Monday, March 31, 2014

Today at the bike shop and a little about Internet marketing

March 31, 2014

1 Be merciful to me, O God, for men hotly pursue me; all day long they press their attack. 2 My slanderers pursue me all day long; many are attacking me in their pride. 3 When I am afraid, I will trust in you. 4 In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me? 5 All day long they twist my words; they are always plotting to harm me. 6 They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps, eager to take my life. 7 On no account let them escape;in your anger, O God, bring down the nations. 8 Record my lament; list my tears on your scroll-- are they not in your record? 9 Then my enemies will turn back when I call for help. By this I will know that God is for me. 10 In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise-- 11 in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? 12 I am under vows to you, O God; I will present my thank offerings to you. 13 For you have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.

Bike Shop

As many of you that have read my other post know I operate a small bicycle shop here in Moultrie Georgia. I don't make much money but it is quite enjoyable and I get to meet a lot of wonderful people. I really enjoy helping people with their bikes and fitness problems. Today I know before I head out I have 3 bikes to hopefully finish today.

The first bike I will try to get done is one that came in about a month ago literally in pieces. That is the man brought the bike in with the frame in tact and the parts they had taken off the bike so they could paint the frame in a box. The chain had been broken into several small pieces, the rear derailleur was attached to the bike in the wrong place which kept the freewheel from moving at all and probably damaged it.  The front derailleur had been left on the bike when it was painted and the paint had literally destroyed that. Anyway I had finished rebuilding it when the 7 speed freewheel went out on it so had to order a new one which should come in today. Once the freewheel is replaced that bike should be able to go home to its owner. Unfortunately the bike repair will cost him more than simply buying another bike from Wal Mart. The parts I put on are much better than the parts that came off, but still he has a department store bike, for another 100.00 he could have bought a good used bike that would have lasted him mnay years and then could resell it for almost what he paid for it.

The second bike is much simpler, an older road bike that came in with the tire literally rotting off of it, so a new set of tires and tubes made that bike better, but then the client decided he did not like the brakes where they were and wanted them moved up toward the middle of the bar. I tried to use used parts for that, but the type of brake handles I have in stock would not work, so had to order some CycloCross brake handles for him, they should be there today also.

The third is a unique project where we were trying to put a gas motor on a bicycle, basically turn it into a moped. The customer bought a kit off ebay and I am putting it on for him. The main problem so far has been that the kit was made for a bike that has 25MM tubes and a standard V frame. His bike is one of the "cruiser" type bikes with tubes that are over twice the size of standard bike (frame) tubes. I have had to manufacture parts to make it fit, and have made several trip[s to Home Depot, Fastenal and other places to get what I need to fabricate these parts. Anyway I think I now have all I need and can get down to getting it all mounted on the bike, then go get the fuel and oil and make a 16:1 mix that will operate in the engine for the first so many Kilometers then go to a 32:1 Mix which will be what is the regular mix after that. The first 2 bikes should be pretty simple and I should be able to get them done pretty quickly, then the rest of the day will probably be spent on the "motor" as we have started calling this bike.

If you are in Moultrie, do come by ans see me at the shop, will be there probably late tonight. 

Business:

For those of you that may not know, I am sort of an Entrepreneur also and do some Internet Marketing. Recently I decided I was involved in too many IM programs and decided to cut down to just 2. I had been trying to promote as many as 7 at one time and that just did not work. I really had no problem with any of these programs, as they were all good programs, I just was spreading myself too thin and had to drop several of them. Here are the 2 I kept and why.

1. Feeder Matrix click here the program only costs 1.75 to start, and if you really need it, I would even be willing to pay the 1.75 for you to get started. Can't really beat that. I will also help promote your link as long as I know you are also promoting your link. The potential from your 1.75 is about 100,000.00 so why not look at that, low investment high potential. Of course there is some effort on your part too. 

2. M and G Systems Click Here This is an Autroresponder, a first rate full function autoresponder, but unlike other ARs the company loads it with leads daily a minimum of 400 leads. You can download these leads and text them, call them or whatever. The program can help you promote any program on the net, or you can use it as a standalone business model. I am using it to promote itself and feeder matrix. Again there will be some effort on your part to  make this program or any business opportunity work, so if you are not willing to put in some work, don't waste your time. Yes there is also a fee for this program but you will need an autoresponder for virtually any business opportunity on the web today, why not have one that also gives you leads? 

