I would like tips on creating a product

16 years ago

WHOA Dave! $500??? That is way to much if your having trouble. I would suggest you add me on one of my IM's!

If you decide in creating your own product you really should try to master selling affiliate products first. Try some bum marketing, try getting on the first page for a good search term etc etc so that you know what converts best. I will be available to chat so drop me a line and we can check what we can do for you.

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bigtay 16 years ago

That's a pretty loaded question....

Think about what you are good at...what people are interested in. Think of a problem that is daying for a solution. Then provide that solution.

I know that's a pretty generic answer, but it is hard to answer that question in-depth without writing a novel.
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affiliated survivor 16 years ago

You can do research what ebook themes are popular and write one of those. But to have success with it must be really good. Probably not that easy. May be you should not give up so soon with affiliate marketing. Try free traffic. Or try making Adsense sites. To succeed in Adwords you need much more skills.
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RedMatrix

16 years ago

jacques,

Thanks for the quick reply. I may have mislead something in the OP. I have probably paid Google about 1000 in the past 2 years, and have gotten sales. However, they didn't cover my big-G bills. The problem probably lies with my A.D.D. I can't finish or follow-through a lot of the times. But I am working on that.

My computer crashed on me last week, and am now just getting everything back up and running, so I will install Y!M next and get you on my list. BTW, my Y!M name is redmatrixx.

bigtay, you are so right. I was really generic, and your response was adequate.

affiliate survivor, thanks for the tips.

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Chris Vendilli

16 years ago

34 years of age is of no consequence.

The beauty of affiliate marketing is that anyone can do it, anytime. Creating your own product is also beyond easy if you have someone reliable to lead you in the right direction, just be sure that your first topic is one that you're knowledgeable in and more than anything else... make sure you provide value...

Otherwise, you're just one more marketer making "noise." Don't make noise, make waves that others can ride on.

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RedMatrix

16 years ago

Okay Chris, thanks.

I am updating the OP.

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CPA

16 years ago

Well you can create a product in the bigger niches with desperate buyers like ex boy/girlfriend, weight loss... and let affiliates on clickbank promote it for you. Your product is the most important thing. Get about 50 pages done in word (quality) convert them to .pdf. Search on google for converters. Register your own domain and get some hosting. Do a pre-launch tell the people that it's launching, get an autoresponder and place an opt-in box on your site telling them to sign up to get updated when the launch is gonna be. Get some nice graphics (Hire a designer), get a good sales letter. Search on google for a countdown script and place it on your site. That script will count the time till the launch. Also don't forget the opt-in box. When it's the time for the launch, combine your sales letter with the graphics, get a secure download area like yourdomain.com/1351907nf2basf0/product.zip and submit it to clickbank for affiliates to promote. Start social bookmarking, link building, article markeitng, video marketing... Make sure you use paypal as a payment processor and that it allows credit cards.

If the product is good lots of affiliates will be promoting it. Don't forget to email the ones that subscribed during the pre-launch that the product is launched.

Hope this helps.

Mark

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g00db0y

16 years ago

Originally Posted by RedMatrix

Hello,

I have not been here in a long time, and don't remember what I last talked about. I tried searching for my 10 posts, but they are probably 'lost' or 'archived' and unsearchable.

I am 34 yrs old, and have lost a lot of money ($500) on PPC because I basically suck as an affiliate. So, maybe I should create one of my own products.

Trouble is, that I don't know where to start. Could someone point me in the right direction, and I will gladly put in the time to read all about it? Thanks for your time.

UPDATE:

Well, I like to play online Holdem Poker, and fixing computers, painting on occasion, writing poetry once in a blue moon, running forums. I can read & speak Spanish. (not write it, lol) I love technology! and sci-fi.. etc. I consider myself intelligent, yet lazy. THAT STOPS TODAY. I will be dedicating more time into building my income off of internet based business. I know it will take time. I just bought something for $1 in the WSO area to get started on learning.

Well the best places that you wanna give it a try will be clickbank, commision junction, linkshare and paydotcom. They are trustworthy and reliable.

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travlinguy

16 years ago

Just because you've got a couple of strikes on you doesn't mean you're out of the game. If carried out with foresight and wisdom affiliate marketing offers the best there is in Internet Marketing:

No products to develop
No customers do deal with
Generous commissions
The option to promote only proven sellers ~ products people actually want and are buying daily)

It's absolutely unnecessary to spend a fortune on PPC. You can drive massive traffic to your offer for free.

I've recently reviewed an excellent business plan. Check my sig for the review. Good luck, and don't give up!

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BrizzyMum

16 years ago

Don't forget you can create an audio product if you're not that keen on typing. Find someone to interview on a hot topic and you're good to go.

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RedMatrix

16 years ago

I think I got it. I was just at church today when it came to me. Now I haven't done any research or anything.. I just literally came back home and onto this thread to post my idea.

There are a lot of Biblical principals that work all the time, even if you don't believe in God or diety or are an atheist. I have been going to church on and off for two decades, and have heard it all before. I want to put down the most beneficial teachings in The Faith that transfer over to business, into a PDF.

