I just finished watching CFO-In-A-Box, a 13 video series by Mark J. Kohler on the best tax and legal strategies for 2011.

Firstly, I want to say that I was really excited about the course when I first heard about it. This is my first year filing a real tax return with significant income from my business. I’ve operated as a few different entities in 2011, have had expenses, contractors, employees, and multiple streams of income… so I was in the perfect frame of mind to learn this stuff.

In fact, before I watched the course, I was super stressed out about doing my taxes for 2011. I wasn’t sure about how proper book keeping worked, what I could and couldn’t write off, how I should pay myself, etc.

After watching the video series, I am not only excited to do my taxes this year (and keep more money in my pocket!) but am even more excited about my future as a business owner and all of the tax advantages I have.

I just feel like I have a much stronger grasp on the financial and legal elements in my business and the economy overall. I feel excited, educated, and empowered.

Before I go into more detail on the course and how to get your hands on it, I want to make it clear that I was very lucky. I was lucky that I just happened to visit my good friends Cory Shanes and Marcelle Allen in Orange County, CA while they were starting to work with a team of internet marketers to get Mark Kohler’s material into the hands of thousands. I watched the content and got so excited that I found a way to get involved with the project through my web design company Purpose Inspired Marketing, helping to build the membership site and product informational pages.

I think the initial plan was to sell the course for $197… and I have no doubt that it will be sold for that sometime soon. And I have no doubt that a lot of people will buy at that price.

But right now that’s not the case. They are making the course available to a niche community of internet marketers called the Warrior Forum first… for a tiny fraction of the retail price. It’s kind of a special Holiday thing.

It ranges from $27 – $47, depending on when you buy. The sooner you buy, the cheaper the course.

But I’m not here to sell you on it. Just to share my own review: I can say with confidence this material empowered me to save an extra couple thousand dollars this year, and a lot more than that in coming 2012 and beyond. I’m now buying Mark’s published books and look forward to reading them.

The bottom line is that if you currently are or plan on becoming a small business owner (network marketing, blogging, affiliate marketing all included!) then this video series is a must have.

Even if you already have a great CPA doing your tax returns, this course will make you aware of strategies and concepts that can still save you thousands while creating a long term wealth formula for yourself.

The best thing is, this course doesn’t even cost anything. If you apply it, it will pay for itself many times over. Plus the purchase itself is entirely tax deductible.

You can get the course here, only available for the next few days at this price, with the price going up by 10 cents for every ten purchases.

purposeinspiredmarketing.com/cfo

And yes that’s an affiliate link. I am proudly making a commission promoting this awesome offer

On another note, OC is absolutely beautiful this time of year compared to Boston… can’t wait to move here next year!

Had a nice Mustang Rental in OC!

To access the outline document online referred to in the webinar, go to www.PurposeInspiredMarketing.com/firstwebinaroutline

To register for the rest of the webinar series, go to www.PurposeInspiredMarketing.com/facebookmastery

As you might know, I haven’t been actively involved in network marketing since early last Fall. I needed some time away from the industry and the profession, especially after getting burned by some unfortunate experiences… and a few months into my “time off” I wasn’t sure if I was ever going to get back into it. Over the last several months, I’ve developed an entirely new career for myself as I successfully launched Purpose Inspired Marketing and went full-time with it after graduation.

I now love what I do, I love growing my business, and making a difference with it for small business owners and for the larger community around me. Since I left network marketing, I have been pitched on a lot of great opportunities to work with solid companies and leaders with track records, but haven’t gotten actively involved in building anything.

The other day, I was driving and in deep contemplation (I often do that while driving). I was thinking about network marketing, and how I feel about it. Over the past few months I had been a bit bitter about it… but then it hit me: if not for my involvement in network marketing, I would NEVER be where I am today. I would not have graduated college ready to start my own business. I would not have some of the incredible relationships, friends, mentors, and partners that I have… even most of my first clients came from the network marketing industry!

I wouldn’t have the networking skills that I have.

I wouldn’t have the communications skills that I have.

The leadership skills.

The “think big” mindset.

The hunger for personal development.

The guts to step out and make my own path.

The understanding of online marketing.

The larger understanding of marketing to businesses and individuals.

The list goes on and on. If I hadn’t been involved in network marketing for three years, my world and opportunities would have been unfathomably limited in comparison to my situation today. Even more so, through my own recruiting and mentoring, I have been able to pass many of these positive impacts onto many of my peers. A lot of my friends, and those whom I never knew beforehand, are now living completely different lives with greater aspirations because they were involved in network marketing with me.

