Comments on: What to do with that good idea http://www.frankhaywood.com/do-that-good-idea/ Product Creation, Traffic, List Building, Automation = Internet Business Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:43:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Bet Kay http://www.frankhaywood.com/do-that-good-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-9949 Bet Kay Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:24:57 +0000 http://www.frankhaywood.com/2007/11/30/what-to-do-with-that-good-idea/#comment-9949 Dear Frank, I have a manufacturing/mail order business. Developed the products for animal skin diseases myself over a period of years for our own use. It wasn't developed for the market though - in fact I did a lot of squirming to let someone else try it. The beginning were extremely humble and despite the good results from some sales, the marketing aspect led me into troubled waters and I put faith in someone else and not myself. I lost equity in my home and just about chucked the whole lot in. Somehow, I started reading marketing stuff, then sent of for some material and learnt one extremely important thing from Mal Emery here in Australia. Do your own marketing. DO was the operative word. And so I did and did and did. It was foreign to me but it taught me the value of confidence in yourself to be able to do. Your words of "just do something" are really key - without that motivation you'll go nowhere fast. So thanks Frank for stressing that one thing which is so valuable to everyone. It is the difference between a dream and reality. All the best. Bet

Dear Frank, I have a manufacturing/mail order business. Developed the products for animal skin diseases myself over a period of years for our own use. It wasn't developed for the market though – in fact I did a lot of squirming to let someone else try it. The beginning were extremely humble and despite the good results from some sales, the marketing aspect led me into troubled waters and I put faith in someone else and not myself. I lost equity in my home and just about chucked the whole lot in. Somehow, I started reading marketing stuff, then sent of for some material and learnt one extremely important thing from Mal Emery here in Australia. Do your own marketing. DO was the operative word. And so I did and did and did. It was foreign to me but it taught me the value of confidence in yourself to be able to do. Your words of "just do something" are really key – without that motivation you'll go nowhere fast. So thanks Frank for stressing that one thing which is so valuable to everyone. It is the difference between a dream and reality.
All the best. Bet

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]]> By: Frank Haywood http://www.frankhaywood.com/do-that-good-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-9677 Frank Haywood Wed, 05 Dec 2007 08:14:46 +0000 http://www.frankhaywood.com/2007/11/30/what-to-do-with-that-good-idea/#comment-9677 Hi Steve, Yep! Just a few words here to make it a bit clearer about the bonus. Don't mention it until you've agreed the price and the timing. Then light them up with the news. It will give them a real incentive to perform, and you're not disappointed by the deadline being slipped. It really helps to keep your focus. Cheers, Frank.

Hi Steve,

Yep!

Just a few words here to make it a bit clearer about the bonus. Don't mention it until you've agreed the price and the timing.

Then light them up with the news. It will give them a real incentive to perform, and you're not disappointed by the deadline being slipped.

It really helps to keep your focus.

Cheers,

Frank.

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]]> By: Steve Roberts http://www.frankhaywood.com/do-that-good-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-9675 Steve Roberts Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:30:20 +0000 http://www.frankhaywood.com/2007/11/30/what-to-do-with-that-good-idea/#comment-9675 Hi Frank Thanks for that. Will put a tender out with those sites - Just Do It Hey!!! Regards Steve

Hi Frank
Thanks for that.
Will put a tender out with those sites – Just Do It Hey!!!
Regards
Steve

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]]> By: Frank Haywood http://www.frankhaywood.com/do-that-good-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-9643 Frank Haywood Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:19:54 +0000 http://www.frankhaywood.com/2007/11/30/what-to-do-with-that-good-idea/#comment-9643 Hey Barry, Thanks for that. I have some great info coming, so keep checking back, or add me to your RSS feed. And of course, soon, I'll have the regular newsletter online. Cheers, Frank.

Hey Barry,

Thanks for that. I have some great info coming, so keep checking back, or add me to your RSS feed. And of course, soon, I'll have the regular newsletter online.

Cheers,

Frank.

