Having read all the articles on the Myspace Music revolution … I am less than convinced Mr Murdoch’s team has any idea of what they are doing …

Let’s get to the facts …

Facebook has more than 58% of all Social Media traffic or as I call it, Interactive Database traffic … and it’s growing just like any business owner would want it to.

Twitter has less than 2% and falling … that doesn’t accurately reflect Twitter’s real growth but percentage decline …

Myspace is dying at a rapid rate of knots …

WHY …

Let’s go back to E-Bay …

E-bay showed you how you could make money using it’s system …so we all signed up and used E-bay …

Facebook allows us to find and create customers, it allows charities to raise funds, as well as allowing friends to communicate and meet each other …

Twitter helps us grow our business, LinkedIN helps us grow our business …

The benefits here are why companies hire people to sit all day and work on Facebook, Twitter and so on …

As for MySpace … if they could find a way to help business people make money, then I tell you, MySpace would have it’s fortunes turn around pretty dang quick …

Think of it this way … business is the engine room of your customers, no-one will spend as much money with Myspace and business people, now maybe the music industry is a good  place to do that, but going after iTunes, Rhapsody, Zune and other music sites and systems that are firmly ingrained would be like saying I want to beat uTube when they already have such a massive lead …

Something new MySpace, something new …

OK, I’ve stayed silent on this as long as I could …

Today we hit 9.8% unemployment in the USA and the apparently smart people in Washington still think it’s about healthcare …

It’s about the job’s people … it’s NOT about health … no-one cares about healthcare if they cannot eat …

You want to fix healthcare … get more people jobs with companies that pay their employees well and provide health insurance …

Here goes … two steps to solve the entire problem before Xmas …

1 … Give every employer a DOUBLE tax deduction for health insurance for our employees.  If I spend $5,000 a month on insurance for each employee, give me a $10,000 deduction …

2 … Give Every employer a $10,000 tax deduction for every extra employee we add between now and December 31st … simple numbers if you work out what the government will spend on welfare and the wages of people paid to manage the welfare … it’s crazy …

We all know the value of repeat business, and loyal customers … but let me give you another point of view …

With all the companies I have coached and trained, I’ve seen a massive correlation between the levels of repeat business and the levels of profit.

So, three things to do this week …

1.   Firstly, what percentage of your business is repeat business V’s new customers … only when you know the number can you grow it …

2.  Break your past customers down using the 80:20 rule … who are the 20% of your customers who bring you approximately 80% of your profits/revenues.  It won’t be exact but it will be close …

3.  What are three simple things you could do today to get more repeat business, how will you ask your customers to come back more often, at higher values and with more loyalty … ?

All the Best … Brad Sugars …

This is what coaching is all about …

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyPkUXGq1S0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Efacebook%2Ecom%2Fhome%2Ephp&feature=player_embedded

Let me know what you get from it …

Brad

You know, for many years I struggled with getting rich, or so I thought.

It seemed all the work I was doing was going to pay me back later, but the problem was, when is later going to show up …

Well, I’ve elearned since that it takes 7 years to grow a business, not cause it takes that long to do it, but it takes that long to learn it.

So, let’s discuss what leverage is and how you use it … or, how it will use you if you don’t use it …

Simple math definition … divide to multiply … divide a task up, fix each part and you multiply the results.

Simple definition … ever more with ever less … always be looking at how you can achieve better results with less work or less input …

Best definition … do the work once and get paid forever … or at least long term …

Read a book once, get a new customer once, buy an investment property once, write a book once, build a company once, create a marketing campaign once, write a system once and so on …

How are you going to do some work today that will pay you back long term or possibly forever … ?

