SWBN Podcast #006: Ed Dale, Business Beginnings and the Thirty Day Challenge

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SWBN Podcast #006: Ed Dale, Business Beginnings and the Thirty Day Challenge

2 February 2009 by Lisa 2,859 views 16 Comments

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Ed Dale has been a HUGE influence on the members of the Secret Women’s Business Network. In fact, without Ed Dale and the Thirty Day Challenge there may never have been an SWBN. So, imagine how excited we were when he agreed to be interviewed for the podcast.

Ed was incredibly generous with his time and spent nearly 2 hours talking with me, and it is absolutely impossible to edit it down because it was all such valuable stuff. So this is part one of what will be lovingly known as the “Ed Dale Meets the SWBN Mini-Series” podcasts.

In part one, Ed explains his business history (the good and the bad), what he learned from it and how it influenced the Thirty Day Challenge.

If you are new to online business or have an offline business that you want to promote online then we highly recommend you follow the Thirty Day Challenge before doing anything else. It will be the best money you NEVER spent (it’s absolutely free and better than most paid programs for beginners). All three of us do the challenge each year because even veterans can learn something new from it.

Ed recently created the Thirty Day Challenge Plus, the next step in building your online business, which offers skills to develop your business after you have finished the market research stage.

You can also follow Ed Dale on Twitter.

SWBN #006: Ed Dale Interview - Part 1 of 3 [46:52m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Next week, Ed talks about overcoming fears, running a business in the current economic environment and how he finds the time to juggle so many projects and still have time for his family.

Update

You can now listen to Parts 2 and 3 of this interview:

Ed Dale on Getting it All Done

Ed Dale on Being a Babe Magnet

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KarenKramer said:

Fascinating… Can’t wait for part two.

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Allison Reynolds Reply:
February 2nd, 2009 at 3:13 pm

hehe Fascinating is a term I use when being ultra sarcastic… you weren’t being sarcastic were you Karen?

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# 2 February 2009 at 2:45 pm

Peter Scott said:

Awesome Interview..Great insight of where Ed has come from and where he is today.

Thank you Ed & Lisa!

Sincerely,

Peter Scott

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# 2 February 2009 at 3:02 pm

Rita said:

Great podcast! Wonderful to hear the ups and downs of a “great one”, Ed Dale.

Agree that there is no loyalty in business anymore. So, it is true that there is “less-risk” in going into business for yourself, if well planned and researched.

Very realistic explanation of the emotions of what “failure” can do to each of us, and how important the “process” is.

Great voice on that Lisa too!

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# 2 February 2009 at 3:20 pm

Art said:

Thanks SWBN and Ed for the great podcast!

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# 2 February 2009 at 5:35 pm

Chris Deals said:

I been following Ed for a long time, and it is very refreshing to get some more insight into this business background. Ed is on of the good guys in the Internet Marketing world.

Eagerly looking forward to part 2.

Chris

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# 2 February 2009 at 6:16 pm

Yvonne said:

Fantastic interview. I can’t wait for the next two installments. Thanks Ed for sharing so much information.

Yvonne

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# 3 February 2009 at 5:09 am

Christine | Communicate Value said:

This is great! Thanks for sharing this with us. I love Ed and the 30 Day Challenge. I recommend it to everyone who has even a tiny bit of interest in possibly starting an online biz.

I am also a member of the 30 Day Challenge Plus and so far find it well worth the (amazingly small) cost.

Great job!

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# 3 February 2009 at 10:25 am

CoronadoCookie said:

Thanks Lisa & Ed – really enjoyed listening to the podcast. Having been a follower of Ed’s for quite some time now and having had the opportunity to meet him in person, I had heard much of his background before, but he always adds some nuggets of information each time I hear him speak.

PS – Lisa, I don’t think I’ve ever ‘heard’ you so quiet

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Lisa Reply:
February 6th, 2009 at 7:42 am

No, I’m NEVER that quiet usually. But Ed was too compelling in what he said to have any need for interjections.

Lisa

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# 3 February 2009 at 12:40 pm

Nikki said:

Fantastic podcast, great hearing Ed chatting away and sharing some great info!
Looking forward to the next installment,

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# 4 February 2009 at 4:20 am

Sheryl Loch said:

Great job ladies!

You have a way of bringing out the real person in your interviews.

Maybe you should title your interviews as “Getting Real with…” Seeing the real side of internet marketers.

Can’t wait to hear the rest of the conversation.

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Lisa Reply:
February 6th, 2009 at 7:41 am

I’m glad it’s coming across like that, Sheryl. We really wanted our interviews to show the “real” side of people and not be pitch-fests. Of course, we are not going to stop anyone speaking about their new projects, but we want to know more about them than what they are selling.

Lisa

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# 5 February 2009 at 7:12 am

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# 9 February 2009 at 4:18 pm

MizzCindy said:

This is an amazing interview with Ed Dale! Great job SWBN for getting Ed Dale to share so much insight into how failure doesn’t have to mean the end of the road. So powerful.

Also, a big thanks to Ed for being so willing to step us through his experiences and what they taught him.

Great job Lisa and Ed! Thank you both.

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# 13 February 2009 at 8:07 pm

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# 16 February 2009 at 1:42 pm