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Brunch With the Beatles!

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Franzwa) — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 00:03:00 +0000

As a rocker from way back, I had a very cool morning. One of my daughters came over to the house where we wasted the better part of an hour watching and listening to Beatles videos over at YouTube.

Woah! Did I say wasted?

That would be considered Sacrilege in the Franzwanian Book of Wisdom (which, btw, is on a back burner simmering).

You see, there are a couple things I consider to be of high importance to me:

1. Relationships (And I'd have to consider my daughter in that realm) and...

2. Music (which includes a lot of Beatles material).

So, to say that we wasted time involving both would be a total misuse of the English language.

It's nice to know that I had some influence in the music she enjoys.

Now that's bonding! (Or maybe banding;-)

The clip below has been a favorite since I first saw it back in...

well, a long time ago. Go ahead and turn your speakers up, take a step back in time with me, and above all, enjoy!

No matter what comes up in your relationships, business or personal...

If you're willing, "We Can Work It Out!"

(Click the screen twice to play.)

Dave

Holiday promo overindulgence? Now what?

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Franzwa) — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:30:00 +0000

You darned near sucked the entire internet into your hardrive over the holidays, didn't you?

What do you do with it all now?

Need relief from your holiday promo overindulgence?
Do you know if what you downloaded is any good?
Will you ever have enough time to find out?
Are you showing signs of Marketer's P.H.M.S.?
Need a smile put back on your worried face?

This free PDF just might do it for you!

Marketer's P.H.M.S.

Consider it a little fun and a remedy for what ails you, from a fellow marketer;-)

Dave

T'Vas De Night Before Christmas, Dontcha Know

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Franzwa) — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:33:00 +0000

Hello out der, an Happy Holidays!

Sven here. Dave has let me take da driver's seat for yust a little bit so I could share vit you a little poem I put togedder for dis festive time of year.

I vent ahead an recorded it so you can yust sit back an listen to it. It's called:

De Night Before Christmas, Dontcha Know

I hope Dave vill let me do dis again sometime.

Tanks fer playin',

Sven

ps ~ Ya, I know dat I am yust Dave's alter ego, but please, don't tell him about dat. He's so sensitive, dontcha know;-) Merry Christmas! (Yingle bells, Yingle bells, hm hm, hm-hm-hmmm!)

Internet-Marketing - $$ - Bucket Leaking?

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Franzwa) — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 08:19:00 +0000

What exactly are you doing about it?

Let me guess, you drop more money into that bucket hoping that something you invest in will eventually plug the holes, so it can start filling up again, right?

That's like throwing a snowball at an avalanche and hoping that will stop it.

(Bad avalanche! You go home!)

That, my entrepreneurial friend...

Is Nuts!

We all do it though, until we get things figured out and it starts working for us, which it will if we can just ride it out.

Remember the definition of insanity?

Doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results.

Now, before you get all huffy on me for accusing you of being a few marbles short of a full bag, let me take some of the sting out of it by saying I've been right there with you.

Mad as a hatter, spending cash I didn't have on programs I had no idea would work, software I didn't have a clue how to make work (if it worked at all), and services I didn't know whether I needed or not.

If that ain't nuts, I don't know what is!

I'm here to tell you, throwing more money away on "stuff," without having credible information about it first, is not the answer, But...

I know where you can find the answers to questions you may have about products, software, and services

What if I could put you in a room with a thousand other internet marketers of all levels of experience, people just like you and me who are willing to tell you which programs, software, and services worked, and which ones didn't?

What if I told you they would do this for you completely without charge?

No ads, no affiliate links, no adsense, no nonsense! No one there with a dog in the fight, so they can be honest with you.

Just advise coming from thier own combined experiences.

Does that sound like a valuable room to find?

I can put you in that room right now, and once there, you can add to the value by sharing your own experiences, and even rate the advise you find.

As one of those thousand, it's my priviledge to invite you into the community.

Before you even ask the question, I understand scepticism. I've been burned plenty myself.

Allow me to address it here:

What do we get out of it?

