Product Creation Challenge, Product Launch & Google Hangouts – Weekly Check-In – Debi J's Blog
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# Product Creation Challenge, Product Launch & Google Hangouts – Weekly Check-In

June 11, 2013
Posted by debij

Hey there gang! Checking in this week… it’s been a bit crazier than usual but a very exciting kinda crazy! You can check out the video (I did it using Google Hangouts), and then I’ve included text down below.

You know, I did the vlog last nite and I’m finally getting the post part done tonite so if you watch the video first, keep that in mind and it’ll make a LOT more sense!!

When I was doing the vlog, I didn’t even know what day it was. Technically it was already Tuesday.

I’ve been so wrapped up in learning new stuff about hangouts that it’s just been crazy hours… crazier than usual even.

I got my first Niche Research Packs done. I got the sales letter finished (finally)… I think… over at Niche Market Sites. I was running a 7-day sale but it looks like that went right out the window last night and, with all that I’m working on right now, I’m just going to leave it where it is right now until the weekend so that I don’t lose time on changing the prices and such.

I’ve actually sold a few already… Not as many as I’d like but more than I had initially planned to which was zero. The goal was just to get a FIRST product completed and available!!

So it’s been good!

Anyway, I’m still working on this product creation challenge obviously. That’s why wanted to finish those niche research packs.

Now that they’re done, I’d started working on my next product. And then in the middle of one of our hangouts this past week (I’m doing some training in a Hangouts Mastermind group with Zane Miller), some of the folks that I’m working with in that group asked me about what kind of products I’m creating.

I mentioned what it was… and these guys have just rolled with it!

One of them, because he knows I do NOT want to go back onto a truck and that, in order to make sure that doesn’t happen, it’s gonna take some up front cash rather than long-term type business building… threw the gauntlet down.

He threw it down and said that I will be launching my product by this Friday, the 14th. So there it is! I’m launching product #2… THIS week… come hell or high water!

Am I worried about getting it done on time? Yes. Am I committed to having it done anyway in spite of the fear? Absolutely! No excuses, no giving up, no worrying about whether it’s perfect!

We decided yesterday in one of our hangouts that the best thing to do, since I’m forcing myself to have it done quickly, is to do more of a soft launch this week… The product’s gonna be done, the sales button’s gonna be up, and I’m gonna do a hangout that explains the product.

Then during the next week, I’ll work on setting up JV/Affiliate stuff… Swipe files, affiliate links and all that. I’ll get the product to my mastermind group and have them provide feedback and testimonials, tweak the product as needed, and make sure everything’s ready to go before an actual launch.

Of course I also have to figure out how all that part of the launch works with my affiliates so that they get this great awesome deal for themselves and any of their group members. Since it’s all so new to me, I just don’t know exactly how that’s all gonna work yet… but I’ll let you know as I go.

Like I said, the primary focus for me this past week or so has been hangouts, because when I saw what the possibilities are with using Google hangout a few weeks ago, I ABSOLUTELY new without a doubt that I had to figure all this out. And, I want to fast-track it because for ANY of my products that I roll out, for anything that I’m doing… or if YOU guys have products that you’re rolling out, we can certainly set up some hangouts and such.

They’re a great way to launch your products, a great way for your customers to get to know you, and a great way for you to get to know them…

And the SEO that’s automatic in the background…is just kicking tail!

So, I will keep you guys up to date on all that stuff as well.

Anyway, I knew it was time to come up for air, check in with everyone and let you know I’m still alive and kicking. Time to get back to work on my draft.

I’m checking emails, watching Sunday vlogs, and keeping up over on Tiff’s blog about what everyone’s doing too.

I’m just excited and working hard and I hope for all of you who are doing this product creation challenge, that you’re having as much fun as I am doing it, that things are coming together for you, whether it’s baby steps, huge steps or somebody just threw you off of the deep end like what they just did with me.

It doesn’t matter. Just keep moving forward… Do what you gotta do… cause it’s gonna be a lifestyle this year!

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Updated: February 11, 2015 at
Tags: Google Hangouts, New Product, Product creation challenge, Product Launch

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1. That’s awesome Debi! Good luck on it!

