The Foolish Adventure Show | Internet Business Radio

In this episode we have a conversation about fads and trends and what that can mean to your business.  

Learn to identify the difference between a fad and a trend so you can create the right kind product.  We discuss how the skill to identify a coming fad or trend comes from developing your “producer” mindset which is critical for value creation.

We cover two big trends that Tim thinks will continue to grow exponentially and that you should find your place inside one or both of those trends.

I’m about to show some of my nerd cred here — for pleasure reading I will, on occasion, read ancient Greek philosophy and sometimes this reading takes place on a Friday or Saturday night.

What’s a night out compared reading the teachings that were foundational to Western culture? Right? No? Okay, so maybe it’s just me.

In this episode of Foolish Adventure, Izzy and I converse about an idea sparked from reading the Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius. I won’t go into his history here as to not bore you any further than I have.

The inspiration, a muse, you might say, that came from my reading was how from a young age Aurelius invested in himself. He invested in his education, his work and his relationships, which turned him into one of the most successful Roman Emperors.

Join us in this ancient conversation about investing in oneself so that you can be a success today.

Enjoy your Foolish Philosophy,

Tim

PS. For some reason the audio from me was messed up and I sounded like I was talking in a tunnel. Sorry about that. We’ll make sure my audio sounds great next time.

In this episode, Izzy and I get away from some of the more philosophical topics we’ve been discussing lately and jump into getting you from “Zero To Sales” in the shortest time possible.

We do a rundown of the steps you need to take to find out if you have a profitable business idea. To do that we marry the basic niche selection steps that we’ve covered in the past with the concept of the MVP — not the most valuable player version, but the Minimum Viable Product version.

MVP comes from the software development world and it’s a conceptual framework for building just enough of a product to test whether your market will buy it.

Listen in to the show and get a MVP on your roster.

Enjoy Your Foolish Adventure,

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Tim and I sometimes agree, and well, sometimes we don’t. And that’s okay, because it makes the show interesting, right?

In this new episode of Foolish Adventure, we have a bit of a debate about what’s more important: building a business about something we love, or building a business to meet a customer need?

Check out my latest articles and podcast at TIM411.com.

How To Build A Real Business

Take a look at most of the Internet Marketing courses out there — they focus on making money. 

Few focus on building a sustainable business. Why?

Building a business can’t be done with a “magic bullet” system or a single marketing technique like using Cost Per Action (CPA) networks or Facebook advertising.

Magic bullet systems are really sexy to sell. They hit the greed glands hard and avoid that nasty four-letter word …WORK.

Join us on this exploration of “Making Money” versus a “Real Business.” We cover “making money,” self-employment and sustainable business systems. 

You’ll get an inside look at areas Izzy needs to make changes in his businesses so that he can go from self-employed to a business owner.

There is nothing wrong with “making money” as your motivator in starting your business, but if you wish to continue making money even if you’re physically or mentally unable to work, then you should listen to this episode to find ways you can build a Real Business.

Check out my latest articles and podcast at TIM411.com.

Izzy and Tim interview Foolish Adventure member, Jules Watkins of iPhone Video Heroand PocketVideoPower.com about his Internet business. 

You’ll get an inside look at a growing online-based information product business. Jules’ story may sound familiar — it may sound much like your own, where he was tired of using his knowledge, time and energy to build wealth for others and not creating any long-term assets for himself.

The industry Jules is in can be taxing where a team of film professionals come together for short-term projects and then need to go looking for the next job. The film industry means a lot of travel and long hours with little time left for family let alone building a business.

But, Jules has been able to get a business off the ground and has growing sales. Listen to this candid interview where Jules shares the trials and tribulations of creating an Internet business and…

Hear the joys of the first sale, and then the next and the next. Learn how creative promotion ideas drove sales, especially with the Royal Wedding celebrations in the UK.

This is both an inspiring tale and instructional story of a family man turning his expertise into a business.

Enjoy your Foolish Adventure,

Tim and Izzy

Check out my latest articles and podcast: TIM411.com.

In corporate speak, it’s called the Product Line or even Brand Extension — no matter what you call it, the best thing you can do for your business is have more products available to sell to your customers.

Getting customers is hard work — really hard and expensive work.

So why would you, after all the work and expense, not offer your customers something else that they would need, desire and find valuable?

This episode is all about the Product Ladder and helping your customers to ascend it.  Huge profits await you when you get them to the top.

Check out my latest articles and podcast: TIM411.com.

How To Build A Backend To Your Business

Last week we introduced the Product Ladder so that you could build a backend for your online business.

You may be thinking, “How the heck am I going to create a bunch of information products?”

That’s what this episode is all about — taking the content you create, whether written, audio or video and turning it into more products.

We cover webinars, teleseminars, virtual events and so much more that will give you a bunch of content in a short period of time that you can “slice and dice” to create all new products.

You’ll become inspired by all the ways you can create great content quickly — even if you’re not an expert.

Listen to the show and then go create some products.

Enjoy your Foolish Adventure,

Tim and Izzy

Once you master the art of TIM…

Your life will be your own.  You will have the freedom to do what you want, when you want and where you want.

Developing systems so you can control your Time, Income and Mobility (TIM) is the key to having what people perceive as the Internet Lifestyle — you know, lounging on the beach running your business from a laptop with just four hours a week of work.

This episode is a philosophical discussion and less a How-To.  The reason?  Most of the problems that prevent us from gaining control of our Time, Income and Mobility come from our cultural upbringing.

We, Izzy and Tim, promote developing an Internet-based info-product business because this kind of business inherently lends itself to TIM principles.  Once you develop the systems, technological and human, for your online business, you will have control over your Time, Income and Mobility.

And when you have control of TIM, you have control over your life — that equals real freedom.

Enjoy your Foolish Time, Income and Mobility,

Tim and Izzy

I’m not embarrassed by what I’m about to tell you. It happens to everyone at some point…

My numbers went down in April.

In particular, I’m talking about two important statistics for one of my websites.
“New Visitors” decreased, and “New Email Subscribers” decreased.

When I first got started in online business, this kind of thing worried me. I would start to panic thinking that things were going to trend downwards, and my business would eventually fail.

But not anymore. These days I know exactly what to do. That’s what we’re talking about on this week’s show…

Whether you’re just starting out or you’ve been running a business online for years, I think you’ll find this episode helpful.