[WVZ Alert] The most valuable lesson...
Here's your 'WebVideoZone.com Alert' from the desk of
Joe Chapuis @ www.WebVideoZone.com ~ May 23, 2008
In this edition: ~ One of the most valuable lessons I've ever learned
~ Introducing the WVZ JukeBox Video Player 2.0
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Greetings, my friend... My apologies, as this story is a little long. But if you're in
business for yourself (or you'd like to be), then you should
read this. It's important. A WVZ member recently inquired in our forum to see if any other
members have had any experience with several high-profile
internet marketing "gurus" and their pricey offerings. While I wasn't in a position to answer the question, it did get
me thinking about the guru crowd, and the massive amounts of
money they are consistently able to extract from the wallets
of their loyal followers. Since I've been "online, full-time" since 1996, I've had the
chance to meet quite a few gurus, both online and in person.
And I do admit, I've donated my fair share to their cause. Despite all the hype, promises, and time and money invested,
I have to tell you that the most valuable lesson I've learned
in the past 12 years was presented to me in the form of a $9
ebook (or perhaps it was $17, since everyone knows that the
price of ebooks must end in a "7" ; )
The lesson was one sentence long, and it was given to me by
Allen Says, of Internet Marketing Warriors fame. He claims a
mysterious and successful older gentleman shared this "secret"
with him years ago. Allen, in turn, was kind enough to share
this wisdom with me (along with the five million other people
who bought his ebook). And here it is: "Create the product/service you'd want to use." Before I'd read that, for years I'd been developing sites and
services with the sole intent of earning an income online.
While there's nothing wrong with that, I've found that when you focus exclusively on making money, you end up feeling empty inside. At the end of the day, I'd ask myself:
"Is the world a better place as a result of my work today?" Invariably, the answer was always, "No." In 2003, the second of my two children was born. Kids really
change the way you look at the world. I started thinking about
how I would respond in a few years when they started asking
me what I did for a living. I didn't really have an answer. As a result, I quit what I was doing, and spent a couple of
years trying different things with a new approach. And that's
when my new business mantra was presented to me. And a year later, The WebVideoZone was born. It's the result of focusing not on money, but on striving to
create value, solve problems and help people. It's the type
of product/service I would use if I were looking to take
advantage of web video and didn't want to spend a lot of
time/money trying to figure it all out My advice: Don't worry about the gurus. Most are just good at
getting you to believe they know something you don't - which
of course they'll be happy to share with you for a hefty fee. Some of the worst advice I ever received was from a top "guru."
When I was starting the WVZ, I was advised not to worry about
the Flash 8 FLV converter and web video hosting service I had
wanted to offer, saying it wasn't worth the considerable cost to develop. But based on feedback from WVZers, I'd say he was wrong:
http://www.webvideozone.com/testimonials.html
I did the opposite of what a guru suggested, keeping the above
mantra in mind, and it has made all the difference in the world. - Build the web site you'd like to visit.
- Create the video you'd like to watch.
- Write the book you'd like to read.
- Develop the service you'd like to use.
- Create the product you'd like to buy.
It worked for me... My best,
-joe =====================================================
What's new in The Zone...
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~ JukeBox Video Player 2.0 is here! Introducing JB2: The easiest way to add multiple, interactive
videos to your web pages. There will probably be times when
you'll want to make multiple videos easily accessible to your
visitors in one location. For example, maybe you've got a
multi-part series of training videos and tutorials. Or perhaps
you simply need a centralized location to archive all of your
video content. Either way, we now have a powerful solution that
will make it easy for both you and your visitors: JukeBox Video Player ===================================================== OK - that's it for today.... Questions, comments, suggestions, etc.?
Please submit them here:
http://webvideozone.com/contact.html Thanks for reading. Until next time... Best Wishes,
Joe Chapuis
President, WebVideoZone.com, LLC
http://www.WebVideoZone.com ===================================================== http://www.WebVideoZone.com
WebVideoZone.com, LLC
PO Box 377 Eastford, CT 06242
TEL/FAX: 508-275-9122
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