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681 – Why Every Business Should Create Its Own Product, Good, or Service

681 – Why Every Business Should Create Its Own Product, Good, or Service
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Why Every Business Should Create Its Own Product, Good, or Service

Episode 681 of The TerryWilson3.com Podcast

Every business needs customers. Every business needs attention. Every business needs a reason for people to choose them instead of everyone else in the marketplace.

But here is the problem: when your business looks, sounds, and offers the same thing as everyone else, you eventually get forced into one of the worst positions in business.

You start competing on price instead of value.

That is why in Episode 681 of the podcast, I talk about why every company, business owner, entrepreneur, agency, church, consultant, realtor, insurance agent, and service provider should seriously consider creating their own unique product, good, or service.

Not because you need another complicated thing to manage.

But because a unique offer gives you leverage.

It helps you stand out. It creates value. It positions you differently. It gives your audience a reason to raise their hand and pay attention.


The Marketplace Rewards Unique Value

People are not just looking for another business. They are looking for a solution.

When you create a unique product or service around the problem your audience already has, you stop sounding like another salesperson and start becoming a resource.

That is the real advantage.

A product does not have to be something you manufacture in a warehouse. A product can be:

  • A software tool
  • A checklist
  • A training program
  • A consulting package
  • A service bundle
  • A calculator
  • A lead magnet
  • A membership
  • A branded system
  • A repeatable process

At its core, a product is simply a repeatable solution to a real problem.

And once you learn how to package what you know, what you do, or what your market needs, you can create something that generates attention, builds trust, captures leads, and opens doors for revenue.


Real Examples From TW3

In this episode, I share several recent examples of products and tools we have built through TW3 to serve specific markets.

1. Market My Coverage for Insurance Agents

Insurance agents need visibility. They need content. They need a way to stay in front of their audience without spending all day trying to figure out what to post.

That is why we created Market My Coverage.

This tool helps insurance agents create ready-to-use marketing content so they can show up more consistently and communicate with their market in a more professional way.

The lesson is simple: you do not always have to create a brand-new industry. Sometimes the best product is a tool that helps an existing industry solve a common problem faster.

2. Market My Listing for Realtors

We also created Market My Listing for real estate professionals.

Realtors already have listings. They already have buyers and sellers to serve. But many struggle with content, marketing, follow-up, and standing out in a crowded local market.

Market My Listing gives them a simple way to create listing-related content and marketing material around what they are already doing.

That is what a great product can do. It can take work someone is already doing and make it easier, faster, cleaner, and more valuable.

3. KidTrack Check-In for Churches, Schools, and Youth Programs

Another example is KidTrack Check-In.

This started from a real need. Churches, schools, camps, and youth programs need a simple way to register students, check them in, track attendance, manage important information, and keep better records.

Instead of waiting on some expensive system to solve the problem, we built a practical tool that can help organizations right now.

You can also read more about the free plugin here: KidTrack Check-In: A Free Student Check-In & Attendance Plugin.


The Big Question: What Problem Do You Keep Solving?

If you are trying to come up with your own product idea, do not start by asking, “What can I sell?”

Start by asking better questions:

  • What problem do people constantly ask me about?
  • What do I already know how to solve?
  • What process do I repeat over and over?
  • What shortcut have I learned that others need?
  • What tool would make my customer’s life easier?
  • What service could I package into a clear offer?
  • What information could I turn into training?

That is where product ideas come from.

They do not always come from trying to be clever. Many times, they come from paying attention to the problems sitting right in front of you.


Why Having Your Own Offer Creates Competitive Advantage

A unique product, good, or service helps your business in several important ways.

It makes you easier to remember.

People may forget another ad, another pitch, or another generic service offer. But they remember a specific solution with a specific name that solves a specific problem.

It gives you something to promote besides yourself.

This is powerful. Instead of constantly saying, “Hire me,” you can say, “Here is a tool that can help you.”

That changes the conversation.

It creates lead generation opportunities.

A good product can attract people into your world. It can become the front door to a larger relationship.

If you need help understanding how lead generation works as a system, read this guide: What Is Lead Generation? A Small Business Guide.

It gives you authority.

When you create a solution, people see you differently. You are no longer just talking about the market. You are contributing to it.

It can create additional revenue streams.

Your product may become something you sell, license, give away to generate leads, use to book appointments, or bundle into a larger service.

The point is not always immediate revenue. Sometimes the greater value is positioning, trust, and opportunity.


Why TW3 Is Built for This Moment

This is why I am so excited about what we are doing at TW3.

We are not just talking about theory. We are building real tools, real systems, real offers, and real examples that entrepreneurs can model.

Through TW3, business owners and entrepreneurs can access the tools, training, technology, coaching, automation, AI support, and marketing systems needed to create and promote their own unique offers.