Well, I'd like to say that we do it for the good feelings we get helping frustrated internet marketers and entrepreneurs gain a foothold on all those products, software, and services ...

And that is one of the reasons, but only one. We're building a list of marketing entrepreneurs, just like yourself, of all levels of experience, for our newsletter.

One newsletter, not a thousand! The information you'll find inside alone is well worth signing up for, but this newsletter will be like no other.

The Internet Marketing Review newsletter will be the cream of the crop, and the cream always rises to the top.

It's been a 3-1/2 year goal of mine to be able to work with the primary developer of this project.

That goal has now become a reality, and you get to benefit by it too.

As I said, this is your opportunity to become a part of this long-overdue system of rating all of the programs, software, and services "out there," and it's yours simply by singing up.

There aren't any bars on the doors, so you can escape any time you want to.

It's also not a cult (although judging by the excitement and exhuberance I've witnessed, that's not a bad idea, Hmmm). Then again, if it was a cult, I couldn't very well tell you now, could I? ;^)

Once inside though, I don't think you'll want to give up your membership. There's just too much value, with more being added all the time.

Come and add some of your own value to it. Take a minute and head over to All Things Net Rated and sign up for your free membership and the Internet Marketing Review newsletter today!

Dave

ps ~ Oh, and don't let the avalanche hitcha where the good Lord splitcha;-)

My Main Squeeze (Next To My Wife;-)

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Franzwa) — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 08:22:00 +0000

Here's a quick heads up on a new site that is going to jack-up the online marketing world and level the playing field for guys and gals like us.

=> http://SqueezeVideos.com

The site launches on November 1st, but I've been invited to participate in the pre-launch - and anyone I invite can also get in now...

And, at a deep discount!

Enter this coupon code on the order page to get your discounted membership: AY8H74

November is going to be here before you know it, so look at it now. I don't know how long the coupon code will be available. For all I know, 10 minutes after I post this it could expire.

So no lolly-gaggin`

Check this one out now at:

=> http://SqueezeVideos.com

Dave

PS - These really are pretty cool! You really do have a look-see!

Secrets of #1 Best-Sellers

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Franzwa) — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 03:05:00 +0000

Here's a quick post for those of you considering writing for a living, online or off.

I don't care whether you're just looking to publish your memoirs, throw a few recipes out there, have a couple short stories you'd like to get out in the open, or you're in the process of finally pulling together that novel that you've had kicking around your brain-pan.

You have access, right now (can't promise later;-\) to download the secrets to creating a book and turning it into a best-seller in record time!

(Best of all, it is 100% FREE!)

For the details, hurry over to Best Seller Secrets and check it out.

Granted, it's not the definitive guide on the subject, but the author does know what he's talking about, and it is free, so there's nada to lose.

Dave

ps - You still here? Git a moveon!

Number 1 Tool

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Franzwa) — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 08:05:00 +0000

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Dave

A Lesson in Patience

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Franzwa) — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 06:01:00 +0000

Our close calls are there for a reason.

I was working on a little blog strategy yesterday. I was planning to bounce some information back and forth between my wordpress blog,
Word Wrangler Press and my Blogger account for a bit of a traffic boost.

I had a few article summaries written to place here in Blogger, with links to
Word Wrangler Press (WWP), and had copied a couple of those links from WWP for use at around 9:00 pm (Pacific).

About midnight, I was ready to perform the deed when [...]

Back in the Saddle

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Franzwa) — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 16:11:00 +0000

I won't go into a long, drawn out explanation of where I've been or why I've neglected this blog.

Some of the reasons are personal and some are technical in nature.

I will say that it was mostly technical.

Old computer, corrupt cookie maker (couldn't clear them;-\), and Blogger didn't like that.

Remedy?

New computer, new batch of cookies (yummy), and I'm back in favor with Blogger.

So I'm back in the saddle again!

In the meantime, I've been working up another blog over at:
Word Wrangler Press that I hope you'll find interesting.

I've only been working on it since July, so please bear with me.