Maybe even for longer than you are alive, that’s old money my friend …

All the Best

Brad

Thought you would get great benefit from this one … All the Best … Brad Sugars …

http://remarkablogger.com/2009/07/23/ultimate-beginners-guide-marketing-business-twitter/

As you may know, if you’re a Fan of my facebook page I have been running a pretty big competition about how to get 1,000’s of new FB Fans to my page for free …

I am giving away USD$1,000 to the three top entries and then listed below are all the entries that are also hot on the topic …

The top 3 ideas in my opinion, each person wins USD$1,000 for their ideas …

Mark Rattigan

You could advertise become a fan of Bradley J Sugars by wednesday the 26th and receive the “6 proven ways to get more fans on facebook for free” report valued at $318 for FREE.  August 18 at 10:08pm ·

I will adapt this 53 ideas into the top 11 or so after I test and meaure the results from them and use this idea …

Michael Houghton

And, here’s the other 50 great ideas …

Michael Houghton

Make a facebook app - perhaps the Business Health check as a facebook application. To use the app, you need to become a fan of Brad Sugars. That means you are not only gaining fans, but also leads! Facebook apps are so hot right now!  Thu at 6:28pm ·

Sara Lamond

Well personally Brad - I think you need to invite a Professional Event Photographer to EVERY seminar you have - that includes the free introductory ones! You know a picture speaks a thousand words - and we love to get our work seen by as many people as possible. Think of all the talking that would save you!!!!  Wed at 5:10pm ·

Amy Vale

Review all the touch points that you communicate to clients with… Then attach an offer that benefits the greater good. “For every person that joins my facebook page, I will donate $1 (or whatever) to XXX charity” It will not only encourage people to join themselves, but to actually forward it on to others. And when you make the donation to the charity, you can leverage it with press releases and get even more people to join!!!  Wed at 7:29pm ·

Wilson Yang

Create dozen landing pages for each of your free ebooks (utilizing the resources you already have) and each landing page target only on one issue (one and only one issue), for example, a page deals with people who has problem in putting classified ads on newspaper. The page will give them two or three free ideas to take action now with a special offer if they give you their email addresses or join your page and permission to send them the ebook for free.… Wed at 7:43pm ·

Nicole Hore

I’m putting on my FB page: Please be sure to give me your opinion on how easy you found it was to become a fan of Australia’s No 1 Business Coach - Action Coach Founder, Mr Brad Sugars .http://www.facebook.com/BradleySugars P.S. Brad, when do you make your decision?  Wed at 7:44pm ·

Noel Roberts

Here is what you do. WRITE THIS DOWN. Ive seen it done and it has amazing results! Take any one of your email marketing campaigns. Just go to one of your lists, and send out a blast. Instead of sending the email from “Brad Sugars”, go in and change it to “Facebook”.

Make the subject: “You have a facebook fanpage request from Brad Sugars”

Now in your message, just put: (Name_fix), you have a received a request for friendship from Brad Sugars. Write something nice and sweet, and throw in some links to your page. … I guarantee that this will massively grow your following every time you send out a blast.  Let me know how it works! and message me when i’ve won :)  Wed at 7:44pm ·

 Pauline Roberts

You need a reason why they want to join and there has to be something in it for them.. People love the idea of getting something free or winning something - you could decide on that.. and another thing all these funny you tube clips you love create on of your own with your family - you the girls and your wife, people love it if they think you are human as well, l not just some rich dude trying to make more money and have a joining place there - make it fun.. Wed at 8:42pm ·

Suzanne Murray

Create a game similar to mafia wars / farm town - but something like ( what would would suit you ?? ) property tycoon?
were you can build a portfolio - renovate, hold , negotiate prices etc that way you would actually be teaching them something as well , and those type of games have huge followings.  Wed at 8:49pm ·

Carlie Sanborn

create a site that you can forward out in emails etc.. and have it say something like watch free videos now from brad sugars ceo of action coach, expert of business advice etc.. and learn what steps to take to achieve financial freedom. click here.. and then have something pop up were they have to become a fan to your page before they can watch your videos!  Good Luck :)  Wed at 8:56pm ·

Michael LeJeune

How about offering a 1 hour coaching session with you (The Brad Sugars) for the person that becomes fan number 25,000 or some other other number that you are looking for? Value it at a few thousand $$$. Have all Action coaches post this contest on their facebook pages and in all business groups as well as email all of their clients. You could even do the prizes in tiers. Level one could be a signed book. Level two one hour coaching session with you. Level three could be a trip to Las Vegas to meet you.  Wed at 9:03pm ·

