Archives for August 2009

One of the things that John Thornhill has emphasised time and time again is to offer incredible value. Now I don’t really know how his students on the 16 week course managed to keep up because I am about 8 weeks behind already. Ok, let’s add some value….. Record an audio, so I ordered two headsets with microphones and an adapter to use them both at the same time, did some test recordings using sound recorder, worked like a dream. So the morning of the big recording I asked my friend who is a fledgling eBayer to draw up some questions and we would record the interview, straight forward.

 

Did it work? Did it hell, took me a full 30 mins to work out the problem, I had downloaded the 30 day version of Camtasia video recording and editing software the previous night to try it out. The consequences of that, well Camtasia becomes the default recorder for audio, quite what happens when the 30 day trial expires I do not know. Anyway recorded the interview which sounds a bit contrived to start with but becomes a two way conversation as it progresses and not my usual monolog. Audio sorted! Let’s do some video, after quite a few test recordings I started to do my Amazon series first, 3 or 4 minutes at a time showing how to setup a selling account in market place and how to list books and other items.

 

So here we go, the last and longest, everything going great, phone goes while recording, its FedEx, “listen mush stump up the VAT now or you don’t get your order”, “but I’m just about to list The Geology of Scotland”. “Just hand the wonga over”. Start again, 6 mins in take coughing fit. Take 3, going great guns… Beep,beep,beep car alarm goes off, scrap it again. Hoping to get it done later, maybe I can book myself into a padded cell away from all distractions.

 

See you soon… Maybe… “No Egor put him down!” “But master he’s told us nothing!”

Rob

 

p.s. Q. Hey Rob, why do so many e-mails use such silly names for money in there titles or content or use F.wee or variations of the word free? A. Its all to do with spam content, all spam filters try to weed out spam by looking for e-mail with a high spamming text, these contain amongst them, money words or “free” as these are used so often by spammers The content of this e-letter is checked by AWeber my e-mail company for its spam content before I can send it.

To tell the truth I’m not sure which week it is, at the moment I have fallen so far behind that I am trying to catch up on so many chores whilst I am off work. I am working on several different parts to my product at the same time, in the past week I have:

 

• Written an 8 part mini course
• Completed all the written parts to my e-books (I hope)
• Written a workbook to go with the e-books
• Written a directory of sources I use or have used to obtain products

 

Lots still to do of course, I am the moment collecting testimonials. I have one from a work colleague who has just recently become a Powerseller, well done Paul! I told you it was possible. I have also received some amazing testimonials from Steve King and Andres Luna, thanks guys your comments have really given me a buzz. I have also been fortunate to have had my manuscripts proof read by Mandy Allen and my brother Peter who have made many valuable suggestions for improvements, thanks to both of these good people.

 

I have also been privileged to have read the manuscripts of other Masterclass students. Tom Aspin and Ann O’Leary who are both in the fields of health and well being and show the real importance of a common sense approach written by practitioners in their own field. I have also reviewed Steve Wilkins book on making money from PLR materials. Again a straight forward common sense approach to the subject, no waffle, no smoke and no mirrors. Steve has included an excellent workbook as part of his package.

 

But what I liked best is the grid Steve uses to determine what you can or more importantly can’t do with each PLR product as each one has a different licensing agreement. Oh and by the way I even managed to find the time to go over to Leeds and spend the day in Harrogate with my twin nephews and my baby niece. So back home sitting in the beer garden of The Crofters.

 

Hey Rob, want another beer! Sure do I think I’ve earned it.

 

Bye for now, Rob.