D-Day 6th June 2009

D-Day is something celebrated in UK every year. It’s 6th June - it was the date when allied forces landed in Normandy in 1944, and commenced retaking Europe from Nazi Germany. The expression has become a part of the English language, and people talk about “D-Day” in relation to projects and deadlines all the time.

D-Day will be special for me this year, because I have decided to launch my new project on that day. This is a blogging project, but it will be different in every way to the kind of blogging launch projects that we all see here on the internet. There will be no hype campaign, no lengthy sales page full of hyperbole and highlights, and no keeping everyone waiting until the last minute to learn the price! Lastly, the price has been pegged at a level that is actually affordable to the vast majority of people.

Allow me to introduce you to:

A Beginner’s Guide to Blogging

A beginner’s guide to blogging is a three month course for people new to blogging. It requires a commitment of 2 hours work per weekday, and it will:

• Start off with the absolute basics like choosing a domain, setting up a host, choosing plug ins and writing the first posts
• Have one separate lesson per day for the 3 months, with a workbook and accompanying video and audio guides – in total 120 hours worth of work
• Take a new blogger from zero to a fully working blog with the beginnings of a community of readers interacting on a daily basis
• Have lots of personal input from me, in both virtual group sessions and on a one to one basis via telephone and email
• Include a forum where classmates can work together and help each other out
• Lay the foundations for a blog that will provide a sustainable income for the new blogger in the future

Who is it aimed at?

• Perhaps not you – if you already have a blog, you’ve probably gone through these stages already. But maybe you know someone who would benefit?
• People who can write, and feel they “really should have a blog”
• People who’ve tried and failed at blogging in the past

How much is it going to cost?

• $90 a month for three months. I’ll be limiting it to 60 people so I can provide some real interaction with delegates
• Delegates can pull out at any time and simply stop the subscription

How do people sign up?

• The best thing they can do is subscribe to this site – I’ll be posting updates and launching BGB from here

Is there an affiliate program?

• No. There are only 60 places, and the price would have had to go up to pay commission. If you recommend people I’ll return the favor in some other way

What next?

• If you know anyone who might benefit, please suggest to them that they should sign up here so they’re kept in the information loop
• I’ll keep you posted as to how it’s going!

I’ve complained about excessive pricing on internet products, about those awful sales pages and about the hype surrounding new product launches. Hopefully I’m putting my money where my mouth is now and launching something which is good value, of real benefit and without all the BS.

I’d really like your feedback on this please. Am I crazy? Is it a good idea? Are people who would benefit likely to hear about it? I need your comments Mike’s Life readers!

Worth a look as well:

1/ Managing time effectively as a blogger

2/ Ten differences between journalists and bloggers

3/ The temptation to lie in your blog