From the Mind of Teddy Kasche

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For those of you that don’t know, it looks like there’s a little game going on within the student body of the Dean Holland Starting with Marketing coaching program. The game involves us creating a blog post listing 25 things about us – however, it looks like you need to have someone who has previously done this to ‘tag’ you. I’m not sure how (or when) this game started.  In fact, if there is anyone that can shed some light on this, please leave your comments below. As it turns out, I have officially been tagged as one of Mike Bush’s 5 victims. Its time to find out just who is this guy?

When visiting the blogs of my fellow classmates, I noticed that there were a few variations of this ’25 Things’ list. Some just listed 25 things. Others listed 25 things that we didn’t know about that person. Some lists got a little racy, while some offered a little TMI. Since I haven’t been able locate any rules to this game, I have decided to list 25 items that are my favourite things in various categories. (Some of you may notice the occasional letter ‘u’ showing up, but that’s how we spell the word in Canada). Here goes:

1. Favourite Colour – Purple

2. Favourite Food – Pizza

3. Favourite Dessert – Cheese Cake

4. Favourite Beverage – Iced Tea

5. Favourite Movie Genre – Suspense/Thriller

6. Favourite Movie – Raiders of the Lost Ark

7. Favourite TV Genre – Reality Shows

8. Favourite TV Show – The Mole

9. Favourite Actor – Jeremy Piven

10. Favourite Actress – Christina Applegate

11. Favourite Music Genre – Rock

12. Favourite Band – Van Halen (DLR Era)

13. Favourite Musical Instrument – Guitar

14. Favourite Author – Stephen Frey

15. Favourite Book – Coma by Robin Cook

16. Favourite Board Game – Balderdash

17. Favourite Indoor Activity – Cooking

18. Favourite Outdoor Activity -Hiking

19. Favourite Sport – Lacrosse

20. Favourite Season – Spring

21. Favourite Month – May

22. Favourite Day of the Week – Thursday

23. Favourite Animal – Tiger

24. Favourite Guilty Pleasure – Watching Infomercials

25. Favourite Thing in the Whole World – spending time with my little girl

There it is folks – my contribution to the ’25 Things’ game. Please leave any comments below.

Would the following SWM students please complete a blog post listing 25 things about them: Dariusz Szyc, Dean Jason, Heather Reh, Edward Rubi and Tammie Hansberger.

Till next time.

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A little over 1 month after I started this blog, I have finally reached what I consider to be a major milestone. After much frustration and a lot of fumbling around, I have finally got my FREE Blog Setup Guide ready for download (look to the left and you’ll see it). It finally feels like my online business is set to take off. I really am very excited and I’m not kidding when I say that I feel like dancing in the streets.

As recently as July, if you would have told me that within a month I would have my own blog set up with some free download to offer my readers, I would have wagered a great deal of money that there is no way. Thankfully, I’m not a gambling man or I would have lost – big time! Not only do I have all of this set up, but I also have gotten my very first subscriber to enter his name/email and download my gift. It feels like I have finally arrived.

I can honestly say that since I have gone through the process of setting all of this up (remember, I have ZERO experience in doing this), my confidence level has gone through the roof. I will now be able to offer my readers a wide range of freebies that I have amassed over the last several years. In fact, one of my goals was to set up a Free Download area on my blog and offer a monthly ebook for my readers. I guess the Blog Setup Guide will be the September freebie.

The floodgates have truly opened. Believe and Achieve has never been so true. I really feel like this is the start of something really great!

Till next time.

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Officially, it has been 1 month since I started this blog and in that time frame, I feel that I have come a long way. On the other hand, I feel like my progress has come to a screeching halt. I guess there are two sides to every story.

Looking back to August 1st when I was setting up my hosting account, who would have thought that I would have a blog that is up and running, regular visitors who contribute their comments and an overall general presence online. Ask a bunch of people and this guy would be the last one to say it would happen. Look how far I’ve come.

Then again, knowing what I now know, it feels like the initial burst of knowledge that I experienced has slowed down considerably. My biggest obstacle at this point is putting some of the things together that I have learned from Dean in the Starting with Marketing coaching program. I had great plans for this past weekend to review a lot of the videos and make some progress – especially as it relates to Module 4 (List Lingo). Well, those plans fell apart as it seems that my grasp of the subject matter was not as clear as I thought it would be.

So back to the drawing board. I’m not ready to give up – I’m well past that point. I just need to buckle down and keep going through this material. I will be spending more time this coming weekend going over stuff. The next time you see me there may be some changes (for the better).

No matter what, today marks the 1 month anniversary of my blog. The journey began 30 days ago with me not knowing a single thing about websites and now I have one. Just the thought of it makes me happy. Don’t let anyone tell you that something cannot be done. I’m living proof that it can!

Till next time.

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If you have been following along (as some of you have), you’ll know that my nearly month-long journey into the internet marketing business has seen me learn and develop quite a number of new skills – the most impressive of which is this very blog that you are reading. However, up till now, I would have to say that all of the stuff I have learned and all of the things I have accomplished were pretty cool. Now things are starting to get interesting.

For those of us in Dean Holland’s Starting with Marketing coaching program, this week we were introduced to Module 4 – List Lingo, which is all about building your list. As the saying goes, the money is in the list. This is where our patience is starting to pay off because we will start learning about how to create this mystical list that I keep hearing about. This is the module that I’m sure many of my fellow students have been eagerly anticipating. As well, this is the stuff that when implemented, will start to produce results that show a light at the end of the tunnel.

