Without This One Thing, We Would All Fail

I am currently sat here in a hotel in Vegas and even though I have a huge amount of work I need to be doing I just had to write this blog post and share this with you.

Just under two weeks ago I flew out to San Diego and then on to Vegas shortly after celebrating a successful six figure launch (blog post about that later)

Over the last few days I have got to rub shoulders with some of the top names in my industry, talk to people I have respected for years, spend time in VIP areas in the best places in Vegas and even enjoy the feeling of people coming up to me congratulating me on my product and hearing how it has helped their businesses already.

Its a new feeling having people knowing who I am and sometimes asking for pictures with me when I turn up at a conference, but I cant lie, it does feel cool. Mostly because of the great feedback people have given me about my product.

I have also got to spend alot of time with two very cool fellow marketers and great friends of mine, Matt Wolfe and Joe Fier (and their very cool wives) over the last few weeks. I have to say, its been great fun and being able to brainstorm business ideas together and create content for future projects at the same time is just awesome.

But, whilst all of this great stuff is happening, I cant shake a feeling that actually, none of this is fair.

Let me explain..

As marketers, entreprenuers and business owners, we get to reap the rewards of all of our hard work and efforts in creating products and services that sell. We get our users thanking us, people wanting to contact us and of course, we get the financial rewards too!

But, there is one thing that never gets mentioned.. Read more »

2009 fades out and 2010 arrives with a BANG!

So, as 2009 slips into the past and I look forward to 2010 and beyond, I cant help but think how fast the last couple of months have flown by.

Only 3 short months ago I introduced the idea of my next product, Easy Video Player, for the first time to the readers of this blog.

Since then I have kept myself busy, working hard with my team perfecting the product and getting it ready for launch. (Like silent ninja’s, working day and night in the shadows)

Easy Video Player is a product I wanted to create for all the marketers out there who struggle with video. It is a product I am really proud of, something that I genuinely wanted to create to solve peoples problems and give myself, and others a tool that, in my ideal world, should exist!

Well, I am happy to say that now, it does.

In my eyes, you should never create products to make a profit, to build your name or to gain leads. You should make products to solve problems, help people and if you do that, the rewards will come. This is where SO many people get product creation wrong. Focus on solving problems and people will pay you, try to make something to extract cash from people and they wont.

The most rewarding part of everything that has happened for me so far though is getting the incredible feedback from Easy Video Player test launch users.

We decided, before we went ahead with our full launch, we should run a limited test launch.. Get the product out there, tested and get the feedback of the market. We could then work hard to make sure everything was as close to perfect as possible in time for the full launch.

Well, to say the response to the test launch was overwhelming would be an understatement! We sold hundreds of copies quickly, started getting people contact us and congratulate us daily and received just ONE refund out of all those hundreds of users!

The best bit though was that we had countless people telling us that Easy Video Player is the best product they have got their hands on in 2009 or even that they had ever got their hands on, in online marketing!

This sort of feedback really makes me realize that I have achieved what I set out to achieve with Easy Video Player..

One of the proudest moments for me in 2009 however was all of this leading to me getting to speak to a business role model of mine. Read more »

Introducing Easy Video Player!

Hi Guys and girls!

Many of you have been asking where I have been lately as I kind of went “underground” for a while whilst working on my new project.

I have had so many positive comments, interest and people wanting to buy and or promote this project I have been truly shocked. It is great to see things coming together and starting to pay off!

My team and I have put alot of HARD work into this product and I believe it has potential to be the next big product in the Internet Marketing niche. (I have even had interest from a big name internet marketer! Fingers crossed and ill let you know who if it goes through!)

For now, watch the introduction video below and please leave a comment on this post letting me know what you think!
(The best comment on this post will win a FREE COPY when it comes out!!)

I will be announcing the exact release date of Easy Video Player very soon and I will be offering some special discounts and bonuses to my list!

I really think this could change how we all use video as part of our internet marketing! I hope you are as excited about the coming weeks as I am!

Watch, comment and enjoy!

Speak soon!

(P.S. Dont forget to share this post if you think others will like it)

My Number 1 Tip For Outsourcing Success

I took the opportunity to record this new video for you guys (Which I have also uploaded to my YouTube account) whilst I was spending some time chilling on the beach over the weekend.

It covers my number one tip that I recommend strongly when dealing with outsourcing and trying to build a quality team for your business. I have outsourced for years now and manage a team of some great people. Some of the key people in that team are a huge part of the successful development of my projects.

Watch the video now.

I really cannot stress enough how important this one tip is to successful outsourcing. I wouldnt have enjoyed any of the results I have had so far without putting this tip into practise every day.

