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Posting a WSO

by iAmNameLess
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I have been working on a digital book for download, and I was originally thinking about just releasing it through one of my sites, but now I am very tempted to only release it here on WF.

It makes sense to me, there almost always is 2,000+ visitors viewing that forum and I believe it would be great exposure and what I have to offer would be beneficial to whoever wants to purchase.

I know it probably depends on the sales letter, title, reviews, and many other variables, but how much attention do these really get? I have seen posts, blogs, and other writings in various places on the net that they achieved $1,000 in a couple days, and they thought their sales copy, and everything was only average.

I believe I read somewhere there is a $20 listing fee, is this true? If this is so successful then why is the listing fee so cheap? I suppose the war room membership is very cheap too for the quality of information inside. Is this just another thing that I'm procrastinating on, and will wonder why I never utilized it before? Or are the results hit and miss?

I'm sure many of the authors of a WSO have a decent mailing list, but my list isn't very large at all, do you think I would still benefit from this?
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  • Profile picture of the author Mohammad Afaq
    I believe I read somewhere there is a $20 listing fee, is this true?
    The source is probably outdated, the WSOs cost $40 to post.

    If this is so successful then why is the listing fee so cheap?
    Well, that's the beauty of the WSO forum

    Lots of exposure for a small amount of money.

    I'm sure many of the authors of a WSO have a decent mailing list, but my list isn't very large at all, do you think I would still benefit from this?
    If you have social proof, people will eat up your offer. But having a list is great as it helps you start things off and build social proof.

    Hope it helps
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  • Profile picture of the author UMS
    Originally Posted by iAmNameLess View Post

    I know it probably depends on the sales letter, title, reviews, and many other variables, but how much attention do these really get?
    Your post title is critical. If you can't even get someone to click on your WSO in the first place, you've completely lost them.


    I believe I read somewhere there is a $20 listing fee, is this true? If this is so successful then why is the listing fee so cheap? I suppose the war room membership is very cheap too for the quality of information inside. Is this just another thing that I'm procrastinating on, and will wonder why I never utilized it before? Or are the results hit and miss?
    As already pointed out, it costs $40 to list a WSO and you need to be a war room member ($37).

    They are certainly very reasonable fees, but remember that you are competing against a lot of other WSO's, so you can't be guaranteed that you'll break even.
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  • Profile picture of the author VOnline
    WSO is hectic.
    You HAVE to make your post readable and visible to all that. If not, no one will click = no sales. Or you'll have to rely on external links or sig links.

    Good luck!
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  • Profile picture of the author Steve Solem
    I had no list when I did my first wso last summer and while I didn't sell hundred of copies (and sometimes I question the sales claims others post here) I couldn't have been happier with the way things went. It was definitely easier to be profitable when it was only $20 to post a wso, but even at $40 now, it doesn't seem to have slowed things down much.

    I'd definitely encourage you to pursue your own wso, but I'd suggest you read this thread and be sure to research and be sure there's a market for your product before jumping into things.

    Good luck!

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    • Profile picture of the author VOnline
      Originally Posted by Steve Solem View Post

      I had no list when I did my first wso last summer and while I didn't sell hundred of copies (and sometimes I question the sales claims others post here) I couldn't have been happier with the way things went. It was definitely easier to be profitable when it was only $20 to post a wso, but even at $40 now, it doesn't seem to have slowed things down much.

      I'd definitely encourage you to pursue your own wso, but I'd suggest you read this thread and be sure to research and be sure there's a market for your product before jumping into things.

      Good luck!

      Steve
      Just read that thread. Great tips and advice.
      Thanks for sharing Steve.
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    • Profile picture of the author FredJones
      Steve, think harder - unless you meant the word "sometimes" to go to some specific WSOs literally.

      Originally Posted by Steve Solem View Post

      I had no list when I did my first wso last summer and while I didn't sell hundred of copies (and sometimes I question the sales claims others post here)

      @OP, if you have a cool IM topic with a good twist of your own, or maybe something like your case study, go ahead. Stay prepared to face tremendous competition, but if you do well with a WSO you could potentially do REALLY well. At least, that's my experience.
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      • Profile picture of the author iAmNameLess
        Originally Posted by FredJones View Post

        Steve, think harder - unless you meant the word "sometimes" to go to some specific WSOs literally.




        @OP, if you have a cool IM topic with a good twist of your own, or maybe something like your case study, go ahead. Stay prepared to face tremendous competition, but if you do well with a WSO you could potentially do REALLY well. At least, that's my experience.
        I understand that I would have very huge competition and doing a first WSO seems a bit intimidating. I could offer the same on my website and probably have way less scrutiny and overall less competition definitely, but here at WF, everyone seems to have expert status in many different areas.
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