All plants need nurturing; sun, water, food, good ground. As does the Chinese Bamboo tree. But in the first, second and third years, there is no sign of any progress. Even in the fourth year, the gardener sees no growth above the ground. He probably thinks the thing is dead and that he has wasted all these years. Then, suddenly, in the fifth year, the bamboo starts growing like crazy – 80 feet in only six weeks!

Calvin Coolidge said, “Press on: nothing in the world can take the place of perseverance. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; un-rewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”

We know that successful people don’t become successful overnight. Longfellow wrote, “The heights of great men reached and kept were not obtained by sudden flight. But they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.” Winners work and losers shirk. Winners understand that they will achieve what they believe and they are prepared to pay the price of success. Losers will suggest you “slow down, take it easy, have a break and don’t push yourself too hard.” Winners will encourage you and push you to achieve more: “Is that all you’ve got? Are you giving up already? You can do better than that!”

So when you’re working hard, believing in your dreams and not seeing the results quite as soon as you expected to, don’t quit. Remember the bamboo. And here’s an emergency prescription that you can take when you’re feeling weak, tired, despondent and ready to throw in the old towel:
1. Call four of the most motivated, driven, ambitious and positive people you know.
2. Read from inspiring books and biographies – authors like Ayn Rand, Napoleon Hill and Tony Robbins.
3. Take decisive action. Find alternative systems without changing your objective. Seek strong Joint Venture partners. Meet and brainstorm with fellow Joint Venture Forum Members.
4. Review your goals and results and reject and replace nonperforming people and activities.

The patient gardener keeps his eyes on his goal, redoubles his efforts, focuses on the positive and guards his mind against pessimism. He knows that “Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve”. Hold the wheel through the storm - you will soon reach Treasure Island. Let us remember the bamboo plant and fight on like the true warrior eagles we are.

“There is a tide in the affairs of men, which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries.” William Shakespeare

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An airplane uses up to 90% of it’s power on the take-off, but once it gets to cruising height, around 36,000 to 41,000 feet, it only uses around 65% of it’s power. When you decide to lose weight, the hardest part is losing it, right? It’s relatively easy to keep it off once it’s lost. Like getting fit; getting fit is tough, but staying fit is easier. This applies to learning a new skill or starting a new venture, if you’ll excuse the pun.

Once momentum is created and you have learnt the skill set, things do get easier. Creating momentum is like pushing a car – you work hard to get it moving, with focus and commitment. You don’t go feed your dog in the middle of the task – the car will grind to a halt and when you return from fattening Fido, you have to start from scratch again! However, once the car is moving along at a decent speed, you can slack off a little and all you have to do is maintain the momentum, then every now and then push harder again to increase the speed.

When you start off brokering Joint Venture deals, the same principles apply. You need focus, commitment and hard work to practice, get “fit”, make some mistakes and learn, but you will reap what you sow. The more time, effort and energy you put in, the faster you will create massive, passive income. Once you get some momentum going, cash flowing and business growing, it gets easy to build on what you have. But you have to hunker down in the beginning. After attending our Joint Venture Bootcamp, you’re locked and loaded and ready to make a lot of money.

-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

We are continually creating new tools and options for our DollarMakers Joint Venture Forum Members to use and as our Membership grows (now 275 Members worldwide) they have more and more options and opportunities to circulate and percolate, make the contacts and write the contracts! One Member, when comparing the Joint Venture Broker opportunity to other so-called business opportunities out there, told me, “Robin, having the JV training and support is like owning a brand new Ferrari. Why would I go out and buy a skateboard, when I have the Ferrari?” I love that!

Pennypinchers, churls, moneygrubbers, niggards, pikers, pinchfists, scrimps – I HATE them. They have a scarcity mentality and they nickel and dime everyone. I don’t spend any time with them. Frugality is good, but being cheap is not smart when you want to create abundance, friends and happiness. One of the things I have learnt is that I should spend money where appropriate. Don’t take someone to a fast food joint to close a big deal. And don’t spend a fortune on things that show no ROI. But the biggest lesson I learnt is not to do business with tightwads.

Pennypinchers want everything for nothing, and they always want discounts.

Here’s what you should know about discounts:
Assume you’re selling a product or a service for $200 and your costs total $150. That means your profit is 25% or $50. Did you know that if you give some scrooge a 20% discount, you cut your profits by a massive 80%? And, if you really believe in your product or service, increase your price by only 20% - that means an 80% increase in products!