Michael LeJeune

Another idea is to leverage some of the newsletters from people like Jeff Gitomer and other great global speakers that have a following. I’m sure you could come up with a great guest spot on their site that already gets thousands of hits.  Wed at 9:06pm ·

Arthur Carmazzi

Here is a special invitation link: http://bz9.com/BradleySugars that can be put on any page, even Google. You may need to wait a moment for the pop up  Thu at 1:08am ·

Wilson Yang

I believe this method will work for people like you. It will not only getting more people to your FB network, but also giving infinite number of ideas for social marketing as long as you keep the site running. Here is how: Setup a single page website with copy or video (make sure they are short to the point) like: “Hi, I am Brad Sugars from ActionCOACH. I am going to give away $3000 every three months for the best ideas of getting people on social marketing networks, these ideas will be seen by all people in the networks and I will choose top 5 and let all members to vote for the top three and I will pay them cash” Join me in the network and post your ideas, the cash can be yours.This one-page website need to have domain name like, ideasforcash.com or something like that. the only message on there is “I am giving away cash for ideas to get people on to FB”, but the idea itself will cause a lot of people to add you in order to be qualified in the first place.  Thu at 2:05am ·

Nicola Anne Mann

I think it has got to be FUN…… and a bit of a mystery as well. So, you entice people to join up to Bradley J Sugars Facebook page and promise that “You will REVEAL all” for FREE if they do so. That way it may have a naughty connotation but in all honesty your little bits of wisdom in your daily comments does reveal it all i.e. the secrets to success:-)  Thu at 3:42am ·

Shane Crosbie

Hey Brad lets not focus on the result.Social media is dominated by young people I went 2 your seminar in Brisbane and the majority of the Audience was over 30. So lets focus on attracting the Audience below that lets look at what they like as this could be your biggest growth area. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ7R_buZPSo this video has 5 000 000… in 2.5 months.Lets get away from the business side lets show people about u,lets take them and show them something truly great about your life that we can sell too them and in return they will join your page just so they don’t miss out on what’s next and there chance to have what u have.That’s how u got me 4 years ago you were on ABC radio talking about ur 2 big screens one for the xbox and the other for the footy not business just lifestyle. Lets post some videos not as well budgeted as the one above preferable ones that don’t need a budget at all. How much extra would it have been 2hve a camera man at ur wife’s helicopter bash?  Thu at 4:03am ·

Margie Baldock

Do a fun comedy skit with me on You Tube …I will write it (or have it written) …it will be topical but still relevant to business owners…EDU-TAIN your way to a new audience…  Thu at 4:53am ·

Jan DeKeyser Allison

Have all of your coaches add a link to join your FB Page to their newsletters. The benefit to clients taking immediate action is to offer 3 months free coaching for a name drawn from new FB fans created during a certain time period. You pay the Coach that provides the 3 months free training and they may even get the benefit of gaining a new long-term client.  Thu at 6:26am ·

Brett Hore

Create, buy, borrow, beg but DON’T sell something of value to other people and offer it for free. Then promote it with all the avenues you have available to you. The cost of creating these new leads will be very low, if not free and by honing your conversion skills you will make them even more valuable.  Thu at 2:42pm ·

Brett Hore

Be the best “you” you can be. People are attracted to success. Don’t lie, but put your best you forward. No matter if it is in person, via email, a website, a blog or here on facebook, you are on show and only have one chance to make a first impression.  Thu at 2:47pm ·

Brett Hore

Pick one of your products/services that would appeal to a laser focused market segment, build a page on your website specifically for that product and that demographic, then use a unique/niche way of driving that group to your site/offer. IE: You have a product/service that’s indispensable to soccer moms with kids aged 8-9. Supply your local under 10’s soccer, baseball, football or rugby team with balls with your website page address on it as well as mini balls with the same for each kid to take home. A hit counter on your page combined with recording your uptake on the specific product will also provide you with great info about the effectiveness of your advertising and your conversion rate.

