Lately I’ve been thinking about what’s different about Outsource Success as opposed to any other virtual assistant companies.
I’ve come up with this;
It’s because my partner Raj (who runs the office in Mauritius) and I are doing the
exact same things that you are wanting to do.
We are creating our own products and marketing them online.
We have the same goals as you:
To make more money in less time.
Have a business that run’s on autopilot.
Increase our exposure.
Focus on the tasks that we love rather than those that drag us down.
Live the four hour work week (or as close to it as you want).
Financial Independence.
The list goes on, I’m sure you’ve got your own personal reasons.
I want to share with you an example of how I’m doing the things that you want to be doing, as it might stir some of you to get moving.
One of my clients is Matt Lovell, he’s the nutritionist for the England Rugby Team (quite a high profile position). A little while back we were talking and he said that he was going to lose 10 lbs before he went on holiday, he’d been working hard and not been able to exercise as much as normal..
I asked him how he was going to do it?
He proceeded to tell me… It was fascinating and I really warmed to his enthusiasm and the approach he outlined. I was already convinced that he knew his stuff.
You don’t have a job with as much responsibility as Matt has without being an expert.
I replied…
OK I’m up for following along and losing 10 lbs myself and why don’t we record everything that we do and make it into a product that we can sell.
Matt replied
‘Sounds like a great idea…’
The first part was easy losing the 10 lbs that only took 2 weeks, I wish I could say that we made the product as quickly.
It took a few months tooing and froing we were interrupted by holidays, Matt being away on tour with the England team etc. All really poor excuses for not cracking on.
Anyway it’s done now and I’ve learnt a lot. I’ll share some of those learnings in a future post.
Let me share with you what we’ve done and how we are marketing Four Week Fat Loss because there are some things you may want to emulate.
We’ve got a 54 page e-book that we are selling for £29.97 ( approx $47US), there is 6 weeks free access to a members only blog with additional videos, content,the ability to ask Matt questions and access to live Q and A calls and a few other goodies you can get the full list on the sales page. It’s great value for what it is.
Here are a couple of screen shots from the book
For the members area blog we are using wordpress and have added WishList Member to run the membership function.
Wishlist member is really cool, firstly it only costs $97 and it’s very straightforward to install.
It took my outsourcer a little bit of poking around to get the paypal payments and automatic password generation all set up but that was just a minor teething problem.
Here’s the members area for you to have a look at http://www.FourWeekFatLoss.com/MembersArea/ there are some posts that are visible, these posts are part of the autoresponder series I have written.
So what’s the marketing process.
We direct people to visit the home page http://www.FourWeekFatLoss.com/ once they have opted in on that page they are then sent to a page that has some good fat loss information and where there is a link to the sales page.
There’s a video on the page of me before and after losing 10 lbs, I’ve had feedback that I looked too fit to begin with and I should replace that video with someone a bit more average looking to begin with! I’ll remove my video as soon as we get some other testimonials.
I’ve also written a series of follow up autoresponder messages that provide extra information and also direct prospects back to the sales page where they can order the package.
The page is converting pretty well at the moment and we have only just started marketing it. I’ll share in another post if you’re interested in how we are actually marketing the program.
My purpose in sharing this post with you is that I and the team at Outsource Success know how to put together and market a product that can sell and make you money.
If you’ve got any ideas you want to talk about or bounce off me send me an e-mail or add me on skype. I’ll be happy to have a quick chat with you.
I read an article over Xmas where
the British Gold Medal winning
athletes were asked what their new
years resolutions where.
Yes, for ONCE it was a decent sized
article about 30 people in total
were surveyed.
Thee were 2 main themes in their
responses.
A number said they were going to make
more time for themselves, spend more
time with their family and to relax.
The OTHER group said and I’m
paraphrasing here.
Don’t make promises on a specific
day, just decide what you are going
to do and DO IT.
So often we put things off and say
we will do X on such a date or when
Y happens we will get started.
We BARGAIN with OURSLEVES.
I believe when we negotiate with
ourselves we sow the seeds of
ultimate failure.
It’s vital to take ACTION at the point of making
a decision.
If you decide that you are going to
eat healthily, don’t wait till
tomorrow MORNING to start clear out
all the rubbish food from your cupboards
and plan what your next meal is going to be right now.
You’re kidding yourself if you say
‘I’ll just have this last bowl of ice cream and then I’ll start’
If you’ve decided to learn more
about Outsourcing and want to start
using a Virtual Assistant then I look
forward to hearing your results.
It was one of those things that got
my mind working and pumping out
ideas. It was so easy in it’s
simplicity it’s also spurred me into
action.
I cant go into too many details
about the process but the author
maps out a plan and a process for
developing expertise in less than
30 days.
That’s instant enough for me…
You’ll find it exciting…
It’s possible then to create
products that you can sell at the
end of the 30 days.
