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Secret List Building Tactics	by Jason Fladlien Aug. 17, 2010	Free!	2028 words	Read a sample
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Developing Peak Productivity!	by Jason Fladlien Aug. 17, 2010	Free!	1777 words	Read a sample
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How to Interview Experts and Make Immediate Sales	by Jason Fladlien Aug. 17, 2010	Free!	1135 words	Read a sample
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A Healthy Distrust For Authority - Why It's Great For Your Internet Marketing Career	by Jason Fladlien Aug. 17, 2010	Free!	1914 words	Read a sample
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Using The Google Content Network	by Jason Fladlien Aug. 17, 2010	Free!	1300 words	Read a sample
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Your First 100 Subscribers, Your First $100 Online	by Jason Fladlien Aug. 16, 2010	Free!	1294 words	Read a sample
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Email Marketing Genius	by Jason Fladlien Aug. 16, 2010	Free!	779 words	Read a sample
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How to Crush It with Continuity Programs & Membership Sites	by Jason Fladlien Aug. 16, 2010	Free!	1143 words	Read a sample
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The Case Against Video Sales Letters	by Jason Fladlien Aug. 16, 2010	Free!	1437 words	Read a sample
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The Easiest Way for a Beginner to Score a Blockbuster Joint Venture	by Jason Fladlien Aug. 16, 2010	Free!	1146 words	Read a sample
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The Great Article Marketing Hoax	by Jason Fladlien Aug. 16, 2010	Free!	1658 words	Read a sample
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Affiliate Stardom: Dominate Tiny Niches with Basic Affiliate Marketing	by Jason Fladlien Aug. 16, 2010	Free!	1170 words	Read a sample
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How to Make $60 an Hour as a Video Ghostwriter	by Jason Fladlien Aug. 16, 2010	Free!	1172 words	Read a sample
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Offline Marketing Secret for Instant $500 Clients	by Jason Fladlien Aug. 16, 2010	Free!	1217 words	Read a sample
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27 Tweaks to Enhance Your Online Marketing Profits	by Jason Fladlien Aug. 16, 2010	Free!	2461 words	Read a sample
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20 Minute Sales Letter Secrets for	by Jason Fladlien Aug. 16, 2010	Free!	1041 words	Read a sample
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12 Step Autoresponder Sequence	by Jason Fladlien Aug. 16, 2010	Free!	3394 words	Read a sample
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Stop Foreclosure and keep your home, or Just Walk Away	by Collin Towers Aug. 16, 2010	$19.95	74325 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: J Collin Towers is a health crusader, freelance online editor, digital merchant, and author of Stop Growing Older, Grow Younger and Stop Foreclosure and Keep Your House or Just Walk Away. As a child in upstate New York, he enjoyed fresh raw vegetables out of the family garden, free-range eggs, and raw milk from his grandfatherâ€™s farm. While living in Stone Mountain, Ga, his home underwent foreclosure during a messy divorce. It was not a pretty picture, not very much fun. Unfortunately, his home was auctioned off on the courthouse steps for pennies on the dollar. Since that time, he has educated himself, and compiled all the best advice to help others avoid the same traps and pitfalls he faced. It is from this experience and subsequent research that he has written The TOWER REPORT. Mr. Towers currently lives with his Australian blue heeler, Tazz, in Smyrna, GA. He spends 5 hours a day researching on the internet and works in his organic garden.