Hope everyone has a great day,

Be sure to leave a comment and your website or email

Jerry "The Bicycle Nut" Goodwin
BMG Cycles Plus (Inside Christian Books & More) 
1612 1st Ave. SE
Moultrie, GA 31768






Sunday, March 30, 2014

Building a mailing list

March 30, 2014

Psalm 55:12-23

New International Version (NIV)
12 If an enemy were insulting me,
    I could endure it;
if a foe were rising against me,
    I could hide.
13 But it is you, a man like myself,
    my companion, my close friend,
14 with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship
    at the house of God,
as we walked about
    among the worshipers.
15 Let death take my enemies by surprise;
    let them go down alive to the realm of the dead,
    for evil finds lodging among them.
16 As for me, I call to God,
    and the Lord saves me.
17 Evening, morning and noon
    I cry out in distress,
    and he hears my voice.
18 He rescues me unharmed
    from the battle waged against me,
    even though many oppose me.
19 God, who is enthroned from of old,
    who does not change—
he will hear them and humble them,
    because they have no fear of God.
20 My companion attacks his friends;
    he violates his covenant.
21 His talk is smooth as butter,
    yet war is in his heart;
his words are more soothing than oil,
    yet they are drawn swords.
22 Cast your cares on the Lord
    and he will sustain you;
he will never let
    the righteous be shaken.
23 But you, God, will bring down the wicked
    into the pit of decay;
the bloodthirsty and deceitful
    will not live out half their days.
But as for me, I trust in you.


Hope you enjoy the Bible verse. I am sharing these as part of my daily devotional. Do let me know what you think, comment on the blog. 

I am not be a Guru or even that well known as an Internet Marketer but everyone that knows Internet Marketing is going to tell you the the money is in the list. If you want to be successful at Internet Marketing you must build a list of customers, clients, prospects and you must be able to contact these people at least by email on a regular basis. It is true that there is a difference of opinion even among experts in how often you should contact your list. Personally I would contact everyone on your list at least once per week and I see nothing at all wrong with contacting people on your list 2,3 or even 4 times a week if it is done in a professional and considerate manner.

One thing I would not do is to send say 4 emails a week recommending 4 different programs or trying to sell them something. You should try to make the people on your list not only customers or clients but friends, don't hesitate to mention your children, things in your life that people on your list may identify with. Did you have a birthday recently and maybe a big party, you can mention that to your list. I remember receiving a whole bunch of stuff from Matt Bacek when he bought some land and then he and his children went exploring on the land.  I still every now and then get an email about 1 of his conferences or something similar. 

Buy or find a good mailing list program, like an autoresponder, there are actually several very good ones at either very low or no cost, many website hosts like 1 and 1, have a mailing list program built in. Be careful with some of thees though because many do charge by the number of emails you send, you should try to find one that offers unlimited "campaigns" as they are sometimes called.

You should also divide your Leads, Clients and subscribers into categories. One of the best Marketers I know is Mark Hendricks and he told me once at a conference that he has more than one list. He has a list he calls his evergreen list, and to this list he will send general information and news etc. Then he has a separate list for certain products such as the "Ultimate Success System" which is a very good training program for Internet Marketers. Feel free to google Mark Hendricks or The Ultimate Success System, and also feel free to tell him where you seen his name. If you get a chance you really will not be wasting your money by going to one of Mark's Conference. 

The news or emails going to the USS list would be more specifically related to the people that have purchased or shown an interest in that program, while the emails to the "evergreen" list will be more generic. 

For me I have an "evergreen" list, a list for people interested in cycling and bicycle parts, and another list for people interested in Internet Marketing. 

So build your list, build it big, keep in contact with your list and make sure not to take the people on your list for granted or they won't be on your list for long. Let me also introduce you to a program that will help you build a list and maintain that list. You can use this program to assist you in building any program or use it as your entire business click here for details

Thanks for reading my blog, please comment below


Jerry "The Bicycle Nut" Godowin
BMG Cycles Plus
1612 1st Ave. SE
Moultrie, GA 31768




Saturday, March 29, 2014

Why I am an Internet Marketer

March 29, 2014

Psalms 54 1-7

1 Save me, O God, by your name; vindicate me by your might. 2 Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth. 3 Strangers are attacking me; ruthless men seek my life-- men without regard for God. "Selah" 4 Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me. 5 Let evil recoil on those who slander me; in your faithfulness destroy them. 6 I will sacrifice a freewill offering to you; I will praise your name, O LORD, for it is good. 7 For he has delivered me from all my troubles, and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.

