Time! Every person alive only has 24-hours in each day. But if you’re in business, you’re probably like most entrepreneurs who wish you had 30 or 35-hours in the day instead. I know during the build out phase and preparation for the launch of Quan$ite (more on that in a minute,) everyone on the team has been looking for those 35-hour days. LOL!

Unfortunately, the alternatives I see some people pushing out there are real killers for entrepreneurs. They’re out there telling you can do better by becoming more “efficient” and by getting better at “Time Management.” But this can be DEATH to your dreams!

The fact is — both Time Management and “efficiency can actually kill your business! Quite the opposite of what you’ve probably been taught right?

That’s why I want to let you know about an awesome new 7-part Master of Business Ownership® video series I just started. As you watch every part in the series you’ll see the fallacy of Time Management debunked, hear how to actually CONTROL time, and make it do your bidding.

There are going to be some really cool concepts and strategies laid out in the series. Frankly, what is revealed in each of the seven videos will twist the brains of “time management experts” into pretzels. And the good news for you is that the street-smart tactics shared will turn the way you’ve been told to think about time on it’s head. We’re talking getting twice the performance, profits & fulfillment from 1/2 fewer hours…and better. Outrageous right!

Head on over to the MBO blog to >> check out the first Time Control video now! <<

This series is a MUST for any entrepreneur, business owner, marketer or sales professional serious about business success.

Quan$ite launch update

Well, we’ve finally reached the point on the programming side that I feel comfortable in announcing the target launch date. It will be September 29th…09-29-09! The significance of those numbers will be revealed that day.

We have quite a few awesome partners on board for the launch, so with the help of our current affiliate partners this should be quite the celebration! The plans are for a 7-day launch roll-out during which some, well, I’ve gotta say — freakin OUTRAGEOUS bonuses are going to be offered along with the new membership plans. (And these will all be available to current members who want to change to one of the new plans.)

Obviously you’re going to see many of the changes start to take place as a current member of QuanSite, but we’ll be giving you more details on those things as they happen. We’re really excited about the Quan$ite launch, and we know you’ll be too when you see the improvements in the system!

Now, if you haven’t already done so — CLICK HERE to check out the first video in the series on debunking Time Management and instead kicking butt with Time Control! You’re going to love what’s revealed in every video in the series (and so will your bank account!)

As we power ahead with the Quan$ite re-branding and required system upgrades, I’m reminded of something Winston Churchill said back in 1945. F.D. Roosevelt had expressed hopes that the Yalta conference (the wartime meeting between he, Churchill and Stalin) would not last more than five or six days. Churchill remarked: “I do not see any way of organizing our hope of world organization in five or six days. Even the almighty took seven.”

Well, we may not be working on a plan for ending a World War, but I’ve had to remind myself of what Churchill meant about time being a misleading indicator when working on a BIG goal.

Often, no matter how much pre-planning goes into a project, the more impact that project can have, the more changes can be expected. What at first looks in pre-planning to be a project with a half-dozen moving parts, soon becomes one with dozens of moving parts. This is especially true when you have an anal, perfectionist like me making decisions.

We knew that the logo, back end system changes, affiliate structure updates, the new design for the Quan$ite sales site and several other related tasks needed to be completed to make the re-branding from BLOGI360 to Quan$ite a reality. And as a matter of fact, the GOOD NEWS is, all those things are done!

But there were some things about the system and compromises being made due to software limitations that I just didn’t want associated with the new Quan$ite brand. If we were going to be totally committed to creating the world’s #1 site-building and New Media marketing software, I just couldn’t let these things stand. So our project expanded, which is a good thing for us, you and the thousands of new QuanSite members that will be joining us!

Here’s just a few of the many NEW “moving parts” being worked on right now:

• New affiliate management: our current affiliate management software was just too limiting for the type of reward systems I wanted to put in place. So a new software system is being worked on as we speak.

