I’ve been asked these things a few times lately, so I thought I’d lay it all out for people to make an intelligent choice.

And before you jump to conclusions about what this article is about based on the title… it’s NOT about guests paying interviewers to be featured in an interview, and it’s NOT about interviewers paying guests to share their content.  Interviews are a win-win scenario and I’ve never paid a guest, nor would I recommend it.

This article, however, is about something completely different…

I am known as an interviewer; I’ve created my own products with interviews, I’ve co-created products with interviews, I’ve taught people how to interview, I’ve written about how to interview, I’ve spoken about how to interview, and I’ve done interviews for other people as a hired freelancer.

I’ve done interviews for TV, for radio, for magazine articles, and for the internet.

It’s probably safe to say I’ve paid my dues, I’ve learned a heck of a lot along the way, and I deliver the goods.

I don’t say this to brag… I say it to show my passion for the craft, and to set the stage for what I’m going to talk about here…

>>> CONTINUE READING How Much To Pay An Interviewer?…

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For the past few weeks, I’ve been reading some books with some pretty harsh titles.

But hey, Barry and I love that… sometimes people just don’t need to be told how powerful and perfect they are, because it just lets them settle into a comfort zone.

In order to achieve the most they can, sometimes people need to be told, “Here’s how you messed up… and here’s how to fix it!”

So I’ve been reading Larry Winget‘s books that he sent us in preparation of our upcoming interview:

• Shut Up, Stop Whining And Get A Life: A Kick-Butt Approach to a Better Life
• It’s Called Work For A Reason: Your Success Is Your Own Damn Fault
• You’re Broke Because You Want To Be: How to Stop Getting By and Start Getting Ahead
• People Are Idiots And I Can Prove It: The 10 Ways You Are Sabotaging Yourself and How You Can Overcome Them.

I met Larry on Facebook, and asked him for an interview… he said yes, and we’re doing it on January 15th.

A few years ago, I used MySpace to book interviews with people that I couldn’t contact by email.  But MySpace has run its course of effectiveness for that lately.

People I know are even shutting down their MySpace accounts because of all the spam (I’m keeping mine up, because it’s still a source of backlinks from an authority site… but I almost never log in anymore).

Next I’ll be using Twitter to set up interviews, since it’s fast and interactive. Yes, the social media landscape keeps changing, and I have to change my tactics to go along with it.

But back to Larry Winget… they call him the Pitbull of Personal Development for a reason, and we’re looking forward to taking on those teeth!

To find out more about the interview, and sign up to be part of the free live audience, check out our LWL blog post about Larry.

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We always hear about people who are big successes on the internet. But quite often we forget that they were once nobodies, they were once failing, they were once having a hard time making ends meet.

(Yes, believe it or not, every huge success story is riddled with failures along the way. It’s what makes the success sweeter, and the journey worthwhile.)

Janet Beckers is one such person.

You may think she just came out of the woodwork a year ago, but there was a lot of preparation that got her to that point.

And it wasn’t just hands-on work… she did a lot of inner work too, bringing together physical and metaphysical techniques to create true, well-rounded success.

Amazingly, once she made the decision to finally do what works, it only took 6 weeks to get the site launched and another 6 weeks to match the income she had made in the previous year.

Yes… 6 weeks, and she made as much as her whole previous annual income!

I decided to sit down with Janet and discuss her journey to success — what worked, what didn’t work, what led to her breakthrough — and how she’s now sharing what she learned with others to fulfill her passion of helping people become online successes themselves.

So why not you?

Why can’t you be next?

Well, there’s definitely no reason why you can’t be… and you can find out more in this 36-minute interview.

First, listen to the interview here:

And then pick up your gifts and check out the workshop schedule, or become a member (free or Gold) of Janet’s website, by clicking here.

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Last week I interviewed top SEO (Search Engine Optimization) expert Nancy Andrews, and today the interview went live on her LiveBlueprints website, appropriately enough!

If you’d like to know how to get free traffic, you’ll want to take a listen to this 45-minute interview… which is also free, of course!

I’ve interviewed lots of SEO experts before, but most of them you wouldn’t have heard unless you’re a customer of Brad Callen‘s, since I did them exclusively for his community.

And, to be honest, this is the first woman I’ve interviewed about the topic.  Not that women can’t do the nitty-gritty testing, tracking and competitive analysis that often goes along with SEO and the tech aspects of online business just as well as men… but it seems more men either enjoy it, or want to talk about it in public.

But as you’ll soon hear, Nancy is cutting edge in her techniques and teachings, and understanding of what works and doesn’t work these days… and you can tap into her knowledge at my special interview page on LiveBlueprints, and walk away with some workable methods to implement right away.

And while you’re there, pick up another gift — Nancy‘s Getting Started Business Blueprint manual which tells you exactly how to start and grow your own online business if you haven’t gotten it off the ground yet… or if you want to know some tricks to bump up its effectiveness.

It’s more comprehensive than many paid courses I’ve seen on the topic, but this one’s yours for free.

