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Success with Audio & Video: What is REALLY Holding You Back?

It’s been very interesting to get inside the minds of coaches through a simple survey I did recently – thank you very much if you took part.

If you think about it, everyone does a little coaching now and then – in your business, with your friends, with your family… – so what I’m talking about here, the ‘psychology’ of coaching, probably applies in some way to you too.

What’s interesting is that what I found out with this survey (and in my experience of coaching my own clients) is true for pretty much any other type of ‘solopreneur’ or business…so read on even if you don’t consider yourself a coach of any kind.

It seems many ‘coaches’ believe they don’t have the time or money to invest in simple yet very effective growth strategies for their coaching business.

Yet things like Facebook and YouTube marketing (which are FREE!) can be easily done in 30 minutes a day, a couple of time a week, with tools you already have – no financial investment needed.

Can you do this?

YES!

Do you have a really good reason not to?

Probably not!

Aren’t you curious to find out why this is such a problem? Why people don’t even take the FREE and easy option when it is right there under their nose!

Part of this is ‘what is the first step’…but that is not the biggest reason.

The other great insight that came from this survey was how many coaches are ‘not ready’ to do this (Facebook/YouTube video marketing or other simple strategies, like recording a short audio interview to create a product… even daily message posting on Facebook makes a difference)…. or ‘are planning this in a couple of years time’!

Wow!

These are people who want to make more money…but are not planning on taking these super easy and low cost (or no cost!) action steps for maybe two years!

I really don’t mean this with any judgement…and at the same time I couldn’t quite believe what I was reading!

We are talking about coaches here. People who coach OTHER PEOPLE about making empowering decisions and taking action – NOW!

Quite an eye opener.

But also totally understandable. I know we’re all human and operate in essentially the same way.

This is what I have learned in all my years of working with coaching clients, one on one or in groups.

It is NEVER really time, money or technology that stops people moving forwards with their business.

It is ourselves.

We know this.

But the irony is that ‘we’ still get in the way of our own greater success.

I do it too. How about you?

If this is you, and you really want to grow your business, get more clients and make more money then I seriously suggest you commit to three 90 minute coaching sessions WITH YOURSELF and ask yourself what is the real reason behind the excuses you give yourself and others that ‘hold you back’ from moving forwards NOW!

Provocative, I know.

But I wouldn’t be a great coach without it.

Product Creation: the First Simple (and Too Often Overlooked) Step

It can be really exciting to have a great idea about a new business, product or service you can provide to your clients or market, whatever niche you are in, especially if it’s something you think no one has done before and you have a feeling that it could be really successful.

You may have great enthusiasm for your new project and find yourself pouring all your time, energy, money and resources into something that seems like a surefire winner.

Hundreds of hours… thousands of dollars (millions – it has happened)… into something that you ‘just know’ is going to sell…

And you may be right!

You may well have hit upon a formula for a product or service in exactly the way to market wants and needs right now and it could lead to great rewards and opportunities, financial and otherwise.

However…you may be wrong!

There is one thing that most people, even experienced business folk, often overlook in their naiveté and enthusiasm about bringing a new product or service to market… and that is the simple principle of having a good solid plan based on market research.

Missing out this vital step could be a very costly mistake!

And one that can be easily avoided…

How can you confidently know what products and services to create?

How can you be sure that your time, money and energy will be invested wisely in something that your clients, commnity or the market in general will want to buy?

There is a super easy solution…

Possibly the Simplest Business Plan Ever

A wise & very wealthy man (Keith Cunningham – the ‘ Rich Dad’ in Robert Kiyosaki’s famous best seller) once told me his very simple 3 step business plan:

  1. Find out what they want
  2. Go and get it
  3. Give it to them

Incredibly simple. Incredibly effective.

I have not yet found a simpler business plan that is more guaranteed to bring you success at any level, in any market and in any economy.

So if you are someone who wants to expand your income opportunities but just doesn’t know where to start or what product or service to provide … there is an incredibly simple first step.

Ask!

Simply ask your current clients, your future prospects or those in your community what they most need right now to answer their most burning questions and solve their biggest problems.

How do you do this?

The simplest solution is a survey, which can be done online, via e-mail, embedded in a website or pre-technology style – with a pen and paper!

The bottom line is that before you invest any time, energy, money or resources of any kind in any business venture at any level, do your research so that you can confidently go forwards knowing exactly what the market wants and then create your products and service to meet those exact needs.

Once you have identified a problem, you can then move towards providing a solution, which may be something as simple as a guidebook, video tutorial or audio training programme… which leads to the next step in the process.

How do you create your first simple product?

What is the next step after market research?

What simple audio or video equipment do you need, and how do you use it?