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]]> By: Frank Haywood http://www.frankhaywood.com/do-that-good-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-9642 Frank Haywood Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:56:38 +0000 http://www.frankhaywood.com/2007/11/30/what-to-do-with-that-good-idea/#comment-9642 Hi Steve, I prefer to spend the time finding local (UK local) programmers I can work with and I do a 50-50 deal with them. It keeps them interested! Other than that, I do have some PLR software I'll be out tasking to have changed on one of the online freelance sites, such as elance or Scriptlance. I have some tips and info for dealing with those freelancers that I may go through another time, but essentially don't pay them until you're happy that they've completed the task. And don't give them a 100% rating unless you're 100% happy, despite what they may beg you to do. Offer them a 20% bonus if they deliver to spec and on time, it's well worth the extra money. It sounds hard I know, but you'll get people try to get you to pay for the job (and rate them) before they've supplied you with a finished product. And you'll get every excuse under the sun from them as to why they can't finish it, but it's usually because they're incapable and are out of their depth. As for having your software ripped off, it's going to happen. There's always somebody out there that doesn't "get it", it's human nature. It's better not to worry about it too much, just take what simple precautions you can to protect your investment, and long term people will come to you as the recognised source or expert for your product type. Cheers, Frank.

Hi Steve,

I prefer to spend the time finding local (UK local) programmers I can work with and I do a 50-50 deal with them. It keeps them interested!

Other than that, I do have some PLR software I'll be out tasking to have changed on one of the online freelance sites, such as elance or Scriptlance.

I have some tips and info for dealing with those freelancers that I may go through another time, but essentially don't pay them until you're happy that they've completed the task. And don't give them a 100% rating unless you're 100% happy, despite what they may beg you to do. Offer them a 20% bonus if they deliver to spec and on time, it's well worth the extra money.

It sounds hard I know, but you'll get people try to get you to pay for the job (and rate them) before they've supplied you with a finished product. And you'll get every excuse under the sun from them as to why they can't finish it, but it's usually because they're incapable and are out of their depth.

As for having your software ripped off, it's going to happen. There's always somebody out there that doesn't "get it", it's human nature.

It's better not to worry about it too much, just take what simple precautions you can to protect your investment, and long term people will come to you as the recognised source or expert for your product type.

Cheers,

Frank.

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]]> By: Barry http://www.frankhaywood.com/do-that-good-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-9638 Barry Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:06:35 +0000 http://www.frankhaywood.com/2007/11/30/what-to-do-with-that-good-idea/#comment-9638 Hi Frank, How refreshing to find a leader who advises and guides rather than just constantly trying to sell the latest hot program. And, yes you are dead right, if you don't make the effort, you ain't gonna make the money. Oh yes, thanks for the tip about Camtasia Studio.

Hi Frank,

How refreshing to find a leader who advises and guides rather than just constantly trying to sell the latest hot program.

And, yes you are dead right, if you don't make the effort, you ain't gonna make the money.

Oh yes, thanks for the tip about Camtasia Studio.

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]]> By: Steve Roberts http://www.frankhaywood.com/do-that-good-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-9609 Steve Roberts Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:31:02 +0000 http://www.frankhaywood.com/2007/11/30/what-to-do-with-that-good-idea/#comment-9609 Hi Frank, I get your point and will try to put that into to my daily activities. I tend to want to have the whole picture in place and because I don't really know how to put the whole picture together, nothing happens. To that end I spent most of last night awake thinking about a piece of software that I would like to have developed. It relates to the health and fitness industry. I would have no real idea on how to develop it even though it would possibly be excel based, I have no training on excel. So I made the decision last night to get it started. Do you do any software development work, or can you recommend anywhere I can go to have it developed, and be sure it does not got ripped off in the process? Hope you have a great day. Steve Roberts

