Comments on: Opportunities in Recession … http://easybiztools.com/blog/opportunities-in-recession/ Online and Trusted Since 2002 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:15:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Mark McClure http://easybiztools.com/blog/opportunities-in-recession/#comment-22764 Mark McClure Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:39:08 +0000 http://easybiztools.com/blog/opportunities-in-recession/#comment-22764 @Pearson - I've also seen the bargain basement article prices being touted to/by IM folks in multiple niche markets. However, I doubt if many of these "in-bulk" bottom feeders will go for building a relationship with a blogger by commenting, guest posting - and then offering to ghost write posts for payment. That's a path I'm actively exploring now - and well outside the IM market. I think you may be on to something with the video/podcast service. A lot of folks are intimidated by the tech involved to do it. @Pearson - I’ve also seen the bargain basement article prices being touted to/by IM folks in multiple niche markets.

However, I doubt if many of these “in-bulk” bottom feeders will go for building a relationship with a blogger by commenting, guest posting - and then offering to ghost write posts for payment.

That’s a path I’m actively exploring now - and well outside the IM market.

I think you may be on to something with the video/podcast service. A lot of folks are intimidated by the tech involved to do it.

]]> By: Adrian Ling http://easybiztools.com/blog/opportunities-in-recession/#comment-22621 Adrian Ling Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:29:04 +0000 http://easybiztools.com/blog/opportunities-in-recession/#comment-22621 @ Michael, Take it easy on the 'going for broke investing in cheap deals' ;-) Remember to ask yourself - "will I be able to use this within the next 30 days? If not, you might want to give it skip unless of course the deal is simply irresistable ;-) @ Russell, Good to hear from you again my friend! How are you keeping? @ Charles, Hey, I didn't know you've moved to Thailand? Last time we corresponded, you were in Japan right? @ Doug, Thanks for your kind words, appreciate it :-) @ Thanks Sunny! @ Neil, lol ... my sentiment exactly! btw, have you seen Michael Campbell's latest release (podcasts)? Awesome stuff. @ Pearson, I just love your comment :-) Seriously. My offline ideas are based on what I see around me - i.e. what are they (the folks in my neighbourhood) looking for? And how can I provide a service that is of value to them? It will be different from each country, state or county ... which is actually a good thing because one won't be competing against the horde of IM crazy folks ;-) Let me expand my 'selling your writing services' idea a little bit more. Instead of just writing a bunch of articles or 'going niche' in your writing, one could offer extra value added service, i.e. one could offer to post the articles for the buyer on various article directories, or even post to the buyer's blog. Perhaps offer a subscription service, where the buyer pays $x dollars for Z number of posts, over Y number of weeks. If the articles are of high quality and original writing, and the price is reasonable, I would subscribe! The principle is simple - offer something that is of REAL value to your target market and they will buy. Be different, Add Value. btw, yes, I do agree with you that videos and podcasts are getting more popular! Check out Michael Campbell's latest podcast if you haven't done so. http://www.dynamicmedia.com Good stuff, and that's a direct link, not my affiliate link :-) Cheers, Adrian @ Michael,
Take it easy on the ‘going for broke investing in cheap deals’ ;-) Remember to ask yourself - “will I be able to use this within the next 30 days? If not, you might want to give it skip unless of course the deal is simply irresistable ;-)

@ Russell,
Good to hear from you again my friend! How are you keeping?

@ Charles,
Hey, I didn’t know you’ve moved to Thailand? Last time we corresponded, you were in Japan right?

@ Doug,
Thanks for your kind words, appreciate it :-)

@ Thanks Sunny!

@ Neil,
lol … my sentiment exactly! btw, have you seen Michael Campbell’s latest release (podcasts)? Awesome stuff.

@ Pearson,
I just love your comment :-) Seriously. My offline ideas are based on what I see around me - i.e. what are they (the folks in my neighbourhood) looking for? And how can I provide a service that is of value to them?

