Ad Out

At last... i have put myself out there...
i have advertise my company (I came up with a business name called Outsource Now within 10 seconds!)

i have listed in
www.hotfrog.com.au
www.free-press-release.com
www.truelocal.com.au
www.brownbook.net

well.. we will see how it goes in next few weeks.

Time to increase exposure.

Cheers

Methods to promote your online business for free

Some idea to promote online business for free

1. set up a free website, with Weebly or Wix (gonna check on this one)

2. include your business on Google via a free Google business listing (really? Google do a free listing?, i have to check this one out!)

3. Order free business card from VistaPrint (I do know this one, it is not free free, but you need to pay a minimum fee for delivery)

4.  Get a free word-of-mouth referral from satisfied customers

5. Get listed in free directories related to your target market and the products or services you offer

6. Create a free Newsletter (education purposes) and sent it periodically to your leads

7. Create an email signature with your contact and business info for free (e.g. mylivesignature.com)

8. Create a free Business facebook fan page

9. Ask your past clients for referrals

10. Create a free meetup group on www.meetup.com

11. Make an ebook for free and give it away to prospects at no cost

12. Comment on blogs with constructive feedback and get free exposure

13. Invest some time and answer people’s questions or concerns on forums to get free exposure

14. Offer free consultation sessions or product review

15. Submit guest blog posts to other popular blog and get free traffic from their sites

16. Sign up for free online banner exchange

17. Host a giveaway for a sample of or a gift certificate for your product or service for free

18. Cross-promote and partner up with other businesses to promote your business while you promote theirs

19. Generate free generic traffic through SEO (search engine optimisation)

20. Develop an app for free and include branding within it

21. Post free classifieds informing people of your products and services

22. Write article related to your products or services and publish them on Ezine (?) sites to reach an audience interested in your products and services for free

23. Write and publish a press release about your launch, product or service features for free


And at this moment.. i need to focus on number 1 and number 5.

Andrew Morello - ybr.com.au

You might know him from the winner for the first series of the apprentice Australia.

He shared his tips to become a successful person in life and business….

Always stay close to your family, friends and fools

Look at opportunity with past clients and previous business

Build up your hit list or top 100

Become the expert in your industry

Turn your business, job, career into your lifestyle! You have to be passionate about it

Always win over the gatekeepers

Use different mediums to get and stay in touch

Emails don’t sign contract, people do

Know a lot about a little and a little about a lot

F.O.R.D – Family Occupation Recreation Dreams (Always listen to their Idea)

Go the extra mile

Follow up (Be impeccable with your words, Do NOT over promised and under delivered! Always under promised and over delivered.

Stay humble and be honest

Play to your strengths and work on your weaknesses

Keep living your dream..

I vow to myself. ONE DAY. I will be as successful as Andrew and Alec! Here I come!

Alec Lynch - Designcrowd.com.au

In continuation of the seminar, i have been really lucky to hear one of the most successful entrepreneurs Alec Lynch – the Founder of Designcrowd.com.au

Some of his tips:

1.   If you have an idea, always THINK BIG

2.   If you have an idea, START TODAY.! TODAY!!!!

3.   Speed in innovation is CRUCIAL.

4.   Work Hard

5.   Never stop tasting (in any phase of your company)

6.   Failure is not an option… it comes with the software

7.   When the going gets tough, the tough get going

8.   Screw it, Let’s do it

in summary!! I WILL DO IT NOW!!! NOW IS THE TIME

NOW

Woohoo..

the entourage seminar

Last Saturday went to the entourage seminar and i learnt a valuable lesson.

Share it with you guys below.

The owner of the entourage tips
1. Look for demand in the market! HUNGRY CROWD is your friend... early market penetration and always ask them what they want and HOW do you want us to deliver... and always go for inside out, outside in strategy. it is called 360 branding

in summary ITERATE

2. Leverage your marketing, doing more with less. Save time, cost Productivity. Why? Becase we have less

We need to be credible 
We need to be remarkable
and
We need to be visible

Stop selling, We are in the business of educating customer, Always create solutions to their problem

in summary Looking what is matter

3. Build SYSTEM (documented everything you know!)
then Hire GREAT PEOPLE
then Build CULTURE

That is the steps.. Always SPC -SYTEM PEOPLE then CULTURE

then DILUTE yourself from day today job

Always act without reflectiong.. we do not need to be perfect. 

"WhATever you are doing IS ALWAYS YOUR FIRST DRAFT"

Certainly i wont forget....

Cheers

Grow your business

Read something on the magazine and something that i will find quite useful in the future.

Objectives of the business
Conserve cash
Protect Assets
Reduce costs
Improve efficiences
Grow Customer base

Recommended Best Practive Activities
1. Diligently monitor your cash flow
2. Carefully converst your inventories
3. Re-focus your attention on your existing clients/customers
4. Re-evaluate your staffing requirement
5. Shop for better insurance rates
6. Re-evaluate your advertising
7. Seek the help of outside advisors
8. Review your other expenses

Hopefully in the future.. i will go back to this post and re read and make things better in the worst

Cheers

Emailing

Dear my diary,

One of my to do lists, to find a shop and write an email to them, stating that I would like create a win win business opportunity for both of us.

Once i finished writing my email..

i wrote another action (number 14)

To Contact customer in 5 days time if he or she does not reply on 04xx-xxx-xxx

After a good 10 minutes (while i am procastinating)
I received a phone call, from the number above!

