We’re Live. One of the main focuses of this podcast is to share current strategies that are being applied to get feedback and get the best possible outcome.
John leads the way on main strategies based on Social media, ads, etc.
Thought of the week
John - “Engagement is not exactly the most important factor on Instagram”
We’re Live. The guys start with a roundtable of ongoing projects that each has and is it going and giving each other great feedback to improve the whole process.
One thing that came in common is Marketing Equity, there are just so many projects going on that there’s a point that focus is lost, so cutting off some of them may be the way to go.
Thought of the week
Mani - “If your emails throughout a month talk about 10 different topics, you cannot sell”
We’re live. One of the many problems that clients encounter is that they don't really understand how the process of any endeavor works or even worse than that, they can't trust the process.
This seems to be a recurring problem with some of John's Clients, finding out that there’s actual work that they need to do, and realizing that the problem lies in the drive to get the work done.
Thought of the week
Mani - “They think they can't do it? Or they think that they can't do the work?”
We’re Live. Mani some stuff that did not work out as planned, but he’s not quite sure what exactly failed in the process. He and John start analyzing the whole scenario to find out and improve upon it.
It is quite normal that this kind of problem arises from time to time, but as always this offers so much improving potential so it does deserve thorough analysis.
Thought of the week
John - “There’s always a logical explanation when this happens”
We’re live. John and Mani get the conversation going with how the process of admittance in their programs should be, getting the right client is the core foundation that the program needs to work.
There are definitely many ways to filter clients or even get an onboarding process, this is going to entirely depend on what type of actions the client has to do in order to stay and be accountable.
John - “Move quickly but do not rush”
We’re Live. Today the guys are starting off with a new segment called the hot seat, where each of them gets a specific amount of time to show any kind of issue on his entrepreneurship and get the feedback needed to get the best possible solution.
Definitely, an interesting way to solve problems and get a fresh perspective and actually get the issue under the spotlight.
Thought of the week
John - “Red pill content is incredibly difficult to get growth from it”
We’re Live. Once again the boys are trying new blood for the team, and it has started an amazing debate of what the pain points are for each of the clients and what actually are the ones that work as selling points.
The perfect example of this was Mani’s Focus blocks, which in this particular thing almost any pain point will work, based on the productivity you'll need to solve your problems.
Thought of the week.
John - “Mani you sound like a lawyer”
We’re LIve. Getting a new partner in the entreprogrammers podcast has been a long endeavor and has definitely not been successful, some guests show up once and then do not show up anymore.
John and Mani agree that when this happens is just not the right fit, but, MAni has a theory on why this happening, not everyone sees value in the live cast, John doesn't agree with this. Great debate this week.
Thought of the week
Mani - “ Not everybody sees the utility in showing yourself to different eyes”
We’re Live. New blood is coming into town and one of the first steps, when this happens, is to start sharing strategies with one another, based on their entrepreneurship and perspectives.
Which always proves to be quite helpful, no matter how much time you have spent on a business there will be that missing that only outside perspective will bring it to light.
Thought of the week
Mani .”Data will always show you the truth overtime”
We’re Live. There’s always a project that just does not work no matter what amount of effort you put into it, the idea could be solid but if people don't see the real value in it it's just not going to work.
John and Mani Analyse various scenarios when this happens and steps to follow to get back on track as soon as possible.
Thought of the week
John - “Selfe-confidence as an outcome is just not valuable to people”
We’re Live. John recently hired someone dedicated to sales, that is helping him through Instagram dm and other areas. It turns out that the price range was way higher than expected, but, is it worth it? It Absolutely is and here they tell you why.
There are lots of benefits that come from high risks, especially in the long run. As long everything is analyzed correctly it is always worth your time and money.
Thought of the week
Mani - “Once you get this working you will triple your original investment”
We’re Live. One of the most common things to happen in any enterprise, webinar, or any kind of business is that the client gets the whole perspective of it wrong, especially when the matter is making money.
John and Mani have an interesting discussion about the most important factors of this process that most people just miss or simply do not understand.
Mani -” If Your client has to do a lot of work you have to charge them even more ”.
We’re live. The guys are in new offices and talking about productivity systems that have worked and also failed in the past, coming to one logical conclusion: Systems work, people are the ones who fail.
There’s one simple explanation for this and it is based on accountability basically, there’s nothing that forces you to commit to the system, that’s why it is doomed to fail.
Thought of the week
Mani - “All Humans are going to get in and out of the system every time”.
