5 Most Common Self-Storage Scams and 8 Ways to Protect Yourself

And although the self-storage industry does a great service in providing a secure temporary home for our unneeded "stuff" -- like most other business groups it also has its share of unscrupulous and shady characters who give it a bad name.

Self-storage scams come in many forms but if you are planning to put some of your possessions in lockup storage, here are the four most common ones to be on the lookout for.

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A Busy Few Weeks Ahead In TimTech Land

By Jon Olson Hit Exchange News

Wow, it’s pretty easy to see that it’s fall as we are really gearing up for the months ahead. Just a quick update on what’s going on and what is upcoming in the fun filled world of TimTech LLC…

- Last week we hit a huge milestone as 50,000 members joined ClickTrackProfit. As well we added brand new Badge Mastery and e-Book mastery courses and just a few days ago our members claimed badge number 6,000,000! Wow!

- We’re into Day 5 of our annual Spooktacular promotion and wow, the numbers have been great. This year, we’ve added outside programs to the promo and members are loving it. Be sure check out our daily Spooktacular deal every day!

- We’re setting up an industry first…A weekly KRM / TimTech seminar every single Friday afternoon starting this week! Two of the biggest companies in the industry, coming together and discussing some very cool topics…This should be epic!

- The launch of The Pizza Plan 2 has been quite remarkable. Without any JV launch or ‘big list guru’ support we once again have proven that the real power is in the community! Huge thanks to everyone that helped make PP2 such a huge success! Three cheers for un-sexy budgeting!

- And finally we’re getting ready for the re-brand and re-launch of TE Toolbox which will soon be known as Trck.Me. We’re beside ourselves for this one, and we hope people will really love what we’ve got planned…Check out the cool new video Tim did discussing our exclusive Team Affiliate tracking feature…This is going to be simply awesome!

Have a great week!

Barb :)
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You Just Can't Overdo Privacy Protection

When it comes to privacy protection you just can't do enough, as the concerns of one of our subscribers highlights in this week's Scambusters issue.

We're retracing our earlier steps on the big issue of shredding your documents and highlighting the importance of managing your email accounts effectively.

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WANT CLIENTS TO CHOOSE YOU? BE SPECIAL

The marketplace is crowded these days. It doesn't matter how you're trying to get clients. If you're going to live networking events, you may find half a dozen professionals in your field at every event you attend. Online, there may be dozens of websites in your category that get a higher rank than yours. On social media, you probably see content from professionals like you all over the place. How will your potential clients find and choose you with all that competition?

Put on your clients' hat for a moment. They are seeing the exact same thing. They want to work with a financial advisor, and they may have met four of them recently. Or they are looking for a psychotherapist, and when they Google "psychotherapist Denver," they get 400,000 results. Or they want to hire a copywriter, and they see dozens of experts giving copywriting advice on Facebook and Twitter. How do they even begin to choose?

The answer to both these questions is the same. If you want potential clients to find and choose you, you must be special. Whether you are a life coach, a graphic designer, or a tax preparer, you have to stand out from the others in your profession. You don't want to be just one of many choices, you want to be the best choice – to your desired clients, that is. And the way to do that is to have them recognize your specialness.

Most professionals position themselves by simply stating what they do, giving their qualifications, and describing some ways they help their clients. For example, "I'm a massage therapist. I'm a Licensed Massage Practitioner, and I help my clients alleviate pain, discomfort, and stress with a variety of therapeutic massage techniques." The problem is that other massage therapists are saying almost exactly the same thing.

When you sound just like everyone else in your profession, you are generic. You remain a commodity. This leaves your potential clients with no good reason to choose you over others like you. And it does nothing to attract the clients you would most like to have find you in the first place.

Now consider what happens when you become special. For example, "I'm a web designer for authors. I help authors create a site that showcases their book, builds their visibility and credibility with their audience and the media, and allows them to connect with their readers." If you were an author, isn't that the web designer you would choose?

I know what you're thinking. You don't want to limit yourself like this web designer has. You're afraid that if you choose a target market that narrow, you'll be ruling out too many potential clients. Here's a different perspective. It's been estimated that there are 500,000 authors in the U.S. alone. How would you like to attract 1/10 of 1% of that market?

