As I slowly proceed down this entrepreneurial journey I have learned that I need to be careful not to compare myself to others. There are too many other people out there that are just simply better at certain aspects of their business than I will ever be. I have come to accept that this is OK. If I set my goal to be the best at everything I will be sorely disappointed.
The free gift is one of the most common themes in internet marketing and I am proud to announce that we are mere weeks away from launching our first free gift. Product creation was something that intimidated me in the beginning but I am now coming to really enjoy the development aspect of product creation. It seems that the more time I spend creating and thinking about creating the more ideas I have. It has gotten to the point that it can be difficult to focus on one item until completion.
The free give away currently in production
Surprise, surprise, it is an ebook!!!! My wife has spent countless hours pouring her heart and sole into the creation of a fantastic guide about developing life long homeschool learners by intentifying thier learning styles and taking advantage of teaching to their unique abilities.
Editing and formatting the book initially seemed like a monolithic task but as I delve farther into to process I am amazed at how easy it is to really make an aesthetically pleasing PDF. In the past I used about 5% or Microsoft Word’s functionality. It is amazing to dig into the numerous menus and functions and really take advantage of Word’s full suite of services.
I also stumbled across Myecovermaker.com and was impressed with the ease at which I was able to design a professional looking cover for our ebook. I signed up for the free service which allows you to design and store your covers for free then download for $4.95. I really like that they do not ask for billing information up front and gave me the opportunity to play with the software and create a few designs.
Traffic is growing, the site looks great and we are nearly to the point of being able to really start building a list.
I realize that much of this information is fairly old-school and that internet marketers have been having success with similar methods for years. I also realize that in order to run I need to crawl first. This information is not cutting edge but it will allow me to be cutting edge in the near future.