It’s Time for an Update

The ups and downs of doing these live shows and the podcast

• I’ve really enjoyed having fun and creating it.
• It’s allowed me to develop a fantastic live video show process in Asana with my VA. I’m thinking of selling this. What do you think?
• This allowed me to be consistent and create valuable regular content.
• Brought in some money for sponsorship – which I am investing back into the show.
• Chat with fab guests, learn more (get free consultations), and build and grow relationships.
• Each episode has taken much longer than I thought. Less than the original podcast but still a lot.
• At the moment I am editing each podcast. I tried Descript but not perfect.
• I’ve got so many guests that I want to bring in but just haven’t had the time.
• I’ve been scared about bringing in some big names – even though many are friends.
• I knew it was going to take a long time with the podcast but the numbers aren’t as high as I would have liked.

My year of growth, and I’ve just had a session with a life coach

• Last year was my year of visibility. I spoke all over the world and did loads of appearances.
• This year is my year of business and personal growth.
• That’s meant rebuilding a lot of stuff – being consistent and taking a proper look at myself
• For a solo entrepreneur – it’s important to have a whole approach and a holistic approach. I want to grow as an entrepreneur, a father, husband and friend. I want to improve health-wise, gain more clarity, grow in my faith and become wiser
• I’m looking at my health. 18 months ago I got a personal trainer. Over 3 years ago I cut out sugar. But as a veggie, I want to check my B12, Iron, etc.
• I had a session with a life coach on Friday which was amazing. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a while – but it has to be the right fit. Looking at the holistic approach. I want to procrastinate less.

I’ve been re-working the different ways people can work with me

• Power hours
• Coaching programs
• Live video Courses
• Masterminds
• Academy

The pros and cons of offering “power hours”

• They’re a quick way of picking your brain and being paid for it.
• Do you offer power hours?
• I do. I love them. I love helping people. Although it’s not my main focus.
• I’ve been working on my services page to make it clearer – iag.me/services
• Ken Needy says “I’ve switched to a slightly more leveraged model where when someone buys a product from us they get access to our monthly Hotline calls where they can ask questions about anything email marketing related. That way I can help more people, and also keep that time cornered”.
• Jaz Greer mentioned the Know Like and Trust
• Carrier Reah said “I do offer consult sessions, yes. And I have also purchased them. Thus far, the purchased time for a consult was long after not being able to find the answer myself. Sometimes it was worth it…about 50/50. I would do a consult/coaching session again with the right person”.
• Molly Mahoney said – “I used to! But time became too much of a commodity, and I know that the deepest results come from a longer program”.

Tool alert!

Sendtric, MorningFame and BrainFM

YouTube

I have just reached over 1,000 subscribers and have received the new community feature with posts. But still no mobile live, monetisation and no superchat. 🙁

• I want to focus a lot more on YouTube. I am going live to YouTube on every show (as well as LinkedIn Live, Facebook and Pericope)
• Been able to get over 1,000 subscribers.
• Want to subscribe? I am at YouTube.com/ianandersongray
• I wanted to get monetization and superchat. But then I realised you need 10,000 subscribers for Superchat. For monetization, you need 1,000 subscribers AND 4,000 watch hours.
• But I now have the community and posts feature, which is cool.
• For super chat and stories, you need 10,000 subscribers
• I still can’t stream live from my phone, which is weird.