February 28
Attention Big Companies: We Are Coming After YOU.
BY Natural TimON Branding, Case Studies, Examples, Freedom Tips, Fun, Lifestyle, Motivation, Travel
TIME/DATE: 10:15am 14 June 2011
LOCATION: Remote Beach, QLD Australia
In this post you’re going to learn:
- How you can take on the big companies with your little business (and win)
- Why it doesn’t matter where you are when running your Freedom Business
- The 2 reasons people will buy stuff from you
- A real life freedom business example
- Guy get’s FREEDOM logo tattoo (whoa!)
After I crawl out of the “freedom van” after a night around the campfire with my new found Scandinavian friends, I turn on my little wireless wifi device and get an email from a client from one of my Freedom Businesses.
They need to talk around a project that I’m doing for them (well let’s be honest I’m mostly surfing and sitting around campfires whilst my team handles the work).
I crawl back into my van with the laptop to call them, feeling a little bit weird calling a corporate office whilst i’m in the middle of nowhere.
The call goes great, they actually buy another service and i’m CERTAIN that the person I was speaking too thought I was in some office in Melbourne just like her.
If only she knew!
It really freaked me out the day I realised that you could essentially become a big powerful company with your laptop, IN YOUR BEDROOM (or in my case, on a Queensland beach) – overnight.
Let’s get into the real nitty-gritty stuff here.
What do giant corporations have that you don’t?
So the big guys have more money, but they also have mega expenses to go with that. The office and all those people is a HUGE cost.
This is especially true when you consider how many activities within their businesses are not “BRING IN THE CASH” type activities.
I talk to a lot of people who work in large and small companies and the key point I get out of them (after they are a little embarrassed) is that most of the stuff they do is more like useless meetings, coffee breaks and sneaky Facebook checking until 5pm rolls around.
The real truth is that day-job soul sucking repetitive work is BORING.
Our bodies and minds THRIVE and STAY ALIVE on NEW STUFF. New experiences, new adventures, new sights, smells and tastes.
That’s where you have a secret advantage with a Freedom Business.
The idea of a freedom business is it’s LEAN.
No office. No time wasting coffee breaks for staff and no messing around.
It’s all about PERFORMANCE – that is: RINGING THAT ONLINE CASH REGISTER AND BRINGING IN THAT DOUGH.
Your outsourced workers don’t get paid until they produce a RESULT.
Heck, YOU don’t get paid until you produce a result.
This means in order to survive you need a lean, mean, agile freedom
MACHINE.
WHO CARES if you’re surfing on a beach then checking in once or twice a day and co-ordinating all the work?
As long as the work is done, the product is shipped and the client is overjoyed – what else matters? Certainly physical location in this massively connected world doesn’t.
I’ve done deals and taken care of business in airports, on trains, up rugged mountains and in many cafes all over the world.
The world is your office.
So how will people buy your stuff while you’re on a beach?
Well the 2 reasons that people are going to buy anything from you while you’re anywhere are…
1. You/your product gets the job DONE or provides an EXPERIENCE
2. They like you
(note how beacuse of the wonderful world of laptops and the internet how these are LOCATION INDEPENDENT)
So to win against the big companies with their big offices and staff all you need to do is provide a better EXPERIENCE for the customer of these top 2 things.
Here’s an example of a freedom business I consulted for and helped setup for my fantastic accountant:
http://www.click2convert.com.au/
Notice the voice in the video, anyone?
Now this site is run by specialist accountants, for accountants so the
product is especially targeted at them.
The key is to realise how much personality shines through this site.
Forget the word BRAND. Think PERSONALITY instead.
It’s a potent video that is to the point and asks for the sale in a non-salesy way.
It’s got an “I’m your friend and I can help” feel. Brilliant.
So a note to the big companies out there – BE VERY AFRAID. We are LEAN, MEAN and COMING TO GET YOU.
We are the freedom business laptop army!
T
PS. Check out this guy who sent me pictures of him getting the FREEDOM logo tattood on himself. THAT’S FREEDOM COMMITMENT RIGHT THERE! WHOA!
Frans
February 28, 2012 at 1:33 pmI’m ignoring all the awesome content to comment on the tattoo:
DAMN that’s commitment. No more turning back or else it’s the F for fucked for life. You made the mental decision to break away from the mediocre life. That is die hard man.
Now go and do it and don’t look back.
Esteban
February 28, 2012 at 3:32 pmPure awesomeness bro-meister!
So what kind of web designer/video maker would you recommend for making your site look this fancy shmancy?
