We’re Live. What a year it has been, definitely the most interesting ones in decades. All situations aside business has thrive no matter what.
Guys start the conversation reviewing various experiments and processes that they have been through the year so far, and actual numbers are not bad at all. Marketing has proven to be the best way to thrive in any kind of situation that comes.
On Recent events, guys have a discussion on the racial situation and the riots that are occurring, nevertheless, it’s all about business.
Thought of the week:
Mani - “Getting anybody to put a lot of money online is a lot of work”
We’re Live. Chuck starts off with an anecdote about a person that both he and John have done business with, In Fact, had a nice trade with this person which actually made him earn a good amount of signups to his membership plan. Small World huh?
In other topics, Chuck is experimenting with affiliates at the moment. Mani and John Experiment when really well. Actually want to implement this system again because it created great revenue.
Guys have started making money in all sorts of different ways, there’s a nice momentum with sales.
Thought of the week:
John - “So we learned something, start a promotion with someone else list and then as soon as that promotion ends, start a new promotion on your own and you are sure to get sales with this new buyers”
We’re live. John starts the conversation with a nostalgia train remembering the founding members of Entreprogrammers, also that intro needs to changed LOL.
In other topics, chuck is experimenting with his podcast audience and it’s looking for advice from Jhon looking for the best possible outcome.
John is actually going through some employee changes, training process, etc. Getting new blood and analyzing what the next step for Simple Programmer will be.
Thought of the week:
John - “There’s a slow point when you have to refactor your way out”
We’re Live. John and Mani are currently doing a promotion together through the Simple Programmer Channel, testing different approaches to the current market right now.
Turns Out Upsell is working less than expected, which at the moment is really not a bad thing, they are testing the market at the moment so it’s basically a calculated risk. It’s not actually bad but it could definitely be better.
Strategies need to be refresh in order for any of this to work, they have an interesting conversation on many possible outcomes and paths they can take.
Thought of the week:
Mani - “ Leads to Market are not always very impactful”
We’re Live. Recently Chuck and John did a small partnership helping out Chuck with some sales using the Simple Programmer Audience, and it worked.
Not only worked, but it also did pretty well. 50-50 share and both parties got a nice chunk. But now comes the step, pull up the next step strategy, and look forward to keeping those numbers.
Chuck has some ideas, Mani and John offered him solid guidance on the matter.
Thought of the week:
John - “ IT is always got to improve the strategy, just make sure it is always profitable”
We’re Live. Great news from the guys. All points out that recent strategies are working on bringing sales home. People are constantly online these days. Chuck made a few alterations on one of his sites design-wise and had a big sales uprising in just one week.
John has been applying new strategies as well, and they are working better than expected.
Lots of new stuff that did not work in the past are currently working on this new sales environment.
There’s a big room for new ideas and improvement, it’s time to take the calculated risks.
Thought of the week:
John - “All you need to do is stick to your plan”
We’re Live. One of the most important things when hiring someone is high levels of communication. For the guys is even more important than delivering the tasks assigned on time, there’s nothing more frustrating than having to follow up with a person to check on pending tasks.
Simple emails, chat contact, anything. This has been the case of many hires for the guys and the primary cause of letting go of the employee.
In other topics, Mani is trying new stuff with emails that have been working really well and have nop idea why they are working so well. New Business is thriving and needs to in order for anything post-COVID to work.
Thought of the week:
Mani - “ So many people out there are screwing up, it’s time to take action”
We’re Live. The guys start with how many things are being speculated in the market these days. Housing prices especially are going to have a dramatic change among other issues that are just not clear in the present day.
One of the most concerning issues is the gatherings and at what point people are going to feel safe to do this? Many things depend on this.
The only thing that we can do is try to protect our assets.
Thought of the week:
John – “ Businesses Will open eventually, but when will people want to go to them?”
We’re Live. The Guys start discussing the actual measures that the government is applying during this crisis, essentially they are doing all the wrong things at the wrong time.
This is basically going to cost the government and amazing amount of money and the inflation ratio is going to be up the roof by the amount of money printed to cover for everything. This is affecting everybody, even the fast-food worker.
The solution is what the guys are proposing right now. Find new ways to make money. That’s it.
Thoughts of the week
John - ”With these measures, the fast-food worker is going to be making more money being unemployed”
We’re Live. Mani tells the story to John of How he was on a COVID-19 Isolation Ward. Mani was not infected thankfully but went through a big process just to get in quarantine again al because of simple flu that he had. That’s the situation right now
Other topics start analyzing where to invest money during these times, it can get really complicated because the whole situation may last a year, if not more. Solid Plans need to be made but there’s definitely a new path to be walked on.
Mani in this point states it clearly, business is dying because they don’t really know what's going to happen, the decisions needed are not made due to lack of knowledge.
Thoughts of the week
Mani - “The Killer uncertainty is the problem, not the killer itself”
We’re Live. Chuck and John definitely have been affected by the whole situation. Many businesses are doing stuff for free just to keep clientele. It’s definitely hard times ahead.
Regarding the decisions made worldwide, the guys have a discussion on how principles should be taken into account rather than morals or even science. Economic shutdown does help save a lot of lives, but in some cases this an extreme desition to make.
The standard business had to fire a big part of his employees in order to stay alive in the market. All decisions have consequences, not only economically but socially speaking.
Thoughts of the week:
John - “The Name of the game is Survival”
Chuck - “People need to take responsibilities for themselves”
We’re Live. Guys start the conversation debating all the processes that they have been gone through (and the population) due to the lockdown, quarantine, etc. There’s a lot of contradiction with what the government is doing and the constitution, but the bottom line is basically the only way to control a majority of people that are not rational.
