Lech Walesa gives his view of the world and some friendly advice to the United States of America

He speaks about the state of Entrepreneurs and Capitalism and the lack of morality in our government today.

This man is one of a very, very few politicians that I have respect for these days. He is of the mold of our founding fathers in that he put his life on the line when he got into politics.  He led the way for the downfall of the Soviet Union and is truly one of the great leaders of the past 100 years.  If you are old enough to remember the time when he lead Poland on a path to Democracy and most importantly Free Market Capitalism, you may feel the same way I do.

He stared down execution and torture to lead Poland to its current prosperity and freedom as a Union Organizer for the shipbuilders.  And unlike the Union organizers in the US, he then went on to be and still is one of the biggest promoters of Free Market Capitalism and Entrepreneurs in the world.  He has also seen first hand the destruction and evil that Intellectual Elitism, Communism and Socialism can do first hand and offers some advice for the people of the United States.

This from a man who has been there and done that and actually walks the talk.  And look , no teleprompters!

Here is a link to a very well done piece by Time magazine of all places. While he is far from perfect, he is someone with experience and knows how things work concerning government and Entrepreneurs and how to get things done.  He is  someone with those two qualities that America Politicians lack, and that the American people and businesses could sorely use right now.

Cheers,

Andrew

Tags: American Government, Capitalism, Entrepreneures, Lech Walesa

Art Of Money Getting

I am making a copy of “Art Of Money Getting” By P.T. Barnum available to download in PDF format for FREE. This is from a post I did awhile ago, but I thought it worth mentioning again. It is worth rereading on a regular basis.

In the video I go over some of the highlights in the book. Click To Watch Video and it looks best in Full Screen Mode. Just hover in the lower right hand corner and clickthe Box. Hit ESC to come back to regular mode.

I am making 21to21.com’s reprint of P.T. Barnum’s classic book “Art Of Money Getting” available here for free in PDF format. Continue reading A Complete Reprint of P.T. Barnum’s Classic Book “Art Of Money Getting” For Free!

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As a dyed in the wool Capitalist and a fan of Ayn Rand, I thought I would put these videos of John Stossel’s New Show up for you. Interesting viewing for sure.

In it he discusses Atlas Shrugged, the book by Ayn Rand with a number of people and he talks about the similarities that are going on today.

I am including all 6 videos.

If you want to read the book, I suggest that you don’t watch the videos until afterward.

Would love to know what you think if you have read the book. Enjoy!

Cheers,
Andrew Anderson

Continue reading John Stossel And Ayn Rand

Tags: Ayn Rand, Capitalism, John Stossel

I am updating this post from last February. I think it is even more relevant now than then.

Did you know we Capitalists had our own Capitalist Angel?  Kind of neat don’t you think?

Every since I was a little Kid, I knew that I was going to be a millionaire when I grew up. I always liked money from the standpoint that I had figured out that if you have it, you could get to do the things that you enjoyed.  For me, this was to buy Popular Science and Popular Mechanics magazines and to buy items for my experiments that I constantly had going on.

My Mom indulged me in this and my bedroom was a constant disaster in that I usually was trying to grow some type of new yeast under the bed or tearing apart motors, or other mechanical devices on dresser and in the dresser. or on the floor.  It was really an enter at your own risk environment. Continue reading Raphael the Angel Of Capitalists, Ayn Rand And The Root Of All Evil And The Story Of Capitalism And Why The Economy Got To Be In This Mess

Tags: Angel Of Capitalists, Ayn Rand, entrepreneur, Root Of All Evil, Root Of Good, your own business

If you have never read this, you are in for a treat.  While there has been much revisionist history concerning what Thanksgiving is and was all about, here is the REAL story.  A hint (The triumph of Capitalism that saved the Pilgrims and therefore the US of A and you and me too!!!)

Here is the real story… Enjoy..  I have posted a short version and another longer one.  Would love to hear what you think.

Cheers,

Andrew Anderson

The Real Story Behind Thanksgiving

Did you know that the first [Plymouth Colony Pilgrim's] Thanksgiving was a celebration of the triumph of private property and individual initiative? Continue reading The True Thanksgiving Story

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I had a great shot of enthusiasm over the weekend that I wanted to share with you.  It all came about because I had a few items that I wanted to sell or throw away.  So I put a couple of ads on Craigslist.com and ended up running into some rather interesting Entrepreneurs and people in general.  They ranged in age from about 20 to 75.

If you want an example of Capitalism working at its best it is a perfect example.  If your price is too high it won’t sell, but if it is priced right and it is something in demand, you can get a dozen calls on the item and sell it in a matter of minutes.

As I am always interested in every aspect of Capitalism and how it works, I ended up having some very interesting conversations with the people that purchased the items I had for sale. Continue reading Entrepreneureism Is Alive And Well

Tags: Entrepreneur's Advantage, Profit Consultant

Today marks the US Marine Corps 234th Birthday and I would like to say Happy Birthday and thank you for your service to all of the Marines, past and present for your service.

Without you, I would not be able to post to my blog like this without fear of retribution and if not for you, I would probably be speaking German or Japanese, or possibly even Russian or Chinese!