For those of you that know me, you know that my ‘tech’ skills are really lousy. I have watched all of the videos in Module 4 and I have a single thought that is running through my mind – I’m going to have to watch these several times. My plan is to set aside some time this weekend and really go over this material in great detail.

One more thing is that I signed up with an autoresponder service through Aweber. I have to say that so far I am really impressed with this company. On the same day that I signed up, I got a call from Jordan (one of their representatives) who called to welcome me to their service and answer any questions that I may have had. I have to say that this was a very pleasant surprise and it makes me feel like there is someone there to support me. In addition to reviewing the Module 4 videos this weekend, I will also be reviewing their tutorial videos to help get me started.

Stay tuned to my next post as I will finally be in a position to offer you some goodies and you’ll see just how this internet novice continues his journey towards building an online business. Till next time!

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There is a very famous book about self improvement which talks about the fact that it takes 21 days to form a new habit – more specifically, doing anything each day will become a habit after 21 days. For me, I have had this blog for 21 days and I wanted to chronicle the habits that I have developed during that time frame.

In the last 3 weeks, I have developed a daily routine which includes visiting the blogs of my fellow Starting with Marketing students. I log into my blog’s dashboard to see if anyone left me any comments, which I then respond to. I log into Google Analytics to see how many people paid me a visit and from which part of the world they came from. All said, the biggest adjustment for me was to find time to do all of this. With a little baby at home, the habit that I have managed to develop was time management.

We have learned from Module 1 that managing our time effectively is an essential component of success in this business. I have gotten to the point where the time I spend on my new endeavor has become part of my daily routine and a new habit that has managed to fit into my daily schedule.

Now all I need is to work out the kinks of Twitter and integrate that into my routine. I suspect that this will be the update 21 days from now.

Till next time!

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I will admit it, I am an addict. This is what I have become since I started on this path with the Starting with Marketing coaching program. What am I referring to? I am addicted to checking out all of my ‘stats’ every chance I get.

Let me put this in perspective. Before August 2009, my internet usage was limited to checking email and looking up stuff on Google. Now, I’m checking out who is following me on Twitter and logging into my Google Analytics account to see who is checking out my blog. I sit at my computer more times in 1 day than I used to over an entire week – maybe even an entire month.

Speaking of Google Analytics, I am fascinated with the idea that people around the world are checking out what I have to say. It still blows my mind. I keep looking at that map on the bottom right hand side to see where people are visiting from. Here I am in Canada and I’m getting visitors from as far away as Australia and New Zealand. Not only that, but these people keep coming back to see what I will write about next. Unbelievable!

So if the first of 12 steps is admitting that I have a problem, here it is – I am an addict. I am addicted to regularly checking my progress. I guess if there is any one addiction to have, its an addiction to succeeding at building an internet business.

Till next time!

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A mere three weeks ago, I was sifting through the first set of Starting with Marketing videos. After banging my head against the wall and almost quitting several times, I finally got it up (my blog that is). ‘From the Mind of Teddy Kasche’ was officially launched on August 1st, 2009 – Amazing, isn’t it?

Two weeks after launching, I’m now posting to my blog and tweeting (although I’m still struggling with some tech issues with Twitter – all of which are on my end). Here’s a guy who thought that c-panel is something that followed a-panel & b-panel in the dictionary and now I actually am creating stuff that is being seen halfway around the world. I have to say that I am quite impressed with how far I have advanced in the past two week. Can you imagine what the next two will have in store?

I want to thank all of you who have answered my forum questions – as simple and as basic as they may have seemed. Your guidence has really helped me gain some knowledge, but even more importantly, it has helped me gain the confidence to keep going. For me, the SWM coaching program was a major turning point from which none of this could have happened. Thanks Dean!

I just put the baby down for a second so that I could pinch myself. Till next time!

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Whenever you watch one of those TV infomercials (30 minute television ads), you always see the person that claims – “If I can do it, anyone can”. I want to be that guy.

First off, lets not deny the fact that you watch TV infomercials – its a guilty pleasure. That being said here is why I make that statement. You’ll notice that the subheading of my blog is about an inspirational story. I want to prove to others (and myself) that without any prior knowledge or experience, having the right coach/mentor as well as the right attitude and tenacity, anyone can succeed. In this case, Dean Holland is my mentor and Starting with Marketing is my coaching program.

Lets be clear – when I say that I have no prior Internet Marketing experience, I mean ZERO. I have struggled with some of the more basic concepts of setting up my blog (just as an example). I’m not going to make the claim that I wasn’t a techie (except for some basic HTLM). As far as I know, HTML stands for ‘Hate to miss Lunch’. I have absolutely no previous internet and/or marketing experience.

What motivates me to succeed in launching this business is the idea that I can inspire others to do the same. It doesn’t even have to be an internet business. I’m talking about conquering a challenge that you want to take on – even if it scares the living daylights out of you.

I hope my journey will provide the necessary inspiration and motivation for all of you. Till next time!

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I have to say that taking a couple of days off has really helped me get better. While I’m not quite 100%, I can actually retain the SWM info that I’m going over. As a result, I have come to the conclusion that repetition is the key.

I heard an interesting statistic which stated that people need to hear something an average of 7 times before it registers. So why is it that often we will hear something once and act on it??? Human nature, I guess. Perhaps we are just lazy – I don’t know.

Since I really wants to advance my knowledge in this new found venture, I have decided to go back and review all of the Module 1 & 2 videos. I have already picked up a few things that I missed the first time around.

My one piece of advice (for those that may be interested) is to go back and review things… even if you think you got it all the first time. You’ll never know what hidden gems lie beneath the surface if you don’t go back and look for them.

Till next time!