My Interview With Jit Uppal
By · CommentsHey Guys.
A few weeks ago I recorded an interview with super affiliate Jit Uppal.
We talked candidly about how he built his business from nothing, to where he is now (He now has around 31k subscribers, although it was 29k when I interviewed him)!
If you haven’t yet had chance to listen to the call then I highly recommend it. I have had some really good feedback for the content we cover, and a few people are taking action and having success.
You can grab it by entering your email address below, and I would love to grab some feedback off you when you have listened!
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2009 Review: 2010 Preview
By · CommentsWell..Where do I start?
I know a few of you will be familiar with my story – but some may not.
I started my first website on the 17th Feb 2009, after becoming bored of my job as an trainee accountant. I never wanted to be an ‘employee’ and always knew that one day, I would work for myself – I just didn’t expect things to happen so fast.
After starting my fist site, I struggled for months and months – wasted over $3,000 on ebooks/video courses that I did nothing with. You have probably been there yourself (and you may still be there) – the only advice I can give is put your credit card AWAY!
In June of 2009, I was told by a friend that Alex Jeffreys was reopening his coaching program, and with an investment of $997 – it was going to be the most I had spent in one go, and it was a massive commitment for me. I was actually on holiday in Zante (Greece) when the coaching went live, but I still made sure I was by a computer to book my place.
A few weeks after starting the coaching, I had met loads of like minded people, and 4 guys in particular I now consider to be my ‘inner circle”. They are Josh Bartlett, Matt Wolfe, David Walker and Joe Fier. I have had so much help off these guys, and I can honestly say that these relationships I have built are worth a lot more than the $997 I paid for the coaching.
Moving through the coaching, things started to click into place for me and on 2nd November 2009 after a bad day at the office – I quit my job. It was a hard decision to make, support from friends and family wasn’t great as they didn’t completely understand what I was doing online, and in some cases I think they like the idea of me being an accountant.
I was now at a stage where I was making more online than I had done in my job, and in December 2009, I was asked to help out on a product launch as affiliate manager. After speaking with Josh Bartlett (thanks for the advice) I decided that this was an avenue I wanted to pursue, and I am currently Josh’s affiliate manager for his upcoming launch of Easy Video Player.
So that is a brief overview of 2009, what I want to do now is tell you about 2010. My goals and ambitions. Why am I doing this? because if I post it here for the world to see. then I am accountable to all you guys, and that is a powerful mental trigger, plus – I’m pretty competitive and don’t want you to see me fail! 
So – My goals for 2010.
Business Goals
- Build my subscriber base to 30,000. I will do this by using adswaps and also through various product launches.
- Build my income to a consistent $20,000 per month.
- Build my own free affiliate training community.
- Work on at least five 6 figure product launches as affiliate manager in 2010.
- Redevelop my blog with a redesign and more content updates (at least 1 per week), as I’ve been slacking somewhat!
- Go to at least 5 networking events in the USA.
- Have my own 6 figure product launch.
Personal Goals
- Travel to Mexico, New Zealand, USA and China during 2010.
- Buy my own house (I’m still living with my parents).
- Lose 1 1/2 stone (21ls) in weight.
- Go to the gym at least 3 times a week and also get a personal trainer.
- Spend next new year in New York with my girlfriend.
This final goal I would say is a personal and a business goal. I want to give at least one person the power to do what I have done and earn a full time living online.
So there you have it – I’ve told you what I want to do in 2010..I challenge you to tell me what you are going to do!
My goals may look quite intimidating to you – Hell, they look intimidating to me, but I will achieve them all in 2010. I guarantee it.
Your goals may be earning your first $ online, or getting 1000 subscribes, it doesn’t matter how big, or how small they are, you just need to make sure you have them and that you work towards them everyday.
That is the secret to success. Create goals —> Take action.
Market your business on facebook
By · CommentsA guest article this time. Sheffield based Jonathan Senior owns an online training company aimed at business and managers. He runs two blogs, the Sharp End Training blog and Learn on Demand. He has some expensive product creation software and is looking for internet marketers to partner with. Contact him through either blog.
A lot of business’s & marketers have switched onto facebook for marketing & promotion. After all, alexa shows facebook to be the 3rd ranked website in the world after google and yahoo and according to it’s own stats, there are 65 million regular users. That’s a big market place.
But most marketers miss a vital trick. In these days of mass automation and bulk processing, it’s easy to forget that behind each profile is a real person – not just a prospect.
Treating people’s profiles on facebook like printouts from any other automation or bulk processing tool is a good way to send your online reputation going the wrong way.
Why?
If you were selling something in the street, you wouldn’t systematically go through them asking them one at a time “Do you want to buy this?” and if they hesitated or said no – you moved onto the next one.
No you wouldn’t
That’s not very efficient or a good use of your time or resources.
The facebook danger (and admit it – we have all done it…) is going along to someone’s profile or a group and posting something like
“Hello I am [your name] and this is what I sell [link]” and then left.