How to Make A Small Fortune with Tiny Little $7 Products	by Jason Fladlien Aug. 16, 2010	Free!	1199 words	Read a sample
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Creating a Product	by Richard Buttars Aug. 16, 2010	$1.00	2434 words	Sample 30%
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The Failure Report	by Jason Fladlien Aug. 16, 2010	Free!	1973 words	Read a sample
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A Simple 5 Step Split Testing Process That Almost Always Increases Conversions	by Jason Fladlien Aug. 16, 2010	Free!	1189 words	Read a sample
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Do I Need Umbrella Insurance?	by Dale Maley Aug. 14, 2010	$2.99	4516 words	Sample 10%
Author bio: Dale C. Maley is the author of the 19999 book Index Mutual Funds: How to Simplify Your Financial Life and Beat the Pros. He is also a contributing author to Chapter 18 Seeking Help from Professionals in the 2009 book The Bogleheads Guide to Retirement Planning. He is a very successful private investor who has been a student of Financial Planning and Investing for over 30 years. He was trained as an engineer at the University of Illinois and has been a practicing engineer for 32 years. His accomplishments as an engineer include the granting of 16 U.S. Patents and authorship of over 500 professional technical papers. He is also a member of the International Society of Automotive Engineers and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. He also has earned an MBA (Masters Degree in Business Administration) degree from Illinois State University. His background in mathematics, engineering, and business provides him with the excellent basis for understanding and teaching investments and financial planning. He is also a very successful investor who has been investing in common stocks and mutual funds since 1980. He has also personally invested in both 401(K) and IRA plans, so he is familiar with participation and management of these types of investments. He has been investing in indexed common stock mutual funds since 1990. Dale became a Registered Financial Advisor in the State of Illinois in 2006 and is currently launching his business as a fee-only financial planner. He is President of Maley Financial Planning LLC.
The Great Recession Conspiracy	by James Taylor Aug. 14, 2010	$9.95	31874 words	Sample 15%
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In Defense of Advertising: Arguments From Reason, Ethical Egoism, and Laissez-Faire Capitalism	by Jerry Kirkpatrick Aug. 13, 2010	$6.99	71147 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Jerry Kirkpatrick is professor emeritus of international business and marketing at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
Export to Explode Cash Flow and Profits: Creating New Streams of Business in Asia, Africa and the Americas with Little Investment	by Lauri Elliott Aug. 13, 2010	$4.99	12198 words	Sample 30%
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Making by Saving: Over 1,000 Ways to Make Money, Time & Space by Simply Saving It	by Shannon Medisky Aug. 11, 2010	$2.99	42530 words	Sample 50%
Author bio: An educator turned parent turned writer, Shannon Medisky enjoys sharing ways that kids can help themselves. Through entertaining and accessible presentations, stories and activities, Shannon engages and empowers kids to take the leading role in writing their own schoolâ€”and ultimately lifeâ€”success stories. Through a relatable tone and immediately applicable ideas, she enables parents to help their children become the very best they can be. Shannon has experience working with children ranging in age from preschool through the 8th grade, and is a parent herself to two young boys, including one with a multitude of special needs. Shannon earned a double BA in Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education from Central Washington University, but credits her childrenâ€”biologically, via adoption and in the classroomâ€”as her greatest educators. Her articles have been featured in many prominent magazines such as Exceptional Parents, Adoptive Families, Hybrid Mom, Mothering and Focus on the Familyâ€™s Thriving Family. She lives in Renton, Washington with her husband, Jason, and their two high-spirited boys, Nate and Mark. For more information, visit ShannonMedisky.com
Wealth Building Strategies of the Super Rich: How to start a Family Dynasty	by Lionel "Luciano Illuminati" White Aug. 11, 2010	$9.99	46560 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Lionel "Luciano Illuminati" White is the author of Wealth Building Strategies of the Super Rich and The Boss, an entrepreneur, a rock and rhythm musician and the Founder/CEO of SPOIO Inc. SPOIO owns: SPOIO.com - Shopping Comparison Site, SPOIO.net - Wireless Store, SPOIONews.com, AtheismNews.com, FreeRockRadio.com, AtheistSocial.com, 2FSex.com - Sex Health site, SPOIO Publishing, SPOIO Records, Luciano Illuminati Clothing, 757pages.com - Hampton Roads Yellow Pages and many more businesses.