You can only get the Getting Started manual for a few days, so be sure to go and listen, then download your e-book, as soon as you can.

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Okay, it finally happened… the Closed Door Sessions have opened!

These are the private video interviews that happened behind closed doors in Colorado last summer… where, when no one else was around (including the camera operators!) I got the 11 featured teachers of The Next Internet Millionaire to spill their secrets on how to make money and be a success online.

Those experts were:

Mark Joyner * Armand Morin * Jeff Walker * Marlon Sanders * Mike Koenigs * Brad Fallon * Mike Filsaime * Ray Edwards * Perry Marshall * Dave Taylor * Rich Schefren

Up until now, no one has been allowed to see or hear what happened behind those closed doors. But today, and for a limited time, you have an invitation to come inside and join us.

As you can imagine, I dug deeply, followed up on their answers, and made sure they delivered on their promises to reveal their secrets so that anyone can model their successes.

Are you ready to experience what happened behind closed doors — while Joel Comm, Eric Holmlund and the contestants and crew on the show were out working on their challenges for the day?

Then consider this your personal invitation to join me where no one has had a chance to venture before…

Into the Closed Door Sessions.

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I thought I was interviewing Mike Filsaime (Mr. Butterfly Marketing) for the fifth time today… but it turns out it was the sixth.

It took me almost a year of asking to get him the first time, and that first interview was a year ago… Jan 2007.  Which means I’ve averaged an interview with him every two months.

Here’s the breakdown of how it went:

1. For my teleseminar series, Internet Marketing Unwrapped

2. For Brad Callen‘s Elite Sessions teleseminar series

3. For another Brad Callen project

4. For a webinar for Brad Callen‘s customers, to promote the 7 Figure Code

5. For Joel Comm’s Next Internet Millionaire (we did a separate product called The Closed Door Sessions)

6. Today… a follow-up call for Brad Callen‘s 7 Figure Code customers

So what do you ask someone when you’ve interviewed them that many times?

Is it just the same old, same old, every time?

How is it possible to keep it fresh?

>>> CONTINUE READING Unwrapped For The Sixth Time…

Once upon a time, I used to interview celebrities and performers as a TV show host and Arts & Entertainment reporter.

Since I also produced the show, I was able to do it my own way… and that included a look that went against the norm (like funky clothes and long, bright red hair when everyone else on TV current affairs or news shows had short blonde or brunette hair).

I also invented what I call the Show Host Walk-and-Talk when everyone else was sitting or standing… and after I started doing it, a lot of other people followed suit. I love being a trend-setter!

Anyway, over the years — as I moved into radio and then online reporting and interviewing — I thought that I had moved from focusing on success in Arts & Entertainment to success in Business and Metaphysical topics.

But a few days ago someone sent me a link to an online video that features an interview I did 13 years ago, in 1995, with a musican named Peter Morrison.

His band was called Ohm and the Temple of Sound… and after listening to the interview again, I realized I had been dipping my toes in the Metaphysical waters — ready to dive in headfirst another 10 years later.

Funny how our past shapes our present and our future… even when we don’t realize it’s happening.

Check out that old video clip from my TV show, WORD, here:

Keep Unwrapping the Mysteries of Life,

Barry and I have been watching something quite interesting the past few nights. It’s a DVD course by one of the most successful online marketers around… but that’s not what’s so interesting about it.

Sure, we’ve been learning how to take our business to the next level, which is great. I’ll share some of the most profound things we’ve taken away from it so far in a bit.

But I guess the most interesting thing is something to do with the person, not the actual content.

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters, compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson and Oliver Wendell Holmes (attributed to both, depending on the source)

You see, he started online just a few years ago. He knew nothing about internet marketing when he answered a repetitive spam email that kept showing up in his first ever email account, and discovered his first online instructional course.

And by now, I’d be very surprised if you’ve never heard of him. He came on the scene in a small way first, then made a big splash… and it’s just been snowballing since then.

But there’s more to it than that…

>>> CONTINUE READING The 7 Figure Manifestation…

Today, Barry and I released our latest free talking e-book… it’s called The Secrets of Manifesting, and it features a compelling, revealing and powerful 2-on-2 interview with Jafree Ozwald and Margot Zaher.

One of my favorite things that we talked about was the roller coaster of life, why we ride it (and why it’s not something to get off of), and how to transcend that ride.

Every time I get frustrated with something now, or when Barry and I are dealing with a stumbling block, we just put our hands in the air and yell, “Wheeee!”

You’ll have to listen to the talking e-book (or read it) to understand completely what I’m talking about, but I found it very profound. A lot of the conversation also reminded me of conversations Barry and I have had with people like Robert Scheinfeld, Mike Dooley, Bill Harris and others, revolving around why we’re here and what the purpose of life is.

There are also a lot of great tips on how to meditate better, and how to manifest things faster and easier than ever before.

To get your own free copy of The Secrets of Manifesting, just click here.

Keep Unwrapping the Mysteries of Life,