Thu at 4:25pm ·

Nicole Hore

I will email out to the masses and post up via Internet/fb/twitter etc. “Become a facebook fan of World’s Leading Business Coach, Brad Sugars, and I will pay him $1,000 to spend 10 minutes sharing VITAL business information with you via phone. Email me NOW for a link to his fan page.” Then I pay you, Brad, the $1,000 and set up a Conference call for all who become a fan via me Details of the call will go out via email.  Thu at 4:33pm ·

Colin Ahearn

Hi Brad, you get more comments and conversations about your posts than anyone else that I know and follow. Through your photos and posts you allow us into the life of one of the most successful businessmen on the globe.
The massive link that Facebook has given us is the ability to use an electronic medium to still give personal referrals and recommendations.
If you can offer an each one reach one program where a post is a link to a free audio download of yours The link would take you to a form on your website where there is mandatory fields to be filled in, by people logging on and providing an (or lots) of email or facebook referral to your database they then win as well and get some up to date Guru information from the man.
I reckon the best thing you have on your posts Brad, is the fact that you are active on Facebook and you comment on what people say on your posts. You are reachable and real and this is fairly unique, I value that immensely and thank you for it. Col Ahearn  Thu at 4:47pm ·

Jeremy Carter

offer 1 hour of your time as a business coach (transferable or saleable) to whoever brings the most number of new fans to your page

Thu at 5:12pm ·

LaShan Arceneaux

there is a giftbuilder app here on facebook. we’ve garnered a lot of new business by creating garden trading cards. they can only unlock a certain number of gifts per day.
1. get everyone to join the fan page
2. for the gifts, have coaching cards with tidbits of info that people will find useful - business tips, etc. to open the cards, you have tosend them to other people. so they are spreading the word for you. make certain the link to your fan page is very visible on the gift page.
3. state that when your fan page reaches a certain number of fans, someone will be chosen for a free coaching session. they must be using the gift app and be a fan to be eligible.

Thu at 5:28pm ·

Sue Wickes

A great idea is to hide something on your Facebook page that people have to find. The first person to join as a fan and find it gets a phone consultation with you. Email the contest to friends and ask them to forward it to their friends etc. I borrowed this idea from the fabulous Mari Smith.  Thu at 6:22pm ·

Margie Baldock

I reckon you should give out random cash prizes to contributors on your facebook page for kick butt contribution of ideas….eg $100 a throw for something that delighted you or taught you something. And that faster than anything else will get people to start putting quality contributions and that in turn will get more people interested etc.

Thu at 8:05pm ·

Esteban De Gyvés

what if every ActionCOACH works with our clients and comunity and let they know that you are going to give us 7 webminars for FREE if we help you to have 1,000,000 fans?

Thu at 9:20pm ·

Brett Hore

Use the power of Geometric Progression combined with the 7 degrees of separation: Invite 10 current friends to invite 10 uncommon friends to invite 10 new friends and so on down the 7 generations. Thus 100,000,000 new friends. With the power of the communication networks we now have at our fingertips you will have it much easier than Stanley Milgram.

Yesterday at 2:40am ·

Michael Bowman

Keep giving to those who you inspire and by word of mouth via FB things will happen to an extent you can only imagine at present.

Yesterday at 3:16am ·

Kristine Wirth

Comment Contest - Ask a question related to your business and with a time-frame (2 days or so) to answer that question…the correct answer (or the one closest) gets a free book, a personal phone call, a free course, etc.

OR… The 1,000th person to become a fan of Brad Sugars on Facebook is the winner of….(freebies work wonders)  Yesterday at 10:27am ·

Sarah-Jane Hunter

Get us all to post it on our what we are up to on facebook and twitter accounts letting people have your link and chance of winning - you could ask us to do it and in return you will donate to charity and x amount or the likes - also an incentive for people doing it would b the person that drives the most traffic wins a certain amount… SJ

Yesterday at 11:09am ·

Scott Gassmann

Offer a low cost, high value product (i.e. white paper, e-book, audio - changed weekly for ongoing referrals by existing fan base) for current fans suggesting/referring your page.

