This week's show is an interview with Brian Holmes , the author of 4 Cornerstones for Strategic Living: A Proven Framework For Building the Life You Want With What You Have . Click here to download or listen to this episode now. Feature Segment: An Interview with Brian Holmes Brian has generously agreed to give our listeners a free digital copy if his book and an accompanying online course. Click here to claim those free gifts now. FREE Copywriting Summit The No-Cost Copywriting Virtual Summit, ...
Sep 19, 2016•35 min•Ep 250•Transcript available on Metacast There are two magic words that empower you to become better at anything and everything… and in this episode, we'll explore those words and how to use them. Click here to download or listen to this episode now. Spiritual Foundations “No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.” (1 Corinthians 10:13) Tip ...
Sep 12, 2016•27 min•Ep 249•Transcript available on Metacast You might not know this but you DO need a sales letter. Here are 5 reasons why you MUST have a sales letter… Click here to download or listen to this episode now. Spiritual Foundations “The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is long-suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.” (2 Peter 3:9) Tip Of The Week Tap Typing iOS Typing Trainer Feature Segment: 5 Reasons You Need a Sales Letter To Understand your uniq...
Sep 05, 2016•27 min•Ep 248•Transcript available on Metacast Do you really KNOW your business? Find out why Phase 5 is so important to the growth and development of your Enterprise! Click here to download or listen to this episode now. Spiritual Foundations “I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus, 5 that you were enriched in everything by Him in all utterance and all knowledge” (1 Corinthians 1:4-5) Tip Of The Week Sentey LS-6141 Aluminum 10 Ports – 7 port Usb Hub 3.0 and 3-charging Ports, Portable...
Aug 29, 2016•28 min•Ep 247•Transcript available on Metacast It's time for Phase 4 – MARKETING! Let's recap the first 3 phases first, because these must be done before you get to Phase 4… Phase 1: Problem-Pain-Person, Initial Analysis (The ‘P’ from the Pastor Framework) What problem are you solving? What is the pain the person is experiencing? Who is the person feeling this pain? Phase 2: Product How are you solving this problem? This is the stuff. Course? Coaching? Physical Product? When will it be ready? Armand Morin Phase 3: Copy Go through Copy Academ...
Aug 22, 2016•23 min•Ep 246•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, we will take a one week break from our Five Phases Series and talk about the 7 lessons we learned at Copywriting Academy Live! Click here to download or listen to this episode now. Spiritual Foundations “ Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma. ” ( Ephesians 5:1-2 ) Tip Of The Week Scrivener for iOS Feature Segment: 7 Lessons Learned at C...
Aug 15, 2016•30 min•Ep 245•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, we will be delving into Phase 3 of our 5-Phase Business Roadmap. We're talking about the “deadliest mistake you can make in business” – the failure to sell. Which means, we're talking about copywriting! Click here to download or listen to this episode now . Spiritual Foundations “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” (Matthew 6:33). (NKJV) Tip Of The Week How to Write Copy That Sells Feature Segment: How to Sell Wit...
Aug 08, 2016•21 min•Ep 244•Transcript available on Metacast Last week we began to outline the 5 Phases of Business Development Today we’ll cover Phase 2: How to Know Your Product Will Sell. Click here to download or listen to this episode now . Spiritual Foundations Fear keeps us from becoming all God intends for you. It can ruin your life. Anxiety makes us sick. Sometimes the solution for that is medical. But often we are trying to use a medical solution to a spiritual problem. There are 365 “fear not” commands in the Bible. That’s one for every day of ...
Aug 01, 2016•23 min•Ep 243•Transcript available on Metacast So many times people have asked us for a business roadmap. Or a checklist. Where do you start? Well, what are those 100 things? Turns out you can neatly break them into 5 sections, or phases of business development. Today we’ll cover Phase 1. Click here to download or listen to this episode now . Spiritual Foundations Fear keeps us from becoming all God intends for you. It can ruin your life. Anxiety makes us sick. Sometimes the solution for that is medical. But often we are trying to use a medi...
Jul 25, 2016•26 min•Ep 242•Transcript available on Metacast Last week's episode was a hot one – as we covered how to promote and sell your products and services online. If you haven't listened to episode #240 of The Ray Edwards Show, we recommend that you do so. This week, we're tackling the issue that really holds most people back – their conflicting beliefs about money and prosperity. And even if you were born after 1990, even if you were raised on Adam Smith and your mama read you bedtime stories by Ayn Rand… you probably still have some of these inne...
Jul 18, 2016•44 min•Ep 241•Transcript available on Metacast Last week we discussed packaging your passion – turning your wisdom and experience into a knowledge product. We covered the 3 converging marketplace forces that make that possible. This week, we'll assume you've identified your passion and decided how to package it. So, how do you sell it? How do your promote your product? Anyone with a good product can promote it – by mastering a specific method of persuasive communication. Copywriting. Today we'll give you a basic framework for that, plus some...
