In this post, I am going to write about my motivations for wanting to offer TRITP and some of my other PDF digital download products as 0 cost open source offerings. I can send more info on TRITP as per your request. I recently discovered through my research, that TRITP, School of The Remote Influencer - SOTRI, and my other proposed business offerings would all fall under the human resources - HR learning and development umbrella.
I am offering TRITP at a very reasonable price via my facebook ATO consulting DOT COM web site. However, I have also decided to offer TRITP as an open source download, or a physical download product at 0 cost as mentioned above. I am sure most people would prefer the open source version. It depends on which version people prefer. If you would like a physical version which you can hold in your hands, I can mail one over to you - via postal mail. I would ask for postage costs in this scenario though - I would not charge for the product itself. Or, I could e-mail you over the PDF file. The advantage to this option is that you would not have to wait for the product to arrive. It can arrive to your e-mail address within a few minutes or less. This would be the case even if you are on the other side of the world. This is the power of technology for you.
TRITP and my other offerings are digital products. I will define digital products below.
Digital product definitions.
In electronic commerce, digital goods is a general term that is used to describe any goods that are stored, delivered and used in its electronic format. Digital goods are shipped electronically to the consumer through e-mail or download from the internet.
Examples of digital products include e-books, music files, software, digital images, manuals in electronic format, and any goods which can be electronically stored in a file or multiple files.
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webopedia.com
Some good examples of such goods are music albums, e-books and software.
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virgopass.com
Paypal defines digital goods as goods that are sold, delivered, and used in an electronic format. This could include, but is not limited to, e-books, music files, videos, software, digital images, manuals in electronic format and virtual goods that may be sold in the context of a game.
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paypal.com
Open source beyond software.
At a press conference earlier this month, Wordpress founder Matt Mullenweg told attendees, 'not just software, but everything should be open source'.
Apparently, he's not the only person who thinks this, because open source philosophy is spreading far beyond the software industry.
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datamation.com
At opensource.com, we like to say that we're interested in the ways open source can be applied to the world beyond software.
The world is full of 'source code' - blueprints, recipes, rules - that guide and shape the way we think and act in it. We believe this underlying code ( whatever its form ) should be open, accessible, and shared - so that many people can have a hand in altering it for the better.
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opensource.com
In essence, I am sharing the findings of my research to the world at no cost. I developed my digital products through solid research. I am impressed with the open source philosophy. I will conduct some more research into open source as part of my ongoing research project. In regard to the open source aspect of TRITP, SOTRI etc, if users of my products were to come up with unique ideas of their own, in regard to these products, they are more than welcome to share these ideas with me. This way, TRITP and SOTRI can continue to evolve and improve over the course of time.
Through analyzing my products, I came to realize that an adept self directed learner, or people that are willing to develop their self directed skills, could do their own research into the areas I have covered in my products, and they too would end up becoming more powerful through their efforts.
I have found that TRITP and SOTRI have worked extremely well for me. I have become smarter, more creative, more powerful and a better leader through the use of these digital products. I now want to share this knowledge with others. I also like the fact that my work is done online. I do not have to use paper in my work. My work is environmentally friendly.
I would not charge clients for the download products. I would only charge clients reasonable fees if they wanted to purchase consulting, support, training, coaching services related to my digital product offerings.
If you would like to receive the TRITP and SOTRI pdf digital download products at 0 cost via e-mail, please shoot an e-mail over to me: anand@schooloftheremoteinfluencer.com
