Product Creation- Not Good

Perfection is the enemy of all product creators.

Microsoft never wait until it's products is extraordinary or perfect. They always come out with patches.

Launch your product, listen to your customer's feedback, then you will know what your customers or prospect customers want more of, then you can upgrade or launch new product.

Again, do not wait until you are satisfied with your products. You will never ever launch.

As for price, it is relative. For someone who do not know anything about what you are telling them and are lazy or do not know where to look, any price is a good price.

For haters, a free product is too costly for them.

Why don't you contact people who bought your products in the past?

Get guidance regarding where you can improve.

People can give you their opinions but unless you LISTEN TO YOUR CUSTOMERS, you're just taking shots in the dark.

This is a cool topic I think. IMO do your best. Then release it and then if you look at your best that you've done and feel you can improve, do it if the product proves to be a viable project to move on. Your initial "best" may produce a product that is a bust in which case why would you want to do it again...unless it's a bust because it wasn't good enough?

I think being aware of the weaknesses in your product shows you care and are a good person and not just trying to squeeze money out of people so that's good. But remember, you did your best (hopefully) and maybe later you can out do it, for now just get it to people and see how they feel about it. They may love it as it is.

Perspective is often the issue. But again, keep moving in that direction of always wanting to give the highest quality you can.

On a different note, what defines "quality" in that instance? Quality of information or deliver? Or both?

Focus on making the information, or whatever the core of what you're selling is, the high quality and best you can. If the quality of delivery is subpar but the information is killer, no worries. It's like the difference between buying from a store and buying from Ebay. You buy something at the store based in large part on the packaging and marketing done as such. A beautifully and well executed packaging may sell an item in the store...but on ebay it may arrive in a beat up old box. The "ebay version" had a great sales page, pictures, etc...you open the ugly box and there's that pristine quality product inside.

Delivery isn't everything.

Anyway, just some thoughts.

Like your sig says, "The best thing you can do is put your product out there" and see how the market receives your product. Not all products are a smash hit when we launch, but when we test it in a soft launch, then we can tweak and perfect the sales conversions of it as we get feedback from our clients

I've created products I haven't been thrilled about once they were finished. Often, I just give these away as bonuses to other related products. They can also be used as incentives for an opt-in.

To be honest, I often have doubts on the progress that I'm making. I guess that's normal for most of us! When I'm feeling down and I want to give up, what I normally do is look back and see how far I've gone.

From there I try to learn what are the things that I can improve when I launch my next product.

If you didn't have much sales on your previous products:
Did you recruit enough affiliate on board?
If not, Did you give enough commission? Does your Sales Copy Converts well?
Did you have a lot of refunds?
If yes, ask why the people don't like your product? Perhaps they think the value you're giving them is not worth the money the paid for, maybe they are looking for more proof (something like that)
What happen to the email list that you've built previously? Did you manage to build relationship with them and make more money?

There are a lot of questions to ask and probably why you're having doubts right now. Keep moving forward, you're already ahead of the majority who did not take action!

make it a special discounted product, instead of front end, main and upsell
turn it into a lower priced product with 1 upsell also heavily discounted, make your audience happy providing high quality for a lower price this time, if they are used to your high prices they will be very happy this time and you havent done all the work so far for nothing, thats what i would do

good luck!

You have trapped yourself into a "mindset" where confusion is the main point of revenue, that is not a good business model.

When you go to the mall or any retail center is there a sign there that says, hey for just $28 bucks more we can make that nice diamond ring look twice as nice.

Well shine that thing up and it will only be an extra $28 bucks...

Or, hey you can get an even nicer looking diamond with special glowing beacons and that is just another 79 bucks, but wait, for that free Elvis CD, go for the Gold where you can really make the money...

Confusion does not create success, when you go to the mall you see the price, no confusion...

You either buy it or you don't, its simple and its effective, why play the games of the "Gurus" most of those guys move around a lot, ever wonder why that is?

Don't be a Guru, don't even try to be one, because they are not real businesses, they won't last, why would you ever want to copy a failed business model?

Just a few things to consider, )))

I just wrote a free report (in my sig) a few days ago and I already feel like either deleting it or editing it. I think it's a common problem for product creators, especially written products. There are a lot of authors that write up a novel and then feel like trashing it.

I personally think that it's okay to publish a product that's not perfect, let it roam the marketplace for a bit, and then work on a new one if it's absolutely trash. Feedback is important, too.

(I don't know that am I right or wrong) As I think this is a kind of mistaken mention spring up through ourselves.

How?

Example, You write a Book. As the writer you spend hours and hours with its contents. Now what happens? Content you've written starts being familiar & normalize with you and it feels like not enough.....

So, you move up to further advanced contents.

Again.........

Again.........

So,

Don't forget this,

For a man who knows nothing about make money online, "Google Adsense" is a killer information.

If you feel you are not satisfied with what you have finished, you have to review and see what needs to be improved. You should set the objectives of your product so that one you have met those objectives then there should be no worries. Market it and let your customers give you feedback for improvement.

I have learned a rule from Yanik Silver and that is: You will never have a perfect business, so get over it... as NIKE say... JUST DO IT! =)

When I can improve my products, I do that, and send the updated version to all existing customers for free.

Then I raise the price. Better product, higher price, right? Value for value.

I have done the opposite in the past: I do a product for $17, I dedcide it's not good enough, I lower the price and do a partial refund to all existing customers. But since then I've gotten a lot better at delivering at or around the price point I charge.

Are you researching the markets first? Meaning what your potential customers needs and what kind of main products / courses are already on the market?

TakenAction,

Just a comment on how you're creating products.

I believe research is important. I also think purchasing the main products and courses in the niche is often a good idea so you have a "feel" for what the competition is selling.

But to then "put it all together," as you say, is to basically regurgitate what is already out in the market. Yes, adding your own opinion or review to the mix does give you some unique content; but what it doesn't do is give your audience new information, insights, and niche content that they can't find elsewhere.

IMO, you want to be a thought leader, a niche expert, someone who can add value and ideas that are not just a re-hash of what others are saying.

Every market is different and sometimes being a thought leader in a market is a hard thing. That's why very often it's a good idea to delve deep down in a market and carve out a space for your business that is a little different than every other business.

Ask yourself: How many other business competitors in my niche are basically selling the same kinds of products that I'm creating? Do some searches on Google of your top competitors and see what their main products are.

Here's a free tool to use: Similar Web (just type in a competitor's web site)

If you find that there are lots of other businesses trying to make money in your niche doing basically what you are trying to do, you are not being different enough to lessen the competition, especially if your top competitors are mega-sites (household terms).

You may have heard the phrase: differentiate or die! It's pretty blunt but it points out that others who are already established online are going to get most of the trust, attention, and sales.

I hope this helps a little.

Steve

I have never tried to create a product every month and I think that is your core problem. Why not try providing a little but regular value to keep your current list interested. Then spend more time marketing your best product to get new customers instead of creating new products. Then once or twice a year offer an awesome new product to all of them.

I didn't see where you mentioned the niche since that can make a difference. Maybe everything I said does not fit your particular business model.