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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.

Audio & Video ‘Done For You’

A recent survey I posted across a number of forums came up with some very interesting results.

I was researching the challenges that people have in creating audio and video content of any kind, for example, for creating their own products or for video marketing.

One of the biggest factors that came up was not having enough time.

It seems that many people have a basic knowledge and equipment to record a ‘live presentation’ of some kind on audio – this could be a Skype call, a training presentation or workshop for a small group of people, even a coaching or mentoring call…

The bottom line is that recording audio content is actually super easy, just by clipping a microphone to your clothes or wearing a headset, and then plugging that microphone into a recording device such as a digital voice recorder you can put in your pocket or a laptop with the free audio recording software programme ‘Audacity‘ (PC & MAC).

Just press record and your audio is created as you speak – nothing else to think about!

The next step is to take that audio and turn it into a range of products.

Watch this short video to see what I mean…

Audio & Video Done For You

All that aside, I am exploring the viability of an ‘Audio & Video Done For You’ service.

e.g. you provide an audio recording which I edit, add music to and turned into a downloadable MP3 product.

Or they are more options…

I could provide you with a finished CD product complete with artwork, a web sales page and a ‘ buy now’ button that you can send your clients to directly to order your products, which will then be delivered on autopilot.

You don’t have to do anything except provide the audio, tell me what you want on the CD cover and provide the product link for your clients to buy your products.

Or how about this….

I can take your audio and create a video from it, complete with pictures, slide show, animated graphics…. and provide you a transcription too.

This means that from one simple audio recording you can have

  • an e-book
  • an MP3 download
  • a CD
  • a screencast/slideshow video product or simple marketing video

These can all add income streams to your business and increase credibility as the expert in your field.

I can help you get those results by creating this audio and video material for you and I want to know what you want so I can meet your needs.

Please click here or on the image below and complete a short survey if this is something that interests you.

Video Marketing Done For You

Video marketing is about more than just creating a video and getting it online.

You want to make sure you video has impact, delivers the right message and gets found and seen by those looking for what you have to offer.

Sometimes it’s just easier to let someone else take care of it for you, and that’s why I created this ‘Done For You’ video marketing service.

Check out this cool video and follow the link to find out how to make your video marketing super easy…