If you need help creating better systems, start here:

The tools are available. The technology is available. The training is available.

The question is whether you are willing to stop waiting and start building.


Recommended Supplemental Episodes and Articles

If this episode connects with you, these additional resources will help you go deeper:


Final Thought

You do not need to be the biggest company in your market to win.

You need to be clearly positioned.

You need to solve a real problem.

You need an offer that makes people stop and say, “That is exactly what I need.”

That is the power of creating your own product, good, or service.

At TW3, we help entrepreneurs and business owners take ideas, tools, technology, and strategy and turn them into practical offers that can create attention, trust, leads, and revenue.

If you are ready to start building your own unique product or service, visit TerryWilson3.com and explore the tools, training, and resources available through TW3.

The future belongs to the builders.

And there has never been a better time to start building than right now.

678 – Stop Chasing, Start Choosing: The Real Reason Your Business Isn’t Scaling

678 – Stop Chasing, Start Choosing: The Real Reason Your Business Isn’t Scaling
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678 – Stop Chasing, Start Choosing: The Real Reason Your Business Isn’t Scaling

Episode 678 of The TerryWilson3.com Podcast

What if the reason your business is not scaling has less to do with your product, your price, or even your work ethic — and more to do with who you are choosing to serve?

In this episode, Terry Wilson breaks down why many entrepreneurs, sales professionals, coaches, consultants, and small business owners stay stuck chasing the wrong people, fixing the wrong problems, and spending valuable time on clients who were never truly ready to move forward.

This episode pulls together several recent business lessons from the TW3 blog, including the importance of choosing the right clients, building a consistent lead stream, and creating systems that help ordinary people move from frustration to freedom.

In This Episode

  • Why not every paying client is a profitable client
  • The hidden cost of taking on clients who are not ready
  • How disorganized clients can drain your time, energy, budget, and momentum
  • Why a steady lead stream gives business owners more confidence and control
  • How systems, strategy, and better alignment create real business growth
  • Why many people are not lazy — they are simply operating without the right model
  • How TW3 helps entrepreneurs and professionals stop guessing and start building

The Big Idea

Most struggling business owners do not need more pressure. They need better positioning.

When you are desperate for every client, every lead feels like a lifeline. But when you have a stronger process, better systems, and a more consistent flow of opportunity, you can stop chasing and start choosing.

That shift changes everything.

Blog Posts Referenced in This Episode

Why This Matters for Business Owners

Scaling a business is not just about doing more. It is about doing the right things with the right people through the right process.

Many entrepreneurs burn out because they confuse activity with progress. They take on clients who need rescue instead of results. They chase leads instead of building a system. They stay busy but never build leverage.

This episode challenges that pattern and gives you a clearer way to think about client selection, business growth, marketing systems, and long-term momentum.

Key Takeaway

You do not scale by saying yes to everyone. You scale by building a business that attracts better opportunities, filters better clients, and gives you the confidence to choose wisely.

Ready to Build With Better Systems?

If you are ready to stop chasing, start choosing, and build a business with better systems, better strategy, and better support, visit:

https://coachwithtw3.com

You can also explore more business growth resources, podcast episodes, and training at:

https://terrywilson3.com

677 – What Business Owners Can Learn from Doubting Thomas

677 – What Business Owners Can Learn from Doubting Thomas
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What Business Owners Can Learn from Doubting Thomas

In Episode 677 of The TerryWilson3.com Podcast, Terry Wilson explores what business owners, entrepreneurs, and leaders can learn from the story of Doubting Thomas—especially when it comes to doubt, consistency, faith, and staying engaged long enough to see breakthrough.

Every business owner faces moments of uncertainty.There are seasons when the leads are slow, the sales are inconsistent, the vision feels blurry, and the results do not seem to match the effort. In moments like that, many entrepreneurs assume doubt is the problem.But what if the real issue is not doubt itself?What if the bigger danger is disengagement?In Episode 677 of The TerryWilson3.com Podcast, Terry Wilson takes a fresh look at the biblical story of Doubting Thomas and shows how this powerful moment in Scripture offers practical business lessons for leaders, entrepreneurs, sales professionals, and anyone trying to build something meaningful.

Why the Story of Doubting Thomas Matters in Business

Thomas is often remembered for one thing: doubt.

But that label misses something important.

Thomas had questions. Thomas struggled. Thomas wanted proof. Yet even in the middle of that uncertainty, he did not walk away from the room. He stayed connected. He remained close enough for truth to meet him.

That is where this becomes incredibly relevant to business.

Business owners often hit moments when they question their strategy, their offer, their timing, their leadership, or even their ability to keep going. Those moments are real. They are human. They do not automatically mean you are failing.

The real danger comes when doubt turns into withdrawal, inconsistency, or quitting too soon.

