A lttle marketing news and More about the Tour de Tifton

April 3, 2014

Tour de Tifton:

Don't forget April 12, 2014 is the Tour de Tifton/ Isle Boyette Memorial Bicycle Ride. The money raised will benefit the Tiftarea YMCA and will specifically help underprivileged children programs. This will be the 5th annual fundraising bicycle ride. Join us April 12, 2014 at 7 AM at the Hunt Park Campus of the Tiftarea YMCA.

Bible Verse from Daily Devotional

1 Do you rulers indeed speak justly? Do you judge uprightly among men? 2 No, in your heart you devise injustice, and your hands mete out violence on the earth. 3 Even from birth the wicked go astray; from the womb they are wayward and speak lies. 4 Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears, 5 that will not heed the tune of the charmer,however skillful the enchanter may be. 6 Break the teeth in their mouths, O God; tear out, O LORD, the fangs of the lions! 7 Let them vanish like water that flows away; when they draw the bow, let their arrows be blunted. 8 Like a slug melting away as it moves along, like a stillborn child,may they not see the sun. 9 Before your pots can feel [the heat of] the thorns-- whether they be green or dry--the wicked will be swept away. 10 The righteous will be glad when they are avenged,when they bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked. 11 Then men will say, "Surely the righteous still are rewarded; surely there is a God who judges the earth."

Internet Marketing

I have been in Internet Marketing for a few  years and have never really been what anyone would consider a "success" but that is changing. I expect to make far more this year in Internet Marketing than I have ever made at a job. You know what the letters in job stand for, right? JOB + Just over Broke, and most jobs provide just that, so starting and or expanding your own business is a way of surviving and thriving.

Over the past few years there have been quite a few changes in our life and a new found interest in Internet Marketing. I enjoy fixing bikes and running the bike shop, but in the small town of Moultrie Georgia, there is just not enough bike business to make a living doing that. I have had to take a part time job just to survive and that was after we had paid off  all our credit cards, automobiles etc, so we only had a couple of student loan payments and the house payment which was pretty small. 

Join me in one of the 2 Internet Marketing Programs that I am promoting and I will do all I can to help you become a successful marketer too.  Here is the link to the program I expect will soon be making me as much or more money than my bike shop and my part time job. 

Bike Shop.

Well I finally got the Motorized Bicycle kit all put together and on the test run the chain broke and when we tried to put it back on noticed it was bent pretty bad. It is not a normal chain so it took a while to locate a new one, but I found one and will put it on first thing in the morning. The engine tried to start before the chain gave us the problem, so I am expecting that once the new chain is on we should have a running motorized bicycle. The motor kit was purchased from ebay and the direction for the assembly of the motor etc are extremely poor. I guess they loose a lot in the translation between Chinese and English. Anyway we managed to figure out everything and hopefully tomorrow will be the last time I have to deal with this one. 

There are also 2 other bikes that need repaired, 1 just needs a tire and tube, the other needs shifters and cables, so hopefully I can get them done tomorrow also.  Actually while working on the "Motor Bike" today did sell two used bikes, a used 26" Free Spirit and a used Genesis bicycle, so not a bad day in all, just wish I could get that Motorbike finished and out of the store.

Tour de Tifton

If you are planning on being in Tifton Georgia on April 12, 2014 then do stop by the Hunt Park Campus of the Tiftarea YMCA for the 5th Annual Tour de Tifton/Ilse Boyette Memorial Bicycle Ride. The ride is a wonderful ride through beautiful countryside, and the money raised helps the underprivileged children at the Tiftarea YMCA.  Great ride Great Cause, I will be there providing on route SAG for the ride. 

Have a great day

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

Tour de Tifton and other bike stuff

April 2, 2014

Today is World Autism Awareness Day.  Everyone wear blue or get a blue light to support the people with Autism.  If you are interested here is a link to Autism Awareness.  Many of the readers may not know that we are the proud parents of two children with Autism, Scot now 41 and Chris now 33, both will celebrate birthdays in August. 


1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinnersor sit in the seat of mockers. 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. 4 Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. 5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. 6 For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

Bike Shop Stuff.

I think I have the Gas Motor kit about finished, looks like just hooking up throttle and clutch and filling it up with gas. It would be a lot easier if the directions were reasonably decent but the directions are very poorly done, the company spent more money on printing the directions than they did on having them made so they could be understood. Since the people that make the engine are Chinese and English is their second language I am guessing that may be part of the problem. 

Today with any luck I will get that bike finished and delivered. Have another bike sold that I have to deliver, a package that I have to get in the mail today and a Next bike that came in last evening that needs cables and shifters. At 5 PM I have to be at my "regular" job at Home Depot, I am working in Plumbing this week. That is not bad at all, I have a pretty decent base knowledge of plumbing and am learning a lot more as a lot of contractors and other D.I.Y folks come by and tell me about their projects and stories. I listen and learn a lot.

