Gold Is King! Cash Is Trash! By Lex Ferrari

What is money?

Over the past century we have come to believe that money is cash, the paper notes in our wallets.

But is that what 'money' really is? Does it make sense that printed pieces of paper have so much perceived value throughout the global village?

On the subject of the global economy Robert Kiyosaki once mentioned that "Paper money is man-made money, but Gold and Silver is Gods' money".

This was a reference to the Gold Standard and humanity using gold, a metal with real intrinsic value, throughout most of our history. Which is why today continuous print runs of paper money are causing inflation and de-valued currencies, that make economic recessions and depressions all the more feasible.

The amount of Gold in the Federal Reserve is most definitely not on par with the amount of US Dollars in circulation (based on world gold prices). In fact it's similar to all central banks across the globe.

But that measure is in an era where the Gold Standard does not in reality even exist.
Britain broke the tie to gold in the 1930's and the world followed them, including the US. But the US later introduced a partial-tie. Which Nixon subsequently abolished in the 1970's.

So the worlds Governments have an effective license to print money. It is no longer backed up by gold or pegged against anything of intrinsic value. The consequence is that in essence paper money itself has no intrinsic value.

The law says it is money and after that it all hinges on the confidence of the people i.e. it is purely psychological.

Hence when we enter recession we see that there is a lack of confidence after too much money is printed, and then banks and corporations have acted irresponsibly.

In contrast gold is gold and you definitely cannot make it at will on a printing press.

When we know these facts, then banks and pension funds are the worse place to keep your earnings.

Bankers and investors do not tie up their cash in savings accounts, they remain rich by keeping their wealth in the form of real assets.

Therefore best advice to people is that they need to invest in hard assets like property, precious metals, and commodities generally. Investments are best tied-up in things with real intrinsic value instead of cash which is in effect trash.

This smart investing will help protect your finances and help you in your way to become a real money making expert.


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KEY FACTS: The Fundamentals Of Making Money Online.

How Do You Make Money Online with Affiliate Marketing?


For those of you who want to know, affiliate marketing is the name for selling other people's products online for a commission. In short, if you refer customers and they make a purchase then you'll profit from a percentage of the sales.

I want to give you the fundamentals of ways to earn money online. This approach is proven time and time again and it will work if you put in the work and build your project around it.


1 – Discover Your Niche

The first thing you must do is a find a niche. What do I mean by this? Well, simply, you need to become an expert in a certain area. That area could be how to make money, how to build muscle, successful relationships, or weight loss.

The secret to finding a niche is to reverse-engineer your marketing. Find a problem that a large number of people have FIRST and then put forward the product as the answer. Not only that, your research should indicate that they are willing to pay to have that problem solved.

2 – Build a Website

If you do not know how to build a website, don't let fear keep you from taking action, because building a website isn't actually very difficult at all! You simply need a one page website in your niche that offers something valuable to your visitors.

3 – Capture the Names and Email Addresses of Visitors

That's right – you must build your list. And this is truly fundamental and something that many people overlook. You need to make sure that you capture the names and email addresses into something called an autoresponder.

4 – Build a Relationship with Your List of Subscribers

Let me ask you a quick question. Who do you listen to more... The advice of your friends or the advice of a stranger? If you're anything like me then you will listen to your friends of course! Well, that's why it is now important to build a relationship with the people that are on your list... And that means sending them emails that are packed with valuable information – information that they are truly appreciate. Frankness and honesty goes a long way and does not cost anything. It won't be long before you start getting a name for yourself and people see you as sincere and genuine authority on your chosen niche.

5 – Promote to Your Subscriber List

You're now at the point where you can promote to your list. You are now at the stage where you can recommend good products to your subscribers to help them solve their problems. And, of course, when a sale is made, you make money.


The Amazing Truth About This is...

Once you've set it all up, it can work on autopilot. It's called the money making “system” or the profit funnel. Once it's all set up, the only thing you have to worry about is driving enough traffic to it! And, of course, if you've set your profit funnel up in a positive way then you will be able to drive a constant stream of traffic from numerous sources.

KNOWLEDGE is the only thing that separates you from where you are right now and true success, and what you have here are the fundamentals of making money online.