Instant Internet Identity Podcast: Creating An Effective Online Presence

David: “I’m with my trainer, Jon Edeson. I want to speak about FUNDAMENTALS Jon Edeson. When I was here the first time I went to the gym in England and also in the Philippines. I know the gym routines but for me starting is difficult. I know the gym routines but for me starting is […]

Sandra: “Good day Sandra! Hi David! How are you?” David: “Very well, but it’s my last day today.” Sandra: “How sad.” David: “How sad. Yes? Sad? I’m returning to England tomorrow.” Sandra: “When are you coming back?” David: “I don’t know. Next year I hope to come back here.” Patricia: “How are you?” David: “Very […]

Hi! It’s David Lee, The Cash Flow Investor. It’s your bonus day. I decided I had to do something to get you moving forward. Keep you on the right direction. We’ve talked about the pitfalls, the reasons why small businesses fail. I’ve identified them for you so you can recognise them if it’s happening to […]

Hi again! This is the last in the five-part series, “The Five Big Reasons Most Small Businesses Fail And How To Avoid Them”. Number Five. Topic number five is, “Living In The Past”. David, what are you talking about, living in the past? Well, in my parents lifetime and even in my lifetime I’ve seen […]

Hi again! It’s David Lee, the Cash Flow Investor. Well, it’s day 4, “The Five Big Reasons Most Small Businesses Fail And How To Avoid Them”. Day 4 I’m going to talk about what I call, “The Missing Links”. The things that go on, on a day-to-day basis, that just happen, creep into our business […]

Hi there! It’s David. Day 3. Okay… here we go! The Five Big Reasons Why Most Small Businesses Fail (And How To Avoid Them). Topic number 3 is, “It’s Not About You”. What I’m talking about, is it’s not about you? You said you wanted to start your business? You’ve got all these goals, expectations. […]

Hi again! It’s David. This is day 2 in the series, “The Five Big Reasons Most Small Businesses Fail And How To Avoid Them”. Okay, today’s topic is “Business Blunders”. How to avoid them. Maybe you’ve even experienced some of the business blunders I’m going to pass on to you today. I’ve got three. The […]

Hello! My name’s David Lee. In this video that I’ve called, “Dummies Rules Of Economics”, I’d like to explain to you how I view the world running my small businesses over the last few decades, and how I can prepare and plan for things coming in the future, things that are unexpected, changing markets, and […]

Hi! My name is David Lee. I’m the “Cash Flow Investor” and I’m here to give you this first of five presentations, video presentations, on “The Five Big Reasons Most Small Businesses Fail (And How To Avoid Them)”. Is that what you want? Are you running your own small business, thinking about doing it, want […]

Do you run your own small business? And do you deal directly with the general public? And do you know whether, in your line of business, it’s quite often that potential customers will ask friends or family for a recommendation before making enquiries with you? They’re suspicious! You could be in a business like a […]

Do you suffer “employee mentality” while running your small business? Well, you’re not alone! Many people are running around in their own small business burning themselves out and they just can’t sustain it in the long run. Really they’ve become, instead of an employee working for somebody else, they’re an employee working for themselves with […]

So you are starting up a small business, or you already run a small business…but don’t have a website! What do you do? Run and ask a teenager at college if he or she could put one together for free or a nominal fee. Maybe you go to Google and type in something like, “cheap […]

How much easier is it to give independent advice to others than it is to advise ourselves with the same level of impartiality? Answer: “Impossible!” Yet, so many business owners carry on belligerently expending life energy and money blinded in their own myopic view of their world when it comes to assessing themselves. As a […]

Would you like a lesson into what is perhaps lacking in your small business marketing? I would like to introduce you to my 100 year old Aunt Mavis as we discuss in a 30-minute interview: What lead to her appearing in the North American publication, The Examiner, and her local newspaper, How she attracted a […]

Hi! Everybody on Facebook, it’s David Lee. Unexpectedly, I’ve done a one-day training with a group of people here. Gemma asked me to do a website for her and also build up her profile with all the team people that she has working with her. And you’re really trying to develop the business here in […]

David: This is David Lee. I’m with Emma. You’re in Iloilo in the Philippines. And from your background, we’ve spoke. You’re a registered nurse. Is that correct? Emma: “Yes, David.” And you’ve worked in that field and you’re venturing into a business where you’re dealing with health, nutrition, supplements. Because, as you know, I’ve been […]