• New dashboard: I’ve been unhappy with the look and feel of the admin dashboard for some time now. I wanted it more inviting, user-friendly and easier for us to make changes for enhancing user-friendliness. Since I didn’t feel in it’s current state it was worthy of the Quan$ite name, we’re rebuilding that.

• Newly upgraded blog module: this will provide us greater expansion capability in the future and will provide you with a noticeable speed improvement when working in your admin area.

• New support materials: Actually, this is one of the BIGGEST improvements that I see in helping members maximize the impact of Quan$ite on their business online. There will be a package of physical start-up products mailed to new members upon sign up. From our research with and polling of members who have left the system, this will be a HUGE improvement in usability (and for affiliates, that means boosting retention.)

Of course all of these changes are expanding the copy, images, design and videos for the main sales site too. That includes testimonials, which is another one of those moving parts that’s somewhat out of our control. As a matter of fact, we’ll be making an open call for testimonials (using the Quan$ite name instead of QuanSite) during this coming week… so if you’re interested and want to get a jump on things to make sure your testimonial gets TOP POSITIONING — let us know in a comment below and we’ll get in touch with you personally before the open call.

Anyway, in the end this is all going to be worth it. I didn’t want the re-branding to be a simple name swap, I wanted Quan$ite to be incredible…and I’m getting my wish. I know when we’re done you’ll be ecstatic too, both as a member and an affiliate partner.

Make it an awesome Summer weekend!

What an AWESOME help you guys and gals have been in creating the new tag-line for Quan$ite… AND for helping select the new logo direction for the re-branding of BLOG i360 to Quan$ite! OK, so — the winners on the tag-line contribution contest…

First-off — thank you ALL who contributed

Heather Picken
Vickie Seibert
Jerry Graham
Charles Dillon
Tim
Linda Miller
Michael
Timothy Carter
Robin White
Michael
Dick Tuey
Ryan Magin
Tan
Dr Ricardo Lalama
DanLopez2012
Kevin Finneran

And a VERY special thanks (AND congratulations) goes out to:

Emily la Grange
Mike Saunders
Danielle Miller
James Wedmore

Your ideas were used directly in the new tag-line… so… as promised — since you each contributed a key word or phrase we used in creating the new tagline –  we are paying one month of your subscription on your current Hub Site! Congratulations!!!

So what’s the new tag-line for Quan$ite?

Here it is in its current working form…

Long-version:

Quan$ite

The New Media site-building system that automagically ignites an explosion of traffic, clients and cash for you with pushbutton ease

Short-version:

Quan$ite

Automagically ignites an explosion of traffic, clients and cash

It still has to go to our copy writer for final tweaks by a “professional”; but you guys and gals have been a terrific help.

What about the Quan$ite logo?

Well, same thing there. We’ve got to really thank everyone who shared their input in the last 24-hours. I’ll be honest… the logo mock-up that won out was my least favorite at first. (Although Logo #5 was Deb’s Favorite – perhaps that’s why she suggested we get YOUR opinions to settle the argument I’m sure glad we reached out and got your opinions for the new logo!

Here’s the winner…

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OK, time for more of your brilliant feedback, input and ideas. We’ve got our first round of logo mock-ups back from the designer and we want your opinion and participation. We want to keep this baby rolling, so get your opinion in on the logos RIGHT NOW!

If you haven’t yet watched the video where Coach Deb and I take you behind the scenes on the re-branding of Quan$ite, watch that re-branding QuanSite video HERE first. It’s important so you know the context and positioning we’re going for with the new name…. plus you’ll get to check out all the awesome submissions for new tag-lines too.

The initial logo designs we want your opinion on

Below are the five initial mock-ups from the graphic artists on the new logo. Instead of going with some type of icon to go beside the name, we decided to have them incorporate the graphic aspects right into the name and make that the actual logo.

Take a look at all five then let us know in the comment area down below:

• Which logo you like the best (using the numbers below)
• Specifically what you like about the chosen logo
• What you would change
• Any ideas on color combinations you would suggest

Remember — we need to keep this re-branding project rolling along, so submit a comment with your opinion on the logos RIGHT NOW!:)

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