Build Your Own Empire in 1 Year

Chris Guillebeau is smart, humble and very, very good at what he does. (There’s a reason he’s a contributor to Do More Great Work.)

One of the things he’s excellent at is knowing how to build an authentic, distinctive and successful online business.

Check this out today

Starting at 12 noon EST today (that’s Tuesday 18th May) and for just 24 hours only, he’s making his Empire Building Kit available. It’s a pretty extraordinary resource for you if you’re in the early days of a lifestyle business, or struggling with a current one.

I’m going to set out what you get in this Empire Building Kit – for less than 150 bucks – in just a moment.

But here’s the metaphor. Chris has taken his brain and his big heart, and squeezed. And then he’s taken the brains of other successful small business people, and done the same. And then he’s made something that’s accessible and beautiful and above all practical and useful. It’s not hype-y. It’s not full of fluff. It doesn’t dump and run. It’s a powerful resource for you.

So what do you get?

For $149 – the core level – you get:

• A 365 lesson, new-one-fresh-every-day-for-a-year eCourse to keep you engaged and on track

This is the heart of the program and it will keep you engaged and moving and learning. And that’s just part of the basic package.

• 18 case studies of successful small business practices, everything from a dog-walker earning $105,000 a year to an online triathlon community

• videos of six people sharing insights and their stories. I know three of them personally – Danielle La Porte, Charlie Gilkey and Johnny B Truant. Danielle’s video, for instance, talks about having the courage to raise prices (and how to do it), as well as celebrating the fact of being self-taught.

You can upgrade to two other versions and the additional material in those versions includes things like a 43-step product launch guide and a no-holds-barred dissection of making the money work.

I am an affiliate for this and my 17 starving children are depending on you buying this so they can eat tonight. Actually, no. I am an affiliate because I stand behind this product as being fantastic and something with which I am delighted to be associated.

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We’re launching the second edition of my first book, Get Unstuck & Get Going on the stuff that matters in a little while. The first one was pretty awesome.  It combines my knowlege about coaching, creativity and facilitation and it won awards, got nice things said about it by people like Seth Godin, Anita Roddick of the Body Shop and Gay Hendricks, and I’ve had quite a few people tell me that it changed their lives for the better.  And the second edition is I think even better – streamlined, a totally fresh design, easier to use…

Today’s the last day to jump on the preregistration list. Here are four reasons why that might be something you want to do:

1. You get instant access to one of my most popular ebooks, The 12 Best Get Unstuck Questions In the World: And Why They Work So Well.

2. You get to vote on which cover the redesigned version will have. Anyone who votes is in with a chance of winning one of three copies of the book. (We open the survey up on Thursday, October 1st.)

3. You’ll get access to some exclusive bonuses when we do publish the book.

4. It’s free to preregister – and there is absolutely no obligation to buy.

So check it out and if you want to, sign up today. Both the ebook and the 12 Questions will be terrific tools to add to your Great Work kit.

Today’s a big day for Box of Crayons.

Four years ago – 2005 – we launched our first ever product, my book Get Unstuck & Get Going.

It was a success – it won prizes and got nice things said about it by Seth Godin, Gay Hendricks, Peter Block and some other heroes of mine. And we even sold all 3,000 copies in less than 18 months.

We’re launching a second edition in November. It’s sleeker, lighter, easier to use and – here’s a bonus – it will be cheaper than the $120 the first edition went for.

Below is a six minute video I shot, showing just what made the first version such magic and encouraging you to preregister to hear news about the second edition.

Why would you bother to preregister? Because…

1. There’s no obligation to buy anything
2. You’ll get access to exclusive early-bird specials
3. You’ll get instant access to a free copy of my ebook, The 12 Best Unstuck Questions In the World – and why the work so well, useful reading for any leader, manager or coach.

You can preregister here or just jump in and watch the video below

You can register for the 2nd edition (and immediately pick up your ebook) here: www.getunstuckandgetgoing.com