PreneurCast: Entrepreneurship, Business, Internet Marketing and Productivity

This week, Pete talks to Oren Klaff, author of Pitch Anything, a book we highly recommend to any business owner. They discuss pitching vs selling, and how pitching relates to all kinds of business, big or small, with lots of tips on making a good pitch Pete and Oren will be holding a "Pitching" Webinar soon. Details are here: http://preneur.co/pitchanything -= Links =- - Books: Pitch Anything - Oren Klaff - Online: http://pitchanything.com/ - The official site of the book -=- For more information about Pete and Dom, visit us online at http://www.preneurmedia.tv or drop us a line at: preneurcast@preneurgroup.com If you like what we're doing, please leave us a review on iTunes or a comment on the Preneurmedia.tv Web Site.

Pete and Dom discuss the issue of people complaining that major companies like Apple and Amazon want a large share of revenue from authors or publishers of digital books, audio products or other digital media, and why this is the wrong perspective to take -= Links =- - PreneurCast Episodes: These previous episodes were talked about in today's show. If you missed them, go back and listen over at http://preneurmedia.tv PreneurCast Episode 19 - The Mirror Economy -=- For more information about Pete and Dom, visit us online at http://www.preneurmedia.tv or drop us a line at: preneurcast@preneurgroup.com If you like what we're doing, please leave us a review on iTunes or a comment on the Preneurmedia.tv Web Site.

This week, Pete talks with Jack Delosa, who supports entrepreneurs with his two main ventures The Entourage and MBE Education. They talk about the stages that every business goes through, and the challenges that entrepreneurs face in each of those stages -= Links =- PDF Download - Download Jack's Capital Raising White Paper, which has his Stage of Business Diagram inside http://www.the-entourage.com.au/ - The Entourage http://www.mbeeducation.com.au/ - MBE Education -=- For more information about Pete and Dom, visit us online at http://www.preneurmedia.tv or drop us a line at: preneurcast@preneurgroup.com If you like what we're doing, please leave us a review on iTunes or a comment on the Preneurmedia.tv Web Site.

This week, Pete talks to Valerie Khoo - A journalist and writer, Founder of the Sydney Writers Centre, and author of the book, Power Stories - the 8 Stories You Must Tell, which is about the use of storytelling in business to get your message across -= Links =- http://powerstoriesbook.com/ - The Official Website for Valerie's Book Power Stories - Valerie Khoo -=- For more information about Pete and Dom, visit us online at http://www.preneurmedia.tv or drop us a line at: preneurcast@preneurgroup.com If you like what we're doing, please leave us a review on iTunes or a comment on the Preneurmedia.tv Web Site.

This week, Dom talks to Pete about the MQT rule - Money, Quality, Time - both in its traditional use, where you pick two to control, then you have to accept the effect on the third; But also, you need to be aware which of these is holding up your projects Action Step: Think how your attitude to Money, Quality or Time is holding up a project, and then think how you can affect one or more of the three to move things forward. -= Links =- - Books: Pete's book, Media Strategies for Internet Marketers is now available on Audible: http://audibletrial.com/preneurcast - Audible has a huge library of audio books of all types. Visit our link for a free trial and PreneurCast listener coupon for a free audio book. - Online: http://www.7levers.com - The 7 Levers of Business Home Study Course is now live. Sign up today and get 2 months free access to our Preneur Platinum private members area. - PreneurCast Episodes: These previous episodes are talked about in today's show. If you missed them, you can listen again over at http://preneurmedia.tv PreneurCast Episode 44 - Mechanics vs Core Business PreneurCast Episode 68 - Getting things done, not doing them yourself -=- For more information about Pete and Dom, visit us online at http://www.preneurmedia.tv or drop us a line at: preneurcast@preneurgroup.com If you like what we're doing, please leave us a review on iTunes or a comment on the PreneurMedia Web Site.

This week Pete interviews Dale Beaumont, one of Australia's leading business advisors, author of 16 books & creator of a business education program called "Business Blueprint". Dale shares some fantastic tips for raising your profile to improve business -= Links =- http://www.dalebeaumont.com/ - Dale's Personal Site http://www.newrulesofbusiness.com.au/ - Dale's conference - The New Rules of Business -=- For more information about Pete and Dom, visit us online at http://www.preneurmedia.tv or drop us a line at: preneurcast@preneurgroup.com If you like what we're doing, please leave us a review on iTunes or a comment on the Preneurmedia.tv Web Site.

070: Lazy Marketing Redux

This week, Pete managed to get an interview with David Siteman Garland, host of The Rise to the Top, the popular podcast for mediapreneurs. David and Pete talk about interviewing people, with lots of great tips for finding people to interview. David has a course for people who want to create their own interview-based web show, and you can find out more at: http://preneurmedia.tv/therise Sign up there for 3 free lessons. -= Links =- http://www.therisetothetop.com/ - David's show, The Rise to the Top http://preneurmedia.tv/therise - David's course, Create Awesome Interviews -=- For more information about Pete and Dom, visit us online at http://www.preneurmedia.tv or drop us a line at: preneurcast@preneurgroup.com If you like what we're doing, please leave us a review on iTunes or a comment on the Preneurmedia.tv Web Site.