It’s David Lee for today’s business blog. David: “I’m with Anne, is that correct?” Anne: “Yes. Anne!” Anne works at the gymnasium here in Iloilo City. She invited me the other day, and Sabera, my wife, to go down and have a drink together at the local cafe. David: “Is that right?” Anne: “Yeah.” Well, […]

Good morning! It’s David Lee. It’s my video blog today. I was thinking of an idea. I’m due to post one today. I’m in the gymnasium and I thought, looking around at the people, how is this a reflection of people that I have met, trained in business. Why is it that so few people […]

It’s David Lee. Today’s video blog is coming to you from Iloilo City in the Philippines with my good friend Nick. “Hi! How are you doing Nick?” I’m getting guitar lessons. I’m in a guitar shop on the main street here in Iloilo City. David: “Nick, you work here. You sell guitars. You’re an employee […]

Hi! It’s David Lee. I’m with Tim Hall from Argyle Roofing in West London. Tim, I’ve been very happy with the work you’ve done, but I’d like to ask you this question, “What are the top three challenges that you have in running your business Tim? What are they?” Tim: “Making people feel confident with […]

Hello! My name’s Paul Watson and I’m from Passman Leonard Accountants. We’re based in West Drayton and also Hammersmith in London. We service many small clients in the local area doing all your standard compliance work, looking at your past, but what we really thrive on is looking at the future and helping protect your […]

David: “It’s David Lee here from Instant Internet Identity. Today I’d like to ask you Emmanuel from Eco Electrical Engineers Ltd what are your three top challenges as an electrician running your own small business?” Emmanuel: “My top 3 challenges in electrical engineering is leads to the right type of clients, competent staff to carry […]

It’s David Lee here. Now this a business blog for today. If you recall recently I did a blog called, “Breathe, Meditate, Relax”. And it was really about how to improve your business by, sometimes, stepping away from your business. Getting away. Thinking about what you’re doing. Get back to nature and really it is […]

Hi! This is David Lee. My business blog today is from here in the Philippines. I passed by a restaurant. And just like many restaurants I look at the menu and they look the same as one another. I would like to think that you can look at your business the same way, how people […]

“Spare change? Spare some change mate? 20p? I’d like to get some food. You spare some change please? Spare change?” This is survival in its rawest form. I would like you to translate how these people are trying to survive in the life with how you were perhaps trying to survive in your business. Because […]

Happy New Year everybody! This is David Lee. I’m in the Philippines getting away from winter for 4 months. Sabera and myself decided that enough is enough and we’d like to wish you a great 2017. Okay, the celebrity death count goes back to zero. But is that the most important thing in our lives? […]

Hi! It’s David Lee. It’s such a perfect day! Not always… is it? And that’s the reality. I talk about, at times, people going to seminars and, quite often, I believe they’re delusional about what are the requirements to be successful in business. About the skill sets that you need and things, when they don’t […]

Breathe. Reflect. Meditate. Stop what you’re doing for a moment. We get caught so much in the hustle and bustle that we don’t have time to even talk, sit back, reflect on what we’re doing. How often have you said, “We ought to meet up sometime soon”, to a friend? And when does it happen? […]

Why your small business needs a Facebook Fanpage. Do you have one already? Is it being used? Is it active? Are people finding you? Liking you? Following what you’re doing? Or are you doing like most people? They don’t have a Fanpage. They may have a website that is quite often very, very static and […]

First impressions lasting impressions. We do judge people, and books, by their cover, by their appearance. And how you being judged? Or you simply don’t know? My name’s David Lee. In this short presentation I would like to talk to you about how you think people are judging you when they first come in contact […]

Are you needing a change in your business life? You need more sales! You need to get rid of all those costs and overheads and staff that are really crippling your business! How can you do that? How can you take your business to the next level? Well, come and sit right down in the […]

The golden rules of leverage. Hello! My name is David Lee from Instant Internet Identity. Let’s talk about leverage. What we talking about? It’s the fact that what we see here is a lady working in her shop, and she is a sole trader. She has to come in. She has to do all the […]

What topics for social media? What could you be talking about to prospects, people that are interested in your goods and services, things about you that would capture their attention? Quite often customers of mine, clients that I work with, say, “What will I talk about?”, “What would be interesting?” Well, I can think of […]

