Tara Agacayak On The Reality Of Global Living And Creating Your Own Online World
Is Living In Paradise All It’s Cracked Up To Be?
Today, I have the absolute pleasure of talking to Tara Lutman Agacayek about her journey from IT Management and working for the US Department of Defense to moving overseas and “being lucky if I was offered a job as a secretary…!”
International travel is a dream for many, and with Tara’s ten years in in Turkey, and my seven in Africa, we know that the dream isn’t always perfect. The joy of travel can come with a restless feeling. As if nowhere quite feels like home. But has “the social web” broken down these barriers, opened up new ways to connect – wherever we live?
Click the play button to listen in as Tara and I talk through the ups and downs of cross-cultural living and how to solve those inevitable tech barriers we online entrepreneurs face.
How Tara Turned A Problem Into A Movement…
Tara tells me how she and her co-founder, Anastasia Ashman (who she met on twitter!), manage their partnership from opposite sides of the world. And how teaching social media led to the creation of a broader movement.
The Inevitable Tech Headache!
I don’t know anyone with an online business who hasn’t had some kind of tech headache – big or small.
In the debate between ease of implementation and sophistication of the tech solution, Tara and I agree on keeping it simple. But simple comes with challenges and we talk through the arguments for protecting your intellectual property versus getting your programme out quickly.
We also talk affiliate options and Premise versus YouTube…
Renting versus selling your product…
Psychology… (here’s the book I mentioned)
Supporting women’s enterprise…
Product testing and refinement…
…and getting your ego out of the way.
I think it’s fair to say we were wide-ranging and interesting in this one! Remember you can check out Tara’s Programme here.
I’d love to know what challenges have come up for you as you launch your products and programmes – tech or otherwise. Just leave a comment below…
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