Entreprogrammers Podcast

We’re Live. Chuck and John start comparing notes with their training schedule. Chuck is actually extremely tired with the whole training and eating well, and Jhon due to his training is eating a ton of food and keeps getting hungry.   In Other Topics, John is currently experimenting with some Ads to capture a specific type of Audience. Looking for a better way to promote is just the way that is working right now. Actually Mani Recommends going as specific as possible to really narrow down the search.   Thought of the week   Mani - “ If you’re optimizing for purchase you need to narrow it down as much as possible”

We’re Live. Chuck and John are currently full with work and also training, which has been a nightmare for John, because he needs to get more sleep than usual. Chuck is getting back to training but going at a slow pace.    Things have been going interesting for Chuck, he has been trying some new stuff in the search for focus on his recent shift change work-wise. Definitely prioritizing work and selecting the type of stuff that other people can do, so he can focus on the more important things, it is clear that this is the way to go.    He and John have tried to manage everything themselves many times, and it always ends the same way, falling off the wagon and getting back up.   Thought of the week   Chuck - “They want to be at the higher level, but they don’t know the path to get there”

We’re Live. As we know John is planning to do another really difficult run and one of the training processes is adjusting to the altitude, like all things is about really knowing the field and feel confident about it.    On This note, Chuck is actually looking for product placement that will generate income outside of the Programming World, which is a big step because programming has been his niche for so many time, but the situation and environment have been dramatically changing with all recent events, so he feels it’s time to make a change.   Thought of the week   Chuck -  I’m trying to stay away from the podcast itself instead, I’m  focusing on the podcast network money-making”

We’re Live. John and Mani are currently working on a promotion and it’s going way better than expected, it seems to me that some old tricks seem to do the work, and even work better than before.   After analyzing the data they cam to a clear conclusion, if the product is extremely clear to the customer, meaning they know exactly what the outcome will be, it’s pretty much a successful product because it’s a simple answer it’s going to sale.   Thought of the week   Mani - “It’s amazing to be able to come back to the old days of these promotions”

We’re Live. John has recently been having a lot of traffic on his Youtube Channel Bulldog Mindset, various factors have arise to show that are contributing to this cause, like good clickbait names.    He’s been currently working with a new video editor, which is doing a great job in making the videos smooth transitioning as possible which basically translates to more viewing time.   So logically the next step is to analyze what else is helping here, how many clicks, how many sales. He has narrowed to a basic idea that will give him clear statistics to actually plan and manage for future posts.   Thought of the week   Mani - “ If Your retargeting sucks, then your funnel is broken, there’s no use for it”    

We’re Live. So One of the first things that pop out in the conversation is that John recently finished a 50-mile run, which is something incredibly difficult, talk about Bulldog Mindset huh? Pun aside, Congrats to John on this Achievement, and He’s actually planning on doing the 100-mile run. Way to go.   In Other Topics, Chuck Seems to be doing well with the recent experiments and sponsors are arriving, some of them are not but this was expected.   Bulldog Mindset is actually growing amongst the whole situation. Good numbers on high paying ticket items, It definitely is paying off trying new stuff.   Thought of the week:   John - “I was not going to be the guy that gave up on 40, Who does that? Who gives up on 40 on a 50-mile run?”

We’re Live. What a year it has been, definitely the most interesting ones in decades. All situations aside business has thrive no matter what.   Guys start the conversation reviewing various experiments and processes that they have been through the year so far, and actual numbers are not bad at all. Marketing has proven to be the best way to thrive in any kind of situation that comes.   On Recent events, guys have a discussion on the racial situation and the riots that are occurring, nevertheless, it’s all about business.   Thought of the week:   Mani - “Getting anybody to put a lot of money online is a lot of work”

We’re Live. Chuck starts off with an anecdote about a person that both he and John have done business with, In Fact, had a nice trade with this person which actually made him earn a good amount of signups to his membership plan. Small World huh?    In other topics, Chuck is experimenting with affiliates at the moment. Mani and John Experiment when really well. Actually want to implement this system again because it created great revenue.   Guys have started making money in all sorts of different ways, there’s a nice momentum with sales.   Thought of the week:   John - “So we learned something, start a promotion with someone else list and then as soon as that promotion ends, start a new promotion on your own and you are sure to get sales with this new buyers”

  We’re live. John starts the conversation with a nostalgia train remembering the founding members of Entreprogrammers, also that intro needs to changed LOL.   In other topics, chuck is experimenting with his podcast audience and it’s looking for advice from Jhon looking for the best possible outcome.   John is actually going through some employee changes, training process, etc. Getting new blood and analyzing what the next step for Simple Programmer will be.   Thought of the week:   John - “There’s a slow point when you have to refactor your way out”

  We’re Live. John and Mani are currently doing a promotion together through the Simple Programmer Channel, testing different approaches to the current market right now.   Turns Out Upsell is working less than expected, which at the moment is really not a bad thing, they are testing the market at the moment so it’s basically a calculated risk. It’s not actually bad but it could definitely be better.   Strategies need to be refresh in order for any of this to work, they have an interesting conversation on many possible outcomes and paths they can take.   Thought of the week:   Mani - “ Leads to Market are not always very impactful”