Well, the answers to those questions are here at SuperEasyAV…and on a series of Free videos I have created to help get you started.

This is also where I apply the principle I have just relayed to you – a simple survey.

Help me to help you grow your business with your very own audio and video products by telling me exactly what you want and need right now to get you to where you want to be.

In return for your time in completing this short survey I’ll send you 6 FREE Training Videos to get you started with audio & video today (plus a surprise Super Bonus for those who are quick!).

Click on this link to complete your survey.

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Audio Recording on a Computer

The Complete Recording Studio in One Box!

Audio recording on a computer is without a doubt the most powerful and flexible way to record.  Once you have learned the basics of recording on computer there is no going back!

And it is actually a lot easier than you think.

Many people just want to record their own voice at home on their own computer. To do this as a basic level, you will need two things

  • a microphone or headset microphone (preferably with a USB connector for high quality sound)
  • some sound recording and editing software

This will give you a reasonable to good-quality recording system (in my professional opinion – great quality to most other people!), depending on what microphone and connectors you choose to use.

To get really high-quality sound recording using a computer, you will need to invest in at least a studio quality condenser microphone and maybe an external USB soundcard, the most convenient way to upgrade to high quality digital recording.

As far as recording and editing software is concerned, there is a huge range to choose from. To save you the time, trouble and expense of trying to find suitable software, I recommend the versatile, powerful and easy-to-use programme I use every day for my own recording and editing work – ‘Audacity’.

Audacityis a simple, user-friendly, ‘multi platform’ (Windows, Mac and Linux) sound recording and editing package for everyone from the complete beginner to the experienced pro.

This is all you need to record and edit on your computer

  • ‘Audacity’ recording and editing software
  • a ‘tie clip’, ‘headset’ or ‘condenser’ microphone
  • speakers or headphones to listen back to what you have recorded

Computer Housekeeping: ‘Where’s That *#%@* File?’ Keeping It All Organised!

A quick note on ‘computer housekeeping’!

What I mean by this is, please get into the habit of keeping your files on your computer in some sort of order, so you know where to find them.

We’ve all ‘lost’ files…documents…letters…photographs… on our computers because we just save them anywhere and don’t keep them organised.

I highly recommend that before you start any recording project (audio or video) that you create a folder to keep your data and files related to that project in one place.

This includes any software that you might use for your audio or video projects – keep it all in one folder.

That way you will always know where it is, and if you ever need to reinstall any of the you can go straight to that ‘Software’ folder and find it easily.

And if you get into the habit of doing this for your audio and video projects it makes them really easy to back up because you can drag the whole folder onto your backup disk, USB stick are external hard drive for safekeeping, knowing that every single file in your project is contained in that folder and that the project will always open with all files included and nothing missing.

For more on recording audio take a look at my “Easy Audio” ebook series.


What Is The Real Cost?

And What You’re Really Missing Out On!

Get Creative…And Start Making More Money From TODAY!

Leverage your audio resources to create many different audio profits streams. Each and every one will contribute to the overall increase in your income and will massively increase your profits if combined together…

  • Endless Opportunities For Audio Products Development & Creative Audio Marketing
  • Your Audio Goldmine: Your Ever Growing Collection Of Audio Recordings
  • Royalty Free Music: Set The Mood, Pace & Energy For Your Audio Message
  • Get your Audio Products transcribed into ebooks and workbooks… to expand your product range and maximise on profits even more…

The Hidden Cost Of Audio?

  • A headset or microphone?
  • A Digital Voice Recorder?
  • Software to Add Audio To Your Website
  • The time it takes to learn?

Maybe It’s Not Worth It!

The Real Cost Is…

Not selling audio products when you know how much more valuable and profitable it can be – they sell for at least 2-3 times as much as ebooks.

Not catering for the 1/3 of the market who prefer to listen than to read, and will pay more for their preferred products.

Not adding audio to your web site when you know how effective it can be, connecting with your website visitors and building a relationship when you’re not even there..

Not using a proven technique to increase your website sales instantly by at least 30% for very little effort and investment. You can have that now. Today!

Not getting that extra 30% of sales over and over again, because your web site has no audio. How much will that cost you? Today? This week? Over a year…?

Not using this incredibly influential and simple technology to build trust, and greater relationships with your clients and future clients, which means they’ll invest in you over and over again…

Not letting your new web site visitors know what your happy and satisfied
customers think of your great product or service. Genuine customer
testimonials bring you business and make you money.

Not taking action today when you know you are losing money right now and will continue to every day. It’s your money.

