Yes, it is called "the AWESOME"

I have a confession to make.

Do you want to know the real reason why I have spent so much time mastering video and audio?

I totally fear writing.

My spelling is atrocious! Grammar, virtually non-existent and of course I get words that sound alike mixed up.

In my year 12 exams (the equivalent of SAT's or O levels)  I failed English. Normally, that would have meant that I failed my high school diploma and would not qualify to go to university.

(Fortunately, I was pretty darn good at physics. They figured, that I must know something and it gave me an exception and I passed.)

Another confession, for all  my geek skills I can't type. Over the years I have developed a sort of  hybrid  typing system. Trouble is, I'm really slow and given how much I try to do it really is a great weakness.

Hence, getting good at audio and video. I don't have to type or spell then!

 NOW, that has all changed!

Thanks to  Mac speech dictate, I can write reports with the best of them (today, I am going to give you a link to my very first effort.)

Here's the point.

You may be really concerned about product creation,

I was scared witless trying to do any sort of  report! But I figured, if I am going to teach you guys the best, the fastest, and the easiest ways to create products. I had to show you that even I (with the right tools!) can earn this stuff to.

First up, check out the report. Here is the link;

http://media.thirtydaychallengeplus.com/theawesomebest.pdf

 (yes, it is called "the AWESOME" -- this is a joke, rather than a statement of fact although I figure if I call it that it holds me to a higher standard!)

 So, how did I do it?

The first thing I did was go through the process in real life taking screen-shots as I went (there are some killer cheap or free tools you can use to do this).

This gave me a structure. I then went to my trusty livescribe notebook and sketched out a quick mind map of what I want to say (of course, in the 30 DC plus, we will be showing you how to do all of this).

Time taken to  this point -- 20 minutes.

I then fired up one of my favorite new programs -- "write room" -- it's ingenious, in its simplicity. It darkens out your screen, gets rid of all the distractions and focuses you on writing.

For the longest time,  this is where I would freeze up.

Enter MacSpeech Dictate (Dragon dictate, is the PC equivalent).
This is speech recognition program. This type of program used to suck!

Now, they are beyond awesome. With about 30 minutes training and a decent microphone its recognition of what you're saying is uncanny.

I spent, two hours dictating out that report. Think about it, two hours to create a report that will circulate around the Internet for ages. That's Leverage.

Then I let it sit overnight. Each day, for the next two days I would spend half an hour editing (I fear to call it that because I'm sure sharp listeners/readers will pick up a few spelling errors  here and there!)

How did I make the report look that good? It must have taken you hours!

Nope, it took 30 minutes.

I shouldn't be really telling you this because it's such a cool secret weapon. I used a program on the Macintosh called PAGES and I used one of the professionally designed templates.

I grabbed Paul Young's brilliant photos of the over the edge conference in Orlando and just dragged them into place.

Let it sit overnight, (that trick was taught to me by Gary Halbert)  made small changes, created the PDF (another automatic function inside of pages)

Hey presto! My first report was created.

http://media.thirtydaychallengeplus.com/theawesomebest.pdf


Creating content, making products and looking after your market places is not a gift.

It is an easily learned skill.

That is what 30 DC plus it is all about.

 After two years of planning, next week, we will open up 30 PC plus to its first founding members. These members will get a locked in price (which my accountants tell me is crazy.) That will set a new standard for value/price performance.

 Right now, in this economy, this information is vital. I'm not going to let price get in the way of you creating your own business online.

Enjoy the report, I'm going to get a cup of tea.

Ed Dale

 PS, Welcome to the 30 Day Challenge

You’re in in good company!  This year, tens of thousands of people from around the globe joined the 30 Day Challenge community.

http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/

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