Also, when you discount your product or service, what you’re REALLY saying is, “I overcharged you and tried to take advantage of you, but you saw through me, and now you’re paying what it’s TRULY worth.” NEVER discount. Morton Wilder said, “Money is like manure; it’s not worth a thing unless it’s spread around encouraging young things to grow.”

Instead of discounting, how about adding value? Using Joint Ventures, you can easily double the value at no cost or risk to you, AND create additional income for yourself at 100% margin! Use other peoples’ resources to create unprecedented value and astonishingly exciting deals, which in turn offer you the opportunity to INCREASE your prices. And remember, a price increase goes straight to your bottom line, and nowhere else. This will differentiate you form your skinflint competitors who give the absolute minimum, don’t you think? When value is perceived, price is forgotten. That’s why people pay $30,000 for a watch that does the same job as a $15 timepiece bought at the airport. I recently paid $250 to service my Rado and add a new winder. I could have bought 16,66 watches for that price… It’s all about perceived value.

Finally, have you heard about the man who bought his dear wife a lovely ring with a cubic zircon and told her it was a diamond? Well, she went to have it cleaned one day and was shocked to find out that, like her husband, it was a fake. When you’re cheap, you are simply telling the world about your feeble self esteem. When you short change your customers, you do the same. Be generous, go for quality goods, quality service and quality people, sow good seed and reap your just reward.

For your complimentary Joint Venture downloads, Podcasts, Ezines, Teleclasses and seminars – click here.

Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com

One of the best Joint Ventures available is Sponsorship. But it takes an understanding of the psychology and dynamics of this win/win scenario to make it work optimally in the interests of both parties. Here are a few guidelines than can make a big difference to your business.

First, let’s think about what you want. You want money and value in return for exposing the Sponsor to your database and public. You want the Sponsor to pay you for endorsing them and promoting them. Enough said.

Now, let’s think about what the Sponsor DOESN’T want. They don’t want to feel they’ve been ripped off. They don’t want to pay too much and get too little. They don’t want to feel they have aligned themselves with the wrong people and sullied their immaculate reputation. And, often, you’re dealing with a fearful sycophant who is terrified of making a mistake and getting into trouble with his boss for making the wrong choice.

Sponsors get approached often by all and sundry, usually charities looking for a hand-out and not offering any reciprocal value at all. So you need to be unique in the way you present this Joint Venture. You need to create massive value. You have to stand out from all the beggars and leeches. You have to get their attention. You’re offer has to be very attractive and push all the right buttons. It must be customized for that particular Sponsor. Right? By understanding the Sponsor’s position, it’s easy to do that.

Many people who want Sponsorship use all the money to cover their costs. Sponsors want maximum exposure and that includes advertising. The event / product / service they’re sponsoring should be advertised in respected and respectable media. They probably don’t want their name mentioned in the Marijuana Mail or the Poll Dancin’ Post. Unless your sponsor is a strip club, that is. So your offer should always include advertising in media that reaches the Sponsor’s demographic model. Sponsors want to know exactly what you’re going to do with their money.

The Sponsors should be shown their potential return on investment. If it’s a realty office, how many prospective clients could they be reaching? What is their closing ratio likely to be? How many sales is that? How much per sale will they earn? Be specific. Discuss these figures with them. Understand their business and their sales ratios. What are they looking for? Leads for their salespeople? Branding? Give them what they want.

Understand your costs and the Sponsor’s costs. If they’re sponsoring a seminar, offer them seats on the seminar – your cost is negligible. If the Sponsor is WestJet, it costs them very little to offer you seats on a flight. If it’s a hotel chain, a room costs them around $20. Get Sponsors who can leverage their own products and services in your behalf. If they agree to advertise you in their newsletter or on their website, make sure the advert actually appears. And you should always offer them proof of what you’re promising, too.

You need to create massive credibility. Do this with an attractive package, testimonials and proof of what and who you say you are. Show the Sponsor what’s in it for them. Show them the money (ROI) and be very professional. Use every tool you can. And, if you’re going to go to all this trouble, approach large Sponsors and ask for a lot. You can always negotiate down. Make sure you really do believe it’s a win/win and seek a long term relationship. Do your due diligence. Just because the Sponsor is well packaged doesn’t mean he’s legitimate, honest or professional. It might just mean that he’s spending a lot of his investors’ money to look successful and attract more investors.