Another subject comes and it’s that if the virus itself would be 10 times more deadly what would be the reaction of the people? Does it have to be that scary for people to take a pandemic situation seriously?
Thought of the week:
Mani - “Math is a F*cker, People don’t understand math then we cannot expect people to understand everything.”
We’re Live. Coronavirus has had a huge effect on the economy in the last passing weeks, and the guys were not left out in this process. John Starts the conversations by telling how he lost a big amount of money on a bad investment due to bad timing and the current situation.
This goes for everybody, there’s a big concern amongst entrepreneurs on what exactly to do in these cases. People need to be strategic cause a bad step can make you lose everything in a matter of hours.
Stay Indoors and Stay safe.
Thought of the week:
John – “You Only lose the money when you cash out? That’s a Fallacy that people have”
We’re Live. Mani Starts the conversation summarizing last week for Chuck, he went with John to meet up with high ticket players in the business and conferences just to increase the contact, overall great Week for the guys.
On the other hand, things have slowed down for Chuck, the sale streak has stopped, almost to zero. He Starts to discuss with Mani what could possibly cause this and looking for ways to get sales back up and in rhythm.
Thought of the week:
Mani –“The easiest thing you can say when things go south, is that something has changed in the market”
We’re Live. John and Mani start the conversation reviewing a strategy that Jhon has been applying to Bulldog Mindset recently, the thing is, he’s looking for high-quality clients only which is a niche that can be tricky. He has been trying different things but they have not been working as expected.
Mani gives really specific advice on what to try. One of the most important things when looking for this kind of client is that the filter has to be bulletproof, he really doesn’t want a bunch of people that are just not going add anything to the membership area.
Basic idea is that he wants people to see the immense value that the group has.
Thought of the week
Mani - “Who cares if you lose a customer, that was never going to be a customer”
We’re Live. Chuck solve his issue with the email broadcast and has got his team ready for action. On the other hand, it appears than the outsourced way to get the leads works well, he’s currently finalizing details on it, and yes, business it’s on the top for chuck. Another week to the record!
The team is also ready to get as much leads as possible, it’s actually the way that it has been working in the passing weeks, the guys have a small concern about this and give some advice to Chuck, We’ll see how it goes.
Thought of the week
Mani - “ That’s they key, you are bound to ge bigger and it only works if you find the way”
We’re Live. Another week in a row for Chuck with Sales through the roof! But not all is good news, he has an issue with the payments, but nonetheless sales don’t seem to want to end at least for the nearest feature.
Continuing on the Chuck Sales Fest, He’s reviewing some steps with John, One of them is getting the rate up every time a new partner comes in, John gives great advice on how to continue on this path. Also, Chuck explains a situation that is occurring with one of his partners that made one of the Podcast host to quit.
Thought of the week
Chuck - “We are not even talking about that, we are talking about software development. I’m not even pushing the message you don’t like”
We’re Live. Chuck is absolutely killing it with sales, he has made more sales in 3 weeks than the whole last year, Incredible moment for chuck and he just keeps on getting more.
He.s currently looking for ways to increase his leads, share some stuff with the guys and John like it so much that he’s probably going to do the same.
Mani shoots some important advice, the system that Chuck is using at the moment it’s working flawlessly, the best thing he could, is actually improving the system. Some people like to change it, and that’s the worst thing they could do.
Thought of the week
Mani - “The more you used this system, the more you sale these things”
We’re Live. Guys start the conversation with how they’re trying to get back on track with their exercise routine. Chuck is thinking of doing the Dopey challenge, John relives this as the hell that it was haha.
John is actually training for a 100-mile run this year, which is a big step up and a difficult challenge definitely.
In other topics, Chuck updates the guys on the new system he’s been implementing, It’s working extremely well. John and Mani advise on how to maintain this momentum.
Thoughts of the week
John - “ On one hand I’m like WTF… On the other hand, I’m like hey that's a great idea”
We’re Live. Chuck starts the conversation with Mani, talking about his whole process of sale through email marketing, numbers, conversion rates, etc. He’s doing good and does a great job at it, but it’s the more tiresome area of the business, really pursuing those sales. Chuck Makes it clear that he’s tired of it, Mani tells him that’s the way to get results, and it does work.
Mani gives some advice, this is something that can be outsourced but it’s always better to take this for yourself, there’s complete control of the sales. It can be tiresome, yeah but the rewards are always big.
Thought of the week
Chuck - “I’m so tired of sales man!”
We’re Live. John starts the conversation about a person that has worked with him recently and marks a recurrent trend, they only go to John when they want to make money otherwise, he’s not on the radar.
Most of the “Liberal” People have their ideals always in front until they start a business, once you got the need to start making money, all the political thinking and ideals just gets out of the picture, it doesn’t help at all and that’s the harsh truth.
Thought of the week:
Chuck - “Well, i hate you until i need you too so..”
We’re Live. Great Sales Plans to start 2020 for Chuck, has 3 major goals to reach. Not impossible ones, but difficult to achieve. Big numbers to reach and one of the things that Chuck is doing is documenting his whole process on Sales, There’s a possibility that in the future somebody else could take care of this area of the business. This will ease the transition process and save a lot of time.
Putting on sales the Podcast is one of the plans, Mani gives great advice to Chuck on this. He needs to take up all the juice he can get from each of the podcasts.
Lots to do for 2020, it’s just a matter of organizing and get everything done.
Thoughts of the week
Mani – “You need to squeeze every sale possible from each of the podcasts”