High Impact Hospitality	by Chase LeBlanc Aug. 11, 2010	$4.95	42049 words	Sample 10%
Author bio: Chase LeBlanc is the founder and CEO of Leadagersâ„¢ LLC. He is a food and beverage industry professional with almost thirty years of experience in the ownership, openings, operations, and turnarounds of high-volume restaurant and nightclub concepts. His experience includes leading training stores, fine dining establishments, high-volume theme restaurants, entertainment complexes, quick-service and fast casual restaurants, night clubs/dance clubs, comedy clubs, dueling piano bars, full-service catering operations, pizzerias, high-volume sportâ€™s bars, live music showrooms, retail stores and gift shops, fast-food concessions, banquet facilities, and high-volume arcades. Chase has led independent, publicly-traded, and government (AAFES) food, beverage, and retail facilities. He has a track record of developing strong leadership talent and building sales and profits in multi-unit restaurant operations. Chase began his career as many hope to wind up â€” as a successful entrepreneur and owner of a nightclub development and management company. In 1980, at the age of twenty-one and fueled by creative, entrepreneurial inspiration and drive (combined with albeit minimal experience), Chase opened what quickly became the hottest nightclub in Boulder, CO, one of the premier party towns in the USA. Thirty years later, after successfully selling that business and serving in virtually every leadership role in the hospitality industry, including General Manager, Multi-Unit Manager, Regional Manager, and President, Chase is now the CEO of one of the most innovative, boutique consulting firms serving the global hospitality and food service industries, Leadagersâ„¢ LLC, which focuses on the step-by-step, values-based transformation of key carriers into torch carriers. Additionally, Chase has recently authored a Ken Blanchard-endorsed book for the hospitality industry, "High Impact Hospitality: Upgrade Your Purpose, Performance, and Profits." Having worked on both sides of the hospitality management/leadership - ownership coin, Chase knows what it takes to succeed â€” and the pitfalls and mistakes to avoid. He has earned his hard-won wisdom, and shares a seasoned hospitality insiderâ€™s perspective in the book. Chase also offers a power plan to help any individual or group improve their purpose, performance, and profits. Chase is a columnist (â€œThe Staffing Doctorâ€) for Hotel F&B magazine and a frequent blogger for the hospitality and food service industry. In addition, he has been a contributing writer for (and been featured in) the following publications: Cheers, F&B, Food Service News, Hot Spots America, Military Club & Hospitality, Nationâ€™s Restaurant News, Night Club & Bar, and Top Shelf. Chase is an accomplished motivational speaker and trainer on the subject of food and beverage leadership and management. He addresses large trade show crowds as well as company-wide employees and management teams. Chase is known for his strong, expressive communication skills and the innate ability to translate insightful understanding into effective action. He is a respected leader well-known among his peers for his cool-under-pressure demeanor and his unique and effective leadership style. Chase has produced and conducted hundreds of motivational and departmental seminars and has trained scores of food and beverage employees. Chase lives in Denver, Colorado, with his wife and three children.
Management: The other side	by Ken Schweim Aug. 11, 2010	Free!	20188 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Retired teacher/Paramedic
How to Start and Run a Used Book Store: A Bookstore Ownerâ€™s Essential Toolkit with Real-World Insights, Strategies, Forms, and Procedures	by Stephanie Chandler Aug. 10, 2010	$4.99	35355 words	Sample 25%
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The Dog Walker's Startup Guide: Create Your Own Lucrative Dog Walking Business in 12 Easy Steps	by J.D. Antell Aug. 09, 2010	$9.99	31629 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: Dog walking pioneer, J.D. Antell, owned and operated one of the north shore's most successful dog walking business for over seven years. He is the founder of DogZanny.com a comprehensive online resource devoted to helping professional dog walkers and businesses owners get started and operate successfully. He is an honors graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology with a BS in Film & Television production. He spent his early career producing and directing award-winning national TV commercials, shows, and videos in the Denver area before returning to New England. After giving the television industry its due, J.D. decided to embark on an entrepreneurial journey, opening one of the first dog walking businesses in the north east. During that time both he and his wife, Eileen, immersed themselves in the business, learning valuable lessons along the way. They eventually expanded to offer dog training services after years of working with dogs and training their own German Shepherds. J.D. spends his spare time sailing and boating or volunteering with the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Currently he is working on three new writing projects and consulting dog walking business owners nationwide. He has the good fortune to live by the sea in Maine.