Attracting Sponsors should be a large part of your marketing. Do it right and you will be well rewarded. This is one of the most lucrative Joint Ventures available as you both leverage resources with common goals and a common demographic model.

Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com

There are a LOT of real estate investors around. Many of them are doing well by taking advantage of the soaring property prices and the equity that affords them. Those who are good at what they do, are making good money. What is their biggest challenge, I wanted to know?

CASH FLOW. While all the deals and purchases are happening and capital is tied up and things happen in the normal world of the real estate investors, they sometimes have cash flow challenges. And the fastest and best way to get around that is to use Joint Ventures. Because JV’s allow us to earn 100% profit on other peoples’ businesses, using other peoples’ resources and time. You can leverage your relationships and client base and create very lucrative back-end income relatively easily, once you understand that all your income doesn’t have to come from real estate.

Joint Ventures allow us the luxury of creating cash flow with no money or risk and very little time. But we have to “think outside the box” and have an inclusive mindset. That means you move beyond the realm of real estate and seek to meet other needs, while at the same time being well paid for doing so. The people who invest in real estate have other needs, too - they buy all sorts of other products and services. Why not insert yourself into that cash flow loop and become a tollgate on the bridge of that financial transaction as well?

For more information on the power and technology of Joint Ventures, please visit www.nomoneynorisk.com and www.dollarmakers.com for free information, Podcasts, TeleClasses, Seminars and more.

You want to be free to do what you like, when you like, right?
You want to be free to go where you wish, when you wish, and to be able to afford to buy what you want. Ayn Rand said, “Freedom is to ask for nothing, to expect nothing and to depend on nothing.” Sounds good to me. But, to many people, this just seems like an impossible dream.

In fact, you can create this freedom in your own life to a large extent. It won’t happen overnight, but it can happen. You can consciously and systematically create this free lifestyle. I have. And you can, too. This is a technology, not some “Pie in the sky” scheme. It’s not MLM or Network Marketing. It’s proven and it works. Here is a simple plan to create freedom in your life: more than enough time and money and independence for you.

We should remember that Robert Kiosaki, in his “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” book, told us that you don’t need millions in the bank to retire. What you do need is more passive income than you need to live comfortably on. That’s not what some “financial planners” will tell you; they want to sell you lots of risky stocks and bonds and they tell you that you need millions in the bank. So, if you need $5,000 a month to live on and your income exceeds that, plus you have a little financial cushion stashed away for unexpected costs, you’re looking good!

And we all know that it’s better, by far, to have multiple streams of income than just one. That way, we reduce our risk, don’t we? Not all your eggs in one basket. Have many baskets, so you can afford to drop some and still survive. Spread the risk. That way, you don’t lie awake at night, worrying about losing your income because of a crash in the stock market, a grumpy boss or a dishonest business associate.

So, step by step, this is what we need to create time and money freedom and peace of mind, and all the quality of life that brings with it; ten simple steps:

Reduce and remove debts and overhead. Most people buy things they don’t need and can’t afford, with money they don’t have, to impress people they don’t like. We need to reduce our monthly expenses and cut away the fat. Do you really need two cars and all the flash? The less you need to live on every month, the easier it is to get free. Take a good, hard look at your expenses and lifestyle. Do your things own you?

Make sure you are properly insured against lawsuits and unexpected loss. Get many quotes and be very careful which salesperson you talk with. Remember, the salesperson wants as much commission as he can get out of you. A healthy dose of skepticism is a good thing here. When I was offered dental insurance and I looked at my benefits and costs, I decided to do without. It has saved me thousands of dollars. Read the small print; insurance companies really don’t want to pay you.

Incorporate your business for protection and definitely have a business – the tax breaks are excellent, especially if you’re a Joint Venture Broker as there are many more deductibles, including trips, entertainment and the like.

Remove unnecessary costs and especially regular costs from your life.

Visit your bank manager and the competition bank manager and an accountant. Look at refinancing and reorganizing your debts, line of credit, credit cards and mortgage – this exercise alone can save you a fortune and radically reduce your monthly costs.

