What happens to 48 Days after Dan is gone?
b'What happens to 48 Days after Dan is gone?\\n I just don\\u2019t know how to dive right in and make money as a Realtor.\\n I\\u2019d like additional clarification about your thoughts on blogging, podcasting, newsletters, etc, being marketing avenues rather than the core business.\\n As a very creative type, I love the process of beginning new and exciting ventures and adventures but the reality is;\\xa0 I really don\\u2019t like the maintaining part.\\n I want to use my skill in sales for Christian business but I don\\u2019t know where to start.\\n We have decided, after many years of struggle in our small, family-owned retail business, to retire and have a Going out of Business Sale, but we have no idea how to go about it.\\n What happens to 48 days after Dan is gone?\\n \\u201cI am not afraid\\u2026I was born to do this.\\u201d \\u2013 Joan of Arc [Tweet This]\\n \\xa0 \\xa0Show Notes: Episode \\u2013 01-20-17 Title: N/A\\n Subtitle: N/A\\n Summary:\\n In this episode, Dan Miller responds to a number of questions from our listeners including how to advertise for podcasts, how to close a retail business, and how to sell with integrity. Dan Miller also discusses the question: what happens to 48 Days once Dan miller is gone? This question of ending a chapter in business is one worth discussing and Dan offers a positive outlook on this particular change.\\xa0 Tune in as Dan offers up his advice from his own life, refers to resources you can use, and addresses your questions about the work you love.\\n Sponsored By:\\n Go to casper.com/sleepyoulove AND use promo code \\u2013 sleepyoulove \\u2013 to save $50 off your purchase of the most amazing mattress you\\u2019ve ever slept on\\n \\xa0\\n FreshBooks is offering a 30 day, unrestricted free trial to my listeners. To claim it, just go to https://www.freshbooks.com/48days\\n \\xa0\\n Time Stamped Show Notes:\\n 01:20 \\u2013 Preview of Today\\u2019s Show on What happens to 48 Days after Dan is gone? I just don\\u2019t know how to dive right in and make money as a Realtor.\\n I\\u2019d like additional clarification about your thoughts on blogging, podcasting, newsletters, etc, being marketing avenues rather than the core business.\\n As a very creative type, I love the process of beginning new and exciting ventures and adventures but the reality is; I really don\\u2019t like the maintaining part.\\n I want to use my skill in sales for Christian business but I don\\u2019t know where to start.\\n We have decided, after many years of struggle in our small, family-owned retail business, to retire and have a Going out of Business Sale, but we have no idea how to go about it.\\n What happens to 48 days after Dan is gone?\\n \\n\\u201cI am not afraid\\u2026I was born to do this.\\u201d \\u2013 Joan of Arc\\n \\n 03:47 \\u2013 Go to com/sleepyoulove AND use promo code \\u2013 sleepyoulove \\u2013 to save $50 off your purchase of the most amazing mattress you\\u2019ve ever slept on\\n 05:11 \\u2013 The new site is live! The new 48 Days Eagles site \\u2013 This is the best place for moving your career forward\\n 06:02 \\u2013 Dan will have a webinar talk on Monday, January 23d about Why Your Work is The Pure Evidence of Who You Are on the 48 Days Eagles website\\n 06:32 \\u2013 Andrew says, I\\u2019d like additional clarification about your thoughts on blogging, podcasting, newsletters, etc, being marketing avenues rather than the core business 07:15 \\u2013 Dan uses most marketing avenues\\n 07:48 \\u2013 Dan thinks we need to be careful about trying to monetize everything\\n 07:53 \\u2013 Most of what Dan does is for FREE\\n 08:18 \\u2013 He believes in the idea of giving value first and he encourages people to do the same\\n 09:24 \\u2013 Build your audience and build your business\\n 09:33 \\u2013 Make the majority of your content free before you start asking for money\\n \\n 09:40 \\u2013 Patricia says, As a very creative type, I love the process of beginning new and exciting ventures and adventures but the reality is; I really don\\u2019t like the maintaining part. 10:28 \\u2013 Dan relates to Patricia\\u2019s question\\n 10:32 \\u2013 He mentions 2 businesses he had in relation to the question\\n 10:54 \\u2013 Dan now uses a Venn Diagram for his business\\n 12:28 \\u2013 Look for things you can add as options\\n 12:38 \\u2013 Dan talks about Coaching with Excellence\\n 14:13 \\u2013 Build in the variety, change, and challenge in your business\\n \\n 14:36 \\u2013 Karen asks Who\\u2019s the guy that buys books by the pound and resells the paper? 