Speakwithlarrys Podcast

There is such a person, you actually create this person by identifying a series of qualities that he or she would have in regards to your product or service. When you think about how old your client would be, where they would live, the car they would drive and other questions that you'll want answers to you get to create a real person, one who wants and needs what you're selling.

As you grow your business there will come a point where people will seek you out. People buy from those they know, like and trust, and as you become identified as one of those, people will seek you out.

In order to get good at something one of the first things that must take place is your ability to understand certain terms within your niche. Another way to view it is, you can't speak the language if you don't know the language. So I put together a short list of business, speaking, and author terms for you to add to the things you already know about. Enjoy...

Alright now you know my secret, the three steps to starting and successfully running your own online business. So a quick recap, set up the foundation, create your products and services, and market, brand and re-invest. Phase one, two, and three.

Once you've created the foundation of your business, the next phase is to create your products and services, that's what will be the vehicle to your companys growth.

Starting a new business is rough, and it requires time and understanding of the business you want to start. Anything that you do for the first time you're not going to be good at, but if you continue and don't stop, you'll get better. That's the way it works, but if you allow mistakes and mishaps to cause you to get frustrated and quit you'll never achieve the success you seek.

Four months ago I didn't even have a podcast, didn't know how to put one together, didn't understand Audacity, now, today I created my 20th episode and uploaded it to podcatchers that reach millions of listeners, WOW, it's absolutely amazing. Whether you're familiar with podcasts or not, you will become very familiar with them because they are quickly becoming the platform of choice to market to millions.

Having the ability to be, do, and have anything you want has never easier than it is today. With the creation of the Internet you can now be, do, and have anything that you're willing to work hard for.

Many new entrepreneurs miss out time after time on opportunities to brand themselves simply because they can't really recognize how easy it really is. You can make almost any event an opportunity to market and brand yourself. As you listen to my clip just think of all the times you've had already that you didn't take advantage of.

When you think of the word dream you don't normally think of hard work, sacrifices, commitment, and those types of terms. You normally think of success, accomplishments, making it. Well the best way to accomplish your dream is to identify your gifts ot talents and create a business around those.

Creating systems are part of structuring your business and as you create those systems as your business grows you'll be able to outsource those skills to what's known as Virtual Assistants. Doing that allows you to free up some very valuable time, that you can do other things with like travel, play, spend time with your family, and the list goes on.

Many times when an opportunity comes your way, you're not prepared to take advantage of it. Unfortunately, most times it's not because you can't, it's because you're afraid. Lack of knowledge about something will cause you to stay in what you label as a safe place. Again, unfortunately, there's no growth in a safe place.

When you mention speaking in public to most people their mind shuts down to the possibility. Not because they can't do it, but because of the fear they have of it. I for one must admit, I had that fear, didn't like it, didn't want it, and what I wanted to become required that I go through getting comfortable with speaking to succeed at what I wanted to do. So what did I do? Take a listen...

The internet business is a very powerful vehicle for many people who wouldn't have normally had the opportunity to become successful in business. One of the things necessary to become successful is being able to market and brand yourself and your company. The best way, bar none to do that is with videos, videos that you can create very inexpensively and regularly. This episode gives you a number of other reasons to include videos in your mix, also.

Many time we tend to over look the small things involved when setting up our online business. Things like pens, paper, ink, etc.. Even though when you begin, it's full speed and your mind is more focused one the big things and it should be. But when your're basically a one man show you have to stay mindful of the small stuff as well.