Today’s post will analyze the psychology of why e-mails with all the right information get ignored, deleted, and un-answered and offer tips on how to avoid having this happen when e-mailing those A-listers who can help make your online efforts a success. Hint: It’s not just because they’re too long. Continue reading →
Resources Mentioned: andrew warner, mixergy.com, noah kagan, okdork.com, corbett barr, catherine caine, webex, mindnode pro, mailchimp, ejunkie
This post is large part update on the progress of the business, large part reflection from a webinar on “launching a product” I recently listened to over at mixergy.com from noah kagan (mint.com, Facebook) limited to 20 members. It includes mindmaps, documents you can use as templates, review and reflection. Continue reading →
starting a blog can do wonderful things IF you make an effort. this project has sparked more inspiration, challenge, business and progress then i ever thought it would.
let that be a note to those on the edge to go ahead and give it a try.
along the way i’ve received notes of inspiration on how this blog has really helped people on their own journey (yes this one, i’m just as surprised). i’ve linked up with people i’d call my friends, and built some great symbiotic relationships as well as continue to charge on with my goals for life fulfillment.
you really need to start paying attention to this “internet economy”.
one of those relationships is that of Snorkle.tv and Carl Schooff who i’d like to introduce you to today. he gave an element of this crazy life design, entrepreneur, start building your own content “thing” a try and has had awesome results. i’m proud to share how he’s made his progress. Continue reading →
Resources Mentioned: Mint.com, WordPress, The Art of Non Conformity, Clickbank
piece by piece by piece. that’s how. the quote goes, “Rome wasn’t built in a day” and any online business endeavor certainly isn’t either. i’ve always reflected how it’s less about any amazing product or skill, and more about managing the various parts of business and sticking with it. there’s light at the end of the tunnel, at some point things will click. keep gaining experience and your path will become clear. here’s some clarity of my own.
i’ll share some progress, and reflect on some wisdom i’ve learned the last few months creating content.
Resources and Summary: WordPress styled websites…and a lot of reflection on the grind of working on your business and/vs. in your business.
jan 24th night
created a contacts group in Gmail of people i’ve reached out to and who have showed interest in my relaunch and helping. they’ve all replied and given me good feedback. gotta use that as fuel and pump everything out now…make sure to give my work to them free, and follow up so can return the favor…
capture who interacts with you, treat them well.
feb 3rd
still recovering from a horrible flu and can’t remember when i last had a good work rhythm. time to get back on the horse.
i’ve realized the despite my best efforts, after looking at my e-mail i’m actually still carrying on many more mini projects or requests than i thought i was while “tricking” myself into thinking i was working mostly on IT Arsenal. Continue reading →
Fighting a monster flu, check out thrillingheroics.com or manvsclock.com (new and developing)
… and do something to boost your immune system today.
please excuse brevity or typos, written from iPhone while coughing and drinking vitamin water
Resources: screenr.com, followupthen.com, M6Method , Screenflow
jan 18th
summary: video editing for videos in your product launch, mindmaps, salespages, personal marriage updates
navigation installed on each page of the WP Trainer service and video made for customizing your logo or header in WordPress which I think people are really going to appreciate.
i ended up using screenflow to record the video, not screenr.com and i’m glad i did. i screwed up half way through and could easily re-record and paste over the bad part with it. screenflow doesn’t just allow you to record your screen, or audio, i can record your video camera in an overlay, and puts the recorded video in a timeline when you’re ready to edit and finalize the video. absolutely the best desktop app for recording. if you’re creating a product, it’s top notch. in screenr.com’s defense though, they’re tool is free, entirely online, and super easy to share. just more suited to quick videos that don’t need any polish.
i started looking for a really easy way to create a custom text into for the video’s i’m creating because part of my feedback for the video’s were to make it look more professional, sit up, wear a collar, get better lighting, and an intro. so i looked into iMovie ’11 Continue reading →
If your niche was a neighborhood and your business was a bulding on the block, what would it look like? I think mine would be clean and cool looking on the outside, maybe some nice shutters and good parking. On the inside though, the walls would be bare, the shelves empty, and the tables chair-less! Does your house look the same?
Somehow I’ve erected a house, walked around the neighborhood of online entrepreneurs, I’ve talked with them, dug into some of their hangouts, befriended a few with my ideas and even built a product! I love this town. I’ve shared a few visions like many of you have but still jostle around. It’s surprisingly easy to glaze over execution while exploring entrepreneur town. Correction, it’s surprisingly easy to glaze over execution forever while in entrepreneur town. Get out. Continue reading →
Resources: MarsEdit, Omnigraffle, Screenr.com, Password Protected Enhancement (custom WordPress password protected pages), eDatingDoc.com
jan 7th
whew, the vacation time and company paris travel is now over. i’m on the plane back home and it’s clear to me you can’t work on a wordpress website while offline no matter how many elements you try to download. i’ve been using MarsEdit which is an offline blogging program, but without being able to preview things live, and go through the process of my product now that I have a working framework i’m left with only the ability to draw up rough text anxad the mental beginnings of the pages that need to happen.
after this long break i’m super eager to get creating again. i can sense the feelings of being fed up with little public materials to show, by the end of next week, the three services have to get up on the site in beta so i can see it live and get some feedback, set up the payment processes and videos. roll on. Continue reading →
Resources: Mars Dorian, stickk.com, BlogcastFM (remarkablogger), Ashley Ambirge, MarsEdit, Password Protect Children Pages, TungleMe, m6 method
dec 12
with the initial options page done, it’s time to go deeper. the train me page salespage, orientation video. quicknote on SEO as well, when first building the whole structure of your site, and flow of these service pages, or core information pages…it’s better to just get it up so it exists then worry about optimization. that can be done later, or you can outsource someone to do it easily.
although these are super specific nitty gritty details. it’s important to track these and remember this is what it takes to launch a product, or sell an expertise.
page creation, visuals, sales copy, creating links, linking with payment gateways so people can pay you. Continue reading →
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