Mastermind Links for 2007-03-29

• Why Internet Marketing Is Not Like Making A Sandwich - form a mastermind group to tap on unique talents and skills to create a product quickly.
  
  
• How to Build Momentum to Make Great Progress Toward Your Goal - Often you'll find the home crowd is a big factor in games because they can cheer the team on and the team literally "feeds" off the electricity. I don't know if you've ever been to a live sporting event but when the announcer says "You can feel the electricity in the air" - he really means it. This is all the more reason to get a mastermind group going. It's one of the best things you can do to build momentum. A mastermind can help build the groundwork more efficiently and can "spark" your momentum in the form of network contacts, resources, ideas, etc.
  

Internet Marketing Mastermind Groups

The main purpose of the Mastermind Groups that I run are to bring entrepreneurs from different fields together to discuss their business challenges. Each business owner must be from a different industry so there are no competitors in the room. In fact, we get the best results where members are from completely different industries and have a variety of backgrounds and skill sets.

Another popular way though is to create Mastermind Groups around niche topics. For example, if you want to improve your website's presence you can form a Mastermind Group for internet marketing.

One expert's suggestions on building an Internet Marketing Mastermind Group are:

Gather 2 or more individuals ( not more than 4 ) to meet, discuss and exchange pointers with your laptops in tow. Show and share with one another. This is probably the best and cheapest way to grow your knowledge among each other. Assign each person in the group to research and learn about certain aspect of internet marketing. Eg. for a group of beginners, 1 person to find out how to setup blogger blog, 1 person to find out how to register clickbank, 1 person how to buy a domain name and 1 person on how to buy hosting.

These groups work when everyone has a common goal and can split the research work thereby leveraging the time and abilities of your fellow group members.