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March 28, 2003 ( http://www.infoproductcreator.com) jeff@infoproductcreator.com Subscribe via Email by Clicking Here Subscribe via Web: http://www.infoproductcreator.com/ezine1.html
Update From Jeff Welcome back everyone. Happy to have you along for the ride. Just tucked my little guy into bed and now have time to share some thoughts, information and valuable insights with you. It just kills me how kids go flat out... 110% and then just DROP! Talk about living in the moment. Our 3-year old was so tuckered out he was falling asleep as I was putting him into bed. Have you ever watched how much they can accomplish in one day - there's your answer to "not enough time in the day" They absolutely love and are intrigued by everything they do - taking in things you and I have long been forced to ignore just to get through a normal day. That's my lesson for the week... Live more for the moment. Spend more time doing things that fascinate me, that I enjoy so much that time seems to stand still. That's what's incredible about doing this business, you get to be fascinated everyday. You get to spend more time doing the things you love, that GIVE you energy instead of TAKING energy. It just so happens putting this newsletter together is one of the things I love to do - so one we go! Today's feature article outlines an incredible technique for attracting eager customers and prospects to your products and list. I've just started using it, costs you nothing, is very quick to do and works faster than any technique I've found so far. I've also got a terrific interview for you with a very successful infoproduct developer, John Stafford. He's a master list builder and owner of the ListSecrets site: http://www.listsecrets.com Have yourself a super week, and be sure to contact me with your feedback or questions, I'll help any way I can. Jeff jeff@infoproductcreator.com
Here's An Amazing, Simple Viral Marketing Technique!Copyright 2003 - Jeff Smith What do you need to really get your online business humming?
In fact, these are the exact pieces you need to build your own online empire, so how can you get there? I use many techniques to reach these goals. Free articles work well. Ezine advertising works, but not as well as it once did. Joint ventures work, but they can take allot of work and some produce much better than others. What you need is ANOTHER method that you control, is simple to produce, sets you aside from your competition, spreads your name around the net, and continues to spread until your bank account is so full, you have to open another. I've just pulled in hundreds of targeted subscribers in less than 48 hours, doubled my entire month's product sales within 24 hours and have earned additional back-end income already - and here's the best part... This technique cost me NOTHING to use, and took less than 1-hour to complete. Ok, I hear you, you want to know what it is...drum roll please! SECRET TECHNIQUE THAT DOUBLED MY SALES, SUBSCRIBER LIST and AFFILIATE SIGNUPS Create your own short, high-impact, brandable Special Report to give away. Here's an example that you can brand and giveaway yourself... http://www.infoproductcreator.com/freereportdown.html Here's how it's done. Step 1. Develop a 10-15 page Special Report This is the hardest part - but need not be. If you already have your own infoproduct, take an excerpt that addresses a very high demand question or desire and package that into your own Special Report. (Just do it up in MS Word, you can then convert it to Adobe .pdf or .exe later) So what if you don't have your own infoproduct? If you sell an affiliate product, then ask the affiliate manager if you can extract part of their book for you to use. Most will agree as long as you show them this plan. Worst case, you have to write your Special Report from scratch. No worries, it's really only writing 4 or 5 2-page articles - something you should be able to do in under 1-hour. Step 2. Compile the Report Into .pdf or .exe format The preference of most customers will be .pdf format, and it runs across all platforms as opposed to .exe which are limited to Windows Systems only. If you can't afford a full version of Adobe Acrobat, then you have other options. You can convert your document into .pdf up to 5 times for free from here: https://createpdf.adobe.com/index.pl/4263407961.18347?BP=IE&v=AFP with a $9.99/month option after the 5 conversions. You can also do low cost conversion here: http://www.fastpdf.com/index.php?cb=0 http://www.convertzone.com/doc2pdf/help.htm Step 3. Include Strategic Links to Your Own Affiliate Program Remember that this will not only be a product you give away to customers, but a viral marketing tool that you want to give your affiliates/joint venture partners to use to increase their affiliate sales of your products. So, include affiliate links to your own product or a top-tier affiliate URL from another program so that others who join signup under you and you will get a portion of the profits. Step 4. Setup Your eBook to Work with A Branding Program There are a few branding products on the market - the best I've found for pdf format eBooks is: http://www.infoproductcreator.com/part/viralpdf/ This product allows you to ship a branding tool with your eBook allowing your affiliates/partners to customize their version of your report to include their affiliate links. Step 5. Post Your eBook, Branding Software and Instructions Post these 3 files to a website and create download links, where people can freely get at your new viral marketing tool. Step 6. Spread the Word! Collect Your Money! This is the fun part. Everyone wants high-value, free eBooks to giveaway, bundle with their products, send to their subscriber list, include in master-resell rights packages, etc... Announce them on forums, chat groups, to your ezine list, your affiliate list, major ezine publishers and anyone else you can think of. Congratulations, you've just created your own virus! Watch out for falling money! AUTHOR'S NOTE: Use This Article With Your Affiliate Link! Please feel free to use this article in it's entirety in your online or offline publication - the only requirement is that you use the following resource box following your article: (Note, sign up for our affiliate program at: http://www.infoproductcreator.com/affiliateinfo.html and substitute your own affiliate link into the resource box): Jeff Smith is an online marketing expert and author of the highly recommended Ultimate Information Entrepreneur's Success Package. Discover exactly how to quickly create one hot selling infoproduct after another. Building your own Infoproduct Empire is easy with the Success Package. See it here:
John Stafford - 2-Weeks To Creating Your Own High-Profit Infopoduct" Special Interview Excerpt Today John Stafford has developed an incredibly successful eBook, branded himself an online expert and is well on his way to building his own online infoproduct empire. His book is titled " The Money Is In The List" and it can be found at ListSecrets.com (http://www.listsecrets.com/cgi-bin/ls/c.cgi/jeff_ad ) And here's the BEST PART.... His latest book took him less than 2-weeks to develop! Find out more about how he does it in PART 1 of this interview. Next week, watch for Part 2 of this valuable interview. If you missed the last few powerful interview segments with Yanik Silver, Marc Goldman, and Willie Crawford then you can find them in our new online newsletter archive available at: http://www.infoproductcreator.com/ezine1.html Now, for this week's interview excerpt! Jeff [Question] Let's jump right in and have you give our listeners some background on how you got started developing and selling infoproducts - a fascinating story I'm sure? John Stafford [Answer] Oh yeah *smile* Let's see, you got me going back a few years.... It was way back in 1998, I was lured to the idea of making money online and found Ebay a really good place to start. It was right around the time the stock jumped, it was all over the news about how this company came out of nowhere and took the net by storm. I spent a really long time looking over what sold and what didn't and it was clear that people were making good money selling information products even back then. Mostly it was, those little how to CDs so I did that for awhile and once I got tired of going to the post office, I got into selling totally downloadable products. It's been a wild ride ever since. Jeff [Question] John, how important would you say it is to develop your own products to sell online? John Stafford [Answer] Extremely Important Jeff. Having your own product to sell online keeps you unique and lets you stand out in the eyes of your prospects. This is especially vital to your success in a crowded niche like internet marketing, where most people are all trying to sell the same type of products. Jeff [Question] I'm sure our listeners would be interested in hearing about what it's like to be in the infoproduct development business? Can you give our listeners a glimpse inside some of the benefits involved with profiting from your own information products? John Stafford [Answer] Extremely Important Jeff. Man, I tell you it's really great. There are alot of benefits to having your own information products. A few that come to mind are: * They're free to create so it's perfect if you're on a budget * Delivery is digital so you don't have to ship anything. * The profit margins are staggering, given that your only expense is credit card processing fees. I think the best part is that it's all hands free and automated now, so the sales roll in even while you sleep. I love it so much I wouldn't be anywhere else. Jeff [Question] One of the most asked questions from those who want to start selling their own products is: how they can find a product to sell? John Stafford [Answer] I do have a passion for the whole industry, I really like marketing and helping people. My ideas always come at random times, so I always keep a notepad with me so I can write them down right away. The 3 main ways I get fuel for my ideas are: * Discussion Forums - This is where people tend to complain about what ails them. * Surfing around a alot of marketing sites to see what's out there and going on. * I read a ton of ezines and educational products The idea is just to dump as much as you can into your brain, always take notes and ask yourself the following questions: How can I use that idea or expand on it? How can I make it better or easier to understand? You might get alittle burnt out, it does happen but just step away for a few days and come back with fresh eyes. It's amazing how creative you'll get. Jeff [Question] John, can you let us in on how long it took you to develop your latest eBook and what software you used to create it? John Stafford [Answer] Well between researching and writing, it took about 2 weeks working off and on. I used MS word and Adobe Acrobat to create it, I believe PDF is the superior format for making ebooks. Jeff [Question] What 3 marketing methods would you say have gotten the best results for you? John Stafford [Answer] I've gotten the best results so far from: 1. Pay Per Click search engines, especially Overture and Find What. 2. Marketing my products to my existing lists on a regular basis. 3. Joint Venturing with other marketers that have a similiar customer base. EDITOR'S NOTE: Tune in to the next issue of Online Marketing Success Secrets Revealed! for Part 2 of this great interview with John. In the meantime, I highly recommend his super eBook on list building here: http://www.listsecrets.com/cgi-bin/ls/c.cgi/jeff_ad
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