Archive for the ‘Product Development’ Category

Are you trading or investing your time?

Trading or Investing TimeEach of us faces a unique set of circumstances while working towards our own goals, but the one thing we all have in common is the number of hours we have available. Are you trading or investing those precious hours? What I mean is, are you trading your time by doing busy work such as sorting emails, calling dead leads or holding meeting, or are you investing your time into projects that will produce reliable, recurring income and free up your time? With either choice, you will probably put in about the same amount of work today, but over the next few months or years, the time that you’ve invested will multiply your free time and income dramatically while the time you’ve traded will simply be gone. Want some examples? Aaron Wall stopped selling products...

Are you already an expert?

nerd-expertIf you’re like most people, you’ve probably put off creating your own informational products to sell because you don’t think you qualify as an “expert.” You might have your doubts about whether anyone would be willing to part with their hard-earned money in exchange for your knowledge. Or maybe you just think there are already enough “experts” in your industry and you won’t be able to differentiate yourself. It’s time to put your doubts and fears behind you because I’m going to let you in on a little secret – you don’t need to be the top authority on a subject. You just need to know more than the other people who want to learn about it. The problem is that you underestimate what you know because you already know it. What may seem basic...

Cyber Monday, the holiday season and what you need to be doing right now!

cyber-mondayAhh…the holidays are upon us yet again. Thanksgiving has already come and gone, and many of us (fortunately, not me) have endured the unending lines and frenzied crowds to be a part of the insane Black Friday tradition. Now, as we jump knee-deep into Cyber Monday, many businesses are beginning to wind down for the year. But instead of a relaxing (or stressing out over holiday preparations), you should be using the next thirty days to build up a competitive advantage and set the stage for a record year in 2010! While your competitors are content to simply wait for Santa Clause to climb down their chimneys, you can leverage your reduced workload to develop your own products to sell. You may have already thought about this a long time ago, but gave in to your own excuses. Stop that and get started! Each product you develop...