Here's another way to become special. Let's say you are a psychotherapist. Most psychotherapists say they work with a list of common issues such as depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship problems, and grief. What if your psychotherapy practice was focused exclusively on romantic relationships and dating? Or on dealing with illness? Or on financial difficulties? Wouldn't a specialty like one of those appeal to many of the clients you're already seeing?

Choosing a specialty like this doesn't limit you; it focuses you. It narrows the field of people you are trying to reach, and the issues you are trying to address, to a manageable scope. It would be awfully difficult to become the best known psychotherapist in Chicago. But it would be entirely possible to become the best known romance and dating psychotherapist in Chicago. How many people in Chicago do you think need help with concerns about dating and romance?

One more avenue to become special is to design a unique process or approach for the way you work. Let's say you are a management consultant specializing in conflict resolution – you and about 100,000 others, Google suggests. But what if you were to build your business around your proprietary "Harmonious Resolutions" process, which clients could hire you to implement, or bring you in to teach their employees?

A unique approach like this is something you can speak about, write about, blog about, and discuss on social media. It gives you a platform to stand on, a brand to become known for, and a way to stand out that your competitors don't have. Wouldn't you choose a conflict resolution consultant who had his or her own proprietary approach over one who did not?

If you want clients to be able to find you, connect with your message, and choose you over the competition in a crowded marketplace, you must get beyond being a commodity. Choose a defined target market you would enjoy working with, define a specialty that will allow you to use your gifts, or design a unique process to make your work stand out.
However you do it, it's time to become special.
Copyright © 2012, C.J. Hayden

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99% Of People Reading This Post…

by Jon Olson Hit Exchange News

It’s a pretty big day today for TimTech but I’m not going to lie….I’m VERY excited about today on a personal level.

We just launched the brand new Pizza Plan 2 and I feel like a kid at Christmas. As you guys know, TimTech really doesn’t launch new things often and when we do, we launch it in very unconventional methods. No JV’s, just launch! We actually launched it yesterday for upgraded members at ClickTrackProfit and it rolled out slowly. We’re about long term and even though the launch hype is cool, we know the long run is much more profitable for affiliates and owners rather than a quick boost.

Anyways, here’s the scoop…

We’ve added a brand new ‘E-Book Mastery’ course at ClickTrackProfit! Of course Pizza Plan 2 has been added but this opens it up to a brand new market. Just like we added Viral List Builders last month, e-books are a vital part of the internet marketing world so why not focus on some of the best products out there. Much more to come down the road…

As it’s in CTP, this means JUMP LINKS!!!! Every time you see a Pizza Plan 2 link in this blog, or emails we send to our members across the TimTech network, YOUR affiliate link will be in place for all your downlines. Hurry up and make sure you add your referral ID into your CTP e-book mastery course now before we start to let our members know via email! That means easy referrals and potential commissions for you!

And finally…We’re offering a massive 50% commission on all upgraded rebrands of this ebook! Not only can it generate some cool commissions for you if you decide to promote it but when you rebrand these things you get your referral links splattered around the internet. It used to be called ‘affiliate landline’ promotion…We just call it smart business! Be sure to rebrand your copy today!

All in all, we’re pumped! But Jon Olson, the guy writing this right now, is SUPER pumped! We hope you enjoy the brand new ebook and the other bonus ebooks in the Pizza Plan 2….It’s been a blast to launch this and we’re only about 20 hours into it!

99% of people reading this blog post won’t take action with the Pizza Plan 2, and 99% of the people won’t make a dime online this year…Be part of the 1%!

Have a great weekend!

To your success.

Barb :)

Election Scam Crooks Out in Force

It's election time -- as if you didn't know -- which means that it's also election scam time.

Crooks are posing as pollsters, election officials and fundraisers in a bid to trick you into giving them money or confidential information.

We have the details this week of the four most common election scams and what you should do to avoid them.

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LinkedIn, Twitter and PayPal Scam Alerts

A new PayPal scam heads up this week's Snippets issue, which includes details of the latest social networking phishing tricks.

We also sound two new alerts: the potential dangers that could arise from a suggested "virtual tax audit" process and the risk of dangerous, recalled goods reappearing on store shelves.

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