{"id":4080,"date":"2014-03-08T17:33:40","date_gmt":"2014-03-08T17:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/?p=4080"},"modified":"2014-03-16T10:34:09","modified_gmt":"2014-03-16T10:34:09","slug":"coming-soon-practical-livestock-feed-formulation-and-compounding-home-study-video-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/coming-soon-practical-livestock-feed-formulation-and-compounding-home-study-video-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Soon: Practical Livestock Feed Formulation (and Compounding) Home Study Video Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Update: The Home Study Video Package is now available - click HERE.<\/a>
\nI share below, my personal story as a practical example of how you can monetize what you know in different ways, You will learn how a combination of requests from buyers, and difficulties meeting unique challenges they faced with what I had, helped me conceive an idea for a new product to fully meet their needs<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been responding to enquiries from prospective attendees of the Feed Formulation Workshop scheduled for Saturday 15th March 2014.<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

And I\u2019ve also been following up with subscribers to my mailing list, who I recently sent an email invitation to, for the event.<\/p>\n

My attention has been mainly focused on those who are past buyers and already members of my Farm Business Ideas club<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

You see, it\u2019s always best to target people who have a potentially long term interest in what you offer.<\/h3>\n

People who are serious minded about achieving their goals in the area you offer solutions.<\/p>\n

Such people will rarely take anything you do, or say, lightly. <\/strong><\/p>\n

This is why I get between 12 to 23% open rates in the email broadcasts I send to my Farm Business Ideas<\/a> mailing list. <\/em><\/p>\n

I love Mailchimp.com: Their automated email newsletter manager helps me see exactly what\u2019s going on with my subscribers. <\/strong><\/h3>\n

As a result, I know which of my broadcast messages they respond most to, and that guides me to send more of such kinds of messages.<\/p>\n

For instance, I have three main groups of mailing lists I write to. <\/strong><\/p>\n

But the farm owners group has been by far the most responsive. Following them is the Public Speaking Ideas newsletter subscribers group<\/a>. And bringing up the rear are those who subscribed to get my SD Nuggets blog<\/a> updates.<\/em><\/p>\n

Now, I recognize there will be overlapping areas of interests.<\/p>\n

Indeed, I\u2019ve found that some subscribers from other groups, have also consistently shown good responses to broadcasts I've sent to the farmers group.<\/p>\n

What I\u2019ve been able to deduce over time is that such persons often aspire to start their own farm businesses in the future. <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Many are actually still in paid employment, but thinking of starting on the side.<\/p>\n

So in subscribing to my blog updates, they wanted to access my career development<\/a> and self-development<\/a> articles as well as the Farm Business and Entrepreneurship articles.<\/em><\/p>\n

And This Probably Explains Why They Order my Farm Workshop Products (Even Paying N10,000.00 for DHL to send it to Them!), Instead of Coming for In Person Training<\/strong><\/h3>\n

One example. Today alone, I have spoken with three different persons, two of whom are still in paid employment. The third is self-employed but quite busy.<\/p>\n

They all expressed interest in attending the event, but the date was just not right for them. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I had however been expecting that to happen...<\/p>\n

You see, I\u2019d heard about the fuel scarcity crisis that had gone on for 2 weeks (but is now clearing up I\u2019ve been told) in Nigeria. <\/strong><\/p>\n

That had made me worry about how easy attendees from outside Lagos would find it to attend.<\/p>\n

And that group (i.e. Farm CEOs based outside Lagos) happen to make up over 90% of those on my mailing lists!<\/em><\/p>\n

This made me decide to create a special video series to ADD to the home-study pack I sell normally. <\/strong><\/h3>\n

That way, interested persons would have a viable alternative to traveling down for the event.<\/p>\n

And it would mean savings in traveling costs, hotel costs, and energy!<\/em><\/p>\n

When I mentioned this option, every one of them<\/strong> told me to let them know when the videos are ready!<\/p>\n

No surprises there ;-)) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Indeed, I wonder why I did not think of it earlier. <\/em><\/p>\n

Based on the above, I\u2019ve now decided that\u2026<\/p>\n

For those who will physically attend the event, a recording of the LIVE proceedings will be done and put on one CDROM. <\/strong><\/h3>\n

