That is a great way to use a mindmap. I also set up my procedure lists in the same way, with links to files and websites I use during a specific procedures, that way everything I need to complete a task I do on a regular basis is all in the same place. At some point Jay and I are going to start talking about Macros and desktop automation, that way you can type one word and a macro will do all the work for you!
When you decide to upgrade to Mindjet, you can add alerts that will come up on your desktop! I use the alerts for all sorts of things including paying bills that might slip through my memory cracks!

Sterling.

I Just wanted to drop you a line and let you know I have enjoyed your podcasts since finding you on iTunes. I am a budding internet marketing after 15 years of sales and marketing in the 3D world and I have just watched your tutorial on freemind and LOVE it! I am always doing the pencil and paper thing through those types of sessions and thought the program was a great idea.

I got an idea after watching your tutorial however. I have put my entire business into a freemind listing. All of my sites (29) all of my vendors, all of the blogs (including yours! :) all of my reports (Google, Kontera, etc) onto a mindmap with links setup to launch them all. Now I don’t have to mess around with bookmarks of favorites, I can launch everything right from freemind! Thanks for the suggestion and keep up the good work!

The decision to start an LLC is certainly a personal choice that should be made in light of your business situation. Some would say that just having an LLC offers tax advantage because, if you ever got audited, it would be easier to justify things to the IRS if you have taken the step of starting a business entity.

Some industries do come with more liability potential than others. It’s all about placing as many (or as little) protections in place as your resources allow and your goals dictate.

Thanks for the reply. My accountant recently told me that my revenues weren’t significant to justify an LLC, at least from a tax savings perspective. I live in Brooklyn. FYI, my revenues are projected at 100-110K for fiscal 2006, my first full year in operation. Right now I’m a DBA (Swiss Watch Boutique), with NYS Sales ID, business certificate, bank account, etc., and am not particularly concerned about liability issues associated with selling watches. But I am seriously thinking of LLC for credibility and tax saving purposes and appreciate this discussion and look forward to your next show.

Thanks for the input. I think having more real examples and case studies is a great idea and would be very helpful and interesting for the audience. We’ve discussed ways to do that and have a couple ideas. You asked for it and we’ll do our best to bring it to you.

Thanks for listening!

Jay
aka: Jason Van Orden

I think it would be very helpful if you were able to offer a specific “case study” on how to apply the techniques that you discuss. Because you guys want to protect your niches you speak in general terms about what you are doing week in and week out. It would be helpful to hear actual numbers and strategies that you are using as time goes by.

What if you were to fully document the research, creation, and implementation of an info product from start to finish to show us listeners specifically how things are done.

It could be done on a delayed basis so that no one could interfere or copy the project as it is going along.

I just think it would be very useful to say “this is what we did and this is what happened” and “this is how we are going to respond”. By walking us through a real case from start to finish you would put the concepts into clearer perspective. Just an idea.

Thanks again,

Dave

If you do things the other way around with the hyphenated URL, it’s not nearly a effective. To get the increased ranking effect, the hyphenated URL needs to be associated with the site where the content resides because this is what will be listed in the search engines.

As for the issues of LLCs in NYC, I am not sure. I’ll let you know if I get a chance to ask Darius about it. Naturally if would be good for me to know since I live in NYC.

Jay
aka: Jason Van Orden

Also, on the Internet quick tip… If you register a domain name with hyphens and have that redirect to your site (as opposed to the other way around like you guys did), can you realize some of the same SEO?