Everyone who gets into internet marketing will at some point have considered releasing their own info product. The majority stop at the consideration stage. Why is that and how do you push through that barrier?
Why Create Your Own Product?
Product creation is one of the most successful internet business models around. In fact many marketers would tell you it is by far the best business model and the only one you should focus on.
The first major benefit is that you can allow affiliates to promote your product. You create your product, sales page and delivery system just once and in return tens, hundreds or thousands of affiliates try to sell your product for you. They pay for the advertising, generating traffic to your sales page and promoting your product to their lists. As an individual you would struggle to have the resources or the opportunity to promote to such a wide-ranging audience.
Secondly, you have a resource which you can leverage over time. For example, once the sales have slowed down for your product, you could use it as an incentive to build a list or offer it as a bonus for other products.
Thirdly, it is your product so you have total control over the quality of it and the quality of customer service. This may not seem like a benefit but if you promote other peoples' products as an affiliate, you have no control over how the customers are treated after purchasing. It could reflect badly on you.
Lastly, if you also build a list of the people who buy your products, you have what is known as a 'buyers list.' This is worth a 100 times more (at least) than a list where you offered a free product to get subscribers. Why? Because you know these buyers are willing to spend money and if they like your product, they are likely to buy more stuff from you.
Okay, I Am Convinced But It Looks Difficult
Looks can be deceiving, as my Mum used to tell me. To sell your own info product, you need four basic parts:
- A product
- A sales page
- A download or thank you page
- A payment processor
That's it! If you have those four parts you can sell your product. In fact, with only those four parts you can also have affiliates sell your product for you which is the biggest benefit of creating your own product.
The sales page and download page are just two web pages. You can create them in any content management system or use any web development software. The sales page is where you let people know what your product is about, why they need it and what the benefits are. The download page is where you make the product available to your customers with a link to your ebook or videos.
You have many options available for a payment processor and there is no upfront cost. You usually pay a small percentage of the sale.
To find out how to link these four parts together to start your product creation business, visit http://homemademarketer.com.
Mark Ferguson likes to use his vast experience in internet marketing to help beginners learn the basics and the correct ways to build a successful online business.
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