Beyond that… I have been forever inspired to empower young people through entrepreneurship and personal development, all because of my network marketing experience.

Before this turns into an even longer rant, I’d just like to say plainly: I am forever grateful for the network marketing industry, and for my introduction to it at such a young age. It changed my direction overnight… from an average life, to an extraordinary one.

Upon this realization, I recognized my desire to get back into the network marketing industry, and to do it right this time. While I certainly have great aspirations for my increasing my own income with it, my main focus will be on training and mentoring other young people to create extraordinary lives for themselves through network marketing, entrepreneurship, and personal development.

I have decided to partner up with my previous company, DrinkACT. My old upline team is focusing on other projects, so I am instead partnered with a new team of great mentors. My direct sponsor is Tom Chenault, someone who has made many millions of dollars over the past decade plus in the network marketing industry, who also has his own radio station about the home based business industry. In addition to Tom, I will be working directly with John DeHart, the Director of Sales of DrinkACT, and Eric Caprarese, the top income earner in DrinkACT.

I primarily just wanted to write this blog post to share how I feel and unveil the latest development in my life since graduation from Brandeis. If you have any interest in working with me and Tom as I re-engage with DrinkACT, just get in touch with me directly. I’m really only looking to work with people who are looking to work to make a real positive change in their lives.

Caution: Valuable FREE Information and Bonuses Ahead…

So last week I (and Cory Shanes, 24/7 Entrepreneur) recruited Branding Expert Ben Dixon to do private training class for us and our personally invited contacts. The people who attended got a TON of valuable education… and it has been great hearing the stories about their results since. Those who missed it… missed it. I have had dozens of people ask me if it was recorded and available. Fortunately, I recorded it for myself … but since so many sincerely asked me for it, I am more than happy to share it.

Also, the FREE bonuses that the lucky people who attended this webinar got are worth several hundred dollars alone…

We gave away a ton of free training products and free custom WordPress Blogs to 15 people.

I have gotten them to extend the special offer and give away more blogs and bonus trainings … as you will see in the recorded webinar. (I’m not sure how long they will last – so don’t procrastinate).

However, to make sure that you are serious about educating yourself about Social Media Marketing for your business, I want you to get on my update list before I give you access to the webinar and the free bonuses. This way, you will stay updated on upcoming webinars and you will be the first to know about our FREE private classes. And you’ll have no excuse to miss it next time

Enter your name and email below to gain access to the webinar and free bonuses on the other side:

(Obviously, you can unsubscribe at any time)

Here is just a brief overview of the webinar:

Would you like to learn how to…

• Attract quality like -minded leads to your Business, even when you’re Sleeping?
• Save money on Marketing expenses?
• Stop wasting your time speaking to the Wrong People?
• Fully integrate your Business with Web 2.0?
• Build a Database of Customers waiting to do Business with you?
• Have your Customers Suggesting your Business to all their Friends?
• Use Social Media to Grow your business?
• Ensure that your social media program Does Not look like Spam?

Learn:

• The Psychology behind identifying your perfect customer.
• How to utilize Facebook to connect with 30 PERFECT CUSTOMERS a day
• The secret strategy to brand yourself so you ATTRACT and CONVERT the perfect customers

We have figured out how to implement these strategies within our businesses…

And here’s the best part, we did this webinar at NO Cost.

The economy has shifted, and people are not doing business they way they used to.

The good news is people are still buying, and spending their money.

So what has changed?

With a smaller budget, individuals are now being more economical with their spending.

They would rather spend their money with someone they “know, like and trust.”

Luckily, with the economical shift, has come a new platform for marketing; Social Media.

Why Social Media?

Let’s face is, nearly everyone, including your Perfect Customers is checking in daily with some form of a social media website.

And let’s not forget browsing the web on their brand new mobile phones.

Social Media allows you to put a system in place in order to attract your ideal customers, and network with them at any time of day.

That’s why we’re bringing in Social Media Branding Expert Ben Dixon, to explain and show you how your business could bring in an endless amount of Your Perfect Customer.

Ben has literally made tens of thousands of dollars from customer’s he connected with right on facebook.

Using these strategies to brand YOU makes all of the difference.

Check it out:

I appreciate the support!

While there are many income streams out there available to the ambitious entrepreneur, such as a job, real estate, investments, business ownership, network marketing, and more … what I am going to talk about here will allow an ABSOLUTE INTERNET NEWBIE, with no entrepreneurial experience, and little to no start up capital to start developing multiple streams of income online, starting in as little as 72 hours.