Tour de Tifton/Isle Boyette Memorial Bicycle Ride

April 12th is just around the corner and will mark the 5th annual Tour de Tifton Bicycle Ride.If you are anywhere near Tifton, Georgia come by and ride with us. I will be providing on route SAG for the ride, which means I will take some tools and some tires, tubes etc and head out after the riders leave and make sure everyone finishes the ride by either helping them with repairs,, water or Gatorade, or even giving them a ride if the just wear out. The rides range from an short 11 mile ride to a Metric Century 100 KM and a Full Century 100 Miles.

Along the route you will see some absolutely beautiful countryside, so do come by if you can and ride with us, here are some pictures of he route, enjoy. 

Internet Marketing

Internet Marketing is something I have come to enjoy and have really began to develop in the last few months. I am planning to replace most of the income I had before and maybe even more with my participation in Internet Marketing and I believe I am on the right track. If you want to get out of  "dead end" job or you want some real security then Internet Marketing may very well be for you too. Here is a program that you can join and promote and test, it is inexpensive and it will also help you promote other programs, if interested just click this link

Have a great day

Jerry "The Bicycle Nut" Goodwin

BMG Cycles Plus

1612 1st Ave. SE

Moultrie, GA 31768

229-921-0072

A little Motivation and some news

April 1, 2014

1 Be gracious to me, O God, for man tramples on me; all day long an attacker oppresses me; 2 my enemies trample on me all day long, for many attack me proudly. 3When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. 4 In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me? 5 All day long they injure my cause; all their thoughts are against me for evil. 6 They stir up strife, they lurk; they watch my steps, as they have waited for my life. 7For their crime will they escape? In wrath cast down the peoples, O God! 8 You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book? 9 Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call. This I know, thatGod is for me. 10 In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise, 11 in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me? 12 I must perform my vows to you, O God; I will render thank offerings to you. 13 For you have delivered my soul from death, yes, my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.

Motivational Quote

“Just know, when you truly want success, you’ll never give up on it. No matter how bad the situation may get.” - Unknown

Bike Shop

Yesterday I was able to get 2 bikes done and managed to get all the cutting, drilling and such done to mount the engine on the cruiser bike. Hoping today I can get everything hooked up and running on that.
Expect to have it done by late this afternoon.

One thing I have found on the Gas Powered bike kits, the "instructions" are a little more than worthless. You can find some videos on youtube where people have tried to fill the gaps and some of them are decent,  If I get anymore request for these to be put on I will double my pirce, but I will also make an instruction video of the entire procedure, even if I do pull the what little hair I have left out putting it together. 

Also received a new Jet Black Magnetic trainer which is really nice, even came with a free wheel block. This will be invaluable in helping to "fit" people to their bikes. It can also be used with a regualr bike to use for training indoors when the weather is bad, so can work in the "gym" area.

We have not advertised the Gym much yet, but really want to start getting some people coming in there soon too. Interested in working out? drop by the store we charge 20.00 a month to use our facilities or 100.00 a year if paid in advance. Currently we have a Weight bench, a slant bench and a trainer that you can use your bike with, we have free weights and dumbells. 

Back around 1998 I was certified as a Personal Trainer. I still would be but the agency went out of business, so now I am taking some refresher courses and will sit for another agency's test. I should be certifed within a coupple of months and will offer my services at the Gym for an additional fee of course. 

Internet Marketing

There are a lot of good quality programs out on the Internet that can make you a lot of money, they have tremendous potential. One thing I have definietly learned though is that if you want to be a success in IM or virtually anything you must be focused and that is something I have struggled with many times over the years. I would get into a program, I would do OK then see something I thought was better and join that then the circle would start again. It was a rather vicious circle and caused me to lose a lot of money.

About 2 wekes ago I decided that I would take the advice of a man that had really made it in Internet Marketing and become more targeted, so I dropped all but two programs that I was promoting. Remarkably I only had one "complaint" from a sponsor. Most of my sponsors didn't even care and probably didn't even know aho I am. That was anothe think that sort of made me aggravated. I don't want someone to sponsor me in a program then just leave me to figure it out by myself. I want a sponsor that takes an interest in me, and I want to be a sponsor that takes an interest in the people that are in their downline. 

I intend to be an active sponsor, and I intend to take an interest in the people I work with. No, I won't run your business for you, I won't build your downline for you. I will be there to help you though and I will take an interest in you and what you do, in how we can work together to make you profitable and make the journey enjoyable. So why not join me in one of the two programs I am promoting? 

The first is a program that can be used to build any other program or can be used as a business all by itself here is a link to check it out.

The second program only costs 1.75 to join using paypal and has the potential to pay back close to 100,000.00. Here is a link to check this out. 

Hope you enjoyed the blog post, please do leave comments and feel free to leave your url also.

Have a great day

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

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

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

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