MASSIVE ACTION DAY

Instructions for the day

HOW TO POST YOUR GOALS & PROGRESS REPORTS (UPDATE!)

Please post your goal for the day below the first post ("What's Your Goal?") by clicking on the word "comments" below the post. A window will open, you can then write your goal in that box.

We will use the CHAT window on the day during the live broadcasts. To use it, you'll have to register with Ustream.tv. Please go there and chose a user name (real name or a nickname), choose a password, and put in your date of birth (or make one up if you don't like give that information). Keep your user name and password handy because you'll need it to be able to chat. You'll also be asked for the site's password, which is the word mad. Using a site password keeps everything private just for our group. If you keep this site open in the background, you won't need to re-enter your user name & password every time you want to chat.  

Then on Saturday, every 90 mins. or so update us on how you did the past 90 and what your goal is for the next 90. You type this into the "comments section" below the posts that say "What's your goal for your next work period?".

HOW TO WATCH MY BROADCASTS - Every 90 minutes (not hourly), I will be doing a live video broadcast for 5 to 10 minutes that should appear in the video window below. If it doesn't, try clicking on the little dual curved arrows on the the left side below the video window. I'll use these broadcasts to answer questions that you enter into the chat window, give time tips, etc. If you have problems, try clicking on this link:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/massive-action-day

that's the direct link to the UStream site and you can watch the video & add your chat comments there and they should show up on this site, too. But also come back to this site to get additional information in the posts I'll be adding over the course of the day.

If you need further instruction, watch the HOW TO USE THIS SITE video on the videos page (click on the Videos tab at the top of this page to access those & other videos). You can also email me directly at any time: jurgenwolff@gmail.com.

LA 6pm - the penultimate check in!

Yes, one more time (and then one more time)...

4.30pm LA/ 12.30am UK - The survivors! What did you do, what's left to do?

You know the drill by now..go for it!

Author Platform Limited Offer

 Unique One-Time Opportunity to Join the new Author's Platform Program - for no extra cost

 For anyone who signs up for the Breakthrough Strategy Program in the next 7 days, this program will be free:

 You've probably heard the term an author's platform. It means your ability to attract an audience for what you've written. It's what publishers look for before deciding whether to buy a book. In fact, an author with a great platform and a mediocre book will be more likely to get a deal than one with a great book and mediocre platform. Fair? No. Real? Yes.

It even applies to screenplays, although with those you are creating a presence that will be noticed by producers, director, or actors.

 The problem is that it's a whole different skill and one that has to be learned. The good news is that the internet has made it possible to get exposure without spending a great deal of money. Here are some of the methods we'll cover:

What makes a website an effective ambassador (and why you don't need to spend loads of money)

 The right and wrong ways to use Twitter and Facebook

 Why video often is NOT the right tool for promoting books and screenplays

 How to use article marketing

Why reporters are looking for you--and how to help them find you

 How to use podcasts

 How to write press releases that get attention

 How to establish contact with relevant writing conferences, film festivals, etc. and what to do if you attend

 Networking for shy people 

 What to say (and not say) in interviews

 How to get on radio

 How to get on local TV

 What you can outsource & what you must do yourself

 How to use crowdfunding to kick-start your project

 How to explore sponsorship possibilities

 How to piggyback on established entities

 If this sounds overwhelming, don't worry--you won't be using all of these. You will learn enough about each to find out which ones apply to your situation, and then we will go into more depth on those.

 This program draws upon my experience as a writer and also the 100 case studies I wrote for my book, "Do Something Different," and the strategy in my book, "Marketing for Entrepreneurs."

 There will be lessons that you can go through (the suggested pace is two weeks per) and we will also have some one-to-one and some small group calls in which we discuss exactly what would serve you best. 

 To sign up for find out more about the Breakthrough Strategy Program, go to the top tab that reads "Jw's Breakthrough program".

 

3pm LA/ 11pm UK - What did you do, what's next?

Slightly late due to computer programs--but what are you planning to do in the next 90? And what did you do in the last 90?

1.30pm LA/ 9.30pm UK - What did you do, what will you do next?

AS before, please use the 'comments' link below and then write down what you did the past hour and a half and what you have planned for the next 90 minutes--and don't forget to give yourself a pat on the back!

noon LA/ 8pm London: What happened? What happens next?

We're down to the diehard Brits and Europeans, mostly, and a hardy bunch they are! Use the "comments" button to tell what you've done and what you're about to do. 

10.30am Calif. time/ 6.30pm UK: What did you do, what will you do next?

Click on the word "comments" below and in the window that opens, summarize what you did in the last 90 mins. and what you'll do in the next 90. 

9am Calif./5pm UK: What did you do in last 90, what will you do next 90?

Please click on the word "comments" below and in the window that opens, summarize what you achieved in the previous 90 minutes and what you plan to achieve in the next 90. The next broadcast will be in 90 minutes. 

The previous 90 mins/the next 90 mins.

Use the "comments" link below to summarize what you did the last 90 mins. and will do the next 90. The next broadcast is in half an hour to welcome our American participants starting at 8am Calif. time,and then the actual one will be in 90 mins. 

Wow another 90 minutes already? Tell us...

What did you do the last 90 minutes, and what will you do the next? I hope you're enjoying yourself as well as getting things done. Use the "comments" link below to give us the info.