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I just wanted this post to say I have been really amazed at the feedback and comments I got back on my very first audio on the blog. Truth be told, I really, really, really did not want to do it. If you come off as a complete jackass, then that stuff is out there on the “ether of the Internet” for years, maybe even forever, and thats a terrifying thought. 

Over the last 12 months I have recorded no less than 4 “first audios/podcasts” for this website and projects like it, but never once did I use, launch or utilize any of them. I simply dragged and dropped them into my trash can on my Mac (they make it so easy to delete stuff on Macs). 

I didn’t know what to expect in terms of response to this first audio, and I have noticed a traffic spike in recent days. My back-links have shot up as well to around 3000 in total from all the search engines. Which is very weird, because I don’t remember doing that much work! Maybe the arrival of the audio and the increase in interest, traffic and back-links is all just a well timed coincidence, or maybe it is not. I really don’t know. On thing I am sure of, is the response has been really good and I am very pleased with the results. 

I want to thank those who have emailed me, who have skyped me, or left comments on this blog with feedback or words of encouragement. Two things were said quite often by people who both knew me, and didn’t know me. These were:

1. You can really tell some of this stuff really p***es you off. You can hear you have had experience with this. 

2. There is a lot of useful information that I hadn’t considered in the audio. 

Both of the above statements mean a lot to me, and have provoked me into writing my second audio. I have started scripting/structuring it and I am just trying to work out an optimum time to record it, produce it and upload it. I think two a week is over-kill (although I talk so much I could more than likely do two a week). I think I might keep it to once a week or a couple of times every month. But before I waffle on too much, I’d like to respond to the above two comments:

1. People made note of the fact that they could hear some emotion in what I was saying, and perhaps more than that; some conviction. I really have had a lot of experience with this, I really do want to help and I think so many people do this kind of thing wrong, that if some one were to get it right, I am pretty sure they would make a killing! The thing is, I am an honest guy, I am pretty straight up with everyone that I know and I think my emotions or thoughts are very easily read because I am so outspoken. If some frustration or emotion came across, then I am glad, because I give a dam and it was meant to. 

2. A lot of people seemed to appreciate the information, which validated the fact that I may have something to offer in terms of advice for people in this market place, which was a big revelation and big honor for me. Thank you for those that left that feedback. 

The second audio is under way, and I am going to try and look at why I am getting this traffic, and see if I can keep it and grow it! 

Oh but it’s not all good news. From starting my email list this week, I have but 4 subscribers! Made me chuckle a bit, although I have been super lazy with pushing that thing or the content. It’s really just designed to be a way of updating anyone who is interested on the content of this site. 4 subscribers doesn’t seem a lot, but those 4 are MY subscribers, and I am VERY grateful for them!

To your succes.