Interested? Read on…

What I’m talking about is NOT new and revolutionary … in fact this plan has been utilized to generate multiple streams of income on a part-time and even a full-time basis for average people for years, as well as Internet experts and entrepreneurs.

What’s the blueprint? Simple: Blogging.

How do you make money with a blog?

Setting up a blog around your passions (another post for another day … stay tuned), allows you to cash in on several different income streams, most of which require no up front investment of any kind (except for a little bit of time).

Let’s go over some of the ways in detail:

1. Affiliate Marketing: this is where you get paid for referring customers to products or services of any kind. There are tens of thousands of affiliate programs out there, most of which are free. You can find a ton of products to market over at www.ClickBank.com and get paid 25% – 75% for your customer referrals. I also strongly recommend the SocialSpin Affiliate Program, as it actually pays you significantly to give away free products and services.
2. Amazon Associate Program: You can get paid for referring people to buy products from Amazon. One great way to do this is to write reviews or summaries on books and products and refer people to buy them. Head on over to www.Amazon.com and makes yourself an Associate account. You earn 4% – 10% on all sales.
3. Google Adsense: You can get paid for every time someone clicks an advertisement on your blog, whether or not they actually go on to purchase something from that click. Once you have your blog set up, you can go over to www.Adsense.Google.com to apply for an Adsense Account. This is a great way to add an extra couple hundred dollars to your residual income on your blog without any additional efforts on your part.
4. Network Marketing: If you are already in a network marketing company, you can promote your company directly on your blog under a “Work With Me” or “Partner With Me” page or by promoting your company to an e-list that you develop through your blog (more on that in a future blog post … also check out the post below for more information on this strategy). If you are not familiar with network marketing, that’s okay. Do your research, find a great company that aligns well with your values and a strong team to work with, and get started. While certainly not necessary, this is a GREAT way to grow your residual income through your blog and get paid on the efforts of others, rather than just your own.
5. Your own products or services (more advanced): You can create your own e-books or physical products to sell on your blog. WordPress has a great shopping cart Widget that will allow you to do this for FREE directly from your website. PayPal and Google CheckOut are also great tools to take direct payments from people without setting up a merchant account.
6. Consulting (more advanced): Once you get good at blogging or Internet market (or any other particular skill) you can use your blog as a platform to attract people that you can help with your new skills. You can charge significant hourly rates once you get good at what you do.
7. Branding (I will write an entire post on this later): As you build a blog around your passions, you can create a very valuable brand, which you can later monetize in the form of your own products, consulting services, and recruiting via attraction marketing, not to mention you will be viewed as an expert in your field, allowing you to generate more affiliate revenues from your sincere recommendations (again, more on that later).

This is just a beginning. Once you become a great blogger and brand yourself in the marketplace, this asset can grow exponentially for years to come, and can turn into a lifetime asset that can make you a fortune.

Your vision can be as big as you want it… as big as you’re willing to create, but the first step is getting your blog set up and making your first few posts, your first couple of hundred dollars from affiliate commissions and advertising revenue.

The biggest challenge that I have seen with most people is that they just don’t get started, they are too intimidated to take action. Don’t let that be you. Get started today, and trust me: you will thank yourself tomorrow and for years to come.

The next greatest challenge is that people think they don’t know enough about technology to start their own blogs or set up all these income streams… and fortunately I have recenthly stumbled upon a solution that will help anyone start a professionally designed, personalized WordPress Blog (like this one) for free (all you pay for is the domain name such as www.yourname.com and hosting which is less that $9 per month). You can get your Free Blog set up at www.GetMyFreeBlog.com (Once you do this let me know … I will give you a free 15 minute consulting sessions helping you generate traffic with social media and make money with your new blog).

I wish you all the best of luck and success in your new venture!

Please feel free to contact me directly for more information. I look forward to hearing your success story!

I strongly encourage you to build your own blog As Soon As Possible! It will dramatically help your marketing efforts AND allow you to develop multiple streams of income on top of your primary opportunity income while you build your business.

If you would like, I can help you develop your own blog and provide you with a full hour of social media consulting for $147 … -OR- you can get your OWN self-hosted, personalized, professionally designed blog for FREE from The Free Blog Factory by visiting www.GetMyFreeBlog.com

Once you have your blog all set up, feel free to contact me directly and I can help you develop multiple streams of income from the traffic that you drive to your blog…

To Living a Life of Freedom, Passion, and Purpose,

Dmitriy Kozlov