You have never visited that page again. What you have done is just polluted the internet. It’s like graffiti spraying someone’s facebook profile.
There is a better way
It’s called actually getting to know people. You remember – you did it on your first day at school…
You find out what they like and don’t like (you do find out what your customers don’t like… don’t you?)
You ask them how they are; take an interest in what they do. (You might not be interested in swimming with sharks but they might be…)
And after a while, something magical happens – they begin to like you and even better, they may even trust you – so when they have a problem or they actually get bit by a shark they are likely to ask people they trust for advice. THEN it might be sale time.
Of course this is a longer lead time but something else magical happens – they tell their entire shark swimming mates who then seek advice from you. Now isn’t that better than selling one at a time ?
Thought you would agree?
So, my advice is – if you are building your online business using your own name, brand or image – then you CANNOT afford to be seen as an internet polluter. Whatever you are selling. You MUST be seen as someone people can trust.
Jonathan and his team have developed a video training course called “How to market your business on facebook”
Here is the link but subscribers to my rss feed will shortly receive a voucher worth 15% discount.
A Profitable Week!
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I should really apologise! I have been out of touch for a while. I’ve been really busy, and also took a weekend off. It was bank holiday weekend in England (basically a day off work), and I promised my girlfriend that no computers would be switched on for 3 days! It was hard, but i did it!
As I said, I’ve been really busy over the last month. I have had my most profitable week since I started my journey to make a full time living online.
Product Creation
I have officially now created and sold my first product – and I have about 3 more on the way!
Product creation, in my opinion is the best way to start making a living online. It can be difficult, but I’m sure that you know something that comebody else would pay to know. Just think about it for a second..how much more do you know now, than you did 6 months ago?
My product was a system I used to make some cash as I was getting started. I still use it now, but I am more focused on product creation, and developing my ideas at the moment as my time is really limited.
The system I used was leveraging Yahoo Answers. It is pretty simple to so – and I created a step-by-step report on what I did.
So, it’s simple, learn something – master it, put it into your own words – or add your own twist on it and you have a product!
Where did I sell it? Basically, I put up my product as a WSO on the Warrior Forum. It is a great way to get your product in amongst targeted buyers.
Many people have problems developing their own products, it can be pretty tough, If that’s the case then just hit me up – I would love to talk to you about any issues you are having – and maybe have a brainstorm and come up with some ideas for you.
Another things about product creation is that you can build your list aswell as make you some cash. over the last 2 weeks I have increased my list by around 80 subscribers, which isnt much, but it almost doubled the size of my list!
Website Flipping
Currently I am working with another one of Alex jeffreys 2.0 students – and we are in the process of building a website to flip. This in itself, can earn you a full time income, but can be pretty labor intensive if used as your sole income stream.
What I prefer is flipping actual businesses. This is something I picked up off one of my friends, Steven Walk.
Basically, you build yourself an online business – with some sort of continuity involved – so to keep it simple, you develop a coaching course on listbuilding, which is 6 months long and content is drip fed every week.
Once you get some recurring income – the value of this website ROCKETS.
People love geting their hands on readymade businesses, it takes all the hassle out of creating your own product and information.
You may think it would be stupid to sell a business which is making you a solid monthly income…
but..what if you kept 20% equity in it when you sold it?
You would have some cash to build another site – maybe something which has a higher ticket value – so more $$$ per customer. You have more cash to advertise and promote, and in turn get more members. When you come to sell this site, as there is a higher monthly revenue, you can ask a higher price.
If you keep another 20% equity in this business, then you are increasing your monthly income – and it will be on complete autopilot.
Now it might be that somebody is not prepared to give you 20% – so you could put a time limit on it. So you have 20% equity for 3 months, and can be used on a consultancy basis if any problems arise. In those 3 months, you can develop your next flip and get ready to sell it.
That way, you always have a monthly income!
Anyway, they are just 2 business models I am working on at the moment. I have tried to keep it simple, and just give you an insight to what I am doing.
It will hopefully give me some capital that I can reinvest back into my business, and grow it further!
If your having any problems, then just shoot me a comment and I’ll be happy to help!
What a Weekend!
By · CommentsWell..I’m just recovering from what has been an awesome weekend!
Last year, for my 21st birthday I was given a voucher for a driving day experience. So, I spent Saturday driving a Ferrari 360, Aston Martin Vantage, Lotus Elise, Subaru Impreza and an Audi R8.
I’ve got my eyes on the Audi R8! Although it might take me a while to save up the £80,000 I need to buy one!
I’ve got some pictures, and some videos I think.
I will get them posted onto my blog over the next few days.
I spent Sunday at a BBQ, and just had a few beers and relaxed!
Want to know the best part? During this weekend, I made about $200. It’s not much, but if you think about it, I was getting paid for having a good time!
This is why I am so determined to succeed.
Anyway, just a short post for today. I’ve got some planning to do for me new products, and I’m also planning some new posts on listbuilding over the next few days, as this is something I have been focusing on lately!
Take Care
David