Simplify your life as much as possible. What can be cut out? What is working, and what is not working? Are you attending a club or group out of habit, but not really getting any benefit anymore? And it’s costing you money? How much time and money will you save by leaving?

Educate yourself. Read Robert Kiosaki’s books. Read Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged”. Read “Think and Grow Rich” – again. Attend courses. Don’t go out and spend a fortune on schemes and dreams and “get rich quick” schemes. Be very careful. Attend free seminars but don’t buy stuff when the speaker turns into a used car salesman at the end and the mindless herd goes scurrying to the back of the room to buy his overpriced products. Sleep on it first. Don’t get emotionally whipped up. The more you learn, the more you earn. Understand money and debt. We don’t have money problems; we have thinking problems.

Align yourself with winners, not whiners. If we mix with people who are richer, wiser and more successful than we are, we will earn more as we learn more. Be open-minded and get that ego out of the way. People who are free can teach you how to be free. You don’t learn by talking; you learn by listening and then applying the new information.

In everything, maintain the Joint Venture Broker mindset: “No Money, No Risk, Very Little Time.” You don’t have to pay for things when you understand Joint Ventures. You can trade, barter and JV.

Become a Joint Venture Broker and create multiple streams of increasing, passive income. Maximum potential, unlimited opportunities, no geographic limitations, no industry limitations. Anyone can do it, regardless of education, age or background. All you need is access to a telephone. If you have internet access, even better. Work from home, a car, a beach, a forest, a hotel, an airport, or a wheelbarrow if you like. And you don’t have to go out and buy a business, sell stuff, sign leases, employ people or buy inventory. You can use existing resources – everything you need is available through other people and other businesses.

For more information, free podcasts, free teleclasses and seminars and much more, visit: www.DollarMakers.com and www.NoMoneyNoRisk.com

Copyright Robin J. Elliott

Sociologists put 100 people in a room for fifteen minutes. They secretly instructed two of those people to say only negative things, and the other 98 to say only positive things. Guess how long it took the two negative people to find each other and talk? Fifteen minutes! Like attracts like.

Some entrepreneurs love to blame their bad financial circumstances on others. But when things are good, they’re quick to take credit for it. That doesn’t make sense. Two entrepreneurs in exactly the same city, same market, selling the same products for the same price: one makes a fortune while the other one goes bankrupt. And the loser tells you it’s the fault of the government, the weather, the market, the competition. And when you ask him how he explains his competitor’s success, what does he say? He accuses him of dishonesty, greed and underhandedness. The tall trees catch the wind.

Everything we have is what we have created. Nothing comes TO you – everything comes THROUGH you. YOU create your success and your failure. Naming, blaming, complaining and shaming, is loser behavior. It’s not WHERE you are, my friend; it’s WHO you are. We attract what we are. Our minds are magnets. “If it’s to be, it’s up to me.” It’s all about taking responsibility. We get back what we send out. “Whatever the mind of man can believe and conceive, it can achieve”, Napoleon Hill told us. At a seminar I presented last week in Ottawa, I told the audience, “The only people in this audience who will get restless, indignant and uncomfortable when I use the word, ‘Loser’, are the losers!”

Business success or failure is no accident – it’s simply a RESULT – a CONSEQUENCE. We reap what we sow. People who are always telling me they’re afraid of getting ripped off or unconsciously attracting shysters. They get what they expect. They create their circumstances just as surely as if they were baking a cake. Earl Shoaf said, “Let’s not be reflectors of ideas like a moon – let’s be creators of ideas like the sun!” Let’s take control of our thoughts and our attitudes. Let’s focus on solutions instead of problems. Let’s set high goals and mix with winners. Don’t think of lack and shortage; think of abundance and prosperity. “I am an unstoppable Money Magnet.”

Farmers who reap great crops sowed good seeds and carefully nurtured them. The same goes for entrepreneurs. When people say of you, “Everything he touches turns to gold”, it’s because you are causing good results. It’s no by chance that you succeed; it’s by choice! Let’s take charge, take responsibility and take the prize!

Robin J. Elliott
www.DollarMakers.com www.NoMoneyNoRisk.com

Big business understands the leverage and reach available through Joint Ventures. H&R Block Inc. and 7-Eleven Inc. signed a three-year agreement Wednesday that enables Block customers to cash refund loan checks at 1,100 7-Eleven stores in the United States. Don’t create a competency or distribution channel - borrow one! Share the love, as it were.