The directory line-up goes something like this:

Tools-N-Tales (T-N-T) Newsletter

Time-Sensitive - Items that may have a somewhat short shelf-life.

Quick-Start-Recommends - For those of you looking for ways to get goinf fast, with guidance through the learning-curve.

Freesources - No-cost solutions to a variety of internet-related issues.

Articles

Tools -

Tales -

Success -

Opinion - (Uh oh.) Could be about anything.

Cruise on over and pay me a visit. I think you'll like it.

Dave

The Effects of Microwave Manners

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Franzwa) — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 09:35:00 +0000

Do you own a business? Online or off?

If so, you either have or will run into this type of character. The rude, gimme-gimme, I-want-it now-or-I'll-call-you-names type of spoiled brat that seems to be emerging as more commonplace.

These are what I call "Microwave Manners." And what can we expect when we let Mr. Terrible Two's get away with murder by throwing an undisciplined tantrum? He grows up into Mr.Terrible Twenty-Two.

Personally, I was raised by some decent folks who taught me some vaulable moral mottos. One of those mottos that holds true no matter what your business or personal goals are, goes like this:

You'll catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Simple enough saying, but you'd be amazed at how many people are out there trying to force-feed vinegar to flies. Case in point:

I was visiting a forum that I frequent recently, and posted to have a site reviewed. I have my preferences set to be notified when anyone responds to my post. I had no sooner logged off than I received an email saying that someone had left me a message. I had a bite, but it seemed a bit soon.

I logged back in to retrieve my message and lo and behold here was someone electronically tapping me on my shoulder. Not for any feed-back that I had asked for, but because he was having an issue with the forum and I happened to be logged in. Well. It takes all kinds, right?

Normally, this wouldn't bother me much. I'm all about helping others if I'm in a position to do so, but before replying with any helpful advice I thought I would check out his posts first to get a better idea of exactly what his issues were.

(You can never be too careful. He could be a serial killer, or something. When was the last time you saw Tony the Tiger, Snap, Crackle, or even Pop? My point exactly.)

What I found was that his first post was made just 12 minutes before. His second post, 10 minutes after the first. And his third post in the form of his message to me.

His first post was a frustrated demand for assistance. No please or thank you. Just a demand.

I don't know about you, but I don't respond well to demands. *My* kids don't make demands from me (not overtly anyway, if they know what's good for them... and they do;-) and I'm certainly not going to take it from somebody else's kid.

In his second post, he underscored his immaturity by proceeding to curse the forum and it's members for not dropping everything, and coming to his aid. This after waiting 10 whole minutes.

Poor fella! He's obviously never had any dealings with the DMV.

This is a good example of microwave manners at work.

Well, instead of simply unloading on him, I felt it the better part of valor to allow him the *opportunity* of learning a little patience, and let him stew in his juices.

Cruel and unusual? Maybe. I did it anyway.

I had a few other pressing needs to attend to so I wasn't able to get back to the forum for a number of hours. (Crueler still? Uh huh;-) When I did return, I was unable to find any trace of Mr.10-minutes-and-I'm-hot-under-the-collar, jr..

The dutiful moderators had done their job. They had extinguished his flame and sent him kicking, screaming, and most likely stomping his feet like the spoiled brat that he is, back to whatever kingdom he had come from.

My point: please and thank you, a little reverence and civility go a long way to helping you access the information you're trying to obtain. This is especially true when you're the beginner and you're on the turf of the expert, no matter what the subject.

I could've taken the time earlier in the day to try and help this upstart out, and maybe even calmed him down in the process. When there are so many decent people out there to help, who honestly appreciate the assistance, why would anyone want to bother with a someone whose attitude tells you right out of the gate that they're going to be a knothead?

There's another little saying that was prevelent when I was younger, that would have been used in the situation where a twerp (a beginner, a know-nothing) presumed that somebody that actually *did* know a thing or two, owed them something, and began cursing them when they didn't get attention right now.

