Feb 8th, 2010
by
Robert Granholm.
Topic(s): Experiences.
photo credit: TheAlieness GiselaGiardino²³
Adwords, copywriting, SEO, headers, <title>, keywords….Online business is a lot about words and how you can make them dance at your will. Stealing an awesome phrase from an awesome movie, we all need to be “warrior poets” when it comes to our verbiage online. Luckily this takes more effort than skill.
In our current quest to test how viable a product idea is without wasting money or time, the most thought intensive piece of the puzzle so far has easily been the words. The title of the product, the copy of the sales page, and the advertising wordage to be specific.
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Feb 1st, 2010
by
Robert Granholm.
Topic(s): Experiences.
photo credit: kalidoskopika
It’s awesome to have a solid process scheduling system, but the point is to streamline production, not manage 1000 tasks. Ever feel unproductive despite your best efforts? There should be a built in alert for calendar and task systems that simply says, STOP! finish something first idiot.
After finally identifying that this past week, I was able to free myself and get something done. A refresher in singular focus and the visual below really set me straight. I’m finally doing the actions that will actually propel me to freedom income, the stage we’re currently in. It’s not building websites, or tweeting, or stumbling, and it’s especially NOT creating a product. It’s pinpointing my ideal customer, finding a pain or need, and mock testing ideas for realistic results on profitability. The content I’ve been talking about recently, but sluggishly acting on. Here’s how I, and you can realize what mode of process your stuck in and how to move past it and get something done.
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Jan 25th, 2010
by
Robert Granholm.
Topic(s): Experiences.
Sustainability: An important note on building a core business along with your freedom business products and services.
One thing thats important to note during this whole information product virtual business creation process is to spend time on that front/core of your business from time to time. You certainly can “go mercenary” with your freedom business product, but having a core really impacts your ability to promote or drive any sort of campaign behind your product when you eventually do create it. Let me explain. Continue reading →
photo credit: Tim Morgan
As the Adword testing of my information product flies around the interwebs I wanted to offer you some more varied experiences at The LDP in the next coming weeks. I’ll be adding to my Monday posts randomly throughout the week with some different lifestyle design topics, features and insights. I hate to break continuity on our income stage so I’ll do my best to keep things related, but hey that’s what blog categories are for. Continue reading →
photo credit: laffy4k
Our from the ground up freedom business is just about ready for a soft launch and some real profitability results. It seems it has taken longer here in the blog world than it has in real world hours. The holidays, a cold, reflection posts and some 9-5 job chaos has chopped up the 10-20 hours it has actually taken to get all this off the ground. This post is to recap the last few weeks of actionable items for reflecting, automating, and improving. It’a also to shed truth on the real uses of Google Adword keywords in comparison to SEO keywords for our mock process. Bonus! Free workflow for your VA or yourself on finding valuable data on keywords. Continue reading →
Jan 11th, 2010
by
Robert Granholm.
Topic(s): Experiences.
Hello! In celebration of The LDP’s growth and honestly, just to pass time as the research developments continue with both the Backup Informer and the core of our freedom business effort stage here at the project, IT Arsenal, I’m introducing The 4-Hour Workweek, Expanded and Updated, With Over 100 New Pages of Cutting-Edge Content Giveaway! Long title right?
It’s fairly simple, 3 ways to win and plenty of winners for a free no questions asked AND shipped copy of the book anywhere, global! The 4 Hour Work Week isn’t perfect but it’s insightful and sparked this project so it’s fitting that it’s the first giveaway. Author Tim Ferriss just updated his New York Times best seller many years running with 100 pages of fresh up to date content, grab it free! Details below!
UPDATE: 1st Winner! @bill_lyons. Thanks Bill!
UPDATE: 2nd Winner Cole Tucker, who had the most votes for his Life Design question on what he’d like to learn most! Check it out here. Congrats!
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Jan 4th, 2010
by
Robert Granholm.
Topic(s): LDP Updates.
I’m afraid the LDP will be indisposed for this Mondays post at an all week event. I’m sorry! There’s still plenty going on under the hood. Most notably, freedom business updates and the New 4 Hour Work Week Giveaway. More to come as 2010 embarks. I’m psyched!
If you’re feeling now’s the time to make some changes in your life, shed bad habits and make real strides toward more time, freedom, and financial liberty take a look at a previous post entitled How to Reboot your Brain and Regain Life Control. It’s a stellar practice for seeing where you are, and gaining clarity for the next steps on your path. It might just what you need if you’re looking for that fresh start feeling in the new year.
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Cheers!
Today’s post is a little more introspective as I’ve had a bit more time to reflect while traveling during some winter vacation. I figured now would be a good time to share more about who I am (and what I own!) as internet traffic dips and people are busy with their families and the holidays. The short and sweet of my thoughts here look at the measurable truth behind gaining more than just closet space by taking inventory of what you own and ditching the junk. Continue reading →
It’s time for some updates on the goings and comings here at The LDP. First I’d like to thank my readers for their comments, their encouragement and their engagement. I’m simply blown away by the impact made on myself, the community here and the life design community as a whole. Doors have opened, friends have been made, goals have been met and reforged. I owe you guys everything. Relationships are fuel! The holiday break here in the wintery US North Eastern region is just about to set in and that actually means they’ll be more changes around here than less. Take a peek at what’s to come in 2010.
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This post is a little raw and more rapidly written than most here. Okay so now we have an idea we’ve preliminarily qualified as worth some effort. What now? I’ve taken the steps outlined in the last post and had a few conversations with other bloggers and people in the space. I’ve qualified the backup guide as something to dig more into, now to see where it leads…but first a confession. Continue reading →