I was like... SHIT... why the hell she/he contacted me so FAST????

and one of my downside is, I HATE TAKING UP PHONE CALL!

and i let it rang.... and guess what? i did not answer the call

HOW DUMB CAN I BE??? I COULD JUST RUINED MY CHANCE TO DO A BUSINESS WITH HIM!!!!!

WHAT THE HELL AM I THINKING???

I FEEL SO DUMB NOW!!

i need to change the way i act from now on! Just answer that silly phone first!!!!

How stupid can i be??


Should-i-call-back-now-or-wait-till-tmr?

Selling my lego

I have been investing in a small investment and try to re sell them

it is not as simple as i thought, selling to earn and get a client is hard!
VERY F-ing HARD

Up until yesterday. I only post my ad on EBAY and GUMTREE,

but today, i will step it up a notch.

Hence,

instead of putting my ad on EBAY and GUMTREE, I have my ads on
EBAY
GUMTREE
LOCANTO
NOFLIES
GEEEWIZZZ
ADPOST

Hope i can make sales from those websites.

My next step would be... approching toys sellers for b2b ! hope to get some answer!!

Woohoo...

ACTION not motion

It hits me hard.
Reading this article below... i realised that i have been doing MOTION ALL THE TIME!

Time to take action!
I will write down all my actions in this blog and see how it goes.. hopefully it goes well!
 



Below article is taken from lifehacker.com

http://lifehacker.com/the-mistake-smart-people-make-being-in-motion-vs-taki-1143223597

There is a common mistake that often happens to smart people—in many cases, without you ever realizing it. The mistake has to do with the difference between being in motion and taking action. They sound similar, but they’re not the same.

Here’s the deal…

Motion Vs. Action

Motion is when you’re busy doing something, but that task will never produce an outcome by itself. Action, on the other hand, is the type of behavior that will get you a result.

Here are some examples…

• If I outline 20 ideas for articles I want to write, that’s motion. If I actually write and publish an article, that’s action.
• If I email 10 new leads for my business and start conversations with them, that’s motion. If I actually ask for the sale and they turn into a customer, that’s action.
• If I search for a better diet plan and read a few books on the topic, that’s motion. If I actually eat a healthy meal, that’s action.
• If I go to the gym and ask about getting a personal trainer, that’s motion. If I actually step under the bar and start squatting, that’s action.
• If I study for a test or prepare for a research project, that’s motion. If I actually take the test or write my research paper, that’s action.

Sometimes motion is good because it allows you to prepare and strategize and learn. But motion will never—by itself—lead to the result you are looking to achieve. It doesn’t matter how many times you go talk to the personal trainer, that motion will never get you in shape. Only the action of working out will get you the result you’re looking to achieve.

Why Smart People Find Themselves in Motion

If motion doesn’t lead to results, why do we do it? Sometimes we do it because we actually need to plan or learn more. But more often than not, we do it because motion allows us to feel like we’re making progress without running the risk of failure.

Most of us are experts at avoiding criticism. It doesn’t feel good to fail or to be judged publicly, so we tend to avoid situations where that might happen. And that’s the biggest reason why you slip into motion rather than taking action: you want to delay failure.

Yes, I’d like to get in shape. But, I don’t want to look stupid in the gym, so I’ll just talk to the trainer about their rates instead.

Yes, I’d like to land more clients for my business. But, if I ask for the sale, I might get turned down. So maybe I should just email 10 potential clients instead.

Yes, I’d like to lose weight. But, I don’t want to be the weird one who eats healthy at lunch. So maybe I should just plan some healthy meals when I get home instead.

It’s very easy to do these things and convince yourself that you’re still moving in the right direction.

“I’ve got conversations going with four potential clients right now. This is good. We’re moving in the right direction.”
“I brainstormed some ideas for that book I want to write. This is coming together.”

You feel like you’re getting things done. But really, you’re just preparing to get something done. And when preparation becomes a form of procrastination, you need to change something.

Ideas for Taking Action

I’m sure there are many strategies for taking action, but I can think of two that have worked for me.

Set a Schedule for Your Actions

Every Monday and every Thursday, I write a new article and publish it to the world. It’s just what happens on those days. It’s my schedule. I love Mondays and Thursdays because I know that I will always produce something on those days. I’ll get a result. That’s a good feeling.

For weightlifting, I train on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. That’s the schedule every week. I’m not planning workout exercises. I’m not researching workout programs. I’m simply working out. Action, not motion. For ongoing goals and lifestyle changes, I think this is the best approach. Set a schedule for your actions and stick to it.

Pick a Date to Shift You from Motion to Action

For some goals, setting a daily or weekly schedule doesn’t work as well. This is the case if you’re doing something that is only going to happen once: like releasing your new book, or launching a new product, or taking a big exam, or submitting a major project.

These things require some planning up front (motion). They also require plenty of action to complete them. For example, you could set a schedule each week to write each chapter of your book. But for the book launch itself, you could spend weeks or months planning different venues, locations, and so on.

In a situation like this, I find that it’s best to simply pick a date. Put something on the calendar. Make it public. This is when X is happening. For big projects or one–time goals, I think this is the best approach. Force yourself out of motion and into action by setting a hard deadline.

Choose Action

Never mistake activity for achievement. —John Wooden

Motion will never produce a final result. Action will. When you’re in motion, you’re planning and strategizing and learning. Those are all good things, but they don’t produce a result. Are you doing something? Or are you just preparing to do it? Are you in motion? Or are you taking action?