Money: How to Make the Most of What You've Got	by Bill Lynott Aug. 08, 2010	$2.99	61595 words	Sample 25%
Author bio: In his 17 years as an independent business management consultant, Bill Lynott has counseled hundreds of small businessmen on their personal and business finances. Scores of his articles on business, personal finance and other subjects have appeared in newspapers, magazines and trade journals. His monthly trade journal column Its YOUR Business has been running for 20 years.
But It's My Business	by Laina Turner Aug. 07, 2010	$2.99	41362 words	Sample 10%
Author bio: Laina Turner-Molaski is a business woman, mom, author, Professor, and a major supporter of shopping. She has an undying love for shoes and coffee, which is why she created the main character and alter-ego Presley Thurman. With a lot of letters after her name and a ton of student loan debt she is always working to pay the bills. While she enjoys her day job, her passion is writing and uses a lot of company time writing her fiction. She is hoping to sell her book before she gets fired from her day job for goofing off. Laina is currently living in Indiana, with her family, and is always writing something, whether it is blogs, articles, business journals and books or ideas for her next novel. She is continuously doing what she loves which is writing or drinking coffee.
AccountAble Handbook on FCRA - Part II	by AccountAid India Aug. 03, 2010	$0.99	43594 words	Sample 10%
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AccountAble Handbook on FCRA - Part I	by AccountAid India Aug. 03, 2010	Free!	33061 words	Read a sample
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Watch Out They're Stealing How To Understand, Indentify, & Prevent Employee Theft	by Janell McDougald Aug. 03, 2010	$1.99	24715 words
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Business Plan: Building Brand Identity (An Indie Author's Advertising Plan)	by Jess C Scott Aug. 02, 2010	$9.99	9950 words	Sample 11%
Author bio: Jess is a full-time author/artist/non-conformist. She works in a diverse range of genres such as urban fantasy, erotic (not pornographic) fiction, young adult fiction, poetry, and cyberpunk. As a writer, Jess focuses on style and substance over short-term success with current fads and marketing hype. Visit her website for free samples and more! WEBSITE: http://www.jessINK.com MEDIA: http://www.jessINK.com/media.htm DISCLAIMER: http://www.jessINK.com/porn_vs_erotica.htm + + + FB: www.facebook.com/jessINKbooks TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jesscscott
The Underwater Mortgage - How to Survive Your Sinking Ship and Keep Your Sense of Humor	by Bud Gragg July 31, 2010	$37.00	31363 words	Sample 50%
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Almost Perfect: How a Bunch of Regular Guys Built WordPerfect Corporation	by Word Place, Inc. July 30, 2010	$2.99	74961 words	Sample 25%
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Back to School Without Breaking the Bank	by Hot Tropica Books July 30, 2010	$1.99	1750 words	Sample 25%
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The Brutally Honest Guide to Surâ€œThrivingâ€ in the New Economy	by Brutally Honest July 30, 2010	$4.99	11012 words	Sample 50%
Author bio: The Brutally Honest system is the sum of the authorsâ€™ life experiences, work, passion, and the obstacles we have overcome. We designed a system to combat the type of failure experienced with mainstream self-help products. Brutally Honest consists of a revolutionary three-step process. As you work your way through this journal, you will also work your way through the three Brutally Honest steps. In the first step, you will begin by narrowing in on, defining, and creating a crystal-clear picture of what it is you need and not what society says you need. This is the critical difference, what has transformed the lives of the authorsâ€™ countless clients, family members, and friends. Step one, the Breakdown Phase, will lead you through an intense yet magical journey into the deepest reaches of your being, where you will ultimately reach your Soulâ€™s Core. It is at this magical and illusive place where individuals are finally alone with their thoughts, where stereotypes donâ€™t exist, peer pressure is gone, and guilt, marketing, and social pressures all disappear. Only once you arrive at Soulâ€™s Core will you be ready to develop your individual and personal Brutally Honest Target ZonesÂ®. Target Zones are your personalized goals, which form figurative targets that you seek out, aim for, and unite with. Once you are at the Soulâ€™s Core, the Brutally Honest system moves into overdrive in assisting you to clearly define your Brutally Honest Life Management SystemsÂ®. Step two of the Brutally Honest system, unlike most self-help programs, incorporates all areas of your life and transcends