Somewhere, usually from a dimly lit corner in the back of a smokey room, someone would calmly say:

Ya'know. He's killed for less than that.

My advice?

If you don't know what manners are, learn them. If you do know, use them.

You really will catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

My next article: Why do we want to catch flies, again? (Doh!)

Dave Franzwa

Year-End Frenzy of Franzwa

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Franzwa) — Sat, 11 Dec 2004 09:15:00 +0000

Season's Greetings,

This time of year it's easy to get caught up in the flurry of year end activities, both on line and off. For about a month and a half time seems to gain speed, cascading in a downward spiral eventually booting the year out the door with such force that you can hear it sucking the new year in behind it.

A family man and a marketer, I have to remind myself that duty calls in both areas. Taking advantage of many of the seasonal specials and pushes to squeeze the last remaining ounces of productivity from what's left of the year, often consumes my time, to the neglect of what for me is even more important...

Family.

Fortunately, they understand this and cut me a lot of slack. One of the main reasons I chose to work at home, after all, was that added benefit of being able to be closer, more often, to those who seem best equipped to put up with me. And they love me on top of that!

To spend an un-holy amount of time in front of the cyber-cyclops during this special family season would seem to be the height of hypocrisy, as well as a downright shame.

This year, I think they'll be seeing a bit more of me than they expect. Sure. I'll still take the time to post a few pointers here, and tweak a few site pages there, but I refuse to be consumed by it. Life is short enough, and these kids of mine, well, they're getting taller than me. It won't be long before I won't have anyone to holler at to take the garbage out.

Well, I think I'll call it a night and see what I can dream up to make their lives special this year. Knowing them, they'll think it's special enough that I took the time to dream about them.

What they don't know is that I dream about them often.

A piece of advice just for you this holiday season (and throughout the year). Make it a point to hug your spouse and your kids, no matter how much they squirm. If you don't have either a spouse or kids, hug your parents. (You can also hug someone with a phone call, you know.)

The point is, hug someone! They need it, and so do you.

If you've got a little time and would like to take a look at some of those specials I've been working on, you can find them at The Marketer's Christmas Stocking. I'd sure hate to see that time go to waste;-) (You might want to check there often and refresh the site. I know I'll be adding to what's there.)

Happy Holiday hugs and squishies from,

Dave Franzwa

Roadmap to Work at Home Supertips

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Franzwa) — Thu, 09 Dec 2004 17:30:00 +0000

In case you need a map, here's a list of some of the areas on my site that you might be more inclined to want to visit.

You needed what?

Oh. That's 2 doors down and on the right. You can't miss it.

Your plans to work at home
Which plan will you persue to work at home
Who is Dave Franzwa?
Dave Franzwa articles
Dave Franzwa Article Requests
Articles and Ideas - A Contact Sport
Dave Franzwa article on following up with your audience
Dave Franzwa article on the value of the past
Dave Franzwa article to help you conquer your fear of action
Dave Franzwa article on helping to inspire yourself with power phrases
Dave Franzwa article on short-n-sweet, which is often neither
Dave Franzwa article on the marketer's scourge
Dave Franzwa article on dreams you may have when you Work at Home
Contact me. (Tag. You're it!)
Learn to Create Your Own Best Sellers
Work at Home Supertips recommends for the newcomer
Seasonal Specials from Work at Home Supertips
Work at Home Supertips site design tips
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Welcome to Work at Home Supertips Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Dave Franzwa) — Wed, 08 Dec 2004 07:39:00 +0000

Greetings

I'm just getting started in the Blog side of things, so bear with me while I prime the pump. It may take me a few tries to get up to speed, so you may want to check back here often just in case I stumble across some marketing wisdom, or maybe just come up with some good old-fashioned advise hacked up from the mind and heart of someone who's been on the planet for awhile.

Either way, it's my desire to help lighten your load, offer you food for thought, tips-n-tools for writing and marketing, and periodically cause the corners of your mouth to point skyward as you grin (as opposed to pointing downward as you drool).

Stay tuned...

Dave Franzwa
Work at Home Supertips