We’re Live. John and Mani are currently in the process of reinventing their business, getting new ideas out, testing out processes, and finding out what type of new audiences can come in a have a taste.
This has taken most of the time that the guys have in hand, and also it has been proven that getting these conversations is extremely valuable to the whole process.
Mani - “Now is time to get the right audience into the funnel”
We’re live. Mani starts with the continuing process of his upcoming webinar, and how the writing aspect of it is very similar to writing a book, what makes people buy the book or assisting the webinar which brings the same results.
John adds up to this topic on how to get more people to your project, specially future costumers that you want them to stay and consume more content.
John - “Definitely getting more people will always punch the numbers”
We’re Live. Mani is currently working on his new webinar and one of the most important steps is getting that hook or punchline that will get the consumer to truly stay and buy the product.
Many insights and ideas grow here during the discussion, getting to the point that it is necessary to convince people even before they buy the product, that will give the customer the confidence to come back again.
Mani -"If you depend on some discipline system or habits to be productive, you’ll fail to be productive"
We’re Live. Getting to know a new team member it's always a part of the process, with the Depart of Chuck from the podcast it’s time for changes.
The guys are looking forward to keeping Entreprogrammers alive and evolving, so the next step was clear and recruits are trying out!
Mani: ”You've been doing this since you were 15 and you’re 23? Right on man!”
We’re Live. This is a topic that will always pop up when you’re an entrepreneur, there’s going to be a certain point in time that you will have success, or in other cases, this is needed to get to the point where you want to be.
Mani and John have an interesting discussion on when and how you need to push productivity. Hiring personnel, delegating jobs, using ads to promote, and many other possibilities.
Mani - “There’s always a way to push productivity and not deal with the hassle that this involves”
We’re Live. Chuck is back in the scene but he’s coming with not-so-great news! In this episode, Chuck and John Talk about how their lives have changed over the passing years.
Looking forward to the new paths that both are building towards their journey in entrepreneurship.
Chuck - “There are hours that I need to get back and just focus on the ones that I'm currently working on”
We’re Live. Analysing the necessary data in order to make the best decisions in your entrepreneurship has to be one of the most important steps that you have to make, this will definitely take you closer to success no doubt about it.
To get this data you need traffic, as it turns out Cold Traffic sometimes it’s actually the best way to get the best perspective, it’s constant and starts to show patterns that in hot traffic are difficul to see.
Mani - “Cold Traffic is the key here, details have come up due to this”
We’re Live. The guys finally meet up for the first time this year and the main topic here are the new ideas and new goals for this upcoming year, how to approach these situations and make the best of it.
New exciting ideas like really show the world how success works, to analyzing what is the best value you have to offer to your future clients.
Thought of the day
Mani - “History is written by the winners, is time to change that”
We’re Live. Usual report from the guys except that there’s a small situation in Chuck’s mind, Podcast and Sponsorship has been the main game that has kept Chuck in the game. Now the main concern is that the standard approach can be faulty sometimes. Chuck Doesn’t feel optimistic about this.
John and Mani’s message here is plain and simple, sponsorship at this level cannot be standard, it has to be unique for every client.
Thought of the week
Mani - “Standard Approach only works when you’re a big corporation”
We’re Live. Mani is currently finding the best way possible to sell one of his newest products, he decided to get an out perspective. As it turns out, it was the best thing that he could do, many new ideas came to him just by introducing this outside perspective.
Great discussion with the guys based on these new ideas, this is just another way to learn. There are tons of ways to sell a product, especially in these changing times.
Thought of the week
Mani - “You’ll be surprised how your front-end product can change so easily.”
We’re Live. John is pretty happy at the moment because one of his strategies had an amazing list of emails and subscribers to one of his programs. The funny thing is that it really was a small one and the reward was big.
Sometimes the most powerful message can be the shortest one, and in fact, will reach more people than expected given its simplicity. This made a huge boost that was completely unexpected.
Thought of the week
John - “ A short video on Tiktok and a small message worked very well, not even a link was needed”
We’re Live. John Starts off with the situation that he’s handling for the project manager spot, long story short is not working out. There is a series of skills that a person needs to have in order to fulfill this job at the level that John requires.
Mani Agrees, these strengths that make you excel in these situations cant be taught, especially things like attention to detail, organization, and the compulsive need to get everything done on time.
Thought of the week
Mani - “Some people are just organized that’s it. You can spend years trying to teach a dog to be a bear and it’s not going to happen”