Comments on: The Internet Income Smorgasbord. What Do You Want To Do? http://TheInternetBloke.com/rants-and-raves/the-internet-income-smorgasbord-what-do-you-want-to-do Advice and Services for Small Business Owners Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:18:21 +1000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: admin http://TheInternetBloke.com/rants-and-raves/the-internet-income-smorgasbord-what-do-you-want-to-do/comment-page-1#comment-21 admin Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:47:31 +0000 http://taseric.com/blog/general/the-internet-income-smorgasbord-what-do-you-want-to-do/#comment-21 Paul. What other marketing tools have you tried other than personal presentations? While these can certainly be effective, they require an enormous input by you, with no certainty of any return. And even if you fill a session, 4 students would probably only cover the costs it took to get them if you are travelling around giving presentations. OK, here's a suggestion right off the top of my head. Have you made a video presentation? Nothing fancy - just you talking about what you do, giving a few tips, and telling people the advantages of having a hand built rod? Yes, it may take a couple of days to work out what to say, make the videos, edit them, and burn them to a DVD. But once it's done - you don't have to do it again. And you could then post this video with a letter to all the fishing clubs in Tasmania. But why restrict yourself to Tasmania? I had a quick look on You Tube for the topics Fishing Rod Repair Fishing Rod Build Fishing Rod THERE'S HARDLY ANYTHING THERE. Paul, the opportunity is there to to become the worldwide fishing rod building and repair expert. Share some of your skills on You Tube. Make a few videos on specific parts of what you do. Can you write a training course on repairing a rod, and supplement it with some video? You could sell this on the net. Advertise it on fishing forums and on your website. Become the "Fishing Rod Doctor" - a name that everyone will identify with. What I'd recommend to ANYONE is to consider adding a blog to your website - or even replacing your website with a blog. The benefits are huge - I'll be writing a separate post about this. Some of these things may sound a bit scary. Read my blog post from to day about Blendit. And Big Ass Fans. They had problems - and overcame them in a big way by being different, and by using the internet. By all means continue with the personal courses. But please consider all this stuff as well. I reckon that well heeled anglers from the USA could be busting to come down here to Tasmania to build a rod with the Fishing Rod Doctor if you came across as someone interesting and different. (Please note - you'll have to do more research on all aspects of this suggestion. As I said, it's just off the top of my head. I won't normally go to this extend in replying to a comment - that's the sort of thing I would normally have reserved for the paid forum. But as that's not going ahead at present consider this a bonus :-) Regards, Eric G. Paul.
What other marketing tools have you tried other than personal presentations?
While these can certainly be effective, they require an enormous input by you, with no certainty of any return. And even if you fill a session, 4 students would probably only cover the costs it took to get them if you are travelling around giving presentations.

OK, here’s a suggestion right off the top of my head.
Have you made a video presentation? Nothing fancy – just you talking about what you do, giving a few tips, and telling people the advantages of having a hand built rod?

Yes, it may take a couple of days to work out what to say, make the videos, edit them, and burn them to a DVD.

But once it’s done – you don’t have to do it again.

And you could then post this video with a letter to all the fishing clubs in Tasmania.

But why restrict yourself to Tasmania?

I had a quick look on You Tube for the topics
Fishing Rod Repair
Fishing Rod
Build Fishing Rod

THERE’S HARDLY ANYTHING THERE.

Paul, the opportunity is there to to become the worldwide fishing rod building and repair expert.

Share some of your skills on You Tube. Make a few videos on specific parts of what you do.
Can you write a training course on repairing a rod, and supplement it with some video?

You could sell this on the net.
Advertise it on fishing forums and on your website.

Become the “Fishing Rod Doctor” – a name that everyone will identify with.

What I’d recommend to ANYONE is to consider adding a blog to your website – or even replacing your website with a blog.
The benefits are huge – I’ll be writing a separate post about this.

Some of these things may sound a bit scary. Read my blog post from to day about Blendit. And Big Ass Fans. They had problems – and overcame them in a big way by being different, and by using the internet.

By all means continue with the personal courses. But please consider all this stuff as well.
I reckon that well heeled anglers from the USA could be busting to come down here to Tasmania to build a rod with the Fishing Rod Doctor if you came across as someone interesting and different.

(Please note – you’ll have to do more research on all aspects of this suggestion. As I said, it’s just off the top of my head.

I won’t normally go to this extend in replying to a comment – that’s the sort of thing I would normally have reserved for the paid forum. But as that’s not going ahead at present consider this a bonus :-)

Regards,
Eric G.

]]> By: Paul Fannon http://TheInternetBloke.com/rants-and-raves/the-internet-income-smorgasbord-what-do-you-want-to-do/comment-page-1#comment-20 Paul Fannon Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:36:47 +0000 http://taseric.com/blog/general/the-internet-income-smorgasbord-what-do-you-want-to-do/#comment-20 Home work asignment. I would like to add to my web site, the fact, I do personal presentations to fishing clubs in Tasmania. Or any other group who may wish to discuss Fishing rod building. I am also available for rod building classes. 4 students per session. I have found personal, hands on presentations to be my best marketing tool. How do I get my web site and information out to my target audience ?. I.E. fishing clubs in tas. Paul Home work asignment.

I would like to add to my web site, the fact, I do personal presentations to fishing clubs in Tasmania. Or any other group who may wish to discuss Fishing rod building.

I am also available for rod building classes.
4 students per session.

I have found personal, hands on presentations to be my best marketing tool.

How do I get my web site and information out to my target audience ?. I.E. fishing clubs in tas.

Paul

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