How can you make money with online products? Many people think you just create a product and sell it and don’t realize there are other opportunities as well.
The 4 main ways to make money with online products are:
Let’s go through each one…
I once read that 80% of Americans would like to write a book. But for those that complete that goal, the results are often not what they hoped. John Kremer, one of the top experts on marketing books and author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, says, “The average writer in my experience probably makes less than $100 a year in ebook sales.” And even at $1 per book, that’s only 100 books! He also says you should write lots of books.
Yes, with a lot of promotion, you can do better, but to make serious money, you need to turn your book into a business. Each book you write can become a new stream of income.
How do you do that? By making a free offer in the book and creating a funnel of offers so that readers turn into customers for your products and services.
I’ve co-written a book with Connie Ragen Green, a wildly successful online entrepreneur and author, that we named Authors! The Quick Book to Business Method: Turning Your Book into an Ongoing Revenue Stream.
In this book we explain: Continue reading →
Have you ever wondered how some online entrepreneurs seem to come up with new ideas for products or promotions day after day while you struggle to come up with one per month?
And let me tell you, that ability to put out new products or promotions constantly brings in lots of income!
It isn’t just creativity, though. Successful entrepreneurs also
…but without creativity, all of those aren’t worth a whole lot of money.
Yes, you are creative!
I have a few e-books that I’ve been selling for years. That’s because they’re on topics that are “evergreen.” Here are some of the titles:
On the other hand, my e-book, “101 Tips Every PowerPoint User Should Know,” needs to be updated every couple of years.
Obviously, it’s more work for me to have to update an e-book regularly. Yet “Slide Design for Non-Designers” is my best-selling e-book.
What is evergreen content?
Evergreen content stays fresh for a long time. It’s about principles rather than the latest tools or tactics. Of course, everything changes eventually, but you can certainly lengthen the shelf life of what you write.
If you want your freebie or product to work for a long time, it should be evergreen content.
Traffic is a universal need for online entrepreneurs.
Without traffic, you can’t get subscribers or sales. It’s the foundation of an online business. In most cases, your efforts will focus on getting subscribers because it’s easier to get people who don’t know you to subscribe than to buy. After they subscribe, you can nurture the relationship and convert them to customers or clients.
But how do you attract the attention needed to get people to your website?
Below are blog posts from experts on the topic of traffic from many different points of view, niches, and target markets.
NOTE: The title of each post is the link to that post, so just click through and read! Continue reading →