Hi Frank,
I get your point and will try to put that into to my daily activities.
I tend to want to have the whole picture in place and because I don't really know how to put the whole picture together, nothing happens.
To that end I spent most of last night awake thinking about a piece of software that I would like to have developed. It relates to the health and fitness industry. I would have no real idea on how to develop it even though it would possibly be excel based, I have no training on excel.
So I made the decision last night to get it started.
Do you do any software development work, or can you recommend anywhere I can go to have it developed, and be sure it does not got ripped off in the process?
Hope you have a great day.
Steve Roberts

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]]> By: Frank Haywood http://www.frankhaywood.com/do-that-good-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-9600 Frank Haywood Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:38:24 +0000 http://www.frankhaywood.com/2007/11/30/what-to-do-with-that-good-idea/#comment-9600 Hi Steve, Thanks for that. I'm in the process of building those pages, but I didn't see why it should delay me getting the links out there in the first place! Ready, fire, aim! ;-) Thanks for letting me know though. Cheers, Frank.

Hi Steve,

Thanks for that. I'm in the process of building those pages, but I didn't see why it should delay me getting the links out there in the first place!

Ready, fire, aim!

;-)

Thanks for letting me know though.

Cheers,

Frank.

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]]> By: Steve Roberts http://www.frankhaywood.com/do-that-good-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-9568 Steve Roberts Mon, 03 Dec 2007 01:31:01 +0000 http://www.frankhaywood.com/2007/11/30/what-to-do-with-that-good-idea/#comment-9568 Hi Frank, Just in case you are not aware the links on your Keyword inspecter software don't appear to working. The top banner to the training videos is fine, and they are great as a matter of interest, however the bottom two are not working properly. What a great tool for free, now I just need to get my list together to promote it for myself. Thanks heaps for that. regards Steve Roberts

Hi Frank,
Just in case you are not aware the links on your Keyword inspecter software don't appear to working.
The top banner to the training videos is fine, and they are great as a matter of interest, however the bottom two are not working properly.

What a great tool for free, now I just need to get my list together to promote it for myself.

Thanks heaps for that.

regards
Steve Roberts

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]]> By: Frank Haywood http://www.frankhaywood.com/do-that-good-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-9528 Frank Haywood Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:14:23 +0000 http://www.frankhaywood.com/2007/11/30/what-to-do-with-that-good-idea/#comment-9528 Hi Mike, Well thanks for that, it's hard to know where to pitch my posts, so I tend to pitch them at the "been online for a bit" level rather than for complete newbies. (I hate that word - newbies.) And of course the debate over long copy or short copy rages on! Because of course I do try to sell stuff, but only if I think it's worth buying. So if I do recommend anything, think carefully about buying it. It may not be your cup of tea when you have it in your hands, but it's something I've thought was worth having, and that's all I can say really. Back to the long copy vs short copy. (Sorry.) My wife is continually saying "I wouldn't read all that rubbish!", and looking at some of the stuff I've done recently, it doesn't seem to hurt if the copy is shorter. So I'm trying to do some copy that's a little shorter than I usually do. The trouble is, when I really get started, I don't know where to stop, and I personally think it's harder to write less than more. Even this original blog post could have become very long, but I've been trying to get the size down a bit. ;-) And yep, watch this space for more info. Cheers, Frank.

Hi Mike,

Well thanks for that, it's hard to know where to pitch my posts, so I tend to pitch them at the "been online for a bit" level rather than for complete newbies. (I hate that word – newbies.)

And of course the debate over long copy or short copy rages on! Because of course I do try to sell stuff, but only if I think it's worth buying.

So if I do recommend anything, think carefully about buying it. It may not be your cup of tea when you have it in your hands, but it's something I've thought was worth having, and that's all I can say really.

Back to the long copy vs short copy. (Sorry.)

My wife is continually saying "I wouldn't read all that rubbish!", and looking at some of the stuff I've done recently, it doesn't seem to hurt if the copy is shorter.

So I'm trying to do some copy that's a little shorter than I usually do. The trouble is, when I really get started, I don't know where to stop, and I personally think it's harder to write less than more. Even this original blog post could have become very long, but I've been trying to get the size down a bit. ;-)

And yep, watch this space for more info.

Cheers,

Frank.

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