I really don’t know where to start with this post…

But you know what i’ve started.

How do I convince you to join the 137,747 who have joined the challenge?

I don’t know, but i’ll keep typing, something will drop, it always does..

And perhaps that’s the miracle, the real trick. You see I’ve got all sorts of good reasons and even more bad ones about why I should not be writing this to you now.

But I ignored them all and started.

This very second, A voice in my head telling me I failed English in high school – what right do I have to write anything. This start is crap , the opening paragraph is totally wishy washy.

But still I type, I still move the cursor to the right of the page. I try to get that voice in my head to shut-up – it never does. I have to ignore it. I find listening to the Glee showstoppers soundtrack works for me.. But I still type.

To me, and I hope, to you. This is the trick you need to use to start this years challenge. This is our sixth year (and should you start) you are going to have the most dramatically improved challenge ever.

It’s by far the easiest and simplest way to start a business online without all the hype and scummy infomercial crud  giving this craft a bad name.

I might add, a damn good reason for you to not start, because let’s face it – this must be a scam…

It’s not.

The tragedy is, the voice in your head right now is the voice that has gotten you the exact results you have in you’re life right now…

My inner critic literally projectile vomited at that last paragraph, but I still type – I won’t stop till I say what I need to say to you.

So for a start, let me prove this is not a scam, get rich quick thing.

You start this challenge – it’s going to take a huge effort on your part.

There – I  just lost 75 percent of you right there, but I really don’t care. You see this year, we could have totally coasted – everyone loved the thirty day challenge ( what the challenge had been known as for the last five years).

But I don’t care.

I want results.

I want you to start a business that makes a dollar, gets a new client to pick up the phone, sells a song, gets you that gallery exhibition.

I want to make a difference and for me to make a difference – you need to give me your effort in return.

You see in Marketing, to get the most people to do something, you’ve got to make things easy….

“Sign up now-go to sleep-wake up rich (or worse, your doing business in the kitchen with your underpants – seriously get some trousers on, it’s unhygienic, no one wants to sit on your GT stripes!!!!!)

You see, the fact we call this “The Challenge” should give you a hint

Here’s the deal – you give me 30 minutes a day for seven days – I’ll give you seven days off. We’ll do this seven times.

At the end of this – you’ll know everything you need to know about starting a business online.

How much does it cost?

Oh you’ll pay…

…but not with money – you’ll pay with the thing every single one of us regardless of race, creed, color, background or situation has…

Your time.

Just to be clear – you will not pay a single cent for this training. There is no sign-up, no credit card required, no catches, hooks or gotchas

(and after five years of doing this, I know you won’t take that at face value – I wouldn’t blame you – it’s another excellent excuse to pass this up – sad and stupid, but it’s a reason for sure)

Let’s be clear, I sell lots of stuff, I recommend other courses I think are brilliant and truly worthwhile, I have a coaching program, I even try to sell photos and music.

I like to eat.

Here’s the deal – from time to time I’ll send you an email recommending you buy something  – IF IT MAKES SENCE to you!! If you’re just starting out in the challenge you should IGNORE THIS – you will get everything you need to get started in the challenge and it won’t cost you a dime.

Seriously, I don’t care, I’ll get by.

But are you totally happy where you are right now?

My gut says no AND I know if you stick out the challenge – your life will change.

You might make a dollar and it becomes the first of many with your new business.

Many challengers have used this training to get themselves better jobs and promotions.

You could become a consultant helping small businesses get more clients online

You might just sell some of you music, some of your photos, get more gigs, get PAID for gigs!!!

You might create a site and discover it’s not for you and sell it!

But none of this happens unless you start.

Your part of the deal – 30 minutes a day (total! Watching the lesson and doing the activity you’re shown how to do) – you’ll do this for seven days.

JUST SEVEN DAYS – anyone can do anything for seven days!!!! Then, we give you a break for seven days. Then we start again for another seven days.

We do this seven times.

Our commitment to you is to give you world class training with no punches pulled – we are going to teach you the best stuff we know how. I know – you’re thinking that we “hold stuff back” so we can sell you stuff later on.

Not going to happen.

DO YOU HATE TECHNOLOGY – DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL STUPID?

Good news, if you’ve read this far your overqualified to undertake the challenge. You see, with every lesson we show you a video so you can see exactly what you’re going to do ( you’ve seen a video on YouTube? again your totally overqualified!)

Don’t let your love hate relationship with computers be a barrier.

You don’t even need a computer – go to your local library, use their machine.

If you bothered to read this far, you only have one more thing to do. Pop your name and an email that actually works ( we need to send you the lessons and let you know what’s going on!)

Right here.

137,839 have undertaken this journey. (92 people have joined the challenge since I started typing this!)

The definition of insanity is expecting things to change without you having to do a thing.

Sorry, it’s just not going to happen.

But with half an hour a day for seven days with a seven day break repeated seven times

By definition – it will change.

So, what’s it going to be?

Ed