14:46 \\u2013 His name is Greg Murphy from Cincinnati, Ohio\\n 14:51 \\u2013 You can find him at https://sevenfigurebooksales.com/\\n\\n 15:10 \\u2013 He processes 15 tons of books per day\\n 15:50 \\u2013 \\u201cYou may find books in there that has a reasonable value\\u201d\\n \\n 17:00 \\u2013 To ask Dan a question for the podcast \\u2013\\xa0AskDan\\n\\n 17:21 \\u2013 Danny says, I\\u2019ve been doing a podcast for a year and a half\\u2026I was approached today by a friend who happens to be a large player in my field wanting to advertise on my podcast 17:55 \\u2013 Danny has no idea how much to charge\\n 18:00 \\u2013 \\u201cWhat metrics should I use to figure out how to market price for advertising on my podcast?\\u201d\\n 18:34 \\u2013 You should be able to find out how many listeners you have per podcast episode\\n 18:47 \\u2013 Dan uses Libsyn to check how many downloads he\\u2019s getting\\n 19:16 \\u2013 Advertisers are not that interested until you have 10K downloads per episode\\n 19:26 \\u2013 A monthly podcast is a bit unusual and it will take longer to build an audience\\n 19:51 \\u2013 Increase the frequency of your podcast if you\\u2019re looking to build an audience\\n 20:03 \\u2013 $20 per 15-second pre roll per 1000 listeners\\n 20:20 \\u2013 A 60-second ad would be around $25\\n 20:55 \\u2013 With 10K listeners, the 15-second spot would be $180 and the longer spot at $250\\n 21:34 \\u2013 You can ask for about $500 per sponsor\\n 21:58 \\u2013 Dan discourages having more than 2 sponsors in a podcast\\n 22:53 \\u2013 Know your numbers\\n \\n 23:03 \\u2013 FreshBooks is offering a 30 day, unrestricted free trial to my listeners. To claim it, just go to https://www.freshbooks.com/48days\\n\\n 24:40 \\u2013 If you have a podcast, you have options for how you can generate income 24:44 \\u2013 Getting paid per spot\\n 24:50 \\u2013 Using affiliate links\\n 25:05 \\u2013 Dan shares a story with Dave about when they were first starting out with podcasts\\n \\n 26:50 \\u2013 Estoria sent a note, I want to use my skill in sales for Christian business but I don\\u2019t know where to start 27:45 \\u2013 Pure, professional selling is simply sharing enthusiasm\\n 28:10 \\u2013 Selling is a transfer of enthusiasm\\n 28:47 \\u2013 Follow your enthusiasm\\n 29:00 \\u2013 Find a product that you can sell with integrity\\n \\n 29:45 \\u2013 David asks, Did I do something wrong in the process? 29:47 \\u2013 David attended a conference where the head HR person of a company was one of the speakers\\n 29:57 \\u2013 He gave the HR person a business card and they went to lunch a month later\\n 30:02 \\u2013 The HR person told David to let him know if he needs anything\\n 30:04 \\u2013 3 weeks later, David found a position in their company and he applied online\\n 30:09 \\u2013 He sent his cover letter and resume along with a post it note\\n 30:14 \\u2013 David tried to send an email, but he was getting ignored\\n 30:23 \\u2013 David did not do anything wrong\\n 30:36 \\u2013 \\u201cThere are too many things we don\\u2019t know about, there are too many things we can\\u2019t control\\u201d\\n 30:59 \\u2013 It\\u2019s not unusual for an HR person to get 200 applications per week\\n 31:05 \\u2013 They don\\u2019t typically respond to those applications unless they want to move forward with the person\\n 31:20 \\u2013 If it\\u2019s a position offered online, you might have lost your best opportunity already\\n 31:47 \\u2013 Search for those positions that are not yet advertised\\n 31:51 \\u2013 Don\\u2019t make this your only approach!