Have you ever wished that someone would just open up their business and show you exactly what they do, step-by-step, revealing all of their strategies and software that they use in an easy to follow, bite-size format so that you can implement their strategy and be successful as well?

I know I did! That is exactly how I felt every time I listened to a speaker at an Internet marketing conference. I t was exactly how I felt every time I purchased yet another eBook or video course that over-promised and under-delivered.

But before we get too far, let me introduce myself! My name is Nicole Munoz and I am a mom, a missionary pastors wife, and lastly, an entrepreneur and business owner! Yes I know what you are thinkingeveryone always asks me, How do you do it?

You know that show 19 Kids and Counting? When my husband and I first got married we said we would be glad if we had 17 children! Although we dont have 17, we have been blessed with 7! Yes, you read that right I am a mom of 7 children! At the time of writing this, the oldest is 9 and the youngest is 3 months old.

Our family is fortunate to live in the country of Mexico where we also serve as Independent Baptist Missionaries! We came to Puebla, Mexico from California when my first child was only 4 months old. My husband studied Pastoral Theology in Oklahoma and I studied to be a teacher in a Bible college in Indiana. When we came to Puebla, our goal was to start a church from scratch. A goal we have accomplished I am glad to say!

About two years after arriving in Mexico, in 2003, I bought the How to Start a Yahoo Store eBook by Andy Jenkins I had no idea what I was getting myself into!

Because we live in Mexico, I had to wait almost a year before I went back to the States so I could actually open up a real business, get a merchant account and open up a business checking account. During that time I researched and studied the market I wanted to get into.

Since then I have launched three ecommerce sites, over 100 niche sites, and a successful SEO Company called StartRankingNow.com. As a result of our business activities, we have been able to stay here in Mexico and not take the traditional furlough most missionaries take every four years to raise money for the work we do! We have also been able to build a brand new home that we designed and were also able to purchase a building for our church!

The Internet lifestyle for us is not about cars and money, but the ability to live life on our terms and spend time doing things we enjoy to bring purpose to our lives!

What is my secret for becoming successful and being able to live life on my terms?

Taking action!

Thats the biggest thing.

Really.

I see it over and over again most people dont take action.

When I started my first ecommerce store, I didnt even know what an Excel file wasso we added all 800 products to our store one by one. I should say I did!

In my opinion, the biggest challenge to any business owner is just getting started. My best advice is you just need to go and do it!

So many people learn a strategy and then they feel like they have to learn so much before they can implement anything. Ive made a ton of mistakes. Do I regret them? No! Each mistake was a learning opportunity!

Every step you take, youre learning, youre going forward.

It turns out that while Im a good ecommerce business owner; I am great at Search Engine Optimization. So I focused my energy and my talent into creating a company that could help others bring their sites to the front page. These days, my SEO company, Start Ranking Now, is the bulk of my business. We have 35 employees in eight countries and were growing.

I still have my ecommerce sites, but SEO is what excites me most. I love the challenge the game of it. Friends asked me to help them and I did. Clients asked me to train their employees and I did. So now Ive decided to take what Ive learned over the past 7 years and share it with others through seminars, live events, and workshops. I guess I never really stopped being a teacher.

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