After all if you’ve actually done it
then people will be interested to
learn the secrets
I love learning new stuff…
Maybe that’s why it appealed to me
Here’s my list of areas that I want
to gain expertise in no particular
order
Develop a huge subscriber list/ Traffic to my sites
Juggle with 4 balls and other items
Master remembering names
Hit a golf ball 300 yards
Property investing with no money down
Increase my strength
Cook 3 ’signature’ meals from 10 different cultures
What are the areas that you would like to become an expert in?
If you want to check this product out further
visit this link to become an instant expert
Internet marketer Rob Toth is interviewing
a whole range of marketers and asking them
the following questions.
I’ve put my brief answers in,
I’m interested in your comments am I on track
or off base?
(1) What is YOUR vision and
prediction for where the Future of
Information Marketing is headed?
The industry will continue to grow
and blossom. Existing niches will
be split making many more
profitable sub niches this is where
new entrants will find success.
(2) What is your #1 success tip for
anyone considering information
marketing or already involved?
Learn how to Outsource effectively.
Information marketing is a bit of a
land grab at the moment. The better
you are at Outsourcing and team
building the more ‘ real estate’
you’ll be able to capture.
(3) And what is the biggest
challenge or pitfall that you feel
holds individuals back from success
in Information Marketing?
Believing that they can do it, that
people will want to listen and will
pay to read the content that they
produce.
Also many wannabe information
marketers are guilty of
constructing their own roadblocks
to success,
It could be technology, I dont know
how to set up …
It could be time, how can I manage
to get al this done..
I’ve created some excellent content that’s
a must to see if you are thinking about
finding people to do work for you on elance.
xx Writing a job description on elance
How a savyy internet marketer writes his
job adverts so that the job gets done like
clockwork with virtually zero interaction with
the VA.
It’s genius and will save you hour upon hour.
xx Would you give your 150 page book for the
world to view for free?
Duh no well this guy did
Watch this to see how your information
could get ripped off if you’re not careful.
xx How to find top notch providers on elance
stack the odds in your favour and calculate
how much they are likely to work for.
This content is in the Outsourcing Blue Print
members club. You can access it all for
$1.
I’m putting the finishing touches to a product/ service I’m going to be launching on the market place very soon.
The main focus is to start organising yourself and working out what a Virtual Assistant can do for you.
It’s been working well so far. The cat in the background is called Morse
after the TV detective series set in Oxford where I live.
I managed to get my web cam working so expect to see more video clips popping up on the blog over the coming weeks. I’ll keep them short as your time and productivity is valuable.
Please share what’s working for you to increase your productivity.
Can you remember what using dial up was like?
I was visiting my in-laws in France with my 4 year old son and his 6 year old nephew and 2 year old niece.
They live in an amazing house right on the Dordogne river, near Bergerac.
A side view of the house
View from Master bedroom (that’s the Dordogne river)
It’s a great place to come and visit, the only downside is that they still have dial up and not upgraded to broadband.
It’s amazing though how much I was able to do in a lot less time.
I know Tim Ferriss talks about stopping the interruptions, I’ve just had a really hard time disciplining myself to do it.
I usually get about 40-50 mails a day about a third of those I
delete without opening anyway. The remaining 30 or so I would usually open
and read. Because it takes so long to load each e-mail I found
I was more choosy about which ones I opened.
This got me thinking about how I normally work at home…
I’ve tried being ‘disciplined’
and closing my internet browser, however I’ve got a habit or
pattern of when I get ’stuck’ or finish a good section of work I think
I’ll just look at my e-mails and then get back to work. Or if I’m
being ‘good’ I might resist the temptation of the e-mail but
instead head to the kitchen for a cuppa or a handful of walnuts.
I was only away for a week and figured if it’s really important then the person
will send me a follow up message or one of my team will send me an sms message or a direct
e-mail. IT WORKED!
Usually when I’m working from home I
have from 9.15 am until 12.45 am each day as my core working hours
and then in the evenings I have available another 2 hours usually from 11Pm to
1.00 AM. I’ve got all the other pieces for the 4HWW in place just not the income yet!!
I’m going to try a different approach back in Oxford.
When I first wake up I’m going to check my e-mail and respond to anything urgent, my 4 year old son is usually pottering around at that time before he gets ready for nursery. I cant really do anything ‘proper’ at that time.
I’m then going to pack my laptop in my rucksack, we cycle to nursery leaving the house at 9.00am, he starts at he starts at 9.10 am. I’m then going to cycle to a local
library 10 minutes away which happens to be next to the gym that I have access to.
Advantage is that I get 10 minutes of hard
cycling, I do bursts at maximum intensity (10-30 seconds followed by a
rest of 10-20 secs), 10 minutes of that is a real good fat burning
work out. I also get 10 minutes on the way back from the library too
so that’s 20 mins quality fat burning exercise.
I’m choosing the library, there are
plenty of coffee shops around but I don’t want to put too much
opportunity for potential interruption and temptation of hte baked goods variety in my way.
I’m playing hardball with myself and heading for the library.
I’ll have my laptop powered up and ready to go by 9.30 am.
Let’s see how my new morning routine works out.
What tricks have you played on yourself to increase your productivity that actually work for you?