\\n \\n 32:30 \\u2013 A question from anonymous, We have decided, after many years of struggle in our small, family-owned retail business, to retire and have a Going out of Business Sale, but we have no idea how to go about it. 33:15 \\u2013 Ideally, it\\u2019s a business that you could sell\\n 33:28 \\u2013 You need to know the steps and very specific laws to go through sales like this\\n 34:21 \\u2013 Investigate the state laws\\n 34:24 \\u2013 Set a closing date\\n 34:49 \\u2013 Make sure to fulfill the legal obligations in your state\\n 35:13 \\u2013 Dan recommends to get somebody who has experience doing these sales\\n 35:45 \\u2013 Do a Google search, Professional Liquidation Company Corpus Christi, Texas\\n 36:05 \\u2013 Dan is familiar with DBWS Retail Sales\\n \\n 36:25 \\u2013 \\u201cWe don\\u2019t plan well for the end of our business\\u201d\\n 36:33 \\u2013 Dan recommends the book, Walk Away Wealthy\\n\\n 37:15 \\u2013 \\u201cQuitting a job or closing a business is not just quitting your desire to make a living\\u201d\\n 37:26 \\u2013 It doesn\\u2019t mean that you are giving up\\n 37:46 \\u2013 Don\\u2019t wait to bring it to a close\\n 38:08 \\u2013 Dan shares about a chiropractor who bought a practice\\n 39:35 \\u2013 \\u201cThere are a lot of reasons for change\\u201d\\n 40:12 \\u2013 Allen says, What happens to 48 days after Dan is gone? 41:02 \\u2013 Dan has no retirement plans\\n 41:09 \\u2013 Last year, 48 Days had a business valuation\\n 41:38 \\u2013 Everything is great BUT the business is greatly dependent on Dan Miller\\n 42:00 \\u2013 It\\u2019s not a good way to have a business\\n 42:07 \\u2013 Dan is now strategically trying to make the business stand on it\\u2019s own\\n 42:32 \\u2013 He created a 10-year plan\\n 42:59 \\u2013 One of the strategies: 48 Days Eagles site\\n 43:15 \\u2013 The books that Dan uses as guides are: Profit First, Automatic Customer, Walk Away Wealthy and Built to Sell\\n\\n \\n 44:31 \\u2013 Ruth says, I just don\\u2019t know how to dive right in and make money as a Realtor 45:53 \\u2013 INFPs are the most challenging letter combination to find a job\\n 46:29 \\u2013 Your personality and your physical condition can play into the challenges you\\u2019re facing\\n 46:44 \\u2013 Dan encourages to stop focusing on what you can\\u2019t do\\n 47:12 \\u2013 Focus on finding that good fit for you\\n \\n 48:52 \\u2013 Innovate \\u2013 May 11-12, 2017\\n 49:06 \\u2013 Coaching with Excellence \\u2013 May 25-26, August 31-Sept 1, 2017\\n 49:40 \\u2013 The new 48 Days Eagles site \\u2013 This is the best place for moving your career forward\\n 49:48 \\u2013 Dan closes today\\u2019s podcast\\n 3 Key Points:\\n Building an audience does NOT mean you charge everyone upfront \\u2013 give free, valuable content FIRST.\\n Track your numbers\\u2014It\\u2019s extremely important to know and understand your metrics as you make those business decisions.\\n Quitting a job or closing a business does not mean you\\u2019re giving up or stopping your income\\u2014it\\u2019s making room for those new endeavours ahead.\\n \\xa0\\n Resources Mentioned:\\n To ask Dan a question for the podcast \\u2013\\xa0AskDan\\n\\n \\nThe new 48 Days Eagles site \\u2013 This is the best place for moving your career forward\\n Go to com/sleepyoulove AND use promo code \\u2013 sleepyoulove \\u2013 to save $50 off your purchase of the most amazing mattress you\\u2019ve ever slept on\\n Go to com/48Days and get a free audio of 365 Thank Yous: The Year a Simple Act of Daily Gratitude Changed My Life\\n My interview with Aaron Kerr on Public Domain books\\n\\n \\nFreshBooks is offering a 30 day, unrestricted free trial to my listeners. To claim it, just go to https://www.freshbooks.com/48days\\n\\n \\nCoaching with Excellence \\u2013 May 25-26, August 31-Sept 1, 2017\\n \\nInnovate \\u2013 May 11-12, 2017\\n \\nSocial Media Marketing World \\u2013 March 22-24th in San Diego\\n Credits:\\n Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives\\n \\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'