May I ask a question of anyone reading this before I actually get into the "meat" of the blog?
What is your take on me sharing a bible verse with each post?  I have a book that was written by many preachers from many Churches including an excellent Pastor by the name of Brad Bowen from Heritage Church right here in Moultrie Georgia, it is a Daily devotional and the verse you see at the beginning of each blog is the verse for that day.  Ruth and I have been married for 43 years, it will be 44 in September and through this life the lord has come to our aid many times. I hope no one minds, but I do plan to keep sharing a verse with you and I do hope you read it. Each verse also has in the book a short explanation by a Pastor, and if anyone would like I will be happy to share that as well, just leave a comment here on the blog and I will be harpy to share.

I operate a small bicycle shop here in Moulrie Georgia, I love the bikes and the people that ride them, have a lot of fun but make very little money at the shop. I have some idea on promoting the shop on the Internet and stuff like that. I am slowly getting all that set up. I have a website for the bike shop and I do drive some traffic there, but have not really been actively working on that site for a while. I am however Marketing some other programs (2) on the Internet.

I don't really care for MLM or Network Marketing, not that it is a bad way to go but it is really not cheap and it does take a long time to get a decent amount of followers to actually begin to make a profit, I know you are always told about the people that join an MLM and make money in the 1st 24 hours are have been in for 2 months and are making 50,000.00 a month or some other unbelievable story. I have found that these are usually either outright lies or there were a bunch of circumstances you are not being told on how these people dis these extraordinary feats.

I have promoted as many as 7 different programs at the same time, have over 6000 names on a mailing list and have sent out literally millions of ads over the last several years. I heard a very smart, very wealthy marketer the other day that spoke about "laser targeting" and trimming the fat off your marketing efforts and I realized that I was exactly the person he was speaking about. I decide right then to look at all the programs I was in and take the ones I felt the best about and just promote those, in fact I decided to simply drop out altogether of 5 of the 7 I was trying to promote. So as of today I am only promoting 2 programs, both are Matrix type marketing systems and I really feel these are the best 2 programs for me. Does that mean they are the best programs for you? I would say NO. You have to look at the programs you are in, decide if they have the potential you want, decide if you enjoy the program enough to want to promote it and if you are actually using the program yourself. If you are not using the program, why would the people you sponsor. If the people you sponsor don't use the program how are you going to make any money by promoting and recruiting?

1 thing I have noticed is that many people think they can simply place a few ads, and people will sign up, then even if the do get a few sign ups which is not likely they never contact the people they sponsored and after a while they drop out. If you sponsor someone or recruit someone my advice would be to make sure to contact that person, welcome them to your group, help them and even keep in contact with them, send them an email every day, give them a call once or twice a week for the first few weeks, ask them what you can do to help them. 4 of the 5 programs I dropped in the last 2 weeks I did not even know who my sponsor was. I know who my sponsor is in both of the 2 programs I decided to keep. I am still of course going to keep the bike shop which I own, but I also know the 2 people that are my sponsors in the programs I decided to keep. 1 is Gareth Morgan and the other is Redd Daniels, both of these people have contacted me before and after I joined the program they were promoting.  If you friend me on Facebook here  you will see that I share posts from both of these marketers. Redd really likes to send out some Inspirational posts.  I may start doing that.

One other very good Internet Marketer that I really have liked and worked with some over the years is a man out of Trilby Florida named Mark Hendricks, I have learned a lot from Mark and you will notice that I share a bit of his posts also. 

Just in case anyone wants to know here are the 2 programs I decided to keep promoting the first My Sponsor is Redd Daniels an it only costs 1.75 to get started, and you have the potential to make a good amount of money from it paid directly to your pay pal or other similar account click here for details

My sponsor is Gareth Morgan in the second program and is a really great program that is getting better all the time. They just introduced a Silver Upgrade, but even without that it was a great program. Th really neat thing about this program is that you can use it to promote any other program or you can make it a "business" in itself and use it to promote it. Here is the link for it 

One thing that I will do is contact you as soon as I hear you have joined ad I will do whatever I can to assist you in promoting your links as well as help you with ads and will even mention you on my blogs, welcome you to forums etc. I like to be helpful and involved, so if you want to join a program where I am the sponsor you can expect a call on your phone, some emails and texts and I will do whatever I can to help you become successful. I will not build your program for you, I will not do all the work for you, but I will do everything I can to help.

Hope you have enjoyed this and that you will comment on my blog and rmablings here.

Have a great and blessed day

Jerry "The Bicycle Nut" Goodwin
Owner BMG Cycles Plus
1612 1st Ave. SE
Moultrie, GA 31768

Sunday, March 16, 2014

March 16, 2014

1 Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy. 2 How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth! 3 He subdued nations under us, peoples under our feet. 4 He chose our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom he loved. "Selah" 5 God has ascended amid shouts of joy, the LORD amid the sounding of trumpets. 6 Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises. 7 For God is the King of all the earth; sing to him a psalm of praise. 8 God reigns over the nations; God is seated on his holy throne. 9 The nobles of the nations assemble as the people of the God of Abraham, for the kings of the earth belong to God; he is greatly exalted.