to your family, friends, and associates by way of the positive energy that emanates from you. The Brutally Honest system is designed not only to be implemented by you but also to impact anyone else with whom you choose to share your newfound gifts. Whether it be a Family Law client who will now need to plan for their, and their Childrenâ€™s new futures, or any other individual getting ready to combat any one of lifeâ€™s many obstacles, Step two helps them gain clarity in defining these most crucial decisions and to chart a path to their attainment. It is through clarity where fear starts to be eliminated as oneâ€™s goals becomes more readily attainable. Most programs find one family member attending an all-day or weekend seminar and coming home hyped-up and motivated. His or her family, however, not having gone through the same experience, is not able to fully appreciate what that person went through and doesnâ€™t experience the same feelings. The authors have determined that one key component to creating a fulfilling life is the unity of the family. Using the Brutally Honest system generates true communication, perhaps for the first time in years, and families are energized in a common goal. Lastly, once the life plan is solidified, step three, the journey to Utopia, begins. This journey to Utopia is an ongoing process to not only reach the goals set in oneâ€™s Brutally Honest Life Plan but also to learn the critical skills of self-evaluation as the journey unfolds. Most programs teach one how to set and achieve goals. While this is admirable, the reality is that no plan can be left unchecked. In the process of transcending through the Brutally Honest Life Plan, you will be taught how to define, evaluate, re-evaluate, and continue to improve your life. Most self-help systems end with the individual attempting to achieve his or her predetermined goals. We recognized, after years of practice and teaching, that things change in the real world-and change quickly. With the Brutally Honest program you are about to embark on, you will learn the skill of adaptation and develop the mind frame to react quickly to lifeâ€™s curve balls. You will be ready and able to spread the word to others. One of the most rewarding activities we can do is to mentor others and make a real difference in someoneâ€™s life. Frankly, that is the reason Brutally Honest exists. Utopia is the never-ending pursuit of excellence measured by the satisfaction of living life to the fullest. -Gregory LaMonaca By undertaking the exercises throughout this journal and recording and writing down your answers, you will be able to measure where you have been, where you are presently, and where you want to go. This self-analysis forms the basis of Brutally Honest.
Bringing Sexy Back to Economics	by Ocean Gebhardt July 29, 2010	$11.99	24619 words	Sample 40%
Author bio: We are a portal for Economic and Financial theory and discussion. We provide an outlet for exploring diverse economic theories and applying them to everyday life. Along these lines, we also feature advice and links to money-saving sites and programs, as well as interesting articles on all that is economically and financially of interest, a Current Events section, Book Reviews, and a store with nifty shirts and other products.Â Visit us atÂ http://www.DumbAgent.com
Kalkulieren Sie noch oder profitieren Sie schon? Sparen Sie 50% Ihrer Zeit bei der Business-Case-Erstellung und ROI-Berechnung	by Johannes Ritter July 29, 2010	$29.00	13117 words	Sample 50%
Author bio: Johannes Ritter is Partner at Solution Matrix and is a leading authority on Business Case methodology. He has worked with some of the leading companies in 20 countries on the successful deployment of Business Cases. Johannes brings practical best practice techniques for modeling key business drivers, critical success factors, and business objectives on large, complex business projects. With a wide range of Business Case experience from simple 1 million Euro to complex 250 million Euro outsourcing contracts, Johannes has helped dozens of teams in banking, energy, insurance, IT, manufacturing, public sector, and telecommunications in making better investment decisions. Frank Roettgers, co-author of the book, is a consultant with Solution Matrix, a consulting firm focused on Business Case Analysis tools, training, and resources for building the financial Business Case. Frank has worked with a wide range of functional groups from sales to IT to engineering on how to analyze, build, and present Business Cases with primarily qualitative benefits. Amongst others, he developed Business Cases for companies such as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Tesco, and SAS. Within the framework of these projects he measured soft benefits such as quality, image, innovation, return on health, and customer satisfaction.