It will be different from each country, state or county … which is actually a good thing because one won’t be competing against the horde of IM crazy folks ;-)

Let me expand my ’selling your writing services’ idea a little bit more. Instead of just writing a bunch of articles or ‘going niche’ in your writing, one could offer extra value added service, i.e. one could offer to post the articles for the buyer on various article directories, or even post to the buyer’s blog. Perhaps offer a subscription service, where the buyer pays $x dollars for Z number of posts, over Y number of weeks.

If the articles are of high quality and original writing, and the price is reasonable, I would subscribe!

The principle is simple - offer something that is of REAL value to your target market and they will buy.

Be different, Add Value.

btw, yes, I do agree with you that videos and podcasts are getting more popular! Check out Michael Campbell’s latest podcast if you haven’t done so.

http://www.dynamicmedia.com

Good stuff, and that’s a direct link, not my affiliate link :-)

Cheers,
Adrian

]]> By: Neil Shearing http://easybiztools.com/blog/opportunities-in-recession/#comment-22616 Neil Shearing Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:04:34 +0000 http://easybiztools.com/blog/opportunities-in-recession/#comment-22616 I think the "opportunity" is in the fact that the "lazy" marketers will quit because selling now IS more difficult. After the shakeout, the persistent, well-branded, quality, honest marketers will still be around, with a wide-open market. Neil. I think the “opportunity” is in the fact that the “lazy” marketers will quit because selling now IS more difficult.

After the shakeout, the persistent, well-branded, quality, honest marketers will still be around, with a wide-open market.

Neil.

]]> By: Sunny Tung http://easybiztools.com/blog/opportunities-in-recession/#comment-22586 Sunny Tung Sun, 05 Oct 2008 07:33:18 +0000 http://easybiztools.com/blog/opportunities-in-recession/#comment-22586 Ask and you will receive. Seek and you will find. Great post by Adrian on opening our minds towards opportunities around us. Opportunities are a plenty too as a 'finder' in times of recession. Being a finder involves matching both the seller and buyer together. A good friend of mine, JF Straw has written a short article on how you can start and benefit as a finder. You can read it at http://www.sunnytung.com/finders.html Ask and you will receive. Seek and you will find. Great post by Adrian on opening our minds towards opportunities around us.

Opportunities are a plenty too as a ‘finder’ in times of recession. Being a finder involves matching both the seller and buyer together. A good friend of mine, JF Straw has written a short article on how you can start and benefit as a finder. You can read it at http://www.sunnytung.com/finders.html

]]> By: Doug Pye http://easybiztools.com/blog/opportunities-in-recession/#comment-22576 Doug Pye Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:16:56 +0000 http://easybiztools.com/blog/opportunities-in-recession/#comment-22576 Hi Adrian, To remark upon your post, may I say it's refreshing and constructive for all who are encouraged on all sides to look at the trees --- and see only the leaves. Downside aplenty is shoved in our faces on all sides --- our heads are IN the LEAVES to the extent that the TREE no longer gets a mention! Be assured the mighty TREE exists ---- we climb the TREE--- not the LEAVES !! I'm reminded of Shakespeare and the line which went like this :- "There's nothing neither good nor bad, until we think about it". Were the media to get behind the opportunities, rather than the gloom,we'd all be jumping out of our skins. More power to you Adrian, and best wishes,from "Doug Down Under". Hi Adrian,
To remark upon your post, may I say it’s refreshing and constructive for all who are encouraged on all sides to look at the trees — and see only the leaves. Downside aplenty is shoved in our faces on all sides — our heads are IN the LEAVES to the extent that the TREE no longer gets a mention! Be assured the mighty TREE exists —- we climb the TREE— not the LEAVES !!
I’m reminded of Shakespeare and the line which went like this :-
“There’s nothing neither good nor bad, until we think about it”.
Were the media to get behind the opportunities, rather than the gloom,we’d all be jumping out of our skins.
More power to you Adrian,
and best wishes,from
“Doug Down Under”.

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