Esteban
February 28, 2012 at 3:34 pmwoops, wrong reply button
Apurv
March 3, 2012 at 8:27 pmSeriously, massive respect for the dude with the tattoo!!! Great to see your kind of passion man! Awesome
Oscar
February 28, 2012 at 1:44 pmEvery single post you make is an inspiration Tim, from Natural Tim days I feel like you are there backing me up, its just awesome and I´m very thankful. You give me something I thought I have lost but that is in everyone of us: CONFIDENCE to think, do and say what I really desire and share to the world. Thanks Tim, much love bro!
BRUNO
February 28, 2012 at 1:55 pmCool stuff Tim,
but one thing i REALLY wanna know is, does freedom businesses pays taxes?
i have a physical business, and what we pay of taxes( specially here in Brazil) is absurd
If Freedom Business doesn’t have to pay it is a lot more of advantage
Pure Money in your hands
-Bruno
David
February 28, 2012 at 7:05 pm(Where I´m from) you have to pay as much taxes for a F-Business as for a normal one.
You could just not pay, cause your business is not really “tangible” for normal people.
I will though as soon as cash is coming in strong.
Davod
BRUNO
February 28, 2012 at 7:47 pmI thought would be easier to start without register a company. Just with a website selling your products, then when you grow up .. maybe…register it…
How secret society guys do it?
-Bruno
Tasx
February 29, 2012 at 1:34 amyea, i really want to know too!
BRUNO
February 29, 2012 at 10:32 amANY FREEDOM BUSINESSMAN THERE?
Maxi
March 2, 2012 at 1:26 pmHey Bruno are you from Brazil? If you are, I am your neighbor . I am from Argentina, can you help on the website? if you can email me. ramaximiliano@gmail.com
Max
Taqi
March 2, 2012 at 1:36 pmBruno is from Estonia.
BRUNO
March 2, 2012 at 2:32 pmnop, i’m brazilian dude haha
ill e-mail you bro
-Bruno
Mrnace
February 28, 2012 at 1:55 pmWho is that chode with the tatoo? lol
You GOT to get shit done now mate.
can’t wait to get my shit started up. Just need patience, its taking time to sort out my first business of selling T-shirts.
Maybe I should think of something that would be quick to do and can get done in a couple of days for the quick buck area of this.
Brad
February 28, 2012 at 3:07 pmBrilliant article Tim! What company/service do you guys use for outsourcing? I’m a bit concerned about security, privacy of clients etc.
Best Regards,
Brad
Rodrigo
February 28, 2012 at 3:32 pmAwesome story Tim, and damn, that’s some commitment, but yeah, now there is no turning back, or else that will be the F for Fail, ALL HELL CAN’T STOP US NOW!
Maxi
February 28, 2012 at 4:27 pmHaha! the song on your website Tim, it is from the Sims 2 ? Is exactly the same.
Awesome stuff here Tim. But, how much do you pay to the guys that make all the work? You get 200$ , and the rest?
David
February 28, 2012 at 6:57 pmI´m so glad to be part of this movement right from the start.
It´s great to see a REAL F-Business example!
Rich
February 28, 2012 at 7:29 pm“…The world is your office…”
Priceless quote.
Matty
February 29, 2012 at 8:10 amAwesome. Awesome. Awesome stuff Tim.
Love your work!
Have enthusiasm for passion and make it happen.
Mat
Roderick
February 29, 2012 at 2:30 pmLOVE THE REALNESS
James Free
February 29, 2012 at 5:05 pmStarting the blog, what do you guys typically choose as a theme? Also, where do you get this theme?
BRUNO
March 2, 2012 at 11:25 amHello dude,
When you host your domain, go to the CP area and install wordpress.
There are a lot of themes that you can choose, and it is pretty easy to use.
I didn’t know anything about how to make a website, and i build my own in a week ( i really did not know.. i even did not know that i have to register a domain and host it haha)
But WordPress is a great friend for those who is starting now.
-Brunno
rob
March 1, 2012 at 3:06 pmTim, practical question… where can I get a video produced like the http://www.click2convert.com.au/ one?
Thanks!
BRUNO
March 2, 2012 at 11:29 amSearch for ‘ video maker’ or so at sites like Fiverr, Elance …
I hope it helps you
-Bruno
rob
March 2, 2012 at 3:21 pmsweet thanks!
Taqi
March 2, 2012 at 4:09 amWhat happened to a blog post a day this week?
Everything ok Tim?
BRUNO
March 2, 2012 at 11:21 amI would ask the same now
Alkan
March 6, 2012 at 9:39 amI have a question. Did you produce this product just by yourself. Or was it excisting and you just added your own PERSONALITY on it ?