Jul 11, 2016•53 min•Ep 240•Transcript available on Metacast How do you take your life's passion – the thing that lights you up inside, that brings you joy, that makes you come alive – and turn that passion into a book, a product or a business? Can anyone do it? Should you? How do you do it? Click here to download or listen to this episode now. Tip of the Week: How to Triple Your Productivity The trick is pretty simple: use three times as many monitors. I can keep a resource open on one monitor (research, notes, etc.) My working document on the center mon...
Jul 04, 2016•34 min•Ep 239•Transcript available on Metacast On today's show, we'll explore how to use the most powerful website you don't understand – LinkedIn! Our special guest is John Nemo. Since 2012, John Nemo has helped hundreds of Business Coaches, Consultants, Trainers, Small Business Owners, Sales and Business Development Executives use LinkedIn to generate more business for themselves. Today he will help you! Click here to download or listen to this episode now. Feature Segment: Grow Your Business With LinkedIn On this episode you'll hear: The ...
Jun 27, 2016•49 min•Ep 238•Transcript available on Metacast This is not just for online businesses, but how to grow ANY business… and it starts with obeying the 7 Immutable Laws of Business Growth. Listen to the episode for more detail. Click here to download or listen to this episode now. Spiritual Foundations “Without counsel, plans go awry, But in the multitude of counselors they are established.” (Proverbs 15:22) Tip of the Week Glympse app for the iPhone. Feature Segment: How To Grow Your Online Business 7 Immutable Laws of Business Growth You must ...
Jun 20, 2016•33 min•Ep 237•Transcript available on Metacast This is not just for online businesses, but how to run ANY business… and it starts with avoiding the “5 Failings That Will Kill Your Business.” Click here to download or listen to this episode now. Spiritual Foundations Business IS Spiritual “The people will curse him who withholds grain, but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.” (Proverbs 11:26) Tip of the Week Good Notes app for the iPad Pro Handwrite on documents and PDF's. Lined Paper Option Specialized shapes and objects Featur...
Jun 13, 2016•35 min•Ep 236•Transcript available on Metacast So how exactly do you start your online business… A business based on what you know. A business based on what you enjoy. …a Wisdom Enterprise! Click here to download or listen to this episode now . Spiritual Foundations What Does It Mean To Walk In Your Integrity in Business “As for me I will walk in my integrity, redeem me and be merciful to me.” (Psalm 26:11, NLT) Discover what it means to YOU to walk in your own integrity and you will find redemption and mercy. Tip of the Week The Apple iPad ...
Jun 06, 2016•30 min•Ep 235•Transcript available on Metacast At a recent meeting of my mastermind group, I was asked an interesting question… “What exactly to you do, Ray?” It’s a great question that deserves more than just a one sentence answer, so I’ve decided to do something a little different for the next few episodes of The Ray Edwards Show. I’m going to do a deep dive on precisely how I help you start, run, and grow your online business. Don’t worry, all your favorite segments like Spiritual Foundations and Tip of the Week will still be there for yo...
May 30, 2016•39 min•Ep 234•Transcript available on Metacast Note: This episode is the second half of my conversation with Cliff Ravenscraft, aka The Podcast Answer Man . You can listen to Part One by clicking here. Cliff Ravenscraft is the king of helping people start their own podcast. He's helped thousands of people do it. But wait – there's more… This is fascinating conversation ended up being so far-ranging, we had to make it two episodes. We'll discover… Why typecasting is not necessarily a bad thing. How the musical Hamilton changed Cliff's life – ...
May 23, 2016•1 hr 12 min•Ep 233•Transcript available on Metacast Cliff Ravenscraft is the king of helping people start their own podcast. He's helped thousands of people do it. But wait – there's more… This is fascinating conversation ended up being so far-ranging, we had to make it two episodes. We'll discover… Why typecasting is not necessarily a bad thing. How the musical Hamilton changed Cliff's life – and so many others. The nature of ambition, service, and selfishness. And so much more! Click here to download or listen to this episode now . Links Wow – ...
May 16, 2016•1 hr 3 min•Ep 232•Transcript available on Metacast Andy Mason is a remarkable man, doing remarkable work: helping small business owners and world-class CEO's bring the supernatural realm into the world of business. In this interview, you'll find out… How a real-life shepherd had an “Abraham moment” – and took his family around the globe as a result. Why God is interested in your business success. The difference between the “prosperity gospel” and the “poverty gospel”. How you can get God's help in your business. And so much more! Click here to d...
