Yesterday I had a return of the dreaded ‘information overload syndrome’.

The brain storming session with Alex Jeffreys on Thursday evening was outstanding as always. So many great tips and advice, not just form Alex but also from the other students of his coaching program. With the wealth of knowledge we all share and Alex’s guidance and insight, we can not fail.

It was interesting to hear how students feel they are progressing. You could hear frustration from some and the feeling that they were struggling to keep up. Well, no matter what our individual experience or techincal ability is, that’s something we all feel from time to time.

We feel there is so much to learn, so much to do and it seems never enough time to do it in.

And that’s when the problems can start. I have to admit, I have slipped back into the bad old ways slightly this week. The planning and organization that Alex had been trying to implement in us all got lost in my haste to accomplish too many tasks, too fast.

And that only leads to fatigue, frustration and information overload. So that’s where I was Friday morning.

So apart from answering a few comments and emails, I decided to take a step back, walk away for a while and turn the bloody computer off.

I don’t know about you, but I had forgotten there was an outside world and other people. I have been putting so much time and effort into this.

But as Alex keeps telling us, that time spent is only of use if it’s productive.

So can doing nothing be productive?

Well, yes it can. I did nothing to build my online business yesterday and I feel much better for it. It’s given me and my brain time to chill out, and now I’m ready for action again.

So, it’s forward to basics again for me and back to following the plan.

As we all know, success in life and business is not about how we deal with the good times but how we deal with the bad ones. Success can only come from failure and that is what failing forward is all about.

So to all those that are feeling frustrated, don’t be too hard on yourself, take some time out and the rest will follow. As Alex said on Thursday night, what is important is that we learn from our mistakes and those of others.

And don’t forget - Today’s dreams are tomorrows realities.

See you all on the webinar on Tuesday, social media money… can’t wait!

Mark

p.s. Nigel Yip has finished his first ebook. So if you want to find out how he creates those cool videos of his and how you can do, get over there now! Lights, camera, action! is fantastic and you will have a youtube following in no time. Grab the book here: Nigel Yip

p.p.s Gordon Bosnjak has set up a ‘how to page’ on his site where he adds links to our posts. It has sent some traffic my way (thanks Gordon!) so let him know if you have written a post that would help everyone. Go to his site here : Gordon Bosnjak

Garry is just putting the finishing touches to his first newsletter and he has a great opportunity for everyone.

He wants to feature as many students as possible in the first edition. These newsletters are going to go viral and spread all over the internet so you really don’t want to miss out on the exposure.

So what do you have to do?

1. Add a comment to his latest post here. It can be anything, a question, an answer, general update. Just a hello.
2. Make sure you are on his blogroll. (btw, if you dont see your name on mine, leave a comment and I will add you) 
3. Get a blogroll set up on your blog, and make sure Garry is on the list!
4. Add a comment on your own blog linking to his post.

That’s it, that is all you have to do and your name and website will be making it’s way round the web.

Don’t delay, take action and do it now!

Here is the link again:

http://garryparkes.com/alex-jeffreys/get-a-slice-of-the-1-million-up-for-grabs/

I have had a couple of questions about adding a confirmation page/link to your profit pulling platform. It is quite important that you have something in place. This will ensure subscribers have to confirm their email address BEFORE getting their hands on the ebook.  The first couple of people who entered their details on my squeeze page downloaded the ebook but didn’t verify their subscription, so their email address is not on my list.

To stop this from happening I created a confirmation page and uploaded it to the domain. Now when people enter their email address they are directed to this page:

Sorry, I know the picture is not very clear. The page thanks them for entering their details and tells them the steps they will need to take to download the ebook, i.e. confirm their email address.

When they receive the email from aweber asking them to confirm the email address, the link they click takes them to the download page.

It isn’t necessary to upload a confirmation page, you can achieve the same result using just using aweber.

Here is the simplest way to do it:

1. Log into aweber and open the web form you created for the squeeze page.

2. In the ‘thank you page’ box, instead of entering the URL for the download page, re-insert the default URL which is :  

http://www.aweber.com/form/thankyou_vo.html

3. Now, go to the list settings tab and click on verified opt in. If you scroll to the bottom of the page you will see the ‘confirmation success page’ box. Enter the URL for your ebook download page here. You can also edit the confirmation email above this box.

That is all you need to do, now subscribers won’t reach the download page until they have confirmed their email address and on your list

Personally, I think it looks more professional if subscribers are taken to a custom confirmation page, rather than the standard aweber page.

I had asked Alex about this on the module 2 q&a and I know it’s something he wants to add to the profit pulling platform.

I am going to email him and attach my confirmation page to ask if he is happy with it. If he his, I will then make it available to everyone who wants to upload it.

It would be good to get an idea of how many people would be interested in having the confirmation page. If you would like to add it to your website, please leave a comment below and I will get back to you.