Millionaire Women, Millionaire You	by Stephanie Hale July 29, 2010	$19.99	85148 words	Sample 30%
Author bio: Stephanie J. Hale is a publishing expert and writers coach. She's worked with novelists and non-fiction authors for over 20 years - helping them to write, sell and promote their books. Sheâ€™s helped hundreds of rejected authors to get their books noticed by top literary agents... often in less than 7 days. Sheâ€™s devised campaigns that have taken books to the top of the bestseller charts in under a day. She is author of 'Millionaire Women, Millionaire You' and co-founder of The Millionaire Bootcamp for Women. She is director of Oxford Literary Consultancy and RichWriterPoorWriter. FREE newsletter, with publishing tips, at: www.oxfordwriters.com
Electricity and your business	by Nick Grogan July 29, 2010	$9.99	3851 words	Sample 20%
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Destroy Your Debt	by Hot Tropica Books July 27, 2010	$2.99	2727 words	Sample 10%
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The Art Of Link Building	by Kyle Healey July 26, 2010	$9.99	8326 words	Sample 20%
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Warrior's Guide to Rental Investing and Management	by Blake Ratcliff July 26, 2010	$27.95	75881 words	Sample 10%
Author bio: The Present Today, Blake Ratcliff is a principal in a multi-family-focused investment in the Washington, DC market â€“ Capital Area Secured Assets, LLC (CASA). This investment group focuses on purchasing smaller multi-family properties in the immediate District of Columbia area and intends to expand outward over time. Besides acting as an investment manager and principal, he is responsible for the management activities of the company including marketing, leasing, accounting, resident management, customer service, maintenance management, compliance, and all other facets of the day-to-day operations. Prior to CASA, beginning in 2005, Blake assembled a portfolio of 1,000 units supported by a management company of 60 staff and contractors that he founded and developed in the Southeastern United States (Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina). This included several dozen investors, over $5,000,000 in equity capital, and tens of millions of dollars of debt. During the course of this activity, Blake enjoyed extraordinary returns and devastating losses as he bought, grew, and eventually divested this portfolio in early 2010. Blake has played a pioneering role developing online leasing, marketing, management, and investing concepts in the multi-family industry. The Company developed and fielded cutting-edge lead identification and closing approaches using a combination of VoIP, online application processing, online lead qualification, real time payment processing, etc. His company was completing leases with prospective renters in Afghanistan and Iraq through an online application, qualification, and electronic signature process as early as 2008. Almost 10% of leases were completed sight unseen with the first resident meeting at key pickup to move in. Blake believes that an opportunity exists for managers to gain a real operating advantage by understanding the cycle of behavior consumers demonstrate while shopping for and selecting a rental home. Additionally, he believes there are hidden revenue opportunities in gaining a greater understanding of resident behaviors and priorities once they move on the property as a renter. Blakeâ€™s significant experience with applied statistics is a major component of his examination of this area. He is applying this expertise to develop new marketing, product, and lead management for potential new revenue streams in the rental market. Blake operates the International Residential Real Estate Investors Association (IRREIA) organization and website. IRREIA was established in February 2010 to provide education, information, networking, and resources to rental investment principals, investors, managers, and operating staff. Today, the association has over 1,500 members. Blake has various other business interests in the Government Sector and sometimes provides investment and executive management consulting and support to a wide range of investment groups, companies, and individuals for operations varying from manufacturing to technology services to real estate investment planning in the United States and around the world. Blake is a father of 4 children and married to the former Sara Boney, a University of North Carolina graduate, a former Congressional Chief of Staff, and current U.S. Navy executive. Blake serves on the board of trustees for the Union Institute and University. Additionally, Blake has completed the United States Marine Corps Marathon twice â€“ in 1998 and in 1999. Blake is a scuba diver and an avid reader. The Past Blake has had the opportunity to write 100 or more business plans, a similar number of financial models, return tables, sources and uses, executive summaries, market studies, and other investor-related documents. He expects that he has delivered 10X as many presentations on the subject of business opportunities. An