We’re Live. Recently Chuck and John did a small partnership helping out Chuck with some sales using the Simple Programmer Audience, and it worked.   Not only worked, but it also did pretty well. 50-50 share and both parties got a nice chunk. But now comes the step, pull up the next step strategy, and look forward to keeping those numbers.   Chuck has some ideas, Mani and John offered him solid guidance on the matter.   Thought of the week:   John - “ IT is always got to improve the strategy, just make sure it is always profitable”

  We’re Live. Great news from the guys. All points out that recent strategies are working on bringing sales home. People are constantly online these days. Chuck made a few alterations on one of his sites design-wise and had a big sales uprising in just one week.   John has been applying new strategies as well, and they are working better than expected. Lots of new stuff that did not work in the past are currently working on this new sales environment.   There’s a big room for new ideas and improvement, it’s time to take the calculated risks.   Thought of the week:   John - “All you need to do is stick to your plan”

We’re Live. One of the most important things when hiring someone is high levels of communication. For the guys is even more important than delivering the tasks assigned on time, there’s nothing more frustrating than having to follow up with a person to check on pending tasks.   Simple emails, chat contact, anything. This has been the case of many hires for the guys and the primary cause of letting go of the employee.   In other topics, Mani is trying new stuff with emails that have been working really well and have nop idea why they are working so well. New Business is thriving and needs to in order for anything post-COVID to work.   Thought of the week: Mani - “ So many people out there are screwing up, it’s time to take action”

We’re Live. The guys start with how many things are being speculated in the market these days. Housing prices especially are going to have a dramatic change among other issues that are just not clear in the present day. One of the most concerning issues is the gatherings and at what point people are going to feel safe to do this? Many things depend on this. The only thing that we can do is try to protect our assets. Thought of the week: John – “ Businesses Will open eventually, but when will people want to go to them?”

We’re Live. The Guys start discussing the actual measures that the government is applying during this crisis, essentially they are doing all the wrong things at the wrong time.   This is basically going to cost the government and amazing amount of money and the inflation ratio is going to be up the roof by the amount of money printed to cover for everything. This is affecting everybody, even the fast-food worker.   The solution is what the guys are proposing right now. Find new ways to make money. That’s it.   Thoughts of the week   John - ”With these measures, the fast-food worker is going to be making more money being unemployed”

We’re Live. Mani tells the story to John of How he was on a COVID-19 Isolation Ward. Mani was not infected thankfully but went through a big process just to get in quarantine again al because of simple flu that he had. That’s the situation right now   Other topics start analyzing where to invest money during these times, it can get really complicated because the whole situation may last a year, if not more. Solid Plans need to be made but there’s definitely a new path to be walked on.   Mani in this point states it clearly, business is dying because they don’t really know what's going to happen, the decisions needed are not made due to lack of knowledge.   Thoughts of the week   Mani - “The Killer uncertainty is the problem, not the killer itself”

We’re Live. Chuck and John definitely have been affected by the whole situation. Many businesses are doing stuff for free just to keep clientele. It’s definitely hard times ahead.   Regarding the decisions made worldwide, the guys have a discussion on how principles should be taken into account rather than morals or even science. Economic shutdown does help save a lot of lives, but in some cases this an extreme desition to make.   The standard business had to fire a big part of his employees in order to stay alive in the market. All decisions have consequences, not only economically but socially speaking.   Thoughts of the week:   John - “The Name of the game is Survival”   Chuck - “People need to take responsibilities for themselves”

We’re Live. Guys start the conversation debating all the processes that they have been gone through (and the population) due to the lockdown, quarantine, etc. There’s a lot of contradiction with what the government is doing and the constitution, but the bottom line is basically the only way to control a majority of people that are not rational.   Another subject comes and it’s that if the virus itself would be 10 times more deadly what would be the reaction of the people? Does it have to be that scary for people to take a pandemic situation seriously?   Thought of the week:   Mani - “Math is a F*cker, People don’t understand math then we cannot expect people to understand everything.”

We’re Live. Coronavirus has had a huge effect on the economy in the last passing weeks, and the guys were not left out in this process. John Starts the conversations by telling how he lost a big amount of money on a bad investment due to bad timing and the current situation.   This goes for everybody, there’s a big concern amongst entrepreneurs on what exactly to do in these cases. People need to be strategic cause a bad step can make you lose everything in a matter of hours.   Stay Indoors and Stay safe.   Thought of the week:    John – “You Only lose the money when you cash out? That’s a Fallacy that people have”

We’re Live. Mani Starts the conversation summarizing last week for Chuck, he went with John to meet up with high ticket players in the business and conferences just to increase the contact, overall great Week for the guys. On the other hand, things have slowed down for Chuck, the sale streak has stopped, almost to zero. He Starts to discuss with Mani what could possibly cause this and looking for ways to get sales back up and in rhythm. Thought of the week: Mani –“The easiest thing you can say when things go south, is that something has changed in the market”