Now you don't have to go to church to learn sound advise! I will compile it all, for you (and me) to reference. What shall I call it?

EXAMPLES:

All I know about money, I learned at church
God Said Money Is Good
My Dollar Says 'In God We Trust' And This Is Why...

Thanks for your feedback guys and gals.

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ArthurRose

Banned 16 years ago

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RedMatrix

16 years ago

Originally Posted by ArthurRose

RedMatrix, I see that your God related ebook would appeal mostly to spiritual people and they might find it "unspiritual" of you to be selling this information.

I respectfully disagree. But perhaps I was too excited to make sense in that post.

Besides, I believe my God made us all to be wealthy, to help others, and such. Nobody thinks bad of a Pastor who is selling a copy of his sermons "in the gift shop," making money by selling God's Word. ... or of the many authors out there that have their books in the mainstream.

This would be for my fellow IMers. That's a good small niche, perfect for me. This is what I know, and have heard for decades. (2 of 'em) It's a learning phase. As I learn, I will teach. Ain't nothing wrong with getting paid for teaching what I have learned.

Right?

But it's cool. Thanks for caring enough to put fingers to keyboard.

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labrie

16 years ago

That's a lot of money. Maybe you can do research before spend more money. For creating product, do a market research and find if there are any problems to be solved then create product that can solved that problems

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TheRealDomainer

16 years ago

You can create a product and sell...

See $7 Giveaway Secret Report I 7DollarGiveaway.com I Making Money from $7 ebookk I for step by step blueprint from begining to finishing...

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Stu784

16 years ago

Hi Red,

Hope this helps as a guide:

Pick your topic
Grab a piece of paper & start writing down ideas - brain dump everything you think of, anything you think of on to the piece of paper
Map out those ideas into a clear systematical format for your reader - using sub headings & pulling out ideas for the benefits for your sales letter copy
Write a paragraph or 2 for each sub head )or as much as you want).
Title page it
Table of contents page it
Disclaimer page it
FURTHER OFFER PAGE IT
About the author page it
PDF it (or leave in word until ready to go incase you think of additional things to add).
Write your sales copy
Advertise it or Joint Venture it

Also makesure you start strong and finish strong! Pick out your best bits for the begining and the end. The beginning keeps them interested and the end will be the last thing they remember for your part 2.

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Roey Pimentel

16 years ago

I read somewhere recently that the field of Internet Marketing products in Spanish is wide open. That idea of an audio product sounds like it may be a good fit for you (in Spanish.) Maybe you could post to offer your skills with another more experienced Internet Marketer in the field of creating audio products. That gets your feet wet, gets you some cash in pocket, helps you see the process through, and helps the "JV" partner with a skill they need to create a product with potential. Good Luck - !Suerte!

Peace,

Roey.

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RedMatrix

16 years ago

Thanks. For now, I will be doing some offline business consulting. I am very excited about that.

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staxx 16 years ago

Creating your own product is a great way to make money, however if you haven't had yet any luck making money online, creating a product and getting affiliates to sell your product will also be as much of a challenge. To successfully attract affiliates that will actually make you an income you must supply them with not only the product but also reasons that they can make money selling your product, you must be able to convince them that your product will sell and also provide them resources that will aid them in their efforts to sell your products.

A much better way for you to get your feet wet and make some money is to better understand whats really going on in internet marketing. One thing I have noticed in all walks of life not just the IM world...and this is very important... People who are good or even great at what they do no matter what it is all have at least this one thing in common. They all have a very solid grasp on the very basics. Everything they do is based on the basics. Even if what you see them do seems advanced, and it very well may be, the advanced things you see them do are very deeply rooted in the basics. My point here is for you to learn the basics of IM and when you have a better grasp then go into PPC and things will work out much better for you.

You did not succeed in PPC (and this is very common when people first start out) because you were probably introduced to PPC and thought it was a great way to jump right in and easily start earning cash. While if done correctly PPC can make you a fortune what I have found is that people who experience the same outcome as yourself haven't really got a grip on whats really going on in IM.

PPC is only a way of driving traffic, and while many people are making money doing nothing but PPC you need an understanding of IM not just PPC. Once you understand the basics of IM and have made some money then PPC will make more sense to you and you have more of a chance for success.
If you lost 500 dollars before you figured that someting was wrong you have definitely got to find someone with experience and learn from them before you invest more money. You should be able to tell in a matter of hours or a day at most to see if you campaign is going to be profitable or not. You should invest closer to 20 dollars to a campaign to see if it will make any money or not.
What I would suggest as an alternative to PPC is to continue your efforts using affiliate marketing but learn the mechanics of it all and use free marketing resources until you get the hang of it. Then you could start a new PPC campaign and hopefully profit from it.

Search for information online about how to build a webpage, create an offer, and how to drive free traffic to your page. Once you get a handle on these things you'll be in a much better position to tackle PPC.
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TheMagicShow

16 years ago

Find a market with a problem, offer a soluton. People pay lots of money for a solution, if you had great knowledge on credit repair, people would pay you. If you had knowledge on youtube traffic, then people would pay you.

Find a good market that has money to pay, then create your product or have a freelancer do it for you.

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