068: Getting things Done, But Not Doing Them Yourself

067: Trust Based Selling

This week, Pete talks to Dom about media manipulation - getting your story featured in various online and offline publications. They discuss and why this is an import strategy, and how you can leverage one piece of media exposure to get you the next one. Action Step: Read Ryan Holiday's Book - Trust Me, I'm Lying Action Step: Think about things that you are doing that are generating conversation in your community, then think how you can leverage that interest as proof. -= Links =- - Books: Trust Me, I'm Lying - Ryan Holiday - Online: http://www.businessblueprint.com.au/ - Dale Beaumont's Business Blueprint Conference http://www.goinganalogue.com/ - Pete's Offline Marketing Course, Going Analogue http://www.7levers.com - The 7 Levers of Business Home Study Course is now live. Sign up today and get 2 months free access to our Preneur Platinum private members area. - PreneurCast Episodes: These previous episodes were talked about in today's show. If you missed them, go back and listen over at http://preneurmedia.tv PreneurCast Episode 45 - Dom interviews John Davy about business networking -=- For more information about Pete and Dom, visit us online at http://www.preneurmedia.tv or drop us a line at: preneurcast@preneurgroup.com If you like what we're doing, please leave us a review on iTunes or a comment on the Preneurmedia.tv Web Site.

This week, Pete and Dom discuss how you can prepare for and manage scaling your business. They talk about things you can do now to make sure that when you need to, your business can grow without pain. Action Steps: Look at your business and see if you can identify a process or system that would fail if you doubled your number of clients overnight. Investigate ways to manage that situation through documentation, training, or redesigning the process. -= Links =- - Books: The 48 Laws of Power - Robert Greene The 50th Law - 50 Cent and Robert Greene - Online: Screensteps - Process Documentation Software http://www.7levers.com - The 7 Levers of Business Home Study Course is now live. Sign up today and get 2 months free access to our Preneur Platinum private members area. -=- For more information about Pete and Dom, visit us online at http://www.preneurmedia.tv or drop us a line at: preneurcast@preneurgroup.com If you like what we're doing, please leave us a review on iTunes or a comment on the Preneurmedia.tv Web Site.

This week, Pete Interviews Peter Shallard, "The Shrink for Entrepreneurs" and gets his thoughts on the psychology behind the problems a lot of people have with pricing. They also discuss procrastination and the role that coaching can play in overcoming it -= Links =- - Books: No B.S. Marketing to the Affluent - Dan Kennedy - Online: http://www.petershallard.com/ - Peter's main web site http://www.commitaction.com/ - Peter's new project to overcome procrastination http://www.7levers.com - The 7 Levers of Business Home Study Course is now live. Sign up today and get 2 months free access to our Preneur Platinum private members area. -=- For more information about Pete and Dom, visit us online at http://www.preneurmedia.tv or drop us a line at: preneurcast@preneurgroup.com If you like what we're doing, please leave us a review on iTunes or a comment on the Preneurmedia.tv Web Site.

Partnerships and Joint Ventures are great ways of quickly adding new skills and resources to your business. Pete and Dom discuss the differences between them, and some ideas on how they can benefit different types of businesses. Action Steps: Look for opportunities to create a Partnership or Joint Venture with someone who has a complementary skill or resource -= Links =- - Books: Trust me, I'm Lying - Ryan Holiday - Online: http://www.7levers.com - The 7 Levers of Business Home Study Course is now live. Sign up today and get 2 months free access to our Preneur Platinum private members area. -=- For more information about Pete and Dom, visit us online at http://www.preneurmedia.tv or drop us a line at: preneurcast@preneurgroup.com If you like what we're doing, please leave us a review on iTunes or a comment on the Preneurmedia.tv Web Site.

Pete is back and on full form, and this week talks to Dom about Continuity - generating residual income from your business by setting up products and services that can be charged for automatically on a regular and repeating basis. Action Steps: Work out a way to build continuity into your business -= Links =- - Online: http://www.dollarshaveclub.com Dollar Shave club is a great example of a continuity service. http://www.7levers.com The 7 Levers of Business Home Study Course is now live. Sign up today and get 2 months free access to our Preneur Platinum private members area. - PreneurCast Episodes: These previous episodes were talked about in today's show. If you missed them, go back and listen over at http://preneurmedia.tv PreneurCast Episode 37 - The Preneur Hierarchy PreneurCast Episode 52 - 7 Levers of Business Redux - Special PreneurCast Listener Offers from our Sponsors: http://GetTranscribed.com - The transcription service we use for PreneurCast. Mention preneurcast and get 25% off your first order. -=- For more information about Pete and Dom, visit us online at http://www.preneurmedia.tv or drop us a line at: preneurcast@preneurgroup.com If you like what we're doing, please leave us a review on iTunes or a comment on the Preneurmedia.tv Web Site.