Thread: Hello from Atlanta

Hello all,

I'm a 26 year old guy from Atlanta that read TMF about a month ago and was hooked.
I am one of those guys that has always been into personal development and
positive thinking, so it was a nice wake up call from MJ to realize that positive thinking alone
will not get me the freedom that I really want.

By day, I'm a well-traveled tennis coach that has played and coached with some of the top players in the world. Tennis is a profession that is heavily based on trading time for money. Even if I started a large tennis academy, I would always need to be there providing on-court instruction as I would be the brand. I want to prove to myself that I can be successful outside of tennis. I want to create an automated business that will allow me the freedom
to travel and start a family with my wonderful wife.

I am still trying to figure out all of the details, but I do feel like I have an internet business idea that could provide great value to just about every teenager in the country.
I am brainstorming with my potential business partner and one problem is that neither of us are technical. Should we try to find a technical partner, or will we be okay outsourcing to a web development team? This is the first business idea for the both of us that we are actually going to pursue, so we are very raw in terms of start-up knowledge.

I am really looking forward to becoming an active member of this forum and friends with all of you.

Thanks for your help and nice to meet you all.

Rob

Hey Rob! Well.. Tennis is pretty popular and you could build a nice powerful niche site while your trying to figure out your fastlane idea (personally I like lead generation) . Then create a few info products on your niche or use CB and offer a free report to build an email list, something like "The Top 10 Tennis Mistakes The Amateurs Make”. Establish yourself as an expert in tennis in the internet community and it will cause your product to become exclusive (big $$) It well be much easier if you are already known in the tennis community and can use tennis stars as personal reviews. (pm me if it doesn't make sense since I was sending this during my boring econometrics class )

I agree with NJDonny, that assuming the tennis niche isn't overrun online, you could create a fastlane business in that niche online.

However, as far as you teenager internet business goes, are teens willing to pay for this? If not, how will you make money? Advertising?

Thanks guys. Really appreciate the feedback. I actually have already started an eBook targeting the avg/above avg junior tennis player/parent on "how to earn a tennis scholarship in five years or less and travel the world," or something along those lines...I started tennis at the age of 12 and by the time I was 17 had four + scholarship offers to Division I schools. This wasn't earned through unreal natural talent, but moreso through a relentless work ethic and focus.
There's a large market of tennis parents who would love to learn how to do this and save thousands on college tuition. And better yet, there's no ebook on the subject detailing how to achieve this. I have been a DI player and also a D1 coach for three years so know the recruiting side of things as well from the college side. If executed properly, should be able to generate some traction/sales. Will keep you updated.
In terms of marketing the book, should I start a tennis blog or go to other tennis sites that attract a lot of traffic of junior tennis parents and try to get my book advertised that way? Thoughts?

Thanks again guys

Originally Posted by Cparsons

However, as far as you teenager internet business goes, are teens willing to pay for this? If not, how will you make money? Advertising?

Teens parents would be willing to spend money on this. We would not rely at all on ad sales initially. We are trying to find an affordable way to create an MVP and start testing in a limited region of the country at first.

Originally Posted by brob742

Thanks guys. Really appreciate the feedback. I actually have already started an eBook targeting the avg/above avg junior tennis player/parent on "how to earn a tennis scholarship in five years or less and travel the world," or something along those lines...I started tennis at the age of 12 and by the time I was 17 had four + scholarship offers to Division I schools. This wasn't earned through unreal natural talent, but moreso through a relentless work ethic and focus.
There's a large market of tennis parents who would love to learn how to do this and save thousands on college tuition. And better yet, there's no ebook on the subject detailing how to achieve this. I have been a DI player and also a D1 coach for three years so know the recruiting side of things as well from the college side. If executed properly, should be able to generate some traction/sales. Will keep you updated.
In terms of marketing the book, should I start a tennis blog or go to other tennis sites that attract a lot of traffic of junior tennis parents and try to get my book advertised that way? Thoughts?

Thanks again guys

I know the guy that owns Baseball Pitching | Pitch | Velocity | Program - Topvelocity.net, which is an online pitching coach - similar to what you want to do, except with baseball. He has a lot of different programs that he offers you can check out for ideas. He has a blog and a forum, as well as (I believe) pays for SEO in order to help drive traffic to the website.

He also has a local facility that people fly down to work with him directly.

Welcome aboard Rob, love the story and the background. Hope to see more from you.

Originally Posted by brob742

By day, I'm a well-traveled tennis coach that has played and coached with some of the top players in the world

Your knowledge is highly valuable. Scale it! =)

Why not have a look at smart passive income Pat Flynn has an excellent Free how to do ebook but also gives great tips on marketing etc. Some great tips on blogs and membership sites which I think would be a good idea for your niche and expertise. I found out about MJ book and forum via Pats podcast. I don't think it would harm you to have a good read of his info before you start. He could save you lots of time and money. Good learning as he shows that video, podcasting, blogs, forums really can work. Good luck!