engineer, he has been accused of being a CFO. As an operations executive, Blake has developed standard operating procedures, staffing plans, training plans, reporting systems, and service plans minimizing cost, maximizing revenue, and assuring high and increasing service levels. Blake is a United States Naval Academy (USNA) graduate, former Marine Officer, former USNA 1984 class president, and a sometimes speaker on business issues. Over the past 30 years, he has held a wide range of executive management positions including CEO, Founder, COO, VP of Operations and Engineering at 9 startups and served in varying capacities at two Fortune 500 Companies (Springs Industries and General Electric). Additionally, Blake has served on the board of two privately held companies, has worked as an independent contractor, and spent a short time as an executive recruiter. Between 1995 and 2003, Blake was part of the management team or part of the investment team for 9 different startups (WinStar Wireless, Dyntel, Ntegrity Communications, Apartment Communications Inc, China Wireless, Chinawave, WorldNet, Stox.com, and others). At these companies, Blake developed his skills assembling business plans, developing organization and entity structures, supporting investor activities, providing investment presentation support, and deploying and executing business plans. The largest grew to from 33 to 2,000 employees in three years. Some never made it to active operations. In two cases, he served on the team launching businesses successfully in Beijing. One of these still survives today as Tiangui or Goldtel and is led by Peter Wei, a Chinese entrepreneur. Blake raised or assisted in raising tens of millions of dollars for these activities. At Navy and in the Marine Corps, Blake spent time in uniform in Lebanon, Japan, Okinawa, the Philippines, Hawaii, California, and Virginia on various assignments, deployments, and exercises. Heâ€™s watched tracer in the hills in Lebanon and seen the sun set over Pacific military facilities. In the Marine Corps, Blake was a communications officer specializing in field telecommunication systems and plans. Besides spending several years in this capacity in the US Marine Corps field units, Blake spent a year as a communications instructor after being trained by the Corps at the United States Marine Corps Communications Officers School. Blake grew up on a 1,100 acre cattle ranch in central Oklahoma. On the ranch, he learned to ride about the time he learned to talk. Blake herded, branded, birthed, and performed all manner of cattle ranch â€œstuffâ€. He spent much of his childhood hanging out on the banks of Oklahomaâ€™s North Canadian River where he spent a lot of time fishing and hunting.
Questions Are the Answer	by Michael Lovas July 23, 2010	$29.99	6311 words	Sample 30%
Author bio: About the Authors Michael Lovas, co-founder and Principal of About People is the author of ten books, three columns, and a thousand articles on Professional Credibility and Psychological Connection in the financial industry. Michael created â€œCredibility Marketingâ€ in 1991. He is respected internationally as a credibility coach, keynote speaker and author. He teaches advisors how to use psychology to increase their credibility and develop loyal clients. Michael has earned three prestigious certifications: Master Practitioner of Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP), Licensed Trainer of NLP and Clinical Hypnotherapist. Write to Michael at michael@aboutpeople.com Pam Holloway is co-founder and principle of AboutPeople. She is an internationally recognized speaker and expert in Human Dynamics â€“ the cultural, generational, and individual psychological variables that are key to understanding customers, markets, organizations and employees. Even better, Pam is a master at helping people apply these important, yet complex concepts. Pam co-developed several proprietary programs designed to help companies and individuals attract, read, connect with and engage their target audience. She works with Sales and Marketing, Human Resources and Research and Development organizations. She has authored and co-authored a number of books and workbooks and writes for several industry publications including Senior Advisor, the Horsesmouth and Financial Services Journal. She speaks to audiences in both the US and Europe and provides consulting to a variety of companies including Met Life and Microsoft. Prior to launching AboutPeople, Pam was a Knowledge Management consultant, speaker, and writer. Her KM tenure includes 12 years with ExxonMobil and 3 years in private practice consulting. Pam has a MS in Health Psychology, undergraduate degrees in Liberal Arts and Computer Science, and a variety of graduate work in Cognitive Science, Organizational Behavior, and NLP. Pam lives in Spokane Washington with her husband, Michael Lovas and their dogs (Eva and Woody) and cat (Georgia.) Write to Pam at pam@aboutpeople.com michael@aboutpeople.com pam@aboutpeople.com WWW.aboutpeople.com AboutPeople (509) 465-5599

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