Online dating is growing in popularity. And people who meet online typically like to meet for the first time in a coffee house like Starbucks. Armed with that data, Starbucks teamed with Yahoo! Personals to produce an “Espresso Dating Guide” that can be found exclusively online at http://personals.yahoo.com/espressodating. The guide offers advice such as what to wear on a first date, what to talk about and, if necessary, how to end the date gracefully. Starbucks is running a print ad campaign to support the online site.

The ego-driven, “Lone Ranger” mentality of the typical small to medium business owner is expensive and risky. Big business has been using Joint Ventures for a long time because they have the ability to be objective, bottom line oriented and unthreatened. Now it’s time for small and medium businesses to benefit as well. After the Joint Venture Broker Bootcamp I presented in Toronto on Sunday, one of the Delegates, the owner of a well known eatery on Bloor street, reacted fast and immediately started arranging Joint Ventures that will bring him serious profit with very little risk and negligible cost.

The good news is that you don’t even need a business to benefit financially from brokering Joint Ventures. It’s just a matter of seeing the opportunities, much like the stereogram analogy. At first, a stereogram looks like a nonsensical arrangement of patterns, but when you look long enough, a 3D picture magically emerges. Joint Venture brokers simply link supply and demand and take a piece of the ongoing action. There is literally no end to the opportunities available and the potential income, especially since it’s all 100% profit to the broker.

When I hear of a person who has a good relationship with a large number of other people, I see massive opportunity. By providing all those people with what they want, value is created. We get paid in direct proportion to the value we provide. The more people you help, the more money you can make. Linking 1,000 people with solutions and being paid on every transaction is great, especially when you don’t have to provide the services or carry the inventory – you simply link A and B and become a little tollgate. You stand on the money bridge and collect. No cost or risk to you, and very little time.

For more information, visit www.DollarMakers.com
Robin J. Elliott
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As an immigrant myself, I understand the hopes, fears, dreams and unique problems faced by immigrants, no matter where they are in the world. Immigrants often face challenges that only other immigrants can understand. Often their qualifications are not accepted or they have no local experience, so they accept whatever they can get. Having worked with hundreds of immigrants, I know how hard it is to start all over again.

Immigrants don’t always understand the culture in their new home. They might be afraid of risking their savings. They often don’t realize just how different things are in this new world. They sometimes face racism, xenophobia and people who take advantage of their vulnerability. They want to be accepted and blend in to their new environment, but it can be very strange and difficult. Money problems can lead to loss of self respect, shame, relationship problems and withdrawal. I know of a number of immigrants who ended up divorced from their spouses, their dreams crushed. Others lost their savings and will have to work until they die – UNLESS THEY FIND AN ALTERNATIVE.

The good news is that any immigrant, in any country, can use Joint Ventures to create an income fast, with no money or risk, no database, no business experience and no connections or support system. Just like I did. You don’t need money, reputation or inventory. As long as someone else has it, you can access and leverage it, if you know how. When I got to Canada, the condominium agent didn’t want to rent me an apartment because I was new in the country with no track record or credit record here! Talk about starting over. I got a friend of mine, the head of the US Peace Corps for Southern Africa, to send tem a testimonial. That worked. Ridiculous, but that’s what many immigrants face. You can’t get a job, because you don’t have “Canadian experience”. Chicken and egg. But I didn’t want a job – I didn’t need one! You don’t need to accept a minimum wage job or drive a cab or kowtow to some idiot boss. You can create multiple streams of income and financial independence using Joint Ventures. Don’t buy a business. Don’t get a job. Get smart. Use Joint Ventures.

Joint Venture Brokers leverage other peoples’ money, credit, reputation, resources and access. The monkey they earn is 100% profit. And they get all the tax breaks that any other business gets. They don’t sell time, they take no risks and they carry no overhead. They can live in a cardboard box and use a pay phone. They don’t have to sell anything. All they do is link people up with businesses supplying the products or services they want and need, and get well paid for it – win/win/win. They have a JV mindset and build bridges between supply and demand. Anyone can do this. Immigrants have the courage to leave their comfort zone, home and friends, security and support system. They are courageous. They richly deserve the rewarding world of Joint Ventures.

Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com

Many Coaches and Consultants experience the “feast or famine, chicken or feathers” ups and downs in income - they’re either out there selling, or they’re delivering. This results in a yo-yo income. They have to deal with busy times and quiet times and increasing competition, and, because they’re selling time, they have limited income earning capacity. Many clients regard the consulting or coaching service as a luxury that can be terminated as soon as cash flows get tight. In addition, the popular perception of coaches and consultants leaves a lot to be desired, which is quite understandable, given the fact that many who use this label are about as valuable as a rotten peach on a busy sidewalk.

How do I know this? I was a consultant for eighteen years. And I’ve specialized in Joint Ventures for small and medium businesses for nineteen years. The solution to increasing your coaching or consulting business as well as income from other sources, while at the same time differentiating yourself from the herd, is Joint Ventures. It’s a great fit and a great complement to any coach or consultant’s business. Use your insight and communication skills to create lucrative JV’s. Have the money and the time to enjoy it, as well as the luxury not to rely on your income from consulting or coaching. This is exactly what I did. I no longer sell my time as a consultant, but this information has worked for me for eighteen years and it will work for you.

First, understand that you do not have a 100% profit margin, which you do have from Joint Ventures. Second, know that you cannot possibly be all things to all men. Third is the hardest – getting rid of that giant ego. I think ego is the enemy of coaches and consultants. Business is not about sales or being well known – it’s about bottom line, after tax PROFIT. You have the ability to cut through the BS and guide and direct people. You can gain their trust. You are a good communicator and you have an understanding of business and human nature. These are very powerful skills and tools in the hands of a Joint Venture Broker.

If my doctor called me last week and informed me that he had a great deal on heart bypasses, I would get worried. Instead, he examines me and points me in the direction of a solution or relief. That’s real business. “Find a need and meet it.” In a room of 20 “Business Networking” people, not everyone wants a coach. But they all have needs, hopes and dreams. If you’re there to make money by helping people, why not simply link these people, be they clients or prospects, with the solution to their needs and get paid for it? When they want a new car, why try to sell them coaching, instead of introducing them to a good realtor and getting paid 20 – 50% of her commission? Easy money, no time, no risk, 100% margin. Think about it.

Business consultants can make a lot more from triangulating JV deals than selling their time. Become a “Toll Gate” – something like Bill Gates. Create solutions that pay you well. Leverage other peoples’ time, resources, money and access. Something like Ari Onassis. Think about that!

Robin J. Elliott www.nomoneynorisk.com

When Rika and I sold houses years ago, we did well. Because we used Joint Ventures. The first house I sold, I hadn’t even seen before. Worse still, I had never even read the contract. I got buyer to help me understand the contract! We sold a lot. How?

How can hard working realtors differentiate themselves in a very competitive market, dramatically increase sales and create multiple, additional streams of residual income at the same time?

First, we used simple Joint Ventures to access the right demographic. You don’t need the access to people as long as someone else has it. We piggybacked our marketing on existing distribution and used Host Beneficiary relationships. Then we used massive, added value to differentiate ourselves, again leveraging other peoples’ resources at no cost or risk to ourselves. You don’t need to own a cow in order to get milk. And you can get the milk at no cost, if you know how to offer real and compelling reciprocal value. Most importantly, we never “sold” – we solved the buyer’s problems. And we had no shortage of inventory because we worked with our “competitors”. Only the egotistical, vain and stupid are afraid of their “competition”. And I didn’t use a 15 year old photograph of myself on a business card or the back of a bus. We were real people. Slick is scary.

We branded ourselves effectively, again using JV’s, so that we weren’t some unknown quantity. We were known and respected by leveraging relationships and exposure. So trust was never an issue for our prospects. Best of all, we created multiple streams of income, a serious back-end that far exceeded the commissions we earned. Fifteen businesses partnered with us to meet the needs of our clients and even those who didn’t buy houses from us.

The Joint Venture mindset is far removed from the “self employed salesperson” we see so much of today. It’s based on Zig Ziglar’s premise, “You can get anything you want out of life, if you’re prepared to help enough other people to get what they want.” It takes a bit to get used to and understand. Knowing about something and actually using and understanding it are worlds apart. But, once you start using it, everything changes, including, I’m pleased to inform you, your bottom line. This applies to any business or profession. You don’t have to try hard to persuade a starving man to eat.

Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com

A long time ago I heard the story about a man whose daughter told him there were ripe apples on the tree in their yard. He went out with an axe and a bucket, picked the five apples that were ripe and put them in the bucket. Then he chopped down the tree, laden with green apples. He couldn’t wait for them to ripen. We need to continually brand ourselves so that when prospective customers “ripen”, you’re their natural choice – top of mind. We want to position ourselves in their mind by creating a category and then owning it.

We know that advertising works very much better when you’re well branded. You get a much better ROI for marketing and advertising when people recognize you. How do you know how well you’re branded? I look at my site on Alexa.com, I Google Robin J. Elliott and DollarMakers and I see how many times the phone rings. But the best test is your bottom line, right? Branding is essential for business success. But isn’t it very expensive? And with the cost of advertising and the mass of information out there, isn’t it difficult to stand out and be recognized?

It is difficult if you use conventional methods. They’re risky and expensive. Hit and miss. That’s why we use Joint Ventures to build our brand effectively. In order to brand Robin J. Elliott and DolarMakers.com I use the following: Blog my website a JV with another website, seminars and teleclasses, articles in other peoples’ ezines, public speaking, keynote speeches, E books and audio books and on and on – all Joint Ventures. I use Contingency Advertising, Host Beneficiary Relationships, Bundling – all Joint Ventures. No cost or risk and very little time, with maximum effect and reach. I could go on all day. Bottom line, it works for my bottom line! And my JV Partners benefit just as much. Win/win.

We discovered a long time ago that branding is a multifaceted thing. Many different baits on many different hooks. Get the public’s attention continually, on many different levels. Reinforce their awareness of you and your business. Donald Trump said that there is no such thing as overexposure. I agree with him. Branding creates massive equity for you, as long as it translates into business. Branding on its own is ego. We need to convert that branding into after tax profit. Again, multidimensional approaches and income streams can be developed fast and with little cost or time and no risk, using Joint Ventures. When our income is not restricted to our own products and services, we’re doing real business and making real money, real fast.

Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com

We know that 20% of the people get 80% of the results in any group. That same 20% does most of the work and also makes most of the money. This applies to any group. That Inner Circle of committed, smart people actually understand that “What goes around, comes around”, that we reap what we sow and that repetition builds momentum, which in turn builds exponential wealth.

We also know that 65% of the business ideas we try, will probably fail. And 20% of those that work can make your very rich. Now if you’re in a conventional business, that could be disastrous – a huge risk – you could lose everything – so we take less risks and try less things. As a Joint Venture Broker, however, it doesn’t matter! If we approach JV’s with a “No money, no risk, win/win” mentality, we have nothing to lose except a little time. So we can be the Babe Ruth’s of business, striking out at will and enjoying it! The more you try, the more you succeed – it’s a numbers game, after all. We can go crazy trying new things, having fun, being creative with Joint Ventures – it’s magical.

So here is a simple Joint Venture Success Formula that works really well for me:

First, choose your JV partners very carefully. Don’t listen to what people say; talk is cheap and money buys the whiskey. Watch what they DO. Not when things are going well, but when cash flow is tight and the chips are down. Watch them over a period of time, do your due diligence and look for patterns. Look for that small 20% (I think it’s closer to 5% if you’re really selective.) Those who show up. Those who have your back. Those who deliver. Do you know how many people promise and don’t follow through? How many people were going to join the Joint Venture Forum and never did? Now they don’t understand why I won’t do business with them – I only do business with Members, on principle. Seek out the Eagles, not the turkeys who wear Eagle masks.

Second, try many things! If only 20% of them work out, you can still make a fortune! That means that you have to take massive action. Now if you’re working with the 20% of people who actually work, you’re on the right track. Winners don’t get phased if something doesn’t work out – in fact, they get excited because they know they’re getting closer to the gold! I love working with Eagles because they are bulletproof. They are optimists. They are impervious to the slings and arrows of losers. They are excited about their goals.

20% of people, and 20% of the JV’s we try – that’s reality. Now, if you try 20 things a year, you might make some money. But if you try 20 things a WEEK, WOW! Get excited – get very excited – Joint Ventures is the key to making real money with no cost or risk. Join the Forum, get involved and let’s make all our dreams come true. Together, we DO amazing things.

Robin J. Elliott - www.DollarMakers.com