The ONE ultimate trading strategy. In short, I was looking for the EASY and QUICK way to become...

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Payment Gateway Alternative

(not 100% this is the correct section. sorry if I messed up.)

Hi all,

So I'm launching my online store using Shopify to sell customized t-shirts. I plan to use Printful (on-demand printing company for apparel and more) to print and ship the items.
I'm having some issues on finding a decent payment gateway to accept credit card payments.
I don't have a registered business, I live in Europe and I can only use the ones Shopify accepts (they're a lot, though). This limits my options.
I've...

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4 Ways to Use Social Media to Light a Fire Under Your List Building Strategy

This is a guest contribution from Megan Totka.

Building a profitable e-mail list requires more than just adding a newsletter signup form to your website. Attracting and retaining an email list that ultimately turns into customers means finding creative ways to get in front of them and continually providing value.

The good news is that social media can help light a fire under your list building strategy and maximise the results of your e-mail marketing campaign.

Before you turn your attention to your favourite social media platform for list building, here are the best ways to harness the power of social media for your list building strategy:

1: Create High Value Content to Distribute on Social Networks

The term “content is king” has remained on the tips of marketers’ tongues for years. Even in 2017, content remains one of the most effective ways to convert clicks into customers but not just any content.

The key here is to deliver value through your content in terms of answering questions or helping readers solve problems. You’ll need to give readers a good reason to exchange their e-mail address for your content, which truthfully can’t be done if you’re offering run-of-the-mill content.

Consider using content in the form of videos, webinars, downloadable PDF documents, and podcasts.

The content can’t be just any old regurgitated content though. It needs to be so valuable that the reader would pay for it, but you’re giving it away for the low low price of an email address.

Neil Patel does this masterfully, on his QuickSprout blog, by offering a free course on how to double your blog traffic. He values the course at $300 but is giving it away for opting in to his email list.

People are reading your blog for a reason. You must be solving a problem they have or educating them about a specific topic. Offer to give your secrets away for free – well just for their email address and permission to send them more great content.

Take your free course or eBook “list building bait” and repurpose some of it for a blog post or on a landing page. Use landing page software that integrates directly with email marketing software to maximise signups and automate your follow up email campaigns. Once visitors signup on the landing page they are sent into email list segments to start their journey through a pre-set email funnel towards conversion.

This is the content you can use to distribute via your social media channels.

Use your social media channels to drive awareness to the content. It’s great to add some context in your social posts. Tell people what they will gain from the eBook or free course to help drive click through rates and signups.

2: Carefully Optimise Ads to Target Specific Prospects

When you launch a social media ad, the last thing you want to do is use general parameters to define your target audience and call it a day. If you truly want to get the most out of your list building strategy with social media, you must understand your target market and pay to play.

Take Facebook for instance. Facebook is an affordable yet highly-targeted social media advertising option for all kinds of ventures—including list building.

Create detailed customer personas that outline different people that would be interested in consuming your list building content. If you’re selling digital marketing services, one persona may be a brand marketing manager. Her name is Sarah, is between 27-35 years old, lives in the US, is interested in social media marketing and follows industry blogs like SocialMediaExaminer.com.  

Once you’ve created your different customer personas, use Facebook’s lead ad product to drive targeted traffic to your landing page or blog post.

Once you learn the ropes, you can fine-tune your Facebook ads to match prospects at different points in the sales funnel. This way you can watch how your prospects opt-in to your e-mail list and how your content is encouraging them to inquire about your products or services.

3: Amplify Your Content with the Help of Industry Leaders

If you have great content to offer but you’re a little short on outreach, industry influencers can help maximise your exposure, amplify content, and generate more e-mail subscriptions—all on your behalf.

Think of this as a shortcut to getting a lot of eyeballs on your content without handing over a hefty wad of cash. One of the keys to using this technique is building a relationship with the industry leader and be up front that you’d like for them to share your content. You can also consider allowing the influencer to use your product or service for free as a way to incentivise them to spread the word.

Use platforms like BuzzSumo to find influencers in your niche who are already sharing topics closely related to the content you want them to amplify.

4: Best Practices for On-Site E-mail Signups

Once you have your content published on social media, you can’t forget what happens when visitors land on your website. It’s important to optimise your landing page to increase the amount of conversions and users opting into your e-mail list.

One important consideration to keep in mind is the length of your opt-in form. It’s best that you use as few fields as possible, while still capturing the information you need for personalised email messages later on. You’ll also need a direct call-to-action with an obvious button front-and-centre.

This is a basic landing page from Trulia that shows a simple signup form with only one opt-in field.

Have you been using social media to drive sign-ups? What’s working for you?

Megan Totka is the Chief Editor for ChamberofCommerce.com. Chamber specializes in helping small businesses grow their business on the web while facilitating the connectivity between local businesses and more than 7,000 Chambers of Commerce worldwide.

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Debt-free after over 3 years

Hello,

I'm Lafandriel, a 29 year old elderly care nurse and mentor in a retirement home in Germany. I am currently reading TMF for the third time and waiting for UNSCRIPTED to be delievered, so I can read it too.

After I did my A-levels I studied computervisualistik for one year which I had to quit due to personal reasons. Then I went into 3 year training to become an elderly care nurse and although in the beginning it was quite tough I love my job. Everything could be simple. I would work...

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To write a letter, or to hire a writer....

Ok, here's the situation. I'm working a sales job. I took the job to get better at selling. This is an "earn while you learn" experience.

I see an angle. I see an opportunity to (maybe) apply leverage by prospecting an area my new colleagues may have overlooked. My idea is to test my theory locally by putting together a list and mailing a letter. If it bears fruit, national scale lists could be bought (locally I could do it from public records) and the whole process scaled up.

Here is...

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Hello from Australia !

Hi guys,

I suppose its time for an introduction, if I want to start taking the steps towards the fastlane seriously.

Im 27 from Australia. I've always had a passion towards entrepreneurship even though I never knew what that word meant ! I remember ordering t shirts from Alibaba back when I was about 16 and then taking them to the local markets and trying to sell them, haha good memories even though I did not make a dollar !

Basically got raised in the typical working class family in a...

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How to make the most of a Small Office Space

It is a tricky task, especially when the increasing cost of time, labor, commodities and space play such a large role in the decisions we make. This has led to the brewing of a ‘less is more’ revolution. So my question is how do we make the best use of the available office space?

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Does buying still make sense in a high property tax area?

Is owning always better if property taxes cause your monthly housing payments on a 250k house to be $500-750 more than renting? If you add in maintenance, the amount is at least another $2500 per year. Rent goes up but so do taxes. At what point does renting win over buying or does it ever?
250k, 20% down, 11000 school and property tax =$1900ish
Rent 2 bedroom house/apartment =$1200-1400

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Gary Halbert 30 day challenge Copywriting Group

Due to hijacking another thread I decided to create my own thread.

This thread is for every one who is interested on taking Gary Halbert 30 day challenge to be a world class copywriter. The intention is to follow gary halberts way to the letter without deviation, and, to keep each other motivated. If you are in on this holla out in the thread to let me know you are here. Just say, "I'm in"

Feel free check in periodically to ask questions, participate, motivate and, make others...

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Hello from Ontario, Canada

I've known about this forum and have had The Millionaire Fastlane on my Amazon wish list for a while now, but haven't gotten around to reading either. Recently I've discovered the Gary Halbert 30day Challenge, and have found that the only good group discussion on it in the entire internet is on this forum.

So far I've gotten a lot of value in just finding the best versions of the books on the list (I'd already been burned by both the Kindle and Paperback versions of the Robert Collier...

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