There has been so much great content this weeks from the students on the Alex Jeffreys coaching program that Something for the Weekend is again dedicated entirely to them. For the second week running I have easily found 10 great blog posts which I feel deserve a wider audience and with more students getting their blogs online as time goes on, keeping the round-up to 10 posts is going to become increasingly difficult. Enjoy!
Alex Lim set a 90 Day Challenge where he was going to video blog about his ideas and progress every day for three months straight. This is by no means an easy feat to achieve and takes a lot of commitment. Not to be left out, fellow student Joe Fier is also going to video blog for 90 days running as well. I am tempted to do this myself, but the problem is I am due to move house within the next six weeks and the danger is I could be without regular internet access for weeks on end right in the middle of the challenge, such is the unreliability of our telecoms companies over here.
Me not doing this has nothing to do with the fact that I am rubbish in front of the camera. Oh no, nothing whatsoever!
Another student with a great video presence is Josh Bartlett, the Bristolian now residing in New Zealand. He has put together some great tutorial videos this week, including how to to easily create a podcast. I am not familiar with podcasting, but his video showed how easy it is. I will get this intergrated into my blog next week and that it gives me an opportunity to mess around with my iPhone even more than I do already is no bad thing as far as I am concerned!
Bob Hughes blogged about his own nightmare experience and asked the question: have you ever been ripped off? Bob’s story is horrendous when you realise how much money he was taken in for and I am glad he is now involved in this coaching program.
Organising myself properly has been one of the most difficult adjustments I have had to make since being coached by both Rich Schefren and Alex Jeffreys because I am so used to distractions. Rob Willis wrote a great post on time management and shares how he makes the best of his available time.
Melanie Steeden discusses some fundamentals about making money from blogging. She asks the question whether money can be made from this activity and my answer would be to just ask John Chow or Yaro Starak!
A post which follows on from Mel’s is Mohamed Hammad’s comprehensive post on increasing the value of your customer. Mohamed talks about using upsells and downsells as part of the sales process and reveals how you could add an extra 50% or more to your revenue with them. I am not very familiar with upsells or downsells but it’s a topic I need to brush up on sooner rather than later.
I have had experience in search engine optimisation over the past few years and I found Mark Strong’s blog post on everything he knows about SEO really useful. He shows you how to create a powerful “mini network” of blogs using the various social media and Web 2.0 platforms available to generate backlinks to your main blog. Again, this is something I need to look into further.
It’s great to see student’s making real progress and I was pleased to read how far Matthew Wolfe has come in just a few weeks. Indeed, he has made more money in three weeks than he normally makes in two months online. His achievements have really struck a chord among the students judging by the 54 comments on his blog post! Keep up the good work, Matt.
Last, but my no means least, we get to Marcus Passey. Marcus has become something of a celebrity among the coaching students and he never fails to inspire or entertain. He put together a great, amusing video which had a serious underlying message about working with distractions.
We are all awaiting the next video, Marcus. Don’t leave it too long!
As always, I’d love to hear your feedback on this week’s list and if you think there was another deserving mention which I missed out then please feel free to link to it within your comments below.
David
Blimey I made it on here again,I am very honoured to be included again mate.
I just cant frigging believe it I am bombing around just being me,not fully understanding what I am really doing having a bit of trouble with the technical side and here I am getting mentioned everywhere.
David I have been meaning to do a thankyou post, a lot of you guys are putting me on the map I gotta give something back.When you are not technical like me its hard but I just give the love and help where I can.
You know my friend I am a pretty nervous and shy person I admit that and I hope this experience will change my life in many ways.
All the best to everyone.
speak soon David my friend.
Marcus
Hey Marcus,
It’s all part of the learning process and like I told you on Skype the other day, I don’t think you could have done any more than you have achieved so far in these few short weeks.
Just keep going and doing what you are doing.
I look forward to speaking to you soon.
David
Hi David,
Thanks for checking out my new blog recently. It is great to get some positive feedback when you are just starting out.
I really like the layout of your blog and have just read your latest entry. Great that you have visited so many blogs from the other students and have given a synopsis of your top 10. It is hard to find enough time to visit many of the blogs and your top 10 gives me a great place to start.
It’s terrific that so many students are sharing their experiences and useful tools and tips that they have discovered so for.
I will visit your blog regularly so that I can read more entries.
Cheers
Hi Andrew,
It was my pleasure to visit your blog and I will be checking back often.
I have enjoyed the student based “Something for the Weekend” and I expect there will be many more to come if the standard continues to rise at the pace it is!
David
Awesome! I have made it on the list twice now! You are awesome David. That ebook cover came out really nice too. We need to chat on Skype again so we can get a better length brainstorm session going. Talk to you soon!
Matt
Hey Matt,
Well, you have given me no choice BUT to feature you twice now!
I also didn’t realise you were taking part in the 90 Day Challenge till after I finished the blog post otherwise I would have mentioned it as well.
Yep, Michael did a decent job on the ebook cover and yep, we need to talk again soon. Let me know when you are free!
David
David,
Great talking on skype on friday night.. What a totally awesome way to highlight other people in your community…
Thanks for the twitter tips.
Cheers,
Rob
Hey Rob,
It was a privelige and a pleasure to speak with you on Skype too and hopefully we can collaborate on something very soon.
I will keep an eye on your Twitter account to see if you are putting the tips into action!
David
Hey David,
Thanks for the great mention, man! It’s people like you that will keep me motivated through the 90 Day Challenge. it’s a VERY long time, but I think some great things are going to come of it!!
I can’t wait to get into REAL contact with you on Skype. I’ll send you a msg the next time I’m on.
Take care,
Joe
Hey Joe,
You seem a natural in front of the camera so I am sure you will complete the 90 Day Challenge no problem at all.
Just let me know when you are free and we can have a good chat on Skype.
By the way, the blog header you did for me looks great!
David
Hi David,
Mark here, a fellow student on Alex Jeffreys course.
Nice looking blog, also great tips and advice for any newbie wanting to make money online.
If you get a moment take a look at my first welcome video on my blog and leave a comment to let me know what you think.
Keep in touch.
Mark Terrell
David, Thank you for this list of blog posts. There are some gold nuggets in there. Saves me lots of time looking around at other people’s blogs. You are providing real value here. I like the idea of this so much I think I will do something similar over at my blog.
Doug Taylor
Hi Doug,
I am glad you like this type of post, it is going to be a regular feature at my blog!
Feel free to use this idea on your blog and hopefully some of my content can make the grade!
David
Great header now Dave …i love the something for the weekend feature …we are all looking to see if weve made it!! Ive got to get those posts up.
I think im going to Leverage ( steal ) the idea
speak to you on skype soon
rich
Hey Rich,
Thanks for the kinds words about my blog header and posts!
Feel free to steal the idea, it wasn’t as if I came up with anyway!
Hopefully I’ll be able to create some content worthy of inclusion on your blog.
Keep me informed about the podcasting idea!
David
Hi David,
I like this post …. As a newbie, I’m on a steep learning curve and I’m currently on vacation in Thailand, but I’ve started reasding fellow students blogs and it’s great to see people making real progress.
Blogs are an ideal way to learn what others are doing to get their success …. I’m really keen to follow what you’re up to and maybe take part in some Cross Promoting.
John
Hi John,
I love reading the other student’s blogs to see what they are getting up to and what progress they are making.
I will be heading over to your blog again soon!
David