Leave a comment and share it if you find it interesting

How to Become a Master

I am sure you have all  heard the saying;

“Jack of all trades, Master of none”

It is a great saying to remember because most of us seem to have a tendency to try to juggle too many balls at once in life. Especially as entreprenuers!

Our particular breed of person is extremely prone to this weakness because by definition we are usually control freaks who want to do things our way. This means we have to have our fingers in every single pie at once, whilst we “manage” the situation.

The real danger in doing this is that obviously, there are so many hours in the day, only one of us to spread around to all of the tasks at hand and most importantly we often find that our high levels of quality control suffer as a result of taking too much on at once. This can often lead to lack of focus, unfinished projects and a feeling of being overwhelmed. Read more »

The WINNER of the Flip Mino HD! Is it you?

Phew! What a week it has been!

It has been over a week now since I last updated my blog and I have ALOT of great posts coming up full of useful content. First of all though I am really excited to announce the winner of the Flip Mino HD Camcorder in the VideoMarketingClassroom.com competition!

Watch the video to find out if YOU have won and can expect to receive the brand new Flip Mino HD in the postbox anytime soon! I also announce some of the content for the Video Marketing Classroom website and mention a bonus for everyone who entered the competition at the end, so make sure you watch the whole video!

I am totally overwhelmed by the amount of entries we have had to the competition. There are SO many people telling me they are excited about the start of the classroom and sharing their biggest questions and challenges. I look forward to answering them all and genuinely helping many of you out with the content that will be available from the launch day. I am working really hard to make sure it is of EXTREME value to all of you and I look forward to seeing you all over there on the 25th of August!

In the meantime make sure you go and register if you havent as I am going to be giving cool stuff to early bird students, plus its free!

VideoMarketingClassroom.com

Speak soon!

How to cut out the Twitter noise and create groups for friends

So, I have had a fairly infuriating time with Twitter lately due to millions of spam messages, having to weed out the tweets I want to read from the thousands of others I dont and generally feeling slightly harrassed whenever I logon.

This lead me on a quest to find a fix and I have finally found a solution which allows you to cut out the noise, select groups of friends so you only have to listen to what they are saying (or “tweeting”) and you can even do this on your iPhone as well as your desktop! (and its free)

Some of you may already know this, but for those that dont I wanted to share the info to help make your time on Twitter more productive and enjoyable!

I recorded the below video in a rush for you all this morning so I could share it with you all quickly! Leave a comment if you find it useful.

How Do I Embed Video Into My Site The Right Way?

Today I want to talk about the number one question I get asked right now about working with video online.
“How Do I Embed Videos The RIGHT Way On My Website, Quickly And Easily?”

Its a great question and one you need an answer to if you ever want to get serious about using online video in your business.

I recorded a video to tell you the answer to this question, how to do it right and to show you some cool software no-one has ever seen before that makes it stupidly easy to do! (It also lets you do some powerful cool stuff with your videos too!)

Check it out and please leave your comments to let me know what you think. I hope you find it helpful!

A huge personal step for me and a FREE Flip Mino for you!

Hi again guys, well WHAT a week I have had over the last seven days!!

First, to say I am blessed to have had SO many great people want to get in contact with me via my Blog, email, Twitter and Skype is a MAJOR understatement!

I am REALLY excited to announce two things, firstly I am unvieling my new project to the world for the VERY first time!

VideoMarketingClassroom.com has now been launched!

I have worked seriously hard on this project and am extremely excited about it. I get asked about online video every single day because I use it so much and this project is not only something I am passionate about but one that alot of people have been asking about!

I aim for VideoMarketingClassroom to provide all the advice you could ever need about online video and video marketing, right from the basics up to the sales techniques that the guru’s use to make alot of money. I am going to roll out a HUGE free area with most of the tips you could ever want right there for nothing.

I have put some huge effort into this project so far and I cant wait for its official launch day when classes open!

Secondly, I am really excited because I am celebrating by opening a new exciting competition where you could win a BRAND NEW Flip Mini HD camcorder along with a mystery prize for simply filling out a form!

Watch this cool video I did the other day to tell everyone about the new project and site launch, plans for the future and the competition itself, then hop right over to www.VideoMarketingClassroom.com to enter!

Oh and dont forget to leave comments folks!

How to easily create your own Podcasts!

Podcasting.. Its a great way to capture thoughts, provide content to your visitors and get exposure and traffic. However, its usually a little complicated and long winded to manage.

Here is a quick video guide to creating your own podcast VERY easily that you can even update whilst on the move! Check the video out