And a copy will be handed to each person before s\/he leaves.<\/p>\n

Subsequently, I'll pack that along with the video series created, and offer it as a Complete Home-Study Package on Practical Livestock Feed Formulation<\/a> and Compounding.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This will make it unnecessary to organize LIVE workshops in future, except for people who request it.<\/p>\n

I believe this is the way to go, because today, more people use a similar strategy to enable learners cost-effectively and conveniently.<\/em><\/p>\n

Below Is a Template of the Message I Normally Send to Buyers<\/strong> of my Products<\/h3>\n

===Start of message template===<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hi <\/p>\n

Find attached the following:<\/p>\n

A. A physical copy of your personalized version of the Feed Formulation Handbook<\/p>\n

B. A CD ROM containing the following:<\/p>\n

1. Your personalized copy of the 70 page PDF Feed Formulation Handbook<\/a><\/p>\n

2. Your personalized copy of the Excel-VB driven Ration Formulator software<\/a> which auto computes ration formulas using the Pearson Square technique described in my Feed Formulation Handbook.<\/p>\n

3. Your personalized copy of the detailed PDF user guide for the Ration Formulator<\/p>\n

4. Your personalized copy of my 30 page PDF annotated pictorial introduction to livestock feed formulation ingredients<\/a>.<\/p>\n

5. A copy of my PDF report titled \"10 Most Frequently Asked Questions About Feed Formulation<\/a>\"<\/p>\n

6. Lastly, a PDF invoice covering the payment you made.<\/p>\n

C. A printed copy of the invoice covering the payment you made and listing the items delivered to you via email, and physically.<\/p>\n

See the email I've sent to you for FULL instructions and other details you need to make use of the Ration Formulator\u2122 software.<\/p>\n

Note that this extended version of the software stores 3 FORMULAS for easy retrieval<\/a> (*Space for 7 EXTRA feed ingredients is also now provided in the table).<\/p>\n

And it allows you to export them into a separate worksheet outside of the application. I've sent it FREE to every past buyer who requested it.<\/p>\n

As a FULLY paid buyer, you will also get ALL future upgrades FREE. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Note also that your payment makes you a member of my Farm Biz Ideas club<\/a> - meaning you get 40% discount on ALL my other products and services.<\/p>\n

Read full details of what you get as a member of the club at : http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/workshop_ffhb_ideas.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

With kindest regards<\/p>\n

Tayo K. Solagbade, (NB: I may be in Lagos or Cotonou, or elsewhere, when responding to the order)<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n

===End of message template===<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Once the Video Series Is Added, Buyers Will Be Able to Learn Practical Feed Formulation In Their Homes!<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Once the complete self-study video series is ready, I will add an extra line in the above message stating that the CDROMs containing the videos are also enclosed.<\/p>\n

Are you interested in learning the theory and practice of feed formulation at your own pace? If yes, you\u2019ll want to pick up my home study package!<\/p>\n

Interested persons would simply place their orders, and I\u2019d send the package down via courier. <\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Just like I\u2019m currently in the process of doing for a Farm CEO who sent in payment from Uyo.<\/em><\/p>\n

The video series will be ready from the date of the forthcoming workshop i.e. Saturday 15th March 2014.<\/p>\n

For details of how you can order them, click here<\/a> to send me a message.<\/p>\n

Final Words: <\/strong> You Can Also Monetize What You Know Like I'm Doing!<\/h3>\n

All you need to do is think creatively. <\/em><\/p>\n

If there's something people currently pay to learn from you...or something you know well, that people would be willing to pay for, you can write a manual and\/or create a home study video series \"teaching\" it.<\/p>\n

That way, people can buy those \"learning resources\", instead of having to meet you physically, or online, for a LIVE session.<\/p>\n

[NB: In this part of the world, poor connectivity, and high costs make online learning a bit unattractive for now e.g. webinars, even when free! This is why offering videos they can watch on their own PCs makes sense for me and my buyers, for instance.]<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

We see successful experts offering \"home study\" packages like those described above, but it never occurs to us that we can also offer it.<\/p>\n

To protect yourself however, you may want to tie sales of this offer to some others. <\/em><\/p>\n

In my case, as shown above, the video series is bundled with my handbook and software. That makes it more valuable to the prospective buyer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And by implication, your offer becomes open to a larger number of potential buyers, including persons limited by distance, free time, money etc.<\/p>\n

The best part is you do the work once, and reap passive income repeatedly into the future!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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