Yesterday at 2:26pm ·

Sylvester Liddane

ask face bookers to pass this onto all of their friends as you never know who it will help. this way you have offered a service and a gaurantee at an awesome price $0.
Take Action Now.
learn why action coach is the worlds leading business coaching system by following brad sugars on face book. if you don’t get any value, insight or inspiration in.7 days then we will get one of our amazing coaches nearest you to make contact for a free 1 hour session. not only do you get to see brad in action and the ability to ask him questions you also get access to stay upto date on his special tips tricks and thoughts pages where he details all sorts of how to manuals for business.

Yesterday at 5:50pm ·

Allen Tian

What ever you do it facebook, it must be consistant with the brand image u are trying to develop offline. You don’t want to do something that is going against your brand imagae. Again, we need quality fans and not fans that just add up but dont really know about Brad.

What i am suggesting would be an addup to others strategies that you may use. Since you are selling thousand of book and giving away seminar each year. It would be better to include the suggestion to add facebook to keep in touch with you in the front cover of each books as well as mentioned it in podcast or seminar. It would’nt hurt to leverage existing media isn’t it ??

10 hours ago ·

Tim Dollmeyer

But wait… there’s more… all you need to do is to ask every fan invite all of their friends, including all groups and fan pages. If only 10% respond, you’ll be there. Very simple. No contest or expense needed.  Yesterday at 8:46pm ·

You know there are very few companies who don’t want more customers.  In fact, most of us would love nothing more than to keep a steady flow of them on tap day in and day out.

Well, here’s how …

Let’s use Leverage, divide to multiply that is …

Break the task down, you need more leads and you need better conversion rates.

First the Leads … if you read my first ever book Instant Cashflow you’ll see more than 70 ways to generate leads.  I’ll go over several of them oer the next few blog posts.

Today we are going to look at your conversion rates.  No use getting more leads when you are not converting enough of the ones you;re already getting.

Here’s the top 6 ways to boost your conversion rates this week …

1.  Measure it … that’s right work out what it is, exactly, not just a gut feel.  In fact, if you want to get serious you can measure the results every step of the sales process, measure it by every sales person, and my every marketing medium … measuring it gives real growth …

2.  Work out what you’re spending … when you know what it costs you to buy your leads (ie. $1000 advert that got 20 leads cost you $50 a lead) you’ll get very serious very quickly at turning them into real sales.

3.  Follow Up … if you think of every lead as money already spent, money already invested in buying the leads, then you will work out ways to continue to follow up with your leads, reasons to either call, write, email and ask for the sale again and again.

4. Make Offers and Ask for the Sale …having trained literally tens of thousands in sales the biggest thing I see is sales people who don’t ever really ask for the sale.  how many ways can and do you ask for the sale, remember, never ask a yes/no question, use a detail question like ‘what day do you want it delivered?’ as your close.

5.  Use more questions … stop chatting, and selling and start asking questions.  Questions let your prospect talk, it let’s them show you why they feel they want to buy … less sell more questions that will sell for you …

6.  Training, training and more training … every profession and sales is one of them, needs professional development.  Doctors, lawyers, accountants all have to train for a set number of hours each year to stay relevant, sales is the same.  Find and attend the best courses, read the best books, watch the best video’s and so on.

So, get to work, measure it, and then make the changes to boost your conversion rate and thus your bottom line …

All the Best … Brad Sugars

Thought you would enjoy this story … Julie and Mick are big fans …

http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-13-2009/0005077193&EDATE

All the Best … Brad

During the last week at the ActionCOACH Global Conference we launched Coaching for a Cause …

A program to get hundreds of coaches and business people working with hundreds of charities and non-profits pro bono.  You can read all about it here http://bx.businessweek.com/charitable-giving/view?url=http%3A%2F%2Fc.moreover.com%2Fclick%2Fhere.pl%3Fr2121271484%26f%3D9791

or visit the programs website …

http://www.coachingforacause.org

Hope you can find a way to help … Brad Sugars