The founding of the Marine Corps took place at the Tun Tavern in Philadelphia by a committee of the Continental Congress. A resolution was drafted to form two battalions of Marines providing a force to fight on land and sea. The resolution to form the USMC was approved Nov.10, 1775.

Currently the U.S. Marine Corps has 180,000 active duty members and is engaged in the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.  And to think that they all came about to protest a 5% tax increase.  Our current government should be glad they don’t have the founding fathers around today!

Happy Birthday Marines and thank you for your service!  It truly is much appreciated!

Cheers,

Andrew Anderson

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Profit Consultant Alert -  Profits are still out there, there is money to be had, it is just hiding….. Quite well in some cases I might add.

And guess what?  Those Profits are going to continue to remain elusive for many.

But for those of you that can separate themselves from the crowd, there is probably just as much money to be made now as there ever was.  This is especially true if you have a Website.

Were you aware that even now, over 65% of businesses out there do not have a Website?  Come on people, there is this new thing called the Internet. 

While many people try and propose that Capitalism is a Zero Sum game in that in order for someone to win, someone else has to lose. Mostly Politicians seem to be doing this a lot while lining their pockets with your money and giving it to their friends.  The way they play it, it is a Zero Sum game but other than in the warped world they live in, it is not. Continue reading Profit Consultant – Profits Are Still Out There

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The FTC or Federal Trade Commission has issued new rules for Bloggers, i.e. that means you!

Now depending on your view point, some would say this is good in that it will protect naive or stupid gullible consumers depending on your point of view, while others would say this is just yet another intrusion into your privacy and saying that you are too stupid to chew gum and surf the Internet at the same time.

Basically what they are doing is saying that they are going to start monitoring Bloggers to see if they are getting any type remunerations or spiffs from anything that you may endorse on your site. Now they mention as an example of Entertainers getting freebies for endorsing things but it also covers virtually everyone.

Here is how Grandma could get busted as it is worded now. Continue reading FTC Adds New Rules For Bloggers & How Grandma, Greenpeace, A Church, And Tea Parties Could Get Nailed.

Tags: Big Brother, New FTC Rules

Colors That Sell Shit…   i.e. that make you a profit, put money in your pocket, allow you to live your dreams.

If you are watching the video, please disregard all of the Ums and Aas in there.  I just listened to it and jeeze.. who is that guy talking. But, here again it goes back to my my 80% rule, 80% and out there will beat going for 100% and never getting done every single time.

OK, well I started this off a bit tongue and cheek and then once I thought about it, it got more serious. One of my partners in a back and forth email to one of my other partners said and I quote “We need to find the best colors for selling shit“. But as Frank Kern says,  the goal of everyone should get people to ” Buy Your  Shit Man” and when it comes right down to it, Ryan and Frank are right in spades.

Also, this is a little exercize in SEO that I will tell you about later….

Red brings arousal and excitement to most men, hence, read lipstick and nails.  So, if you are selling lingerie to males or even women for that matter, red could be a good place to start.  It also attract attention immediately.

Red lips as a physiological response due to dilated blood vessels from arousal in women is often sited as one of the many reasons why this happens.  While this works for most guys and gals that swing that way, there is also perhaps the sub-conscious competition for mates that it brings about in other women as well.

That and that somewhere back in our reptilian brain (now this is entirely me theorizing here) , it either means pain or pleasure in that there might be blood which means food or danger in that something caused the blood.  Either way, it shouts “Pay Attention”  Dude or Dudette, something is going on here.

So, are there colors that actually can help sell your shit?  Absolutely there are and they change over the years and sometimes they even change over a period of months.

Colors affect us almost immediately too on a subconscious level.  For instance when you ask some what they think of when they see green, they often say that Money automatically come to mind.  But now the Feds are adding purple and other colors… come on guys… no funny money please…  Green is good.

Right now, I have heard that Orange buttons on order pages seem to work the best for some reason.  I guess they are ok if they do indeed work.

And for those people that make over $100,000 per year, their favorite colors are Forest Green, Light Gray, and IBM Blue.

So your color scheme you use on your website and your products do matter.

I think that if you are trying to sell something to men, that you more than likely want to stay away from pink for instance.  But pink has also been shown to reduce violence in prisons.

And I am sure you have your own version of hideous colors and those that you like as well. but you have to remember that while may like them, your customers may not.

But at the end of the day, you do need to have a good color scheme and while you won’t be able to please everyone, there will be one that will sell more of your shit to your customers than others.  The trick is in actually figuring out which one that is….

A good design and the right colors really can help you sell your shit.  And while you may have not put that  much thought into it, colors really do matter.

And for Craig and Ryan, here is this info on “Colors That Sell Shit” that you were looking for.  I have the utmost confidence that we will indeed find them.

For everyone else, I will give you some more scientific information on this subject soon.  There are colors you should be using for certain clientele.

Cheers,

Andrew Anderson

Profit Consultant

PS My favorite color it Green.

Tags: Colors, Colors That Sell Shit, Profit Consultant, Sales