It’s your choice…

Why Audio Is the Perfect Product

And Why Not Selling Audio Products Will Cost You Big Money



  • Audio is the easiest and quickest to produce…press record…just talk…press stop!
  • No need to type
  • No need to even sit at a computer: Record Interviews…Reports….Seminars…
  • 90% less product creation time than typing
  • Create high profit Audio products anywhere, anytime using a Digital Voice Recorder
  • It’s much easier to capture and create verbal material than written material
  • The ideal way to get your message out and connect with those who want your information, by using your voice
  • It builds relationships
  • …and it’s way more fun than typing!!!
  • Nearly everyone has an iPod, mp3 players, a cell phone/audio player
  • Audio is the most portable, convenient format, easiest to access and learn from at any time. Combine with text products for greater learning
  • There is now an incredible growth in audio downloads, and the market is going to explode
  • Audio is the fastest growing market for information products
  • Audio is the most portable and most convenient form of information product
  • 35% of people prefer to learn by listening to audio…that’s 1/3 of the entire market!
  • Audio products have very high perceived value
  • Audio products sell for three times the price of text products…FOR THE SAME INFORMATION!!

Royalty Free Music for your Hypnosis, Meditation & Relaxation Products

It can be quite a challenge to find good music that you can legally use for any kind of media production:

  • video music ‘beds’ (music to use  under a voiceover) or backing tracks
  • soothing, calm music for slideshows and screencast presentations
  • music for audio recordings: hypnosis, relaxation and meditation CDs or mp3s

Thought Sounds is a large collection of soothing, high quality, royalty-free soundtracks designed from the ground up to be used with brainwave entrainment, hypnosis and relaxation.

Perfect for Hypnosis, Therapy and Meditation

It is rare to find soundtracks that can be used effectively for therapy and hypnosis. As any experienced hypnotherapist will tell you, backgrounds need to be both slow in tempo and consistent throughout the entire session. If they are too distracting, the impact of the hypnosis script and any other elements will be severely diminished. A soundtrack ideally suited for therapy is incredibly hard to accomplish without creating a boring, overly repetitive composition. As a result, therapists can spend years building up a collection of acceptable compositions that only a handful of clients actually enjoy.

Here is an overview of what is included:

70 soothing and thought-provoking soundtracks

  • Warm, soothing ambience
  • Ethnic inspired soundtracks (Indian, Celtic, Middle Eastern, Asian, etc)
  • Weightlessness, Floating, Outer Space soundtracks
  • Spiritual (choir, meditation, shamanic)
  • “Primordial” Sounds
  • Nature (rain, forest, etc) combined with ambient sound
  • Unique Musical Tracks

66 soundtrack variations

In addition to the 70 main soundtracks, we have also included 66 variations. Variations are based on the main 70 soundtracks, but use different arrangements, instruments and techniques. This gives you more flexibility and many additional options. You could, for example, have a single soundtrack as a main theme for your audio production, and use the variations to set a different mood or add variety.

Here is a short sample of 12 of the tracks

ThoughtSounds_WebSamples

Right click and ‘Save As’ to download

Free copy of Perfect Loop 1.0 software

Perfect Loop is a simple, easy to use application designed to work with Thought Sounds soundtracks. Its main function is to allow you to expand a soundtrack to any length you require. It also allows you to add fades, Volume and other effects to the soundtrack.

Collection Features:

  • Designed to act as effective carriers for brainwave entrainment
  • 100% Royalty Free! – Use Thought Sounds with your clients or in your commercial projects
  • All soundtracks are at a relaxing 40 bpm, perfect for relaxation, meditation, trance, etc
  • Tested to loop seamlessly with the default settings of our software
  • All soundtracks are in production quality (320 kbps) mp3 format
  • Affordable, even for personal users.

By themselves, even without added scripts, effects, or entrainment, these Thought Sounds soundtracks are profoundly relaxing. Brilliantly composed, they are also fascinating and innovative musical pieces, adding a new dimension to any audio/visual experience.

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Skype Recording Product

Lots of people ask me about recording Skype calls, for

  • interviews
  • coaching
  • mastermind groups
  • mentoring
  • training
  • affiliate calls
  • many other uses…

There are two products I recommend that make recording Skype calls ‘Super Easy‘: Prettymay & Pamela

They both offer a wide range of features and can trial each product for free.

I chose ‘Prettymay‘ because at the time I researched both programmes it had some features that ‘Pamela‘ did not.

The latest version of ‘Pamela is now ahead of Prettymay with the ability to record video calls.

Click on the links to compare.

Prettymay

Pamela

I’m creating my own on screen video tutorial product to answer all the questions I get about recording, editing and creating finished audio products from Skype calls.

I’m planning the content and want to include all common problems and questions about recording skype calls and editing audio, so to help me out and make sure it’s complete, please type your qustion into the survey below.

Thank you.