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2. Thanks so much Tiff! You don’t realize how much there is to all of this until you do it. But at the same time, you don’t realize how fast you can get it done if you make yourself accountable….

   I’ve been sitting on this one for weeks…granted I’ve also been getting my affiliate program, sales page and DL Guard all set up too but still… now there’s no more of this … “I’ve got tomorrow or later today or just this phone call” excuse crap going on either because people are LOOKING for it to be done… NOW!! 🙂
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3. Congratulations Debi! I love hearing how excited you are about your work and the progress you have made.

   All the best with the second product launch. That truck is going to be a long and distant memory for you 🙂
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   1. That’s the plan Victoria… thanks so much!

      One of those aha moments this week… you DON’T have to get an entire product completed to launch it and start earning income… you get the main piece done (in this case it’s my PDF… all of about 30 pages including the cover, title page & disclaimers) and then add onto it… earn WHILE you’re doing a pre-launch!!

      Makes it easier for me not to feel as overwhelmed by all there is to get done too!! 🙂
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4. This is a really awesome post Debi. I really like the Google hangout video you did. Keep up the great work.

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   1. Thanks. I appreciate it! Thanks for stopping by.
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5. Hi Debi,
   I am so excited for you. I can not see me doing it yet, but who knows?

   I don’t know if it’s my machine, my headphones, or the video itself, but the sound keeps stopping. It sounds like the buffer isn’t loading fast enough.

   I don’t have anything running right now except the browser, so I don’t know.

   I am a week behind since this is Friday. I may have something from you in and email somewhere. Good to hear you, even if it’s spotty. Bye now…:)
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   1. Thanks Ruth! I’m not sure why it’s playing slow for you. I’ve checked everywhere I know to see if there’s a way to save it smaller or something. It plays fine for me, but I’ll ask the guys on Monday… they still know much more than me about YouTube and Hangouts!

      A week behind eh? I’m thinking that’s not bad at all considering you’ve been cleaning up flood waters in your house!! 🙂

      I have NO doubt you’re going to have products up and on the market very soon!
      Debi J recently posted..Product Creation Challenge, Product Launch & Google Hangouts – Weekly Check-In

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6. Okay. I went back and watched your videos again, and went to YouTube, and everything is peachy. Even the one I said was skipping around and hesitating. Had to be something going on in the background of my machine. I hate that you had to take time to test your end of it. Next time, I will check here first. 🙂
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7. you are rockin it girl… so great to hangout with you the last few weeks and looking forward to future collaborations!

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   1. Thanks Vicki. It’s been great hanging out with you as well… motivated people are always fun to work with! And I’m thinking I may learn about Mobile stuff along the way with you around as well!! 🙂
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8. So, how did the Friday launch go and where can I find out what you launched?
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   1. Friday launch didn’t go… forgot about the Father’s Day weekend and East coast time difference (the guys helping me launch were off and running early).

      Worked out ok because WordPress (and so my sales page) were having their own issues.

      So, got that worked out yesterday. The sales page is at http://MindlessMapping.com if you’ve got time for feedback.

      Initial graphics aren’t what I like but he’s working on an update for me.

      Today is presentation slides for a hangout prelaunch tomorrow and making sure all my links work over on the sales page (right now they don’t cause I’ve only set up one once at DLG… so I’m looking for how I did it before) 🙂

      A few days behind… 😀
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9. I just checked out your product. Congratulations, how did the launch go? Did you post a WSO when you launched your product? I am working on product creation and am a little nervous about not being able to generate the traffic to the product I create.
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   1. Hey there Susan! I haven’t done a WSO yet. I’m putting together PowerPoint slides so I can do a Hangout talking about the product itself. I ran them by a few folks and have some changes and additions to make to them before I record.

      Once all that’s done, it will give me videos and such to include in a WSO so I’ll do it then.

      Ran into a few issues this past week with some dogs I’ve been pet sitting for… THAT nightmare post will be posted on my blog today. :/
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10. If only I can get started with my product creation. Maybe I can do tomorrow or something.
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