By Perry Marshall

In the late '80s, an infomercial was shot for a product that everybody *should* have: a video designed to help parents talk to their teenagers about drugs.

It was such an appealing project that everyone wanted to help with it. It was hosted by Nancy Reagan; it was nothing less than a beautifully-produced, inspiring infomercial about making America a better place for kids.

They bought the airtime and ran the show. Guess how many orders they got?

Dan Kennedy, who helped write the script, reports:

Zero.

Nobody wanted to buy a video about talking to their kids about drugs. Nancy Reagan couldn't convince 'em, Hollywood couldn't convince them, and a team of professional copywriters couldn't convince 'em.

Why?

Because it was prevention, not cure.

It was too easy to think, "I'm going to mention this to the next-door neighbors, because THEIR son is waaaay out of control. My kids would never take drugs."

It's hard to sell virtue and goodness in and of itself. That's why there are so many novels about murder, mayhem, lust, betrayal and hell, and so few about goodness, hope, utopia and heaven.

I'm not degrading the goodness of prevention. But if you want to sell it, it's much easier to sell it as part of a cure than trying to convince someone who's never had the problem in the first place.

I like carpet-cleaning expert Joe Polish's view of this. He insists that however hard you trumpet the fact that you can kill carpet mites and take toxins and allergens out of your house, the real reason that Suzy Jones calls a carpet cleaner is that she's got company coming and she doesn't want her friends to see the spot where Uncle Ned puked.

So Suzy's going to have the carpet cleaned before the party, not after. After would actually be prevention. Before is cure.

To Your Success,

Perry Marshall

If you were starting from scratch, and you wanted to make a million dollars offering your advice and how-to content to the world, what 10 things should you focus on?

In other words, if you wanted to become a highly-paid expert in a matter of months, how would you?

How are all these authors, speakers, coaches, seminar leaders, and online info marketers monetizing their life's story, advice, and experience?

This incredible video from Brendon Burchard has the answers:

You'll learn:

-- 10 essentials that will help you build an "expert" brand
-- 3 ways to position yourself as a high-value, highly-paid expert
-- 4 products that add to a million-dollars in 12 months

This all sounds high-strung, but the video nails it.

At some point, every "guru" or expert decides they want to use their life's story or their how-to advice for helping other people to earn a real income and make a real difference.

This video exemplifies that.

Btw, if you haven't met Brendon Burchard, the guy who did the video, I think you'll find his story inspiring.

Brendon went from bankruptcy to $4.6 million in the how-to space in just 18 months. He really get results:

-- #1 New York Times Best-selling author with books in 20 languages and over 200k ebooks downloaded

-- Spoken onstage with Tony Robbins, Sir Richard Branson, Dalia Lama, Wayne Dyer, Paula Abdul, Frank Kern, Jeff Walker

-- Seminars pulling 800 people at $2000-$10,000/ticket from 42+ countries

-- 100+ coaching clients paying $10,000-$35,000 a year

-- $4 million-plus online product launches and brilliant continuity programs

-- #1, #2 and #3 ranked affiliate for some of the largest online marketing campaigns in the last 12 months

You might have also seen Brendon recently on Anderson Cooper and ABC News.

What's WAY more impressive is the results he gets for his STUDENTS.

You can see why in his video.

The guy cares, he does it himself, and he really breaks it down for you.

Enjoy the video.

And take notes. Trust me, it's worth the optin.

Ps. Brendon says he's taking questions on the blog, so watch and comment.

Here's what people are saying:

-- Tony Robbins thinks Brendon is "smarter than hell"

-- Brian Tracy says Brendon is the "smartest, nicest, most creative marketers I've ever met"

-- Paula Abdul says he's "captivating, present, magnetic and awesome"

-- NY-Times best-seller Dr. Daniel Amen "wishes I would have met him 20 years ago; it would have put my business and myself as an expert in hyperspeed"

By Marlon Sanders

Whether you're selling products or services online, or just getting your new online business up and running... chances are you've been paying attention to the supersonic speed at which new Internet marketing products are being released.

I get at least two or three new info-product offers in my mailbox every week so I know how easy it is to feel confused or overwhelmed about which direction to go and which products to buy next.

Nearly every day I get requests from new visitors asking for "easier way" to get their business up and running. Or for a "really simple" way to grow and expand their existing business.

And I tell them exactly what I'm going to say now:

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By Perry Marshall

Ever had a day where you were incredibly busy all day- answering emails, updating pages, putting out fires, playing patty-cake with vendors and team members - and you ended the day exhausted, feeling like you accomplished zilch?

Are days like that embarrassingly common?

Do you ever start a project, then need something... you go looking for it, then find something else, which takes you down another rabbit trail . . . and suddenly you've started ten new projects and finished none?

We need to talk: