The eGurus Community

Because of the Internet, this is the best time in history to be a speaker, trainer, consultant, coach, author or other infopreneur with a message to deliver and sell. It's easier than ever to reach more people, deliver your message in different ways, and do it more efficiently and effectively than ever before.

That's the good news.

But there are two bits of bad news.

First, the Internet has also made it easier for other people to deliver the same message as you do, to your markets and in ways that you don't offer. If you don't embrace the power of the Internet, you'll be overrun by others who do.

The second is that, even if you do decide to embrace the opportunity, it's not easy to know where to start. The problem today isn't the lack of good information on the Internet - it's having too much information, and knowing which bits are relevant and valuable to you.

That's where the eGurus Community comes in ...

The eGurus Community is a group of like-minded infopreneurs, who share ideas and learn about how to use the Internet effectively in their business.

This is an exclusive members-only Web site where you'll find e-books, articles, Web sites, audio downloads, special reports and more. You also get access to me, and access to other members of the community.

Who is it for?

This is not for everybody! It's not even for everybody in business.

We are infopreneurs, not just entrepreneurs. In other words, it's for people who are actively engaged in a business that makes money from the ideas in their head, and who also want to tap into the power of the Internet to reach more people and deliver messages more effectively.

You might be a professional speaker, a trainer, a consultant, a coach or some other kind of infopreneur or thought leader. You'll be part of a community that runs a similar business as yours, though of course each in their own way.

This is an important distinction, because it means you'll be sharing ideas that are tailored to your business. For example:

We talk about clients rather than customers
We talk about personal branding rather than business branding
We talk about selling products personally rather than in a retail store
We talk about building a membership site for income rather than (only) for loyalty
We talk about LinkedIn for finding clients, not finding employment
... and so on

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"I have been a member of the First Step community for just over a week now and have used the resources every day. What's more, one tip alone has already saved me at least $600, which makes the membership already a great return of investment. There is a wealth of information in the vault that can easily be used and create instant results and a bottom line impact to for my business. Thank-you Gihan!"

--- Emma Weber, Vivat, www.vivatonline.com

The community is a community, where you can create your own profile, take part in discussions, upload photos and videos, start private groups, and more. If you're familiar with social networks like Facebook, this is similar - except it's private and exclusive.

15 Reasons to Join the eGurus Community

Watch the video here, or keep reading for details ...

1. Monthly webinars

I conduct at least one webinar a month (sometimes more) exclusively for members of the community, on various topics related to leveraging your expertise on-line.

Past topics (with recordings available in the community) include:

Getting traffic to your Web site
YouTube and other on-line video tools
Webinars
On-line courses
Blogging
Podcasting
On-line audio
Web site copywriting
Twitter

2. Access to Other Experts

From time to time, I invite other experts to present the webinars, not only to help you with your Internet technology, but also to help you with other parts of your business.

Here's a sample of what's already there - as audio or video recordings:

Creating Certainty - Goal Setting That Works: Erica Bagshaw
Presenting to Modern Audiences: Alicia Curtis
The Million Dollar Expert: Matt Church
Becoming a World Class Presenter: Matt Church
Work Smarter Not Harder: Matt Church
Rainmaking - Creating Something From Nothing: Jennifer Dalitz
Super-Productive Connecting: Neen James
How To Think Like A Futurist: Craig Rispin
Selling Skills for Information Experts: David Penglase
The Art and Science of Mentoring: Ann Rolfe
Outsourcing: David Price
Search Engine Marketing: Ed Keay-Smith
Financial Planning for Experts: Matt Hern
Coaching: Domonique Bertolucci

3. "How-To" E-books and Reports

You get free access to my collection of high-quality e-books and audio programs to help you leverage your Internet technology most effectively. Most people have to buy these products, but they're available to you free as part of your membership.

Here's a sample of what you get:

Be Their First Choice: E-mail newsletters (e-book and mp3 download)
Creating Interview Products (e-book)
Find Your Market: Market research and surveys (e-book and mp3 download)
Get Traffic Fast: Google advertising (e-book and mp3 download)
Join The Club: Create your own membership site (e-book and mp3 download)
Keep the Learning Alive: Online courses (e-book and mp3 download)
Low Cost Promotion (e-book and mp3 download)
Make More Sales (e-book and mp3 download)
Other People's Expertise: Find free information on-line (e-book and mp3 download)
Outsourcing Your Jobs (e-book and mp3 download)
Reach New Markets: Create an affiliate program (e-book and mp3 download)
Share Your Thoughts: Blogging (e-book and mp3 download)
Show Me: Online video (e-book and mp3 download)
Speak Your Mind: Podcasting (e-book and mp3 download)
Spread the Word: E-books and special reports (e-book and mp3 download)
Tell The World: Teleseminars (e-book and mp3 download)
The Five Essential Internet Tools for Experts (e-book and mp3 download)
Write Now: Writing books, articles and special reports (e-book and mp3 download)

4. On-Line Tutorials and Resources

Get free access to the eGurus Document Vault, a collection of links, e-books, articles and other useful resources for your on-line strategy:

Browse the Document Vault here to see what's available ...

5. Community

Be part of a community of like-minded experts looking to gain more from their on-line strategy.

6. Discussion Forum

Engage with other members - asking questions, sharing ideas and building on everybody else's experience and expertise - for example:

7. Promote Your Events

You're welcome to promote your own events - paid or unpaid - to other members of the community.

8. E-Learning Mastermind Group

Alicia Curtis, one of our very active members, is chairing a special sub-group for members to share ideas about creating, marketing and selling e-learning products (things like membership sites, on-line courses, and so on). As a member, you're welcome to join her group, and take part in discussions, webinars and more.

9. Thinking Ahead Journal

Every week or two, I collect all the blog posts written by eGurus members and publish them in the Thinking Ahead Journal, available on my blog. As a member, your blog posts will also be featured in this publication regularly.

You also have the right to copy and distribute the issues of the Thinking Ahead Journal yourself - for example, to your clients or newsletter database.

10. Expect More E-book

Every year, I publish the Expect More e-book, with articles from eGurus members. The idea is that we each write an article, I compile the e-book, and we each have a high-quality gift to share with our databases. What's more, it's an excellent way to get your name and expertise in front of everybody else's database.

You can download the e-books - free of charge - from the E-Books section of my Web site.

11. Short consulting sessions

The eGurus Community has lots and lots of valuable resources, but sometimes you might want to ask me a question directly. These don't necessarily require a full consulting session, but a quick chat might be better than just an e-mail reply. And although a lot of these questions are answered somewhere in the community, sometimes it's useful to have that quick chat just to get you going in the right direction.

As a member, you have access to 20-minute complimentary telephone mentoring sessions for this purpose.

12. Group mentoring sessions

I also run regular group mentoring sessions in Perth, and other cities when I'm travelling. Each session is 90 minutes long, has a small number of participants, and is focussed on answering your specific questions. To allow people outside Perth to attend, I regularly offer these in webinar format as well.

Non-members pay a fee, but they are included at no charge for eGurus members.

13. Interview me for your market

Of course, the Internet doesn't just affect us infopreneurs; it affects everybody else as well, including your clients. As an eGurus member, you can book time to interview me about how the Internet is affecting your clients. You have the rights to use this interview as a product, as a gift to your newsletter database, as a loyalty gift to top clients, or in any other way.

14. Use my network of suppliers

I share with you my network of suppliers, especially people I've built a relationship with over time. This particularly applies to the area of product creation - for example, ghostwriters, editors, transcribers and book designers. This saves you the trouble and uncertainty of sourcing these suppliers yourself.

15. Buy some of my "mental real estate"

When you become an eGurus member, I take an active interest in you and your business. I read a lot of books, blogs and Web sites; I listen to a lot of podcasts; and I watch many on-line videos. Whenever I see something that might interest you or your clients, I'll let you know.

This is an extremely valuable part of your membership. I won't send you low-value junk; whatever I recommend or pass on will be something that I truly believe would be useful to you or your clients.

16. Members-Only Specials

(Yes, I said 15 reasons, but here's a bonus!)

Access to member-only benefits and special prices, including:

Recordings of all teleseminars and webinars
Special rates on consulting, coaching and mentoring
Member-only events
Special rates on public events

Why me?

In brief: Because I love this stuff and I'm good at it!

I've been working with infopreneurs in Australia and elsewhere since 1997. When I first started my business, we worked with anybody; but I quickly narrowed my market to only work with infopreneurs. I know and understand the business. I know the difference between a speaking bureau and a speaker's agent. I know that self-publishing is not vanity publishing. I know that the glamour of travelling for work wears off fast!

I'm a speaker, trainer, consultant and author myself. I speak for money. I present 10-12 webinars a month. I attend - and speak at - speaker's conferences. I'm a member of NSAA, and I get the CDs and magazines. I'm an active member of Thought Leaders, and was one of the founding mentors.

Most importantly, this is what I love to do! I spend more time in an average week supporting the eGurus Community than doing anything else. I do this by finding resources for you, preparing and presenting webinars, doing phone consulting, supporting the special interest groups, creating video tutorials, writing e-books, recording podcasts, and so on.

This is what I would do even if I wasn't being paid to do it!

Become a Member

If you're already a First Step Web site client, you get FREE access to the eGurus Community as part of your monthly Web site licence.

Otherwise, membership is $55 per month, which is less than the price of a cup of coffee a day. Heck, if you make use of just one idea from the site in a month, it can potentially set you up for paying for all the coffee you could drink for the rest of your life!

Sign up for membership here.