It isn’t sufficient to want – you’ve got to ask yourself what you are going to do to get the things you want. – Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Marketing – general
Print Version Of Profitable Web Hosting Is Available
Amazon has gone live with the print version of Profitable Web Hosting. Check it out here. It’s already discounted 10% – how cool is that?
99 Word Processors
And every one’s a bitch. ::sigh::
So here’s the skinny – I’ve been cranking out books and ebooks this year. I’ve been using OpenOffice as my business suite for several years now. I love it – I really do! Anything I output directly from any of the programs works great. I’m no wiz on any of the progs – I use the word processor the most – but everything I do seems to work great, as long as I keep it in-house.
PWH ARCs
Advance Reader Copies of Profitable Web Hosting waiting to go out. Ebook will be available Nov 21st. Print copies like these should be available before then.
Cocktail Napkin Business Plans
All small businesses need a business plan. Most don’t need Profit & Loss statements and multi-stage expansion projections, especially when starting out. You just need something that will fit on the back of a cocktail napkin, and explains briefly what your business does, who your intended customers are, and how you propose to reach them. Plus, as a “scorecard” of sorts, you should look at your current income, and set a goal for the next year. Below is a sample (and simple) outline.
Motivational Pix – Ziglar 02
Make failure your teacher, not your undertaker. – Zig Ziglar
MTAB2
I attended the March To A Bestseller 2 event held on Friday on Facebook. What a mind blowing experience! It was put on by the two gents who run the Sell More Books Show podcast, Jim and Bryan. I’ve been dipping my toes into the indie author world, but this was like swimming in the Caribbean! It was warm, inviting, and I felt welcomed and relaxed.
Motivational Pix – de Gaulle
It is better to have a bad method than to have none at all. – Charles de Gaulle
Motivational Pix – Robbins 02
Success is buried on the other side of rejection. – Tony Robbins
Target And Reuse Your Content
I have clients in several industries. I know – I should concentrate on just one. But I just can’t. It’s a personality flaw.
That said, I create documents and books for my clients, or clients I want to attract. I do that across industries. If I had to write content for each industry, I’d never get any other work done.
I have a rule I use with the karate students I teach. “Mr. Gardner’s first rule of karate: cheat whenever possible.” By this, I mean use the things and people that are around you to get yourself right. The same thing goes for content. If you create it once, modify it and use it again.