Today is Sunday and the Breathe Run and Family Fun Day at Heritage Church in Moultrie Georgia.. With any luck I will be able to get some photos and videos that I can upload here. I did get a few pics and will post later. Unfortunately it rained the entire time of the run and the Breathe Family Walk was cancelled altogether. The pucs are mostly of some of the "kids" doing Karaoke, which was fun to watch. There was also a huge Bouncy House there that a lot of children got to play on, so everyone had lots of fun in spite of the weather. I suppose that a lot of money was raised to help with the various Mega Impact projects and the Breathe Ministry. 

I really would have liked the weather to be better, but that is just the way things go sometimes. I do understand that there will be at least 15 ramps built around Moultrie Georgia by the students from UT. 

Hope all is well with you and yours. 

I am still operating the bicycle repair shop and have received the Gasoline Motor Kit which I will be putting on a bicycle this week. Everything I need is suppose to be in the box except the gas and oil for the engine. 

 In addition to that I have been trying out some Internet Marketing Programs that might make some extra money too. This one only costs 1.75 to join and with very little effort you will soon be in profit and can make about 100,000.00 for it. Don't know about you but if I could make an extra 5000.00 a month which would be 60.000.00 per year then I would consider the business to be extremely successful and if I made 100,000.00 I would be ecstatic to say the least. why don't you join me in the for only 1.75 just click here for details. 

I hope everyone reading this has a wonderful day

Jerry 






Saturday, March 15, 2014

March 15, 2014

Psalm 46 1-11
1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear,though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, 3 though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. "Selah" 4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. 5 God is within her,she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. 6 Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts. 7 The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. "Selah" 8Come and see the works of the LORD, the desolations he has brought on the earth. 9 He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear, he burns the shields with fire. 10 "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." 11 The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. "Selah"

Today is Saturday tomorrow Heritage Church in Moultrie Georgia will have the Breathe Run and Family Fun Day. This will also signal the kickoff to a program known as Mega Impact. Mega Impact is a wonderful program that is put on by the church with help from other area churches and the University of Tennesee. Over 100 Students from UT will soon be here in Moultrie for about a week. During the time they are here they will dod a lot of work all over the town. This year their concentration will be on building wheelchair ramps for handicapped people all over town. They will also be working on the Breathe Center and numerous other projects while they are here. Last year they worked on numerous projects all over Moultrie and even painted our house and did a lot of other work.

To say we are grateful for having found Heritage would be a considerable understatement, but we are indeed grateful for having been led to Heritage. The Breathe ministry and he people that operate it along with just so many wonderful people in the church have been such a fantastic blessing to our family. 

This year we are facing quite a different challenge. Last year I had a full time job making a good wage, but had a lot of  stress due to medical problems and financial problems and then I lost my job and things looked really bleak, some stuff that was rally good happened though and we were able to come out in better financial shape except that I still did not have a job or an income. I really began promoting the bicycle shop that I had been running part time, but that is still taking more money to operate than is coming in, so I took a part time job which brings in a little money but not nearly enough to survive on. I am not complaining we are all healthy right now and that is a great thing, the amount of stress has been reduced and I feel more like things are looking up.

While we have been able to do a lot over the past few months I can see that we need more income to keep everything going and so have started searching for some business opportunities that I can do from the Internet while I get he bike shop going better. There is a lot of potentially profitable prgrams on the net and I found one that cost only 1.75 to get started.  Yes I said 1.75 that is not a misprint, you can join the program for under 2.00 and the potential is really pretty much endless.  Have you ever wanted to start an Intrenet Marketing business but was afraid that you would lose your investment?  With this program you won't lose the under 2.00 investment. I will make the deal even sweeter, you cna now join the program for FREE. You will need to pay the 1.75 and send me by email proof that you have paid, I will then send you back the 1.75 you paid making your investment 0 dollars. Visit the website link below and join right now:
http://www.feedermatrix.com/?ref=thebicyclenut

Hope you all enjoy the blog posts and if your are reading this far would like to invite you to come ride in the Tour de Tifton/ Isle Boyette Memorial Bicycle Ride on April 12th in Tifton, Georgia

Here are some picturs of things inside the bike shop form this week, these are also posted on our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/BmcCyclesAndFitness which we would love it if you come by and liked our page.

Have a great day

Jerry