#017: The Perfect Business and How To Start It [Podcast]
On this week's episode I expose the secrets of the perfect business for most people to start, why its the perfect business, and the 5 Basic Steps to starting it.
This Week's Tips
- For a fast ramp-up on the subject of copywriting, grab a copy of my book, Writing Riches.
- To leverage your time through outsourcing without going broke, get The Hands Free Formula by Jimmy D Brown.
- Win free stuff by commenting!
Spiritual Foundations
Don't be confused when people tell you \u201cthere's a purpose in everything.\u201d God can use anything \u2013 but not everything that happens on Earth is His will. That's why He told us to pray for His will be done on Earth, as it is in Heaven.
Pray then like this:\xa0\u201cOur Father in heaven,\xa0hallowed be\xa0your name.\xa0Your kingdom come,\xa0your will be done,\xa0on earth as it is in heaven.\u201d Matthew 6:9-10
Feature Story:\xa0The Perfect Business and How To Start It
What is the perfect business? I answer this question definitively!
The 5 Basic Steps
- Pick your niche.
- Solve a problem.
- Write your sales copy.
- Create your product.
- Market!
- Have a board of directors
- Don't be a mercenary
- Transfer skills
- Choose an entity
- Keep separate accounts
- Be a doer
- Guard your heart
- Pray!
Listener Questions
- From the blog: \u201cHave you heard good or bad about Amazon's SES email client? \xa0Seems less expensive for\xa0beginning\xa0users, and it uses Amazon's infrastructure.\u201d
- From email: : \u201cRay, how do I get you and your guru buddies to promote my products? It seems like there is a \u2018good old boys' club that won't let me in!\u201d
- From the Listener Line: Stu McLaren asks about coming up with hooks.
- From the Listener Line: \xa0Sylvia Runkle asks about marketing with Facebook
- From the Listener Line: Carol Farbe has a question about marketing books (
Resources Mentioned
- Book Yourself Solid by Michael Porte
- Permission Marketing by Seth Godin
- Tribes by Seth Godin
- Platform by Michael Hyatt
- Writing Riches by Ray Edwards
Announcements
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