Doubt Is Not Always the Problem

One of the key themes from this episode is simple but powerful:

Doubt is not the enemy. Disengagement is.

In business, doubt may show up when:

  • your marketing is not converting the way you hoped
  • your team is not responding with the same urgency you have
  • your revenue is inconsistent
  • you are trying to grow but feel stuck
  • you are putting in effort without seeing immediate results

Those moments do not have to define your future. They can actually become the place where clarity, strength, and conviction are built—if you stay engaged.

4 Business Lessons from Doubting Thomas

1. Stay Present Even When You Are Perplexed

Not every phase of business will make sense in the moment. There will be times when the numbers are confusing, the results are slow, and the next step feels uncertain.

The temptation in those seasons is to pull back and wait until you feel more certain. But often, the people who win are the ones who remain present even when they do not yet have all the proof they want.

Staying present means continuing to learn, continuing to market, continuing to follow up, and continuing to work the process instead of disappearing from it.

2. Stay Connected While You Are Conflicted

Business can feel lonely if you let it.

When you are frustrated or uncertain, it becomes easy to isolate yourself, stop asking for help, stop leaning into mentorship, and stop participating in the relationships that once gave you strength.

But growth often happens in connection. Community, coaching, accountability, and wise counsel can help carry you through the moments when your own confidence feels shaky.

That is one reason so many business owners stay stuck longer than necessary. They disconnect right when they most need support.

3. Stay Open for the Moment of Breakthrough

Breakthrough rarely comes on your timeline.

It often shows up after the frustrating season, after the confusion, and after the temptation to quit has become strong. Many entrepreneurs miss meaningful opportunities not because those opportunities never came, but because they had already mentally or emotionally checked out.

If you stay open, honest, and ready to respond, you place yourself in a position to recognize the next right move when it appears.

4. Stay Engaged Until Doubt Becomes Conviction

Many of the strongest business leaders did not begin with complete confidence. They built confidence by staying engaged long enough to see what works.

Experience creates conviction. Action produces clarity. Endurance often turns uncertainty into confidence.

The point is not to pretend you never have questions. The point is to refuse to let those questions take you out of the game.

Faith, Leadership, and Business Growth

One reason this episode connects so deeply is because it does not force a choice between faith and business. It shows how biblical truth can shape the way we lead, sell, build, and endure.

For Christian business owners especially, this is an important reminder:

You do not need perfect certainty to move forward. You need faithfulness. You need consistency. You need the discipline to stay in the room when it would be easier to walk away.

That applies to business strategy. It applies to leadership. It applies to sales. It applies to personal growth. And yes, it applies to your walk with Christ too.

Listen to Episode 677

If you are a business owner, entrepreneur, sales professional, or someone trying to grow through uncertainty, this episode will encourage you and challenge you at the same time.

Episode 677: What Business Owners Can Learn from Doubting Thomas is a practical, faith-rooted conversation about how to stay engaged when things are unclear and why consistency matters more than emotional certainty.

Need Help Getting Unstuck in Business?

If you are working through doubt, inconsistency, lack of clarity, or the pressure of trying to grow your business alone, there is help available.

Terry Wilson works with entrepreneurs, business owners, and professionals who want better strategy, stronger momentum, and real-world coaching that helps them move forward with confidence.

Visit the Coaching Page

Final Thought

The lesson of Doubting Thomas is not that strong people never struggle.

It is that breakthrough often comes to the people who stay engaged long enough to experience it.

In business, that may be the difference between a missed opportunity and a major turning point.

If you are in a season of uncertainty right now, do not disappear. Do not disengage. Do not walk away too early.

Stay in the room.

670 – Taming the Old Yeller Approach

670 – Taming the Old Yeller Approach
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Taming the Old Yeller Approach 

Conflict isn’t the enemy — poor conversations are

Practical ways to prepare for difficult conversations

In this episode, Terry Wilson sits down with executive coach and conflict specialist Brenda Hooper to explore how one defining workplace moment transformed her leadership philosophy.

Raised in a direct, confrontational environment she calls the “Old Yeller approach,” Brenda shares how an early-career conflict with a superior forced her to confront the limits of forceful communication. That moment sparked a lifelong journey into mediation, executive coaching, and the science of better conversations.

Together they discuss:

• Why conflict isn’t the enemy — poor conversations are
• The hidden cost of aggressive communication styles in leadership
• How emotional intelligence increases authority, not weakens it
• Practical ways to prepare for difficult conversations
• Building trust without sacrificing accountability
• Turning resistance into collaboration
• How communication shapes company culture
• Why better leaders build better communities

This episode is essential listening for business owners, managers, entrepreneurs, and anyone responsible for leading people through tension and change.

Better conversations don’t just resolve conflict — they create stronger teams, healthier workplaces, and sustainable success.

Learn more about Brenda Hooper at: discussionsbydesign.com