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I'd like to say a big "Hello!" to you regular subscribers of ProsperityUnleashed! and extend a Super Special "Welcome to the Group!" to all of you who are new subscribers as well, especially to those of you who have joined recently through my good friend John Delavera's awesome Turbo Collection.

It's been quite awhile since you've received an issue of this newsletter--nearly four whole months!--and for that I would like to humbly ask both your forgiveness and your pardon.

A lot has happened during that time, and if you'll be so gracious as to allow me to, I will give you a brief update.

For those of you who have been with me for awhile you know that in January I put together a very unique collection of my own to help you get tools and resources to help you "kick-start" your own personal or business goals for 2006. I called it "30 Days of Success" and set it up via autoresponder.

Because I literally created it 'by the seat of my pants', that meant that I had to spend nearly thirty days creating each page and uploading it and the gift for it, so that pretty much took up the time I would have usually spent putting together the January editon . . .

That and an absolutely incredible Joint Venture that was initially started by using one of my "Info-Strategies."(TM) I had been contacted about being a part of an international group creating a unique new Success-oriented product. However, to get on board was extremely pricey, to say the least. Now I really wanted to get in on--and learn from--this amazing opportunity, so I e-mailed the Master Marketer heading up the project--who is also a friend--and after a little discussion, we reached an agreement whereby I would serve as project editor.

So. . . (you guessed it!) during the course of nearly two and a half months I was working on editing the project. I finished the task in early March--the night before my parents arrived from Michigan to stay for five days.

I had no idea what would happen the day after they had arrived, but God did, and my parents couldn't have come at a better time.

If you know anything about me or if you've read my Bio Page, you know that since the fall of 1993 I've worked either part or full time at the Christian radio station in our town. The station's manager, Jim Cody, whom I've known and worked with during my time at the station, was to have heart surgery on March 14th in Nashville. As heart operations go it was to be 'routine'; however, it turned out to be anything but that.

As a Christian, Jim said that he had peace from God about the operation--and even had me record a statement to that fact to be aired on the radio. I had no idea that that would be the last time I would speak to him this side of Heaven because on Wednesday, March 15th, due to humanly unexplainable circumstances, my friend, boss, spiritual mentor and brother in the Lord passed away.

It was an absolute shock to me, to all of us. So many people had been praying for Jim but God chose to heal his heart beyond this world. His family, friends and the station's staff miss him dearly, even though we know we will see him again someday.

Jim had asked me to do the news for him and I have been continuing to do so along with doing my weeknight shift. Not only that but I've also been doing the weekend shift that he used to do. As a result, I've been working seven days a week for about two months now. It's a small station and yes, we're short-handed but are all pulling together to get the job done, with much grace and strength from the Lord.

Needless to say, I've been doing a lot of soul-searching myself--especially in view of my wife's recent outpatient surgery--which was very successful.

Going back to the subject of Joint Ventures, in my Feature Article I'm going to let you in on one that's been "in the works" with my partner for over a year. You see, I not only try to teach you about my "Info-Strategies"(TM), but I use them all the time. And simply because I took the time to try to help him market his incredible ebook product, one of the results was the idea for a brand new site that's taking the Internet Marketing world by storm!

So, to make a long story short: I'm not offering excuses here but simply explaining why you haven't gotten any issue of ProsperityUnleashed! until now.

Now that I've gotten you "up to speed" on what's been happening with me, let's move on to the current issue.

You'll find a brand new article by a very talented lady who has recently been in the forefront of Online Marketing. I'm referring to Liz Tomey, with whom I was a co-JV partner in creating a product about Joint Venturing. I think you'll like what she shares about her experience with Resale Rights.

By all means, please be sure to use the "digital tool" collection I've put together for you in the subscribers only membership site. (The username is prosper and the password is success.)

If you're interested in my Newsletter's previous issues, click here.

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"How To Create An Unintentional Joint Venture"

By Stephen Boutelle © 2006

You never know what might happen when you send an e-mail or post a response in a forum . . . and you will never find out until you try! Having been a member of the illustrious "Internet Marketing" niche since 2000 I can truthfully state that some of my best Joint Ventures have been totally unplanned.

With all of the attention that the subject of JV's has been getting recently it would seem that achieving a successful one should be a textbook case, "a walk in the park." That is by no means a slam against these products; I own, and am an affiliate for, many of them.

But even though this method has been honed down to a science, particularly with Sterling Valentine's product, I have discovered, through my own efforts that were not aimed at creating a JV, that we must never forget the human factor.

No matter how "big" or "small" a particular marketer may be in the I.M. 'pond', he or she is first and foremost, a person. Somebody with needs, feelings, concerns and frustrations, just like all the rest of us. And when you purposefully focus on that aspect, with no ulterior motive ("I'd like to do a JV with this person") in mind, you will often get the most astonishing results!

Case in point: when Mike Mograbi introduced his 378 Internet Marketing Predictions Two Volume E-Book set I was totally amazed at what he had singe-handedly created! I sent him an e-mail congratulating him on his new product and that asked him about an affiliate program for his ebooks. He politely responded with a thank-you and the link for his affiliate program.

Mike was beginning to become 'known' in the Online Marketing industry and was also a JV partner in a couple of other products. We had begun emailing each other on occasion; I was still totally awed by the fact that he had conducted the massive research for his ebooks completely by himself. I had a product idea that had come about as I was thinking about this astounding feat and so I emailed him about it.

Although my suggestion did not end up getting off the ground, that was the defining moment that set into motion a new partnership that birthed the concept--and creation--of a radically new Internet-Marketing based product idea that has been turning the heads of and getting rave reviews from several of the most prominent online marketers. Of course I'm referring to the "Pulse of Internet Marketing," IMNewswatch.com

It was nearly a year and a half from concept to launch, with many, many hours of writing e-mails, messaging each other and chatting via Skype, brainstorming, researching and planning. And throughout that time we have come to share many things besides online marketing. A year and a half of friendship and partnership that began with a simple little e-mail that focused on the human factor, and saw Mike as a person, not a prospect or potential JV partner.

Without question I'm one of those who "eats, sleeps and drinks" Marketing; I love it! But even as marketers, we must be willing to remove our marketing 'hat' and communicate with each other with the human factor in mind. When we do, it will make all the difference in the world.

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