Online guerrilla marketing. Hello! My name is David Lee. I’d like to, over the next few minutes, just cover the psychology and the understanding of why we do guerrilla marketing online. Now, if you’re not familiar with the terminology, it’s like marketing tactics that just don’t follow the conventional way of doing things. It is […]

Would you like an effective step-by-step guide to an online presence in simple English? The way I can explain this is if I’m somebody that is looking for a product or service and it is totally unknown to me. I’m outside of my depth, but I know I need it. For example, the lady you […]

How to run your entire social media marketing from your WordPress blog. My name’s David Lee. Take a look at the image you see in front of you. I’ve developed it myself and I want give you real-life scenarios what happens. People ring me and they’ve got a website and it’s not performing. They will […]

Information is not knowledge. The only source of knowledge is experience. I’m a living breathing example of that. Take a look that man in front of you. I selected his image because he’s lived through, without doubt, a great deal of challenges. And you can see it etched in his face. Now, you can read […]

Why business entrepreneur? Why do you want to do it? Just go and… go to your job… five days a week, collect your salary at the end of the week, or the month. Go and do the things that you want to do. Why do you want become business entrepreneur? There are many challenges. It’s […]

How to make a profit during a financial black hole. Would you even know if you’re in a financial black hole? Many small business owners don’t even recognise the symptoms of an economic crisis whether it’s national crisis or a global economic crisis. And when I mention terms like global debt, quantitative easing, zero economic […]

Turning good employees into great employees. Imagine the difference that would make to your business and how, as the business owner, your life would get much easier if you had a team of people working for you in the true sense. Being like an extension of yourself. Because the most successful businesses are those that […]

So you think that you’re an entrepreneur? Well, let’s put you to the test. What I’m going to explain are the three tell-tale signs set you apart as an entrepreneur. Now let’s just give an overview. If you’re an entrepreneur, if you want to go and start your own business, run your own business, being […]

Why running a business is like bringing up a baby. I talk about this subject at live presentations to business owners, want-to-be business owners, men and women. And by the very words that I’ve broken this presentation up into the words conceive, love, nurture. My experience has been that there is often a connect with […]

Take a look at this image that I’ve put together especially for you. Very often people use quotations, words of inspiration as I call them, to trigger some emotive reaction to hopefully get them to take action, and therefore be accountable for what they’re going to be doing in their life, or in their business, […]

“I’d rather be looked over than overlooked.” Do you understand what I’m about to get to in your business, in what you’re doing, on a day-to-day basis? Wouldn’t you prefer to be looked over than completely ignored and overlooked like most people in business? Most businesses, most small business owners… they are completely overlooked and […]

I’d like to talk to you today about the Sales Cycle. This will be so valuable to you. If you’re somebody that has to negotiate. If you are new to sales or negotiations, or having to get a contract on behalf of your firm, or you’re dealing with individuals. It could be the sale of […]

“Were you to die today, what ideas, what dreams, what abilities, what talents, what gifts, would die with you?” And so often this is the reality. And it’s the reason why I chose these images of these four individuals coming to the end of their life. And don’t you ask the same question of yourself? […]

Hi! This is David Lee from Instant Internet Identity. Thank you for joining me. How would you like to know how to create the virtual office like I’ve done, building outsource team that grows as your business grows? Does that sound good? You’ve heard about outsource working? Type it into Google. If you haven’t done […]

This is David Lee from Instant Internet Identity, Well, look at this image. Here’s what your 21st-Century mobile office looks like. Yes, it is possible, and I’m going to explain how I was able to do this myself and perhaps you would like to do it. I developed property systems in the United Kingdom over […]

Hello my name is David Lee from Instant Internet Identity. In today’s presentation I thought I’d share with you four simple examples of reframing negative excuses that get in our way to master your business mind. It is quite an achievement to be able to be independently and free thinking instead of the conditioned world […]

Hi! My name’s David Lee. Would you like to know how to integrate all your social media into your blog so that your website blog becomes the focal point for everything else? So that people find you from the virtual world and they come to your website, via your blog, and they come into your […]

Are you a Jedi warrior of Star Wars technology when it comes to your business? Are you embracing the Internet age? My name is David Lee and I am no longer surprised that so many businesses, I’ve seen with my own eyes, do not use the technology to leverage what they could be doing that […]