Interviews with Jim's Clients

Three unique web businesses and what makes them tick...

By Jim Daniels
www.make-a-living-online.com

October 08, 2002

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What he didn't know was that within a few years he'd be the owner of a super successful website helping thousands of advancing guitarists online.

Will's newest site at http://www.RockGuitarSchool.com is the premier web based guitar instruction site on the Internet! His 5000+ customers learn from guitarists who are actually writing, playing and recording rock guitar music.

Congratulations on a unique and powerful concept Will! I checked in with Will this week and asked him to share some of his secrets to success. Here's our mini interview...

Jim: What is your website all about, Will?

Will: "My online business provides advanced guitar lessons via software, either for download or on CDRom, as well as instrumental guitar music."

Jim: How did you get started?

Will: "I started out by selling my debut guitar instrumental CD, and although it was selling a little bit, it was your advice that really boosted my sales. You wrote... "How about selling guitar lessons, Will?" And BAM! I never looked back. Information sells... and in many cases it is simple to teach others to do what you take for granted."

Jim: Is your business time consuming?

Will: "Actually, I do it all on a part time basis! :-) And I use as many time saving tools as possible. For example, when the time came for me to implement numerous products on my site, I turned to you for advice and you recommended your webbusinesswizard site. That system with autoresponder and shopping cart built in saves me time and allows me to deliver download information for my products immediately when purchased. I highly recommend that system to other marketers."

Jim: What other software and services do you use in your business?

Will: Here they are...

* Main computer specs: 600mhz AMD Duron with 128 mb ram
* Web Design: Frontpage 98
* Software for day to day email: Eudora 5.1 (paid version)
* Other software used regularly: - WS_FTP Pro (for uploading web pages and other files to my website) -Notepad and Wordpad for ezine creation and script editing -QuickBooks for accounting
* Internet connection: DSL - 128kb up and 600kb down
* Web hosting: Communitech.net
* Email list management: MailMerge for Emailing, "Home-grown" software for list maintenance
* Autoresponders & Order taking: WebBusinessWizard.com

Jim: Can you share a secret or two to your fast-rising success?

Will: "I could easily write several articles about the techniques that have made my site successful. I started my Internet home business by getting your book, Insider Internet Marketing. It taught me some solid marketing techniques and strategies that I still rely on today after three years of building my business. My continued success can be attributed to your help both with your products as well as the content provided on your sites. Man, no lie, business is doing better than ever. Thanks Jim, Bizweb2000 ROCKS! I oughta know!"

Will Landrum Rock Guitar School.com http://www.rockguitarschool.com

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