May 09, 2016•45 min•Ep 231•Transcript available on Metacast What if I told you it's possible to make money by just giving stuff away? Well, that's exactly what I'm telling you today. Plus… How to decide what kind of day to have. Send snail-mail from your iPhone. …and flair ! Click here to download or listen to this episode now . Spiritual Foundations Decide What Kind of Day to Have “I will praise the Lord at all times. I will constantly speak his praises.” (Psalm 34:1, NLT) Our expectation determines our experience. We often leap to a conclusion about wh...
May 02, 2016•24 min•Ep 230•Transcript available on Metacast We just returned from Social Media Marketing World 2016, and this episode is filled with our impressions, some takeaways, and tips. We get into what you can do to make any conference trip better, and how to get the most from your conference dollars. How to be happy, regardless of what happens. How to turn your phone into walkie-talkie. …and flair! Click here to download or listen to this episode now . Spiritual Foundations Don't Get Attached to Outcomes Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow ...
Apr 25, 2016•36 min•Ep 229•Transcript available on Metacast This is a special edition of the Ray Edwards Show where I interview the founder of Meet Edgar , Laura Roeder. I love her story and I think you will too! Laura Roeder is… The founder of MeetEdgar , a new social media automation tool designed to prevent updates from going to waste. Since 2009, she’s been teaching entrepreneurs how to harness the power of social media marketing and create their own fame at LKR Social Media . Laura was named one of the top 100 entrepreneurs under 35 in 2011, 2013 an...
Apr 18, 2016•32 min•Ep 228•Transcript available on Metacast It's a wild-west version of the show, as Sean and Ray are operating on too little sleep and too much caffeine. The subject: why you must master copywriting, especially if you think you don't need to. Click here to download or listen to this episode now . Tip of the Week Would you like some in-depth video training on how to create copy that makes more sales? Would you like to learn how to write copy that sells like crazy, but doesn’t sound sleazy or pushy? And best of all, would you like to get a...
Apr 11, 2016•40 min•Ep 227•Transcript available on Metacast Today's podcast is filled with action steps you can put to work in your business right away. These steps are designed to make more money. It should be no surprise to you but all seven steps involve your copywriting skills. But we're not going esoteric on you. This podcast is not about theory, it's about practice. You'll be able to put this stuff to work right now. Today. In this week's episode, you'll find… How to know it's time to give up trying to solve the problem you face, and try something ...
Apr 04, 2016•29 min•Ep 226•Transcript available on Metacast Copywriting is the single most valuable skill you can develop in business. It's the only skill you can use to create more sales, out of thin air, without spending more on ads or changing your product or delivery. And if you need cash quick, you're going to love today's episode. We're going to explore proven methods that can produce nearly instant income. Specifically, I will be spelling out three killer copy tactics that create cash. Reliably. Time after time. And the funny part is, you just exp...
Mar 28, 2016•44 min•Ep 225•Transcript available on Metacast Most people live lives of robotic repetition… they are just going through the motions, and about 90% of those motions are the same ones they went through yesterday. Most people follow routines and rituals they have never consciously thought through. But then we have one of “those” days. You know the kind. The perfect day. Everything just goes your way… on those days we feel 10 feet tall and bulletproof. Why can't every day be like that? Today's guest, Craig Ballantyne, thinks everyone can. In th...
Mar 21, 2016•59 min•Ep 224•Transcript available on Metacast You probably know it's good to care about your audience. But I think you should go far beyond that. You should A.D.O.R.E. them! In this week's episode, you'll find… Why you are about to experience more favor, abundance, and “happy accidents” than you have ever imagined. The charmingly simple audio recording app you're going to love. A success story interview with one of my Regency Mastermind Members, Dr. Michael Hudson. And the Five Phases of Adoration that bring more profits, more often! Click ...
Mar 14, 2016•54 min•Ep 223•Transcript available on Metacast It's another first for the Ray Edwards Show . Imagine sitting in on one of our private team meetings in which we discuss a product launch. Recently, we held just such a meeting and we recorded it. We invite you to listen in, as we recap what happened in the product launch we conducted in October. In the episode, we  go over exactly what we did during the launch, how things went, what went well , what did not go well, and some ideas for improvement in the future. Listen to the episode now to he...
Mar 07, 2016•1 hr 12 min•Ep 222•Transcript available on Metacast I'm so excited to offer you this special bonus episode of the Ray Edwards Show. Today you're in for a real treat, as you listen in on a conversation with Michael Hyatt . In this week's episode, Michael shares some practical lessons from his new book, Living Foward. Whenever Michael and I talk, the conversation always takes some fun and unexpected turns, and this was no exception. Listen to the episode now to hear: The valuable lesson Mike and his wife Gail learned after surviving a terrifying ri...
Mar 02, 2016•50 min•Ep 221•Transcript available on Metacast 
